MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GANDER OUTDOORS 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 29, 2018

CAMARO ZL1 DRIVER ALEX BOWMAN EARNS BEST CAREER FINISH AT POCONO

Alex Bowman led the way for Team Chevy at Pocono Raceway in the Gander Outdoors 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race, the 21st event of the 2018 Cup Series season earning a third-place finish.
The third-place effort was a career best finish for the driver of the No. 88 Camaro ZL1, and the run is his second top five finish and eighth top 10 finish of 2018.
The run marked Bowman’s first top 10 finish in six races at Pocono
William Byron, No. 24 Axalta/Imron Camaro ZL1 finished sixth and was the highest finishing rookie in the 164-lap event Continue reading CAMARO ZL1 DRIVER ALEX BOWMAN EARNS BEST CAREER FINISH AT POCONO →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GANDER OUTDOORS 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 29, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL FINISHING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
3rd ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA ALL PRO TEACHERS CAMARO ZL1
6th WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 AXALTA/IMRON CAMARO ZL1
7th CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
8th RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 BASS PRO SHOPS/CABELA’S CAMARO ZL1
13th AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL E15 CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL FINISHING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Kyle Busch (Toyota)
2nd Daniel Suarez (Toyota)
3rd Alex Bowman (Chevrolet)
4th Kevin Harvick (Ford)
5th Erik Jones (Toyota) Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Post Race →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
POST RACE NOTES QUOTES
JULY 29, 2018

DRIVER QUOTES:
WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, FINISHED 3RD: DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THEM TODAY WILL? “No, man, everyone else is so good in this series that you just have to have everything perfect. We just weren’t quite good enough on blacks. We really struggled to get up to speed on those, but were pretty good on reds. But still a good day for the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet. Obviously another full green race and I can’t believe it. It just a series full of really good drivers now and no one makes mistakes and it just came down to strategy.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Post Race →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
TOYOTA NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS
SONOMA RACEWAY IN SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
POST-QUALIFYING RECAP, NOTES AND QUOTES
SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2018

Chevrolet Harvests Funny Car, Pro Stock Low Qualifier Honors in Wine Country

• Courtney Force claims 10th Funny Car No. 1 qualifier of season
• Greg Anderson ties Bob Glidden for third on all-time low qualifier list
• Brittany Force checks in at No. 5 in Top Fuel qualifications
• John Force marks 750th Funny Car race – 174 with Chevrolet

SONOMA, Calif. (July 28, 2018) – Courtney Force continued her march to the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Funny Car single-season No. 1 qualifier record, while Greg Anderson ascended to being listed with the career record-holders during qualifications for the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals.

Force recorded her 10th low qualifier honor in 15 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events, including four of the past five, with a pass of 3.910 seconds at 326.16 mph in the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS. The class record is 13 set by her father, John Force, in 19 races in 1996. Continue reading Chevrolet Harvests Funny Car, Pro Stock Low Qualifier Honors in Wine Country →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
POST QUALIFYING RECAP
JULY 28, 2018

LEXINGTON, OHIO – For the eighth time this season, Will Power will start a Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS) race from the front row. The winner of the 2018 Indianapolis 500 and 2014 Series’ champion secured the second starting position for the 13th race of the season at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course following three rounds of Firestone Fast Six qualifying on Saturday.

Behind the wheel of his familiar No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, Power led the three-car Chevrolet 2.2 liter V6 IndyCar contingent in the final round of six cars battling for the Verizon P1 award. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Post Qualifying →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GANDER OUTDOORS 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 28, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
4th KYLE LARSON DC SOLAR/CREDIT ONE BANK CAMARO ZL1
6TH WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 AXALTA/IMRON CAMARO ZL1
10TH JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 ARTIC CAT CAMARO ZL1
11TH CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
12TH AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL E15 CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Kevin Harvick (Ford)
2nd Kyle Busch (Toyota)
3rd Daniel Suarez (Toyota)
4th Kyle Larson (Chevrolet)
5TH Joey Logano (Ford)

The Gander Outdoors 400 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, July 29 at 2:30 pm, ET. Live coverage can be found on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Qualifying Notes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
POST FIRESTONE FAST SIX QUALIFYING QUOTES
JULY 28, 2018

WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, QUALIFIED 2ND: SECOND PLACE NOT TOO BAD:
“Yeah, pretty good, yeah happy with front row. Obviously, it’s a real track position track, it’s difficult to pass and everyone is fast these days, so qualifying means a lot. Yeah, Alex (Rossi) just pumped out one really good lap there. I thought my lap was really good and then I came in and saw what he did and that was a solid lap.”

YOU HAVE QUALIFIED IN THE TOP SIX EVERY RACE THIS SEASON. WHEN YOU FINISH, YOU FINISH UP FRONT. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT KNOWING THAT YOU COULD REALLY BE LEADING THE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SOME LUCK?
“Oh yeah, we are very aware of that. Every time we finish it’s a great finish. We always qualify at the front, we are always quick, just got to minimize the DNF’s. I mean that has just killed us this year. We should be way up there in the championship, not 90 points behind. But, going to be real aggressive. I want to get back in the fight. Nothing worse than turning up to the last race without being in contention. So, I’m going to go for it.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Qualifying →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GANDER OUTDOORS 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 28, 2018

DARRELL ‘BUBBA’ WALLACE, JR. NO. 43 MILE 22 CAMARO ZL1, AND RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS (RPM) TEAM OWNER, RICHARD PETTY met with media and discussed their contract extension beyond the 2018 season.

IS THIS GOING TO HELP YOU DRIVE WITHOUT UNCERTAINTY FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR SO THAT YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE END OF THE YEAR AND LAST-MINUTE THINGS?
BUBBA WALLACE: “I didn’t drive with uncertainty. We’ve got to get some turn in the front of our race cars, so that’s what I’ve been worried sick about driving. But this definitely helps. If you take a step back and help sponsorship efforts, knowing that we have a set future ahead, we can sell that. That’s the biggest thing as a whole, how we want to make our program better from the outside looking in. That goes a long way. So, for us, we’re still in here turning wrenches and trying everything we can to get out race cars better.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Bubba Wallace →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GANDER OUTDOORS 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 28, 2018

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed making his 600th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start, what his thoughts are on the team turning the corner and potentially getting a victory and many other topics. Full Transcript:

I SPOKE TO CHAD KNAUS (CREW CHIEF) AT KENTUCKY AND HE SAID HE SAW THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. IS THAT TRUE OR IS IT THE TRAIN? WHAT IS THE MOMENTUM HERE FOR YOU GUYS?
“Well, we feel there is a lot of truth within it. Maybe we see things before they have a chance to be fully vetted and show up on the track with the results, but I think last weekend was a strong indicator we are going in the right direction. We have had various high spots along the way, but this has been way more challenging to… I would say through the middle part of last year and then in through this year for myself, for the No. 48 team, I think for our company, it’s been way more challenging than we anticipated. It took us awhile to get into this position, it’s going to take us awhile to get out of it and we continue to see high spots or things that are very motivating for us. That is the excitement we bring to the track each week and we have more new stuff this weekend that we are excited to take to the track and hopefully let the big black dyno out here being the race track prove all the hard work that we are doing behind the scenes, simulation, wind tunnel, chassis development, trying to understand tire data, all the little pieces of the puzzle that it takes. We are working very hard.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Jimmie Johnson →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
POST FRIDAY PRACTICE QUOTES
JULY 27, 2018

LEXINGTON, OHIO – Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet and Spencer Pigot, No. 21 Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet, led the Team Chevy contingent through two rounds of practice for Sunday’s Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. The paid were second and fourth in the running order at the conclusion of practice.

The final Verizon IndyCar Series practice is set for 10 a.m., Saturday, July 28 followed by Firestone Fast Six Qualifications at 1:35 p.m. NBCSN will telecast qualifications live at 1:30 p.m. as well as broadcast on INDYCAR Radio Network affiliates, RaceControl.IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com, the INDYCAR Mobile app, Sirius 214, and XM209. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio–Practice →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER MEDIA AVAILABILITY
JULY 27, 2018

Team Penske drivers Josef Newgarden, No. 1 Hitachi Chevrolet, Simon Pagenaud, No. 22 Menards Chevrolet and Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet, met with members of the media at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Full transcript:

THE MODERATOR: Well get started with our Team Penske media availability. Joined now by the three members of Team Penske, starting of course with Simon Pagenaud, who won from pole here in 2016, also coming off of some great momentum in Toronto. How important is that momentum for you heading into a weekend like this?

SIMON PAGENAUD: It’s always very important. I think momentum is what is super important in racing. It brings confidence up. It’s a snowball effect: the more momentum you can have, it’s going to carry you throughout the season. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Mid-Ohio →