TONY STEWART, NO 47 CHEVROLET TORK ALL STAR SILVERADO, QUALIFIED 19TH:
How was your truck? "I was wide open all the way around.  The truck handled pretty good but we were a little off the horsepower that we had in the first motor.  We'll be good for the race."

You guys had a problem in practice today; did the motor change solve the problem? "These guys worked awfully hard to find the problem during practice.  They changed everything except one fuel line and the motor between the two practices.   Then after the final practice was over they decided we needed to change the motor.

"On our third run out in the first practice I noticed that the motor was starting to bog down.  It was really strange.  I've never experienced something quite like it.  At first we thought it was a fuel or fuel pickup problem.   Obviously it was the motor, and now the guys can concentrate on race setup.

"It is always better to start a little closer to the front because track position is important in every race but I know Randy Goss and the guys from Morgan-Dollar will get us what we need to head to the front."

JACK SPRAGUE, NO 16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO, QUALIFIED 11th:
"Not a bad run for us.  Sure you always want to start closer to the front of the field but we will be ok.  We decided to make the changes we felt like we needed to make for our race setup so we knew we really didn't have a shot at the pole.  The goal is to do all we can to win the race.  We have a strong truck, if we have some good luck, we will be fine tomorrow night."

DENNIS SETZER, NO 46 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, QUALIFIED 18TH:
"That is about what we ran in practice.  Our Silverado has been pretty good all day; we were searching a little bit there during the hot part of the day. Eric (Phillips, crew chief) and the guys did a great job with our red Z71 4 X 4 Silverado, a new paint scheme for us here.  It was a pretty good lap for us, we are happy with it.  I was pretty sure the track would get faster as the night went on and it did. That was a pretty good lap and the clouds did come over and take the sun off of us when we went out.  I think we will be fine tomorrow night when the race starts. I am excited about the gains we made near the end of practice. For myself, I was able to find out where the grip is on this new surface. We didn't come to the open test here so until today I didn't have any laps on the new track.  After we had a few laps around here, I started searching around during the last practice to find the lines. I think we have a truck that is going to race good here, we have a lot of adjustability in it.  My crew always does a great job on pit stops, we always pick up spots in the pits which is a huge positive for us."

DAVID STARR, NO. 75 SPEARS MANUFACTURING SILVERADO, QUALIFIED 15TH:
"The truck was really tight during qualifying.  I had thought we'd loosen up a bit since it cooled down but it didn't. It was real tight out there and we had an early qualifying run.  We had a better mock run in practice and knew we had the truck set up for the race tomorrow night so it was a 50/50 shot on how we would qualify.  We'll make it up in the race and put our Spears Manufacturing Silverado front and hopefully into Victory Lane.  The new surface here is awesome and I'm looking forward to 134 laps of excitement tomorrow night under the lights".

RON HORNADAY, NO. 6 GM GOODWRENCH SILVERADO, QUALIFIED 10TH:
"A top 10 after today's practice is the best we could have hoped for. Everyone is happy with that. It looks like the Toyotas were fast but these Chevy Silverado should race well. I am looking forward to tomorrow and keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't rain us out. We are looking to get the GM Goodwrench truck to victory lane as soon as we can and we don't want the weather to hold us up."

KYLE BUSCH, NO. 15 ditech.com SILVERADO, QUALIFIED 3RD:
"I was wishing we could have gotten the pole because I think that would have made us the youngest driver in history to win a pole in all three of NASCAR's major touring series.  It was a good lap for us, it is a shame we couldn't get the pole but the truck is awesome.  This Chevrolet Silverado has been really really good all day. Ritchie (Wauters, crew chief) and the guys have done a tremendous job with it.  We have made a lot of changes on it but everything seems to be coming together.  We qualified third, the thing stuck really good.  If we make a few changes to it like lowering our air pressures a little bit, I think we will be just as good on the long runs.

How did the deal come together for you to drive the No. 15?  "It is exciting to come over here and it is also a lot of fun to especially be associated with Billy Ballew Motorsports.  ditech.com jumped on board with us I think all the final details were finished on Tuesday morning. It came together awfully quick and everyone over there at Billy Ballew's with Ritchie Wauters as the crew chief and everybody else has been really supportive.  We came out here and tested a few weeks ago and we were really really fast so I asked them what we had to do to get in the truck.  They said if I could bring them a few dollars, they would put me in there. So we called ditech.com and they were more than willing to do it. It is pretty cool to have a great sponsor like that associated with Hendrick Motorsports.  It is going to be a lot of fun.  We are just out here to have a good time and maybe learn something for the All Star race and see if we can't have a good, decent run.  The levigating that has gone on here at Lowe's Motor Speedway has definitely added a new twist to the Speedway. It is going to be fun to see what all it does throughout a race, especially with the truck race.  You know you have 134 laps to see exactly what it will do with a few pit stops in there.  I know trucks are different than cars but still it is a good experience to get out there and learn what we can on the race track."

Have you had any communication issues working with a new team and crew chief?  "No, none whatsoever.  I actually worked with Ritchie a few years ago in the late model ranks and the super late models.  We went and ran the SnowBall Derby years ago and we were really fast there but we got caught up in an early wreck.  We have had some decent success all around.  It is fun to get back with Ritchie and of course Billy and everybody else that is involved. I have heard some talk about maybe going to Dover in a few weeks but I think Michigan in a couple more weeks is definitely going to be a set date for us to get back out there in the truck series."

How different is the track? "It is different. When we were here testing, you could run a lot higher in to turn three, you could arc it a lot better then bring it down to the bottom. For some reason today, I think maybe from the heat the sun has put in the race track, you just can't do that.  You kind of have to run it a little bit lower now. Overall, turn two, I think Humpy (Wheeler) forgot to grind a little bit over there, he threw in a little twist for us all.  When you are heading through turn two, you get a little bit loose so you definitely got to make your truck handle over there. But you are really tight in three and four so you kind of have to compromise over there.  We have done a good job of doing that. We had a really fast truck in practice.  We were quickest in  the second session.  We thought we had the pole lap for a while there, we thought no one is going to beat that, then two trucks later Rick Crawford beat that and we were going 'What the heck was that all about?' (chuckles). Then Mike Skinner went out and laid down a heck of a lap, that was fast. But it is pretty cool that it is Toyota, Ford and Chevrolet right up front there as the top three."

How much do you expect to learn running in the truck race tomorrow?  "It is going to be a good benefit for us I think.  Just being able to run out there and learn the track is good.  It is not necessarily learn the technique of the trucks or anything like that, it is just to learn what the track is going to do over the long haul. To see if it is going to change, if it going to lose some grip with the more rubber that is going to be put down on it. It might be a little difficult to say that the fresh asphalt when it was just ground, isn't better than when it is with all the rubber packed on top of it.  You aren't running on all those asphalt rocks and what not and everything else, so I think with more and more rubber that will get built up, you might see everybody moving higher and higher just trying to get a fresh line up there. Still it is tough, the trucks handle a little bit different overall, but seeing what goes on with the track."

Are you running only to find out the changes in the track or because you want more track time in general?  "I think it is both.  I have been pretty successful here at Charlotte. Lowe's Motor Speedway is my favorite track. It is fun to come out here and race this place.  You know I don't think there was anything wrong with it but obviously Humpy thought there wasn't enough side-by-side racing so he wanted to see more of it.  Everybody was just starting to get up high using the softer tires is an advantage to run side-by-side. I think he is going to make it easier for us now.  Everybody is going to be a lot braver, hopefully every body isn't going to make too many stupid moves (chuckles), and there might be a few of those. It is going to be a bunch of fun and I am looking forward to getting out there and racing with Rick (Crawford) here who had a good qualifying run and Mike Skinner as well.  They definitely showed the 20 year-old up here a little bit this weekend in qualifying."

Were there any changes to the team for you? "No it is the same team. DEI supplies the power plant and the pit stop sequence is yet to be determined. They have a gas man and a catch can man, so I think I am bringing over my carriers, my changers and my jackman from my Cup team so we might have some good pit stops. They need some practice anyway. (chuckles).  I think it will have a good impact on those guys too."

KELLY SUTTON, NO 02 TEAM COPAXONE SILVERADO, QUALIFIED 27TH:
"I am so proud of the great work our crew did after final practice. We picked up nearly half a second, and the truck felt great! I'm looking forward to the race tomorrow night, to show everyone what this Chevy Silverado can do and hopefully attract some associate sponsors for Sutton Motorsports as we roll into the summer months. This team has a lot of heart and potential, and I'm hoping we can put it all together this weekend and have a break out race."