TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
GANDER OUTDOORS 400
POCONO RACEWAY
POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA
JULY 29, 2018

BOWTIE BULLETS
PROSPEROUS IN POCONO:
Chevrolet established a winning tradition at Pocono Raceway in 1977 when Benny Parsons took the brand to Winner’s Circle for the first time at the ‘Tricky Triangle’. Since then, Chevrolet has gone on to record 31 more victories for a total of 32, making the Bowtie Brand the most successful manufacturer at the 2.5-mile venue.

ROOKIE ROCKET:
Chevrolet’s Kyle Larson set the Pocono track qualifying record during his rookie season (2014) by posting a lap of 183.438 mph in his Chevrolet SS race car. Not only did he set the track qualifying record, which stands to this day, but it was also Larson’s first career Monster Energy Cup Series pole award.

CHEVROLET DOMINATION AT THE TRIANGLE:
Not only does Chevrolet lead the way in the wins category at Pocono Raceway, career-long Chevrolet driver and 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, Jeff Gordon, owns the most victories around the ‘Tricky Triangle’ with six wins to his credit. Hendrick Motorsports, which has a 35-year partnership with the Chevrolet brand, has the most victories of any organization at Pocono with 17 wins to their credit.

PACING POCONO:
A Red Hot Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will lead the field to green as the pace car for the Gander Outdoors 400.

600 STRONG:
This weekend at Pocono Raceway, seven-time champion and career-long Chevrolet driver, Jimmie Johnson will be making his 600th MENCS start. Johnson has driven five different nameplates around the ‘Tricky Triangle’ and has given Chevrolet three of their 32 total wins at Pocono.

TUNE-IN:
The Gander Outdoors 400 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, July 29 at 2:30 p.m., ET. with live coverage on NBCSN, MRN, and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

BY THE NUMBERS:
Chevrolet has won 39 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships
Team Chevy drivers have scored 776 wins and 698 poles in MENCS competition
Chevrolet drivers have won 32 of 81 races at Pocono Raceway. Victories by current Team Chevy drivers are:
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s for Pros Camaro ZL1, has three victories at Pocono Raceway (’04 – TWICE & ‘13)
Kasey Kahne, No. 95 Procore Camaro ZL1, has two wins at Pocono Raceway (’08 & ’13)
Ryan Newman, No. 31 Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Camaro ZL1, has gone to Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway once (’03)

A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Pocono Raceway 33 times
Team Chevy drivers have scored 164 top-five and 346 top-10 finishes at Pocono Raceway
A Chevrolet has led 6,578 laps (43.5% of possible 15,407 laps) at Pocono Raceway

FOR THE FANS:
Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing Display in the Fan Midway Area at Pocono Raceway
Fans can check out great a great assortment of Chevrolet vehicles at the Team Chevy Display including: Military wrapped Camaro Coupe, Safety & Technology Equinox Premier, Traverse, Silverado Centennial Edition, Corvette GrandSport, Bolt EV Premier, Impala LTZ Premier
At the Chevrolet Display, fans can view the No, 48 Lowe’s for Pros Camaro ZL1 show car and the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 used to unveil the 2018 race car in Detroit last season, as well as, a fully accessorized Camaro 2SS 1LE
Also, on display is a Chevrolet R07 racing engine complete with electronic fuel injection. Fans can also see a sample of engines, parts and accessories available for purchase from Chevrolet Performance at their local Chevrolet dealer
Other activities at the Team Chevy Racing Display include a variety of interactive games for adults and kids

TEAM CHEVY QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS AT THE DISPLAY:
Friday, July 27th
2:30 p.m. – Quin Houff

Sunday, July 29th
11:05 a.m. – Bubba Wallace
11:20 a.m. – Kyle Larson
11:45 a.m. – Ryan Newman

Chevrolet Display Hours of Operation: Fri. July 27 – 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Sat. July 28th – 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Sun. July 29th – 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

QUOTABLE QUOTES:
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR/CREDIT ONE BANK CAMARO ZL1 – 9TH IN STANDINGS
“After a kind of forgettable weekend in Loudon, I’m looking forward to getting to a track where we usually run pretty decent. Aside from a mechanical issue at the second Pocono race last season, we’ve managed to finish inside the top-12 in all of our starts there. Our Chevy’s have always been good when we run at Pocono, and I think Chad and the engineers do a really good job of calling that race and putting us in a good position to have a good finish at the end. The track is kind of quirky with the layout, but I really appreciate the character that brings to track. Hopefully we have another good race at Pocono this weekend and be in contention for a win like we were earlier in the year.”

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1 – 12TH IN STANDINGS
“From a car race standpoint I don’t really mind either way. I love it because it’s in the summer and the days are long and I can pedal longer on my bicycle. But from a car standpoint the second time we come back the track is a little slower, but it is still Pocono. We still have rain showers to worry about and the track still has a particular line and rhythm to it, so it doesn’t change an awful lot.”

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA ALL-PRO TEACHERS CAMARO ZL1 – 14TH IN STANDINGS
ON HOW POCONO IS DIFFERENT FROM JUNE TO JULY:
“It’s probably a little warmer so the track will probably slow down a little bit. Pretty similar, that place is also very unique. It’s one of my favorite places we go. I enjoy it just because it’s so different and we shift and all that. We were really strong the first Pocono, just got crashed late. So, hopefully we end up pretty solid there.”

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 – 15TH IN STANDINGS
“I enjoy racing at Pocono. It’s pretty unique with shifting, so I think that is part of what makes it such fun place to race. There are some thing that we do at Pocono that we don’t do at other places, which can make it challenging, but I like the challenge.”

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL E15 CAMARO ZL1 – 19TH IN STANDINGS
“Our car was pretty solid at the first Pocono this year. We wanted to work on Turn 3 quite a bit. You know there is no Turn 4 there, so Turn 3 was pretty key and we struggled a little bit entry and exit of Turn 3 and that is where I’ve been good there in the past, so we will want to work on that area.”

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 ARTIC CAT CAMARO ZL1 – 20TH IN STANDINGS
“I think that finding the right set-up for Pocono is about trying to find the middle-ground to have the car working well everywhere on the track and trying to compromise on where you are willing to give up a little, to be better somewhere else on the track. The need to get the car working well off of turns one and three are probably most important, so you can carry speed down the long straightaways. We have qualified well there the last few races but haven’t had the results to show at the end of the race. Hopefully we can close the loop on the end results this weekend.”

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 BASS PRO SHOPS/CABELA’S CAMARO ZL1 – 21ST IN STANDINGS
“I think on the restarts at Pocono, you spend more time looking out the mirror trying to figure out what the guys behind you are doing to time themselves to lay back to get a gap, so they can get a run on you. Transmission wise, it’s not ideal … second, third and fourth gear there getting into Turn 1. A lot of guys are a little bit different so that makes the timing on the restarts a challenge as well as getting caught up going four or five-wide.”

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 AXALTA/IMRON CAMARO ZL1 – 22ND IN STANDINGS
“I’m excited to go back to Pocono since we’ve been there already. It will help me just knowing what the car did last time there and what it should do. The shifting at Pocono is something that’s unique and I really enjoyed that last time around; I thought it was really cool. It made the track a lot more entertaining to drive because there was a lot going on inside the car. I think just going back there for the second time will be a good way to build on what we did the first time.”

DARRELL ‘BUBBA’ WALLACE, NO. 43 CAMARO ZL1 – 23RD IN STANDINGS
“Ha, hopefully I won’t miss a shift this weekend. We had our problems during the race in June, but that’s just part of the learning curve. We’re going to have ups and downs, and we fought that this year. Some of the issues we’re battling are just getting the cars better back at the shop. We’re still fighting having a smaller budget and being resourceful. So, we need to be realistic and take steps where we can. We still believe we can have really good races. And, the great thing about Richard Petty Motorsports, we’re all pulling in one direction right now.”

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1 – 24TH IN STANDINGS
“It’s always interesting because you never know what kind of weather you’re going to get at Pocono Raceway. The first race weekend this season in June, we had decent weather conditions. However, we have had some seasons where it’s gotten really hot at the first race and really slick on the first weekend, and you go back for the second race weekend and it can be cooler. Track conditions can change a lot there based on the weather and the weather conditions really dictate how the track feels. We had a pretty good Kroger ClickList Camaro ZL1 at the June race, so we can take some notes from that race weekend and try to build on that and hopefully be even better. It’s a very tricky track.”

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 95 PROCORE CAMARO ZL1 – 26TH IN STANDINGS
“Pocono is a tough track because of the three different corners, but you have to get down to the straightaways quickly, because that’s really the only way to go fast there. Being able to get off of Turn 3 and Turn 1, you want to be able to get wide open as soon as possible so that you can carry that speed down the straightaways, because that is the key part of making fast laps at Pocono. The shifting at Pocono is another thing that we work on. Are you shifting in Turn 2 or are you not? Sometimes you can run in third or fourth through there, but you definitely want to shift into third in the other corners, just for our RPM’s, and to be able to accelerate off the corners. Pocono is a tough track, but it’s actually a lot of fun to race at because there’s a lot of things you can do as a driver to make yourself a little better, or even a little worse, depending on the balance of your car that day. With the four-wide restarts we see at Pocono, there’s a lot of space to go wide on a restart there getting into Turn 1, not everyone’s gear ratios are the same either, and not everyone is getting through the gears the same way, so that creates the differences in speed as we all are getting into Turn 1. If you don’t pass in that first lap or two following a restart, you have to wait until about 15 laps into the run when tires start giving up and you either get an advantage or a disadvantage at that point.”

CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 KLEENEX WET WIPES CAMARO ZL1 – 27TH IN STANDINGS
“Heading back to Pocono Raceway this weekend, we definitely want to build on our progress from the June race. The track has its challenges, but we had speed in our Scott Products Camaro ZL1 and brought home a top-20 finish. It’s a place that I enjoy. We got our first win there so it’s always a special track to me. This is our second race there this season, so we have some good notes that we can take and use for this race. The shifting aspect of the track is unique, but I like it and think it’s a fun racetrack. It does take a physical aspect on you and wear you out a little bit more than some racetracks, and it’s a fast racetrack. I think Turn 2 is my favorite turn, but the problem with that is Turn 2 is probably the hardest place to pass. There’s no long straightaway after it and it’s hard to go side-by-side into the turn, but it creates a challenge and we’re up for that.”

TY DILLON, NO. 13 GEICO CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 – 29TH IN STANDINGS