CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS
NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY IN EPPING, NEW HAMPSHIRE
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2018

An interview with Pro Stock winner CHRIS MCGAHA, HARLOW SAMMONS RACING, HARLOW SAMMONS OF ODESSA CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 9 qualifier; second win of season and seventh of career; recorded 100th career round win in semifinals; won semifinal and final via red light by opponent):

THIS WAS A CRAZY DAY
“Absolutely crazy. Friday, I was ready to take the awning down and go home. There looked like no hope at all (before an engine change). It was like no way it was going to happen and now here we are. (The car) came to life with the engine change. It still seems like it’s a little off. That one engine is a new development piece, so we’ll go back and work on it and see what happens.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Epping–Chris McGaha →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE DRIVER QUOTES
JULY 8, 2018

DRIVER QUOTES:

SPENCER PIGOT, NO. 21 FUZZY’S VODKA ED CARPENTER RACING CHEVROLET – Finished 2nd
BEST CAREER FINISH AT YOUR VERY FIRST TIME AT IOWA IN AN INDYCAR WHAT WAS IT LIKE RUNNING UP FRONT AND HAVING A TON OF SPEED?
“Yeah, it was a tough race. Right from the get go I knew we had a fast car the way we were getting through traffic, but I think as the stints went on we just seemed to get stronger and stronger and before we knew it we were right up towards the front, which was great. I can’t thank the guys enough, my engineer Matt () made some really good decisions and gave me a great car. The whole Ed Carpenter Racing team, Fuzzy’s Vodka, Chevrolet, a real team effort here and it was fun, it was tough, a lot of close racing, but yeah I really enjoyed it.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa–Post Race →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JULY 7, 2018

POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT:
AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 3rd:

THE MODERATOR: We are joined by tonight’s third‑place finisher for the 60th annual Coke Zero Sugar 400. Here we have third‑place finisher AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 47 Kroger Clicklist Chevrolet for JTG Daugherty Racing.

Q. AJ, you got third tonight, your best finish, I believe, this year. Is it surprising you got it here at this race?
AJ ALLMENDINGER: No, I mean, we’ve ‑‑ for whatever reason, we run well here. My guys, they ‑‑ we really work hard on setup and trying to get at least a good handling race car, especially in the 4th of July race, and Daytona, the last, I think, four races I’ve had a shot to win the race.
You know, tonight was strange. Tried to ride at the back early on, and still got wrecked and had a lot of damage on the left rear of the race car, so my guys did a good job to fix it good enough. Heck, I probably missed another seven wrecks after that. It was just kind of chaos out there.
You know, it was a little bit of survival, and there at the end it was just trying to make the right moves. With that damage on the left side of the race car, it put a lot of drag in it, so I didn’t really know if we had a great shot to win it. I knew my only shot was going to be off of Turn 4 and try to make the right move. Going down into 3, Martin was battling with Erik there and made a move and tried to push Martin and obviously get as much as I could, and we salvaged a great result out of it. We had two cars in the top 5 out of our race team. You know, I mean, it’s just a solid night. It’s one of these nights where you’ve just got to survive. It’s not pretty. I think that was a lot of crazy racing, but we survived.

Q. Both in February and this race, it seems like all the wrecks, the big multi‑car wrecks are happening at the front. Is it blocking? Is it just the urgency of needing to be up front because if you get shuffled back you can’t get back up there? Any reason for that?

AJ ALLMENDINGER: I agree. No, I mean, I think it’s ‑‑ some of the wrecks happen at the end of the stages. You know, the 500 especially. You know, the stage points, especially to start the year, I think everybody is aggressive on them, trying to get more stage points and get your season kicked off right. Hell, I don’t know what happened tonight. I was trying to ride at the back, and it just seemed like ‑‑ the blocking, it seems aggressive. I mean, it is very aggressive. The urgency, whether it’s to stay up front, even if there’s a lot of time left to get back to the front, I’m not really sure why, but to me that’s what’s causing it.

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JULY 7, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
3rd AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1
4th KASEY KAHNE, NO. 95 THORNE WELLNESS CAMARO ZL1
5th CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 KLEENEX WET WIPES CAMARO ZL1
6th TY DILLON, NO. 13 GEICO CAMARO ZL1
8th RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 BASS PRO SHOPS/CABELA’S CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Erik Jones (Toyota)
2nd Martin Truex, Jr., (Toyota)
3rd AJ Allmendinger (Chevrolet)
4th Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet)
5th Chris Buescher (Chevrolet)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Kentucky Speedway with the Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart on Saturday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Post Race →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY POST QUALIYFING RECAP AND TRANSCRIPT
JULY 7, 2018

Will Power Puts Chevrolet on Pole at Iowa with Teammate Josef Newgarden Making it all—Chevrolet Front Row
· 2nd Verizon P1 Award of Season for Power – Winner of 2018 Indianapolis 500
· Defending Verizon IndyCar Series Champion Newgarden qualifies next to his Team Penske teammate to make all-Chevy front row
· 52nd Career Pole for 2014 Series’ Champion

NEWTON, IOWA – July 7, 2018: Will Power put his No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet on pole for tomorrow’s Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway with an average speed of 182.391 mph and a total two-lap time of 35.2913 seconds.
Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa–Post Qualifying →

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CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY POST QUALIYFING DRIVER QUOTES
JULY 7, 2018

DRIVER QUOTES:

WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, POLE WINNER: YOU SAID THE CAR WASN’T THAT GOOD, BUT MAN, WHAT A COUPLE OF LAPS FOR YOU, CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS POLE:
“Yeah, thank you. I love this place. It’s a real tough little bullring oval and man, I’ve been trying to win this for so long. So, obviously, starting the race in a good spot. I think it will be a very difficult race, tires degrade a lot, but it will make for great racing. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa–Post Qualifying →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 7, 2018

2018 INDIANAPOLIS 500 WINNER, WILL POWER, PUT HIS CHEVROLET ON POLE FOR TOMORROW’S IOWA CORN 300, THE THIRD IOWA POLE OF HIS VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES (VICS) CAREER. HIS TEAM PENSKE TEAMMATE AND REIGNING VICS CHAMPION, JOSEF NEWGARDEN WILL START SECOND TO GIVE TEAM CHEVY A FRONT ROW SWEEP. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa–Qualifying Notes →

CORVETTE RACING IN CANADA: Top-Five Starts for Pair of Chevrolet Corvettes
Magnussen third, Gavin fifth in tight GT Le Mans battle

Corvette Racing going for 12th class victory at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Second race of back-to-back events for team

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (July 7, 2018) – Corvette Racing will start third and fifth with its pair of Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs for the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park following an incredibly close GT Le Mans qualifying session Saturday. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING IN CANADA: Top-Five Starts for Pair of Chevrolet Corvettes →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 5, 2018

CAMARO ZL1 CAPTURES SECOND CONSECUTIVE DAYTONA POLE
Chevrolet Earns Fourth Pole of Season, 698th All-Time

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 6, 2018) – Chase Elliott scored his fourth career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) pole putting the No. 9 Hooters Camaro ZL1 in the top spot at Daytona International Speedway with a lap of 46.381 seconds and an average speed of 194.045 mph. The run marks Elliott’s third pole in six races at the ‘World Center of Racing’ and his first pole win of the 2018 MENCS season.

“Our Hooters Chevy has been nice all weekend,” Elliott said after capturing the pole. “We made a couple of changes actually at the end of that last practice before the rain and made it go a little faster. I hope that translates to a good driving car tomorrow night. Obviously, a lot of speed in our Chevrolet’s. I’ve said this before, but we have put a lot of effort into our speedway program at Hendrick Motorsports. The engine shop, chassis shop, body shop, we take a lot of pride in coming to these races. They pay the same amount of points as the rest of them, so it matters and our team treats it that way and their hard work pays off.” Continue reading CAMARO ZL1 CAPTURES SECOND CONSECUTIVE DAYTONA POLE →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
JULY 6, 2018

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 HOOTERS CAMARO ZL1 – Pole Winner
YOU KNEW THE CAR WAS FAST GOING INTO QUALIFYING, BUT DID YOU KNOW IT WAS TWO AND A HALF TENTHS FASTER THAN THE REST OF THE FIELD?
“No, I didn’t know it was that fast. Our Hooters Chevy has been nice all weekend. We made a couple of changes actually at the end of that last practice before the rain and made it go a little faster. I hope that translates to a good driving car tomorrow night. Obviously, a lot of speed in our Chevrolet’s. I’ve said this before, but we have put a lot of effort into our speedway program at Hendrick Motorsports. The engine shop, chassis shop, body shop, we take a lot of pride in coming to these races. They pay the same amount of points as the rest of them, so it matters and our team treats it that way and their hard work pays off.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona–Qualifying Notes →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 6, 2018

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 HOOTERS CAMARO ZL1 – POLE WINNER
YOU KNEW THE CAR WAS FAST GOING INTO QUALIFYING, BUT DID YOU KNOW IT WAS TWO AND A HALF TENTHS FASTER THAN THE REST OF THE FIELD?
“No, I didn’t know it was that fast. Our Hooters Chevy has been nice all weekend. We made a couple of changes actually at the end of that last practice before the rain and made it go a little faster. I hope that translates to a good driving car tomorrow night. Obviously, a lot of speed in our Chevrolet’s. I’ve said this before, but we have put a lot of effort into our speedway program at Hendrick Motorsports. The engine shop, chassis shop, body shop, we take a lot of pride in coming to these races. They pay the same amount of points as the rest of them, so it matters and our team treats it that way and their hard work pays off.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona–Chase Elliott →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 5, 2018

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed the race with Kyle Busch last week at Chicagoland Speedway, whether or not he weighs risk versus reward during a race, vacations as a youngster, and more. Full Transcript:

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“Yeah, I’ve read a little bit of it. It’s all good in my direction. I think there’s still a lot of people that don’t really like Kyle Busch that have some things to say about him. It’s been cool to see and nice to see the support and to see the passion of a lot of race fans.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona–Kyle Larson →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 5, 2018

DARREL ‘BUBBA’ WALLACE, JR., NO. 43 U.S. AIR FORCE CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed returning to Daytona I July, the season thus far, his expectations for the last lap of the race on Saturday evening, and more. Full Transcript:

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO COME BACK HERE TO DAYTONA WHERE YOU HAD SOME SUCCESS EARLIER IN THE YEAR AND IT WAS PROBABLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR SEASON SO FAR?
“Its good to be back here in Daytona. You know when you are back in Daytona when you can’t breathe, and your sinuses are acting up. We’re back and it’s kind of the same way it started when I was here in February. But looking back on that race, it was pretty much a week and a half of great things that happened for us. The weeks you hope it to happen now and you don’t really get that. There are usually some bumps in the road that you hit. I just kind of remember going through all the emotions of trying to be cool and collected, not getting over-anxious about anything, and let things come to me. So, I think that is kind of the same game plan we have this weekend. Just let it all come to us and try and survive. I think we had three close instances during the 500 when we should have been on the hook wadded up, and it just didn’t happen. So, hopefully we can have that same kind of luck and good grace on our side to continue to press on and set ourselves up for a good finish at the end.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona–Bubba Wallace →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 5, 2018
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL E15 CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed returning to Daytona in July after wining the 2018 Daytona 500, several fun interviews that have happened to him as a result of the win, the lack of more than six different winners thus far in MENCS competition, and more. Full Transcript:

WHAT’S IT LIKE COMING BACK TO DAYTONA FOR A SUMMER RACE AS THE DAYTONA 500 CHAMPION?
“It feels great. Any time you come through the tunnel you’ve been able to win a couple of races here and I’ve enjoyed this place from the beginning. I feel like I’ve been coming here since I was born. It’s like a second home to me. I know a lot of people here and I even come back for Easter most of the time. I always enjoy coming down here and have the opportunity to have a chance to win a race. You feel better when you get to the speedway because the plan feels level.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona–Austin Dillon →

CHEVROLET AT EPPING

What: NHRA New England Nationals
When: Friday, July 6-Sunday, July 8
Where: New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire
TV: FS1 live qualifications, 1:30 p.m. ET July 7
FS1 live eliminations and finals, 1 p.m. ET July 8

Chevrolet Seeks to Add to Substantial Victory Total
NHRA New England Nationals kick off second half of the season

DETROIT (July 5, 2018) – Erica Enders’ steady progress on the racetrack this season is due in large part to a labor-intensive commitment by team personnel, which incorporates the driver of the Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro SS.

The two-time Pro Stock champion has advanced to the final round in three of the past five National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Drag Racing Series races, including the most recent in Norwalk, Ohio. Points garnered during the stretch have allowed Enders to climb from seventh to third in the standings entering NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, New Hampshire. Continue reading Chevrolet Seeks to Add to Substantial Victory Total NHRA New England Nationals kick off second half of the season →

CORVETTE RACING AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK: By the Numbers

DETROIT (July 4, 2018) – Corvette Racing may be an American team, but it also feels at home at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Now in its 20th season of competition, the program has raced at the famed venue since 2000 and has recorded numerous successes there over the years. Ahead of this year’s Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix, take a look back at some of Corvette Racing’s best facts and figures through the years at CTMP:
Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK: By the Numbers →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
JULY 7, 2018

BOWTIE BULLETS
MOST SUCCESSFUL AT THE WORLD CENTER OF SPEED:
Chevrolet leads all other manufacturers in wins at Daytona International Speedway. The Bowtie Brand has taken home 46 victories from the World Center of Speed, 24 being at the Daytona 500 and the other 22 occurring in the annual July event.

DAYTONA DOMINATION:
After the retirement of career-long Chevrolet driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who previously held the record for most wins by an active driver at Daytona International Speedway, his former Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jimmie Johnson, now takes the top spot. The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion has three victories at Daytona to his credit, two Daytona 500 victories and one win in the July event. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Bowtie Bullets →

Chevrolet Aims for Second Short-Track Victory of Season

· Josef Newgarden won at 1-mile ISM Raceway in April
ᴏ Reigning series champion won at Iowa Speedway in ‘16
· Team Chevy has claimed five wins at Iowa track since 2012
ᴏ Chevrolet drivers have also started from pole in every race
· New universal aero kit will add new dynamic on .894-mile tri-oval
ᴏ Increased straightaway speed forecast for 300-lap race
· Fans can interact with the drivers at Chevy Racing display

DETROIT (July 3, 2018) – Verizon IndyCar Series veteran Tony Kanaan characterizes Iowa Speedway as “a place that keeps you on your toes at all times.”

Racing side by side over 300 laps, with every green-flag circuit of the .894-mile tri-oval in the 18-second range, drivers rarely get a breather. A wrinkle July 8 for the 11th Verizon IndyCar Series race at the track in Newton, Iowa, will be the universal aerodynamic body kit introduced for the 2018 season.
Continue reading Chevrolet Aims for Second Short-Track Victory of Season →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
OVERTON’S 400
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 1, 2018

KYLE LARSON CARRIES BANNER FOR CAMARO ZL1 AT CHICAGO
Driver of the No. 42 Chevrolet Earns Fourth Runner-Up Finish of 2018

Kyle Larson was Chevrolet’s highest-finishing Camaro ZL1 in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Chicagoland Speedway ending the day with a second-place finish.
The run marked Larson’s fourth top 10 finish in five races at Chicagoland Speedway and his 10th top 10 of the 2018 MENCS campaign
Larson battled for the lead with eventual race winner Kyle Busch in the waning laps, taking the lead on the final lap, but contact between the two resulted in a spin by Larson who was able to recover and get back to the start/finish line to record his fourth runner-up finish in Cup Series competition in 2018
Larson currently sits 10th in the MENCS point standings still in contention to make the Playoff’s with nine races left until the cutoff race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Continue reading KYLE LARSON CARRIES BANNER FOR CAMARO ZL1 AT CHICAGO →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
OVERTON’S 400
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 1, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
2nd KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CAMARO ZL1
10th ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1
12th JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S/CESSNA CAMARO ZL1
14th JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1
15th RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 OKUMA CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Kyle Busch (Toyota)
2nd Kyle Larson (Chevrolet)
3rd Kevin Harvick (Ford)
4th Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
5th Clint Bowyer (Ford)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season continues next weekend at Daytona International Speedway with the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Sunday, July 7 at 7:00 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Chicagoland Race Notes →