Chevrolet Seeks to Score Victory in the 101st Indianapolis 500

· Fifteen Team Chevy drivers enter with high hopes of making history
ᴏ Field of 33 will compete in the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’
· Team Chevy drivers have won past three Verizon IndyCar Series races
ᴏ Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power enter with momentum
· Ed Carpenter will lead Team Chevy drivers to the green flag in 200-lap race
ᴏ Team owner/driver will start from the middle of the front row
· Helio Castroneves chasing record-tying fourth win in Indy 500

DETROIT (May 26, 2017) – Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears’ advice is simple and direct: “If you don’t finish that last lap, you can’t win it, period.” Continue reading Chevrolet Seeks to Score Victory in the 101st Indianapolis 500 →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COCA-COLA 600
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 25, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT IS TOP CHEVY QUALIFIER AT CHARLOTTE

CONCORD, NC (May 25, 2017) – With a speed of 192.260 mph around the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chase Elliott qualified his No. 24 NAPA Chevrolet SS to a third place starting position for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. Continue reading CHASE ELLIOTT IS TOP CHEVY QUALIFIER AT CHARLOTTE →

Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan to Drive Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Pace Car at 101st Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, May 25, 2017 – Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who has played major roles in hit television series such as “The Walking Dead” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” will drive the 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Pace Car to lead the starting field of the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil to the green flag Sunday, May 28. Continue reading Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan to Drive Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Pace Car at 101st Indianapolis 500 →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
101ST RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY MEDIA DAY QUOTES
MAY 25, 2017

Selected quotes from AJ Foyt Racing drivers:

CONOR DALY, NO. 4 ABC SUPPLY AJ FOYT RACING CHEVROLET:

HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO LEARN FROM AJ THIS YEAR? NO TIPS OR TRICKS UP HIS SLEEVE? “Not really. There isn’t really much he can say any more. We’re just driving. The driving part is not really the big part anymore. It’s getting the car to where you need it to be. It’s all about the car. If the car isn’t there, you’re not going to be able to do 230.5 mph. And he realizes that it’s so much about the technical side that there is so much we can do.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indy 500–AJ Foyt Racing Quotes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
101ST RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY MEDIA DAY QUOTES
MAY 25, 2017

Selected quotes from Gabby Chaves:

GABBY CHAVES, NO. 88 HARDING RACING CHEVROLET:
WITH BEING AS PART OF A NEW ENTITY, DO YOU FEEL LIKE A DEVELOPMENT DRIVER TO HELP OUT THINGS GETTING STARTED. “It’s a great job for me. I get to have the first say on what I want out of the car. For a young driver to be able to build a team around, it’s a really good spot and situation to be in. It doesn’t go without its drawbacks like no teammate or data to work from. But as far as my development and career progression, I think it’s a great time.”

WORKING WITH AL UNSER JR… YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? “It’s been great. We’ve had really good chemistry together in practice and qualifying. We’ve done a good job helping each other out and helping the team to get the car to go faster. I can only hope we continue this relationship moving on to the future.”

ON THE ENGINE SIDE, HOW DO YOU THINK THE CHEVY ENGINE WILL BE FOR THE RACE? “It’s a 500-mile race. While we certainly feel there is a slight power disadvantage, it’s not massive. We are in a position where we can run full power the whole way and be comfortable with that. We know what we’ve got. We’re going to focus on making our good racecar as good as it can be. Hopefully I can make the difference.”

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
101ST RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY MEDIA DAY QUOTES
MAY 25, 2017

Selected quotes from Sage Karam:

SAGE KARAM, NO. 24 DREYER & REINBOLD RACING MECUM AUCTIONS CHEVROLET:

TALK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BRING AN INDY 500 VICTORY HOME TO NAZARETH (PA). “I’d like to come back and bring it back home to have a parade in downtown Nazareth. It’s a place that has always had racing in its heart. I’ve played out everything in my mind as far as what it would be like to win this race and just the little things you think of late at night. I felt really good Monday. There were times where I could pass three cars a lap. I don’t see it being an issue getting to the front. We just have to stay smart when we get up there. I want to be there with 20 or 30 laps to go and cruise around in the top-five. If we’re there, I think we’ll have the opportunity to pounce when we need to and fight for a win.”

HOW MUCH DOES THE EXPERIENCE FACTOR COME INTO PLAY HERE? “I’m not a veteran here but it is my fourth time coming to this race. It’s still crazy to think. People keep saying I’m the youngest kid. There is still a lot to learn, and I’ve gone through a lot of troubles here at the speedway and I’ve learned things the hard way. That’s why I’m so confident coming in here to this race. I feel like I’ve gone through a majority of the hard times I can go through. There are only so many hard times before the good times come. I know I have to get through Turn One and pick the battles and when I need to fight them. Now that I’m racing sports cars, I’ve learned patience and feel really calm behind the wheel this year.
“Being the young guy has its pros and cons. If you do well then everyone thinks you’re the next great thing. If you do something bad, they think you’re a bust. But that’s part of it. I like coming to the track as the young guy. I just don’t know when it’s going to be that I’m not the youngest! But I like being able to represent the younger generation coming through racing. A lot of times, we don’t get the the opportunity to showcase our talent. So whenever I get the chance like here at the Indy 500, I need to maximize that opportunity. I’m coming in there with the hope of finishing the race and that it’s going to be up front.”

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
101ST RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY MEDIA DAY DRIVERE QUOTES
MAY 25, 2017

AN INTERVIEW WITH BUDD LAZIER, NO. 44 LAZIER RACING CHEVROLET:

WHEN OTHER DRIVERS WENT TO NASCAR OR FORMULA ONE, YOU WERE THE MAINSTAY. HOW MUCH PRIDE IS THERE IN THAT FOR YOU? “I think it’s lost sometimes that I also was the 2000 champion, and I should have won the 500 that year. (Juan Pablo) Montoya beat me by a tick, and we were quicker, too. After winning the race, you swear that you’ll be back there a lot. It’s really amazing, this place, how much has to go right to get back into Victory Lane. It’s when you run and you finish second like I did twice that haunt you and you don’t forget about. I can’t tell you how special this place is. There’s no racetrack that you’re in the corner for such a long time. You’re sustaining cornering here more and longer than anywhere in the world because it’s so flat and so fast that it really tests driver and machine. Back in those days, to me it was an easy decision. I had the option to go to Michigan (International Speedway) or be here at Indianapolis, and it was a no-brainer. IndyCar goes the way the Indy 500 goes. I had been running a 2-or 3-year-old race car and was going the corners as quick as the top two or three guys and I go onto the straightaway at Long Beach or some of those places trimmed, so in 1996 I knew I had a car that could win races. The super teams will still have an advantage, but a small team gets it all right and can win the race. That makes it exciting for the fans and competitors.”

WOULD YOU ENJOY RACING YOUR SON, FLYNN, HERE AT INDIANAPOLIS?
“As a driver, I think he is very gifted. It’s not necessarily the career I would have chosen for him, bug before you know it it’s sort of in the blood. I expect him to move up through the ranks as quickly as he is able to do so depending on sponsorship. It makes sense that we’re building an IndyCar effort for the future and he’s a driver for the future. I look at some of the other owner/drivers who have done that sort of thing, and I think the Rahals are one of the best examples. It’s nice to have options. It’s not ideal to run for your father or grandfather, but at the same time it’s nice to have options. It’s a potential opportunity for him and us in the future. We want to provide him the very best of what we can provide, so our team would have to grow to do that. I know his mother and I always thought that it would be cool if we raced together. I would enjoy that. I’m not entirely sure how much time I have left in terms of years, but I’m not there yet.”

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR PLACE IN HISTORY AT THE SPEEDWAY?
“I don’t think a lot about that, but it is a little staggering that there have been 100 Indy 500s and I have taken part in 20 of those. And there were another five that for various reasons we got left out. I take pride in that. A few seconds less and I would be a three-time winner.”

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
101ST RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY MEDIA DAY QUOTES
MAY 25, 2017

Selected quotes from Ed Carpenter Racing drivers:

ED CARPENTER, NO. 20 FUZZY’S VODKA ED CARPENTER RACING CHEVROLET:

DO YOU GET MUCH SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE THE RACE? “What I hope for is that I sleep until the (track opens at 6 a.m.). The first time I wake up then I’m looking outside to see what the weather is like, look at the flags to see which way the wind is blowing and my mind gets going. Hopefully, I’ll sleep.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indy 500–Ed Carpenter Racing Quotes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
101ST RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY MEDIA DAY QUOTES
MAY 25, 2017

Selected quotes from Juncos Racing drivers:

SPENCER PIGOT, NO. 11 JUNCOS RACING CHEVROLET:

YOUR THOUGHTS ON YOUR STARTING POSITION: “Obviously the starting position isn’t fantastic. We’re toward the back but it’s a long race and anything can happen. We have one more practice session tomorrow to try and figure some stuff out. The car felt really good last week but we struggled a little bit on Monday. Hopefully we found a few things that weren’t really working in our favor, so hopefully with those things fixed we should be back to where we were.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indy 500–Junco Racing Quotes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
101ST RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY MEDIA DAY QUOTES
MAY 25, 2017

Selected quotes from Team Penske drivers:

SIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 1 MENARDS TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET:

YOU’VE BEEN THE FASTEST PENSKE DRIVER ON RACEDAY THE LAST TWO YEARS. WITH THE AERO KITS FROZEN SINCE LAST YEAR, DOES THAT MEAN YOU’VE HAD LESS TO DO THIS YEAR? “I don’t know. The car is pretty much the same from the last two years. We didn’t feel like changing was going to make me feel better. We’ve actually tried a few things and every time it is worse. So we went back on track really quickly and worked mostly aerodynamics. We’re learning every year on the body kits. We are working on finding less drag and still keeping downforce on the car. The mechanical setup hasn’t changed at all so I’m quite comfortable that way. I know exactly how my race car stands, and that gives me confidence.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indy 500–Media Day Quotes →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COCA-COLA 600
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 25, 2017

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE PATRIOTIC CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed having PFC McClamrock’s name on his car windshield for this weekend, the 2018 Hall of Fame Class, what it would mean to win a point race at Charlotte in his final season and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte–Dale Earnhardt Jr. →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COCA-COLA 600
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 25, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed voting for the NASCAR Hall of Fame class of 2018, why he and the No. 48 team are so good at Charlotte Motor Speedway and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte–Jimmie Johnson →

Rick Mears does a few laps at the Chevrolet Racing Driver in the Loop Simulator Facility

DETROIT (May 24, 2017) – In every form of motorsports, the level of competition for wins and championships is at an all-time high. Teams and drivers have to maximize every tool available to optimize performance. Continue reading Rick Mears does a few laps at the Chevrolet Racing Driver in the Loop Simulator Facility →