Chevrolet Clinches Bill France Performance Cup for the 16th Time; Award Recognizes Manufacturers’ Championship in the NASCAR Nationwide Series

DETROIT (November 15, 2014) – With Kyle Larson’s third-place finish in the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Chevrolet clinched the Manufacturers’ Championship in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The 2014 achievement marks the 16th time the Bowtie Brand has captured the prestigious Bill France Performance Cup.

It is also the first time Camaro has earned a Manufacturers’ award in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The Chevy Camaro made its series debut at Daytona International Speedway in February of 2013 and has since made 19 trips to Victory Lane.

“Chevrolet is honored to win the 2014 Bill France Performance Cup in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for the 16th time,” said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “This is the first-ever Manufacturers’ title for Chevrolet with Camaro in the Nationwide Series, which makes it even more special.” 


En route to securing the Bill France Performance Cup, Chevrolet drivers have won 15 races this season in the Nationwide Series. The quest for the coveted 2014 Manufacturers’ title began at the first race of the season when Regan Smith piloted his No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro to the victory at Daytona International Speedway.

In addition to Smith, the following Team Chevy drivers contributed to this special award with manufacturers’ points-paying finishes: Kevin Harvick (four wins); Chase Elliott (three wins); Brendan Gaughan (two wins); Kasey Kahne (two wins); Kyle Larson (two wins); Ty Dillon (one win); Paul Menard (one win) and Regan Smith (one win).

“This award is the result of dedication and determination by our Nationwide Series team owners, drivers, and crew chiefs,” added Campbell. “We salute everyone for their tireless work in earning this honor for Chevrolet.”

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FORD ECOBOOST 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES
NOVEMBER 15, 2014

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS

DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE BALANCE OF THE CAR AFTER THE TWO PRACTICE SESSIONS TODAY?
“Yeah, we struggled getting the balance right. And I don’t think we’ve really hit it exactly where we need it to be yet. So, we’ll go back through the stuff that everybody did on our cars and definitely try to improve for tomorrow.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead-Miami–Practice →

JIM CAMPBELL, U.S. VICE PRESIDENT OF PERFORMANCE VEHICLES AND MOTORSPORTS

KERRY THARP: Good afternoon. This is day 3 of the 2014 Ford championship weekend here as we wrap up what has been another exciting and successful NASCAR racing season. You know, we couldn’t do it without the support, the professionalism, and the collaboration between three outstanding partners. We thought that we would let you men and women hear from them today. Continue reading Chevy Racing–JIM CAMPBELL, U.S. VICE PRESIDENT OF PERFORMANCE VEHICLES AND MOTORSPORTS →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FORD ECOBOOST 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
NOVEMBER 14, 2014

TEAM CHEVY’S JEFF GORDON WINS POLE AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
Earns Hendrick Motorsports’ 200th All-Time Pole

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2014) – Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet SS, won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale’ at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a lap of 180.747 mph (29.876 seconds).

It is the 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole for Hendrick Motorsports. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead-Miami–Qualifying →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FORD ECOBOOST 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
NOVEMBER 14, 2014

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER
“We had a great Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet but the bottom just wasn’t the perfect place for us to run. I could feel the tires going away and then we needed to move up. So when we saw some of those guys running fast laps a little bit higher up, I was looking forward to making that last lap. The guys made some great adjustments. We unfortunately had a tire going down on the left front, so I don’t know if that helped us or hurt us, but it was pretty nice to get that pole. That’s awesome.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead-Miami–Qualifying →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FORD ECOBOOST 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 14, 2014

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Homestead-Miami Speedway and discussed the potential to wrap up the Rookie of the Year title, his conversation with Ryan Newman this week and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead-Miami–Kyle Larson →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

KEVIN HARVICK TAKES CHEVROLET SS TO VICTORY LANE AT PHOENIX
TEAM CHEVY’S HARVICK AND RYAN NEWMAN JOIN FINAL FOUR DRIVERS IN
CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Kevin Harvick earned the victory at Phoenix International Raceway. This is the sixth win for Harvick at PIR and 27th career win for the driver of the No. 4 Chevrolet SS
Harvick and Jeff Gordon gave Team Chevy a 1-2 finish for the 13th time in 2014
The win marks the 19th victory for Chevrolet SS in 2014
Harvick and Ryan Newman will battle for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup next week at the season finale
AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 9, 2014) – Kevin Harvick dominated the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) and collected his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) win of the season. It was the 13th time that Team Chevy captured the top two finishing positions this year. Harvick’s win also marks the 19th victory for Chevrolet in 2014. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Kevin Harvick →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
NOVEMBER 9, 2014

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS – Finished 2nd:
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON NOT MOVING ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND IN HOMESTEAD, YOU ONLY MISSED IT BY ONE POINT: 
“Yeah, it’s disappointing. We have a lot to hold our heads up high about; the way that we raced this race and this whole Chase and the whole season. We raced hard. We raced together as a team. But I hope we taught somebody that you can race clean and still go out there and give it your best. You don’t have to wreck people to make it in the Chase or win the championship. I’m afraid if it was that ugly these last couple of weeks it’s going to get really ugly next week. I couldn’t be more proud of this Axalta Chevrolet team and Alan Gustafson (crew chief) and everybody. This makes last week hurt that much more. But we did everything we could at Martinsville. We did everything we could here, second just wasn’t good enough. (Kevin) Harvick was in another zip code. There was nobody that was going to get him today. We did a great job finishing second. You know what I’m not happy about it, but at the same time I’m really proud of what we have done this year and we will go try to win Homestead and end this season on a positive note.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Post Race →

Chase Elliott Crowned 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion

AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 8, 2014) – Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Chevrolet Camaro, claimed the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) championship with a fifth-place finish in the DAV 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. His title, the first for Elliott and first for team owner Dale Earnhardt, Jr., marks Chevrolet’s 18th Driver’s Championship since the inception of the series in 1982.

“On behalf of Chevrolet, congratulations to Chase Elliott and the No. 9 Camaro team on winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver’s Championship,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet U.S. Vice President Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “Chase and the crew demonstrated great teamwork and that never-give-up attitude. Congratulations to Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Kelly Earnhardt-Miller and the entire JR Motorsports organization on this accomplishment.”

In his first year of NNS competition, Elliott has piloted the Chevy Camaro to three wins, 16 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes to date. At 18 years of age he is the youngest title winner in any of NASCAR’s three national series.

Elliott joins 14 other Team Chevy drivers to record this achievement. Others include: Austin Dillon (2013), Clint Bowyer (2008), Martin Truex, Jr. (2004-05), Brian Vickers (2003), Kevin Harvick (2001 & ‘06), Jeff Green (2000), Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (1998-99), Randy LaJoie (1996-97), Johnny Benson (1995), David Green (1994), Steve Grissom (1993), Joe Nemechek (1992) and Larry Pearson (1987).

“We are proud to have Chase on Team Chevy,” added Campbell.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Kevin Harvick Leads Team Chevy Chase Drivers In Qualifying at Phoenix
Four Chevy SS Drivers Score Top-10 Starting Spots for Sunday’s
Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500

AVONDALE, ARIZ. (November 7, 2014) – Two of the three Team Chevy drivers battling in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup had strong qualifying runs for Sunday’s Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). A total of four Chevy SS drivers score top-10 starting positions for the second-to-last NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race of 2014.
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 7TH
For qualifying, we didn’t have any expectations there. We definitely expected the car to be a little better in practice today. It had such good grip in the middle when we were testing, and that’s where we were lacking today. The balance is off but the team made some good adjustments and especially there for qualifying. That was a good improvement. We just needed another chunk there and we’d be right there. I’m pretty optimistic about tomorrow and getting it right for Sunday.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Jeff Gordon →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CAT MINING CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his view of the Chase with two races remaining, drivers he’s admired, mind games, and more. Full Transcript:

GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE RACE AT PHOENIX THIS WEEKEND
“I just look forward tot this opportunity. It’s a good race track. I said before Martinsville started that I thought we had an equal opportunity at Martinsville, Texas, and Phoenix. I have been to Victory Lane once at each track and feel confident based on our run at the spring race here; what I really call our first true run and race together as a team because Daytona is a unique situation in itself. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Ryan Newman →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS, met with members at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) and discussed post-race at Texas last week, expectations for this weekend at PIR and other topics. FULL TRANSCRIPT:

THOUGHTS ON COMING TO PHOENIX:
“We are excited. I think last week was a little bit unexpected just for the fact that we made up a lot more ground than I think we anticipated going in (to Texas). Came up a little bit short on the win, but we couldn’t pick a better race track for us to come to next and need to try and win a race. We are really excited. The team is in good spirits, and we are looking forward to this weekend’s challenges.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Kevin Harvick →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PATRIOTIC CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed last weekend’s incident at Texas Motor Speedway between Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski, his outlook for this weekend at Phoenix and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON COMING INTO THIS WEEKEND’S RACE:
“Excited to be here, especially after our performance at Texas and then even back a few days our test session that we had in Miami. We did test here. It didn’t go exactly how we wanted, but the last 10 days we have learned a lot about our race cars. I’m feeling very optimistic about how our Lowe’s Chevy is going to run here this weekend. The No. 24 had an incredible test and I really expect him to be fast and clearly something that he and that team need to have for this weekend. I had a great week. Spent some time out here in this direction I should say. I was on the West Coast. I went to the SEMA show for Chevrolet and unveiled a really cool Stingray Corvette, ’71 Corvette and then had a photo shoot for a sponsor and stuff. It’s been nice to be out west and I’m ready to go racing.”
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Jimmie Johnson →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway to discuss his showing in the Chase portion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule, the Rookie of the Year battle… FULL TRANSCRIPT:

TALK A LITTLE ABOUT COMING INTO PHOENIX THIS WEEKEND.
“Yeah, I’m excited to be here at Phoenix. I enjoy this track. I haven’t ran all that great here but I do enjoy it. Hopefully we can have a good weekend. I walked by the car; we have some camo on it so that’s pretty cool. I’d like to keep the top-10s going. We’ve been running really strong in the Chase. Had we been in the Chase, we’d be in this round right now and right in the thick of things to make it to Homestead. Even though we’re not in the chase, we’re still trying to treat it like we are and trying to do the best job to make it to the next round, even though we won’t. The last two races will be fun. Phoenix I enjoy and Homestead is my favorite. Hopefully we can finish off the year strong.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Kyle Larson →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AAA TEXAS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE REPORT AND TRANSCRIPTS
NOVEMBER 2, 2014

JIMMIE JOHNSON PUTS CHEVY SS IN VICTORY LANE AT TEXAS

Kevin Harvick gave Chevrolet a 1-2 finish in the 34th race of the season, and the eighth race in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Johnson’s win is 18th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory for Chevrolet in 2014 season
Win is fourth Texas Motor Speedway win and fourth win of the season for the driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Red Vest Chevrolet SS
Three Team Chevy drivers remain in Chase battle to make the final four that will compete for the 2014 championship: Ryan Newman, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS – 3rd; Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS – 4th and Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet SS – 8th Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AAA TEXAS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
NOVEMBER 2, 2014

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S RED VEST CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
CONGRATS ON THE WIN. NOT SURE IF YOU SAW WHAT HAPPENED ON PIT ROAD AFTER THE RACE:
“I saw a little bit on the big screen going down the back straightaway. I would definitely have to go to the tape and watch and see what happened there. I know that second to last restart I got hit from behind and I know Brad (Keselowski) got to my outside and I guess in the process of running into me and getting to the outside lane he ruffled some feathers in the process. Just and exciting night for us, we had a very fast race car, led a lot of laps. Those cautions at the end, one restart would help me the other would hurt me and in the end we got it done.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AAA TEXAS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 31, 2014

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S RED VEST CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed his special Lowe’s Red Vest paint scheme this weekend at Texas, not being in the 2014 championship title picture and many other topics. Full Transcript:

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE LOWE’S RED VEST PROGRAM AND WHAT YOU HAVE GOING ON TODAY:
“On a funny note (Chad) Knaus (crew chief) is even in one of these (red vests). So everybody should leave here immediately and go see it firsthand themselves. Then on a serious note the red race car and wearing the vest and all the red this weekend in general is really to honor the 260,000 plus employees at Lowe’s, that put on the vest every day and go to work and make all the magic happen in the stores. It’s a cool program. I’m of course having a little fun with it and going to wear the vest and so are the crew guys, but in all seriousness they are what make it all happen and it’s neat to see Lowe’s utilize the relationship from a marketing stand point, but also internally amongst all their employees really kind of worldwide now.”
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Jimmie Johnson →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AAA TEXAS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 31, 2014

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media today at Texas Motor Speedway. Newman discussed his position in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, his thoughts on this weekend’s race and the season, being aggressive at Texas and other topics. FULL TRANSCRIPT:

WHAT’S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THIS WEEKEND AT THIS BIG, FAST 1.5-MILE TRACK?
“We’re looking forward to the opportunity. We had a good run going at the first race and caught a windshield tear-off on our splitter, so we had to pit under green and lost a bunch of positions. This is an opportunity to come back here to prove and show the things that we’ve learned as a team and organization since the first race in Texas, and to keep our consistency going with a couple of top-fives and couple of top-10s – and hopefully have some fun with what we’re doing with our Caterpillar Chevrolet.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Ryan Newman →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AAA TEXAS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 31, 2014

Team Chevy Chase Drivers Qualify in Top-Seven at Texas
Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick and Ryan Newman will Start 2nd, 5th and 7th
• Four Chevy SS drivers score top-five starting spots for Sunday’s AAA Texas 500
• Tony Stewart, No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS, set the track qualifying record with a lap of 200.111 mph, breaking the previous record of 198.282 mph, set by Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet SS, in April, 2014. It was the first 200 mph qualifying lap at a 1.5-mile track in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history, and is the 22nd qualifying record set in 2014
• Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS, posted his 22nd top-10 start of the 2014 season, and his 15th at Texas Motor Speedway
• Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Red Vest Chevrolet SS, third fastest qualifier, posted his 15th top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway, and his 19th in 34 races this season.
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FT. WORTH (October 31, 2014) – The three Team Chevy drivers battling in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup had strong qualifying runs for Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Top-Seven →