Preseason Thunder

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor RacinToday.com This morning, as seagulls are picking through the infield leftovers at Daytona International Speedway, the rest of us are left to conduct some searches of our own. Not for half-eaten sausages or dri...

We mentioned earlier today that we would probably bring Mike, Robin and John back in after the afternoon drafting session as well as giving them time after the test today to gather some additional information and decide then if there were going to be...

If I could have everyone's attention here, as we have the last couple of days with this test, and it's been a really good test so far, trying to compile and consult the drivers and everyone's really gathering a lot of information, which was the inten...

We have the two most recent Daytona 500 winners here, Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 21 Ford Motorcraft Quick Lane Ford, and Jamie McMurray, driver of the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops McDonald's Chevrolet. Guys, just talk a little bit about the test so far...

Winding up our lunchtime media session here, we thought we'd bring in our president Mike Helton and then our vice president of competition Robin Pemberton and our NASCAR Sprint Cup Series John Darby to talk to you folks.

We're going to finish up this afternoon. We've got Kasey Kahne joining us and then Carl Edwards is going to come in here in a few minutes. Kasey is with a new race team this year. He's driving the No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet for Hendrick Motors...

Good afternoon, everyone, and appreciate everybody's attendance here. Great turnout at the media center here at the world center of racing. We knew that you folks would be interested in talking to Robin Pemberton and John Darby here today, first day...

At this time we welcome as part of our afternoon media availability Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet. Kurt, talk a little bit about being here back in Daytona, the 54th running of the Daytona 500 here next month and your test...

We'll start off our media availability today with Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet. Just talk a little bit about the day and a half you've had of testing here so far at Daytona.

We're here with Dale Earnhardt, Jr., driver of the No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew National Guard Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, and Dale, first thing I'm going to ask you, you've won the Daytona 500, you know what it's like to go to victory lane here...

Carl Edwards is going to wrap up today's test day number one. He's driving the No. 99 Fastenal Ford for Roush-Fenway Racing. Carl, of course, came within a whisker of winning last year's championship. Carl, talk about coming here to Daytona, a whole...

On behalf of the France family and NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway, I want to welcome you to 2012 Preseason Thunder here at the world center of racing, Daytona International Speedway. Without further ado, I'm going to call on our first driv...