IMSA CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE
BMW PERFORMANCE 200
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JANUARY 24, 2014
LAWSON ASCHENBACH, NO. 01 CKS AUTOSPORT CAMARO Z/28.R =96 FINISHED 13TH IN =
GS CLASS
DO YOU FEEL THINGS WENT AS WELL AS YOU COULD HAVE EXPECTED? =93Exactly. It =
was tough coming here with not turning a single lap on the car. To be able =
to show up, sort through some issues, make the race and finish in a decent =
spot, we have to be happy with that. A penalty in pitlane hurt us. But the =
pace is pretty good and we are excited about that. We have a lot of fine-tu=
ning to do for the longevity of our run, but we=92ll get there.=94
DID RUNNING IN RACE CONDITIONS GIVE YOU ANOTHER LEVEL OF DATA TO EXAMINE? =
=93Definitely. There are so many different cars in this series with so many=
different attributes. Obviously we have to work on ours. We used to be rea=
lly good under braking, but we don=92t really know where that is until we s=
ort out the setup and so forth. To me, it looks like a very good package th=
at=92s good overall. It seems to do everything pretty good. We just have to=
work on it a little bit more. It seemed a little down on straightline spee=
d compared to the other cars, which is what we thought would happen here. B=
ut there are a lot of positive things to think about. Hopefully we can regr=
oup and get things better for Sebring.=94
ANDY LALLY, NO. 9 STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS CAMARO Z/28.R =96 FINISHED 24TH IN =
GS CLASS
HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE START OF THE Z/28.R PROGRAM? “I’m really proud to be=
a part of Team Chevy, and we were hustling out there. This car looks good.=
These things are bound to happen. It’s a brand new program with a brand ne=
w car. This car is spectacular. You just have to work the little bugs out. =
That will happen, and it will happen soon. I’m already looking forward to g=
etting to Sebring and racing for a win. We will move on from here and get s=
ome better results next time.”
ROBIN LIDDELL, NO. 9 STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS CAMARO Z/28.R =96 FINISHED 25TH =
IN GS CLASS
WAS THIS AN ENCOURAGING START TO THE Z/28.R PROGRAM? =93To be honest, the c=
ar was going very well. I hadn=92t had a lot of green-flag laps. It was a l=
ot of start-stop, start-stop for several laps then we would go yellow. I fe=
lt being around people in a race situation that the car was competitive. I =
made some pretty good restarts. I picked up three places on my next-to-last=
restart, and on my last one I=92m not sure how many I got by Turn 3 but it=
must have been at least five spots. I got by the two BMWs ahead of me that=
we were competing with on fuel; they were the two cars that were ahead of =
us when we left the pits for fuel. It=92s a bit frustrating, obviously. We =
wanted to leave here with some points. But I=92m not ultra-disappointed bec=
ause the car felt competitive.=94
WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO STOP ON-TRACK? =93It was good up until something wen=
t in the driveline. There was oil coming out of the differential when I sto=
pped. When I went to power out of Turn 3, there was a big mechanical bang a=
nd then lots of clattering around back there; there was something pretty un=
happy flapping around. I lost most of my drive and then just coasted off an=
d out the gate at
Turn 5. We don=92t know what it was and need to investigate. The crew worke=
d incredibly hard and it=92s disappointing not to finish the race. But I th=
ink we=92ve shown that this car has some promise. We just need to rebound a=
nd get ready for Sebring.=94
ANDREW DAVIS, NO. 9 STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS CAMARO Z/28.R =96 FINISHED 25TH I=
N GS CLASS
DID YOU SEE THE POTENTIAL ABOUT WHAT THIS CAR CAN BE IN THE FUTURE? =93Ther=
e is no doubt. I=92m thrilled to be back in the Camaro with the Z/28.R. It=
=92s such a new program with so few laps run in general because we had some=
issues leading up. It was a big learning experience for me during the race=
=96 not just getting used to the GS class, but also learning the Z.28/R. I=
loved it and thought it was great. Every lap I felt more and more comforta=
ble. Certainly this showed me the potential of the car once we get it sorte=
d out and optimized. I=92m really pleased and looking forward to the season=
. The result today is a little disappointing today, but it was all about ga=
thering data.=94
ASHLEY MCCALMONT, NO. 00 CKS AUTOSPORT CAMARO GS.R – RETIRED FROM COMPETITI=
ON IN FINAL HOUR OF THE RACE AFTER ON-TRACK INCIDENT
WHAT HAPPENED? “On the restart it got a little busy. I was out on old tires=
and got stuck on the right side after the kink. The car hooked and I was =
just along for the ride after that.”