MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
KOBALT 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPTS
MARCH 12, 2017

YOUNG GUNS KYLE LARSON AND CHASE ELLIOTT FINISH 2-3 FOR
TEAM CHEVY IN LAS VEGAS
Solid Finishes at Vegas place Duo Second and Third in Standings

LAS VEGAS – (March 12, 2017) – When a last-lap issue changed the outcome of the KOBALT 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENSC) race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS), Team Chevy young guns Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott were in position to capitalize on an exciting finish. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas, Post Race →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
KOBALT 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MARCH 12, 2017

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Finished 2nd
VERY SOLID SECOND PLACE RUN FOR YOU, YOU ARE JUST KEEPING THIS MOMENTUM GOING IN 2017:
“Yeah, no fist flying for me. That was exciting right there, but no, awesome day for our Target team. Second in the first stage, third in the second stage and then finished second in the race. I can’t say enough about my team. I’m so proud of them. Our race cars are amazing right now. We are going to hopefully, keep building on what we’ve got and keep challenging for wins and they will come. Had a lot of fun today. Had a bad restart there after the second stage and lost a lot of track position, but was able to get a good restart there on that last one. Brad (Keselowski) I think he was blowing up or something and got luck there and got second. Back-to-back second’s we would like to have back-to-back wins, but this is pretty awesome.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas Post Race →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
POST RACE RECAP
MARCH 12, 2017

Pagenaud Scores Solid Podium Finish to Start Season

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla – (March 12, 2017) – Defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud carried the banner for Chevrolet on the Streets of St. Petersburg with a strong second place finish in the season-opening race. He started 14th today in the 110-lap race on the 1.8 mile/14 turn street course.

Driving the No. 1 PPG Automotive Finishes Team Penske Chevrolet, Pagenaud matched his 2016 finish in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The Frenchman went on to win five races and his first title.

Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet finished sixth after starting 16th today. Giving Chevrolet three of the top top-eight finishers was Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, who finished 8th. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–St. Petersburg–Pagenaud Scores Solid Podium Finish to Start Season →

CHEVY FAST FACTS
KOBALT 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
March 12, 2017

A total of 17 Team Chevy drivers will start the KOBALT 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 267-lap/400.5-mile contest around the 1.5-mile venue is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m., EDT. Live coverage will be available on FOX, PRN Radio, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-10:
Kyle Larson, No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, will start 5th
Kasey Kahne, No. 5 LiftMaster Chevrolet SS, will roll off 7th
Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Credit One Bank/Cessna Chevrolet SS, will start 10th

TEAM CHEVY IN MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES (MENCS) COMPETITION:
Chevrolet has won 39 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturer Championships
Team Chevy drivers have scored 765 wins and 689 poles in NSCS competition

CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY:
Chevrolet drivers have won seven of 19 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Victories by current Team Chevy drivers are:

Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 KOBALT Chevrolet SS, has four wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (’05, ’06, ’07 & ‘10)

A Chevrolet driver has won one of the last two races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway four times
Team Chevy drivers have scored 40 top-five and 79 top-10 finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
A Chevrolet has led 2,128 laps (45.2% of possible 4,708 laps) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
MARCH 11, 2017

Will Power Puts Chevrolet on Pole at St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla – (March 11, 2017) Will Power likes to start on the pole. For the second consecutive year, the driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevroletgrabbed the Verizon P1 award in Firestone Fast Six qualifying on the Streets of St. Petersburg.
“It is great to start the IndyCar season with a Chevrolet on the pole position,” said Mark Kent, Director of Motorsports Competition. “This pole win required a total team effort by Will Power and the No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet team. Now the focus for the Chevrolet IndyCar teams turns to tomorrow’s race. It should be a ve ry exciting and competitive season opener.”
Today’s pole is the seventh for the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series Champion for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, and his 45th career and the fifth for Chevrolet at the season-opening race. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–St. Petersburg →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
MARCH 11, 2017

WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, won the pole for Sunday’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

“I think that went very well. I saved a good set of tires for the end there. They had one lap on them. Really happy for the guys at Verizon and the whole team. It’s good to be starting on pole.

“That was everything I had at the end. I gave it all I had because I knew it was going to be close. I haven’t put that much energy into a lap for awhile. I’m really happy.

“We will do our best tomorrow in every condition.”

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
KOBALT 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
MARCH 10, 2017

FOUR TEAM CHEVY DRIVERS QUALIFY IN TOP 12 AT LAS VEGAS
Kyle Larson to Start Fifth in Kobalt 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race

LAS VEGAS – (March 10, 2017) Kyle Larson led the way for Team Chevy in the final round of knock-out qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Kobalt 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race, Round 3 on the 2017 circuit. Piloting his No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, Larson made a strong showing with a 27.956 seconds/193.161 mph to earn a fifth-place starting spot in the 39-car field. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas–Qualifying Notes →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
MARCH 10, 2017

Will Power Leads the Way for Chevrolet as IndyCar Season Gets Underway

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA – Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, led the way for Chevrolet after the first two official practice sessions of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Season.

Power, who won the pole for the 2016 Streets of St. Petersburg and has won the race twice, turned in a best lap of one minute, 02.8416 seconds/103.116 mph to land second in the final order of the 21 cars set to run in Sunday’s season-opening race.

Teams and drivers will have one more practice session, 45 minutes on Saturday morning, to prepare for Firestone Fast Six qualifying set for 2:55 p.m.

Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, March 12 – 110 laps/198 miles on 1.8-mile, 14-turn street circuit

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
KOBALT 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 10, 2017

CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 NATURAL LIGHT CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and discussed his new partnership with Natural Light and Barstool Sports, his transition with the new team at JTG Daugherty Racing, the new stage format and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT HOW THE TRANSITION TO YOUR NEW TEAM THIS YEAR HAS GONE FOR YOU:
“Yeah, the transition has been good. Everybody over at JTG Daugherty has been awesome. Daytona, we had a car that drafted really well and did not have the single car speed that we would have liked, but at the end of the day it did what it needed to in the race. And then just caught up in one of the accident’s there, so we didn’t get the finish to show it, but AJ (Allmendinger, teammate) ran extremely well. And then Atlanta, was a race where we learned a bunch of stuff. We got a couple of little things we are going to dial in just from a feel stand point. Just trying to get used to it, something a little bit different. We got that all taken care of or the best we know how for right now and come out to Vegas here and see how it all applies. Excited to be out here for our West Coast swing. This is a fast race track here and we will see how everything comes together. I think it’s been pretty good so far.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas–Chris Buescher →

Chevrolet Opens Season with Strong Lineup of Teams/Drivers

· Simon Pagenaud begins defense of Verizon IndyCar Series championship
ᴏ Team Penske driver will carry No. 1 on Chevrolet race car
· St. Petersburg 1.8-mile, 14-turn street course challenges drivers
ᴏ Team Penkse has won four of the past five races at Florida venue
· Familiar names in new places as the 16-race season unfolds
ᴏ AJ Foyt Enterprises returns to the Chevy fold with two entries
· Chevrolet seeks to win Manufacturer Championship for sixth year in a row Continue reading Chevrolet Opens Season with Strong Lineup of Teams/Drivers →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
KOBALT 400
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
MARCH 12, 2017

BOWTIE BULLETS
CHEVROLET WINNER’S CIRCLE:
Chevrolet SS driver, Jimmie Johnson, is not only a seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, but he is the most successful driver at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with four wins to his credit.

SPEEDING BOWTIE BULLET:
Kasey Kahne, pilot of the No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet SS, holds the record for most poles at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with three top starting spots at the 1.5-mile venue on his racing resume. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas Advance →

Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Debuts This Weekend in St. Petersburg

DETROIT (March 7, 2017) – The Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R will make its global competition debut this week with the opening of the Pirelli World Challenge season at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Built to global GT4 specifications, the Camaro GT4.R is based on the new Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE production car, which broke cover to high praise and acclaim in February.
Continue reading Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Debuts This Weekend in St. Petersburg →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
MARCH 6, 2017

Simon Pagenaud Ready to Defend Verizon IndyCar Series Championship starting at St. Petersburg
Champion will carry No. 1 on the nose and rear wing of his Team Penske Chevrolet

DETROIT (March 6, 2017) – Simon Pagenaud raises his wine glass to toast the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series championship crew, and his brief remarks during a recent gathering at a favorite French restaurant connect cohesion, commonality, and consistency. Continue reading Simon Pagenaud Ready to Defend Verizon IndyCar Series Championship starting at St. Petersburg →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 5, 2017

KYLE LARSON GIVES CHEVROLET SS RUNNER-UP SPOT AT ATLANTA
Team Chevy Takes Three of Top-5 Finishing Positions

HAMPTON, Ga (March 5, 2017) – Piloting the No. 42 Target Chevy SS, Kyle Larson finished second in today’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS). Larson credited his team for making the right adjustments during the 500-mile race; and for giving him a powerful Chevrolet SS to battle for position throughout the 325-lap event. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Kyle Larson →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MARCH 5, 2017

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND
YOU LED THE RACE IN THE LATE STAGES. YOU CHOSE TO GO HIGH IN TURNS 1 AND 2 AND IT SEEMED LIKE YOU MADE UP A LITTLE GROUND. WHAT WAS BEHIND THE DECISION THERE?
“I raced around Brad (Keselowski, race winner) a lot throughout the day. Any time I was in front of him on short runs, he’s drive around me up top. And so, I knew I was going to have to take his line away on that start there for a couple of laps and try it. I just didn’t have enough grip or not as much as I’d hoped. He did a good job being a lane lower than me and getting to my inside. So, it was disappointing not to get the win, but I’m happy about our second place run at a 1.5-mile where I struggle at. I can’t thank everybody at the shop enough for building great race cars, and Hendrick engines for supplying us with some great engines, I had a blast today. The Target Chevy was good. I ran the bottom a lot, which is not typically something I do. So, it was a lot of fun to learn how to kind of use both feet to get around the bottom and to do a good job with that.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta Post Race →

CHEVY FAST FACTS
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
March 5, 2017

A total of 18 Team Chevy drivers will start the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 325-lap/500.5-mile contest around the 1.5-mile venue is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m., EST. Live coverage will be available on FOX, PRN Radio, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-10:
Ryan Newman, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS, will start 2nd
Jamie McMurray, No. 1 McDonald’s Chevrolet SS, will roll off 7th
Kyle Larson, No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, will start 8th

TEAM CHEVY IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:
Chevrolet has won 39 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturer Championships
Team Chevy drivers have scored 765 wins and 689 poles in NSCS competition

CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY:
Chevrolet drivers have won 40 of 109 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS). Wins by current Team Chevy drivers:
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS, has won five times at AMS (’04, ’07 – TWICE, ’15 & ’16)
Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet SS, has three victories at AMS (’06, ’09 & ’14)
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS, has one win at AMS (’04)
A Chevrolet driver has won three out of the last four races at AMS
A Chevrolet driver has earned the pole award at AMS 25 times
Team Chevy drivers have scored 186 top-five and 370 top-10 finishes in 109 races held at AMS
A Chevrolet driver has led 12,462 laps (35.9% of possible 34,721) at AMS

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 3, 2017

Ryan Newman Sets Quick Time for Team Chevy at Atlanta
Five Chevy SS Driver’s Make it to Final Round of Knock-Out Qualifying

HAMPTON, Ga. (MARCH 3, 2017) – Ryan Newman led the charge for Team Chevy in qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) laying down a lap of 29.199 seconds/189.870 mph in the final round of knock-out qualifying for Sunday’s Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race, the second event of the 2017 campaign. Newman leads all active drivers with seven career poles at the 1.5-mile, Hampton, Georgia track. The driver of the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS led a contingent of five Bowtie branded drivers in the final qualifying order. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Ryan Newman →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 3, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Atlanta Motor Speedway and discussed his past success at Atlanta, the new rules package, pack racing at Daytona and many other topics. Full Transcript:

ON ATLANTA:
“This track is so fun and so interesting and so challenging, I hate that it’s our last run on this asphalt. But, the practice session didn’t disappoint. It still threw plenty of challenges at the teams and certainly ours. We are learning as we go here with this new package, start of a new season. I’m ready to go collect some points and get some wins.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta Team Chevy →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 3, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Atlanta Motor Speedway and discussed the launch of his foundation, the final laps of last weekend’s Daytona 500, his outlook for this weekend at Atlanta and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Chase Elliott →