Chevy Racing—NASCAR—Pocono—Bowtie Bullets

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
GANDER RV 400
POCONO RACEWAY
LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA
JULY 28, 2019

BOWTIE BULLETS:
CHEVROLET LEADS IN WINS:
Chevrolet leads all Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series manufacturers with 32 victories in the 83 races on the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway tri-oval, including a streak of six in a row from August 2102 (Jeff Gordon) to June 2015 (Martin Truex Jr.). Benny Parsons gave the Bowtie brand its first win at the racetrack in 1977; Darrel Waltrip, driving GM brand Buick race car, was the pole winner.

CONSISTENT THROUGH THE YEARS:
Kurt Busch, driving the No. 1 Monster Energy Camaro ZL1, leads active MENCS drivers with 14 top-five finishes at Pocono. He and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1, are tied for the most top-10 finishes with 20. Johnson is also the leader among active drivers with 740 laps led in 35 races at the track.

TEAM CHEVY DRIVERS LEADING THE WAY:
William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Camaro ZL1, claimed the pole for the June race at Pocono Raceway. It’s one of 10 that Team Chevy has recorded this season to lead all manufacturers. Byron is tied with Chevrolet driver Austin Dillon, No. 3 Freightliner Camaro ZL1, and Kevin Harvick for the most poles this season with three. A Chevrolet driver has started from the pole 34 times at the track.

ELEVEN STAGE WINS AND COUNTING:
Chevrolet drivers have recorded 11 stage wins, led by Kyle Larson, No. 42 Credit One Bank Camaro ZL1, with three. Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Camaro ZL1, is fifth with 143 bonus points. Elliott, with two stage victories, has accumulated 15 top-five and 24 top-10 stage finishes.

TUNE-IN:
NBCSN will telecast the 160-lap Gander RV 400 live at 3 p.m. ET Sunday, July 28. The NBC Sports Gold app will stream the race and live coverage can also be found on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

BY THE NUMBERS:
* Victories by current Chevrolet drivers at Pocono Raceway:
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1, has three wins (June 2013 from the pole; sweep in 2004).
Kurt Busch, No. 1 Monster Energy Camaro ZL1, has three wins (June 2016, August 2007, July 2005).
Chris Buescher, No. 37 Kroger Fast Start Camaro ZL1, recorded his first MENCS win in July 2016 at the track.
* Career Chevrolet driver Jeff Gordon leads all drivers with six wins and 1,040 laps led at Pocono Raceway. He’s tied for the most top-five finishes with 20.
* Team Chevy drivers have scored 166 top-five and 352 top-10 finishes at Pocono Raceway.
* Chevrolet drivers have led 6,668 laps at Pocono Raceway. Kyle Larson led Team Chevy in the June race with 35 laps led.
* Johnson maintains a streak of 31 consecutive races running at the finish.
* Chevrolet has won 39 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships.

Chevrolet will be pacing the field at Pocono Raceway, with a Silverado RST leading both the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series in the Gander RV 150 and the NASCAR Monster Energy Series in the Gander RV 400.