Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Post Race Quotes

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
ALABAMA 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
OCTOBER 15, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVROLET SS – Involved in a multi-car accident on Lap 184
“I got on the inside of Daniel (Suarez) and Kyle (Larson) had left me enough room from the bottom to get there and was there. I don’t guess he saw me in time. I had a really big run coming and it was the time of day to go, so we went.”
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Chevy Racing–NHRA–Texas–Post Race

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
AAA TEXAS NHRA FALLNATIONALS
TEXAS MOTORPLEX IN ENNIS, TEXAS
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, OCT. 15, 2017

An interview with top Fuel winner BRITTANY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET TOP FUEL DRAGSTER (No. 5 qualifier; second career victory from No. 5 spot; third win of season and sixth in 118-race career; second in points):

Q: YOU LOOK GOOD IN A COWBOY HAT.
BRITTANY FORCE: Thank you. It’s my first one. To be honest, I didn’t know which way was front and which way was back.

Q: YOU DID NOT HAVE AN EASY ROUND ALL DAY.
BRITTANY FORCE: This far along in the game, it’s going to be tough. Two people that are ahead of us, (Doug) Kalitta and (Steve) Torrence, and we took them out. It felt good. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Texas–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Post Race

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
ALABAMA 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
OCTOBER 15, 2017

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET SS – Finished 2nd
ON THE RACE.
“I don’t know that it was a good kind of crazy, but that’s the problem we are in. Proud of the guys on this Caterpillar Chevrolet with RCR and ECR to do what we did. We tried to play it smart and in the end we were close, but not close enough. I got double-teamed with the No. 2 and the No. 22 (Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano). That was the difference.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Post Race →

Honda Racing

Olsbergs MSE, Honda Conclude the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross Season

Olsbergs MSE, Honda Conclude the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross Season

• Mitchell deJong Ends Season as Highest Finishing Rookie
• Sebastian Eriksson Scores First Win in Louisville, Podium Finish in Atlantic City
• Oliver Eriksson Posts Season-High Finish of Fourth in Indianapolis

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (October 15, 2017) – In the final event of the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross season, Olsbergs MSE’s (OMSE) Mitchell deJong cemented his status as the most successful rookie in Red Bull GRC Supercars, piloting the No. 24 Red Bull Honda OMSE Civic. Continue reading Olsbergs MSE, Honda Conclude the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross Season →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Talladega Fast Facts

CHEVY FAST FACTS
ALABAMA 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
October 15, 2017

A total of 18 Team Chevy drivers will start the Alabama 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Talladega Superspeedway. The 188-lap/500-mile contest around the 2.66-mile venue is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., ET. Live coverage will be available on NBC, MRN Radio, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Talladega Fast Facts →

John Force Racing

Chevrolet “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” Content Available from Talladega

Chevrolet “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” Content Available from Talladega

Chevrolet has made available for media use high-definition video interviews of Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon and breast cancer survivor Donna Greene of Birmingham, Alabama from this morning’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” event – a partnership between Chevrolet and the American Cancer Society.

Media may download photography, interviews, event b-roll, and pace car and on-board footage from both Chevrolet SS pace cars: Continue reading Chevrolet “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” Content Available from Talladega →

John Force Racing

Monster Energy driver Brittany Force battles for Dallas victory from No. 5 spot

Monster Energy driver Brittany Force
battles for Dallas victory from No. 5 spot

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 14) – Qualifying for the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex didn’t exactly go as planned for Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster driver Brittany Force.

Yet, here she is sitting in the No. 5 spot heading into race day, ready to fight for her third victory of the season. Continue reading Monster Energy driver Brittany Force battles for Dallas victory from No. 5 spot →

John Force Racing

Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force notches No. 6 qualifying position in Dallas

Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force
notches No. 6 qualifying position in Dallas

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 14) – Courtney Force knows the difference between two days of qualifying and Sunday’s AAA Texas FallNationals at Texas Motorplex will be about as different as day and night.

After two days of qualifying in ambient temperatures in excess of 90 degrees – with track conditions exceeding 119 degrees – race day conditions are expected to be considerably cooler, with first-round eliminations expected in the mid-60s.
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John Force Racing

PEAK driver John Force qualifies No. 10 at AAA Texas FallNationals in Dallas

PEAK driver John Force qualifies No. 10
at AAA Texas FallNationals in Dallas

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 14) – John Force said the No. 10 position for Sunday’s AAA Texas FallNationals at Texas Motorplex isn’t where he wanted to qualify, but he remains optimistic in going rounds on race day. Continue reading PEAK driver John Force qualifies No. 10 at AAA Texas FallNationals in Dallas →

John Force Racing

‘Backbreaker’ run puts AAA Texas driver Robert Hight in No. 1 spot for 8th time in 2017

‘Backbreaker’ run puts AAA Texas driver
Robert Hight in No. 1 spot for 8th time in 2017

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 14) – Friday the 13th brought horrible luck for AAA Texas driver Robert Hight. But Saturday the 14th was much better.

Hight made a “backbreaker” pass in the final qualifying session, 3.871 seconds at 332.84 mph, to snare the No. 1 qualifier for the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals on Saturday at Texas Motorplex. That’s Hight’s third in a row, his eighth of the season – most in the Funny Car class – and 57th of his career. He now holds sole possession of ninth place all-time for No. 1s. Continue reading ‘Backbreaker’ run puts AAA Texas driver Robert Hight in No. 1 spot for 8th time in 2017 →

Wood Brothers

Blaney Qualifies Ninth At Talladega

Blaney Qualifies Ninth At Talladega
October 14, 2017

With a strong ninth-place qualifying result on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center team set themselves up to earn some valuable stage points in Sunday’s Alabama 500.

Blaney, one of the drivers in the Round of 12 in the Monster Energy Cup playoffs, knows that earning stage points will be important if he hopes to advance to the Round of Eight, which begins after next week’s race at Kansas Speedway. Continue reading Blaney Qualifies Ninth At Talladega →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Drivers Capps and Schumacher Each Qualify No. 2 for NHRA FallNationals

Mopar Drivers Capps and Schumacher Each Qualify No. 2 for NHRA FallNationals

Ron Capps qualifies No. 2 for NHRA FallNationals in Mopar HEMI®-powered Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car from Don Schumacher Racing (DSR)
Tony Schumacher turns in second-place qualifying effort in DSR-prepared Mopar Top Fuel dragster
Mopar driver Leah Pritchett qualifies sixth in Top Fuel
Five Mopar Dodge Funny Cars qualify for 16-car field, three of the four Mopar Funny Cars from DSR qualify in top seven
October 14, 2017, Ennis, Texas – During the majority of qualifying for the 32nd annual NHRA FallNationals, it looked as if Ron Capps would finally break through to start No. 1 during Sunday elimination rounds for the first time this year. In the end though, Capps and his Mopar HEMI®-powered Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car team from Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) had to settle for the No. 2 qualifying position at Texas Motorplex, the site of the fourth event in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs this weekend. Continue reading Mopar Drivers Capps and Schumacher Each Qualify No. 2 for NHRA FallNationals →

Erica Enders

Weeks of exhaustive testing finally paying dividends for Pro Stock champ Erica Enders

Weeks of exhaustive testing finally paying dividends for Pro Stock champ Erica Enders
DALLAS (Oct. 14) — Ever since her Elite Motorsports race team began to experience a performance downturn a few months ago, two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has been testing the wheels off Richard Freeman’s Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro.

It appears all of that extra work, along with some reconfigured parts dreamed up by car builder and crew chief Rick Jones, are paying off big for the 22-time national event winner. Continue reading Weeks of exhaustive testing finally paying dividends for Pro Stock champ Erica Enders →

Allen Johnson Racing

Marathon Petroleum’s Allen Johnson Knows Cooler Raceday Will Be Crew Chief’s Game, Confident in Chances at Victory at Texas Motorplex

Marathon Petroleum’s Allen Johnson Knows Cooler Raceday Will Be Crew Chief’s Game, Confident in Chances at Victory at Texas Motorplex

ENNIS, Tex. (October 14, 2017) – In high track temperatures during qualifying, Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson qualified No. 11 and is looking forward to the cooler track temperatures on raceday as he takes on the competition at the 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. Continue reading Marathon Petroleum’s Allen Johnson Knows Cooler Raceday Will Be Crew Chief’s Game, Confident in Chances at Victory at Texas Motorplex →

Jegs Racing

Smiles coming easier for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. after car upgrade

Smiles coming easier for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. after car upgrade
DALLAS (Oct. 14) — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his race crew are as excited as they’ve been since mid-May when they raced to the finals of the Menards Heartland Nationals. That’s because prior to this weekend’s 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals, Coughlin’s JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro was modified by car builder Rick Jones and the early results are very promising.

“If the corners are up on my mouth a bit it’s certainly because we’re as close to the front of the pack as we’ve been in quite a while,” Coughlin said. “We’ve been in the top half of the field in all four sessions here and ended up qualified No. 9, which is pretty wild. We started off No. 5, got bumped to sixth, got bumped to eighth and ended up 9th. When you’ve got a tight field like we’ve got this weekend, that can certainly happen. Continue reading Smiles coming easier for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. after car upgrade →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Qualifying

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
ALABAMA 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 14, 2017
ALL-CHEVY FRONT ROW AS DALE EARNHARDT JR. TAKES POLE,
CHASE ELLIOTT QUALIFIES SECOND AT TALLADEGA
Five Team Chevy Drivers to Start in Top-12

TALLADEGA, Ala. (Oct. 14, 2017) – Dale Earnhardt Jr., won the pole position Saturday for the Alabama 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) at Talladega Superspeedway with a fast lap of 50.256 seconds, 190.544 mph in his No. 88 Mountain Dew Chevrolet SS. It marks his 15th career pole in 626 MENCS races, his second pole of the 2017 season and his first pole in 35 races at Talladega.

“Really, all the credit for getting a pole at a place like this goes to the team and goes to the car and the guys that work on it, the engine, the body men; we’ve got an amazing staff back at Charlotte that builds some awesome stuff,” said Earnhardt Jr., a six-time winner at the famed Talladega Superspeedway. “This place has meant a lot to me. It’s awesome to hear those fans happy for us, and hopefully we’re going to give them a lot more to cheer about before this weekend is over.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Dale Earnhardt Jr.

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
ALABAMA 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
OCTOBER 14, 2017
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET SS – Pole Winner
WHAT’S IT LIKE TO GET A POLE ON YOUR FINAL ATTEMPT AT TALLADEGA?
“We got a pole earlier this year at Daytona. We’ve been fighting our teammate, Chase (Elliott) and his group for poles at these tracks for a long time and it’s been a lot of fun to be honest with you, how these two teams have pushed and elevated each other. Really, all the credit for getting a pole at a place like this goes to the team and goes to the car and the guys that work on it, the engine, the body men; we’ve got an amazing staff back at Charlotte that builds some awesome stuff. I just hold the wheel straight and try not to bounce into the apron, but get as close to it as you can and make sure you run a clean lap. But there ain’t much to it as a driver. This place has meant a lot to me. It’s awesome to hear those fans happy for us and hopefully we’re going to give them a lot more to cheer about before this weekend is over.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Dale Earnhardt Jr. →

John Force Racing

Sitting No 5 in Dallas, Brittany Force wants more from Monster Energy dragster

Sitting No 5 in Dallas, Brittany Force
wants more from Monster Energy dragster

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 13) – Brittany Force sits in the No. 5 spot after two qualifying rounds of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals with the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster, despite not making a perfect run in either session Friday at Texas Motorplex.

Force’s best run was 3.747 seconds at 282.95 mph, though the speed was nearly 40 mph slower than usual, an indication that her car slowed in the lights. Continue reading Sitting No 5 in Dallas, Brittany Force wants more from Monster Energy dragster →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Dale Earnhardt Jr.

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TALLADEGA 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 13, 2017

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media today at Talladega Superspeedway to discuss his final restrictor plate race, plans for next year beyond the TV booth, tracks he will miss, stage racing at a plate track and other topics including three very special gifts…

As part of Earnhardt Jr.’s media availability, Grant Lynch, Chairman of Talladega Superspeedway; and Alabama State Senator Gerald Dial, Chairman of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame presented Dale with a champagne bottle from the same case that his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., celebrated his final Cup Series win with on Oct. 15, 2000. He also was presented with a bottle of champagne from the same case with which he celebrated his first Talladega win on October 21, 2001.

The final gift was a No. 2 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that Dale Sr., competed in during his Rookie of the Year NASCAR Cup Series season of 1979 and his first NASCAR Cup Series Championship in 1980. The car owner was Rod Osterlund. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Dale Earnhardt Jr. →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Chase Elliott

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TALLADEGA 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 13, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media today at Talladega Superspeedway to discuss his team’s Playoff momentum, his first experiences at restrictor plate tracks, watching teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr., at plate races and other topics. Full transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Chase Elliott →

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