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Driver Comments from Talladega

Chevy
comments from Joe Nemechek
comments from Aric Almirola, Paul Menard, Martin Truex Jr.

Dodge
comments from Robby Gordon
comments from Kyle Petty and Bobby Labonte
comments from Ryan Newman
comments from Sam Hornish Jr.
comments from Kurt Busch
comments from Kasey Kahne
comments from Elliot Sadler

Ford
comments from David Ragan
comments from Greg Biffle
comments from Jamie McMurray

Toyota
comments from Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin
comments from Tony Stewart

Subway Fresh Fit 500 at PIR - Notes

Pole: Ryan Newman 133.457 mph
Outside pole: Elliott Sadler 133.412 mph

"I know it's just qualifying and not the race, but we needed this," Sadler said. "We needed a good run today. We had such a bad week in Texas."

Didn't qualify: Kyle Petty, John Andretti.

Johnny Sauter, who took over for Jeremy Mayfield in the No. 70 earlier this week and needed to get in on time, qualified 42nd.

Drug testing has been the big news is off the track at Phoenix.  Here are some driver comments:

“I don’t feel like I race with guys on drugs, but at the same time, there are certain people you wonder about some times,” Kasey Kahne said. “I definitely wondered about Aaron Fike the last year he was in Nationwide or whatever he was racing. I always wondered. I really had no clue why he raced as long as he did.”

“I guess that shows you can be naive; I was naive,” Mark Martin said. “I didn’t think that was ever really a problem or would be an issue. I’m a race car driver and I would have no desire of racing a car or driving a race car with any sort of impairment at all.”

“What I think NASCAR should do is schedule the drivers’ meeting an hour early some week and, right as we come out of the drivers’ meeting, just test everybody,” Greg Biffle said. “And then it would be cut and dry. No ifs, ands or buts about it.”

Gillett Evernham Fan Appreciation Day

April 7, 2008 // STATESVILLE, N.C. - Gillett Evernham Motorsports will hold its seventh annual Fan Appreciation Day on Friday, May 23, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the team race shops in Statesville, N.C.

The free event is open to the public and showcases Gillett Evernham Motorsports drivers Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler, Patrick Carpentier and Chase Miller as well as co-owner Ray Evernham. Team business partners plan to bring interactive displays and fan giveaways.

“It’s very important to us as an organization to show all our fans what their support means to us,” said co-owner, George Gillett Jr. “Everyone at Gillett Evernham Motorsports realizes that the fans have greatly contributed to molding the sport into the spectacle it is today. It’s our turn to return the favor and invite them for a fun day at our facility in Statesville.”

There are a variety of activities scheduled including show car displays, pit stop practices and fabrication shop demonstrations. The Gillett Evernham Motorsports team museum and gift shop will be open and stocked with your favorite team apparel and collectibles. A silent auction will take place with the proceeds benefiting Racing For a Reason, Ray Evernham’s foundation.

Martinsville Speedway: pre-race notes (3/28/08)

Friday's qualifying saw Jeff Gordon win the poll for the race with a speed of 96.288mph. Also on the front row is Denny Hamlin.

Kyle Petty, John Andretti, Tony Raines, and Joe Nemechek did not qualify for the race.

NASCAR has said no to David Reutimann, 26th in the points, on points swap with #44 car that is 34th place in the points. NASCAR is only going to do a point swap if a merger occurs.

Elliott Sadler says he does not know how he injured his back. He expects to race on Sunday, but if he can't go, Dennis Setzer (practiced Sadler's Cup car at Martinsville) will most likely be his replacement.

Greg Biffle says that he is 90% sure that he is going to stay at Roush. "We're really just in the fine-tune negotiations [stage]," Biffle said. "I think we're coming along fairly well. It hasn't been a top priority, but we've been communicating back and forth about what we'd like to see in a contract -- appearances and the way it's structured and different things.

TUMS announced today that it will be the sponsor of Martinville Speedway's October 19, 2008 Sprint Cup series race – The TUMS QuikPak 500. In addition to the TUMS QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway, TUMS will serve as an associate sponsor of the No. 40 and 41 Dodges for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates throughout the 2008 season. The TUMS logo will appear on the B-post and rear quarter panel.