NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
KOBALT 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 4, 2016

KURT BUSCH CLAIMS POLE FOR CHEVROLET AT LAS VEGAS
Team Chevy Takes Four of First Eight Starting Positions

LAS VEGAS – (Mar. 4, 2016) Kurt Busch captured the pole for Sunday’s Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) by posting a new track record of 196.328 mph in his No. 41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Chevrolet SS. It was Busch’s second consecutive pole for 2016, the 21st of his career, and second at his hometown track.

“It was insanely fast,” said Busch following his performance in the knockout-style qualifying format. “It’s amazing all the detail that goes into qualifying with finding that perfect lap three times out there. My second outing we were way tight, and I didn’t know where it came from. (Tony) Gibson, (crew chief) and crew went to town. They just adjusted on it. We gambled and we made that last session, which was great. That was icing on the cake to be able to go out into the third round. Two poles in a row is a reason to celebrate.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas II →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
KOBALT 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 4, 2016

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 MONSTER ENERGY/HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – Pole Winner
WAS THAT FAST LAP A LUDICROUS SPEED LAP?
“It was insanely fast. It’s amazing all the detail that goes into qualifying with finding that perfect lap three times out there. My second outing we were way tight and I didn’t know where it came from. (Tony) Gibson, (crew chief) and crew went to town. They just adjusted on it. We gambled and we made that last session, which was great. That was icing on the cake to be able to go out into the third round. I was first or 12th it didn’t matter. Thanks to Haas Automation, Monster Energy, two poles in a row, this is great. This is how you work through an off season and show up to qualify, now we just need to find that speed on the long run. Really proud of everybody at SHR.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
KOBALT 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 4, 2016

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET SS held a press conference with media at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Full Transcript:

THE MODERATOR: I think you all know this gentleman here, three-time champion, Tony Stewart.
We have an exciting initiative to talk to you about today, then we’ll answer some questions. We’ll try to knock out a couple of birds with one stone.
Mobil 1 has been a cornerstone partner with Stewart-Haas Racing since 2011. In addition to their activation with their consumers and employees, they’ve made a series of videos that are about as good as there are in racing between ‘Smokey The Bandit’ and the ‘Soda Cookie’ commercial. I think those are as good as any in racing. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Tony Stewart →

CHEVROLET EARNS PRO STOCK VICTORY, REACHES FINALS IN ALL THREE CLASSES
Jason Line captures 38th victory in all-Chevrolet Pro Stock semifinals field
· Brittany Force advances to Top Fuel final, comes up short on holeshot
· John Force reaches Funny Car final to pace John Force Racing contingent
· Robert Hight sets Funny Car track records for elapsed time and speed

CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 28, 2016) – For the second consecutive event of the young National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Chevrolet was the class of the Pro Stock category by sweeping into the semifinals and coming away with the victory at the 32nd CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals.
Also, Chevrolet teams reached the final round in Top Fuel (Brittany Force) and Funny Car (John Force) at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

Jason Line, the No. 2 qualifier in the Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro SS, earned his 38th Pro Stock victory with a pass of 6.666 seconds/205.16 mph in the final against Chris McGaha (Harlow Sammons of Odessa Chevrolet Camaro SS). Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Phoenix Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
FEBRUARY 28, 2016

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
THE GUTSY CALL BY CREW CHIEF, CHAD KNAUS, WAS THE GAME WINNER
‘Yeah, definitely a gutsy call. It was just a great team effort. The No. 4 (Kevin Harvick) car was awfully tough and it was going to take some strategy to get by him. When he told me to whip it as hard as I could there, I just felt like I was going to take too much life out of the tires. But, it worked. And I got rolling around the top and got to where I got this Lowe’s Chevy in Victory Lane. I’m so happy for Hendrick Motorsports and for everybody at Chevrolet.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Post Race →

Chevrolet Well-Positioned Heading into Eliminations at Wild Horse Pass

· Butner secures first Pro Stock No. 1 qualifier position of career
· Chevrolet drivers claim five of the top seven Pro Stock qualifying spots
· John Force Racing drivers qualify second, third and fourth in Funny Car

DETROIT (Feb. 27, 2016) – Chevrolet swept the top three qualifying positions Pro Stock and John Force Racing drivers earned the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 qualifying spots in Funny Car at the 32nd CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Arizona.

Bo Butner (Butner Auto Sales Chevrolet Camaro SS) earned his inaugural National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock No. 1 qualifying position in his 19th start and became the 61st driver to achieve the distinction. His pass of 6.618 seconds at 208.88 mph in the opening round held up throughout the succeeding three rounds of qualifying in the Mellow Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series event.

“It’s a dream. I grew up in Super Stock, Stock and Comp and I always wanted to be able to drive a Pro Stock car,” said the longtime sportsman racer, who leases the car from KB Racing. “It’s an honor and cool to have a green hat.”

Butner, a semifinalist at the season-opening Winternationals two weeks ago, will face V. Gaines in a first-round matchup, with the winner earning a bye into the semifinals.

“I’d like to get past V., get to the finals and win. That’s our goal every time when we leave the house,” Butner added.

Courtney Force, who set a track record for elapsed time in her Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car with a run of 3.930 seconds in the first round of qualifications, matched her 2015 qualifying effort of second at Wild Horse Pass. Ron Capps vaulted to the No. 1 qualifying position in the fourth round, bumping Force by 0.005 of a second.
John Force, who has a record eight victories at the venue in the desert, moved from eighth to third in the fourth round of qualifying with a blistering pass of 3.938/323.81 in the PEAK Antifreeze/Republic Services Chevrolet Camaro SS. Robert Hight had a best run of 3.945/319.14 in the Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS to qualify fourth.

In Top Fuel, Brittany Force recorded her best pass of the weekend in Round 4 at 3.769/321.04 in the Monster Energy Chevrolet Dragster for John Force Racing to move up one position to fifth. She was the event runner-up in Top Fuel in 2014.

Chevrolet drivers occupy five of the seven positions that constitute the top half of the Pro Stock field heading into eliminations. Jason Line (Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro SS) faced Butner in Round 4 and remained the No. 2 qualifier with a best run of 6.622/208.17. KB Racing teammate Greg Anderson, who beat Line in the final of the Winternationals, qualified third in the Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro SS. He recorded a pass of 6.623/207.72, which was the quickest of the session.

Chris McGaha (Harlow Sammons of Odessa Chevrolet Camaro SS) qualified fifth and Drew Skillman, who qualified second and reached the semifinals last year at Wild Horse Pass in his second Pro Stock event, qualified sixth in the Ray Skillman Chevrolet Camaro SS. Alex Laughlin (Gas Monkey Garage Chevrolet Camaro SS), another second-year Pro Stock driver, qualified seventh.

Laughlin is being coached this weekend by 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice, a friend who has been working with the team.

“He told me, ‘You’re the quarterback, and you need to keep your guys in a good mood and keep morale up when times are hard. You have two more shots today. We’ll get it,’ ’’ Laughlin said.

Joey Grose (Skyler Electric/Big Chief Chevrolet Camaro SS) qualified 10th, while Vincent Nobile (Mountain View Tire Chevrolet Camaro SS) qualified 12th and Matt Hartford (Total Seal/CIP1/Nitro Fish Chevrolet Camaro SS) qualified 13th.

In Stock Eliminator, Dan Fletcher (PEAK/K&N/ATI Chevrolet COPO Camaro) qualified 34th (of 57). Fletcher won the class in the opener at Pomona. In Super Stock, Rodger Comstock (MTS/Hoosier/Lucas Oil/MCNX WR Chevrolet COPO Camaro) qualified 50th and Bryan Broaddus (DNB ENGINEERING Chevrolet COPO Camaro) qualified 53rd.

FOX Sports 1 will telecast live coverage of eliminations and finals at 5 p.m. ET Feb. 28.

COURTNEY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, TRAXXAS CHEVROLET CAMARO SS: “Our Traxxas team came into today the top qualifier and we were trying hard to hold onto that spot. One of the great things about coming out here to Phoenix is we’ve done pretty well I the past and we have qualified well, so we have had some really good data to build on. We pushed too hard on that last pass because it was really all or nothing at that point. We were trying to run in the 3.80s because that’s what we were running in testing.”

JOHN FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, PEAK ANTIFREEZE/REPUBLIC SERVICES CHEVROLET CAMARO SS: “We have four good race cars now and we will see what we can do tomorrow. I am most excited about feeling like we have turned the corner. Our hot rods will run with all the teams now. We still aren’t the quickest but we are excited about the direction we are going. I have no complaints.”

“ROBERT HIGHT, JOHN FORCE RACING, AUTO CLUB CHEVROLET CAMARO SS: “I am proud of this Auto Club team and really all our John Force Racing Funny Cars. We are 2-3-4 in qualifying and we all got qualifying bonus points. That kind of consistency will help us on race day I hope. I am looking forward to racing Cruz Pedregon (in first round of eliminations) tomorrow. He is a tough competitor and I know I will have my hands full.”

BRITTANY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET DRAGSTER: “That last run was another great run by this Monster Energy team. I have a lot of confidence in this team and I am pumped to go into race day. I will have a tough first round against Shawn Langdon, but we’ll be ready. We are No. 5 in a tough Top Fuel field and I am excited to get back to the track.”

JASON LINE, KB RACING, SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT CHEVROLET CAMARO SS: “We were definitely OK being second (to Bo Butner). We’re excited for tomorrow and really happy for Bo to get his first No. 1 qualifier. That’s a big deal.”

GREG ANDERSON, KB RACING, SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT CHEVROLET CAMARO SS: “We got after it today versus the pack so I think we’re ready to go tomorrow. I think we’re in great shape. We have a good product for tomorrow again. At Pomona we had great cars, and this weekend we have great cars. I’m excited going into race day.”

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
TEST IN THE WEST PROMOTER TEST
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, AVONDALE, ARIZ.
SATURDAY FEB. 27, 2016

SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS, NO. 11 HYDROXYCUT CHEVROLET, JIMMY VASSER AND JAMES SULLIVAN – KVSH RACING PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
THE MODERATOR: We are pleased to be joined by several members of KVSH Racing and KV Racing Technologies. We’re joined by Jimmy Vasser, co-owner of KVSH Racing Technologies, James Sullivan and driver Sebastien Bourdais.
Jimmy, we’ll start with you, a very exciting announcement this morning that Hydroxycut will be the co-primary sponsor for your season and that you’d be returning Sebastien to the team. How did this relationship continue, and what can we expect from 2016?
JIMMY VASSER: Well, it’s probably the worst-kept secret, really. It’s not a surprise to us that we were going to contest the series with Sebastien, particularly after the last couple of years. We really feel that we’re in a position to fight for the championship. We had one win two years ago, two wins last year, in the championship going into the mid-Ohio race and it kind of all went downhill from a yellow flag there that ruined our track position, and it really didn’t finish the season strong. Even running fifth in the points up until the penalty at Sonoma that I thought was a bit shady, Graham was not — wasn’t innocent from any of that. So I really do feel we’re in a position to fight for the championship. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Test in the West →