CHEVY POWER: TEAM PENSKE’S WILL POWER ON BELLE ISLE POLE
All-Penske front row for Saturday’s Race 1 of Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix weekend

· Defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion sets track record
· Helio Castroneves to start Saturday from second position
· Five Chevy-powered IndyCars in first three rows

DETROIT (May 29, 2015) – Chevrolet scored its seventh straight pole position in the Verizon IndyCar Series on Friday in as many races as Team Penske’s Will Power set a track record in qualifying Friday for Race One of the Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans at the Raceway on Belle Isle.

Power turned a lap of 1:16.0941 (111.178 mph) in the No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet to beat out 2014 pole-sitter Helio Castroneves by 0.0259 seconds. Chevrolet has swept the front row in qualifying for all seven IndyCar races this season, and today’s came in the shadows of the Chevrolet headquarters in Detroit. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–CHEVY POWER: TEAM PENSKE’S WILL POWER ON BELLE ISLE POLE →

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FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING TRANSCRIPTS
MAY 29, 2015

MARTIN TRUEX JR. TO START ON FRONT ROW AT DOVER
Five Chevrolet SS Drivers Qualify in Top 12

DOVER, Del. – (May 29, 2015) – Martin Truex Jr. earned his best start of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season today by qualifying his No. 78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevy SS second quick for Sunday’s FedEx 400 at Dover International Speedway. Truex, Jr., currently ranked second in the point standings, ran a lap of 159.723 mph at the place he considers his home track, which is near where he grew up in Mayetta, NJ. He also scored his first career Cup victory at the ‘Monster Mile’. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Martin Truex Jr to Start on Front Row at Dover →

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CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE
FRONT ROW QUOTES
MAY 29, 2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – POLE WINNER and HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 HITACHI TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – SECOND PLACE QUALIFIER POST QUALIFYING QUOTES:

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – POLE WINNER: HOW DID THE TRACK FEEL TO YOU OUT THERE? “It’s actually quite fun. The cement is a bit more slippery and you get to move the car around a little bit more and I think they did a great job of this whole circuit. Man it is brutal when you’ve got to pump out laps here because it’s gotten real technical, but it’s a lot of fun.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Belle Isle →

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FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 29, 2015

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 2ND
YOU WERE SO CLOSE TO GETTING THAT FIRST POLE OF THE YEAR
“Yeah, we were close. For whatever reason, we thought we were in good shape, and then right there, I went to go for it and for some reason the car just got really tight laying it down in the corners. So, we missed it by a little bit, but I’m obviously proud of the continued effort by all the guys on the Furniture Row team. We have an awesome race car. We thought we were okay in practice. It didn’t feel like we were a front row car, and we made some adjustments. They hit it damn near perfect; we just needed a little bit. Another good day and I’m looking forward to tomorrow. I can’t wait to get to work on race trim and see what we can do on Sunday.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Martin Truex, Jr. →

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CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 29, 2015
TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET DRIVERS DEFENDING VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPION WILL POWER AND THREE-TIME INDIANAPOLIS 500 WINNER HELIO CASTRONEVES spoke briefly with media at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix:
WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET
IF YOU HAVE A RAINY RACE ON SATURDAY, HOW MUCH MORE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY CHALLENGING IS IT IF YOU HAVE A WET RACE AND THEN A DRY ONE SUNDAY? “In the wet, it’s a lot easier physically. There’s nowhere near the grip as in the try. You don’t have the g-force loads, and it’s cooler in the wet. So it’s nice if it’s wet, physically for sure.”

CAN YOU NOW GET A FEEL FOR THE NEW CONCRETE AND SOME OF THE CHANGES THEY’VE MADE AROUND THE TRACK, LIKE TURN 13? DID IT MAKE IT WIDER? “It’s definitely more of a ballsy corner, for sure. (Will there be more passing there?) It’s hard to say. Last year there was a lot of passing, and it was pretty racey through there already. It’s faster than last year, for sure. It’s not much different but just faster. We’re already closer to where we qualified last year.”

HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 HITACHI TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET
LOOKING AT THE WEATHER NOW, HOW DO YOU PREPARE NOW FOR A RACE WHERE THERE’S RAIN IN THE FORECAST? “We’re not only working toward qualifying, but we’re also working toward the race. If you go through the race and all of a sudden you start chewing up tires, do you want to stop or keep going? That could be a problem. You can’t think about these things in the race. You have to be a step ahead. We can’t make any plans until about 40 minutes before qualifying starts.”

LAST YEAR, YOU WERE PRETTY DOMINANT HERE. YOU GOT A LITTLE TASTE OF WHAT YOU HAVE DURING PRACTICE THIS MORNING. HOW DOES THE CAR FEEL? “The Hitachi car looks very strong. We’re happy with the conditions where we started. I feel we have a good chance to do what we did last year. For sure the other competitors have stepped up their games since then. It should be a good battle.”
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FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 29, 2015

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 3M CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed the physical demands of Dover, what Daytona International Speedway has meant to his career and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT YOUR CAR AND WHAT YOU EXPECT FOR THE WEEKEND AS WE HEAD INTO QUALIFYING LATER TODAY:
“A tire change and decrease in horsepower definitely changes this place a lot. We are kind of just throwing all of our notes out of what we had in the past that has worked. It’s like starting all over again. We had some challenges today we weren’t near as good as we were hoping to be. We are working diligently to try to improve our qualifying effort that is going to happen here in a little bit. Then kind of go through our notes this evening to see what we can start with tomorrow to make some improvements. Just the fact that you are driving much deeper into the corners with less power makes a huge impact here because of the big dips and bumps going into (Turn) 3. It really loads the car up much more aggressively over there. It makes those bumps seems like they are even worse than what we have had in the past. That is just one of the little things that when you take 100 horsepower out of the cars how it can change your approach in your set-up and what you have to do to get around a race track such as Dover.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jeff Gordon →

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FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 29, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PRO SERVICES CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed going for win number 10 at Dover, the penalties issued last weekend after Charlotte, what he likes about racing at Dover and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THIS WEEKEND. GOING FOR WIN NUMBER 10 HERE AT DOVER AND YOUR CONFIDENCE HEADED INTO THE RACE ON SUNDAY:
“I feel good about it. I’m excited about this race track. It’s been such a great place to me over the years and certainly a place I’ve loved to drive at. I have probably told this story way too many times, but I go all the way back to my first trip here in an ASA (American Speed Association) car and it was love at first site. It’s been great to me and look forward to another strong weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jimmie Johnson →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 29, 2015

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed coming to his home track in Dover with momentum, the way his team is performing this season and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT COMING TO DOVER THIS WEEK AND YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE WEEKEND:
“It’s great to be here, it always is. I really enjoy coming up to this area. Obviously I really enjoy running this race track. I’m looking forward to having a great weekend with our Furniture Row Chevy. It’s been a good few weeks for us; it’s been a good season for us. Hopefully we can continue that here this weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Martin Truex, Jr. →

Mark Reuss to Pace Detroit Grand Prix in Corvette Z06
GM executive, motorsports fan will lead the pack at the Chevrolet Dual

DETROIT – Mark Reuss, the top product development executive at General Motors and avid motorsports fan, will pace drivers behind the wheel of a Corvette Z06 this weekend for the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans.

The two races take place Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31 – only about 2.5 miles from Chevrolet’s Detroit headquarters – as the next events in the Verizon IndyCar series. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Mark Reuss to Pace Detroit Grand Prix in Corvette Z06 →

CORVETTE DPs AT BELLE ISLE: Going for Four Straight at Home
Four Corvette Daytona Prototypes to race in shadow of Chevrolet Headquarters

· Wayne Taylor Racing winner on Belle Isle in 2013, 2014

· Three straight 1-2 finishes for Corvette DPs on Belle Isle

· Chevrolet enters with 10-point lead in Prototype Engine Manufacturer standings

DETROIT (May 27, 2015) – There’s been no place like home for Chevrolet’s Corvette Daytona Prototype program. This weekend, four Corvette DP entries will try to give Chevrolet a fourth straight victory in the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic Presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers. The event is part of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix weekend on the Raceway at Belle Isle Park. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE DPs AT BELLE ISLE: Going for Four Straight at Home →

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Test Day Sets the Stage for 24 Hours
Both Corvette C7.Rs ready for Le Mans dress rehearsal

· Eight hours of track time on 8.3-mile Circuit de la Sarthe

· Corvette Racing with seven class victories at Le Mans

· Official test day follows two days of running at National Corvette Museum track

DETROIT (May 26, 2015) – With victories in two of sports car racing’s biggest events already in 2015, Corvette Racing turns its focus across the Atlantic Ocean for the focal point of the season. The 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans again sees two entries from Corvette Racing competing in the twice-around-the-clock endurance race on June 13-14. It will be the second time at Le Mans for the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Test Day Sets the Stage for 24 Hours →

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO 2 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, WINNER OF 99TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 met with media Monday and discussed his second victory in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Full transcript:

THE MODERATOR: We’ll go ahead and get started with our availability with the winner of the 99th Indianapolis 500, Juan Pablo Montoya.
A little less than 24 hours since you took the checkered flag there. Has it sunk in yet that you’ve won the Indy 500 for a second time?
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA: I think it has. Sorry, my voice is not at its best after the screaming yesterday.
I think yesterday it did. I mean, as I was coming to the line, I was really happy. It was like, It’s happening. You know, it’s pretty cool.
After that, I don’t know, I get really excited for a very short time, then it’s, Let’s move on, next. You know what I mean?
Even last night I was thinking, Okay, we got to make sure, you know, we done really well this year so far, we got pretty much four podiums in six races, two wins out of six races. We got to make sure we keep the ball rolling if we want to try to win the championship.
You know that Will’s going to be there every week. Dixon is going to be there every week, so… It’s going to be hard.
It’s exciting. It’s exciting to start the season like that. So it’s pretty cool. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Juan Pablo Montoya →