MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
BANK OF AMERICA 500
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
OCTOBER 6, 2017

TOP TEAM CHEVY QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
7TH CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 SUNENERGY1 CHEVY SS
9TH KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 ROAD TO RACE DAY CHEVY SS
10TH KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVY SS
11TH RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVY SS

TOP FIVE QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Denny Hamlin (Toyota)
2nd Matt Kenseth. (Toyota)
3rd Kevin Harvick (Ford)
4th Kyle Busch (Toyota)
5TH Clint Bowyer (Ford)

The Bank of America 500 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, October 8th at 2 pm, ET. Live coverage can be found on NBC, PRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte–Qualifying →

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: Garcia Qualifies Points-Leading No. 3 Corvette Second in GTLM
Both Corvettes within 0.163 seconds of GTLM pole position for Petit Le Mans season finale

No. 3 Corvette to clinch GTLM Driver’s, Team’s Championship with race start
Chevrolet leading in quest for 12th Manufacturer’s Championship
Milner happy with pace of No. 4 Corvette C7.R after qualifying

BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 6, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s pair of Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs are in solid position for Saturday’s 10-hour Petit Le Mans following IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Road Atlanta. Antonio Garcia qualified the GT Le Mans-championship leading No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R second in class with teammate Tommy Milner just 0.109 seconds further back. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: Garcia Qualifies Points-Leading No. 3 Corvette Second in GTLM →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
BANK OF AMERICA 500
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 6, 2017

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed, his gift from Charlotte Motor Speedway, his high school sports career, this thoughts on the sticky stuff applied to the surface of Charlotte Motor Speedway, his thoughts on the new Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 race cars unveiled by Hendrick Motorsports last night and many other topics. Full Transcript:

BEFORE THE START OF HIS TRADITIONAL MEDIA AVAILABILITY, CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCED THE CREATION OF THE DALE EARNHARDT, JR., CONCUSSION RESEARCH FUND AT LEVINE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.
“Well I appreciate it Marcus (Smith). We have known each other a really long time and you know me well. This is a great gift that will impact a lot of lives in this area and make a difference. I appreciate you guys bringing out the (Mooresville) football team, the Blue Devils. I got to go to a game, my first game in a long, long time last year. Great experience. Having gone and graduated from Mooresville that is the team to pull for. We hope you guys have a good season and are having a good season and you’ve got a lot of fans in and around Mooresville that are pulling for you guys every week. But, thank you so much, you know this track has been real special to me. This is one of the few tracks that I probably never missed a race since I was a little boy. Been coming here a really long time, have a lot of memories here in and out of the car. I appreciate, that is a great gesture just going to have such a long-lasting impact, very smart, very creative, so I appreciate that a lot.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte–Dale Earnhardt Jr →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
BANK OF AMERICA 500
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 6, 2017

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed what he and his team need to do in order to progress to the Round of 8, thoughts on this weekend’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the threat of rain and many other topics. Full Transcript:

HOW DOES CHARLOTTE AND THE NEXT TWO TRACKS SET YOU UP FOR ADVANCING INTO THE NEXT ROUND?
“It was nice to make it easily into this next round. The tracks in this round suit me fairly decent, I guess. Charlotte, I seem to be hit or miss. I feel like whenever we end up running a day show at Charlotte I’m really good, but he night races for some reason, I struggle at. Hopefully, the weather stays away and we can race while the sun is out and then have a solid race and go to Talladega and not have to do anything crazy to gain a bunch of points, but, go there and kind relax will be nice. And then Kansas is one of my better tracks so excited to get there. I seem to always run better the second Kansas also, so looking forward to that. Just got to continue what we have been doing, making no mistakes. Top fives and top 10’s would be great, so that is our goal.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte–Kyle Larson →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
BANK OF AMERICA 500
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA
OCTOBER 8, 2017

BOWTIE BULLETS
ROUND OF 12:
Following the first cutoff race in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, Chevrolet has four drivers still in contention to take home this year’s championship title. Kyle Larson, Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott and Jamie McMurray will reset this weekend and begin their quest to advance from the Round of 12 to the Round of 8 taking on the challenges of Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend, followed by Talladega Superspeedway and Kansas Speedway. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte Advance →

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: It’s Championship Weekend in GTLM
Aiming for second straight sweep of Manufacturer’s, Driver’s and Team’s titles

Garcia, Magnussen only need single point to clinch Driver’s title
Chevrolet leads in quest for 12th Manufacturer’s Championship
Eight wins at Petit Le Mans for Corvette Racing since 1999

DETROIT (Oct. 3, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s quest for another championship sweep concludes this weekend with the 20th running of Petit Le Mans – the annual 10-hour endurance race at Road Atlanta. Heading into the final race of this year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Corvette Racing leads all three GT Le Mans (GTLM) points categories. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: It’s Championship Weekend in GTLM Aiming for second straight sweep of Manufacturer’s, Driver’s and Team’s titles →

Mike Coughlin charges up Top Dragster rankings with runner-up result in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (Oct. 1) — Top Dragster championship hopeful Mike Coughlin was a man on a mission this weekend at the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, knowing he needed to go multiple rounds to gain ground on the No. 1 spot both nationally and in his home division.

Mission accomplished.

Coughlin raced all the way to the final round in his JEGS.com dragster before losing a close race to Danny Nelson. Depending on the outcome of other races around the country, Coughlin hopes he’ll find out soon that his Sunday run pays off big for him. Continue reading Mike Coughlin charges up Top Dragster rankings with runner-up result in St. Louis →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS
GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK IN MADISON, ILLINOIS
SUNDAY, OCT. 1, 2017

Chevrolet Continues Pro Stock Mastery in Third Race of the Countdown
· Greg Anderson beats KB Racing teammate Jason Line in Pro Stock final
· Nos. 1 and 2 qualifier Robert Hight, John Force reach Funny Car semifinals
· Brittany Force posts career-best Top Fuel run, third-fastest in history
· Peter Gasko Jr. wins SAM Tech Showdown in Chevrolet COPO Camaro

MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 1, 2017) – For one weekend at least, KB Racing drivers relived their domination of the 2016 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock season.
Greg Anderson, driving the Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro SS, defeated KB Racing teammate and reigning Pro Stock champion Jason Line on a holeshot by three-thousandths of a second — about 12 inches after cutting a .030-of-a-second light — in the final of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA– Chevrolet Continues Pro Stock Mastery in Third Race of the Countdown →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPTS
SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT EARNS RUNNER-UP FINISH FOR CHEVY AT DOVER
Five Chevrolet SS Drivers Finish in top 10

DOVER, Del. (October 1, 2017) – Chase Elliott looked to be on his way to his first career victory in the waning laps of the Apache Warrior 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Dover International Speedway, but a hard charging Kyle Busch (Toyota) eclipsed the young Chevy driver on the final lap to deny him his first MENCS victory. Elliott led three different times in his No. 24 NAPA Chevrolet SS for 138 laps, the most of any driver during the event. This marks Elliott’s fifth career runner-up finish in 70 Cup Series starts. The runner-up effort was his best finish in four races at the ‘Monster Mile.’ Continue reading CHASE ELLIOTT EARNS RUNNER-UP FINISH FOR CHEVY AT DOVER Five Chevrolet SS Drivers Finish in top 10 →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
APACHE WARRIOR 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY FINAL PRACTICE QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

CHEVROLET’S LEAD THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION AT DOVER

DOVER, Del. (September 30, 2017) With the first cutoff race to the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs looming, Chevrolet’s Chase Elliott and Jimmie Johnson, both championship contenders, led the way on the speed chart heading into tomorrow’s Apache Warriors 400 at Dover.

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVROLET SS – Fastest in the Final Cup Series Practice Session
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR CAR HEADING INTO TOMORROW:
“Obviously, I would just like to be fast tomorrow and I think we’ve got our car driving a little better from what we had it yesterday, which is good. That was the goal there regardless of what the stopwatch said was just to try to get it driving better. I think we’ve got it closer. I think we are still off from a couple of guys, but I think we are in the ballpark. Continue reading CHEVROLET’S LEAD THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION AT DOVER →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
APACHE WARRIOR 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

*Updated to include Dale Earnhardt, Jr. as one of the top Chevy Qualifiers

TOP TEAM CHEVY QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
3RD KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CHEVY SS
7TH DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS
8TH RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 WASTE MASTERS CHEVROLET SS
12TH CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVROLET SS

TOP FIVE QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
2nd Kyle Busch (Toyota)
3rd Kyle Larson (Chevy)
4th Matt Kenseth (Toyota)
5TH Daniel Suarez (Toyota) Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Qualifying Notes →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
APACHE WARRIOR 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed his career at Dover, spending more time with family, potential of running late model races in the future and many other topics. Full Transcript:

Dover International Speedway presented Dale Earnhardt, Jr. with a commemorative memento to remember his 2001 victory that united an entire nation after the event of 9/11. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Dale Earnhardt Jr. →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
APACHE WARRIOR 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 GEARWRENCH CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed being in a cutoff position, the difficulty of Dover and many other topics. Full Transcript:

WHAT ABOUT THIS RACETRACK MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT TO BE FACING THAT AND THE CUTOFF AT THIS PARTICULAR TRACK?
“I don’t think anything sticks out at Dover. The one thing when I think about coming here even though it’s a 1-mile racetrack it’s really fast. It only takes 20, 22 seconds to go around here and this is one of those tracks that if you have to restart at the back the leaders come really quick. It seems like you run like 15 or 20 laps and all of a sudden, the leaders are already there starting to lap cars. So, it’s just one of those places that man, if your car is good it’s a lot of fun and if you get just a little bit off its maybe one of the toughest tracks we go to try and stay in front of the leader or try to maintain your position. It’s really fast and the surface of the track it doesn’t have bumps like we talk about at Charlotte or at Chicago or Pocono. It’s just those little expansion joints and they are just all the way around the race track and when the air pressure builds up in the tires it is just a really hard track to get a hold of.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jamie McMurray →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
APACHE WARRIOR 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AAA CHEVROLET SS AND RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 WASTE MASTERS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed their thoughts and expectations of the race at Dover. FULL TRANSCRIPT:

IT’S GOING TO BE QUITE THE RACE WITHIN THE RACE THIS SUNDAY. CAN YOU GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF YOUR THOUGHTS AND THE INTENSITY BEHIND THAT BATTLE, AS WE GET READY TO DO INTO THE NEXT ROUND?

AUSTIN DILLON: “I’m looking forward to it. It’s going to be a race within the race. You’ve got to be smart throughout and make sure you’re there at the end and put yourself in good positions. I’m looking forward to the challenge. It’s a little championship run here for all three of us (Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Austin Dillon, and Ryan Newman) this race. One of us, I think obviously, is going to get to the next round. So, we’ve got to make it happen. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Austin Dillon and Ryan Newman →

CHEVROLET AT ST. LOUIS

What:
Sixth AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
When:
Friday, Sept. 29-Sunday, Oct. 1
Where:
Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois
TV:
FS1: Qualifications live – 6 p.m. ET Friday
FS1: Eliminations and finals live – 2 p.m. ET Sunday

Chevrolet Takes Aim at More Success in Third Round of Countdown
Consistency Paying Off for Team Chevy Drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock

DETROIT (Sept. 27, 2017) – Big points paydays for John Force Racing teammates Brittany Force, Courtney Force, and Robert Hight last weekend have bolstered their championship aspirations entering the midpoint of the six-race National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–St. Louis Preview →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
APACHE WARRIOR 400 PRESENTED BY LUCAS OIL
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
DOVER, DELAWARE
October 1, 2017

BOWTIE BULLETS
CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE:
Chevrolet leads all other manufacturers with 39 victories at Dover International Speedway. A win by a Team Chevy driver this weekend would add Dover to the elite list of tracks that Chevrolet has over 40 victories, a feat no other manufacturer competing in NASCAR’s top division can claim. Those tracks include: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Daytona International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Bowtie Bullets →

CORVETTE RACING AT MONTEREY: Garcia, Magnussen On Doorstep of GTLM Title
Chevrolet leads Manufacturer’s Championship heading to Road Atlanta finale

No. 3 Corvette team needs only start Petit Le Mans to win Driver’s Championship
Chevrolet unofficially four points clear in Manufacturer’s standings

MONTEREY, California (Sept. 24, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s pairing of Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen took a huge step toward the GT Le Mans (GTLM) Driver’s title in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Sunday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Their fourth-place class finish in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R at the America’s Tire 250 means they only need to start the season-ending Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta in two weeks to officially claim the GTLM championship. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT MONTEREY: Garcia, Magnussen On Doorstep of GTLM Title →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
DODGE NHRA NATIONALS
MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY IN MOHNTON, PENNSYLVANIA
SUNDAY, SEPT. 24, 2017

Chevrolet Claims Top Fuel, Pro Stock Wins in Second Race of Countdown
· Brittany Force earns second Top Fuel victory of season
· Bo Butner reclaims Pro Stock points lead with fourth win
· Courtney Force advance to second consecutive Funny Car final
· Chevrolet drivers in title mix entering third of six-race playoff Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Maple Grove Post Race →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
ISM CONNECT 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

CHEVY SS DRIVER, KYLE LARSON, EARNS RUNNER-UP FINISH AT NEW HAMPSHIRE

LOUDON, N.H. – (September 24, 2017) – Kyle Larson muscled the No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS to a second-place finish in the second round of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) Playoffs ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). Larson and his Target team had a strong day contending in the top five throughout the 300-lap/317.4-mile event. The run marks his eighth runner-up finish of 2017 bringing his top-five total to 13 on the season. Larson is now assured, via points, advancement into the Round of 12 the second segment of this year’s championship Playoff battle.
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Kyle Larson Runner-Up →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
ISM CONNECT 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Finished 2nd
YOU HAD A HECK OF A RESTART THERE WITH 25 LAPS TO GO, BUT WHERE DID THE NO. 18 (KYLE BUSCH, RACE WINNER) ULTIMATELY HAVE YOU BEAT?
“I felt like on really long runs I was fairly equal to those guys in front of me. But, on the short run there, I could get pointed to the exit, but I couldn’t get the throttle down. I’d get loose. So, he just was really good. I think the No. 78 (Martin Truex, Jr.) was also really good, but he had his trouble. The No. 20 (Matt Kenseth) was also good. We were next best. So, we finished second again with our Target Chevy. That’s a lot of second-place finishes this year, but I’m fine with second. Top 5’s will get us to Homestead, so hats off to everybody on our Target team. The pit crew was great all day. I think we gained spots every time. Normally I’m struggling on short tracks, but this year we were pretty good.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Post Race →