CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 7, 2018

2018 INDIANAPOLIS 500 WINNER, WILL POWER, PUT HIS CHEVROLET ON POLE FOR TOMORROW’S IOWA CORN 300, THE THIRD IOWA POLE OF HIS VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES (VICS) CAREER. HIS TEAM PENSKE TEAMMATE AND REIGNING VICS CHAMPION, JOSEF NEWGARDEN WILL START SECOND TO GIVE TEAM CHEVY A FRONT ROW SWEEP.

WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – POLE WINNER
YOU SAID THE CAR WASN’T THAT GOOD, BUT MAN, WHAT A COUPLE OF LAPS FOR YOU, CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS POLE:
“Yeah, thank you. I love this place. It’s a real tough little bullring oval and man, I’ve been trying to win this for so long. So, obviously, starting the race in a good spot. I think it will be a very difficult race, tires degrade a lot, but it will make for great racing.”

YOU CHECKED INDIANAPOLIS OFF THE WIN BOOK SO CAN YOU DO THAT THIS WEEKEND AT IOWA?
“Yeah, absolutely, it would be a big year for me if I win the Indianapolis 500 and Iowa this year. That would be like if I was looking at things I wanted to do that would almost top the list.”

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 1 HITACHI TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – Qualified 2nd
WHAT DO YOU WATCH WHEN YOU WATCH OTHER PEOPLE QUALIFY?
“Yeah, everything, you are watching the line, you are listening to feedback just trying to pick up pieces of information. I think we had a pretty good run. I wish we had a little bit more but Will (Power) did a really good lap, two really good laps, so if he gets it he is definitely going to deserve it. Just missed it slightly. I thought we had a really good shot at it and probably just weren’t exactly where we needed to be, but man it is still a fast car. The Hitachi car has been quick and if we can start on the front row, it is going to be a good start for Team Penske.”