NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Bristol 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up to Cancer
Bristol Motor Speedway
April 19, 2015

Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates Ryan Newman, Austin Dillon and Paul Menard finished fifth, 10th and 11th, respectively, in the Bristol 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up to Cancer at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Menard ranks 14th in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Kevin Harvick by 104 points, while Newman ranks 16th and Dillon ranks 21st.
Matt Kenseth earned his first win of the 2015 season and was followed to the line by Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Newman.
The ninth race of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season is the Richmond 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday, April 25, 2015, which is scheduled to be televised live on FOX beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Bristol 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up to Cancer →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 19, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON LEADS TEAM CHEVY WITH RUNNER-UP FINISH AT BRISTOL
Chevrolet SS Parade Features Eight Race Cars in Top 10

BRISTOL, Tenn. – April 19, 2015 – Jimmie Johnson led a parade of Chevrolets to the checkered with a second-place finish in his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevy SS in the Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up to Cancer at Bristol Motor Speedway, Round 8 of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The scheduled day race turned into night as ‘Thunder Valley’ was plagued by persistent rain. Johnson, who started 28th, overcame involvement in two multi-car accidents to emerge as the second-place finisher. This is the six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion’s 15th top 10 finish in 27 races at BMS and his fifth top 10 finish in eight races this season. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol Post Race →

CHEVROLET SS DRIVER TONY STEWART EARNS BEST FINISH OF SEASON AT BRISTOL
STEWART FINISHES FOURTH IN RAIN MARRED FOOD CITY 500

BRISTOL, Tenn. (March 16, 2014) – In a race plagued by inclement weather for the entire day and into the evening, the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway was shortened by 2.5 laps when the skies opened-up again and forced Round 4 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to end under caution. Mother Nature finished ahead of Team Chevy’s Tony Stewart in his No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS, who collected fourth place, his best in the 2014 season thus far, after a leg injury in mid-2013. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–CHEVROLET SS DRIVER TONY STEWART EARNS BEST FINISH OF SEASON AT BRISTOL STEWART FINISHES FOURTH IN RAIN MARRED FOOD CITY 500 →

Scott Dixon Wins at Long Beach
Team Chevy Drivers Capture Top Seven Finishing Positions

· 36th career win for Dixon – three-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion; first win on Streets of Long Beach for Dixon
· Team Chevy drivers scored the top seven finishing positions and eight of top-10 at the checkered flag – all piloting the Chevrolet aero kit with integrated 2.2 liter V6 direct injected twin turbo charged engine
· With his 3rd place finish, Juan Pablo Montoya maintains the points lead followed by fellow Chevrolet drivers Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and Scott Dixon Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Scott Dixon Wins at Long Beach →

CHEVROLET AERO KIT INDYCAR V6 2.2 LITER
STREETS OF LONG BEACH
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE QUOTES
APRIL 19, 2015

SCOTT DIXON, NO. 9 TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET – Winner
HOW WILL THIS WIN RANK AMONGST THE OTHERS?
“I was lucky enough to win here back in the day in 2009 in Indy Lights; I’ve never had a chance since then. But a huge credit to the team. I don’t know what happened to Helio (Castroneves) and TK (Tony Kanaan) there in the crossover in the pit stop exchange there. I still can’t believe we won here at Long Beach. It’s such a memorable and worthy track. I’m just so stoked. There are so many Target people here today, too. It’s one of their events and it’s just fantastic. I can’t believe we’ve done it. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Long Beach →

CORVETTE RACING, CORVETTE DP AT LONG BEACH: Pole Position for Ricky Taylor
Corvette DPs take four of top-five overall positions; Magnussen leads Corvette Racing in qualifying

· First Long Beach pole position for Corvette DP

· Wayne Taylor Racing second in last year’s Long Beach race

· Corvette Racing to fight in GTLM from fourth and fifth on grid

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 17, 2015) – Wayne Taylor Racing’s Ricky Taylor captured his first pole position since 2012 with the fastest qualifying time for the Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase following Friday’s qualifying at the Long Beach street circuit. Corvette Daytona Prototypes and Corvette Racing’s two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs will have fights on their hands for Saturday’s TUDOR United SportsCar Championship’s third round. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING, CORVETTE DP AT LONG BEACH: Pole Position for Ricky Taylor →

CHEVROLET AERO KIT INDYCAR V6 2.2 LITER
STREETS OF LONG BEACH
TEAM CHEVY POST QUALIFYING QUOTES
APRIL 17, 2015

HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, POLE SITTER: “First off, I want to thank AAA. It was awesome. It was on rails. We really worked very hard. The team from yesterday, especially last night, we changed everything in the car and it was awesome. I want to thank Roger (Penske, team owner), Jonathan (Diuguid, engineer), Travis (Law, chief mechanic) and really the whole team. It was not pretty last night, but it proved that we were able to keep pushing. The strategy was great. To get the pole with the teammates I have, it’s really cool. Now we have to keep pushing. Chevy did a great job as well because (the series) took away some things from us but we were able to overcome those issues and now we’re in the No. 1 spot.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Long Beach Qualifying →

Helio Castroneves Puts Chevrolet on Pole with Track Record at Long Beach
Juan Pablo Montoya Qualified Second for All-Chevrolet Front Row

· Five of Firestone Fast Six were Chevrolet IndyCar V6 drivers
· 2015 Corvette Stringray Pace Car will lead Castroneves, Montoya and remainder of Verizon IndyCar Series field to green flag for Grand Prix of Long Beach
· Seven of Team Chevy drivers score top-10 starting positions for Sunday’s race Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Helio Castroneves Puts Chevrolet on Pole with Track Record at Long Beach →

NASCAR XFINITY Series
Drive to Stop Diabetes 300
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
Saturday, April 18, 2015

Race Highlights:
Austin Dillon qualified third and was the highest qualifying Richard Childress Racing driver at Bristol Motor Speedway. Brian Scott qualified fourth, Brendan Gaughan eighth and Ty Dillon 16th.
Ty Dillon finished fifth, Brian Scott eighth, Brendan Gaughan ninth, and Austin Dillon 16th.
Next up for the NASCAR XFINITY Series is the Richmond 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Catch all the action live on Friday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Fox Sports 1, broadcasted live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 18, 2015

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, joined his good friend Rico Abreu to meet with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway. Larson discussed his transition from sprint cars to stock cars, his relationship with Rico and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Kyle Larson, Rico Abreu →

CORVETTE RACING, CORVETTE DP AT LONG BEACH: Pole Position for Ricky Taylor
Corvette DPs take four of top-five overall positions; Magnussen leads Corvette Racing in qualifying

· First Long Beach pole position for Corvette DP

· Wayne Taylor Racing second in last year’s Long Beach race

· Corvette Racing to fight in GTLM from fourth and fifth on grid

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 17, 2015) – Wayne Taylor Racing’s Ricky Taylor captured his first pole position since 2012 with the fastest qualifying time for the Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase following Friday’s qualifying at the Long Beach street circuit. Corvette Daytona Prototypes and Corvette Racing’s two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs will have fights on their hands for Saturday’s TUDOR United SportsCar Championship’s third round. Continue reading Chevy Racing– CORVETTE RACING, CORVETTE DP AT LONG BEACH: Pole Position for Ricky Taylor →

CHEVROLET AERO KIT INDYCAR V6 2.2 LITER
STREETS OF LONG BEACH
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRACTICE QUOTES
APRIL 17, 2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, FASTEST OF THE DAY): HOW WAS PRACTICE? “It was pretty good. A lot of cars were running and laying rubber, but with the new aero kits and everything, the cars were just faster. It’s always super tight around here when it gets to qualifying. The top six are usually separated by about a tenth and a half (of a second) or something. So definitely a track with a lot of corners, I don’t know why it is stacked so closely, I think that is going to be the case tomorrow. So you will have to do your homework.”

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN THE CAR WITHOUT THE UPPERS ON THE FRONT WING? “It is fine. We will get them back on when they are reinforced. It is no big deal…let’s not make it one.”

DID YOU HAVE TO COMPENSATE: “The crew made the right adjustments with the front wing”

HOW DO THE AERO KITS CHANGE THE WAY YOU DRIVE THIS TRACK? “The braking zones are a little shorter and you carry more speed through the fast stuff. It’s little gains on tracks like this. It’s high-speed tracks where you get the biggest gains. The faster you go, the more benefit you get from the (additional) downforce.”

WHAT MAKES THE LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX SPECIAL? “I think it is the history. It has been around time. It is a very cool setting. I love coming here. The atmosphere is great. Big crowd. Really good track, but the main thing is the history.”

SIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 22 PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL CHEVROLET, 2ND FASTEST OF THE DAY: WHY IS THIS SUCH A SPECIAL RACE? “The history of this place is amazing for IndyCar. It is great to be part of it. This event is very special”
IS INDYCAR’S PROACTIVE, ONGOING REVIEW OF AERO KITS A GOOD THING? “Frankly, it’s really not my decision, it’s INDYCAR’s. For the safety of the fans, it’s great, but you’ve got to make it fair for the manufacturers as well. As long as it doesn’t slow down one manufacturer or accelerate the other one, then it just has to be fair.”

HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET: “Obviously all of the Chevrolet teams were thrown a little bit of a curveball this morning with the changes to the aero kits. We are all in the same boat on that and we will make the best of it. The four Team Penske Chevrolets are still very fast, at the top of the speed charts. We collected a lot of information in the first practice about how the downforce changed and we made some really good changes for the second session. We are still improving it and have another session tomorrow to make the No. 3 Automobile Club of Southern California Chevy better before qualifying.”

SCOTT DIXON, NO. 9 TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET. 4TH FASTEST: “We started out the day really good with a lot of speed in the Target car. Unloading fast on a street course is always crucial as qualifying can really make or break you on a weekend like this. I was happy with the balance of the car overall, and we worked on getting the car ready for qualifying tomorrow. The whole Target Chip Ganassi Racing team has been working hard and we’ll stay after it heading into tomorrow.”

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 2 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, 5th FASTEST: “I was really happy with the No. 2 Verizon Chevy in the first practice. It had a lot of speed. We made a few changes for the second practice and it just didn’t respond like we hoped, but we have a pretty good car and we have something we can work with. Qualifying is going to be very important for us. We’ve made a lot of strides in that area this year and I’m confident that we can get a good starting spot tomorrow afternoon.”

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 67 HARTMAN OIL CFH RACING CHEVROLET, 6TH FASTEST: “I think we’re finding our way. We started a little rough and were a little lost in the first session. We’re one of the best groups at recovering and I had a lot of faith in my guys. They’re very good at figuring it out and we recovered well in the second session. We’re a still a little on the back foot, when you roll off and you’re not great in session one you have a lot of catching up to do. We are still battling that right now and we’re much better, but we still need to find more.”

SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS, NO.11 TEAM HYDROXYCUT KVSH RACING CHEVROLET, 8TH FASTEST: “Obviously I’m disappointed. We are not where we want to be or thought we would be. The Hydroxcut – KVSH Racing team has a lot of work to do. We have to sit down and review all the date, keep our noses to the grindstone and keep working hard. The good news is we have another practice session tomorrow before qualifying and I am confident we will come up with something to make the car faster.”

CHARLIE KIMBALL, NO. 83 NOVOLOG FLEXPEN CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET, 12TH FASTEST: “We were pretty disappointed with the first practice session. We just didn’t quite get the lap time we thought we were capable of getting. Going into the second practice session we had a lot of gains to make. We found some good time and ended up knocking on the door of the top 10 in 12th. We need to definitely find that time in the No. 83 NovoLog FlexPen Chevrolet tonight to break into the top 10. We have some improvements we need to make to the car and I have some things I need to work on before qualifying tomorrow.”

TONY KANAAN, NO. 10 NTT DATA CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET, 14TH FASTEST: “It was a great day to be outside running on the streets of Long Beach – definitely better weather than last weekend. We had a solid first session and then we used the second session to work on a few things we needed to look at. The car feels really good, but we definitely have some things to work on tonight to make sure we’re ready for quals tomorrow night.”

STEFANO COLETTI, NO. 4 KV RACING TECHNOLOGY CHEVROLET, 15TH FASTEST: “It wasn’t really the result we were hoping for. We struggled to find grip and pace from the car, but I’ll sit down with my engineers tonight and we will make some changes for tomorrows session. I really liked the track though. Its a lot of fun to drive and some great passing zones. Hopefully tomorrow I can have a good qualifying and then a good race on Sunday.”

SEBASTIAN SAAVEDRA, NO. 8 AFS CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET, 16TH FASTEST: “It’s good to be back here in the Verizon IndyCar Series. I was just knocking off the rust and getting comfortable today really. The AFS car is looking good and I’m happy to be here. From what I’ve seen the last few races the level of competition is very high. You really can’t make any mistakes out there and it’s such a tough series. I’m looking forward to tomorrow and seeing what the No. 8 team can do.”

LUCA FILIPPI, NO. 20 FUZZY’S VODKA CFH RACING CHEVROLET, 20TH FASTEST: “It was a tough day for us. We had a lot to learn; myself, I had to learn the circuit. From the set up point of view, we’re still exploring this new aerokit and working towards the best drivability for me. We are not where we wanted to be in terms of lap times, but Josef (Newgarden) proved that our car can be fast. The pack is so tight, tomorrow is going to be very tough qualifying. It will be important to have a fast lap to be able start at the front.”

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 17, 2015

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHN’S/BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 4TH
ON HIS QUALIFYING EFFORT:
“We just got really loose on entry into the corner. We carried that through all three session. Just kind of really had to guard against it all three runs. All-in-all the Jimmy John’s team did a great job and still a solid starting spot. We have a lot to work on, but a good starting spot for us.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Qualifying Notes →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500 IN SUPPORT OF STEVE BYRNES
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST QUALIFYING TRANSCRIPTS
APRIL 17, 2015

FIVE CHEVROLET SS DRIVERS EARN TOP TEN STARTING SPOTS AT BRISTOL
Point Leader Kevin Harvick Will Start Fourth

BRISTOL, Tenn. – (April 17, 2015) – Kevin Harvick led the way for Team Chevy in his No. 4 Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet SS at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) during qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. His lap of 14.966 seconds (128.211 mph) was fast enough to earn him the fourth starting spot for the Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes, Round 8 on the 2015 circuit. This is Harvick’s fifth top-five start of the season. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Qualifying →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 17, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed the addition of the SAFER Barriers and how it has affected the track, his history of racing success at Bristol, the effect of crashes on a driver and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Jimmie Johnson →