“The Sprint Showdown and the All-Star race are always a lot of fun and great events for the fans.  Sprint does a good job putting on a great show, and it’s a nice break from the rigors of points racing.  In both the Showdown and the All-Star race there is only one goal, and that’s to win.  Second place gets you nothing, so it’s usually anything goes type of...

“We normally run pretty well at Charlotte, but we are kind of scratching our heads a bit about our aero package right now.  All three BDR teams are taking different aero package to Charlotte this week, and hopefully we can get things going in the right direction and back running strong week in and week...

“I really like racing at Charlotte, not only because it is my home track, and I have a lot of family and friends there, but because it is a great track to race on.  Charlotte is always pretty fast, and we always seem to put on a great show for the fans there as well.  We have a long stretch coming up, and it is very important to get things kicked off running well...

After spending time during the past couple of weeks testing its Caterpillar Toyotas extensively, the Cat Racing team was optimistic about its chances of success at Darlington Raceway.  After qualifying in the 13th spot for the Dodge Challenger 500, Dave Blaney drove his Bill Davis Racing entry to a season-high ninth-place finish.

For the first time in his young career, Michael Annett and his No. 28 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry team headed to Kentucky Speedway this weekend.  Annett has an average finish of 4.16 on tracks on which he has never raced, and the rookie looked forward to racing on the 1.5 mile track.

“I have never run at Kentucky before, but I have a pretty good track record at new tracks, so we should run well this weekend.  I am having a blast out here and can’t thank Bill Davis enough for giving me this opportunity.  Joe [Lax, crew chief] and the guys have this car running so strong each weekend, and I am just thrilled to be behind the wheel.  I can’t...