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Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Austin Dillon

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
FEBRUARY 23, 2018

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Atlanta Motor Speedway and discussed his week after winning the Daytona 500, why he loves the old surface at Atlanta, his expectations for the Camaro ZL1 on 1.5-mile tracks and many other topics. Full Transcript:

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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Bubba Wallace

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
FEBRUARY 23, 2018

DARRELL ‘BUBBA’ WALLACE, JR., No. 43 NASCAR RACING EXPERIENCE CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed his week following the Daytona 400, his expectations going forward, various upcoming race tracks, and more. Full Transcript:

HOW WAS YOUR WEEK AFTER THE DAYTONA 500?
“Oh, it’s been a hell of a week, man, no kidding. But, it wasn’t too busy, though. After the 500 I figured I’d be slammed all the way up until here, but it wasn’t too bad.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Bubba Wallace →

John Force Racing

BRITTANY FORCE PLANS TO RACE AT NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS

BRITTANY FORCE PLANS TO RACE AT NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS
CHANDLER, Ariz. (February 22, 2018) – Just 12 days after a huge crash in the opening round of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, reigning Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force has been cleared and plans to race at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix.

“I flew into Phoenix early this (Thursday) morning and headed straight out to race track to meet up with my team,” Force said. “I suited up and got belted back into my car that I ran all last season. It honestly felt good to be strapped back in and I was surprised how comfortable I was. I’m looking forward to getting back in my car tomorrow and getting back in the swing of things with my guys.” Continue reading BRITTANY FORCE PLANS TO RACE AT NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS →

Chevrolet Racing

CHEVROLET AT PHOENIX

CHEVROLET AT PHOENIX

What:
34th NHRA Arizona Nationals
When:
Friday, Feb. 23-Sunday, Feb. 25
Where:
Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park at Chandler, Arizona
TV:
FS1: Qualifications live – 7 p.m. ET Friday; taped — 11 p.m. ET Saturday
FS1: Eliminations and finals – 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday

Chevrolet Aims to Sew Up More Victories at Wild Horse Pass
Reigning Top Fuel champion Brittany Force is ready to get back to the action

DETROIT (Feb. 21, 2018) – Twelve days after escaping serious injury in a crash at the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season opener, reigning Top Fuel champion Brittany Force is looking forward to competing in the Monster Energy Chevrolet dragster this weekend in the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Continue reading CHEVROLET AT PHOENIX →

John Force Racing

COURTNEY FORCE HEADS TO NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS BACKED WITH CONFIDENCE FROM PRE-SEASON TESTING

COURTNEY FORCE HEADS TO NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS BACKED WITH CONFIDENCE FROM PRE-SEASON TESTING
CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 21, 2018) — John Force Racing opened the 2018 season with a bang but not in the fashion that was hoped for. Courtney Force, driver of the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car, is hoping to change the tide as they head to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix for the 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE HEADS TO NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS BACKED WITH CONFIDENCE FROM PRE-SEASON TESTING →

Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP

COMP Cams joins Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt by ARP as 2018 heat race sponsor

ERIE, MI (February 21, 2018) – Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP is proud to announce that COMP Cams will be a primary heat race sponsor partner for the 2018 season.

COMP Cams’ partnership allows Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP to pay its competitors for winning heat races, something not very common in sprint car racing. SOD racers appreciate the opportunity to be rewarded for top performance in preliminary races, not just feature events.

For more than 35 years, the COMP Cams mission has never changed: to produce the highest-performing products possible, provide customers with superior service, and to lead the industry in technological development. While the COMP Performance Group has grown to multiple companies and hundreds of employees, COMP Cams still retains the competitive spirit and desire to be the very best that has positioned it as the absolute leader in valve train components. COMP Cams works with the best teams in sprint car racing and fits perfectly as a partner with SOD.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta Advance

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
HAMPTON, GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 25, 2018

BOWTIE BULLETS
CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 LEADING THE PACK:
This weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway the production counterpart of the all-new Camaro ZL1 race car, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, will serve as the pace car for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENSC) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS), for the Folds of Honor Quicktrip 500. Fans will get the opportunity to see just how close the production version is to the race car counterpart, which is now competing for victories in the 2018 MENCS. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta Advance →

Cruz Pedregon

NHRA® Team Report NHRA Arizona Nationals – Phoenix Pre-Race Report

NHRA® Team Report
NHRA Arizona Nationals – Phoenix
Pre-Race Report

Energized by a quarterfinals showing in the first race of the season, Cruz Pedregon and team are looking forward to what the Snap-on Toyota can do in Phoenix this week. “We’re getting our newer team members in tune with what we can make happen each week at the track, and that takes patience and encouragement,” Cruz says. “A round win and some strong runs in the first weekend of the regular season really demonstrated to them how it will pay off for us to all be on the same page when we hit the track in Phoenix this weekend.” Continue reading NHRA® Team Report NHRA Arizona Nationals – Phoenix Pre-Race Report →

John Force Racing

ROBERT HIGHT CONFIDENT IN HIS FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENSE HEADING INTO NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS

ROBERT HIGHT CONFIDENT IN HIS FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENSE HEADING INTO NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS
CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 21, 2018) — Robert Hight, the reigning and two-time Funny Car world champion, is looking to continue his early season success at the 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside Phoenix.

With a strong showing at pre-season testing just three weeks ago at Wild Horse Pass, Hight is looking forward to the second of 24 races in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Season. Continue reading ROBERT HIGHT CONFIDENT IN HIS FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENSE HEADING INTO NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS →

Jegs Racing

Team JEGS Prerace Notes NHRA Arizona Nationals Team JEGS Prerace Notes

Team JEGS Prerace Notes
NHRA Arizona Nationals
Team JEGS
Prerace Notes

NHRA Arizona Nationals
Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park
Chandler, Ariz. (Feb. 23-25)

Jeg Coughlin Jr. will continue his pursuit of a sixth NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock title (and seventh national championship overall) at this weekend’s 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz. Jeg Jr. will once again be driving a Rick Jones Race Cars-built Chevy Camaro as a member of the Elite Motorsports team. Continue reading Team JEGS Prerace Notes NHRA Arizona Nationals Team JEGS Prerace Notes →

John Force Racing

JOHN FORCE HEADING TO NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS OPTIMISTIC AND ENCOURAGED BY HIS PEAK COOLANT AND MOTOR OIL TEAM

JOHN FORCE HEADING TO NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS OPTIMISTIC AND ENCOURAGED BY HIS PEAK COOLANT AND MOTOR OIL TEAM
CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 20, 2018) — Following an eventful opening to the 2018 season, John Force is looking forward to racing as usual at the upcoming 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix, Ariz. Feb. 23-25. Continue reading JOHN FORCE HEADING TO NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS OPTIMISTIC AND ENCOURAGED BY HIS PEAK COOLANT AND MOTOR OIL TEAM →

Jegs Racing

Making more history on the mind of six-time world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Making more history on the mind of
six-time world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.
CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 19) — In the NHRA’s 67 years of organized drag racing, only one driver — Jeg Coughlin Jr. — has won national event titles in seven different categories. At this weekend’s 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, Coughlin will try to extend that incredible mark to eight when he tries to win a Wally in Phil Unruh’s Top Sportsman Corvette in addition to his regular work in the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Pro Stocker. Continue reading Making more history on the mind of six-time world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Giovanni Scelzi Excited for World of Outlaws Debut This Weekend in Texas

Giovanni Scelzi Excited for World of Outlaws Debut This Weekend in Texas

Inside Line Promotions – FRESNO, Calif. (Feb. 19, 2018) – Giovanni Scelzi will make his World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series debut this weekend in Texas.

Scelzi and his family owned No. 41s are slated to compete on Friday at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige and on Saturday at LoneStar Speedway in Kilgore for the East Texas LoneStar Shootout with ‘The Greatest Show on Dirt.’ Continue reading Giovanni Scelzi Excited for World of Outlaws Debut This Weekend in Texas →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Scelzi Wrapping Up First Career Campaign With World Series Sprintcars This Weekend at Perth Motorplex

Scelzi Wrapping Up First Career Campaign With World Series Sprintcars This Weekend at Perth Motorplex

Inside Line Promotions – BUNBURY, West Australia, Australia (Feb. 19, 2018) – The final weekend of Dominic Scelzi’s trip to compete in Australia is here.

Scelzi and Wormall Motorsport will wrap up their World Series Sprintcars campaign this Saturday and Sunday at Perth Motorplex in Kwinana Beach, West Australia. Scelzi enters the weekend ranked 13th in the championship standing – only 100 points out of the top 10. Continue reading Scelzi Wrapping Up First Career Campaign With World Series Sprintcars This Weekend at Perth Motorplex →

Mopar Racing

Dodge Fuels Mile-High NHRA Nationals as New Title Sponsor

Dodge Fuels Mile-High NHRA Nationals as New Title Sponsor
Dodge becomes title sponsor of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event in Denver
2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Powered by Mopar marks 30th year of FCA US LLC sponsorship of top-level drag racing at Bandimere Speedway
Dodge also returns for third-consecutive year as title sponsor of Dodge NHRA Nationals in Reading, Pennsylvania
Denver event title sponsorship illustrates growing partnership of Dodge and Mopar in NHRA
New Dodge Garage (http://www.dodgegarage.com), a digital content hub for muscle car and race enthusiasts launches, will include highlights from NHRA season Continue reading Dodge Fuels Mile-High NHRA Nationals as New Title Sponsor →

Wood Brothers

Menard Dodges Multiple Wrecks En Route To Sixth-Place Finish In Daytona 500

Menard Dodges Multiple Wrecks En Route To Sixth-Place Finish In Daytona 500

February 19, 2018

Paul Menard had a bird’s-eye view of most of the big wrecks in the 60th annual Daytona 500, but he steered through them all and came away with a sixth-place finish in his 400th career Cup start.

His finishing points, coupled with his Stage points earned, put him in third place in the championship standings, six markers behind leader Ryan Blaney and tied for second place with Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon. Continue reading Menard Dodges Multiple Wrecks En Route To Sixth-Place Finish In Daytona 500 →

Chevrolet Racing

AUSTIN DILLON DRIVES CAMARO ZL1 TO VICTORY IN THE DAYTONA 500

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
FEBRUARY 18, 2018

AUSTIN DILLON DRIVES CAMARO ZL1 TO VICTORY IN THE DAYTONA 500
Darrell Wallace Jr. is Runner-Up to Give Chevrolet a 1-2 Finish

DAYTONA, Fla., (Feb. 18, 2018) – In its inaugural season, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 opened with a win in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series opener, the Daytona 500. Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 DOW Camaro ZL1, took the lead on the final lap en route to winning The Great American Race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday. Continue reading AUSTIN DILLON DRIVES CAMARO ZL1 TO VICTORY IN THE DAYTONA 500 →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona 500–Austin Dillon

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
FEBRUARY 18, 2018

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CAMARO ZL1 – RACE WINNER
ON EMOTIONS:
“Right now I just want to thank the good Lord above. I did what I had to do there at the end. I hate it for the No. 10 (Aric Almirola) guys. We had a run, and I stayed in the gas. It is what it is here at Daytona. This is so awesome to take the No. 3 car back to Victory Lane 20 years ago. This one is for Dale Earnhardt, Sr. and all those Sr. fans. I love you guys. We are going to keep kicking butt the rest of the year!” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona 500–Austin Dillon →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona 500–Chase Elliott

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
FEBRUARY 18, 2018

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 – Involved in a multi-car accident on lap 101
ARE YOU OKAY?
“Yes, I’m alright. I had such a fast Camaro ZL1 today, and I just wanted a shot there at the end. Tough circumstances. I was just trying to feel Blaney out and see what he was going to do; how aggressive he wanted to be. I had a big push and got light at the wrong time. Didn’t make the right move.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona 500–Chase Elliott →

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