Chevrolet Racing

CHEVY RACING NHRA AT SONOMA: Post-race Driver Quotes

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
TOYOTA NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS
SONOMA RACEWAY IN SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2018

An interview with Funny Car winner ROBERT HIGHT, JOHN FORCE RACING, AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 11 qualifier; second victory of season and second at Sonoma Raceway; reigning Funny Car champion):

THIS IS PROBABLY A SPECIAL WIN FOR YOU – SECOND AT SONOMA AND FIRST IN 10 YEARS?
“It is. I grew up north of here and I’ve been to every single one of the national events at Sonoma Raceway either as a fan, a crew member and now as a driver. It’s hard to believe that a guy from a small town in Northern California can win here.” Continue reading CHEVY RACING NHRA AT SONOMA: Post-race Driver Quotes →

Chevrolet Racing

CHEVY INDYCAR AT MID-OHIO: Will Power puts Chevy on Podium at Mid-Ohio

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE RECAP
JULY 29, 2018

LEXINGTON, OHIO – Will Power captured a third-place podium finish in today’s Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. The 90-lap (203.22-mile) race on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course was caution-free. Power, the winner of the 2018 Indianapolis 500 piloting the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, now sits fourth in the standings with four races left on the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule. Continue reading CHEVY INDYCAR AT MID-OHIO: Will Power puts Chevy on Podium at Mid-Ohio →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – Pennsylvania 400

Austin Dillon and Richard Childress Racing’s No. 3 American Ethanol Team Earn 13th-Place Finish at Pocono Raceway

“The American Ethanol Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was extremely tight through Stage 1. We made chassis adjustments that we were confident would help with handling, but when Stage 2 started it felt like I was driving a pogo stick, and by the end of Stage 2, the car was just way too loose. I have to give it to the entire No. 3 American Ethanol team for working hard and never giving up. I feel like we were actually pretty good on takeoff, so we pitted during a late-race caution for 4 scuff tires, which is all we had left. On the restart, I ended up scraping the Turn 3 Wall with the right side of my car. Luckily, I was able to continue but it killed my momentum and made the car really tight. In the end, it was a hard-earned 13th-place finish.”

-Austin Dillon

Ryan Newman Takes Advantage of Late-Race Restarts To Earn Second-Straight Top-10 Finish in Bass Pro Shops / Cabela’s Camaro ZL1 at Pocono Raceway

“I don’t ever give up and this No. 31 Bass Pro Shops / Cabela’s Camaro ZL1 team doesn’t either. Our race was pretty frustrating to me. I knew we had a top-10 car, but we got blocked quite a bit which caused us to lose momentum and track position, especially during the middle portions of the race. All and all another solid job in the pits for the pit crew. For a while there, our track position didn’t reflect the kind of Chevy Luke Lambert and the team prepared for me, but it doesn’t matter now. We finished eighth and we’ll certainly take that result.”
-Ryan Newman

Chevrolet Racing

CAMARO ZL1 DRIVER ALEX BOWMAN EARNS BEST CAREER FINISH AT POCONO

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GANDER OUTDOORS 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 29, 2018

CAMARO ZL1 DRIVER ALEX BOWMAN EARNS BEST CAREER FINISH AT POCONO

Alex Bowman led the way for Team Chevy at Pocono Raceway in the Gander Outdoors 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race, the 21st event of the 2018 Cup Series season earning a third-place finish.
The third-place effort was a career best finish for the driver of the No. 88 Camaro ZL1, and the run is his second top five finish and eighth top 10 finish of 2018.
The run marked Bowman’s first top 10 finish in six races at Pocono
William Byron, No. 24 Axalta/Imron Camaro ZL1 finished sixth and was the highest finishing rookie in the 164-lap event Continue reading CAMARO ZL1 DRIVER ALEX BOWMAN EARNS BEST CAREER FINISH AT POCONO →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Post Race

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GANDER OUTDOORS 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 29, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL FINISHING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
3rd ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA ALL PRO TEACHERS CAMARO ZL1
6th WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 AXALTA/IMRON CAMARO ZL1
7th CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
8th RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 BASS PRO SHOPS/CABELA’S CAMARO ZL1
13th AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL E15 CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL FINISHING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Kyle Busch (Toyota)
2nd Daniel Suarez (Toyota)
3rd Alex Bowman (Chevrolet)
4th Kevin Harvick (Ford)
5th Erik Jones (Toyota) Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Post Race

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
POST RACE NOTES QUOTES
JULY 29, 2018

DRIVER QUOTES:
WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, FINISHED 3RD: DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THEM TODAY WILL? “No, man, everyone else is so good in this series that you just have to have everything perfect. We just weren’t quite good enough on blacks. We really struggled to get up to speed on those, but were pretty good on reds. But still a good day for the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet. Obviously another full green race and I can’t believe it. It just a series full of really good drivers now and no one makes mistakes and it just came down to strategy.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Post Race →

Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP

Chad Blonde Powers to SOD King Engine Bearings King of Michigan Win at Hartford

ERIE, MI (July 28, 2018) – Litchfield, Michigan’s Chad Blonde followed up his July 13 King of Michigan win by taking the King Engine Bearings KoM Race #3 at Hartford Speedway Friday. Thrilling the crowd with an epic battle with Ryan Ruhl (Coldwater, Michigan) for much of the race, Blonde powered his Krieger Racing Engines, Maxim to victory. Continue reading Chad Blonde Powers to SOD King Engine Bearings King of Michigan Win at Hartford →

Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP

SANDERS DOMINATES PLACERVILLE FUJITSU NATIONALS

SANDERS DOMINATES PLACERVILLE FUJITSU NATIONALS
July 28, 2018
Jim Allen

(7/28/18 Placerville, CA – Jim Allen) … Justin Sanders jumped into a new ride and turned in a dominating sprint car performance to capture Saturday’s fast paced 30-lap King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Summer Nationals main event at Placerville Speedway.

It was a sweet victory for Sanders, who was subbing for regular driver Tanner Thorson who was competing at a NASCAR truck race at Pocono. Sanders made the most of his opportunity, bolting his seat in the Clyde Lamar-owned, Lee Lindgren-wrenched, Tri-C/Amsoil-sponsored Spike sprint car. He set quick time and led the entire distance in the feature to score his second KWS-NARC victory of the season. It was the first for Lamar. Continue reading SANDERS DOMINATES PLACERVILLE FUJITSU NATIONALS →

John Force Racing

COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS TEAM EARN TENTH NO. 1 QUALIFIER OF 2018

COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS TEAM EARN TENTH
NO. 1 QUALIFIER OF 2018
SONOMA, Calif. (July 28, 2018) — Courtney Force raced her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car to her 10th No. 1 qualifier of the season Saturday at the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. John Force will start from the No. 9 position with his PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil team and Robert Hight and the Auto Club of Southern California team will start from No. 11. In Top Fuel Britany Force and the PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Monster Energy dragster will start from No. 5.

Courtney Force’s 10 No. 1 qualifiers ties the fourth most during one season in Funny Car history. It is also the most in the Funny Car category since 2000 when her dad, John Force, secured 11. Not to mention it is also the most No. 1 starts by a woman in any professional category. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS TEAM EARN TENTH NO. 1 QUALIFIER OF 2018 →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Harvests Funny Car, Pro Stock Low Qualifier Honors in Wine Country

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
TOYOTA NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS
SONOMA RACEWAY IN SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
POST-QUALIFYING RECAP, NOTES AND QUOTES
SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2018

Chevrolet Harvests Funny Car, Pro Stock Low Qualifier Honors in Wine Country

• Courtney Force claims 10th Funny Car No. 1 qualifier of season
• Greg Anderson ties Bob Glidden for third on all-time low qualifier list
• Brittany Force checks in at No. 5 in Top Fuel qualifications
• John Force marks 750th Funny Car race – 174 with Chevrolet

SONOMA, Calif. (July 28, 2018) – Courtney Force continued her march to the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Funny Car single-season No. 1 qualifier record, while Greg Anderson ascended to being listed with the career record-holders during qualifications for the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals.

Force recorded her 10th low qualifier honor in 15 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events, including four of the past five, with a pass of 3.910 seconds at 326.16 mph in the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS. The class record is 13 set by her father, John Force, in 19 races in 1996. Continue reading Chevrolet Harvests Funny Car, Pro Stock Low Qualifier Honors in Wine Country →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – U.S. Cellular 250

Late-Race Incident Ends Matt Tifft’s Day at Iowa Speedway

“We were still missing the take-off speed we really needed at Iowa Speedway with our No. 2 American Ethanol e15 Chevrolet Camaro. Our long run speed was decent, which helped with the longer green flag runs we had during the race today. After losing a lap towards the end of the final stage, we fought hard to be in the lucky dog position in case a caution came out, which it did. We got our lap back and were sitting in the 11th spot, so even though we had to restart toward the back of the field I thought we may have a shot to get a top 10 out of the day in the closing laps of the race. Unfortunately, the 52 (David Starr) turned the 26 (Max Tullman) heading into Turn 1 on the restart, and I just had nowhere to go. I hate it for my team. We were better than the results show today.”

-Matt Tifft Continue reading RCR Post Race Report – U.S. Cellular 250 →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Post Qualifying

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
POST QUALIFYING RECAP
JULY 28, 2018

LEXINGTON, OHIO – For the eighth time this season, Will Power will start a Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS) race from the front row. The winner of the 2018 Indianapolis 500 and 2014 Series’ champion secured the second starting position for the 13th race of the season at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course following three rounds of Firestone Fast Six qualifying on Saturday.

Behind the wheel of his familiar No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, Power led the three-car Chevrolet 2.2 liter V6 IndyCar contingent in the final round of six cars battling for the Verizon P1 award. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Post Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Qualifying Notes

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GANDER OUTDOORS 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 28, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
4th KYLE LARSON DC SOLAR/CREDIT ONE BANK CAMARO ZL1
6TH WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 AXALTA/IMRON CAMARO ZL1
10TH JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 ARTIC CAT CAMARO ZL1
11TH CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
12TH AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL E15 CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Kevin Harvick (Ford)
2nd Kyle Busch (Toyota)
3rd Daniel Suarez (Toyota)
4th Kyle Larson (Chevrolet)
5TH Joey Logano (Ford)

The Gander Outdoors 400 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, July 29 at 2:30 pm, ET. Live coverage can be found on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Qualifying Notes →

Honda Racing

Rossi, Honda Claim Pole in Mid-Ohio Qualifying

Rossi, Honda Claim Pole in Mid-Ohio Qualifying
• Alexander Rossi will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday’s Honda Indy 200
• Third pole of 2018 for Rossi
• Ryan Hunter-Reay to start third, Robert Wickens fifith for Honda

LEXINGTON, Ohio (July 28, 2018) – Alexander Rossi took his Andretti Autosport Honda to the pole today in qualifying for Sunday’s Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, leading both the opening and final rounds of “knockout” IndyCar Series qualifying to take his third pole of 2018, and fourth career IndyCar Series pole.

In the third and last qualifying round, Rossi completed just a single flying lap on the quicker, softer-compound “Red” [sidewall] tires. But his time of 1:04.6802 (125.677 mph) was more than two-tenths of a second quicker than Will Power’s best lap, a significant margin in a day otherwise notable for very close qualifying times. Continue reading Rossi, Honda Claim Pole in Mid-Ohio Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Qualifying

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
POST FIRESTONE FAST SIX QUALIFYING QUOTES
JULY 28, 2018

WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, QUALIFIED 2ND: SECOND PLACE NOT TOO BAD:
“Yeah, pretty good, yeah happy with front row. Obviously, it’s a real track position track, it’s difficult to pass and everyone is fast these days, so qualifying means a lot. Yeah, Alex (Rossi) just pumped out one really good lap there. I thought my lap was really good and then I came in and saw what he did and that was a solid lap.”

YOU HAVE QUALIFIED IN THE TOP SIX EVERY RACE THIS SEASON. WHEN YOU FINISH, YOU FINISH UP FRONT. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT KNOWING THAT YOU COULD REALLY BE LEADING THE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SOME LUCK?
“Oh yeah, we are very aware of that. Every time we finish it’s a great finish. We always qualify at the front, we are always quick, just got to minimize the DNF’s. I mean that has just killed us this year. We should be way up there in the championship, not 90 points behind. But, going to be real aggressive. I want to get back in the fight. Nothing worse than turning up to the last race without being in contention. So, I’m going to go for it.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Bubba Wallace

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GANDER OUTDOORS 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 28, 2018

DARRELL ‘BUBBA’ WALLACE, JR. NO. 43 MILE 22 CAMARO ZL1, AND RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS (RPM) TEAM OWNER, RICHARD PETTY met with media and discussed their contract extension beyond the 2018 season.

IS THIS GOING TO HELP YOU DRIVE WITHOUT UNCERTAINTY FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR SO THAT YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE END OF THE YEAR AND LAST-MINUTE THINGS?
BUBBA WALLACE: “I didn’t drive with uncertainty. We’ve got to get some turn in the front of our race cars, so that’s what I’ve been worried sick about driving. But this definitely helps. If you take a step back and help sponsorship efforts, knowing that we have a set future ahead, we can sell that. That’s the biggest thing as a whole, how we want to make our program better from the outside looking in. That goes a long way. So, for us, we’re still in here turning wrenches and trying everything we can to get out race cars better.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Bubba Wallace →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Jimmie Johnson

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GANDER OUTDOORS 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 28, 2018

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed making his 600th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start, what his thoughts are on the team turning the corner and potentially getting a victory and many other topics. Full Transcript:

I SPOKE TO CHAD KNAUS (CREW CHIEF) AT KENTUCKY AND HE SAID HE SAW THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. IS THAT TRUE OR IS IT THE TRAIN? WHAT IS THE MOMENTUM HERE FOR YOU GUYS?
“Well, we feel there is a lot of truth within it. Maybe we see things before they have a chance to be fully vetted and show up on the track with the results, but I think last weekend was a strong indicator we are going in the right direction. We have had various high spots along the way, but this has been way more challenging to… I would say through the middle part of last year and then in through this year for myself, for the No. 48 team, I think for our company, it’s been way more challenging than we anticipated. It took us awhile to get into this position, it’s going to take us awhile to get out of it and we continue to see high spots or things that are very motivating for us. That is the excitement we bring to the track each week and we have more new stuff this weekend that we are excited to take to the track and hopefully let the big black dyno out here being the race track prove all the hard work that we are doing behind the scenes, simulation, wind tunnel, chassis development, trying to understand tire data, all the little pieces of the puzzle that it takes. We are working very hard.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Jimmie Johnson →

John Force Racing

JOHN FORCE MAKES 750TH RACE START; COURTNEY FORCE LANDS ADVANCE AUTO PARTS IN TOP SPOT FRIDAY IN SONOMA

JOHN FORCE MAKES 750TH RACE START; COURTNEY FORCE LANDS ADVANCE AUTO PARTS IN TOP SPOT FRIDAY IN SONOMA

SONOMA, Calif. (July 27, 2018) — When John Force and his PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevrolet Camaro SS took the light for his first qualifying pass at the 39th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals it marked an incredible 750 race starts for the legendary driver. The sixteen-time world champion has officially participated in 750 NHRA Nationals events in his 42-year career.

Force has raced with seven different presidents having occupied the White House, under five different NHRA presidents. He has won championships under the Winston, Powerade, Full Throttle and Mello Yello banners and he’s raced with a dozen different crew chiefs including Larry Frazier, Steve Plueger, Henry Velasco, Austin Coil, Mike Neff, Dean Antonelli, Jimmy Prock, Ronnie Thompson and Jon Schaffer. Continue reading JOHN FORCE MAKES 750TH RACE START; COURTNEY FORCE LANDS ADVANCE AUTO PARTS IN TOP SPOT FRIDAY IN SONOMA →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Practice

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
POST FRIDAY PRACTICE QUOTES
JULY 27, 2018

LEXINGTON, OHIO – Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet and Spencer Pigot, No. 21 Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet, led the Team Chevy contingent through two rounds of practice for Sunday’s Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. The paid were second and fourth in the running order at the conclusion of practice.

The final Verizon IndyCar Series practice is set for 10 a.m., Saturday, July 28 followed by Firestone Fast Six Qualifications at 1:35 p.m. NBCSN will telecast qualifications live at 1:30 p.m. as well as broadcast on INDYCAR Radio Network affiliates, RaceControl.IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com, the INDYCAR Mobile app, Sirius 214, and XM209. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Practice →

Honda Racing

Hunter-Reay, Honda Head Indy Car Field at Mid-Ohio

Hunter-Reay, Honda Head Indy Car Field at Mid-Ohio
• Ryan Hunter-Reay tops the time charts in opening day of practice for Honda Indy 200
• Sebastien Bourdais leads morning practice sessions for Honda, sixth overall
• Local favorite Graham Rahal runs third

LEXINGTON, Ohio (July 27, 2018) – Ryan Hunter-Reay headed the time sheets in the second – and generally quicker – of two Verizon IndyCar Series practice sessions today at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in preparation for Sunday’s Honda Indy 200.

Hunter-Reay posted a fast lap of 1:05.195 (124.684 mph) around the hilly Mid-Ohio road course during a simulated qualifying run in the second practice session to secure the top spot on the day. In the morning session, Sebastien Bourdais led the 24-car field for Honda, with a time that left him sixth fastest overall. Continue reading Hunter-Reay, Honda Head Indy Car Field at Mid-Ohio →

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