TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE
APRIL 23, 2017

BOWTIE BULLETS
CLASS OF THE COLISEUM:
Chevrolet is the most successful manufacturer at the ‘World’s Fastest Half-Mile’ earning 44 wins in 112 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. Chevrolet earned their first win at the ‘Last Great Coliseum’ in 1971 with Charlie Glotzbach behind the wheel, that same race Glotzbach set the race speed record at Bristol clocking 101.074 mph average pace throughout the 500-lap event. That record still stands today. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Bristol Advance →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
STREETS LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
POST RACE RECAP
APRIL 9, 2017

Josef Newgarden Puts Chevrolet on Podium at Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif – (April 9, 2017) – Josef Newgarden, in just his second race as a member of Team Penske, finished third in today’s Grand Prix of Long Beach. It is the first podium of the season for the driver of the No. 2 hum by Verizon Chevrolet. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Long Beach Post Race →

The “Mayor of Hinchtown” Masters Long Beach
• James Hinchcliffe, Honda, win the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
• Sebastien Bourdais follows up St. Petersburg victory with runner-up finish at Long Beach
• Honda drivers lead all 85 laps, claim four of the top six finishing positions

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 9, 2017) – Returning to Southern California, where he found fame as runner-up last winter in “Dancing with the Stars”, James Hinchcliffe took his Honda into the lead of Sunday’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on Lap 63 and never looked back, dominating the final 22 laps for his fifth career Verizon IndyCar Series victory and first win of 2017. Continue reading The “Mayor of Hinchtown” Masters Long Beach →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPTS
APRIL 9, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS RECORD SEVENTH RACE AT TEXAS
Five Chevrolet SS Drivers in Top 10

FORT WORTH, Texas – (April 9, 2017) – Jimmie Johnson, seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) champion claimed his 81st career victory in the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS by winning the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Starting from the rear of the 40-car field due to a spin during Friday’s qualifying session that required a new set of tires, Johnson continued to charge ahead during the 500-mile race on a new and unfamiliar repaved surface. He led twice for a total of 18 laps during the 334-lap contest. Continue reading JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS RECORD SEVENTH RACE AT TEXAS →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 9, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS. HOW BIG WAS THIS WIN?
“I guess I remembered how to drive; and I guess this team remembered how to do it! I’m just real proud of this team. What a tough track and tough conditions. We were really in our wheelhouse and we were just able to execute all day. Thanks to everybody at Lowe’s and Chevy and the fans and a ton of sponsors. Oh, it was hot in there. I got cooked in the car today. I didn’t have any fluids so I’m not feeling the best, but we got into Victory Lane. I’m so proud of the fight in this race team. I can’t wait to celebrate during this off-weekend with my family and friends and really enjoy this.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Post Race Notes →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
APRIL 9, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – Race Winner:
THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS. HOW BIG WAS THIS WIN?
“I guess I remembered how to drive; and I guess this team remembered how to do it! I’m just real proud of this team. What a tough track and tough conditions. We were really in our wheelhouse and we were just able to execute all day. Thanks to everybody at Lowe’s and Chevy and the fans and a ton of sponsors. Oh, it was hot in there. I got cooked in the car today. I didn’t have any fluids so I’m not feeling the best, but we got into Victory Lane. I’m so proud of the fight in this race team. I can’t wait to celebrate during this off-weekend with my family and friends and really enjoy this.”

YOU WENT THROUGH THE ADVERSITY OF SPINNING IN QUALIFYING AND HAD TO START IN THE BACK OF THE FIELD TODAY. AT WHAT POINT DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAD SOMETHING AND COULD POSSIBLY WIN THIS ONE TODAY?
“Oh, probably on the second or third run I knew we were in good shape. From there, off we went. It was so tough those first 23 laps in traffic. The air was very turbulent, the track wasn’t very clean, and just the way it finished now, I think we could start with what I could show. It will just take a little time for this track to age. It’s nothing out of the ordinary. But, it was an awesome day for this Lowe’s team. A big thank you to all the employees at Lowe’s. If you’re not busy this afternoon, head over to Lowe’s and pick up some stuff for your house and let’s celebrate.”

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Victory for Gavin, Milner in No. 4 Corvette
Sixth victory for team at action-packed street circuit

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 8, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class at Saturday’s Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach in the No. 4 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. It is the sixth class win for the team and Chevrolet at the historic Long Beach street circuit. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Victory for Gavin, Milner in No. 4 Corvette →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
STREETS LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
POST QUALIFYING RECAP
APRIL 8, 2017

Helio Castroneves Puts Chevrolet on Pole with Track Record at Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif – (April 8, 2017) – Something about the Streets of Long Beach fits Helio Castroneves to a “T”. For the third consecutive year and the fourth time in his career, the driver of the No. 3 Auto Club of Southern California Team Penske Chevrolet will start on pole for the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Long Beach–Post Qualifying →

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: GTLM Race Winner Quotes

Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won Saturday’s Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach in the No. 4 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. It is the sixth class win for the team and Chevrolet at Long Beach. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: GTLM Race Winner Quotes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
STREETS OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
POST QUALIFYING QUOTE
APRIL 8, 2017

HELIO CASTRONEVES WINS POLE AT LONG BEACH

With a track record setting lap of 1:06.2254/106.980 mph, Helio Castroneves, No. 3 AAA Team Penske Chevrolet, won his third consecutive and fourth total pole for the Grand Prix of Long Beach. It is the 48th career pole for Castroneves. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Grand Prix of Long Beach Qualifying →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
APRIL 7, 2017

JAMIE MCMURRAY AND RYAN NEWMAN TOP CHEVY QUALIFIERS AT TEXAS

FT. WORTH, Texas (April 7, 2017) – It was a challenging day on a new, slick, and unfamiliar track surface at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) for many Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) drivers in preparation for Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, Round 7 on the 2017 schedule. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Qualifying →

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Magnussen Roars to GTLM Pole Position
Third time as fastest qualifier at Long Beach – two others led to race wins

Magnussen, Garcia come in off GTLM victory at Sebring
Gavin sixth in ultra-close class qualifying battle
Corvette Racing going for sixth class win at Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 7, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s Jan Magnussen captured his third class pole position on the streets of Long Beach on Friday. If previous years are any indication, Saturday could be a very good day for the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Magnussen Roars to GTLM Pole Position →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 7, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVROLET SS – Involved in a single-car accident during the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway

WHAT EXACTLY LED TO YOUR IMPACT?
“Just got out of the groove there off (Turn) 2 and got too high and got the wall. Then had too much wheel in it going the other way, so just a mistake on my end. I hate it. I thought our car was pretty good, so hopefully this one will be just as good if not better.”

ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO GO FOR IT LATER IN QUALIFYING?
“I’m not sure. I literally just walked up. We will talk about it and see what we think is best. It is obviously going to be a… just need to be mindful of the rest of the weekend. This is our last car. We just need to keep that in mind. It’s definitely edgy so that is something to think about… good question.”

WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT IS THE TRACK LIKE?
“Yeah, just made a mistake and got too high off (Turn) 2. Got into the fence and ran out of room.”

THERE ARE A LOT OF DRIVERS TALKING ABOUT HOW ON THE EDGE IT IS CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE ON THE TRACK?
“Yeah, it’s just with new repaves we have to have a tire that can withstand the speed and when that happens it just makes it real on edge and that is just part of it. Not an excuse, just made a mistake.”

DID YOU LEARN SOMETHING IN THIS SHORT PRACTICE? OR ARE YOU STILL SORT OF CONFUSED AND YOU ROLL ON TO QUALIFYING?
“Don’t do what I just did.”

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 7, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed the newly repaved and reconfigured Texas Motor Speedway, slowing the cars down for better racing and many other topics. Full Transcript:

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE IT IN YOU TO CONQUER TEXAS THIS WEEKEND WITH THE NEW TRACK SURFACE AND NEW CONFIGURATION?
“I have it in me, but I think it’s a clean sheet of paper. You can’t pick a favorite right now. Anytime there is a reconfiguration, a new asphalt it’s a total game changer. All of past history is now out the window and it’s like we are coming here for the first time.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Jimmie Johnson →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 7, 2017

CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 SCOTT PRODUCTS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed driving the newly-paved Texas Motor Speedway in the pace car and shooting video, coming to his hometown track, and more. Full Transcript:

ALL THE DRIVERS IN THIS GARAGE AREA HAVE PRAISED YOUR CINEMATOGRAPHY SKILLS. HOW MUCH GRIEF HAVE THEY GIVEN YOU FOR GETTING THOSE LAPS ON THE TRACK AND GIVING THEM AN INSIGHT OF THIS NEW SURFACE?
“I’m not sure who posted it or how it got there, but I wish I had thought of that. I was trying to help our team, not everybody. But, it kind of worked out that way. We were here right after the Vegas race before they had lines on the track and just taking a look. I think the speedway did a pretty good job of paving it. It was extremely smooth. All the transitions seem to be pretty good and it was very wide. Trying to decide where to run in the pace car with no lines and not knowing where Turns 1 and 2 will go once we get into practice here. It was definitely interesting. It’s going to be a good time. I’ll be a little bit curious to see who is going to be the brave soul that goes on track first today. It won’t be me. I’ll kind of sit back and watch and see how it goes.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Chris Buescher →

Chevrolet Aims to Continue Success on Long Beach Streets

· Simon Pagenaud seeks to successfully defend Grand Prix victory
ᴏ Reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champ to drive No. 1 Team Penske Chevrolet
· Chevrolet has won three of the past four races on 1.968-mile street circuit
ᴏ Chevy drivers have swept the podium in 2016 and 2015 races
· Team Penske has earned pole position six of the past eight years
ᴏ Helio Castroneves has claimed past two poles starts, set track record
· A.J. Foyt Racing’s Conor Daly remembers his call to duty in 2015 race

DETROIT (April 5, 2017) – Since returning to Verizon IndyCar Series competition in 2012, Chevrolet has won three of the four races on the streets of Long Beach, California, including podium sweeps the past two years. Continue reading Chevrolet Aims to Continue Success on Long Beach Streets →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
FT. WORTH, TEXAS
APRIL 9, 2017

BOWTIE BULLETS

LEADER OF THE PACK:
Seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) champion and career-long Chevrolet driver, Jimmie Johnson, is the leader of the pack at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). Johnson has six wins, 14 top-five’s and 20 top-10 finishes, more than any other driver in the series.

TIED FOR THE TOP:
Chevrolet is tied for the most wins among manufacturers at TMS with 12 victories. Terry Labonte, a Texas native, earned the first victory for Team Chevy at the 1.5-mile venue in 1999. Jimmie Johnson, is the most recent Chevrolet victor at TMS, earned back-to-back wins in 2015. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas Advance →

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Westward Bound with Momentum In-Hand
Five class wins at historic street circuit for sport’s leading GT program

All four Corvette Racing drivers have won at Long Beach
Garcia, Magnussen coming off Sebring GTLM victory
Gavin, Milner second in last year’s Long Beach GTLM race

DETROIT (April 4, 2017) – Three weeks after winning one of the longest races on its schedule for the 11th time, Corvette Racing will attempt to score a sixth victory in the shortest event. America’s leading GT sports car team heads to Long Beach, California, this weekend for the third round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

The Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach is a 100-minute street fight, which will air live on FOX starting at 1 p.m. PT. The race is one that Corvette Racing has won five times in 10 appearances, which shows the team’s capability in winning at any type of track or in event duration. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Westward Bound with Momentum In-Hand →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
DENSO SPARK PLUGS NHRA NATIONALS
THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2017

Chevrolet Rolls to Fourth Pro Stock Victory with First-Time Winner

• Tanner Gray becomes youngest race winner in 65-year history of NHRA
• The 17-year-old joins father and grandfather with a Wally
• John Force reaches Funny Car semifinals in the event following 148th win
• No. 4 qualifier Brittany Force advances to Top Fuel quarterfinals Continue reading Chevrolet Rolls to Fourth Pro Stock Victory with First-Time Winner →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
DENSO SPARK PLUGS NHRA NATIONALS
THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2017

TANNER GRAY, GRAY MOTORSPORTS, VALVOLINE CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 5 qualifier, youngest pro winner of NHRA race):
Q: WALK US THROUGH YOUR WEEKEND

TANNER GRAY: “It started off really good. (Crew chief) Dave Connolly made some good calls during qualifying and we ended up qualifying fifth. I made a few mistakes on Friday when it counted and I think we had a little more in the car. But I think it showed out here today. I think we were first or second in the session on every run. I can’t thank everybody enough. They are definitely the reason I am standing here. I do a small part. It feels really cool.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Las Vegas Wrap-up →