MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TALE OF THE TURTLES 400
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT EARNS RUNNER-UP FINISH AT CHICAGOLAND
Four Team Chevy Drivers Finish in Top 10

JOLIET, Illinois – (September 17, 2017) – Chase Elliott piloted the No. 24 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet SS to a second-place finish in the 2017 Playoff opener Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) Tale of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Elliott and his team had a strong day leading twice for 42 circuits around the 1.5-mile venue. Elliott also won Stage 2, which marked his third Stage win of the season thus far earning valuable championship points.
The run his is second top 10 finish at two races at Chicagoland Speedway and the fourth second-place finish of his young Cup Series career as he pursues his first Cup Series victory. The effort moves Elliott up to sixth in the Playoff standings with two races left in the Round of 16. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Chicagoland–Post Race →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TALE OF THE TURTLES 400
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA BRAKES CHEVROLET SS – Finished 2nd
DESCRIBE YOUR RUN:
“Yeah, just a huge step in the right direction. Days like this are the days we are going to have to have. There is no way around that. I thought we had a solid day overall. Our car drove good, it had pace, our pit stops were good. I didn’t have anything for Martin (Truex, Jr.). I thought we made the most of our day without some luck I wasn’t going to get around him unless we had a late-race restart or something. I had a solid day and frankly, it is a lot better than we have been doing and we’ve got to have days like this to keep moving forward.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Chicagoland–Post Race →

Chevrolet Captures Pirelli World Challenge GTS Manufacturer’s Title
Championship comes in first year for Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R

SONOMA, Calif. (Sept. 17, 2017) – Chevrolet claimed the Manufacturer’s Championship today in the GTS class of the Pirelli World Challenge Series, its second title in the highly competitive production-based series. It also capped a stellar year for the all-new Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R, including two wins and 12 podium finishes in its debut season. Continue reading Chevrolet Captures Pirelli World Challenge GTS Manufacturer’s Title Championship comes in first year for Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R →

CHEVY FAST FACTS
TALE OF THE TURTLES 400
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
September 17, 2017

A total of 18 Team Chevy drivers will start the Tale of the Turtles Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Chicagoland Speedway. The 267-lap/400.5-mile contest around the 1.5-mile venue is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m., ET. Live coverage will be available on NBCSN (NBC Sports Network), MRN Radio, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.

CHEVROLET PLAYOFF DRIVER STARTING POSITIONS:
Kyle Larson, No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, will start sixth
Chase Elliott, No. 24 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet SS, will start eighth
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Dow Chevrolet SS, will start ninth
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevy SS, will roll off the starting grid in the 14th position
Ryan Newman, No. 31 Cat D10 Chevrolet SS, will start 16th
Jamie McMurray, No. 1 McDonald’s/Cessna Chevrolet SS, will take the green flag from the 19th starting spot
Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Great Clips Chevy SS, will start 25th

TEAM CHEVY IN MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES (MENCS) COMPETITION:
· Chevrolet has won 39 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships

· Team Chevy drivers have scored 775 wins and 693 poles in MENCS competition

CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
· Chevrolet drivers have won eight of 16 races at Chicagoland Speedway. Victories by current Team Chevy drivers are:

o Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet SS, has one win at Chicagoland Speedway (’05)

o Ryan Newman, No. 31 CAT D10 Chevrolet SS, has one trophy from Chicagoland Speedway (’03)

· A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Chicagoland Speedway seven times

· Team Chevy drivers have scored 46 top-five and 79 top-10 finishes at Chicagoland Speedway

· A Chevrolet has led 2,447 laps (57.2% of possible 4,278 laps) at Chicagoland Speedway

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
GOPRO GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST QUALIFYING QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

DRIVER QUOTES:
JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 2 HUM BY VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, VERIZON P1 POLE WINNER: “
“I can’t say that I necessarily expected it, but it’s really great to get the No. 2 Hum by Verizon Chevy team a Verizon P1 Award. We’ve had a few chances at it this year, but for various reasons came up a little short. Honestly, I wasn’t sure we’d get this one, but we knew the car was fast and it was good to get it done. The track was really gripped up from the earlier race. It was a little slick at first, but after the first lap it was gripped up nicely. That was just part of the job. We need to come back tomorrow and complete the job.
Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Post Qualifying Quotes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
GOPRO GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST QUALIFYING RECAP
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Josef Newgarden Shatters Track Record to Win First Verizon P1 Award of Year
Pole is the 11th for Chevrolet in the 17-Race Verizon IndyCar Series Season

SONOMA, Calif. – (September 16, 2017) – Josef Newgarden led a Chevrolet parade of Verizon IndyCar championship contenders in qualifying at Sonoma Raceway to capture his first Verizon P1 Award of season in his No. 2 hum by Verizon Chevrolet in record fashion. Newgarden powered his Team Penske Chevrolet around the 2.52-mile, 12-turn road course in a track record speed of 1 minute, 15.5201 seconds and will lead the field to the green in Sunday’s season finale, the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Qualifying Recap →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
GOPRO GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 2 HUM BY VERIZON CHEVROLET – Pole Winner
WHEN YOU LEARNED YOU WON THE POLE, WHAT DID YOU SAY?
“I don’t know what I said.”

YOU SAID, ‘ARE YOU KIDDING ME?’
I don’t even remember what I said, to be honest with you. I was just hoping we could get one of these this year. We’ve been close a couple of times. At a couple of places I felt we had the speed to do it and we didn’t get it done. And, today we had our backs against the wall. You know, we were making the best decisions we could. We were first out. I think it would have been risky for us to save a set of reds like the second group. And we knew we knew we’d be on our back foot there in the Fast Six. But, this car was phenomenal. It’s cool because this is the Verizon P-1 award. I’ve been driving a Hum car many races this year by Verizon and I haven’t been able to get it in this place, so I’m happy to have those guys on board. They do so much for this sport. And it’s a good start for our weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Josef Newgarden →

Chevrolet Captures 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship
Title is Sixth Consecutive for the Chevrolet IndyCar Program

DETROIT (September 16, 2017) – For the sixth consecutive season, Chevrolet has won the Verizon IndyCar Series (VISC) Manufacturer Championship. The Bowtie Brand has captured the title every season since returning to IndyCar competition in 2012.

The Chevrolet 2.2 liter twin turbocharged direct injected V6 IndyCar engine program combined with the Chevrolet Aero Kit to produce 10 poles and ­­­9 wins in 16 of 17 events heading into Sunday’s season finale at Sonoma Raceway. Continue reading Chevrolet Captures 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship Title is Sixth Consecutive for the Chevrolet IndyCar Program →