CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
STREETS OF LONG BEACH (CALIFORNIA)
CHEVROLET POST RACE RECAP
APRIL 17, 2016

Simon Pagenaud Leads Chevy 1-2-3-4 on Streets of Long Beach

· Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves complete podium in Grand Prix of Long Beach
· One-two finish keeps Pagenaud and Dixon one-two in standings heading to Barber Motorsports Park
· Juan Pablo Montoya finished fourth to give Chevrolet 1-2-3-4 finish

LONG BEACH, Calif (April 17, 2016) – Simon Pagenaud put the No. 22 PPG Automotive Finishes Team Penske Chevrolet in the lead for the final time on lap 56 of the 80-lap Grand Prix of Long Beach, and went on to claim his fifth career Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS) victory. It was his first win on the Streets of Long Beach.

Starting third on the grid, Pagenaud was credited with leading twice for a total of 28 laps on his way to his first victory as a Team Chevy driver. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Long Beach–Recap →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
STREETS OF LONG BEACH (CALIFORNIA)
CHEVROLET DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES
APRIL 17, 2016

SIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 22 PPG AUTOMOTIVE REFINISH TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, broke through to capture his first victory behind the wheel of a Chevrolet IndyCar taking the checkered flag at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. It is his first win since joining Team Penske and his fifth career Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS) win.
Pagenaud led a Chevy sweep of the podium with defending VICS champion Scott Dixon, No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, finishing second and Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Auto Club of Southern Californi9a Team Penske Chevrolet filling out the podium with a third place finish. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Long Beach–Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 17, 2016

DALE EARNHARDT, JR. LEADS TEAM CHEVY WITH SECOND STRAIGHT TOP TWO FINISH
Six Chevy SS Drivers In Top 10

BRISTOL, Tenn. – (April 17, 2016) – Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) runner-up effort in the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS was impressive, but didn’t come easy at Bristol Motor Speedway. Earnhardt suffered an issue with the ECU unit right after the start of the race and lost two laps to the leaders. But by lap 146, he had moved back to the lead lap in 27th position. “Junior” methodically made his way back to the front and had a shot at the win in the waning laps before finishing second. This was the fifth top 10 finish in eight races so far for Earnhardt and the No. 88 team. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Post Race Press Conference →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 17, 2016

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2nd
YOU STARTED OUT WITH THE ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT, BUT YOU CAME BACK WITH A NICE 2ND PLACE FINISH
“We had a lot of luck on those last several restarts. You start on the outside and just gain some spots just being on the right lane. We didn’t have a good enough car to run in the top 5 today, but Greg (Ives, crew chief) and those guys did a great job getting our laps back. We had a dead battery at the start of the race; something bad like that, same thing I think happened to the No. 22 (Joey Logano). That cost us two laps early in the race and we worked real hard. Greg did a great job helping us get our laps back. The car was about a 15th or 10th place car. We were just lucky on those restarts as to where we lined up. And that really helped us.”

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION/MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 3rd
YOU WERE A LOT BETTER THAN A TOP 10 CAR. BEST FINISH OF THE YEAR. WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE FOR YOU TODAY?
“We just battled through it. Junior had trouble at the start and I was 40th when we started the race. One car at a time. One set of tires at a time. And then we were in great position around lap 350. We got the lead from (Carl) Edwards for a little bit. And we just kept working on it. And there’s nothing more that I could have gotten out of the car. I’m really happy with the way that everybody worked together. I shouldn’t be happy about finishing 3rd, but I’ll take it. It’s just a great effort. And the way that this team has come together is perfect. We just need to find that last little bit. Thanks to Haas Automation, Monster Energy, and Chevrolet. It’s just wonderful to have a good group of guys to go out there each week to have a shot at it. And, I still don’t think I’m supposed to be happy about finishing 3rd. But, Edwards ran a great race. Congratulations to him.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol– Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 17, 2016

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2nd
YOU STARTED OUT WITH THE ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT, BUT YOU CAME BACK WITH A NICE 2ND PLACE FINISH
“We had a lot of luck on those last several restarts. You start on the outside and just gain some spots just being on the right lane. We didn’t have a good enough car to run in the top 5 today, but Greg (Ives, crew chief) and those guys did a great job getting our laps back. We had a dead battery at the start of the race; something bad like that, same thing I think happened to the No. 22 (Joey Logano). That cost us two laps early in the race and we worked real hard. Greg did a great job helping us get our laps back. The car was about a 15th or 10th place car. We were just lucky on those restarts as to where we lined up. And that really helped us.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Post Race →

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Second Straight Overall Win for Wayne Taylor Racing
Gavin, Milner second in GTLM despite late-race contact while leading

Gavin, Milner retain GTLM points lead with two wins and runner-up in 2016
Dekra Green Award for No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
First Corvette DP podium sweep since Sebring 2015

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 16, 2016) – Wayne Taylor Racing won its second straight race at Long Beach to lead an overall sweep for the Corvette Daytona Prototype program, and Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner extended their GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship lead with a runner-up finish in their No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R at Saturday’s Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Second Straight Overall Win for Wayne Taylor Racing →

JORDAN TAYLOR, WAYNE TAYLOR RACING NO. 10 KONICA MINOLTA CORVETTE DP – RACE WINNER
FROM THE RESTART, IT LOOKED LIKE A COMPLETE DIFFERENT MACHINE
“Well, it wasn’t much different. I just think the two guys behind us were racing each other a little bit and the No. 5 (Barbosa Fittipaldi) wasn’t as near, so it kind of gave us some freedom to push. But, I think if it wasn’t for Ricky’s (Taylor) start, getting us into the lead, right up to the end, we wouldn’t have had a chance because track position was key. And the guys kept us up front with that pit stop. So, it was a tough day. But I’m glad to have Konica Minolta back in Victory Lane here in Long Beach.”

RICKY TAYLOR, WAYNE TAYLOR RACING NO. 10 KONICA MINOLTA CORVETTE DP
IN THAT DRIVER CHANGE, WHAT COULD YOU TELL YOUR BROTHER TO MAKE THE CAR BETTER? I KNOW YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT A BRAKE BIAS CHANGE
“Yeah, we were actually having some TC issues, so I would give the team suggestions, but I told them not to talk because he (Jordan Taylor) figures it out on his own anyway. But, it’s cool. This race, three years ago, when Konica Minolta started with us and we’ve had three second or first-place finishes. So, it’s just awesome. We couldn’t be happier.”

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
STREETS OF LONG BEACH (CALIFORNIA)
DAY TWO – QUALIFICATIONS RECAP
SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016

HELIO CASTRONEVES EARNS POLE FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE RACE

· Castroneves leads Chevrolet sweep of Firestone Fast Six in qualifications on street circuit
· Team Chevy drivers have won the first three Verizon P1 Awards of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Season
· Josef Newgarden qualified ninth to give Chevrolet seven of the top-nine in the final qualifying order

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 16, 2016) — Helio Castroneves recorded the quickest lap in the Firestone Fast Six session to earn the pole for the second consecutive year in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and lead a Chevrolet sweep of the top six positions in qualifying for the second Verizon IndyCar Series race in a row. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Long Beach–Qualifying Recap →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
STREETS OF LONG BEACH (CALIFORNIA)
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING QUOTES
APRIL 16, 2016

TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING QUOTES:

HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, POLE WINNER: “It (qualifying) showed that our team, it’s very consistent. It’s very — we’re always being — all four cars basically, myself, Juan Pablo, Simon and Will, always putting ourselves in a very good condition. We’re working together very hard, and as they say, it’s better to be lucky than good. So I’ll take this one. It was great. We had a fast car. We were consistent, and we just repeated pole position again, so I’m happy that finally our plan paid off, and we’re showing speed and we’re starting in the right position today.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Long Beach–Qualifying Notes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
STREETS OF LONG BEACH (CALIFORNIA)
POLE WINNER QUICK QUOTE
APRIL 16, 2016
Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Auto Club of Southern California Team Penske Chevrolet, won the pole for the Grand Prix of Long Beach for the second consecutive year. It is the three-time Indianapolis 500 winner’s 47th career pole; his third pole at Long Beach and his second of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season. His first of the year came at Phoenix International Raceway on April 1, 2016.
HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHEVROLET – Pole Winner:
IT’S SUNNY EVERY DAY IN YOUR WORLD. BUT, TODAY IS ANOTHER REASON TO SMILE
“I’m very happy, first of all, for the AAA car. We’ve been good all weekend long. We’ve been working together all weekend long. I would say Team Penske probably had the upper hand. They say it’s better to be lucky than good and we planned very well. Will (Power) was definitely in a league of his own and he seems to be putting out phenomenal laps, but in the end putting on red tires, you saw (Scott) Dixon up there, you saw (Tony) Kanaan up there and Juan Pablo (Montoya) and Simon (Pagenaud), so it was a mix. But, I’ll take it. Definitely thank AAA and the entire Chevy team. They did a phenomenal job. And hey, it’s the right spot to start, so let’s keep it.”

WHEN WE COME TO A STREET COURSE, YOU KNOW THE CIRCUIT BUT NOBODY IN THIS SERIES OR IN RACING HAS ANY CONTROL OF WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN TO CHANGE THE STREET FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO RE-ACCLIMATE?
“That is a great question. It’s so difficult to predict things like that. To be honest, at the end of the day for us, sometimes it hurts us on the race in some stints, it depends on how it happens; but today but it just proves that plan works it out. The track did change this year. Some of the curbs, they took them out. And some of the curbs they added. So, it was a little bit different. But in the end, I don’t care (laughs). We are starting on the front row in the number one spot. Well, we put it on the pole.”

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 16, 2016

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 NATURE’S BAKERY CHEVROLET SS – Involved in an on-track incident with Denny Hamlin and sustained rear damage to the No. 10 Chevrolet

WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN YOU AND THE NO. 11?
“I had just come out on tires. They were cold and I wasn’t very good anyway, I was pretty loose. I came down the front straightaway and I put my finger out the window to point him by, but he hit my on entry. I don’t know if he… it looked like he came pretty close when he went to go to the inside too. Man, I love Denny (Hamlin), but he makes a lot of mistakes behind me. I don’t know if he misjudged it or I was going slower than he thought, but I put my finger out the window and pointed him by. I had no intention to race him. I was not fast enough. I don’t know, but the guys are going to try and fix it.”