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QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
NOVEMBER 9, 2014

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS – Finished 2nd:
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON NOT MOVING ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND IN HOMESTEAD, YOU ONLY MISSED IT BY ONE POINT: 
“Yeah, it’s disappointing. We have a lot to hold our heads up high about; the way that we raced this race and this whole Chase and the whole season. We raced hard. We raced together as a team. But I hope we taught somebody that you can race clean and still go out there and give it your best. You don’t have to wreck people to make it in the Chase or win the championship. I’m afraid if it was that ugly these last couple of weeks it’s going to get really ugly next week. I couldn’t be more proud of this Axalta Chevrolet team and Alan Gustafson (crew chief) and everybody. This makes last week hurt that much more. But we did everything we could at Martinsville. We did everything we could here, second just wasn’t good enough. (Kevin) Harvick was in another zip code. There was nobody that was going to get him today. We did a great job finishing second. You know what I’m not happy about it, but at the same time I’m really proud of what we have done this year and we will go try to win Homestead and end this season on a positive note.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Post Race →

Chase Elliott Crowned 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion

AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 8, 2014) – Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Chevrolet Camaro, claimed the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) championship with a fifth-place finish in the DAV 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. His title, the first for Elliott and first for team owner Dale Earnhardt, Jr., marks Chevrolet’s 18th Driver’s Championship since the inception of the series in 1982.

“On behalf of Chevrolet, congratulations to Chase Elliott and the No. 9 Camaro team on winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver’s Championship,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet U.S. Vice President Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “Chase and the crew demonstrated great teamwork and that never-give-up attitude. Congratulations to Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Kelly Earnhardt-Miller and the entire JR Motorsports organization on this accomplishment.”

In his first year of NNS competition, Elliott has piloted the Chevy Camaro to three wins, 16 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes to date. At 18 years of age he is the youngest title winner in any of NASCAR’s three national series.

Elliott joins 14 other Team Chevy drivers to record this achievement. Others include: Austin Dillon (2013), Clint Bowyer (2008), Martin Truex, Jr. (2004-05), Brian Vickers (2003), Kevin Harvick (2001 & ‘06), Jeff Green (2000), Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (1998-99), Randy LaJoie (1996-97), Johnny Benson (1995), David Green (1994), Steve Grissom (1993), Joe Nemechek (1992) and Larry Pearson (1987).

“We are proud to have Chase on Team Chevy,” added Campbell.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Kevin Harvick Leads Team Chevy Chase Drivers In Qualifying at Phoenix
Four Chevy SS Drivers Score Top-10 Starting Spots for Sunday’s
Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500

AVONDALE, ARIZ. (November 7, 2014) – Two of the three Team Chevy drivers battling in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup had strong qualifying runs for Sunday’s Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). A total of four Chevy SS drivers score top-10 starting positions for the second-to-last NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race of 2014.
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QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 7TH
For qualifying, we didn’t have any expectations there. We definitely expected the car to be a little better in practice today. It had such good grip in the middle when we were testing, and that’s where we were lacking today. The balance is off but the team made some good adjustments and especially there for qualifying. That was a good improvement. We just needed another chunk there and we’d be right there. I’m pretty optimistic about tomorrow and getting it right for Sunday.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Jeff Gordon →

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QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CAT MINING CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his view of the Chase with two races remaining, drivers he’s admired, mind games, and more. Full Transcript:

GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE RACE AT PHOENIX THIS WEEKEND
“I just look forward tot this opportunity. It’s a good race track. I said before Martinsville started that I thought we had an equal opportunity at Martinsville, Texas, and Phoenix. I have been to Victory Lane once at each track and feel confident based on our run at the spring race here; what I really call our first true run and race together as a team because Daytona is a unique situation in itself. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Ryan Newman →

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QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS, met with members at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) and discussed post-race at Texas last week, expectations for this weekend at PIR and other topics. FULL TRANSCRIPT:

THOUGHTS ON COMING TO PHOENIX:
“We are excited. I think last week was a little bit unexpected just for the fact that we made up a lot more ground than I think we anticipated going in (to Texas). Came up a little bit short on the win, but we couldn’t pick a better race track for us to come to next and need to try and win a race. We are really excited. The team is in good spirits, and we are looking forward to this weekend’s challenges.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Kevin Harvick →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PATRIOTIC CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed last weekend’s incident at Texas Motor Speedway between Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski, his outlook for this weekend at Phoenix and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON COMING INTO THIS WEEKEND’S RACE:
“Excited to be here, especially after our performance at Texas and then even back a few days our test session that we had in Miami. We did test here. It didn’t go exactly how we wanted, but the last 10 days we have learned a lot about our race cars. I’m feeling very optimistic about how our Lowe’s Chevy is going to run here this weekend. The No. 24 had an incredible test and I really expect him to be fast and clearly something that he and that team need to have for this weekend. I had a great week. Spent some time out here in this direction I should say. I was on the West Coast. I went to the SEMA show for Chevrolet and unveiled a really cool Stingray Corvette, ’71 Corvette and then had a photo shoot for a sponsor and stuff. It’s been nice to be out west and I’m ready to go racing.”
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 7, 2014

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway to discuss his showing in the Chase portion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule, the Rookie of the Year battle… FULL TRANSCRIPT:

TALK A LITTLE ABOUT COMING INTO PHOENIX THIS WEEKEND.
“Yeah, I’m excited to be here at Phoenix. I enjoy this track. I haven’t ran all that great here but I do enjoy it. Hopefully we can have a good weekend. I walked by the car; we have some camo on it so that’s pretty cool. I’d like to keep the top-10s going. We’ve been running really strong in the Chase. Had we been in the Chase, we’d be in this round right now and right in the thick of things to make it to Homestead. Even though we’re not in the chase, we’re still trying to treat it like we are and trying to do the best job to make it to the next round, even though we won’t. The last two races will be fun. Phoenix I enjoy and Homestead is my favorite. Hopefully we can finish off the year strong.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–Kyle Larson →