CHEVY FAST FACTS OVERTON’S 400

CHEVY FAST FACTS
OVERTON’S 400
POCONO RACEWAY
July 30, 2017

A total of 16 Team Chevy drivers will start the Overton’s 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 160-lap/400-mile contest around the 2.5-mile venue is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m., ET. Live coverage will be available on NBC Sports Network, MRN , Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-15:
Jamie McMurray, No. 1 McDonald’s Chevrolet SS, will start third
Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Great Clips/Shark Week Chevrolet SS, will start 12th
Chase Elliott, No. 24 NAPA Chevrolet SS, will take the green flag from the 13th starting spot
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS, will start 14th

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 773 wins and 693 poles in MENCS competition

CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—POCONO RACEWAY

· Chevrolet drivers have won 32 of 79 races at Pocono Raceway. Victories by current Team Chevy drivers are:

o Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS, has two wins at Pocono Raceway (’14 – TWICE)

o Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS, has three victories at Pocono Raceway (’04 – TWICE & ‘13)

o Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Great Clips/Shark Week Chevrolet SS, has two wins at Pocono Raceway (’08 & ’13)

o Ryan Newman, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS, has gone to Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway once (’03)

· A Chevrolet driver has won one of the last three races at Pocono Raceway

· A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Pocono Raceway 33 times

· Team Chevy drivers have scored 163 top-five and 342 top-10 finishes at Pocono Raceway

· A Chevrolet has led 6,570 laps (43.5% of possible 15,087 laps) at Pocono Raceway