NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AXALTA ‘WE PAINT WINNERS’ 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 5, 2015

KURT BUSCH PUTS CHEVROLET SS ON POLE AT POCONO
Five Team Chevy Drivers Qualify in Top Six

LONG POND, Pa. – (June 5, 2015) – Kurt Busch captured the pole position for Sunday’s Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ NASCAR Sprint Cup Race at Pocono Raceway by turning a fast lap of 177.599 mph in his No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS. It marked Busch’s 19th career Cup pole, his third of the 2015 season, and second pole in 28 races at Pocono. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Qualifying →

CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
FIRESTONE 600
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST QUALIFYING QUOTES
JUNE 5, 2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, POLE WINNER: “Yeah, I drew number one obviously this morning in the drivers meeting. I was a little worried about the conditions. It kind of stayed consistent over the whole run of qualifying.
I was really happy to get pole honestly. I felt if I could be in the top five, I’d be happy. Starting first, really happy about that.
The race, it’s going to be interesting. You know, you got all this stuff you can put on to add downforce if you want. But it’s quite draggy, so you lose a bit of speed.
It’s going to be about finding the right compromise for speed loss versus grip. I guess we’ll try some things tonight and see how it all stacks up. I think you’ll see a few different variations of what people bolt on as far as body kits go for the race.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Texas–Qualifying Notes →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AXALTA ‘WE PAINT WINNERS’ 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 5, 2015

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER
“Wow, what a day, today. I feel like there are six corners out there as hard as I was working; corner entry, corner exit. The car was just off-balance, especially with the new bumps in Turn 2. And then we got way loose. I think we were 30th in practice. And we had to drop back and punt. Daniel Knost, his set-up, is what we reverted to from last year when we qualified outside pole. So, that’s what it’s all about, team communication and working hard together as a group. So, that’s to Gene Haas and Tony Stewart and everybody at Stewart-Haas Racing to be a pole-sitter today. The circumstances though, I’d like to see everybody finish their lap. I always thought they should freeze the time when somebody spins. That way everybody still gets to get back out there and make their lap. We’re on the pole. Thanks to Haas Automation, Chevrolet, State Water Heaters; great pole position. We’ll take it. We worked hard for it today. I’m very surprised and happy about the teamwork.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Qualifying Notes →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AXALTA ‘WE PAINT WINNERS’ 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 5, 2015

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed going for three consecutive wins at the ‘Tricky Triangle’, last week’s driver’s council, his relationship with Greg Ives and many other topics. Full Transcript:

WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO REPEAT A SWEEP AT POCONO?
“Well we won those two races by having some great pit strategy. Steve (Letarte) got real aggressive on his pit calls and I think that is definitely going to be what is going to put you in position to win. You kind of call this race in reverse. The tire is pretty tough here and durable. There is not a whole lot of fall off. You can call the race sort of like a road course in reverse and put yourself up toward the front like we did last year. It makes it pretty difficult to get around you if you have a good car. I mean we were able to pass some guys that tried to get more aggressive than we were. Everything has kind of got to fall in the right place and allow you to make those choices. It worked out great for us last year. We also had a fast car. We ran pretty well. There were about eight of us I think in either one of those races that could have won.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Dale Earnhardt Jr. →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AXALTA ‘WE PAINT WINNERS’ 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 5, 2015

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA/PENN STATE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed last week’s driver’s council meeting, the roughness of the Tunnel Turn at Pocono Raceway and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Jeff Gordon →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AXALTA ‘WE PAINT WINNERS’ 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 5, 2015

TY DILLON, NO. 33 YUENGLING CHEVROLET SS, met with media and discussed going back & for the between the Xfinity and Sprint Cup Series, his goals, the hunt for sponsorship, and more. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT THE CUP SERIES AND HOW THINGS ARE GOING FOR YOU
“This is my third one (Cup race) this year. I did two last year. So, I still have a lot to learn. These guys are definitely on another level and I’m still learning these cars and every track is new to me. But, it’s been going fairly well. I’ve learned, every time I get out of the car, I feel like I could go back to that race track and really run a lot better. And hopefully this week, a ‘win’ for me would be a top-20, for sure. I really like this race track. I feel like we can do really good. But you never know. I’m always going to go with the mindset of going to win, but also to just try to learn and gain as much experience that will help in the future.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Ty Dillon →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AXALTA ‘WE PAINT WINNERS’ 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 5, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/JIMMIE JOHNSON FOUNDATION CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the success of Hendrick Motorsports at Pocono, shortening races, the challenges of racing at Pocono, his thoughts on the Driver’s Council, and more. Full Transcript:

BIG WEEK FOR YOU LAST WEEK WITH YOUR 10TH WIN AT DOVER, AND BIG WEEK HERE AT POCONO BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE BLUE BUNNY HELMET OF HOPE CAMPAIGN KICKING OFF. YOU’VE GOT A LOT GOING ON
“We really do. It’s a great time, especially coming off a big win last week and coming to a great track for myself and our Lowe’s team. And just a quick shout-out to Lowe’s and a sincere thank you that they let us have a paint scheme every year and build awareness and build a program around the giving that the Jimmie Johnson Foundation does. The Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program is a very important part of that. I know that you are all aware of it. But to be able to donate $25,000 and raise national awareness for these small charities is something we take a lot of pride in. And in eight years, we’ve given out over $800,000 to these small charities. So, the success of the program is continuing to grow in leaps and bounds every year and a large part of that is due to what we can do on a Sunday with the Jimmie Johnson Foundation on the side of the race car. Many thanks to Lowe’s for that.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Jimmie Johnson →