CHEVROLET AT DENVER

What:
38th Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
When:
Friday, July 21-Sunday, July 23
Where:
Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado
TV:
FOX: Eliminations and finals live – 3 p.m. ET Sunday
FS1: Qualifications taped – 8 p.m. ET Friday

Chevrolet Teams Seek to Reach New Heights in Mile-High Country
Three-Race Western Swing Starts at Challenging Bandimere Speedway Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Denver Advancew →

CORVETTE RACING AT LIME ROCK PARK: Anniversary of Victory No. 100
Team brings class championship lead to GT-only event

Lime Rock site of Corvette Racing’s 100th all-time victory
Gavin, Milner led 1-2 team finish in GTLM
Garcia, Magnussen enter as GTLM Championship leader

DETROIT (July 18, 2017) – Corvette Racing returns this week to the site of one of its biggest landmark achievements as it continues to race toward what would be another championship at the top level of sports car racing. The team scored its 100th all-time victory a year ago at Lime Rock Park, which plays host this weekend to the Northeast Grand Prix for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LIME ROCK PARK: Anniversary of Victory No. 100 →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
BRICKYARD 400
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
JULY 23, 2017

BOWTIE BULLETS
MOST SUCCESSFUL AT THE BRICKYARD:
Chevrolet leads all other manufacturers with 16 NASCAR Cup Series wins at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Chevrolet is the only active manufacturer currently competing in both the NASCAR Cup Series and Verizon IndyCar Series. Chevrolet has not only won at the Brickyard in stock car races a record 16 times, but also has nine Indianapolis 500 wins to the brand’s credit. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Brickyard Advance →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY TORONTO
STREETS OF TORONTO, EXHIBITION PLACE
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE RECAP
JULY 16, 2017

Josef Newgarden Takes Chevy to Victory Lane at Streets of Toronto
Second Victory of Season for Newgarden is Sixth of 2017 for Chevrolet

TORONTO (July 16, 2017) – Josef Newgarden took the lead for the final time on lap 57 of the 85-lap Honda Indy of Toronto and masterfully held off the competition to score his second victory of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season.

Newgarden powered his No. 2 DeVilbiss Team Penske Chevrolet to the checkered flag 1.8704-seconds ahead of his closest competitor. It is the fifth win of his career and his second on the Streets of Toronto, Exhibition Place. The victory moved Newgarden to fourth in the standings, 23 points behind the leader. Continue reading Josef Newgarden Takes Chevy to Victory Lane at Streets of Toronto →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
OVERTON’S 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 16, 2017

KYLE LARSON LEADS THE CHARGE FOR TEAM CHEVY AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
Chip Ganassi Racing Driver Earns Seventh Runner-Up Finish of the Season

LOUDON, N.H. (July 16, 2017) – After starting in the rear of the field, Kyle Larson and the No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS team rebounded to earn a runner-up finish in the Overton’s 301 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The run was the career best finish for Larson in seven races at the Magic Mile.
Continue reading KYLE LARSON LEADS THE CHARGE FOR TEAM CHEVY AT NEW HAMPSHIRE →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
OVERTON’S 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 16, 2017

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Finished 2nd
IS IT BEGINNING TO GET FRUSTRATING HAVING TO WORK FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT ONLY TO NOT BE ABLE TO PASS THE LAST ONE?
“It’s a little frustrating what we have had to go through the last couple of weeks, but it’s pretty awesome to be able to run as fast as we have and finish second the last two weeks from dead last. I’m proud of our team, proud of everybody at our race shop. I can’t thank my sponsors Target, Credit One Bank and all of our other supporters enough for what they do for our team. It’s been a lot of fun these last couple of weeks to be as fast as we have been, so keep working hard at it and maybe we can get some more wins.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Post Race →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY TORONTO
STREETS OF TORONTO, EXHIBITION PLACE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES
JULY 16, 2017

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 2 DEVILBISS TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: YOU HAD A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK THERE WITH STRATEGY BUT AFTER THAT YOU JUST RULED THE RACE
“Yeah, I mean you can’t discount it. I think that is twice I have had good calls and got into the pits at the right time. Thank you to the guys and thank you to Tim (Cindric) for making that call. We got it right, but it was all about managing the race after that. I thought we had a very fast car, we got a pretty good start, and stayed out of the mayhem. Very, very happy for all of Team Penske and this DeVilbiss Chevy was pretty bright but it was pretty fast too. I am pumped for all the No. 2 car guys today, they did an amazing job for Team Penske today.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Toronto–Post Race →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY TORONTO
STREETS OF TORONTO, EXHIBITION PLACE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING RECAP
JULY 15, 2017

Simon Pagenaud Puts Chevy on Pole at Toronto
First Pole of the Season for Defending Verizon IndyCar Series Champion

TORONTO – Simon Pagenaud won the Verizon P1 Award for Sunday’s Honda Indy Toronto with a record-setting lap of 58.9124-second/109.138 mph. It is the first pole of the season for the Series’ defending champion in three appearances in the Firestone Fast Six. It is also the 10th of his career and the first on the Streets of Exhibition Place for the driver of the No. 1 DXC Technology Team Penske Chevrolet.

Pagenaud’s pole is the eighth of the season for Chevrolet in 12 events.

Helio Castroneves, the most recent Series’ winner on the Iowa Speedway oval, will start third in the No. 3 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet with teammate Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet alongside in the fourth starting position. Continue reading Simon Pagenaud Puts Chevy on Pole at Toronto →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY TORONTO
STREETS OF TORONTO, EXHIBITION PLACE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING QUOTES
JULY 15, 2017

SIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 1 DXC TECHNOLOGY TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, POLE WINNER: “Yeah, it was a really good lap, one of the best I’ve ever put together. Certainly, there is not much more in it, but the whole qualifying I worked on details and driving. My teammates, they are tremendous it’s such a good atmosphere when we work together. Each practice we talked about we manage the corners and we keep improving each other. I feel like I really extracted the best out of my car, the best out of my set-up today. It’s obviously the most satisfying thing and that is what I’m always seeking for.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Toronto Qualifying Notes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY TORONTO
STREETS OF TORONTO, EXHIBITION PLACE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
JULY 15, 2017

TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET DRIVERS – SIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 1 DXC TECHNOLOGY, JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 2 DEVILBISS, HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 HITACHI AND WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON, met with members of the media at the Indy Toronto on the Streets of Exhibition Place, Toronto. Full transcript:

THE MODERATOR: We can get started with Helio Castroneves, who finished second fastest in this morning’s practice session. Helio has one pole here and a best finish of second as we head into tomorrow afternoon’s Honda Indy Toronto. Your team swept the practice session this morning showing some great speed heading into this afternoon’s qualifying session. How are you feeling about your car and your setup? Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Toronto–Penske Drivers →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
OVERTON’S 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 14, 2017

TRIO OF CHEVY’S TO START IN TOP FIVE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
Seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson on the outside pole at the Magic Mile

LOUDON, N.H. (July 14, 2017) – Seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, led the way for Team Chevy in qualifying at New Hampshire Motor Speedway placing his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevy SS on the outside pole for Sunday’s Overton’s 301. Johnson posted a lap of 28.705 seconds/132.688 mph around the 1-mile track. A three-time winner at NHMS, Johnson will make his best start of the 2017 when he takes the green flag from the second starting spot. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Trio Of Chevys in Top 5 →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
OVERTON’S 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
JULY 14, 2017

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Pole Winner
YOU USED TO STAY THIS WAS ONE OF YOUR WORST TRACKS…
“We haven’t got to the race yet. No, our Target Chevy has been really fast all day. It has a lot of speed. Like I really don’t have to drive that hard and it just makes a lot of speed. So, that is good. We are missing Chad (Johnston, crew chief) this weekend and for the next couple of weeks, so good to rebound with a pole. That is pretty strong out of our organization. I’ve got a great lineup of guys and gals. Hats off to everybody at the shop. It’s been so much fun this year. I have never really been a great qualifier, but this is our fourth pole of the season. Hopefully, we can keep it going and figure out where our car works best in the VHT or PJ1 or whatever they are calling it this weekend and hope we have a good race on Sunday.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Qualifying →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
OVERTON’S 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 14, 2017

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 GRAINGER CHEVROLET SS, met with media and discussed his success at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, his thoughts on traction compound, what the team needs to do to prepare for the playoffs, and more. Full Transcript:

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT RACING AT NHMS IN MULTIPLE NASCAR SERIES’ AND GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT COMING HERE THIS WEEKEND?
“First of all, it’s nice to get out of 95 degree weather and come up here. Even with a little bit of sprinkles, it’s much better. The area and the fans and every aspect of it I enjoy up here. The race track obviously is a little bit different with the VHT. And we tested up here, so it’s kind of ironic to come back and actually go a little bit slower in race trim with the added grip to the race track than what we tested up here. We’ve got ourselves scratching our heads a little bit. We’re more competitive than we were at the test; but speed-wise, the track seems to be a little bit off.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Ryan Newman →

*TOP TEAM CHEVY QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
4TH JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 CESSNA CHEVY SS
8TH JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVY SS
12TH CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVY SS
13TH DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CHEVY SS

TOP FIVE QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Kyle Busch (Toyota)
2nd Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota)
3rd Matt Kenseth (Toyota)
4th Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet)
5TH Denny Hamlin (Toyota)

The Quaker State 400 is scheduled to begin on Saturday, July 8 at 7:30 pm, ET. Live coverage can be found on NBC Sports Network, PRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

*The qualifying session for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was called off due to impending weather after the second round of knock-out qualifying was completed and the field was set based off the results after the second round concluded. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Qualifying →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
QUAKER STATE 400
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPTS
JULY 7, 2017

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kentucky Speedway after receiving a Jukebox from the track as a retirement gift that will be given in his name to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., answered questions from the media and discussed this being his final race at Kentucky, his thoughts on NASCAR silly season, and many other topics.

ON THE GIFT FROM KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY:
“That’s awesome because I know the kids are going to love it. We just came from there yesterday and really enjoyed being able to visit. That is going to be something they are all going to love to mess with and play music. We got them a little stereo, but this is going to take the cake. So, thank you, that is a very creative and thoughtful and it will make a lot of kids smile when they are around this jukebox and enjoying it together. I appreciate that. Mel () is here with us today as one of our patient champions, you think everybody is going to love this at the hospital? Yeah, I do too. So, thanks a lot, it means a lot.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kentucky–Dale Earnhardt Jr. →

CHEVROLET AT CHICAGO

What:
Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N
When:
Friday, July 7-Sunday, July 9
Where:
Route 66 Raceway at Joliet, Illinois
TV:
FS1: Eliminations and finals live – 3 p.m. ET Sunday
FS1: Qualifications live – 5 p.m. ET Saturday

Chevrolet Drivers Aim for Quick Start to Second Half of the Season
Six-race push to the Countdown to the Championship Begins at Route 66 Raceway Continue reading NHRA–Chevrolet at Chicago →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
QUAKER STATE 400
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
SPARTA, KENTUCKY
JULY 8, 2017

BOWTIE BULLETS
LEADER OF THE PACK:
Team Chevy driver, Kyle Larson continues to lead the point standings as the series heads into the second half of the season. Only nine races remain until the playoff cutoff race at Richmond to determine the 16 drivers that will vie for this season’s championship title. Currently, Team Chevy has four drivers who have victories under their belts and are all but guaranteed a spot in this year’s playoffs.

HALFWAY THROUGH:
Last weekend at Daytona International Speedway marked the halfway point of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Thus far, Chevrolet has collected seven victories by four different drivers and three different Chevrolet team organizations. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kentucky Advance →

Chevrolet Seeks Quick Start, Fast Finish at Iowa Speedway

· Team Chevy drivers enter Iowa Corn 300 with high expectations
ᴏ Chevrolet has won two of the three races on ovals this season
· Josef Newgarden dominated the 2016 race on the .894-mile bullring
ᴏ Team Penske driver has finished on podium each of past three years
· Three Chevy drivers are among the top five in points with seven races left
ᴏ Teammates Power, Simon Pagenaud, and Newgarden have wins
· Pagenaud is among the ESPY Award nominees for Best Driver

DETROIT (July 5, 2017) – Racing inches apart at 175 mph with barely a moment to relax the grip on the steering wheel each of the 300 laps on a variably-banked, .894-mile oval is among Josef Newgarden’s passions.

The Team Penske Verizon IndyCar Series driver is adroit at Iowa Speedway, too.

Newgarden had the field covered in the 2016 race, leading 282 of the 300 laps, and the 26-year-old North Carolina resident also finished on the podium the previous two years. He’s looking forward to another dash to the checkered flag this weekend in the Iowa Corn 300. Continue reading Chevrolet Seeks Quick Start, Fast Finish at Iowa Speedway →

JEGS Allstars Fast Facts
JEGS Allstars Fast Facts
Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Ill.
July, 8, 2017

Now celebrating its 33rd year, the JEGS Allstars competition is one of the most highly anticipated events of the season for competitors in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Racers must qualify for one of the coveted spots on the JEGS Allstars team by winning a year-long competition within each of NHRA’s seven geographic divisions.

Regional JEGS Allstars Trophy
The racers in the JEGS Allstars event will be competing for a share of more than $120,000 in cash awards posted by JEGS Mail Order. Overall team champions will split a $20,000 bonus. In addition, there are close to $50,000 in manufacturer posted contingency awards available to this year’s finalists. Continue reading Jegs Allstars–Route 66 Raceway Advance →

CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Podium Finish for No. 3 Corvette C7.R
Garcia, Magnussen fight back for third in GTLM; Milner, Gavin salvage top-five finish

WATKINS GLEN, New York (July 2, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen placed third in the GT Le Mans class at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on Sunday – a nice boost in their run for the GTLM Driver’s Championship. The duo in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R extended their points lead, and Chevrolet maintained its lead in GTLM Manufacturer’s points.

Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner, driving the No. 4 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, finished fifth in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s annual trip to Watkins Glen International. The team had hopes of scoring a second victory in four tries at the historic New York road course.

Garcia, Magnussen and the rest of the No. 3 Corvette squad clawed back from an early spin to contend for Corvette Racing’s fourth consecutive win in GTLM competition. Garcia and Magnussen steadily worked their way back up the class order and took the lead for the first time with less than two hours to go. The No. 3 Corvette led twice despite lacking the outright pace of the other GTLM runners. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Podium Finish for No. 3 Corvette C7.R Garcia, Magnussen fight back for third in GTLM; Milner, Gavin salvage top-five finish →