MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
CONSUMERS ENERGY 400
TEAM CHEVY QUALIYFING NOTES & QUOTES
AUGUST 9, 2019

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
3rd William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Camaro ZL1
4th Alex Bowman, No. 88 Axalta Camaro ZL1
6th Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Camaro ZL1
7th Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet Accessories Camaro ZL1
11th Daniel Hemric, No. 8 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Camaro ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1st Brad Keselowski (Ford)
2nd Kevin Harvick (Ford)
3rd William Byron (Chevrolet)
4th Alex Bowman (Chevrolet)
5th Clint Bowyer (Ford)

NBCSN will telecast the 203-lap Consumers Energy 400 live at 3 p.m. ET Sunday, August 11. The NBC Sports Gold app will stream the race and live coverage can also be found on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Qualifying Notes →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
CONSUMERS ENERGY 400
TEAM CHEVY BREAKOUT SESSION
AUGUST 9, 2019

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 MCDONALD’S CAMARO ZL1 BREAKOUT SESSION HIGHLIGHTS:

AT SOME POINT, WOULD YOU LOVE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO JUST RUN FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP UNENCUMBERED?
“I look forward to that day. I know it will happen, just don’t know when. 2031, that’s 12 years from now. I’ll have as long of a Cup career as Tony Stewart did and I’ll still be in my mid-30s. I’ll be fine.”
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Kyle Larson →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
CONSUMERS ENERGY 400
TEAM CHEVY BREAKOUT SESSION
AUGUST 9, 2019

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1 BREAKOUT SESSION HIGHLIGHTS:

SOME PEOPLE LIKE SEEING THE JIMMIE JOHNSON THAT IS AGGRESSIVE. CAN YOU TAKE US THROUGH YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT?
“Of course, I was very upset following the race with what took place there, and in my opinion you have to go talk to people and try to find out if what you thought in the car happened or not. Through that conversation, I was able to learn a lot about where Ryan’s head was on it all and here we are, we’re in Michigan. That’s last weekend. It did not turn out the way if could have for us and points are so important for us right now. That is where a lot of the frustration came from. I’m sure we’ve all talked about it plenty and I’m ready to go racing at Michigan. I practice today we continued to make the car better.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Jimmie Johnson →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
CONSUMERS ENERGY 400
TEAM CHEVY BREAKOUT SESSION
AUGUST 9, 2019

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 CHEVROLET ACCESSORIES CAMARO ZL1 BREAKOUT SESSION HIGHLIGHTS:

YOU WERE FAST IN PRACTICE
“It’s pretty cool. It’s not an impound race, so people are all trying to go as fast as they can and doing their thing to make the car go fast. We obviously did a really good job of that. It’s not the easiest to drive when you’re trimmed out like that. It’s a little more hair-raising, I guess you could say, when you’re out there in qualifying trim doing your thing. So, yeah, I’m pumped. I think we have a good shot at the pole and an opportunity to start up front here means a lot. You saw what Joey (Logano) was able to do with the pole last time. Hopefully this is good for us.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Austin Dillon →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
CONSUMERS ENERGY 400
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 9, 2019

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed traction compound, what it would be like to win at Michigan, the upcoming race at Bristol, and more. Full Transcript:

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME USING THE PJ1 HERE AT MICHIGAN. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF TRACTION COMPOUND OVERALL? PRO OR CON?
“I think it’s a good thing to be messing with. Back when we were going really fast here, I think this was probably a track that really needed it bad. It’s so far up the race track here that everybody is a little concerned. It might be a little too far around for the amount of power we have. I feel like that’s the big question mark. You’re not lifting enough to make up longer distance. You use 2 rpm or whatever kind of distance, if you can move up high enough and get it; whereas now, we’re so close to wide-open running the regular groove, I think it’s going to be hard. But the one thing I don’t know and I’m not sure about everybody else. But it seems like to me, if there’s an advantage in maybe drafting or being to the right side of a car here, that might push it up. But, just to be running out there by yourself with nobody else around you, I don’t think you can go any faster up there. I think it’s too high.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Chase Elliott →

STATEMENT CONCERNING ARROW SCHMIDT PETERSON MOTORSPORTS’ REQUEST TO BE RELEASED FROM ITS 2020 ENGINE SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH HONDA PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT

“HPD is proud of its numerous accomplishments in partnership with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, which include all seven of the team’s NTT IndyCar Series victories to date, as well as two coveted pole positions for the Indianapolis 500. Although we regret that this partnership will be coming to an end in advance of the 2020 season, HPD has the utmost confidence in the strength and commitment of its remaining partner teams, all of whom have won at least one NTT IndyCar Series race in each of the past two seasons. We look forward to demonstrating that same type of depth across our entire lineup for many years to come.”

WORLD CHAMPIONS JOHN FORCE AND ROBERT HIGHT TO RACE AT
KELLY SERVICES NIGHT UNDER FIRE

NORWLAK, Ohio (Aug. 9, 2019) — After both having had milestone victories during NHRA’s famed Western Swing, John Force and Robert Hight will once again participate in the 42nd annual Kelly Services Night Under Fire at Summit Motorsports Park outside of Cleveland. Continue reading WORLD CHAMPIONS JOHN FORCE AND ROBERT HIGHT TO RACE AT KELLY SERVICES NIGHT UNDER FIRE →

Dominic Scelzi Building Momentum Throughout Iowa Speedweek

Inside Line Promotions – OSKALOOSA, Iowa (Aug. 8, 2019) – Dominic Scelzi has had a fast race car throughout the first half of Iowa Speedweek.

Scelzi has guided his family owned sprint car to numerous strong moments, including top-15 runs at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, and at Southern Iowa Speedway. Continue reading Dominic Scelzi Building Momentum Throughout Iowa Speedweek →

Quartet of Team JEGS racers
headed to SFG Buckeye Bracket Bash
WEST SALEM, Ohio (Aug. 7) — Led by six-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. and reigning North Central Region titlist Troy Coughlin Jr., a strong foursome of Team JEGS racers will be vying for the big cash prizes up for grabs at this weekend’s second annual SFG Buckeye Bracket Bash at Dragway 42.

Samantha Coughlin, Jeg Jr. ‘s wife, and Paige Coughlin, Troy Jr.’s sister, also will be competing in JEGS’ yellow-an-black livery.

Jeg Jr. will be racing his beloved JEGS.com Chevy II wagon in the three races that make up the weekend, including Friday’s $50K-to-win tilt, Saturday’s $75K-to-win main event and Sunday’s $25K-to-win finale.

Jeg Jr. went to the semifinals at the last SFG event. Continue reading Quartet of Team JEGS racers headed to SFG Buckeye Bracket Bash →

Richard Childress Racing at Michigan International Speedway … In 173 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway, RCR teams have earned three wins, two with Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990) and one with Kevin Harvick (August 2010). Additionally, RCR has claimed 25 top-five and 58 top-10 finishes with 10 different drivers including Richard Childress, a former driver in NASCAR’s top division, who recorded top-10 finishes at MIS in June 1978 and August 1979. Continue reading RCR Event Preview – Michigan International Speedway / Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
CONSUMERS ENERGY 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN
AUGUST 11, 2019

BOWTIE BULLETS:
THE CHASE IS ON:
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, dominated the 90-lap Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International for the second consecutive year. In the calendar year from The Glen win on August 5, 2018, to his August 4 victory on the 2.45-mile road course, Elliott has five victories. Elliott added victories at Dover and Kansas in ’18 and won at Talladega earlier this season. At the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway, Elliott leads active drivers with an average finish of 7.4 (seven races).

CHEVROLET IS POLE LEADER:
At The Glen, Elliott produced the 11th Chevrolet pole in the 22 MENCS races this season, which leads all manufacturers. Elliott, Austin Dillon and William Byron all have three pole starts for the Bowtie brigade. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Bowtie Bullets →

Giovanni Scelzi Rallies During 360 Knoxville Nationals Before Earning Podium at Capitani Classic

Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Aug. 6, 2019) – Giovanni Scelzi improved throughout last weekend at Knoxville Raceway, which hosted its first of two straight huge weekends of action.

Scelzi and car owner Bernie Stuebgen opened the competition on Friday by qualifying seventh quickest out of more than 50 competitors during a preliminary night for the 29th annual My Place Hotels 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. Scelzi then gained a position in a heat race to finish fourth and lock directly into the A Main.
Continue reading Giovanni Scelzi Rallies During 360 Knoxville Nationals Before Earning Podium at Capitani Classic →

Momentum Shifts Define Action-Packed
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series
Doubleheader in the Silver State
History Made in Pro 2 with First Ever Win for Pro 2M Engine
SPARKS, Nevada (August 6, 2019) – It had been more than two months since the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, presented by GEICO, was last seen in action, and the extended downtime lit a fire under every competitor across the championship’s nine classes. The culmination of this eagerness resulted in some of the best battles of the 2019 season at the OPTIMA Batteries Silver State Showdown, presented by GEICO, and with back-to-back nights of racing on the fastest track in the series at Wild West Motorsports Park, it also led to significant momentum shifts in each respective title fight. Continue reading Momentum Shifts Define Action-Packed Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series →

Ford Honors the First Class of 20-Year Senior Master Technicians with Wood Brothers Racing’s Paint Scheme

Program Headlines Efforts to Attract and Retain Auto Technicians

Seventy-eight Ford and Lincoln 20-Year Senior Master Technicians Honored at Michigan International Speedway
Ford uses motorsports sponsorships in NASCAR and NHRA to get word out that jobs are available in the automotive technician field
Special weekend highlights Ford’s partnership with Wood Brothers Racing Continue reading Ford Honors the First Class of 20-Year Senior Master Technicians with Wood Brothers Racing’s Paint Scheme →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
MAGIC DRY ORGANIC ABSORBENT NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS
PACIFIC RACEWAYS IN KENT, WASHINGTON
JOHN FORCE REFLECTS ON 150TH FUNNY CAR VICTORY

Since 1978, Chevrolet has been a major part of Force’s career
Looking at the Funny Car champion’s milestone victories and other statistics

DETROIT (August 5, 2019) – For 54 weeks, John Force was subject to the persistent question “When are you going to get 150?”

Since posting his 149th NHRA Funny Car victory on July 22, 2018, at Denver, Force had been resilient, continually saying, ‘It’ll come,” though the continual inquiries about the 150 milestone were like a knife in the side of the NHRA competitor and, over time, crept into his psyche. Continue reading JOHN FORCE REFLECTS ON 150TH FUNNY CAR VICTORY →

Menard Finishes 18th At The Glen

August 4, 2019

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/Dutch Boy Paints Ford Mustang came away with an 18th-place finish in Sunday’s Go Bowling at the Glen.

Menard started the 90-lap race on the historic Watkins Glen road course from 22nd place and moved up to 16th in the opening 20-lap Stage.

In Stage Two, he wound up 20th as team began putting their strategy in place for the finish of the race.

During the final 50-lap segment, Menard and the Menards/Dutch Boy team elected to run long before making their final pit stop, a move that, if events played out in their favor, would have put them at an advantage tire-wise in the closing laps.

Menard cycled into the lead and held the top spot for three laps before the yellow flag flew on Lap 63 for an incident between Kyle Busch and Bubba Wallace.

The caution flag foiled the No. 21 team’s strategy, so Menard made his pit stop at that point and worked his way back to 18th at the finish.

Track officials announced before the race that the event drew a sold-out grandstand crowd with thousands more watching from their campsites spread all along the 2.45-mile race course.

“Our strategy didn’t work out due to the last caution and that cost us a few spots,” Wood said. “But I was happy for the folks at Watkins Glen. They’ve built a good fan base here, and having a sellout crowd is a big achievement for NASCAR as a whole.”

Menard and the Wood Brothers team now head to Michigan International Speedway for next week’s Consumers Energy 400.

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: Another Hard-Luck Afternoon
ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. (Aug. 4, 2019) – Luck wasn’t on the side of Corvette Racing on Sunday as the team logged fourth- and sixth-place finishes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Road Race Showcase at Road America.

Both Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs led the GT Le Mans (GTLM) category and were in contention for the program’s 100thh victory in IMSA competition. Ultimately, however, the race and fortune went against Corvette Racing as it went for an eighth class victory at the circuit.

Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen posted Corvette Racing’s best finish in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R with race pole-winner Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner two spots behind in the No. 4 Corvette C7.R. The team will regroup and prep for a GT-only race August 25 at Virginia International Raceway. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: Another Hard-Luck Afternoon →

Austin Dillon and The No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Team Battle All Day at Watkins Glen International

“Road course racing has never been our forte, but we headed into Watkins Glen International with high hopes of using all of the tools at our disposal to earn a solid finish in the Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. It was a struggle to gain track position after starting further back in the field than we had hoped, but I’m so proud of this Richard Childress Racing team because they never gave up. Throughout the race, I listened to my team as they gave feedback to help me hit my marks throughout the seven-turn road course. They also made great adjustments throughout the race to help with a tight-handling condition. In the end, we couldn’t overcome the lack of forward drive and ended up finishing just outside the top-30. We have work to do on the road courses, and this team deserves better. We’re resetting and heading to Michigan International Speedway next week with a goal of earning a win and punching our ticket into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.”

-Austin Dillon

Incident in Bus Stop Hurts Daniel Hemric’s First Watkins Glen Start with Caterpillar Chevrolet

“This was not how we saw today going with this Caterpillar Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. The car took off well when the green flag flew and we were making progress after the first few stops of the day. I had some issues with the brakes after we got some grass on the ducts, and with about 50 laps to go they gave up on me going into the Bus Stop and I got into Ty Dillon. That sent his car through the grass and my car slid into the tire barrier with the left side. These guys on pit road did all they could to make repairs and get the car competitive again, but the time we spent on pit road put us multiple laps down. We’ll move on from this and focus forward as we head to Michigan next week.”

-Daniel Hemric

Ultimate success in Seattle eludes Mike Coughlin and Jeg Coughlin Jr., but gains were made
SEATTLE (Aug. 4) — Drag racing brothers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Mike Coughlin concluded their visit to the West Coast with solid results at Sunday’s 32nd annual Magic Dry NHRA Nationals. Mike progressed to the third round in his JEGS.com Top Dragster before losing a close race by just a few inches, while Jeg Jr. reached the quarterfinal round of Pro Stock in his JEGS.com Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. Continue reading Ultimate success in Seattle eludes Mike Coughlin and Jeg Coughlin Jr., but gains were made →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
GOBOWLING AT THE GLEN
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE PRESS CONF TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 4, 2019

CHASE ELLIOTT, CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 SCORE VICTORY AT THE GLEN

WATKINS GLEN, NY (August 4, 2019) – With a strong showing in every category throughout the two-day Go Bowling at The Glen Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race (MENCS), Chase Elliott capped the weekend in his No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Camaro ZL1 by capturing his second victory of the 2019 season.

Elliott won the pole position, both Stages 1 and 2, and the final 90-lap event itself on the 3.4-mile road course, to mark his second consecutive win at the challenging 11-turn race track and fifth of his MENCS career.

The victory is also the fifth of the season for Chevrolet, the 19th for the brand at Watkins Glen International, and 784th all-time win for the Bowtie in NASCAR’s premier series.

Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota) was second, Denny Hamlin (Toyota) finished third, Erik Jones (Toyota) was fourth, and Ryan Blaney (Ford) was fifth to round out the Top 5.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season continues next weekend at Michigan International Speedway with the Consumers Energy 400 on Sunday, August 11th at 3 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading CHASE ELLIOTT, CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 SCORE VICTORY AT THE GLEN →