MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 29, 2018

CHASE ELLIOTT PILOTS CAMARO ZL1 TO THIRD-PLACE FINISH AT TALLADEGA

Chase Elliott was Chevrolet’s highest-finishing Camaro ZL1 in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Talladega Superspeedway ending the day with a third-place finish.
The third-place effort was Elliott’s second top-10 finish in five races at the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway
Darrell “Bubba” Wallace was the highest finishing rookie with an 16th-place finish in his No. 43 Camaro ZL1
Team Chevy ended the 188-lap/500.03-mile GEICO 500 at Talladega with three drivers in the top-10. Following Elliott were, Alex Bowman, No. 88 Nationwide Camaro ZL1 in eighth and Ryan Newman, No. 31 Caterpillar Camaro ZL1 in ninth respectively. Continue reading CHASE ELLIOTT PILOTS CAMARO ZL1 TO THIRD-PLACE FINISH AT TALLADEGA →

TOP TEAM CHEVY FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
3rd CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
8th ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1
9th RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CAMARO ZL1
11th CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 DEGREE CAMARO ZL1
12th JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Joey Logano (Ford)
2nd Kurt Busch (Ford)
3rd Chase Elliott (Chevrolet)
4th Kevin Harvick (Ford)
5TH Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) continues at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware with the AAA 400 Drive for Autism on Sunday, May 6 at 2:00 pm ET. Live coverage can be found on FS1, MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

TEAM CHEVY NOTES AND QUOTES:
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 3rd
AN EVENTFUL DAY. YOU HAD SOME CONTACT ON PIT ROAD EARLIER, A LATER TIRE PENALTY, AND YOU STILL MANAGED TO GET IN THE MIX. DID YOU THINK YOU WERE HAVING A SHOT AT IT?
“I thought our NAPA Chevy was good. It wasn’t, I don’t think, as fast as we’ve been previously at the restrictor plate tracks, but I feel like it was a solid car. I got to the end and those guys around me were working together so much. I thought for sure one of them wanted to win a little worse than what they did. They were being very patient with one another and I was surprised by that. If it was me, I feel like I would have wanted to try or do something. Those guys weren’t having it. I was trying to move forward and make a lane and push and they were not interested in advancing. So, it could have been a lot worse, so we’ll move on to Dover.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega Post Race →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NGK SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
ZMAX DRAGWAY IN CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018

An interview with Pro Stock winner ERICA ENDERS, ELITE MOTORSPORTS, MELLING PERFORMANCVE/ELITE MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 8 qualifier; 23rd career Pro Stock victory; last win was Epping, New Hampshire, in June 2017; competing in 252nd Pro Stock race; won with 6.535-second run with .014-second light; posted low ET of event at 6.500 seconds; sixth different Chevrolet Pro Stock winner in six races): Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–ZMax Dragway–Post Race →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NGK SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
ZMAX DRAGWAY IN CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA
QUALIFICATIONS RECAP
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018

Chevrolet Sweeps Three Pro Categories in Four-Wide Qualifications

• Reigning Top Fuel champion Brittany Force is low qualifier
• Courtney Force claims third Funny Car No. 1 qualifier of season
• Drew Skillman claims sixth career Pro Stock No. 1 qualifier honor

CONCORD, North Carolina (April 28, 2018) – The Force sisters wore matching green hats for the third time in their National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) careers.

Brittany Force, driving the Monster Energy Chevrolet dragster, reset the Top Fuel track elapsed time record on the way to earning the No. 1 qualifier honor and Courtney Force was the low Funny Car qualifier for the third time this season in the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS heading into race day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Continue reading Chevrolet Sweeps Three Pro Categories in Four-Wide Qualifications →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 28, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
5th CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
11TH ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1
15TH DARRELL WALLACE JR., NO. 43 PETTY’S GARAGE/MEDALLION BANK CAMARO ZL1
16TH JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1
17TH WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Kevin Harvick (Ford)
2nd Kurt Busch (Ford)
3rd Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
4th Denny Hamlin (Toyota)
5TH Chase Elliott (Chevrolet)

The GEICO 500 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, April 29 at 2 pm, ET. Live coverage can be found on FOX, MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Continue reading Chevy Racing–TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES →

NHRA MELLO YELLOW DRAG RACING SERIES
NGK SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
ZMAX DRAGWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018

COURTNEY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, ADVANCE AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 1 qualifier and winner at Phoenix; No. 1 qualifier at Las Vegas; No. 2 qualifier at Houston; holds track Funny Car elapsed time record, set in April 2017; No. 1 qualifier in 2017 spring race) met with members of the media at zMax Dragway and discussed a number of topics) Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–ZMax Dragway–Courtney Force →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW SCOOPER CAT CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed his outlook for this weekend’s race at Talladega, the incident in final practice, his thoughts on what kind of race this superspeedway package will produce and many other topics. Full Transcript:

HOW IS YOUR CAR TODAY AND WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THIS WEEKEND?
“Well, right now it’s pretty good and hopefully later on it will be good. Yeah, that was a wild wreck on the backstretch. Luckily, we were a little late getting out there and that kind of worked into our advantage not getting in that. I hate that for those guys. That stinks. I never figured out what happened was it right-rear tire? Left-rear tire… yeah… so the unfortunate thing is he left the ground. I think that was something we were trying to solve. So, that is kind of unfortunate, but that is probably the fastest part of the track there on the backstretch everything is flat and carrying that much speed you get hit there it’s hard to keep the car on the ground going that fast and where it’s at.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Austin Dillon →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 27, 2018

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1 – Involved in a multi-car accident in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice
WHAT HAPPENED?
“I think that we blew a left-rear tire. That is what it sounded like. I heard the tire start to come apart and you are kind a long for the ride. The car, I think, it turned to the right and then kind of back to the left and I obviously was in the front of that draft and then once it starts rolling you don’t have any control. You can’t tell what is up and what is down you are spinning so fast. I was just thankful. Honestly, the whole time it’s flipping I was like, just please land on the right way up so I can get out. You just never know if there is going to be a fire. We literally had only run four or five laps so you know you have a full tank of fuel and so to get out upside down I’ve never done that, but it’s a challenge when you watch guys try to do that. So, I was just thankful that the car landed on all four.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Jamie McMurray →

NHRA MELLO YELLOW DRAG RACING SERIES
NGK SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
ZMAX DRAGWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018

BO BUTNER, KB RACING, JIM BUTNER AUTO GROUP CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (reigning class champion; earned sixth Pro Stock win and second in a row at Auto Club Raceway in season opener; sits atop class standings and met with members of the media at zMax Dragway and discussed a number of topics) Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–ZMax–Bo Butner →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed his success at Daytona and if he can translate it to Talladega, the progress of the No. 88 team thus far in 2018, Hendrick Motorsports 250th victory and many other topics. Full Transcript:

IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY WE WERE DOING YOUR MEDIA DAY AFTER YOU WON THE POLE AT DAYTONA. THIS WEEK YOU CELEBRATED YOUR BIRTHDAY AND YOU CURRENTLY SIT 13TH IN POINTS. WHAT DO YOU, GREG IVES (CREW CHIEF) AND THE REST OF THE NO. 88 TEAM NEED TO DO TO BE IN VICTORY LANE THIS WEEKEND?
“I think it is superspeedway racing so you’ve just got to stay out of trouble and hopefully keep the No. 88 Nationwide Chevy up front all day. We were really strong in Daytona obviously, we sat on the pole and we were fast all day and ran up front for a good part of the day. I think we can be really strong we’ve just got to keep it up front and stay out of trouble. It’s easy to get caught up in somebody else’s mess here. We will try to lead every lap and go from there.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Alex Bowman →