Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–O Reilly Auto Parts 500

Mechanical Woes Slow Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Dow Energy and Water Chevrolet Team at Texas Motor Speedway

“As soon as I made a pace lap before the race I could feel something was was broken. We had to go into the garage and make repairs before we could even start the race. Man, it just sucks. Everyone knows you’ll have days like that over the course of a 38-race season but no one wants that ever. We worked hard the entire race just trying to make up laps and gain positions. The Dow Energy and Water Chevrolet really was fast today, we just didn’t get a chance to show it.” Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–O Reilly Auto Parts 500 →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Post Race Notes

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 9, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS. HOW BIG WAS THIS WIN?
“I guess I remembered how to drive; and I guess this team remembered how to do it! I’m just real proud of this team. What a tough track and tough conditions. We were really in our wheelhouse and we were just able to execute all day. Thanks to everybody at Lowe’s and Chevy and the fans and a ton of sponsors. Oh, it was hot in there. I got cooked in the car today. I didn’t have any fluids so I’m not feeling the best, but we got into Victory Lane. I’m so proud of the fight in this race team. I can’t wait to celebrate during this off-weekend with my family and friends and really enjoy this.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Post Race Notes →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Post Race

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
APRIL 9, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – Race Winner:
THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS. HOW BIG WAS THIS WIN?
“I guess I remembered how to drive; and I guess this team remembered how to do it! I’m just real proud of this team. What a tough track and tough conditions. We were really in our wheelhouse and we were just able to execute all day. Thanks to everybody at Lowe’s and Chevy and the fans and a ton of sponsors. Oh, it was hot in there. I got cooked in the car today. I didn’t have any fluids so I’m not feeling the best, but we got into Victory Lane. I’m so proud of the fight in this race team. I can’t wait to celebrate during this off-weekend with my family and friends and really enjoy this.”

YOU WENT THROUGH THE ADVERSITY OF SPINNING IN QUALIFYING AND HAD TO START IN THE BACK OF THE FIELD TODAY. AT WHAT POINT DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAD SOMETHING AND COULD POSSIBLY WIN THIS ONE TODAY?
“Oh, probably on the second or third run I knew we were in good shape. From there, off we went. It was so tough those first 23 laps in traffic. The air was very turbulent, the track wasn’t very clean, and just the way it finished now, I think we could start with what I could show. It will just take a little time for this track to age. It’s nothing out of the ordinary. But, it was an awesome day for this Lowe’s team. A big thank you to all the employees at Lowe’s. If you’re not busy this afternoon, head over to Lowe’s and pick up some stuff for your house and let’s celebrate.”

Honda Racing

Podium Finish For Acura Slips Away at Long Beach

Podium Finish For Acura Slips Away at Long Beach
• Communication error drops Legge, Lally from third to seventh
• Last-lap contact drops Segal, Negri from sixth to 10th
• Acura NSX GT3s continue to improve

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 9, 2017) – Facing the challenge of the first temporary street circuit on the 2017 schedule, Acura Motorsports and Michael Shank Racing looked on pace for a top-three finish Saturday in Long Beach, California, before a communication error during a mid-race caution period for the #93 NSX GT3, and final-lap contact for the sister #86 machine, cost both dearly in the final results. Continue reading Podium Finish For Acura Slips Away at Long Beach →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Victory for Gavin, Milner in No. 4 Corvette

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Victory for Gavin, Milner in No. 4 Corvette
Sixth victory for team at action-packed street circuit

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 8, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class at Saturday’s Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach in the No. 4 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. It is the sixth class win for the team and Chevrolet at the historic Long Beach street circuit. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Victory for Gavin, Milner in No. 4 Corvette →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Long Beach–Post Qualifying

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
STREETS LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
POST QUALIFYING RECAP
APRIL 8, 2017

Helio Castroneves Puts Chevrolet on Pole with Track Record at Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif – (April 8, 2017) – Something about the Streets of Long Beach fits Helio Castroneves to a “T”. For the third consecutive year and the fourth time in his career, the driver of the No. 3 Auto Club of Southern California Team Penske Chevrolet will start on pole for the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Long Beach–Post Qualifying →

Honda Racing

Front-row start for Scott Dixon, Honda at Grand Prix of Long Beach

Front-row start for Scott Dixon, Honda at Grand Prix of Long Beach
• Dixon, Ryan Hunter-Reay lead Honda qualifying attack in Long Beach
• Four Honda teams, five drivers reach “Firestone Fast Six” final qualifying round
• James Hinchcliffe, Alexander Rossi and Graham Rahal complete top six in qualifying

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 8, 2017) – As at last month’s season-opening race in St. Petersburg, Florida, Scott Dixon again led the way for Honda Saturday in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Long Beach. Again as in St. Petersburg, Dixon will start on the outside of the front row, second, for Chip Ganassi Racing as Honda placed five drivers, from four different teams, in final round “Firestone Fast Six” qualifying.

Andretti Autosport teammates Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alexander Rossi made the final round of Indy car knockout qualifying for the second consecutive race and will start third and fifth, respectively. They will be split on the grid by the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda of James Hinchcliffe, who will start fourth. Graham Rahal rounded out the top six in his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda.

Sunday’s 80-lap race starts at 4 p.m. EDT, with live television coverage on the NBC Sports Network.

Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda): “Yeah, bit of a bummer [missing the pole] there, but congrats to Helio [Castroneves]. I think he put together a hell of a lap. The NTT DATA car actually had a lot more grip than I expected and kind of caught me off guard, I think. I tried to go beyond it a couple of times and just made too many mistakes on the qualifying run. We struggled a little bit this weekend on the red [softer compound] tires just with straight-out speed. Unfortunately, I think we are going to be running a lot of reds tomorrow, but that’s the way it will work out. But I’m definitely confident in the fact we have a great race car here, all four Ganassi cars have been strong this weekend and we will see how it plays out.”

Honda Racing

An interview with: ART ST. CYR, President, Honda Peformance Development

An interview with:
ART ST. CYR, President, Honda Peformance Development

T.E. McHALE: Thanks for joining us for our first media availability for the 2017 season, and welcome to our yard. Pleased to have you all here with us at the Long Beach Grand Prix.
Our guest this morning is HPD president Art St. Cyr. We wanted to take this opportunity, as we have our three highest profile racing series on the racetrack in the same place this weekend, to emphasize the scope of Honda’s motorsports activities. Continue reading An interview with: ART ST. CYR, President, Honda Peformance Development →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Grand Prix of Long Beach Qualifying

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
STREETS OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
POST QUALIFYING QUOTE
APRIL 8, 2017

HELIO CASTRONEVES WINS POLE AT LONG BEACH

With a track record setting lap of 1:06.2254/106.980 mph, Helio Castroneves, No. 3 AAA Team Penske Chevrolet, won his third consecutive and fourth total pole for the Grand Prix of Long Beach. It is the 48th career pole for Castroneves. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Grand Prix of Long Beach Qualifying →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–My Bariatrics Solution 300

Austin Dillon Drives Ruud Chevrolet to Fourth-Place Finish at Texas Motor Speedway

“I stayed out of trouble on the track which was one big key today. Track position was everything, really. The No. 20 was probably the fastest car. We were a little bit loose. We had to work on the Ruud Chevrolet throughout the race to try and get it closer to where we wanted to be. Today was just a tough race. I’m proud of everyone on the No. 2 Ruud team for sticking with it to bring home a fourth-place finish.”

– Austin Dillon Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–My Bariatrics Solution 300 →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Qualifying

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
APRIL 7, 2017

JAMIE MCMURRAY AND RYAN NEWMAN TOP CHEVY QUALIFIERS AT TEXAS

FT. WORTH, Texas (April 7, 2017) – It was a challenging day on a new, slick, and unfamiliar track surface at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) for many Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) drivers in preparation for Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, Round 7 on the 2017 schedule. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Qualifying →

Wood Brothers

Fast Lap At Texas Earns Blaney His Second Front-Row Start of 2017

Fast Lap At Texas Earns Blaney His Second Front-Row Start of 2017

April 7, 2017

Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are set for their second front-row start of the 2017 season after Blaney secured the outside pole with a lap at 198.020 miles per hour on a repaved and reconfigured Texas Motor Speedway.

Blaney, who also started on the outside pole at Phoenix, has three top-three qualifying runs this season, including a third-place effort at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Friday was a banner day for Ford at Texas as Blaney’s Ford teammate Kevin Harvick won the pole, with fellow Ford drivers Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski all taking the top-five starting spots. Continue reading Fast Lap At Texas Earns Blaney His Second Front-Row Start of 2017 →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Magnussen Roars to GTLM Pole Position

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Magnussen Roars to GTLM Pole Position
Third time as fastest qualifier at Long Beach – two others led to race wins

Magnussen, Garcia come in off GTLM victory at Sebring
Gavin sixth in ultra-close class qualifying battle
Corvette Racing going for sixth class win at Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 7, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s Jan Magnussen captured his third class pole position on the streets of Long Beach on Friday. If previous years are any indication, Saturday could be a very good day for the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Magnussen Roars to GTLM Pole Position →

F4

CAMERON DAS LEAVES HIS MARK ON THE F4 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP

CAMERON DAS LEAVES HIS MARK ON THE F4 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP

The inaugural season champion to have award named in his honor

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA (April 8, 2017) – With nine victories, 14 fast lap times and 11 pole positions seized, Cameron Das of Baltimore reigned over the inaugural season of the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda.

To memorialize his historic achievements, SCCA Pro Racing will present the Cameron Das Fast Qualifier Award presented by Pro-Sim to the F4 U.S. Championship competitor who captures pole position during each qualifying round. Five-hundred dollars per event will be on the line for the 33 drivers fighting for that first grid spot. Continue reading CAMERON DAS LEAVES HIS MARK ON THE F4 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP →

John Force Racing

Sixteen-time Funny Car champion John Force to be inducted into California Sports Hall of Fame

Sixteen-time Funny Car champion John Force to be
inducted into California Sports Hall of Fame

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (April 7) – John Force is hardly ready to wind down what has been a glorious career.

But the 16-time NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion continues to reap the rewards from his long history in drag racing. Continue reading Sixteen-time Funny Car champion John Force to be inducted into California Sports Hall of Fame →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Chase Elliott

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 7, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVROLET SS – Involved in a single-car accident during the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway

WHAT EXACTLY LED TO YOUR IMPACT?
“Just got out of the groove there off (Turn) 2 and got too high and got the wall. Then had too much wheel in it going the other way, so just a mistake on my end. I hate it. I thought our car was pretty good, so hopefully this one will be just as good if not better.”

ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO GO FOR IT LATER IN QUALIFYING?
“I’m not sure. I literally just walked up. We will talk about it and see what we think is best. It is obviously going to be a… just need to be mindful of the rest of the weekend. This is our last car. We just need to keep that in mind. It’s definitely edgy so that is something to think about… good question.”

WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT IS THE TRACK LIKE?
“Yeah, just made a mistake and got too high off (Turn) 2. Got into the fence and ran out of room.”

THERE ARE A LOT OF DRIVERS TALKING ABOUT HOW ON THE EDGE IT IS CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE ON THE TRACK?
“Yeah, it’s just with new repaves we have to have a tire that can withstand the speed and when that happens it just makes it real on edge and that is just part of it. Not an excuse, just made a mistake.”

DID YOU LEARN SOMETHING IN THIS SHORT PRACTICE? OR ARE YOU STILL SORT OF CONFUSED AND YOU ROLL ON TO QUALIFYING?
“Don’t do what I just did.”

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Jimmie Johnson

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 7, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed the newly repaved and reconfigured Texas Motor Speedway, slowing the cars down for better racing and many other topics. Full Transcript:

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE IT IN YOU TO CONQUER TEXAS THIS WEEKEND WITH THE NEW TRACK SURFACE AND NEW CONFIGURATION?
“I have it in me, but I think it’s a clean sheet of paper. You can’t pick a favorite right now. Anytime there is a reconfiguration, a new asphalt it’s a total game changer. All of past history is now out the window and it’s like we are coming here for the first time.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Jimmie Johnson →

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