NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
DUCK COMMANDER 500
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 10, 2015

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER
WAS THIS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU, TONY GIBSON AND YOUR GUYS KEPT UP WITH THE TRACK? “Everything is so tight in qualifying. I wanted to run the same time each time out. With the track continuing to change, with the sun and the shade, then the track rubber built up, air pressures are changing and tires are dropping off… everybody chipped in. The guys at the track, the guys at the shop, the tire guy, the engine guy, everyone chipped in. That’s what this is all about – getting that little extra. We did that with our Haas Automation Chevrolet today. Thanks to Gene (Haas). The second pole of the year feels good. Now we need to dial it in and get that long-run speed out of the car.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pole Report →

CHEVROLET AERO KIT INDYCAR V6 2.2 LITER
NOLA MOTORSPORTS PARK
PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 10, 2015

TEAM PENSKE DRIVERS JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, WILL POWER, HELIO CASTRONEVES AND SIMON PAGENAUD met with member of the media and discussed a variety of topics. Selected quotes:

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 2 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET: IS THE TRACK HOTTER OR COOLER THAN IT WAS WHEN YOU TESTED HERE? “Hotter, a lot hotter. We are sliding around a lot more. I am surprised…it felt like the track was really green. That really surprised me to be honest. If you think about it, we came here once with aero kit. Our first day ever with the aero kit was here. We had no real idea of what we needed to do or anything. Right now it is hard because the track is really slow as well. Every time we come here, it seems to be that way. I thought it would be a little better even being a green race track, and even the heat on it because people ran yesterday, we thought the track would be a little better. We were miles off. We are getting there, but it is a couple of seconds off, but it is going to keep getting quicker.”
Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Driver Quotes →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
DUCK COMMANDER 500
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 10, 2015

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 PANASONIC CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed the first two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice sessions, his thoughts on being a color commentator during tonight’s Xfinity race, attending the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House and many other topics. Full Transcript:

HAVE YOU DONE ANYTHING TO PREP FOR YOUR DEBUT IN THE BOOTH FOR TONIGHT’S XFINITY SERIES RACE?
“They had a production meeting this morning. I got a chance to sit in on that, but other than that just being around the sport as many years as I have. I guess being a couch commentator that is about the only preparation that I have done. It’s going to be a unique experience. I look forward to it. This is an exciting race to watch in general, so I’m sure there will be plenty of action and things to talk about from up there.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Jeff Gordon →

CHEVROLET AERO KIT INDYCAR V6 2.2 LITER
NOLA MOTORSPORTS PARK
PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 10, 2015

KEVIN KALKHOVEN, TEAM CO-OWNER, KV RACING TECHNOLOGY AND STEFANO COLETTI, NO. 4 KVRT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at NOLA Motorsports Park to announce Variable Bore Rams signing as primary sponsor for the Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana.

STEFANO COLETTI, NO. 4 VARIABLE BORE RAMS – KVRT CHEVROLET
YOU’RE NEW TO THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES BUT YOU’RE ALREADY LANDING NEW SPONSORS. HOW EXCITING IS THIS?
“I’m very excited to have Variable Bore Rams on the car. They are from Louisana, and the team is helping me a lot this year with sponsors. I met Chip (Marshall Jr.) a few months ago when he came here to drive IndyCars. We got along pretty well and I’m happy that he’s on board for this race.”

YOU HAVEN’T BEEN OUT ON THE TRACK YET THIS WEEK BUT YOU HAVE TESTED. WHAT ARE YOU IMPRESSIONS?
“All the changes they made to the track are great. They put a lot of gravel beds around and moved some tire barriers around to make it a lot safer. I like the track. The first time I came here, I thought the track was a lot of fun to drive. It’s going to be better this way. There are still some improvements to do, but they’ve come a long way. We have to thank the people from the track for making all these efforts.”

HOW MANY PLACES ARE THERE TO PASS?
“To be honest, Turn 1 will be one of the biggest ones because you’re coming down the straight pretty fast and you have a pretty big braking point. Plus with the timing line they put on the outside of Turn 1 and avoiding us going wide, that will make the corner even slower so that’s where we’ll be able to pass a lot. I think the braking after the backstraight as well will be another one, and maybe between Turn 3 and Turn 4.”

KEVIN KALKHOVEN, TEAM CO-OWNER, KV RACING TECHNOLOGY
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE STRONG START TO THE SEASON AND HOW STRONG BOTH CARS RAN AT ST. PETERSBURG?
“Obviously there is still a development base of knowledge we need to get with the new aero kits. We’re not there yet. However, I will say that Sebastien (Bourdais) has really come to grips with it. Stefano’s attitude is that ‘I have a right foot and that’s all I’m going to use!’ So we need to change that a little bit, particularly when he comes into the pits! No, we’re excited about Stefano. He has a great personality and fits in well with the team and leads his team extremely well. He’ll show a progressive development in driving an IndyCar over the course of the next few races, starting here I hope.”

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
DUCK COMMANDER 500
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 10, 2015

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 AXE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed returning to competition after missing the race at Martinsville Speedway, the mentorship program he is involved with this weekend with Coby Henslee and many other topics. Full Transcript:

CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN AS PART OF THE AXE WHITE LABEL COLLECTIVE?
“I got to have some fun yesterday with Coby (Henslee) a part of the Axe White Label Collective it is a mentorship program. I got to go over there and drive a legends car for the first time. I think I was supposed to give tips, but that was my first time in the car so he was giving me all the tips. I had a lot of fun and it is cool to get to hang out with him this week. And get to try and give any advice I can. I hope he has had fun so far and looking forward to see how he does the rest of the week over there on the little Texas track.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR– Texas–Kyle Larson →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR V6 DRIVERS AND TEAMS PREPARE FOR INAUGURAL RUN AT NOLA MOTORSPORTS PARK

· Chevrolet V6-powered driver Juan Pablo Montoya opened the season with a win on the Streets of St. Petersburg
· Team Penske earned the first victory for the all new Chevrolet Aero Kit
· Montoya’s victory marked the seventh consecutive victory for Chevrolet in Verizon IndyCar Series competition
· Chevrolet’s winning streak extends back to the first race on the Streets of Toronto in 2014
· Chevrolet’s Tony Kanaan has finished on the podium in six of the last eight races

DETROIT (April 8, 2015) – Major league motorsports has not visited the state of Louisiana since 1995. But all of that changes this weekend at NOLA Motorsports Park (NOLA) when the Verizon IndyCar Series takes to the track for the running of the inaugural Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana. All 12 of the Chevrolet IndyCar V6-powered drivers and teams have tested their Chevrolet Aero Kit IndyCar V6 2.2 liter cars at NOLA to prepare for the challenge of a new venue – a 2.74-mile, 13-turn permanent road course. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–CHEVROLET INDYCAR V6 DRIVERS AND TEAMS PREPARE FOR INAUGURAL RUN AT NOLA MOTORSPORTS PARK →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR V6 DRIVERS AND TEAMS PREPARE FOR INAUGURAL RUN AT NOLA MOTORSPORTS PARK

· Chevrolet V6-powered driver Juan Pablo Montoya opened the season with a win on the Streets of St. Petersburg
· Team Penske earned the first victory for the all new Chevrolet Aero Kit
· Montoya’s victory marked the seventh consecutive victory for Chevrolet in Verizon IndyCar Series competition
· Chevrolet’s winning streak extends back to the first race on the Streets of Toronto in 2014
· Chevrolet’s Tony Kanaan has finished on the podium in six of the last eight races

DETROIT (April 8, 2015) – Major league motorsports has not visited the state of Louisiana since 1995. But all of that changes this weekend at NOLA Motorsports Park (NOLA) when the Verizon IndyCar Series takes to the track for the running of the inaugural Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana. All 12 of the Chevrolet IndyCar V6-powered drivers and teams have tested their Chevrolet Aero Kit IndyCar V6 2.2 liter cars at NOLA to prepare for the challenge of a new venue – a 2.74-mile, 13-turn permanent road course. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–CHEVROLET INDYCAR V6 DRIVERS AND TEAMS PREPARE FOR INAUGURAL RUN AT NOLA MOTORSPORTS PARK →

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Chevrolet carried out a longtime tradition leading into the month of May when the 33 directors of the 500 Festival received 2015 Chevrolet Camaro SS convertibles Thursday, April 2, 2015 on the main straightaway of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The presentation was made as part of a 100 Camaro drive-away where the 500 Festival directors, officials from Indianapolis Motor Speedway and 50 Indiana Chevrolet dealer representatives took possession of the cars and experienced a lap on the famed oval. (Photo by Joe Skibinski/IMS for Chevy Racing)

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Chevrolet carried out a longtime tradition leading into the month of May when the 33 directors of the 500 Festival received 2015 Chevrolet Camaro SS convertibles Thursday, April 2, 2015 on the main straightaway of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The presentation was made as part of a 100 Camaro drive-away where the 500 Festival directors, officials from Indianapolis Motor Speedway and 50 Indiana Chevrolet dealer representatives took possession of the cars and experienced a lap on the famed oval. (Photo by Joe Skibinski/IMS for Chevy Racing)

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Chevrolet carried out a longtime tradition leading into the month of May when the 33 directors of the 500 Festival received 2015 Chevrolet Camaro SS convertibles Thursday, April 2, 2015 on the main straightaway of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The presentation was made as part of a 100 Camaro drive-away where the 500 Festival directors, officials from Indianapolis Motor Speedway and 50 Indiana Chevrolet dealer representatives took possession of the cars and experienced a lap on the famed oval. (Photo by Joe Skibinski/IMS for Chevy Racing)

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Chevrolet carried out a longtime tradition leading into the month of May when the 33 directors of the 500 Festival received 2015 Chevrolet Camaro SS convertibles Thursday, April 2, 2015 on the main straightaway of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The presentation was made as part of a 100 Camaro drive-away where the 500 Festival directors, officials from Indianapolis Motor Speedway and 50 Indiana Chevrolet dealer representatives took possession of the cars and experienced a lap on the famed oval. (Photo by Joe Skibinski/IMS for Chevy Racing)

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, WAS THE GUEST ON THIS WEEK’S NASCAR TELECONFERENCE.

TRANSCRIPT BELOW:

LAURA FINLEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to today’s NASCAR teleconference. We are joined by Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kyle, to start off, how are you feeling, and can you talk a little bit about what’s going on the past few days?

KYLE LARSON: Yeah, I feel great right now, and I felt perfectly fine shortly after I fainted the other day. But yeah, I just had to get a lot of tests run on me to make sure nothing serious was wrong with me, and all the tests came back negative. Yeah, the whole time I felt fine, and hated it that I couldn’t race this weekend in the Target Chevy, but Regan did a really good job, and just got to thank all the doctors and nurses for how thorough they were with me. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Teleconference–Kyle Larson →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR V6
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG
POST RACE QUOTES
MARCH 29, 2015

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 2 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: YOU SAID ONE YEAR AGO YOU HAD TO BE SO PATIENT, BUT NOT TODAY. TAKE US THROUGH YOUR RUN: “Today was a good day to be honest with you. The car was really good on black tires and that was the key. The tires were not falling off and right there at the end I was just running slow to look after them. When I needed to push I could push. Everybody with Verizon and Team Penske did an amazing job – Chevy as well. This aero kit is amazing to drive.”

DID YOU SEE WILL POWER TRYING TO MAKE THE MOVE UNDER YOU IN THE MIRRORS? “I saw him make the move but he was way too far and I wasn’t going to give him the position. If he was beside me I would have said, ‘okay, go ahead’. When I got to the turning point he wasn’t even close. It is a shame we touched, but it’s all good, it’s racing.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–St. Petersburg–Post Race →

Juan Pablo Montoya Wins for Chevrolet on Streets of St. Petersburg
Chevrolet IndyCar V6 Drivers Score Top-Six Finishing Positions and Seven of the Top-Nine in First Race for the Chevrolet Aero Kit

ST. PETERSBURG (FLA) – March 29, 2015 – Juan Pablo Montoya delivered the first win for the Chevrolet Aero Kit today in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The victory is the fourth consecutive win on the Streets of St. Petersburg for the Chevrolet IndyCar V6, and the 34th win in Verizon IndyCar Series competition since the Bowtie Brand returned to the series in 2012.

The victory for Montoya comes in race one of his second year back in the Series after a 13-year hiatus, and is the 13th in his Verizon IndyCar Series career which includes an Indianapolis 500 victory in 2000. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Juan Pablo Montoya Wins for Chevrolet on Streets of St. Petersburg →

Daryn Pittman Holds off Paul McMahan to Score Victory at Antioch
This was the second World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the year for Pittman
ANTIOCH, Calif. – March 29, 2015 – Through Sunday night’s 30 lap World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature at Antioch Speedway, Paul McMahan tried everything he could think of to get around leader Daryn Pittman. McMahan tried the high line and the low line; he got side by side with Pittman off of turn four and even briefly worked his way past Pittman. In the end though, Pittman held off McMahan to score his second series victory of the season. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Daryn Pittman Holds off Paul McMahan to Score Victory at Antioch →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR V6
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG
POST RACE QUOTES
MARCH 29, 2015

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 2 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: YOU SAID ONE YEAR AGO YOU HAD TO BE SO PATIENT, BUT NOT TODAY. TAKE US THROUGH YOUR RUN: “Today was a good day to be honest with you. The car was really good on black tires and that was the key. The tires were not falling off and right there at the end I was just running slow to look after them. When I needed to push I could push. Everybody with Verizon and Team Penske did an amazing job – Chevy as well. This aero kit is amazing to drive.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–St. Petersburg Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
STP 500
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 29, 2015

MARTIN TRUEX, JR. LEADS THE WAY FOR TEAM CHEVY AT MARTINSVILLE
Chevrolet SS Race Cars Take Five of Top 10

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – March 29, 2015 – Martin Truex, Jr., No. 78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet SS, earned his sixth consecutive top-10 finish of 2015 with a sixth-place effort in the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway. The sixth round of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season ended with five Chevrolet SS race cars finishing in the top 10. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR-Martinsville–Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
STP 500
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MARCH 29, 2015

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 6TH
YOU HAD ONE HECK OF A DAY:
“To say the least. That is what I was just telling him (one of his crew members) I can’t believe after losing the power steering the first run we finished sixth. It was not fun to drive for a little while there, but they did a great job getting fluid back in it and fixing the leak and everything. Just fought all day, just like we always do, fought, fought, fought.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Martinsville–Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
STP 500
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MARCH 29, 2015

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 CHEERIOS CHEVROLET SS – Sidelined with engine issues on lap 330
WHAT PUT YOU IN THE GARAGE?
“Yeah, it is a motor issue. I think the same thing as the No. 47 (AJ Allmendinger). We just have to do a better job of going through our procedures at ECR (Earnhardt Childress Racing) right now. We have some power, but we are not finishing races.”

DID YOU HAVE ANY INDICATION SOMETHING WAS GOING BAD?
“I just started getting wicked loose and that was from the oil dropping on the right rear tire, and just had no grip because the oil was everywhere. I hate it because we were going to have a good day. We were up to 13th. We battled back; we had one bad set of tires. Got our lap back and battled back up through there and then there she went.”

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
STP 500
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MARCH 29, 2015

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 BUSH’S BEANS CHEVROLET SS – Sidelined by engine issues on lap 177
WHAT PUT YOU GUYS IN THE GARAGE?
“Motor issues of some sort, I’m not sure what the exact problem is with the motor. We had a fast Bush’s Beans Chevy just trying to be patient. There were a lot of guys already starting to wreck out there, so I was just trying to keep the car clean for the first 400 laps. We needed to work on it a little bit to be up there with the top three or four guys, but I felt like the car was pretty strong. I noticed some smoke start rolling in the car and I could see it start out of the back of the car. I think when that was happening there had to be stuff starting to get on the tires and stuff. I just started losing speed and then by that point it was smoking so bad they black flagged me, which they probably should have. Nobody could see behind me. We are here (in the garage) now.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Martinsville–AJ Allmendinger →

Will Power Puts Chevrolet on Pole for Verizon IndyCar Series Season-Opening Race on Streets of St. Petersburg
Competitive Debut of Chevrolet Aero Kit Nets Eight of Top-10 Starting Positions

· Five Chevrolet IndyCar V6 drivers transfer to Firestone Fast Six in competition debut for Chevrolet Aero Kit
· Team Chevy drivers claimed top-four starting positions, five of the top-six and eight of top-10
· Will Power broke the 13-year-old track record with a lap of 1:00:6509 seconds to capture his 5th St. Petersburg pole and 37th career Verizon P1 Award
· All four Chevrolet IndyCar Series partner teams are represented in top-10 starters for Sunday’s season-opening race Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR– Will Power Puts Chevrolet on Pole for Verizon IndyCar Series Season-Opening Race on Streets of St. Petersburg →

CHEVROLET INDYCAR V6
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG (FLORIDA)
POST QUALIFYING QUOTES – BATCH ONE
MARCH 28,2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – POLE WINNER
THAT WAS TIGHT, WASN’T IT? “It was. I thought we had an extra lap. We were trying to be the last car, so we left a little late and got the checkered flag. But full credit to the team and Verizon. I’m stoked to get pole, I really am.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–St. Petersburg–Post Qualifying →

TEAM PENSKE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIS CHEVROLET DRIVERS WILL POWER, HELIO CASTRONEVES, JUAN PABLO MONTOYA AND SIMON PAGENAUD met with members of the media at the Streets of St. Petersburg and discussed:

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET: ABOUT WANTING TO REPEAT AS CHAMPION: “I can’t help but want to win. Your own personal pressure comes with that. Nothing has changed; I feel the same as I did when I wasn’t a champion. I have to go out there and win races; it’s what I want to do.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–ST. PETERSBURG–TEAM PENSKE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIS CHEVROLET DRIVERS WILL POWER, HELIO CASTRONEVES, JUAN PABLO MONTOYA AND SIMON PAGENAUD →