CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
102ND RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POLE DAY QUALIFICATIONS
MAY 20, 2018

ED CARPENTER, NO. 20 FUZZY’S VODKA ED CARPENTER RACING CHEVROLET – POLE WINNER
YOU ARE ON THE POLE POSITION AGAIN HERE AT INDY. WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS PLACE? DO YOU JUST GO HOME AT NIGHT AND DREAM ABOUT THIS PLACE BECAUSE YOU HAVE GOT IT COMPLETELY WIRED
“Most nights (laughs) to be honest. But, I’ve just got to thank my team. That first lap blew my mind. I figured we could run a 229 (mph) based on last night. My run last night actually wasn’t very good. The car wasn’t near as good as we’ve been. So, I knew had more left but I wasn’t expecting a 230 (mph), but the whole ECR team, especially the guys on my No. 20 car, they’ve put so much love into this car and it means everything to me to put us in a position like this. And to be able to share the top nine in this whole thing with Spencer (Pigot), his first time in the top nine with Preferred Freezer, and Danica (Patrick) with GoDaddy, we’re super happy to be here and obviously it couldn’t be possible without Fuzzy’s Vodka. Hopefully we can keep doing this a long time.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indianapolis Pole Day →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
102ND RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST QUALIFICATIONS DAY 2 QUOTES (STARTERS 10 THROUGH 27)
MAY 20, 2018

TONY KANAAN, NO. 14 ABC SUPPLY AJ FFOYT RACING CHEVROLET, QUALIFIED 10TH : “What a great effort as a team. A.J. (Foyt) and Larry (Foyt) put so much effort into this over the winter. They gave us everything I asked and they stepped up. I have a brand new car for this race, Matheus (Leist) has a brand new car. They spent every single dime to give us a good car. We’re a little team but we’re having a lot of fun. This is for them. I told them today our pole is going to be 10th. This is pole in my books.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indianapolis Qualification Day 2 →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 19, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
5th CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 SUNENERGY1 CAMARO ZL1
6th JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1
7th KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CAMARO ZL1
8th AJ ALLMENDINGER NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1
10TH KASEY KAHNE, NO. 95 DUMONT JETS CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Kevin Harvick (Ford)
2nd Daniel Suarez (Toyota)
3rd Joey Logano (Ford)
4th Denny Hamlin (Toyota)
5TH Chase Elliott (Chevrolet)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 27 at 6:00 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–All-Star Race Post Race →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
102ND RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFICATIONS DAY 1 RECAP
MAY 19, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS (May 19, 2018) – Seven Chevrolet drivers will aim to claim the pole position for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil during the Fast Nine Shootout May 20 on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.

All four Team Penske entries, including Helio Castroneves seeking a record-tying fourth Indy 500 victory, and all three Ed Carpenter Racing cars, including Danica Patrick seeking her first ‘500’ victory in the finale of her motorsports career, recorded four-lap average lap speeds on the first day of qualifications that secured spots in the nine-car segment. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indianapolis–Qualification Day Recap →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY ALL-STAR OPEN NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 19, 2018

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1 – Winner of Stage 1 of the Monster Energy Open and will transfer to compete in tonight’s Monster Energy All-Star Race
IT TOOK YOU A LITTLE WHILE TO GET TO THE FRONT, BUT IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE ABLE TO USE THE HIGH GROOVE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE:
“Yeah, it looked like the 10 car there was pretty tight. He was either loose and getting it up off the bottom and then getting tight or just tight and couldn’t hold the bottom. I felt like we were just able to carry some momentum around the outside of them, but really cool for Axalta. William Sturgill that pretty much does the day-to-day stuff on this Axalta account for us got a promotion and this is kind of his last weekend with us. So, cool to get something neat for him with Axalta on the car, but just thankful to be here. It’s really cool to be in the All-Star race.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–All-Star Race Open Notes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
102ND RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
QUALIFICATIONS DAY 1 TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES
MAY 19, 2018

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET: “The guys that ran in the morning got a huge advantage. There’s nothing you can do about it; it’s the luck of the draw. You draw a late number, it cost us. It’s been a remarkable job by the team, putting two cars in the top 10 (before end of day 1) when people believed we couldn’t even start this race it’s pretty good so far. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indianapolis Qualifications Quotes →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 18, 2018

Qualifying for the Monster Energy Open was cancelled due to inclement weather; but qualifying for the All-Star race was able to take place as scheduled. Seventeen drivers performed qualifying runs. Six of those were Camaro ZL1 entries:

TEAM CHEVY QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
9th AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CAMARO ZL1
11TH JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1
12TH JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 BASS PRO SHOPS/TRACKER BOATS CAMARO ZL1
13TH RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR/GRAINGER CAMARO ZL1
16TH KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CAMARO ZL1
17TH KASEY KAHNE, NO. 95 DUMONT JETS CAMARO ZL1 Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte– All Star Qualifying Notes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
102ND RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DAY 4 PRACTICE RECAP
MAY 18, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2018) – Sixteen Chevrolet drivers prepped for the first day of qualifications for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil by attempting to find clean air for qualifying simulations during practice today on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.

Lap speeds climbed as the boost level was increased to 1.4 bar on the twin turbocharger of the Chevrolet 2.2-liter V6 direct-injected engine. The change in boost pressure, which adds about 40 horsepower, will remain in place through the two days of qualifications. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indianapolis 500–Day 4 Practice →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 18, 2018

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed returning to the Coca-Cola 600 as the defending winner, the new rules package for the All-Star race, Instagram Live and much more. Full Transcript:

WE SAW YOU WENT TO POST MALONE THE OTHER DAY WITH YOUR GROUP HAD DID THAT GO?
“It was fun. It was kind of random I just hit up you guys (NASCAR) and asked about going to the Post Malone concert and we got some tickets and then ended up backstage and got to meet him. He was a super nice guy and watched the concert from the stage. I wasn’t expecting that. That was cool and Cam Newton (quarterback for the Carolina Panthers) showed up behind me and I was like ‘holy cow’ I can of fanboyd over that because I’m a huge Panthers fan. A lot of the wide receiving core and some of the new guys that are on the team were with him and after that we huge out backstage for a little bit after the concert and then made our way home. I got to take my guys with me and they had a lot of fun. It was just a good time on a Wednesday.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte–Austin Dillon →

IndyCar Media Conference
Friday May 18, 2018
Roger Penske
Tim Cindric
Rick Mears
Josef Newgarden
Helio Castroneves
Simon Pagenaud
Will Power
Press Conference Transcript

THE MODERATOR: We are joined by the founder and chairman of Penske Corporation, Roger Penske.

We also have the president of Team Penske, Tim Cindric. He’s the one that steers the ship for the captain.

The oval-meister himself, four-time Indy 500 champion, Rick Mears.

2017 Verizon IndyCar Series champion, Josef Newgarden.

Welcome back the three-time Indy 500 winner, Helio Castroneves.

Former series champion, winner of last week’s Indy Grand Prix, Will Power.

The 2016 IndyCar Series champion, Simon Pagenaud. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Penske Press Conference →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
102ND RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DAY 3 PRACTICE RECAP
MAY 17, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS (May 17, 2018) – Chevrolet teams and drivers prepared for “Fast Friday” with a full day of working through test programs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

All 16 Chevy Racing drivers logged laps during the seven hours of available track time that was briefly interrupted with 20 minutes left when the No. 66 Salesforce DRR Chevrolet driven by JR Hildebrand make light right-side contact with the SAFER Barrier between Turns 3 and 4. He was checked at the infield medical center and cleared to drive. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indianapolis 500–Day 3 Practice →