CHEVROLET RACING IN NTT INDYCAR SERIES
GRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
AUGUST 28, 2019
Chevrolet drivers aim to add to points total
Team Penske teammates are 1-2 in championship standings
Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud are top contenders
Chevrolet has amassed eight wins in the 15 races
Nine pole starts complement the victory total
Charlie Kimball to close out the season for Carlin
Max Chilton returns to drive the No. 59 Carlin entry
Grand Prix of Portland is penultimate race of season
DETROIT (August 28, 2019) – After winning the NTT P1 Award for the July 14 race on the streets of Toronto, Simon Pagenaud said “it’s time to shine.”
The reigning Indianapolis 500 champion has followed through in the five races over six weeks, winning at Toronto and posting an average finish of 3.8. The hot streak has allowed the Team Penske driver to move into second place in the NTT IndyCar Series championship standings.
Pagenaud, driver of the No. 22 Menards Chevrolet, is 38 points behind teammate Josef Newgarden heading into the penultimate race of the season. The Grand Prix of Portland, contested on the 1.964-mile, 12-turn road course, will be telecast live by NBC at 3 p.m. ET September 1.
“This is the part of the season that I love the most,” said Pagenaud, who’s coming off a fifth-place finish in the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. “It is down to the wire racing competing at our highest level.”
Last year, Indy car racing returned to Portland International Raceway after a 10-year hiatus. Pagenaud, who started 22nd, charged through the field to finish sixth in the 105-lap race. Newgarden qualified on the front row and placed 10th. Spencer Pigot led the Team Chevy charge with a fourth-place finish in the No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing entry.
“I think we’re in a good spot, without a doubt,” said Newgarden, driver of the No. 2 Hitachi Chevrolet. “It’s not something that you can just sit back and rest on. It’s going to be tough the last two rounds.
“We’ve not had a smooth last three races. We’ve got to clean that up now for the final two. I think we’re in a good position, but we can’t do anything different than what we’ve been doing all year. We have to keep sort of attacking with some caution.”
Nine drivers powered by the direct-injected 2.2-liter, twin turbocharged Chevrolet V6 engine are entered.
Charlie Kimball will continue for the remainder of the season in the No. 23 Carlin Chevrolet, and Max Chilton returns to the No. 59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet after sitting out the past two races on ovals.
NBC will telecast the 105-lap race live at 3 p.m. ET September 1. Team Chevy will be well represented by:
AJ FOYT RACING:
Matheus Leist, No. 4 ABC Supply Chevrolet
Tony Kanaan, No. 14 ABC Supply Chevrolet
CARLIN:
Charlie Kimball, No. 23 Carlin Chevrolet
Max Chilton, No. 59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet
ED CARPENTER RACING:
Ed Jones, No. 20 AutoGeek Chevrolet
Spencer Pigot, No. 21 AutoGeek Chevrolet
TEAM PENSKE:
Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Hitachi Chevrolet
Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet
Simon Pagenaud, No. 22 Menards Chevrolet
Grand Prix of Portland (all times ET)
NTT IndyCar Series practice 1: 1:50 p.m., Friday, Aug. 30
NTT IndyCar Series practice 2: 5:40 p.m., Friday, Aug. 30
NTT IndyCar Series practice 3: 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 31
NTT IndyCar qualifications: 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 31
Grand Prix of Portland: 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 1
TV/Radio/Other: NBC will telecast the 105-lap/206.2-mile race live at 3 p.m. NBCSN will telecast the second practice session live at 5:30 p.m. and qualifications live at 3 p.m. The NBC Sports Gold INDYCAR Pass will telecast the first and third practice sessions and the race. All sessions and the race are broadcast on INDYCAR Radio Network affiliates, IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com, the INDYCAR Mobile app, Sirius 98 and XM 209.
Driver/entrant points top five through 15 of 17 races (Chevrolet in bold)
1. 563 – Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske
2. 525 – Simon Pagenaud, No. 22 Team Penske
3. 517 – Alexander Rossi, No. 27 Andretti Autosport
4. 493 – Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing
5. 416 – Will Power, No. 12 Team Penske
Manufacturer points
1301 – Honda
1227 – Chevrolet
Chevrolet IndyCar V6 Year-By-Year Results
2019 – 8 wins, 9 poles in 15 races
Wins – Josef Newgarden (St. Petersburg, Detroit 1, Texas, Iowa); Simon Pagenaud (IMS road course, Indianapolis 500, Toronto); Will Power (Pocono). Poles – Will Power (St. Petersburg, Circuit of the Americas, Mid-Ohio); Simon Pagenaud (Indianapolis 500, Toronto, Iowa); Josef Newgarden (Detroit 1, St. Louis, Pocono-*by entrant points)
2018 – 6 wins, 9 poles in 17 races
Wins – Josef Newgarden (Phoenix, Barber, Road America), Will Power (Indianapolis RC, Indianapolis 500, Gateway). Poles – Newgarden (Barber, Texas, Road America, Toronto), Power (Indianapolis RC, Iowa, Pocono, Portland), Ed Carpenter (Indianapolis 500)
2017 – 10 wins, 11 poles in 17 races
Engine Manufacturer Championship; driver/owner titles (Josef Newgarden/Roger Penske)
2016 – 14 wins, 13 poles in 16 races
Engine Manufacturer Championship; driver/owner titles (Simon Pagenaud/Roger Penske)
2015 – 10 wins, 16 poles in 16 races
Engine Manufacturer Championship; driver/owner titles (Scott Dixon/Chip Ganassi);
Indianapolis 500 win (Juan Pablo Montoya). First manufacturer to capture all titles since Chevrolet returned to INDYCAR in 2012
2014 – 12 wins, 13 poles in 18 races
Engine Manufacturer Championship; driver/owner titles (Will Power/Roger Penske)
2013 – 10 wins, 11 poles in 19 races
Engine Manufacturer Championship; Indianapolis 500 win (Tony Kanaan)
2012 – 11 wins, 10 poles in 15 races
Engine Manufacturer Championship; driver/owner titles (Ryan Hunter-Reay/Michael Andretti)
Total – 81 wins, 92 poles in 133 races