NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SYLVANIA 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 QUICKEN LOANS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed racing this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, competing in the Modified race this weekend, the challenges of this weekend’s short race length and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT HOW THE FIRST PRACTICE HAS GONE FOR YOU AND YOUR OUTLOOK HERE THIS WEEKEND AT NEW HAMPSHIRE:
“I always look forward to coming to New Hampshire. It’s a fun place for me career wise, resume wise, as well as, getting to run the Modified and having some fun with that up here. I had a pretty good practice session in P1 there with the exception of not getting some clean qualifying laps. We had some traffic and didn’t get to bust off the lap that I think that we are capable of. We have a little bit of work to do to decipher exactly what we need and how fast to go. I feel like we have a good Quicken Loans Chevrolet and always look forward to qualifying here. I’ve done pretty well on Friday’s here and been fairly fortunate on Sunday’s as well.”

EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU HAVE A GREAT QUALIFYING RECORD HERE HOW MUCH DIFFERENT IS IT FOR YOU QUALIFYING HERE IN THE NEW FORMAT?
“I mean you really get multiple opportunities at it and the car is tuned just a little bit differently because of the multiple runs. You have just as much of an opportunity to make a mistake as you do to learn from your mistakes if you are fortunate enough to be able to run multiple laps or multiple outings. That is the biggest difference to me. It’s a little less hero or zero now than it used to be.”

HOW DO YOU FEEL WITH THE MODIFIED SITUATION HERE? ARE YOU GOING TO BE FAST ENOUGH? YOU WERE NOT NEAR THE TOP IN PRACTICE AT ALL:
“We didn’t run the first practice just because it was so cold and we have got a pretty good notebook from here. Second practice we actually struggled a little bit more than I thought we were going to. The car was really tight, but then did a pretty good run there at the end. I think we will have a good competitive car. I just look forward to the race. It’s so much fun here drafting and passing and the short race. The Cup race here is one of the shortest that we have all year, but the Modified race being a third of that just makes it even more exciting in my eyes.”

HOW MUCH MORE DIFFICULT IS IT TO IMPROVE YOUR CAR BECAUSE THE RACE IS SO SHORT AND IT’S OVER SO QUICKLY?
“Well it’s not so much a matter of that as it is having your car right for all four runs basically because the tires are usually really durable here, track position is key. Every once in a while you get guys that are off cycle. Maybe 15 or 20 laps that will make a difference in track position for maybe you or you could be that guy that gets the advantage, but in general you just have to have a good car and have good restarts and not lose four or five spots. Or not have a bad pit stop because all those things are magnified with the short distance and the fewer opportunities to gain what you might have lost.”

HOW HAS THE DOVER TRACK CHANGED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT GOING IN TO TRY TO GET THE MOST POINTS OR EVEN A WIN?
“For me if anything it’s gotten a little bit rougher. But it still feels like the same old Dover. The cars and the tires have changed way more than the race track has changed.”

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SYLVANIA 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the strengths of his team, the race tracks he likes coming up in the Chase, different winners at New Hampshire, and more. FULL TRANSCRIPT:
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SYLVANIA 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his favorite upcoming tracks in the Chase, his approach to the new format, looking for speed in the car, the challenges of the New Hampshire track, his 39th birthday, and more. FULL TRANSCRIPT:
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SYLVANIA 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and discussed this weekend’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, his chances of winning a race before the season ends, his favorite track and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Kyle Larson →

CAMARO Z/28.R AT COTA: Curran, Davis Take Top-Five Qualifying Spots in Austin
CKS Autosport’s Curran leads Chevy Camaro Z/28.R contingent with fourth in Grand Sport class

· GS championship leaders Davis, Liddell qualify fifth in No. 6 Stevenson Camaro

· Three Camaro Z/28.Rs to make up first four rows for Friday race

· Chevrolet chasing first CTSCC GS manufacturer championship
Continue reading Chevy Racing–CAMARO Z/28.R AT COTA: Curran, Davis Take Top-Five Qualifying Spots in Austin →

TODAY MEMBERS OF CFH RACING (ED CARPENTER, SARAH FISHER, WINK HARTMAN AND JOSEF NEWGARDEN) ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHEVROLET (JIM CAMPBELL, U.S. VICE PRESIDENT OF PERFORMANCE VEHICLES AND MOTORSPORTS AND MARK KENT, DIRECTOR OF CHEVROLET RACING) ALL PARTICIPATED IN A TELECONFERENCE ANNOUNCING PARTNERSHIP FOR THE 2015 VERIZON INDYCAR SEASON.

BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPT:

TOM BLATTLER: Hi this is Tom Blattler, wanted to welcome everybody today for the CFH Racing announcement. We have a host of guests that will be speaking today including some very prestigious folks from up in the Detroit area, and wanted to first introduce from Chevy Racing, the U.S. Vice President of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports, Jim Campbell. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–2014 Partnership Announcement →

CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Looking to Defend in Austin
Corvette DP, GT cars winners last year in Circuit of The Americas debut

· Corvette DP won in Rolex Series, Corvette Racing in ALMS last year in Austin

· Second-to-last event weekend for TUDOR Championship

· Chevrolet aims to maintain lead in Prototype, GTLM manufacturer standings Continue reading Chevy Racing– CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Looking to Defend in Austin →

CAMARO Z/28.R AT COTA: Hoping to Maintain Championship Control
Chevrolet leads Grand Sport Manufacturer, Team and Driver championships

· Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R has five victories this season

· Davis, Liddell enter COTA round leading GS driver championship

· Chevrolet chasing first CTSCC GS manufacturer championship

DETROIT (Sept. 15, 2014) – With five victories in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge this season, Chevrolet hopes to strengthen its hold on the series’ Grand Sport (GS) championships heading to Circuit of The Americas. With two races remaining in the 2014 season, Chevrolet leads the GS manufacturer championship while Team Chevy drivers and partner teams are now in front in their respective points standings on the strength of the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R.

The 11th round of the Continental Tire championship takes place at 12:20 p.m. CT on Friday at the palatial Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Last year’s race was the first for the series at the venue, which saw one Camaro in the top-10. Four Camaro Z/28.Rs are on the entry list this week.

There’s every reason to expect greatly improved results this time around at COTA. Three different Camaro Z/28.R entries have won races this year amounting to five victories in total and nine consecutive races with at least one podium finish. The victories have come on differing types of tracks – a good sign considering the nature of 3.4-mile, 20-turn layout at Circuit of The Americas. The 3.4-mile, 20-turn layout mixes a number of fairly lengthy straights.

“The layout at Circuit of The Americas provides one of the toughest tests we will see all year,” said Lisa Talarico, Chevrolet Program Manager for the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. “It mixes three fairly decent straights with a combination of high-speed sweeping turns and low- to medium-speed corners. The ideal setup likely will be more on the side of downforce and handling instead of outright speed. The championship picture looks good for everyone associated with the Z/28.R program. Keeping the momentum from the last few months will be important as we look ahead not just to COTA put the finale at Road Atlanta as well.”

Through 10 races, Stevenson Motorsports’ No. 6 Camaro of Andrew Davis and Robin Liddell leads the charge from the Camaro camp. The pair leads the GS driver’s championship by two points on the strength of three victories and back-to-back runner-up finishes in the two most recent rounds at Road America and VIR. The No. 6 Stevenson Camaro also heads the GS team standings.

Andy Lally and Matt Bell in Stevenson Motorsports’ No. 9 Camaro Z/28.R have one victory to their credit, as does CKS Autosport’s pairing of Eric Curran and Lawson Aschenbach in their No. 01 Camaro Z/28.R. Bob Michaelian rejoins Ashley McCalmont in the No. 00 CKS Camaro Z/28.R.

The performance of the Camaro Z/28.R has been impressive in qualifying as well. Curran, Davis, Bell – all in consecutive races – and Jordan Taylor each have taken pole positions in a Camaro this year.

Developed alongside its production counterpart, the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R incorporates the same performance elements that make the 2014 Camaro Z/28 the most track-capable Camaro ever. To enhance grip, for example, the Z/28.R’s body shares the same downforce-generating aero package as the production model including: the front splitter, rear spoiler with wickerbill, and hood extractor vent, among other items.

The Z/28.R is also powered by the same LS7 7.0L V-8 engine as the production Z/28 and employs the unique, helical-gear limited-slip rear differential found on the production model. It is standard in the Z/28, helping the driver put down more power to the pavement when exiting corners.

Live race coverage from Circuit of The Americas is set for 1:20 p.m. ET Friday at IMSA.com. FOX Sports 1 will air the race at noon ET on Sunday, Sept. 28.