39-TIME MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPION – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
AXALTA “WE PAINT WINNERS” 400
POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA
JUNE 5, 2016

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CHEVROLET PREPARING TO POUNCE ON POCONO
Most Successful Manufacturer at the 2.5-Mile Track Ready to Collect Win Number 32

DETROIT – (May 31, 2016) – After competing in the longest race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the stars of the circuit head to the perplexing three-turn, 2.5-mile, ‘roval’ in the picturesque Pocono Mountains.

Pocono Raceway is one of the most unique tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. The “Tricky Triangle” is a smorgasbord of tracks complied together. Turn 1 is loosely based off Trenton (NJ) Speedway. The infamous ‘Tunnel’ Turn, with nine degrees of banking, is modeled after Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the final turn has characteristics of the Milwaukee Mile. Teams and drivers are tasked with getting a comfortable set-up for each of the three unique corners. Many drivers compare the track to a road course earning it the nickname of ‘roval’.

Chevrolet has been immensely successful at the superspeedway earning 31 wins in 76 races. Team Chevy drivers have rolled into victory lane in six of the past seven races. This weekend at Pocono, drivers will take the 2016 low downforce package to the track for the first time. Two-time victor, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is looking forward to the challenge.

“I think the track probably still has a lot of grip because it’s so recently paved, but the low downforce package has been fun everywhere we’ve gone so far, so I anticipate it being even more enjoyable, said Earnhardt, Jr. “We just want the cars to be slicker, harder to drive, and slower with more off-throttle time. It’ll be interesting to see how much the track has changed in the last year because of how harsh the winters are there.”