CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
LUCAS OIL NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS
ATLANTA DRAGWAY AT COMMERCE, GEORGIA
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017

BO BUTNER, JIM BUTNER AUTO, BUTNER AUTO SALES CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 1 qualifier; earned second career Pro Stock victory; first two-time winner of the season; all seven Pro Stock events have been won by Chevrolet Camaro SS):

Q: WHAT DOES THIS WIN, FOLLOWING YOUR WIN TWO WEEKS AGO, MEAN TO YOU?
BO BUTNER: “I have to thank KB Racing for giving me one fast race car. I have gained a lot of confidence this year, especially on the Tree. It’s a very tight field among the Chevrolets in Pro Stock, so to win two times in seven races is an accomplishment that I don’t take lightly.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Atlanta– Post Race →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 7, 2017

AJ ALLMENDINGER NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CHEVROLET SS – Sidelined in multi-car accident on Lap 168
YOU WERE UPSIDE DOWN IN THAT CRASH. ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT HAPPENED?
ARE YOU OKAY? TELL US WHAT HAPPENED? 
“Yeah, I’m fine. I’m happy I didn’t get hit upside down. I’m all good. Our race team does a great job with safety. It’s just Talladega. It’s all it is. The plan worked out. We waited in the back and got up front and I had (Dale Earnhardt) Junior pushing me, I had the best guy pushing me. I’m not sure. Chase (Elliott) was kind of… the No. 18 (Kyle Busch) and the No. 24 of Chase they were kind of moving around and at the time I think (Kevin) Harvick got behind me and we were shoving and Chase opened the door and then kind of closed it and I tried to check up just a little bit and tapped him and when I checked up it was a big wreck after that. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Post Race →

CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Third Straight GTLM Victory and Championship Lead
Garcia, Magnussen win second race of 2017 in No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

Chevrolet assumes GTLM Manufacturer’s Championship lead
Second win for Corvette Racing at Circuit of The Americas
Milner, Gavin caught up in opening-lap chaos

AUSTIN, Texas (May 6, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won their second race of the season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Saturday with a GT Le Mans (GTLM) victory in the Advance Auto Parts SportsCar Showdown. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Third Straight GTLM Victory and Championship Lead Garcia, Magnussen win second race of 2017 in No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R →

CHEVY FAST FACTS
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
May 7, 2017

A total of 18 Team Chevy drivers will start the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Talladega Superspeedway. The 188-lap/500-mile contest around the 2.66-mile venue is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m., ET. Live coverage can be found on FOX, MRN, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-10:
Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Nationwide Chevy SS, will start 2nd
Chase Elliott, No. 24 Hooters Chevrolet SS, rolls off 8th
Paul Menard, No. Valvoline/Menards Chevy SS starts 9th Continue reading CHEVY FAST FACTS GEICO 500 TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY →

Disappointing Day For Acura at Circuit of the Americas
• Penalty proves costly for Andy Lally and Katherine Legge after early-race lead
• Ill-timed caution, pit exit violation drop Lally and Legge to 15th in GTD
• Jeff Segal and Ozz Negri finish 11th after strategy gamble fails Continue reading Disappointing Day For Acura at Circuit of the Americas →

Mopar Driver Schumacher Puts Top Fuel Dragster No. 1 in Abbreviated Atlanta Qualifying

­­­­­­­­Tony Schumacher qualifies U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster in top spot for NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway; it is the 82nd No. 1 qualifying effort of his career
Mopar HEMI®-powered Top Fuel cars have claimed four No. 1 qualifying positions in 2017
Mopar-powered Don Schumacher Racing Funny Cars will begin the day 2nd, 3rd and 4th
Five Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars qualify for 16-car field
Event featured only two qualifying sessions on Saturday due to Friday rain Continue reading Mopar Driver Schumacher Puts Top Fuel Dragster No. 1 in Abbreviated Atlanta Qualifying →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF TRANSCRIPT
MAY 6, 2017

EARNHARDT JR. TO START ON FRONT ROW IN TALLADEGA
Team Chevy Takes Three of Top 12 in Qualifying

TALLADEGA, Ala – (May 6, 2017) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. earned a front row starting position for the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway with a second-place qualifying effort in the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS. Earnhardt Jr. navigated the 2.66-mile track with a final round lap of 190.780 mph. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Earnardt Jr. Stars on Front Row →

AUSTIN, Texas (May 6, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won their second race of the season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Saturday with a GT Le Mans (GTLM) victory in the Advance Auto Parts SportsCar Showdown.

The victory at Circuit of The Americas gives the pairing the lead in the GTLM Driver’s Championship, as well as moves Chevrolet into first place in the class’ Manufacturer’s standings. Full report to follow… Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: GT Le Mans Race Winner Quotes →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 6, 2017

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS – Qualified 2nd
NOT QUITE ENOUGH, BUT PRETTY GOOD SPEED FOR YOU IN THIS QUALIFYING SESSION:
“Yeah, I’m pretty happy. Great lap by (Ricky) Stenhouse and the Roush guys they did a really good job today. Thrilled with our car, good speed and it would have been nice to get a pole. Probably could have sat down and talked to Rick (Hendrick) about running the Clash or something, but let’s see if we can’t try to get another one later on this year.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Qualifying →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 5, 2017

ON RAISING MONEY FOR THE NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BY SELLING SPACES TO FANS S THEY CAN HAVE THEIR NAMES ON THE NO. 88 CHEVY SS FOR THE RACE AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY:
“Yeah, Nationwide put together a real cool program for the car we are going to race in Kentucky where they sold the hood off to the race fans to put their name on it and sold it out in 24 hours, so they found room for more names and sold that out in another 24 hours and raised $81,000 really quick. We need to take a page out of the book from what they did and utilize some of that marketing and awareness in our own foundation because that was really fast and raised a lot of money in just such a short period of time. All that goes direction to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio, so very happy to be able to support that. That is something that we are definitely connected to and have been for some time. Really cool. Anytime you get an opportunity to do that, it seemed effortless to do, and it makes a big impact for the hospital. The fans will get to have their name on the car for the race and on the diecast. Obviously, Tyler (Overstreet, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Road Manager) was telling me for the diecast they will put like 300 names on one series of diecasts and another 300 names on another series so the fans can actually see their name when they get the diecast on there. So, that will be fun for them I believe.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Dale Earnhardt Jr. →

CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Two Corvettes in Thick of Close GTLM Qualifying Battle
Magnussen within 0.2 seconds from class pole position at Circuit of The Americas

AUSTIN, Texas (May 5, 2017) – Jan Magnussen paced Corvette Racing’s qualifying efforts Friday at Circuit of The Americas with the sixth-best time in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Circuit of The Americas.

Ahead of Saturday’s Advance Auto Parts Sportscar Showdown, Magnussen set a best lap of 2:03.030 in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R that he shares with Antonio Garcia. Magnussen’s starting position may not look promising but the gap to the head of the GTLM field is – just 0.197 seconds. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Two Corvettes in Thick of Close GTLM Qualifying Battle Magnussen within 0.2 seconds from class pole position at Circuit of The Americas →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 5, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 HOOTERS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed plate racing, his year to date so far, Bill Elliott’s 16 most popular driver awards, and much more. Full Transcript:

YOU ARE FRESH OFF A TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY, YOU BRING HOOTERS BACK INTO THE SPORT, YOU HAVE ‘CHASE WINS, YOU WIN’ PROGRAM, YOU’RE WEARING A PAIR OF SHOES THAT COMMEMORATES YOUR DAD’S RECORD-SETTING POLE RUN HERE, 30 YEARS AGO, AND IT’S YOUR THIRD ‘CHASE YOU’ EVENT OF THE SEASON. WHERE DO YOU FIND THE TIME?
“It’s been a busy week for sure. I’m excited about all the programs we have going on. It’s really cool having Hooters on the car this weekend. I’m happy to have them back. It’s a great thing for our team, for sure; but for the sport in general. Hooters has such a great history within racing, not just in the NASCAR world. We’re happy to have them on board. If we win on Sunday, everybody gets a free appetizer at Hooters, which is pretty cool. And, if we finish second through fifth, I think everybody gets a free Mountain Dew. Hopefully we can do that.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Chase Elliott →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 5, 2017

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 SHARE AN ICE COLD COKE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed being the point leader through the first quarter of the 2017 season, what he learned about restrictor plate racing at Daytona that he can apply to this weekend’s event at Talladega and many other topics. Full Transcript:

WHAT HAS THIS EXPERIENCE BEEN LIKE FOR YOU LEADING THE POINTS THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE SEASON? HOW HAS THAT CHANGED YOUR PERSPECTIVE AS A DRIVER?
“Yeah it’s been cool. I expected to… well I wanted to start the season off good. I didn’t know I would start the season off being the point leader and carrying it through like we have been. It’s just been a lot of fun to show up to the race track knowing we’ve got a fast car and capable of winning almost every race. Just got to keep, myself, got to keep working hard, everybody at the race shop needs to keep working hard to build on what we currently have and make it even better. Just enjoying my time right now and having fun each and every week. If we can have some more solid runs and continue to lead the points.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Kyle Larson →

Chevrolet COPO Camaro Turning Heads in SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown
Nineteen-year-old Pete Gasko Jr. wins the latest round of five-event series in all-COPO final

DETROIT (May 4, 2017) – No one was more surprised than 19-year-old Peter Gasko Jr. when his red 2016 Chevrolet COPO Camaro activated the win light April 30 at ZMAX Dragway in the final of the SAM Tech NHRA Factory Stock Showdown.

“This is probably the coolest and most exciting thing that has ever happened to me,” said Gasko, of Monroe Township, New Jersey, who won on a holeshot. “I want to thank everyone who helped us get the win. We couldn’t have done it without everyone’s help.” Continue reading Chevrolet COPO Camaro Turning Heads in SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown →

CHEVROLET AT ATLANTA

What:
Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals
When:
Friday, May 5-Sunday, May 7
Where:
Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Georgia
TV:
FS1: Eliminations and finals – 6 p.m. ET Sunday
FS1: Qualifications – 8 p.m. ET Friday
FS1: Qualifications – 1 a.m. ET Sunday

Chevrolet Drivers Aim to Continue Fast Passes in Three Pro Classes in Atlanta
NHRA Southern Nationals Completes Three Consecutive Weekends of Racing Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA– Atlanta Preview →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA
MAY 7, 2017

BOWTIE BULLETS
CHEVROLET TOP 40:
Did you know? Talladega Superspeedway is one of six tracks on the current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) schedule where Chevrolet has 40 or more victories. Chevrolet eclipsed the 40-win mark at the 2.66-mile superspeedway when Dale Earnhardt, Jr. took his Chevrolet SS to victory at in May of 2015. Chevrolet leads all other manufacturers with exactly 40 wins at Talladega. Continue reading Team Chevy Talladega Advance →

Team JEGS Prerace Notes:
Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals
Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals
Atlanta Dragway
Commerce, Ga.
(May 3-6, 2017)

The JEGS Mail Order team will be well represented during this weekend’s 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will lead the effort behind the wheel of the JEGS.com Elite Motorsports Camaro in Pro Stock while his wife, Samantha, will take her turn in the JEGS.com Corvette Super Gas car. Troy Coughlin Jr. will drive the SealMaster Top Fuel dragster fielded by Kalitta Motorsports. Coughlin’s father, Troy, will also be in action in the J&A Services Pro Mod series with his JEGS.com Corvette. Continue reading Team JEGS Prerace Notes: Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals →

CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Early-Season Title Fight in Texas
Team looking to build on momentum after Sebring, Long Beach victories

Garcia, Magnussen 2013 winners at COTA in GT
Gavin, Milner coming off class victory at Long Beach
Chevrolet, Corvette Racing in contention for GTLM points leads

DETROIT (May 2, 2017) – Corvette Racing has started its 2017 season with two victories in its first three races. This weekend, it will go for a hat trick at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. The circuit, which opened in 2012, has played host to Corvette Racing and other top teams in sports car racing every year since 2013. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Early-Season Title Fight in Texas Team looking to build on momentum after Sebring, Long Beach victories →

Continue reading Courtney Force heads to Atlanta with same outlook – Advance →

Courtney Force turns attention to Atlanta
after early exit in Four-Wide Nationals

CONCORD, N.C. (April 30) – Courtney Force made an early exit in Sunday’s Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway after hitting the wall in the opening round of the Funny Car race.

Force, the No 1 qualifier for the third consecutive NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series race in the Funny Car category, recorded a strong reaction time and looked to advance to the next round in the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS. But the car drifted toward the right and hit the wall, disqualifying her run and damaging the right side of the car. Continue reading Courtney Force turns attention to Atlanta after early exit in Four-Wide Nationals →