NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 29, 2015

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 3M CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed the physical demands of Dover, what Daytona International Speedway has meant to his career and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT YOUR CAR AND WHAT YOU EXPECT FOR THE WEEKEND AS WE HEAD INTO QUALIFYING LATER TODAY:
“A tire change and decrease in horsepower definitely changes this place a lot. We are kind of just throwing all of our notes out of what we had in the past that has worked. It’s like starting all over again. We had some challenges today we weren’t near as good as we were hoping to be. We are working diligently to try to improve our qualifying effort that is going to happen here in a little bit. Then kind of go through our notes this evening to see what we can start with tomorrow to make some improvements. Just the fact that you are driving much deeper into the corners with less power makes a huge impact here because of the big dips and bumps going into (Turn) 3. It really loads the car up much more aggressively over there. It makes those bumps seems like they are even worse than what we have had in the past. That is just one of the little things that when you take 100 horsepower out of the cars how it can change your approach in your set-up and what you have to do to get around a race track such as Dover.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jeff Gordon →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 29, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PRO SERVICES CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed going for win number 10 at Dover, the penalties issued last weekend after Charlotte, what he likes about racing at Dover and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THIS WEEKEND. GOING FOR WIN NUMBER 10 HERE AT DOVER AND YOUR CONFIDENCE HEADED INTO THE RACE ON SUNDAY:
“I feel good about it. I’m excited about this race track. It’s been such a great place to me over the years and certainly a place I’ve loved to drive at. I have probably told this story way too many times, but I go all the way back to my first trip here in an ASA (American Speed Association) car and it was love at first site. It’s been great to me and look forward to another strong weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jimmie Johnson →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 29, 2015

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed coming to his home track in Dover with momentum, the way his team is performing this season and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT COMING TO DOVER THIS WEEK AND YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE WEEKEND:
“It’s great to be here, it always is. I really enjoy coming up to this area. Obviously I really enjoy running this race track. I’m looking forward to having a great weekend with our Furniture Row Chevy. It’s been a good few weeks for us; it’s been a good season for us. Hopefully we can continue that here this weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Martin Truex, Jr. →

Mark Reuss to Pace Detroit Grand Prix in Corvette Z06
GM executive, motorsports fan will lead the pack at the Chevrolet Dual

DETROIT – Mark Reuss, the top product development executive at General Motors and avid motorsports fan, will pace drivers behind the wheel of a Corvette Z06 this weekend for the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans.

The two races take place Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31 – only about 2.5 miles from Chevrolet’s Detroit headquarters – as the next events in the Verizon IndyCar series. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Mark Reuss to Pace Detroit Grand Prix in Corvette Z06 →

CORVETTE DPs AT BELLE ISLE: Going for Four Straight at Home
Four Corvette Daytona Prototypes to race in shadow of Chevrolet Headquarters

· Wayne Taylor Racing winner on Belle Isle in 2013, 2014

· Three straight 1-2 finishes for Corvette DPs on Belle Isle

· Chevrolet enters with 10-point lead in Prototype Engine Manufacturer standings

DETROIT (May 27, 2015) – There’s been no place like home for Chevrolet’s Corvette Daytona Prototype program. This weekend, four Corvette DP entries will try to give Chevrolet a fourth straight victory in the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic Presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers. The event is part of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix weekend on the Raceway at Belle Isle Park. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE DPs AT BELLE ISLE: Going for Four Straight at Home →

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Test Day Sets the Stage for 24 Hours
Both Corvette C7.Rs ready for Le Mans dress rehearsal

· Eight hours of track time on 8.3-mile Circuit de la Sarthe

· Corvette Racing with seven class victories at Le Mans

· Official test day follows two days of running at National Corvette Museum track

DETROIT (May 26, 2015) – With victories in two of sports car racing’s biggest events already in 2015, Corvette Racing turns its focus across the Atlantic Ocean for the focal point of the season. The 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans again sees two entries from Corvette Racing competing in the twice-around-the-clock endurance race on June 13-14. It will be the second time at Le Mans for the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Test Day Sets the Stage for 24 Hours →

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO 2 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, WINNER OF 99TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 met with media Monday and discussed his second victory in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Full transcript:

THE MODERATOR: We’ll go ahead and get started with our availability with the winner of the 99th Indianapolis 500, Juan Pablo Montoya.
A little less than 24 hours since you took the checkered flag there. Has it sunk in yet that you’ve won the Indy 500 for a second time?
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA: I think it has. Sorry, my voice is not at its best after the screaming yesterday.
I think yesterday it did. I mean, as I was coming to the line, I was really happy. It was like, It’s happening. You know, it’s pretty cool.
After that, I don’t know, I get really excited for a very short time, then it’s, Let’s move on, next. You know what I mean?
Even last night I was thinking, Okay, we got to make sure, you know, we done really well this year so far, we got pretty much four podiums in six races, two wins out of six races. We got to make sure we keep the ball rolling if we want to try to win the championship.
You know that Will’s going to be there every week. Dixon is going to be there every week, so… It’s going to be hard.
It’s exciting. It’s exciting to start the season like that. So it’s pretty cool. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Juan Pablo Montoya →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COCA-COLA 600
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 24, 2015

DALE EARNHARDT, JR. LEADS FIVE TEAM CHEVY DRIVERS
TO TOP 10 FINISHES AT CHARLOTTE

CONCORD, NC – (May 24, 2015) – Dale Earnhardt, Jr., driver of the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolets SS lead the Team Chevy effort at the Coca-Cola 600, round 12 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with a third-place finish. It was Earnhardt, Jr.’s 12th top 10 finish in 31 races at his hometown track. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Coca-Cola 600 Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COCA-COLA 600
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 24, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PATRIOTIC CHEVROLET SS – Sidelined on Lap 275 in single car spin & crash. The team made repairs, and Johnson returned to the competition on lap 331.

WHAT WAS GOING ON OUT THERE?
“For us the car was just really loose. It was fast, but as soon as I would get close to somebody else my car would bug out and get so edgy. Lost it twice, about had it saved both times. Once we would get in clean air and get strung out I could fly up through the field and went from last to fifth there. Then I had a lap car on the outside and a car I had been stalking on the bottom and then I tried to roll into the top behind the lap car. The thing just bugged out in the dirty air and around it went again. A tough day to try to get the balance right in the car.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Coca-Cola 600 →

Juan Pablo Montoya Wins Indianapolis 500
Team Chevy drivers score top four and nine of top 11 finishing positions in The Greatest Spectacle in Racing – Race seven of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season

INDIANAPOLIS (May 24, 2015) – Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, overcame a couple of early obstacles and rallied from near the back of the field to win the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 and lead a 1-2-3-4 Chevrolet finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Juan Pablo Montoya Wins Indianapolis 500 →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
POST RACE QUOTES – FULL PACKAGE
May 24, 2015
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 2 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – RACE WINNER
YOU HAD TO DO THIS HARD WAY TODAY COMING FROM 30TH. “Yeah, it was fun. Our Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet was good all day. These guys at Team Penske did an amazing job. When I came through the field, I knew I had a good car. That fight there at the end… that was awesome.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Post Race →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
MAY 24, 2015

JEFF GORDON, OFFICIAL PACE CAR DRIVER FOR THE 99TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500, met with members of the media prior to leading the field to the green flag. Below is the press conference transcript:

THE MODERATOR: Chevrolet has a long history at this track, dating back to 1911 when a guy named Louis Chevrolet raced a race here. Chevrolet also has a long history of pacing races here, 26 times dating back to 1948. The Corvette Z06 which will be the pace car for this year’s race, is the 13th Corvette to pace the field here. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Jeff Gordon–Pace Car Ride →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COCA-COLA 600
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 21, 2015

KEVIN HARVICK LEADS TEAM CHEVY IN COCA-COLA 600 QUALIFYING
Five Chevrolet SS Drivers to Start in Top 12 on Sunday

CONCORD, NC – (May 21, 2015) – Current NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick will be the first Chevrolet SS in the 43-car starting grid for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the longest race of the season on the Cup circuit. Harvick, who drives the No. 4 Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevy SS, and teammate Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS were the two fastest cars in the second of three rounds in the knockout qualifying format, but neither held their positions in the final round. Harvick will start eighth and Stewart will start 12th. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte–Kevin Harvick →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COCA-COLA 600
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 21, 2015

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUDWEISER/JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed safety issues, driver communication with NASCAR, aero, voting in the Hall of Fame, and more. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF STARTING OUT THE SEASON STRONGLY AND HOW YOU PLAN TO CARRY THAT MOMENTUM INTO 600 LAPS HERE IN CHARLOTTE
“We’ve obviously had a great start to the year and last week was just another great week. Like I talk all the time, I’m just really lucky to be a part of team that’s got a leader like Rodney Childers and an organization that’s really committed to doing what we have to do to be competitive to win races. The best part about this team is they just keep their head down, grinding away on new things and constantly working on pushing forward.

“I heard somebody ask Jimmie (Johnson) a question about the windshield. There is some pretty remarkable video of some projectile at NASCAR did and actually changed the front window leading into last year with some different layers and different things that were mandatory with the cars. Without that windshield that NASCAR put into place, that would have been a much, much uglier piece of video. I wish that you guys (the media) could see some of those projectile tests that they did with different objects with the new windshields.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte–Kevin Harvick →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COCA-COLA 600
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 21, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PATRIOTIC CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed his outlook for this weekend’s 600 mile race, his thoughts on having a full-time traveling safety team and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT COMING INTO A RACETRACK WHERE YOU CONSISTENTLY RUN SO WELL AND WHAT YOUR EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR THIS WEEKEND?
“It’s always great to come to a track that you have a great past at, great history at. Unfortunately the showing we had in the All-Star race was less than stellar. The confidence we would normally walk in with has been diluted with lack of speed that we had then. Brought back a different car and certainly trying to do things differently with the set-up of the racecar. I think the 600 mile race has always been good for us. Chad (Knaus, crew chief) and I seem to fix our racecar as the night goes on, be aggressive with adjustments, chase the racetrack well and I do a nice job searching for line. The distance of the race doesn’t bother me. I think we will have a strong night, but we have a few things to sort out today and even into Saturday’s practice sessions. Based on what we learned and what we saw during the All-Star race.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte–Jimmie Johnson →

CHEVROLET V6 INDYCAR TEAMS SEEK ANOTHER INDY 500 WIN
Team Chevy with first five cars on grid for ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’

· Dixon, Power, Pagenaud to lead field to green in Chevy V6 IndyCars
· Chevrolet looking for second Indy 500 win in three seasons
· Chevy IndyCars powered by 2.2-liter, twin-turbo V6 engines with direct injection Continue reading Chevy Racing– CHEVROLET V6 INDYCAR TEAMS SEEK ANOTHER INDY 500 WIN →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
QUALIFYING
MAY 17, 2015

Scott Dixon Wins the Pole for the 99th Running of Indianapolis 500

· Effort gives Chevrolet Aero Kit with Fully Integrated 2.2 V6 Turbo Charged engine fourth consecutive pole for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing
· Will Power and Simon Pagenaud will start second and third respectively to make it an all Bowtie front row for the third time in four years
· A total of eight Team Chevy drivers qualified in the top-10 for the May 24 race Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indy Qualifying →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
QUALIFYING
MAY 17, 2015

SCOTT DIXON, NO. 9 TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET – Pole Winner
“To be honest, it was a little better than what we thought, especially on the first lap. I thought we would be around a mid-226 mph or a low 226 mph. I’m not sure if we got a gust of wind, but we’ll take it. I think the Team Target guys did a hell of a job to get the combination together. You just have to take your best guess at it and hope it works. Winning the pole means a lot. I’m just so proud of everybody at Team Target whether it’s the engineers and everybody that has worked so hard to get the speed out of this car. I’m stoked. Just extremely happy that we are on the pole. I wasn’t sure when we went so early that it was going to stick, but I’m glad it did.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Qualifying →

INDIANAPOLIS 500
POLE WINNER QUOTES

SCOTT DIXON, NO. 9 TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET: IS THAT WHAT YOU GUYS EXPECTED?

“To be honest, it was a little better than what we thought, especially on the first lap. I thought we would be kind of around a mid-226 mph or a low 226 mph. I’m not sure if we got a gust of wind. But we’ll take it if that is what is going to help. It is hard going early because a lot of our competition or the ones that will be fighting for the pole will obviously coming quite late on in the run especially Penske guys. I think the Team Target guys did a hell of a job to get the combination together. The worked hard. You work and your mindset is on one combination a for a whole week, even the lead up to it on low boost. Then a low configuration and a high boost, then it changes. You just have to take your best guess at it and you got a small feeling in a session and you really know how it is going to be. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indianapolis 500 Pole Winner Quotes →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 16, 2015

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 HUNT BROTHERS PIZZA CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND
A SECOND PLACE FINISH AFTER STARTING DEAD LAST; WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FINAL 10 LAPS?
“I thought we were in a really good spot there at the end with our Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevy. As soon as Denny (Hamlin) moved up that one time it kind of took the air off. I had committed to the middle of the corner. Once I got to the middle of the corner the car just washed all the way up the race track and I had to lift way out of the gas to get the car back off the wall. All-in-all just really proud of everybody on this team; I’ve got to thank Hunt Brothers, Jimmy John’s, Budweiser, Chevrolet, Mobil 1, everybody who is a part of this program, DiTech and Outback for everything that they do.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASÇAR–Sprint All-Star Race Post Race →