CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
JEGS ROUTE 66 NHRA NATIONALS
ROUTE 66 RACEWAY IN JOLIET, ILLINOIS
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2018

An interview with Funny Car winner ROBERT HIGHT, JOHN FORCE RACING, AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 12 qualifier; 42nd career win and fourth final round of season; first victory since Dallas in 2017, where he beat Ron Capps):

IT’S BEEN AWHILE SINCE YOU’VE VISITED THE WINNER’S CIRCLE
“I was beginning to think Chicago had my number. I’ve been in the final a few times but the first win in Chicago is pretty special. I don’t even think I pulled the chutes in qualifying. We were having some problems, but when you have a team like this behind you you just know you’re going to get it turned around. We had a big lineup of heavy hitter drivers to go up against today. It’s pretty cool. Chicago is pretty close to Brownsburg, Indiana, so a lot of families from our machine shop and fab shop are here to celebrate this with us. It couldn’t be more special.”

LAST YEAR, YOUR FIRST WIN DIDN’T COME UNTIL DENVER SO YOU’RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
“Honestly, I believe we are ahead of where we were last year and we all know how that turned out. But we’re not going to count things too quick. There are a lot of good teams out here. It’s tougher than ever. The first at Chicago is pretty awesome.”

KYLE LARSON TAKES HIS CAMARO ZL1 TO RUNNER-UP FINISH AT POCONO
Three Camaro ZL1 Drivers Earn Top Ten Finishes at the ‘Tricky Triangle’

LONG POND, Pa. (June 3, 2018) – Kyle Larson used determination and hard racing to earn his third runner-up finish of the year in his DC Solar Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway. Even though Larson came up just shy of scoring his first win of the season once again, he was happy with the team’s result.

“I am happy we finished second because we were probably a sixth or seventh place car today and to finish better than where you run is always a good thing,” said Larson. “I am happy about that. Our DC Solar Chevy was competitive, but needs to be a little bit better to compete with the 18, the 4, and the 78. They are definitely the class of the field. We are close and we are getting a little bit better, but so are they. So we just have to keep working hard.” Continue reading KYLE LARSON TAKES HIS CAMARO ZL1 TO RUNNER-UP FINISH AT POCONO →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
POCONO 400
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JUNE 3, 2018

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 2nd
THAT RESTART, WITH LESS THAN 10 TO GO. GREAT MOVES BY THE 78 OF TRUEX BUT A GREAT COUNTER BY YOU
“Yeah, I actually liked that the 78 tried to pull down and block me a little bit because it messed his angle up to the corner. I knew he would have to slow down a little more on entry and I was hoping I could get close enough to him to get him loose. Which I did, but I also got kind of loose behind him. So I just had to tuck back in line on exit and then had to try and fight off the 18 and the 4 behind me. I was just trying to stay lower than them on exit to get them tight. I am happy we finished second because we were probably a sixth or seventh place car today and to finish better than where you run is always a good thing. I am happy about that. Our DC Solar Chevy was competitive, but needs to be a little bit better to compete with the 18, the 4, and the 78. They are definitely the class of the field. We are close and we are getting a little bit better, but so are they. So we just have to keep working hard.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Post Race →

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Consistent Corvettes Complete Testing Program
Gavin sets team’s pace in No. 64 Corvette C7.R w/ No. 63 entry not far off

LE MANS, France (June 3, 2018) – Corvette Racing ran through its scheduled testing items Sunday during eight hours of track time ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans as the team looks toward what it hopes is a ninth class victory in the annual French endurance race. At the end of testing, just 0.038 seconds separated both the bright yellow Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs around the 8.47-mile Circuit de la Sarthe.

Oliver Gavin was the quickest Corvette Racing driver during the annual Le Mans Test Day in the No. 64 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R with a lap of 3:54.179 (130.177 mph) lap. Driving with Tommy Milner and Marcel Fässler, Gavin set his best lap in the final hour of the test, which was run in dry conditions, although weather did threaten throughout the final four hours. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Consistent Corvettes Complete Testing Program →

TEAM CHEVY FAST FACTS
POCONO 400
POCONO RACEWAY
JUNE 3, 2018

A total of 18 Team Chevy drivers will start the Pocono 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Pocono Raceway (Long Pond, Pa.). The 160-lap 400-mile contest around the 2.5-mile Tricky Triangle is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m., ET on Sunday, June 3. Live coverage can be found on FS1, MRN, and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-10:
Jamie McMurray, No. 1 GEARWRENCH Camaro ZL1 will start 3rd
Ryan Newman, No. 31 Kalahari Resorts and Convention Center Camaro ZL1 rolls off 8th
TEAM CHEVY IN MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES COMPETITION:

Chevrolet has won 39 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships
Team Chevy drivers have scored 776 wins and 696 poles in MENCS competition
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Fast Facts–Pocono →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
CHEVROLET DETROIT GRAND PRIX
STREETS OF BELLE ISLE
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE RECAP WITH DRIVER QUOTES
JUNE 2, 2018\

WILL POWER LEADS TEAM CHEVY EFFORT IN CHEVROLET DETROIT GRAND PRIX DUAL #1
Finishes in Seventh Place Following Indianapolis 500 Win

DETROIT (June 2, 2018) – Will Power, driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, finished in seventh place to pace all Team Chevy drivers in the first of two Dual in Detroit weekend rounds in the Verizon IndyCar Series at Raceway on Belle Isle Park on Saturday. Power qualified sixth and ran in the top 10 for pretty much the entire afternoon, following wins in the INDYCAR Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500. Continue reading WILL POWER LEADS TEAM CHEVY EFFORT IN CHEVROLET DETROIT GRAND PRIX DUAL #1 →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
POCONO 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 1, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
3rd JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 GEARWRENCH CAMARO ZL1
8th RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 KALAHARI RESORTS AND CONVENTION CAMARO ZL1
11th CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS PATRIOTIC CAMARO ZL1
12th AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Ryan Blaney (Ford)
2nd Kevin Harvick (Ford)
3rd Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet)
4th Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
5TH Kyle Busch (Toyota)

The 14th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season at Pocono Raceway, the Pocono 400 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, June 3 at 2:00 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Qualifying Notes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
CHEVROLET DETROIT GRAND PRIX
STREETS OF BELLE ISLE
TEAM CHEVY PRACTICE DAY DRIVER QUOTES
JUNE 1, 2018

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 1 HITACHI TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET: “Solid first day here in Detroit. We’ve got some great pace and I feel confident we’ll be able to challenge for the Verizon P1 award tomorrow in qualifying. It’s a jam packed weekend with not a lot of time for adjustments so I’m very pleased the crew at Team Penske put together a car for me that was this comfortable out of the gate.”

MATHUES LEIST, NO. 4 ABC SUPPLY AJ FOYT RACING CHEVROLET: The day went ok I think. It is my first time here in Detroit, so the first couple laps in Practice 1, we just concentrated on learning the track and getting some laps in. It’s a pretty tricky track, very bumpy, probably the bumpiest track I’ve ever been to, but it is ok. We still have some work to do for tomorrow, we are struggling a little bit with the red tires; on the blacks we seem ok. Happy to be here, I think it’s a nice street course. Looking forward to both races this weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing-INDYCAR–Detroit Practice Quotes →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
POCONO 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 1, 2018

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed his season thus far, if JR Nation has embraced him, his thoughts on running the All-Star rules package in the future and many other topics. Full Transcript

YOU’VE HAD A GOOD COUPLE OF WEEK’S COMING OFF A TOP 10 FINISH AT CHARLOTTE. NOW WE ARE KIND OF MIDWAY THROUGH THE REGULAR SEASON, IT’S YOUR FIRST FULL SEASON WITH HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS, HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS WHERE YOU ARE AT PERSONALLY AND HOW DO YOU BALANCE THAT OUT WITH HOW THE TEAM IS IMPROVING GETTING THEIR ARMS AROUND THE NEW CHEVY CAMARO?
“Yeah, we have had some up’s and down’s. We have been quite a bit off of how we expect and want to be running. Last week was a hard fought ninth place finish but missed out on a lot of stage points. It’s better than a bad finish, but still a little frustrating. We are working really hard. We have a lot of really smart people trying to get all four of our cars better. But, it’s not secret we are off of where we want to be. It’s been a little frustrating, but we are not terrible in the points right now. It’s a dream come true to just be driving for Hendrick Motorsports. I really can’t complain too much.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Alex Bowman →