NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 16, 2015

KEVIN HARVICK LEADS TEAM CHEVY UNDER THE LIGHTS
AT CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

CONCORD, NC (May 16, 2014) – Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick led the way for Team Chevy at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a second place finish in the 31st Annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race which featured four 25-lap segments and a final 10-lap shootout. Starting from the rear of the 20-car field, Harvick muscled his No. 4 Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevy SS to the front, and captured second place finishes in Segments 3 and 4 and again in the final feature. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sprint All-Star Race →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
QUALIFYING
MAY 15, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS – May 15, 2015 – Day 1 of qualifying for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 has been cancelled due to persistent rain. Team Chevy drivers and crews now prepare for a full day of qualifying tomorrow to determine who will be the pole sitter for this season’s Memorial Day Classic. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Qualifying Notes →

Kasey Kahne Records 200th Win for Chevrolet in
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Competition

CONCORD, NC – (May 15, 2015)– With his win of the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kasey Kahne in his No. 00 Haas Automation Chevrolet Silverado captured the 200th all-time victory for Chevrolet in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition. This unprecedented win secures yet another historical landmark for Chevrolet as the most successful manufacturer in NASCAR history. In addition to reaching this unequaled 200th triumph for the brand, Kahne brought the Silverado to Victory Lane for the 200th time in the nameplate’s history. This win was Kahne’s fifth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career victory out of the six Truck Series events in which he has entered. Continue reading Chevy Racing– NASCAR–Kasey Kahne Records 200th Win for Chevrolet in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Competition →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPRINT SHOWDOWN
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 15, 2015

FANS VOTE CHEVY SS DRIVER DANICA PATRICK INTO THE SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE
Team Chevy Will Field 11 Drivers In Saturday Night’s Annual Non-Points Event Continue reading Chevy Racing– NASCAR–Sprint Showdown–Danica Patrick →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPRINT SHOWDOWN
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 15, 2015

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 MOBIL 1/ASPEN DENTAL CHEVROLET SS – Joins Sprint All-Star Race line-up via Fan Vote:

“I have great fans. I know I didn’t make it in last year, but I heard that they voted even more last year than the year before that and so I’m sure that this year was nothing different. I think I got close at the end and they came through. They always come through. I am lucky to have such great fans.

“I just really hope that we can learn enough tonight to make the car better tomorrow so that we can start throughout the segments because I think there are like five, right? Sometimes we might stay out. Maybe we’ll only take two (tires). Maybe only fuel. It would be cool to be able to have a car good enough to march our way forward and then ultimately see how good we can get it for the 600. But, thanks to Sprint, too, for giving this platform for a driver like myself who has great fans but didn’t win the race to get in. That’s my ultimate goal. We’re working toward it but these things all help. All the laps on track help.”

HOW GREAT WOULD IT BE TO WIN AFTER BEING VOTED-IN BY YOUR FANS?
“That would be the ultimate. There is nothing better than redeeming yourself for not racing your way in, by winning it. That would be the best-best case scenario. To be honest, even cooler to get voted in and then win. So, that would be great. I think it’s going to be tough. But, anything can happen; especially in this crazy format.”

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE
FAST FRIDAY DRIVER QUOTES
MAY 15, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS (MAY 15, 2015) – Fast Friday is complete and the stage has been set for qualifying for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500. Simon Pagenaud, No. 22 Avaya Team Penske Chevrolet, took home the prize for the fastest time of the day. His lap of 230.698 mph bested the six drivers who eclipsed the 230 mile per hour mark. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indianapolis 500 Fast Friday →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPRINT SHOWDOWN
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 15, 2015

KASEY KAHNE AND KEITH RODDEN, NO 5 TIME WARNER CABLE CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed strategy for the All-Star Race, the new format, having a good start to the season, the recent test at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the possible 2016 package, and more. Full Transcript:

WITH A MILLION DOLLARS ON THE LINE, AND STRATEGY ALWAYS PLAYING A BIG ROLE IN THE ALL-STAR RACE, DO YOU HAVE A GAME PLAN FOR TOMORROW NIGHT?
KAHNE: “Yeah, I think there definitely is. I think you have to qualify pretty well, first and you want to try to start as close to the front as you can to get as many points throughout those rounds as possible. But I think also where you’re running on the track kind helps you decide your strategy. And that’s what Keith and our engineers will do throughout the race. They’ll figure that out. My job is to just go as hard as you can every lap and pass the car in front of you.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte Sprint Showdown–Kasey Kahne →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 9, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS AT KANSAS
Team Chevy is Strong with 1-2-3-4 Finish

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – (May 9, 2015) – Smart pit calls, strategy changes, and multiple race car adjustments were the keys to victory for Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS in the SpongeBob SquarePants 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway.

The win was Johnson’s 73rd career victory, third at the 1.5-mile track, and third win of the season for the six-time champion in a race that was red-flagged for more than two hours due to rain. Johnson took the lead on lap 256 of the 267-lap event when crew chief, Chad Knaus, opted to skip a pit stop in exchange for track position. Johnson was able to hold off a hard charge by current Sprint Cup champion, Kevin Harvick in his No. 4 Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevy SS, who finished second. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Press Conference →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 9, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
AFTER QUALIFYING YESTERDAY YOU WERE SO FRUSTRATED, YET YOU KEPT YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME. YOU HAD THE BEST SAVE OF THE NIGHT HOW DO YOU STAY SO FOCUSED?
“I think experience helps. You just shrug it off. We are trying so hard to get our qualifying under control. We put a huge effort into it again. To be 19th was just … really stunk it wasn’t any fun. These guys just work so hard. I’m so proud of everybody at Lowe’s, KOBALT, Chevrolet, Valvoline, Gatorade, the fans, Sprint for this great series. Just a long hard night of racing and fighting for track position, once we got up front we were able to hang on the final eight or nine laps.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race Notes →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 9, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
AFTER QUALIFYING YESTERDAY YOU WERE SO FRUSTRATED, YET YOU KEPT YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME. YOU HAD THE BEST SAVE OF THE NIGHT HOW DO YOU STAY SO FOCUSED?
“I think experience helps. You just shrug it off. We are trying so hard to get our qualifying under control. We put a huge effort into it again. To be 19th was just … really stunk it wasn’t any fun. These guys just work so hard. I’m so proud of everybody at Lowe’s, KOBALT, Chevrolet, Valvoline, Gatorade, the fans, Sprint for this great series. Just a long hard night of racing and fighting for track position, once we got up front we were able to hang on the final eight or nine laps.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race →

WILL POWER OPENS MONTH OF MAY AT INDY WITH WIN IN ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
Strong showing for Team Chevy with four V6-powered road course aero kit entries finishing in top-five

· Power’s victory is the fourth for a Chevrolet IndyCar driver in the first five races of the season; the first of the season for the defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion and the 25th of his career
· Power and third place finisher Team Penske teammate Juan Pablo Montoya rank one-two in the Series’ standings heading into 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 Continue reading Chevy Racing–WILL POWER OPENS MONTH OF MAY AT INDY WITH WIN IN ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE
DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES
MAY 9, 2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – RACE WINNER
YOU HAD GRAHAM RAHAL BEHIND YOU, AND YOU HAD TO HIT YOUR FUEL NUMBER. HOW HARD WAS THAT LAST STINT? “That was hard when (Tim Cindric, Penske Racing President and No. 1 car race strategist) told me the number I had to hit, and then that Rahal was closing. It was really hard. I was trying to save in the spots where we wouldn’t lose time and push like hell in the other areas. That’s the most physical race I think I’ve ever done. It never stopped. I was so determined to win that I didn’t want anything to go wrong. I didn’t want to get caught out by a yellow and wanted a clean race, and that’s exactly what we got. I’m really happy for the guys on the Verizon car. It’s pretty special to win here.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–Grand Prix of Indianapolis →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 9, 2015

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 DILLON’S/SCOTT PRODUCTS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his contract extension with JTG Daugherty Racing, sponsor commitments, his participation with the team, and more. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT KROGER’S LONG-TERM COMMITMENT AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO YOU AND THE TEAM AND THE PROGRAM YOU’RE DEVELOPING
“It’s through a lot of hard work by (team owner) Tad (Geschickter). I really haven’t done anything. Tad Geschickter is really amazing when it comes to picking up sponsors and making sure each sponsors works with each other well. Obviously a lot of our sponsors connect with each other. To have Kroger, a Fortune 500 company, that’s been a part of this race team at the Daytona 500 for a few years now; and to have them come on board and really step-up the program just shows the confidence they have in us and the confidence they have in Tad, and the fact that they like me, which is shocking, and I was pretty excited about that. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–AJ Allmendinger →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE
QUALIFYING RECAP
MAY 8, 2015

Will Power Puts Chevrolet on Pole for Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis with Qualifying Record
Scott Dixon Completes All Chevy Front Row Continue reading Chevy Racing–Grand Prix of Indianapolis–Qualifying →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 8, 2015

Kasey Kahne Leads Team Chevy at Kansas
A Total of Six Chevrolet SS Drivers Will Start in the Top-Ten in Saturday Night’s Race

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (May 8, 2015) – Kasey Kahne came very close to capturing his first pole position of 2015, but will start on the front row in his No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet SS after posting the second-fastest time in qualifying for Saturday night’s SpongeBob SquarePants 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Kansas Speedway. Kahne’s fast lap of 28.138 seconds, 191.911 mph gave him his eighth top-10 start of 2015, and his 10th in 16 races at Kansas Speedway. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Kasey Kahne Leads Team Chevy →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 8, 2015

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 GREAT CLIPS CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 2nd:
YOU ALMOST LOST IT A COUPLE TIMES IN PRACTICE, AND THAT STAYS WITH YOU BUT HOW DO YOU COME OUT HERE AND OVERCOME THAT TO PUT IT ON THE FRONT ROW?
“Well, I know we have a good team and we are making the right adjustments to get the car a little more on the race track. But in practice we were sliding around a little more than you want when you are running as much throttle as we are for qualifying runs. Either way we had a great Great Clips Chevrolet right there and kept picking up each run. Our last one was our best one, but it wasn’t enough. It was a really good lap and my best lap of the day so I feel good about that and what we are bringing tomorrow night. We had some good practices today and Keith Rodden (crew chief) and the guys are doing a really nice job and hopefully we can bring that again tomorrow night.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Kasey Kahne →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE
DRIVER QUALIFYING QUOTES
MAY 8, 2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, POLE WINNER – TRACK RECORD – 01:09:4886: “Actually surprised me on old tires there in the Fast Six, the time that I laid down. It just shows the team has done a great job with the car. All teammates in the Fast Six, too. We’re pushing each other hard. Got the Ganassi boys there knocking on the door all the time. Got our work cut out for us. Just really happy to be on pole. Qualifying’s a day where you put absolutely everything on the line. It’s my favorite part of the weekend. Well, no, actually it’s winning on Saturday or Sunday is definitely my favorite part.

“It’s huge… very big. It’s one down and three sessions where I want to be P1 to go: the Grand Prix tomorrow, qualifying for the oval and obviously the 500.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–Grand Prix of Indianapolis →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 8, 2015

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed what it would mean to win at his ‘home’ track, more females taking on different roles in the sport, and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Jamie McMurray →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 8, 2015

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed his visit to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital this week, his Dad’s relationship with Kansas City Royal’s coach Ned Yost and many other topics. Full Transcript:

YOU HAD A SPECIAL VISIT AFTER YOU WIN AT TALLADEGA IN COLUMBUS, OHIO AT THE NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. TALK ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE:
“It was a real eye opener to see all the things going on there. It’s a huge place. Nationwide has put over 50 million dollars into the hospital. They are a huge supporter of the hospital there in Columbus. I got to meet a lot of the kids. We went into where they deal with head injuries and spinal injuries and met with a lot of kids there. Had one kid, Thomas, he was going home that day. They had a little graduation party for him and everything so that was all very fun. We played some video games. We went over to the unit where all the premature babies are and saw all the work they are doing there. They can take babies as early as 22 weeks and nurse them to health and send them home. They were saying five years ago they wouldn’t even attempt it with a child that premature. They are just making a lot of great advances. I learned a lot. I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to get a tour. It’s the kind of thing that inspires you. We have our foundation back home that we are always trying to improve on how we do things and what we get ourselves involved in. And how we can make a broader and more important impact, so trips like that certainly will inspire you and give you opportunities to get more creative.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Dale Earnhardt Jr. →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 8, 2015

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 QUICKEN LOANS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the final appellate ruling, the Kansas track, the upcoming All-Star race, the schedule, and more. Full Transcript:

WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION TO THE FINAL APPELLATE RULING THIS WEEK?
“I’m obviously disappointed. I don’t believe at all in the outcome of it, but in the end it doesn’t really matter. We’ve got to be focused on this weekend and obviously the Chase for the Championship. It’s as simple as that. It’s all behind us now and we’ll go on.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Ryan Newman →