TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
3rd KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1
6TH JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 CESSNA CAMARO ZL1
8TH AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL E15 CAMARO ZL1
9TH WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 HERTZ CAMARO ZL1
10th BUBBA WALLACE, NO. 43 U.S. AIR FORCE CAMARO ZL1
TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Kyle Busch (Toyota)
2nd Brad Keselowski (Ford)
3rd Kyle Larson (Chevrolet)
4th Aric Almirola (Ford)
5TH Kevin Harvick (Ford)
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season continues next weekend at Homestead Miami Speedway with the Ford EcoBoost 400 on Sunday, November 18 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
TEAM CHEVY NOTES & QUOTES:
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL E15 CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 8th
YOU HAVE A VERY SOLID WEEKEND AS A WHOLE. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR DAY TODAY?
“Yeah for sure, I’m proud of our American Ethanol E15 car and our team. It was a solid run all weekend. We had a top 10 car. That is what we had. We proved that. It kind of bit us, we pitted and the caution came out and that was… we had to really fight to get back that, but luckily the wrecks happened. It put us back in a pretty good position. We decided to stay out on old tires and fight them off to the end. That was a fun run for our team and our Camaro. We will work on that. That is two top 10’s in a row and I’m happy.”
WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 HERTZ CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 9th
ON HIS TOP 10 RUN:
“Yeah, it was a good run for us. It would have been better, we got that damage when the wreck happened, but yeah it was good. Overall, the car was the best we have been in a long time and it was fun to have that.”
THOUGHTS ON HIS ROOKIE SEASON:
“Yeah, I mean, we haven’t had very good runs, to be honest, the whole year, but this run we kind of went a completely different direction with what we were doing and it seemed to pay off, and just kind of had a solid weekend other than qualifying. Got some damage there, but we were able to come back, I guess, and finish ninth, so I guess that’s decent, and going to Homestead next week.”
WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU FEEL MOST PROUD OF FOR YOUR ROOKIE SEASON?
“Yeah, I mean, I’d say just kind of how we’ve grown or how I’ve grown. There’s been a lot of things to learn, so just how I’ve improved those things or how people have helped me improve those things, and looking forward to next year, what we have there.
“I think probably some of the decent runs that we’ve had, I look at the road courses went pretty well for us, and then some of the short track races went well. Probably look at that stuff and be proud of that.”
BUBBA WALLACE, NO. 43 U.S. AIR FORCE CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 10th
SOLID TOP 10 AND GREAT RUN FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM:
“We were up there and we had underdog speed in the top 15 three quarters through the race and I didn’t like having all those cautions. I did because it would give us a chance to fire back off, but once we got leveled out those guys could just drive right by us. We are still working on our speed. We are still making the most of it. It was nice to be able to survive, catch a couple of breaks, catch a lot of breaks actually. Just have luck on our side for once. It was great to have the Air Force on our car for Veteran’s Day and our Chevrolet was actually decent this time.”
AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 12th
“That was a really solid day for our Kroger ClickList team. We’ve been searching for some speed at ISM Raceway the last several years, and to be able to gain spots on pit road and track position was a huge advantage for us. That was probably the best Kroger ClickList car I’ve had here. I’m really proud of the whole team for being able to get us some solid finishes the last few weeks, and I’m looking forward to finishing out the season strong next week at Homestead-Miami Speedway.”
TY DILLON, NO. 13 GEICO MILITARY CAMARO SS – Finished 19th
“What a crazy day of highs and lows for our GEICO Military team. My Camaro ZL1 had a great balance through the start and middle of the race, I just needed a bit more drive through the corners. Then the battery problem hit us, and we had to switch out batteries during a caution. That could have potentially ended our day, but thankfully the voltage maintained instead of dropping. My balance wasn’t exactly where I needed it in the final stage of the race, but my team kept tweaking it to get it closer. Everyone’s hard work today earned us a top-20 finish. We came to Phoenix wanting to make the most of what we have left of the season, and I’d say that we capitalized on everything we had today.”
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 23rd / Failed to Advance to the Championship Round
YOU CAME INTO THIS RACE 17 POINTS OUT OF THE CUTLINE. YOU HAD A FAST CAR AND GOT INVOLVED IN THAT CRASH ON THE FRONT STRETCH. WAS THERE ANY WAY TO HAVE AVOIDED IT?
“Yeah, don’t speed before that and you don’t get caught back there in the back. It was completely my fault and when you make mistakes like that, you get put behind and that’s when you get wrecked. So, I had a pretty good NAPA Chevy, especially on the long runs. We could run with those guys. I couldn’t get going quite as good as I wanted to. But if you stay away from that penalty (speeding on pit road) you never know. I hate it, but we’ll try to get a win next week.”
WHAT DO YOU TAKE FROM THIS PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE IN YOUR YOUNG CAREER?
“You just have to make the most of opportunities. The whole year counts. Those guys, winning a lot of races throughout the season, is what kept them away from a pressure-filled situation. All the bonus points they built up pretty much got them to Homestead, and that that’s the way that step stone is meant to work. It pays to win. So, we’ll try to win more next year.”
DESCRIBE YOUR DAY AND DISAPPOINTMENT AS YOU LOOK AT YOUR WRECKED RACE CAR:
“Yeah, was speeding on pit road and ultimately that is what got us behind. You can’t come down pit road leading the race and speed and expect to race for a championship the next week. Just unfortunate and especially that late in the race. So, that was just my fault and really no excuse for it. So, we will try again next year.”
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT A GREAT RUN HERE AND A GREAT SEASON COMING TO AN END FOR YOU?
“Yeah, it was just you know, was speeding there and got behind. So, you can’t make stupid mistakes like that and expect to go race for a championship, so, my fault.”
DO YOU LOOK BACK ON THIS SEASON WITH PRIDE?
“I mean I feel like we had an opportunity today and didn’t make the most of it. Yeah, definitely could have been worse for sure, better than my first two, but we still finished fifth in the points last year, so it would be a good goal to try to shoot for next week.”
WAS THERE ANYTHING YOU COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY THERE WHEN THOSE GUYS WERE CRASHING IN FRONT OF YOU?
“I mean, yeah, sure, looking back on it, but I made the decision I thought was best and it wasn’t good enough.”
ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1 – Sidelined with an engine failure on lap 286. Finished 30th
SO FRUSTRATING AT THIS POINT IN THE SEASON, TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED:
“Yeah, we had an uncontrolled tire early. I don’t know, I guess the computer told them it was an uncontrolled tire. It didn’t look uncontrolled to me, but the computer is probably a whole lot smarter than me. We kind of got off pit strategy trying to come back from that. We were going to be able to overcome it and have a decent day. It was just kind of odd. Some odd things going on and then they crashed in front of us and knocked the duct work out of it. Hendrick Motorsports builds great engines, this wasn’t an engine failure because of them, this was an engine failure because it had no duct work and it ran 350 degrees for 20 laps and it can only do that for so long.”
WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE RACE?
“I mean, I felt like it was pretty normal for here, give and take, crazy restarts. That restart zone in the middle of the corner is interesting, but just normal racing.”