CHEVY FAST FACTS
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
May 7, 2017

A total of 18 Team Chevy drivers will start the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Talladega Superspeedway. The 188-lap/500-mile contest around the 2.66-mile venue is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m., ET. Live coverage can be found on FOX, MRN, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-10:
Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Nationwide Chevy SS, will start 2nd
Chase Elliott, No. 24 Hooters Chevrolet SS, rolls off 8th
Paul Menard, No. Valvoline/Menards Chevy SS starts 9th

TEAM CHEVY IN MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES (MENCS) COMPETITION:
Chevrolet has won 39 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships
Team Chevy drivers have scored 769 wins and 690 poles in MENCS competition
Chevrolet drivers have won 40 of 95 races at Talladega Superspeedway. Victories by current Team Chevy drivers are:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS, has six victories at Talladega (’01, ’02 – TWICE, ’03, ‘04 & ’15)
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS, has gone to Victory Lane at Talladega Superspeedway twice (’06 & ’11)
Jamie McMurray, No. 1 McDonald’s $1 Any Size Soft Drink Chevrolet SS, has two wins at Talladega Superspeedway (’09 & ‘13)

A Chevrolet driver has won one of the last four races at Talladega Superspeedway
A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Talladega Superspeedway 34 times
Team Chevy drivers have scored 183 top-five and 344 top-10 finishes at Talladega Superspeedway
A Chevrolet has led laps 7,657 (42.5% of possible 18,001 laps) at Talladega Superspeedway