NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPRINT SHOWDOWN
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 21, 2016

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Winner of Segment #3 of the Sprint Showdown and will make his first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race start:
“We had a good Target Chevy. I knew Chase (Elliott) was going to be good on four tires and he was going to win the fan vote and I probably wasn’t going to win the fan vote. So, I did what I could do.”

ON THE FINAL LAP:
“Well if was more than just the final lap. Chase got to my inside there with 2 (laps) to go and I was able to run him pretty hard there and get him loose and was hoping I could hold him off to the checkered. I knew he’d get close. I didn’t know he would get that close there coming to the line. I had to squeeze him because I knew he was going to get the fan vote. He has a lot of fans. I knew Danica (Patrick) was going to get the fan vote also. And if Chase was to win, I wouldn’t be in. So, I had to do everything I could do to get to the start/finish line in first and luckily it paid off.”

TAKE US THROUGH TURNS 3 AND 4 WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE OUTSIDE, AND WHAT YOU HAD TO DO TO BEAT HIM
‘Yeah, I was pretty loose there towards the end. So, actually when he got to my right side, my car drove better. I had no more grip or sideforce or whatever. We ran a decent corner but he was able to slow me down enough. And he had the run. I just had to squeeze him. So, I’m sure he’s upset with me. But, it’s a non-points race and we’re going for a million bucks. I felt like I had to get it done; especially knowing that he would be in the race and I wouldn’t.”

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 3M CHEVROLET SS – Fan Vote Winner and will move on to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race:
YOU WERE RACING HARD AGAINST KYLE LARSON. TELL US ABOUT THAT
‘Yeah, Kyle did what he had to do to beat us back to the line. We had a real good run. I hate to not to race your way in. That’s pretty frustrating on my behalf. I just didn’t do a very good job. Regardless, it was great to have some great fans to get us in this race because I couldn’t get it done for us.”

DID YOU LEARN ANYTHING IN THE SHOWDOWN THAT WILL HELP YOU IN THE ALL-STAR?
“I learned a lot of what not to do. I made some real dumb big mistakes. So, we’ll not do that tonight.”

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 NATURE’S BAKERY CHEVROLET SS – Fan Vote Winner and will move on to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race:
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TONIGHT TO MAKE THAT CAR A LITTLE BIT BETTER?
“First and foremost, thank you to the fans. The only thing that would make this any better is if I could deliver a great finish for them and an exciting race and pass cars and make the car better for next week. I definitely felt like there were some things we could learn from getting out there. Obviously we got put in the challenging situation of having zero practice with the new package and just going out and racing. So, there were definitely some issues and we had to kind of Band-Aid them for the couple of segments that we had out there. But, I really want to do better. I feel like I was at the wrong place at the wrong time a few times out there. But on the plus side, I felt like we learned about the car. Even if we didn’t make it through, we were going to be more prepared for next weekend. But, it’s just even that much better to know that I have incredible fans that always come through. Don’t think that I don’t see social media fans. And I see all the times that people said they voted for me. So, thank you very much. I hope you give you something fun to watch tonight.”

CHEVROLET AT TOPEKA

What:
28th NHRA Kansas Nationals
When:
Friday, May 20-Sunday, May 22
Where:
Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, Kansas
TV:
FS1: Qualifying – 11 p.m. ET Saturday (taped highlights)
FS1: Eliminations and finals – 2 p.m. ET Sunday (live)

JOHN FORCE POST QUALIFYING ROUND 2 QUOTE

TOPEKA, Kansas (May 20, 2016) – During second round qualifying for the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka, John Force made contact with the left lane wall in his John Force Racing Peak/Chevrolet Camaro SS. Contact with the wall was significant enough to damage both the chassis and body beyond repair and the team is forced to go with a new backup car for the remainder of the weekend. The body on the damaged car was the first based on the sixth-generation Camaro SS and was making its debut this weekend at Topeka.

WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE AND CAN YOU GET THIS NEW CAMARO BODY BACK OUT THERE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND?

JOHN FORCE
“First of all I want to apologize to all the Chevrolet enthusiasts out there, everyone that worked on this car and helped design it. The first run that we made with the car…..there are two different kinds of shake. There is an aggressive shake and a weak shake and on those two types, you have to know which way to pedal it. If its weak, it’s got to be real quick snap of the pedal to get off and get back on to catch it. And that is what I did on the first run, it was weak. It still ran 4.10 and put me in the top 12 in the show and ran a 327 or 326 something. So it cut the air, steered perfect, and the view was awesome. Everything was good about it. So we went back to work and said we have to get after this thing because the conditions were getting better. (on the second run) It left hard, did the same thing. People had been running some big numbers and when it rattled again so I tried to catch it quicker thinking it was a weak shake. I was thinking I could step up and put myself higher in the show. Well, it was an aggressive shake which means I should have got out of it and waited. But I didn’t know. And right as I went back to hit it, you can see on the video that it was starting to turn and it’s just enough when you hit that throttle its sideways and it put me straight into the wall. It’s a shame because of all the hard work. We can’t fix it and it will have to go back, and go back in the mold. And that is all we can do right now.”

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
100TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DAY 5 PRACTICE RECAP
MAY 20, 2016

Indianapolis Motor Speedway was once again a flurry of activity as the fifth day of preparations for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 roared to life at noon today. . Chevrolet drivers and teams geared up for six more hours of practice with their Chevy 2.2 liter V6 IndyCar engines which had the kPa pressure increased from 130 to 140. A dreary overcast day brought a brief period of rain, but other than a few yellow flags for debris there were no on-track incidents that slowed the practice session. Continue reading CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES 100TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 →

The 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Press Conference
Team Penske Racing
Roger Penske, Tim Cindric, Helio Castroneves,
Juan Pablo Montoya, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power
Friday, May 20, 2016

Team Owner, Roger Penske, President of Competition, Tim Cindric, along with drivers: Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Pennzoil Team Penske Chevrolet, Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, Simon Pagenaud, No. 22 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet and Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Full Transcript:

MODERATOR: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Team Penske media availability for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Pengrade Motor Oil. For those of you who may not know, I’m Jerry Punch from ESPN and ABC, and I’m going to be the moderator this morning. Our program will involve me introducing each one of our special guests. I will ask each one of them a single question and then open it up to the floor for you to ask a question. I would ask you to you state your name, your affiliation and question, and I will repeat that for those listening around the Speedway in different locations so they will be able to hear the question and the answer. Continue reading The 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Press Conference Team Penske Racing →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 20, 2016

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUSCH LIGHT CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the impact of the Driver Council, his contract extension with Stewart-Haas Racing, new rules changes, future plans, and more. Full Transcript:
TALK ABOUT YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THIS WEEKEND
‘We’re obviously excited to be in the All-Star race. I think when you look at this particular weekend, there’s obviously a lot on the line, but there really isn’t. It’s really just a race to go out and try to perform well and try to win a race. It’s a lot of fun to see the changes in the format and the way that things have evolved and changed and I think we’re all excited to see how it pans out. I’m looking forward to hopefully being on the race track at some point, but I’m just excited about the weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sprint All Star Race →

100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Press Conference
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Charlie Kimball, Max Chilton, Mike Hull
Friday, May 20, 2016
Team Owner of Chip Ganassi Racing, Chip Ganassi, Managing Director, Mike Hull and drivers Scott Dixon, No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Chevrolet, Tony Kanaan, No. 10 NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, Charlie Kimball, No. 42 Tresiba Chip Ganassi Racing and Max Chilton, No. 8 Gallagher Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Full Transcript: Continue reading 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Press Conference →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
100TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DAY 4 PRACTICE RECAP
MAY 19, 2016

The month of May and activities at Indianapolis Motor Speedway are in full swing around the 2.5-mile oval. Practice for the 100th running of the Indy 500 continued today with six more hours of track time for the Chevrolet Aero Kit race cars with 2.2 liter V6 Chevrolet engines.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Charlie Kimball led the charge for Team Chevy ranking fifth quick in the field of 33 cars that took to the track for practice, with a lap of 227.477 mph/39.564 seconds. He was followed by a parade of Chevrolet power in the top 10 which included previous Indy 500 winners Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves. Continue reading CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES–Indy 500 Practice →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
100TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DAY 3 PRACTICE RECAP
MAY 18, 2016

Although it is day three of the march to the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, it was only the second full-practice session for the 33 participants preparing for the May 29th race. Mother Nature took control of Tuesday’s events and forced cancelation of practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series. Continue reading CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES 100TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 →