CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS
SUNDAY, FEB. 25, 2018
WILD HORSE PASS MOTORSPORTS PARK IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA

Chevrolet Secures 125th NHRA Funny Car Victory Since 1967

• Courtney Force drives to first Funny Car win since 2016 season
• Chris McGaha earns sixth career Pro Stock win as Chevy dominates
• John Force escapes serious injury in Funny Car in quarterfinals incident
• Al Corda reaches Stock Eliminator semifinals in Chevrolet COPO Camaro

CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 25, 2018) – There have been considerable career highlights since the last time Courtney Force grabbed the spotlight, but nothing outshines standing on the winner’s stage. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Arizona–Post Race →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS
WILD HORSE PASS MOTORSPORTS PARK IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, FEB. 25, 2018

An interview with Funny Car winner COURTNEY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, ADVANCE AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 1 qualifier; claimed ninth career Funny Car win and first since Houston in 2016; reached 18th career final; set track Funny Car elapsed time record in qualifying and speed record in final round):

WHAT DOES (CO-CREW CHIEF) BRIAN CORRADI BRING TO YOUR CREW?
“It’s been huge. It’s been great having Corradi on our team, working with Dan Hood. They’re kind of like family; they’ve known each other for a long time. It’s been a really great connection with the entire team. Every single one of my guys on the Advance Auto Parts Chevy Camaro has been working so hard. Today was actually a tough day. We had a 40-minute turnaround in the semis. They got it up there. We were able to get that win. Obviously, my dad wasn’t in the other lane for that run, but we still managed to have a solid pass down the racetrack. Didn’t have lane choice in the final and weren’t able to warm up the car but still got it up there. It was nice for TJ (Tommy Johnson Jr.) to wait for us. We were able to go up there and lay down a killer number. It’s thanks to my guys. They gave me the confidence to get in that car today. They make me feel safe in that car because of the amazing job they do on it. Corradi and Hood have been unbelievable getting the No. 1 qualifier we had this weekend and then to top it off. To take home the Wally at the end of the weekend is pretty incredible. It’s definitely a great start to our season. We’ve been looking for a win for a long time now. It feels like forever and this one definitely feels good, and I know it will help my dad feel a lot better.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Phoenix–Post Race →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
FEBRUARY 25, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY FINISHERS:

POS. DRIVER
9TH KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 FIRST DATA CAMARO ZL1
10TH CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
14TH AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CAMARO ZL1
18TH WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL1
19TH JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S CAMARO ZL1
20TH ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Kevin Harvick (Ford)
2nd Brad Keselowski (Ford)
3rd Clint Bowyer (Ford)
4th Denny Hamlin (Toyota)
5TH Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota) Continue reading MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500 →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Team Chevy Practice Quote
FEBRUARY 24, 2018

RYAN NEWMAN FASTEST IN THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY

HAMPTON, Ga. (February 24, 2018) – Yesterday, Ryan Newman placed his No. 31 Liberty National Camaro ZL1 on the outside pole for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. Today, he clocked the fastest time in the final practice session.

“I feel like we’ve got a good car,” Newman said following the session. “I think for sure a top 10 car, maybe a top five car, but the Liberty National Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was good off the truck and with this whole one Happy Hour it kind of changes things a little bit in how you approach it. Just look forward to the race whenever we get to it, whenever Mother Nature allows us and feel like we will be plenty competitive, just got to put it all together.”

Newman led a contingent of four Camaro ZL1 drivers in the top 10 in the final session. Seven-time Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s for Pros Camaro ZL1 was sixth in the final session followed by Chris Buescher, No. 37 Louisiana Hot Sauce Camaro ZL1 in seventh and Darrell “Bubba” Wallace, No. 43 NASCAR Racing Experience Camaro ZL1 in 10th.

The Fold of Honor QuikTrip 500 start time has been moved up one hour and will now begin at 1:00 p.m., EDT with live coverage on FOX, PRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
FEBRUARY 23, 2018

RYAN NEWMAN PLACES CAMARO ZL1 ON THE OUTSIDE POLE AT ATLANTA

HAMPTON, Ga. (February 23, 2018) – Ryan Newman put his No. 31 Liberty National Camaro ZL1 on the front row with a second-place qualifying run for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Round 2 of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Newman ran a quick time of 30.062 seconds (184.419 mph) to earn the outside front row starting spot. Newman narrowly missed earning a record setting eighth pole at Atlanta. He is currently tied for the most all-time poles at Atlanta with NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison, with seven each to their credit. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta Qualifying Notes →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
FEBRUARY 23, 2018

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) and discussed the new inspection process, the Lucky Charm campaign that AMS put on, his love for racing at Atlanta and many other topics. Full Transcript:

BEFORE HIS FORMAL MEDIA AVAILABILITY, ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY PRESENTED CHASE ELLIOTT WITH A FINAL ‘LUCKY CHARM’ TO COMPLETE THEIR CAMPAIGN TO HELP HIM GET HIS FIRST WIN – A JERSEY WITH HIS NAME ON IT FROM THE GEORGIA BULLDOG FOOTBALL TEAM

YOU ARE A BUSY GUY WHEN YOU COME HERE:
“Yeah it is kind of funny. Not all, but the majority of our partners are based here in Atlanta. Good to have that kind of home connection with them and good fit. Really neat, thanks again to the folks at Atlanta for doing this for me. I’m a big Georgia (Bulldogs) fan. Great to see.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Chase Elliott →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
FEBRUARY 23, 2018

DARRELL ‘BUBBA’ WALLACE, JR., No. 43 NASCAR RACING EXPERIENCE CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed his week following the Daytona 400, his expectations going forward, various upcoming race tracks, and more. Full Transcript:

HOW WAS YOUR WEEK AFTER THE DAYTONA 500?
“Oh, it’s been a hell of a week, man, no kidding. But, it wasn’t too busy, though. After the 500 I figured I’d be slammed all the way up until here, but it wasn’t too bad.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Bubba Wallace →

CHEVROLET AT PHOENIX

What:
34th NHRA Arizona Nationals
When:
Friday, Feb. 23-Sunday, Feb. 25
Where:
Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park at Chandler, Arizona
TV:
FS1: Qualifications live – 7 p.m. ET Friday; taped — 11 p.m. ET Saturday
FS1: Eliminations and finals – 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday

Chevrolet Aims to Sew Up More Victories at Wild Horse Pass
Reigning Top Fuel champion Brittany Force is ready to get back to the action

DETROIT (Feb. 21, 2018) – Twelve days after escaping serious injury in a crash at the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season opener, reigning Top Fuel champion Brittany Force is looking forward to competing in the Monster Energy Chevrolet dragster this weekend in the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Continue reading CHEVROLET AT PHOENIX →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
HAMPTON, GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 25, 2018

BOWTIE BULLETS
CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 LEADING THE PACK:
This weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway the production counterpart of the all-new Camaro ZL1 race car, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, will serve as the pace car for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENSC) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS), for the Folds of Honor Quicktrip 500. Fans will get the opportunity to see just how close the production version is to the race car counterpart, which is now competing for victories in the 2018 MENCS. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta Advance →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
FEBRUARY 18, 2018

AUSTIN DILLON DRIVES CAMARO ZL1 TO VICTORY IN THE DAYTONA 500
Darrell Wallace Jr. is Runner-Up to Give Chevrolet a 1-2 Finish

DAYTONA, Fla., (Feb. 18, 2018) – In its inaugural season, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 opened with a win in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series opener, the Daytona 500. Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 DOW Camaro ZL1, took the lead on the final lap en route to winning The Great American Race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday. Continue reading AUSTIN DILLON DRIVES CAMARO ZL1 TO VICTORY IN THE DAYTONA 500 →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
FEBRUARY 18, 2018

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CAMARO ZL1 – RACE WINNER
ON EMOTIONS:
“Right now I just want to thank the good Lord above. I did what I had to do there at the end. I hate it for the No. 10 (Aric Almirola) guys. We had a run, and I stayed in the gas. It is what it is here at Daytona. This is so awesome to take the No. 3 car back to Victory Lane 20 years ago. This one is for Dale Earnhardt, Sr. and all those Sr. fans. I love you guys. We are going to keep kicking butt the rest of the year!” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona 500–Austin Dillon →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
FEBRUARY 18, 2018

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 – Involved in a multi-car accident on lap 101
ARE YOU OKAY?
“Yes, I’m alright. I had such a fast Camaro ZL1 today, and I just wanted a shot there at the end. Tough circumstances. I was just trying to feel Blaney out and see what he was going to do; how aggressive he wanted to be. I had a big push and got light at the wrong time. Didn’t make the right move.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona 500–Chase Elliott →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
FEBRUARY 18, 2018

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1 – Involved in a multi-car accident on lap 60
WHAT HAPPENED?
“There was some great racing throughout. But unfortunately, many thought it was the black and white checkered flag and not the green and white checkered flag. On lap 59 to be throwing blocks like that just…a lot of wrecked race cars. We will go to work and go to Atlanta next week. But it is disappointing for this Lowes team and everyone at Hendrick Motorsports for all the work they put into it. But we’ll get this Camaro ZL1 dialed in for Atlanta and take it over there.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona 500 Quotes →

CAMARO ZL1 LEADS THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION FOR THE DAYTONA 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 17, 2018) – The final practice session for the Daytona 500 is complete. Bubba Wallace piloting the No. 43 Click N’ Close Camaro ZL1 put up the top speed of 196.954 mph. Wallace led a contingent of Camaro ZL1 racecars on the speed chart with Chevy taking five of the top six spots. The Camaro ZL1 in its debut race has captured the pole for the Daytona 500 on the strength of Alex Bowman’s run last Sunday and won the second Can-Am Duel qualifying race as Chase Elliott captured the checkered flag with his No. 9 Napa Auto Parts Camaro ZL1. Speedweeks conclude with the 60th running of the Daytona 500, the season-opening race for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, on Sunday, February 18th at 3:00 p.m. with live coverage on FOX, MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR radio. Continue reading CAMARO ZL1 LEADS THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION FOR THE DAYTONA 500 →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
CAN-AM DUEL #2
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
FEBRUARY 15, 2018

CHASE ELLIOTT DRIVES HIS NO. 9 CAMARO ZL1 TO VICTORY IN DUEL #2 AT DAYTONA
First Win for Camaro ZL1

DAYTONA, Fla. – Chevrolet’s Camaro ZL1 earned its first win Thursday evening, delivered by Chase Elliott in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am Duel #2 at Daytona International Speedway.

“Thanks to Chase Elliott for delivering the first win for Camaro ZL1 in the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Camaro ZL1,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet vice president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “That’s a great start, and puts another Chevrolet in the first two rows for the start of the Daytona 500.” Continue reading CHASE ELLIOTT DRIVES HIS NO. 9 CAMARO ZL1 TO VICTORY IN DUEL #2 AT DAYTONA First Win for Camaro ZL1 →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
CAN-AM DUEL #2
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
FEBRUARY 15, 2018

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 – Race Winner:
THE DECISION BY CREW CHIEF ALAN GUSTAFSON WORK ON RACE SETUP AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE POLE – DID THAT PAY OFF FOR YOU TONIGHT?
“Our NAPA Camaro ZL1 was really fast tonight. A big thanks to everybody at Hendrick Motorsports. The Hendrick engine shop does a great job. Brought a lot of steam tonight. I am proud of Alan and our entire group. All of our partners – Hooters, Kelly Blue Book, Mountain Dew, Sun Energy, Valvoline and of course Chevrolet, like I said. We are excited to get to Sunday. We did this last year. We have the big one on Sunday – that is the main thing.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona–CAN AM Duel 2–Post Race →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
CAN-AM DUEL #1
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
FEBRUARY 15, 2018

WALLACE DRIVES HIS No. 43 CAMARO ZL1 TO A THIRD-PLACE FINISH IN DAYTONA DUEL #1

DAYTONA, Fla. – Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 43 Click n’ Close Camaro ZL1, finished in third place to lead four Team Chevy drivers in the Top 10 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am Duel #1 at Daytona International Speedway Thursday night. Ryan Newman, No. 31 Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Camaro ZL1 ran in the top 10 for most of the race before finishing sixth. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona–CAN AM Duel #1–Bubba Wallace →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
DAYTONA 500 MEDIA DAY
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
FEBRUARY 14, 2018

TY DILLON, NO. 13 GEICO CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Daytona 500 Media Day. Full transcript:

TALK ABOUT THIS BLOG EXPERIENCE.
“The first episode just came out. It’s been really cool. We started from the time I left my house. I left the fireplace going and the coffee pot going because I was so anxious to get here. I’ve been trying to capture as much raw moments of my life and as far as what I’m going through as a new dad and being in racing. It’s opening up my life to fans and allow them to see me, and if they like me or not, to interact and create a closer relationship. The videos and vlog will shift and change as people tell me what they like to see and don’t want to see. Hopefully have fun with it. What hit me as I’ve been doing it is whether this is a successful thing or not, my great, great, great, great grandkids will have YouTube – or whatever it’s called then – that will be holding these videos and see what I did. I think that’s super cool that I can open up my life and know that the future of my family can see what I’ve done, be documented on the internet.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Media Day–Ty Dillon →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
DAYTONA 500 MEDIA DAY
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
FEBRUARY 14, 2018

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Daytona 500 media day. Full transcript:

OUTLOOK FOR SEASON WITH CHANGE TO HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS SUPPORT:
“The new relationship with Hendrick Motorsports has been good. They have been so helpful in trying to develop our stuff. More than anything, just being able to have that technical alliance and for them to come over and make sure we are building the cars the right way and kind of going the same direction has been a lot of help. Chris Buescher tested at Las Vegas and I though the car was a lot fast. He talked highly that between what we have learned from Hendrick and the new Camaro ZL1 body was a lot better. We still have a lot of room to improve, but for sure, it is an organization that is going to help us a lot. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Media Day–AJ Allmendinger →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
DAYTONA 500 MEDIA DAY
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
FEBRUARY 14, 2018

CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 KLEENEX CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Daytona 500 Media Day. Full Transcript:

SO, YOU DO FEEL LIKE COMING BACK FOR A SECOND YEAR THERE IS MORE TO BUILD ON?
“Like all of the time you spend trying to get people to work together and get those relationships in place and learn everybody’s work habits that takes time. That is tough at the beginning of the season, especially when you look at the West Coast swing early on. We were trying to build parts for a second team then. It was just a lot of work that we weren’t focusing on speed of our racecars we were focusing on having race cars and having people and we don’t have to do that this season. I think that is a pretty big thing. Even when you go from team to team and people have worked together and I’m just a transplant into a team that has already been there, there is still a period of getting to know the crew chief, figuring out on our scale of how we balance a car out, all of that is done this season. I think that is a big thing to have because it is tough without that. We have had an Xfinity season where we had the same thing where we had the same group, but that off-season we were told that we didn’t know if we were going to make it the whole season. We were probably going to run the first 10 races and then have to shut it down. So, that is a whole different kind of stress and we don’t have any of that. We know what we are showing up to do. We know who is going to be there to do it and we are in a good place to be able to do it.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Media Day–Chris Buescher →