Chevy Racing–Michigan–Post Qualifying

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 14, 2013
 
KURT BUSCH, NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/SEALY CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED SECOND
VERY FAST LAP TELL US ABOUT IT:
“It was a great lap it’s amazing how close it comes down after a two mile run.  Carl (Edwards) posted a fast lap early on.  I just wanted to go after it.  We just came up a tenth shy.  The good news is we keep unloading fast.  We are right there in the mix.  All the guys back at the shop that are working on the pull down rig and all the simulation they are doing their job to the best that I have seen in this garage area.  We just have to keep it up.”
 
12 RACES TO GO IN THE REGULAR SEASON WE ARE INTO THE SUMMER STRETCH WHAT DOES THIS TEAM HAVE TO DO TO MAKE THE CHASE?
“We just have to finish races stronger.  When it gets down to the final 50 miles or the final segment of the race on the last couple of pit stops that is where we haven’t been our best so  that is where we have to get stronger.”
 
KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED THIRD
TALK ABOUT YOUR QUALIFYING LAP:
“We picked up a little bit from where we were in practice.  I was happy about that.  I knew Carl (Edwards) had a really good lap and we weren’t able to get there.  We still had a good lap with our Farmers Insurance Chevy.  We should end up in the top maybe three or four somewhere in there.  It’s a great spot for Sunday.  Looking forward to the race, I don’t know the track is really nice and it seems like it will move around some so it should be good.”
 
ONE LAP IS ONE THING 200 IS ANOTHER WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO TO WIN THIS RACE?
“Well there is a lot that goes on to win it.  We worked on some things in practice already, put about 40 minutes into kind of our race deal.  Felt pretty good with that so we have a good amount of time tomorrow to hopefully fine tune it more, but I think we are in a really good spot right now.”
 
PAUL MENARD, NO. 27 MENARDS/CERTAINTEED CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED FOURTH
WE HAVE SOME CLOUD COVER NOW DID THAT HELP THAT LAP?
“It always helps when you have a little shade for sure.  We had a really good car in practice; we just could never really get a clean lap to show it.  Just proud of my guys.  We have had a rough couple of weeks.  Trying to get things turned around here in a good qualifying will go a long ways.”
 
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 33 AMERICAN ETHANOL CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED SEVENTH
HOW WAS YOUR QUALIFYING LAP?
“It was pretty exciting.  I felt like there was a little bit more out there, but I drove it and it got a little tight on me.  I had to check up off of (turn) two, but really proud of that lap.  The American Ethanol Chevy is fast so just now focused on race trim from here on out.  We got a solid lap in.  I think that will hold up possibly for a top-10 we were about ninth in practice.  So it should be right in there.  Man, I’m excited; I’m shaking that was a fast lap.  We will go on and keep working on it for tomorrow.”
 
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 10TH
ON HIS QUALIFYING LAP:
“I’m happy with where the Target Chevy qualified for the race on Sunday. We had a pretty early draw but the weather stayed the same so no one really had an advantage as qualifying continued. The car was loose when I was getting up to speed and I was a little nervous going into turn one but it ended up being a good lap and a top-10 starting position for us.”

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD “MAN OF STEEL” CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 12TH
YOU DON’T SEEM SO HAPPY WITH YOUR LAP WHY?
“I just I thought it was slow.  Everybody has been picking up.  We didn’t pick up, got on the splitter real bad down in (turns) one and two and just couldn’t get in the gas.  It shoved up out of the groove.  I don’t know that it ran that great in (turns) three and four either, but that really costs us a lot of time down in (turns) one and two.  We had a real good car in practice, felt real competitive and felt like we could put up a good enough lap for a top-10.  That is probably going to end up right around 19th or so we will see.”