CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
ROUND 6 OF 10
HELLMANN’S 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
OCTOBER 23, 2016

TRIO OF CHEVROLET SS DRIVERS MOVE TO CHASE ROUND OF 8
Johnson, Harvick and Busch remain in hunt for NASCAR Sprint Cup title

TALLADEGA, Ala. (Oct. 23, 2016) – Three of Team Chevy’s best will race on in the Chase for the Sprint Cup after Sunday’s Hellmann’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch each advanced to the Round of 8 with four races remaining in this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series campaign. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Trio Moves to Round of 8 →

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
ROUND 6 OF 10
HELLMANN’S 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
OCTOBER 23, 2016

TRIO OF CHEVROLET SS DRIVERS MOVE TO CHASE ROUND OF 8
Johnson, Harvick and Busch remain in hunt for NASCAR Sprint Cup title

TALLADEGA, Ala. (Oct. 23, 2016) – Three of Team Chevy’s best will race on in the Chase for the Sprint Cup after Sunday’s Hellmann’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch each advanced to the Round of 8 with four races remaining in this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series campaign. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Post Race Quotes →

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
ROUND 6 OF 10
HELLMANN’S 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
OCTOBER 23, 2016

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION/MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET SS – Finished 4th
“It was really a fun Every time I would make a mistake and get shuffled to the middle it seemed like the crew guys would bring back a solid pit stop to put us in position and to be in control. It feels good when we have that plus alongside our name in points. I was trying to ease it for Tony Gibson (crew chief) and all these guys that work so hard. There was some rooting and gouging at the end and I got some damage. I don’t even know where we finished, but all I was shooting for was top 15.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Post Race →

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
ROUND 6 OF 10
HELLMANN’S 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER QUOTES
OCTOBER 22, 2016

Chevrolet Drivers Make Strides Against Breast Cancer
Kevin Harvick, Jamie McMurray, Kasey Kahne treat breast cancer survivors to Chevy SS pace car rides

TALLADEGA, Ala. (Oct. 22, 2016) – This morning at Talladega Superspeedway, Team Chevy drivers Kevin Harvick, Jamie McMurray and Kasey Kahne participated in Chevrolet’s annual event in partnership with the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. The drivers took a group of breast cancer survivors and their guests on pace car rides in pink and white Chevrolet SS pace cars.

During the Hellmann’s 500 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, Chevrolet will donate $350 per caution lap (up to $50,000) that the Chevrolet SS pace car leads during the 188-lap event.

Below are the drivers thoughts on participating in the event:

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET SS:
HIS EXPERIENCE GIVING PACE CAR RIDES TO THE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS:
“It was a great experience. It’s always fun to give people an experience of driving around the race track in person. I don’t think a lot of people can put it really in perspective the banking, especially at this particular race track… the size, how wide and how big the whole race track is. It’s always fun. I only had a few people squeal; everybody else seemed to have a good time.”

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 UNIFIRST CHEVROLET SS:
ON HIS EXPERIENCE DURING PACE CAR RIDES:
“We had a good time. I think we took four or five groups. We really enjoyed it. A couple of groups were screaming and a couple were just sitting back having fun. It was a blast. This track is such a big track, but the banking in the corners bottom to top was enjoyable. I think they loved it.”

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S CHEVROLET SS:
ON GIVING PACE CAR RIDES TO THE GROUP OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND THEIR GUESTS:
“It was fun. I haven’t really got to do pace car rides at Talladega. I’ve done them at Martinsville and we have done the drifting event obviously for Cessna, but it was fun. It’s crazy to see how tense they get when they leave pit road. It was a good time.”

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
ROUND 6 OF 10
HELLMANN’S 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
OCTOBER 22, 2016

CHASE ELLIOTT LEADS TEAM CHEVY EFFORT IN TALLADEGA QUALIFYING
Four Chevrolet SS Drivers to Start in Top 10 for Hellmann’s 500

TALLADEGA, Ala. (Oct. 22, 2016) – All but needing a victory to advance to the next phase of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Chase Elliott qualified on the second row for the Hellmann’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway as four Team Chevy drivers will start in the top-10 of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

Elliott, driving the No. 24 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet SS, was fourth-fastest Saturday with a best speed of 193.166 mph. Elliott is 12th in Sprint Cup points heading into the season’s second race at Talladega and essentially needs a victory to advance to the Round of 8 starting next weekend at Martinsville Speedway. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Qualifying →

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
ROUND 6 OF 10
HELLMANN’S 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 21, 2016

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed working with teammate Jimmie Johnson this weekend, his recent stretch of bad luck, his outlook on the remainder of the Chase should he and the No. 24 Chevy SS team advance past the Round of 12 and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR TEAM’S APPROACH GOING INTO THIS WEEKEND:
“I think for us we are obviously disappointed in the way the past two weeks have gone having such strong cars over the past two weeks and having the ability to go and contend with some of those guys. Obviously, to end like it did was disappointing, but for us it puts us in a pretty simplistic situation for this weekend and having to have a really good run, if not have to win. Like I said, it’s a simple position that we are in and we are up for the challenge and looking forward to Sunday.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Chase Elliott →

2016 CHAMPIONSHIP REWIND: Oliver Gavin, No. 4 Corvette C7.R
Lasting memories, contending and continually learning

The 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season was one to remember for Oliver Gavin. The highly experienced and successful Briton won his fifth Driver’s Championship as part of Corvette Racing and second with Tommy Milner. The two won four times in their No. 4 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R and also won the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup title.

In your mind, what was the lasting moment of the 2016 season?
“I have to say the last 10 laps at Daytona were the ones that will stay with me for a very long time. To get that victory in the way the last 45 minutes unfolded… it was one of the most intense and extraordinary experiences I’ve ever had in a racecar. We had been racing and driving so hard for 24 hours, and I was racing a very fast teammate and our team car, which had slightly less fuel and newer tires. Sometimes that’s the hardest car to race; you can’t necessarily defend and pick out the spots where it’s particularly weak because you have the same strengths and weaknesses. It was tremendously hard. I had to draw on every second of experience with any Corvette I’ve ever driven to get me through that to fight cleanly with Antonio (Garcia). He’s a fantastic guy and one of the fastest teammates I’ve ever had. To come over the line that close after 24 hours, I don’t think I’ll experience a finish quite like again in my career.” Continue reading 2016 CHAMPIONSHIP REWIND: Oliver Gavin, No. 4 Corvette C7.R Lasting memories, contending and continually learning →

39-TIME MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPION – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
ALABAMA 500
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA
OCTOBER 23, 2016

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TREACHEROUS TALLADEGA NEXT STOP IN CHASE PLAYOFF
Chevrolet Only Manufacturer with Teams Locked into Round of 8 in the Chase

DETROIT – (October 19, 2016) – Treacherous, unpredictable, chaotic – all adjectives that drivers use to describe the bumper-to-bumper, door-to-door, edge-of-the-seat, heart-pounding action at Talladega Superspeedway, the sixth race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase playoff. Increasing the stakes substantially for the 12 drivers currently in championship contention is the most unpredictable race in the Chase which is also an elimination race that will whittle the Chase field down to eight drivers with a shot at the coveted championship trophy. Continue reading 39-TIME MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPION – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES →