JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 22 FITZGERALD GLIDER KITS TEAM PENSKE CHEVORLET, met with media at Bristol Motor Speedway following announcement he will compete in 2017 Indianapolis 500 for Team Penske. Full transcript:

HOW ARE THINGS?
“Good. Really good to be honest. In a way, it was kind of weird, but it was really good. The opportunity with Penske came to do this and I thought it would be… for long-term would be the best thing for me and it’s good. I’m really happy. If you are going to go race you might as well come do it with best people you can and be able to get a relationship with the guys at Fitzgerald it’s amazing. They do an amazing job and hopefully we can make them really proud.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Juan Pablo Montoya →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
Team Penske Media Conference
Friday April 21, 2017

WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, SIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 1 MENARDS TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET AND JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 2 FITZGERALD GLIDER KITS TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET met with media at Barber Motorsports Park. Full transcript:

THE MODERATOR: We’ll go ahead and begin our Verizon IndyCar Series available with three members of Team Penske who swept the opening practice. Simon Pagenaud led the first practice and is also the defending champion of the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Simon, how good does it feel to be back at Barber Motorsports Park? Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Barber–Will Power, Simon Pagenaud and Josef Newgarden →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 21, 2017

CHEVROLET’S KYLE LARSON AND CHASE ELLIOTT WILL START ON THE FRONT ROW FOR SUNDAY’S FOOD CITY 500 AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY. THE DUO WILL LEAD THE FIELD DUE TO THEIR POSITIONS IN THE CURRENT OWNER’S POINT STANDINGS BECAUSE THE QUALIFYING SESSION FOR THE MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES WAS CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER. BOTH LARSON AND ELLIOTT DID GET ON THE HALF-MILE TRACK IN THUNDER VALLEY FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY PRACTICE SESSION OF THE DAY WHERE THEY ENDED SEVENTH AND 11TH RESPECTIVELY ON THE SPEED CHARTS. EACH DRIVER MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA TO TALK ABOUT THE TRACK CONDITIONS, OUTLOOKS FOR THE RACE ON SUNDAY AND MANY OTHER TOPICS. FULL TRANSCRIPTS: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Kyle Larson →

KYLE LARSON TO START FROM POLE POSITION AT BRISTOL
Qualifying for Food City 500 Cancelled Due to Rain

BRISTOL, Tenn. – April 21, 2017 – Qualifying for Sunday’s Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

The starting grid has been set per the provisions in the NASCAR rulebook. Starting positions are based on the current Owner’s points. Continue reading KYLE LARSON TO START FROM POLE POSITION AT BRISTOL Qualifying for Food City 500 Cancelled Due to Rain →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 21, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 MOUNTAIN DEW/LITTLE CAESARS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed various aspects of short track racing, what he’s learned at previous Bristol races, racing under the lights versus during the day, and more. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Chase Elliott →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 21, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed his off weekend, thoughts on Bristol Motor Speedway using VHT traction compound on the bottom lane this weekend, racing during the day at Charlotte Motor Speedway in October and many other topics. Full Transcript:
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Jimmie Johnson →

Chevrolet Aims to Add to Victory Total at Scenic Barber

· Simon Pagenaud seeks to successfully defend Alabama title
ᴏ Reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champ made it two wins in a row in ’16
· Chevrolet has won four of the five races run on the challenging circuit since Chevy’s VICS return in 2012
ᴏ Each of the current Team Penske drivers have won at Barber
· Team Chevy drivers have earned the pole position the past three years
ᴏ Pagenaud, Helio Castroneves, and Will Power started from front row
· Zach Veach to make Verizon IndyCar Series debut in No. 21 Chevrolet Continue reading Chevrolet Aims to Add to Victory Total at Scenic Barber →

Richard Childress Racing’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series History at Bristol Motor Speedway … In 161 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing boasts nine wins – seven with Dale Earnhardt, one with Kevin Harvick and one with Jeff Burton – three pole awards, 34 top-five and 67 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization has led 3,678 laps at the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile.” Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Bristol Advance →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE
APRIL 23, 2017

BOWTIE BULLETS
CLASS OF THE COLISEUM:
Chevrolet is the most successful manufacturer at the ‘World’s Fastest Half-Mile’ earning 44 wins in 112 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. Chevrolet earned their first win at the ‘Last Great Coliseum’ in 1971 with Charlie Glotzbach behind the wheel, that same race Glotzbach set the race speed record at Bristol clocking 101.074 mph average pace throughout the 500-lap event. That record still stands today. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Bristol Advance →