MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
RICHMOND RACEWAY
TOYOTA OWNERS 400
TEAM CHEVY ROUNDTABLE TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 9, 2019

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AAA CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed the upcoming Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–Richmond–Austin Dillon →

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Third Straight Win on Tap?
Gavin, Milner arrive in southern California as two-time, defending GTLM winners

• Corvette Racing seeking eighth Long Beach victory since 2007
• Garcia, Magnussen look to continue momentum from Sebring
• Chevrolet winningest IMSA manufacturer at Long Beach Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Third Straight Win on Tap? →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
FOOD CITY 500
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
APRIL 7, 2019

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
2nd Kurt Busch, No. 1 Monster Energy Camaro ZL!
10th Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1
11th Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Camaro ZL1
14th Austin Dillon, No. 3 Symbicort Camaro ZL1
15th Ty Dillon, No. 13 GEICO Camaro ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1st Kyle Busch (Toyota)
2nd Kurt Busch (Chevrolet)
3rd Joey Logano (Ford)
4th Ryan Blaney (Ford)
5th Denny Hamlin (Toyota)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season continues next weekend at Richmond Raceway with the Toyota Owners 400 on Saturday evening, April 13th at 7:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Post Race →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE
APRIL 7, 2019

BOWTIE BULLETS:

CHEVY OVER 40 CLUB:
Bristol Motor Speedway is one of only six tracks on the current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series circuit where Chevrolet has at least 40 victories. The Bowtie Brand has visited Victory Lane at the track known as the ‘World’s Fastest Half-Mile’ 45 times, more than any other brand.

CHEVROLET SWINGING 70’S:
In 1971 Charlie Glotzbach captured Chevrolet’s first win at Bristol Motor Speedway, which was also the first NASCAR Cup win for Monte Carlo. With the aid of relief driver, Friday Hassler, the duo clocked an average pace of 101.074 mph throughout the caution-free 500-lap race. That speed record still stands today.

PACING THE FIELD
This weekend, Chevrolet will lead the ALSCO 300 NXS field to the green on Saturday, April 6 with an Orange Crush Camaro SS, and the Food City 500 MENCS field on Sunday, April 7 with a Kinetic Blue Silverado RST.

TUNE-IN:
The Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway gets underway on Sunday, April 7th at 2 p.m.ET. Live coverage can be found on FS1, PRN, and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

BY THE NUMBERS:

Chevrolet has won 39 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships
Team Chevy drivers have scored 779 wins and 702 poles in MENCS competition

Chevrolet drivers have won 45 of 116 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. Victories by current Team Chevy drivers:
Kurt Busch, No. 1 Monster Energy Camaro ZL1 is a six-time winner (’02, twice in ’03. ’04, ’06, & ’18) and Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1 has won twice (’10 & ’17)

A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Bristol Motor Speedway 38 times
Team Chevy drivers have scored 207 top-five and 427 top-10 finishes at BMS
A Chevrolet has led 23,465 laps (of possible 56,477) at BMS

QUOTABLE QUOTES:

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 – 9th in Standings
WHAT IS THE KEY TO GETTING SUCCESSFUL AT BRISTOL AND DO YOU ENJOY RACING THERE?
“Yeah, I really enjoy racing at Bristol. I think it’s one of the coolest places we go to just environment wise and then race track wise. Just a lot of fun. Short track racing in general is fun. I’ve enjoyed it. We’ve had some okay runs there. Feel like we had a really good car there last fall and had a realistic shot that I didn’t do a very good job of. I think it’s been kind of hit or miss, it’s hard to get right. You can just be off a little bit one way or the other and it make a big difference there.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CAMARO ZL1– 12th in Standings
YOU’VE BEEN SO CLOSE, WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO WIN AT BRISTOL?
“Bristol is my favorite track. So, obviously you always want to win at your favorite track and thankfully I was able to win at an Xfinity race there last year. After being close there in Xfinity, every time I’ve ran, I finished second in my first ever Xfinity race there. So, I’ve got a ton of seconds and laps led and everything there. So, not being able to get it done makes you want to win that much more and it will make that moment, when you do win, extra special. Hopefully this is the year where it will all come together and we can finally be standing in Victory Lane there in a Cup car.”

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1 – 15th in Standings
“I’m really so proud of our organization as a whole for the performance last week in Texas – running well in practice, the first pole for Ally, leading a bunch of laps, and finishing with a solid top-5. We have some momentum heading into Bristol, which as of late has been one of my better tracks. It’s one of the most physical tracks we run and you have to stay on top of things while there is just chaos everywhere.”

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 SYMBICORT CAMARO ZL1 – 17th in Standings
What do you think about racing at Bristol Motor Speedway?
“Man, they can’t mess Bristol Motor Speedway up, truthfully. Bristol is Bristol and it doesn’t matter what lane you are in it is good racing. I enjoy going there. Bristol is just a hardcore track where you need some drivability that you have built into the car mechanically. I look forward to Bristol each year. That time of year is always fun, I think. It is what racing is all about. The temperatures are fun, it’s not too hot, and it’s just a good time to be in Tennessee.”

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1 – 18th in Standings
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT RACING AT BRISTOL?
“The atmosphere is great at Bristol. The cars are fast and it feels really fast inside the car. I would say all of that stuff just contributes to the overall atmosphere there. It’s just a really fun track to go to as a driver. It’s challenging but also very rewarding to be able to get around there fast.”

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1 – 19th in Standings
“I can absolutely carry over what we learned at Bristol last year and put that to use this weekend. It is a strong race track for us. Last fall we went down a lap due to an issue and was still able to bounce back and get a top-10 finish. I think Bristol can be a great place for us and I am really looking forward to getting back there this weekend.”

CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 BUSH’S BEANS CAMARO ZL1 – 22nd in Standings
“Bristol Motor Speedway is my favorite track, and definitely one that I am excited to head to for their race weekend. Not only is it my favorite track, it’s the home of BUSH’s Beans, whose copper Camaro ZL1 also returns to the track this weekend. I love the high-banks and short-track intensity that Bristol brings. We’ve had really good runs there in the past, just haven’t been able to get the finishes reflecting those runs. We were easily a top-five car all night in the night race last fall, but got caught in some drama at the end that put us a few spots back. I don’t think the rules package is going to change Bristol much, so I’m really excited for an intense short track race in Thunder Valley on Sunday.”

TY DILLON, NO. 13 GEICO CAMARO ZL1– 23rd in Standings
“Bristol Motor Speedway is my favorite racetrack that we go to. I’ve been successful running against the wall and making my way to the front, and I’ve been pretty good running the bottom as well. Races at Bristol are always great. Throwing extra downforce at us with all the horsepower that we’ll have is going to make it a wild race. We already go around Bristol at such high speeds that this package is going to make it extremely fast. Being sharp mentally and physically is going to pay huge dividends. I always look forward to heading to Bristol with this Germain Racing team and our GEICO Camaro ZL1 because I feel like there is an opportunity to run well.”

RYAN PREECE, NO. 47 KROGER CAMARO ZL1 – 25th in Standings
“Bristol Motor Speedway is a track that I always have circled on my list. I have a lot of good memories there from the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and I’m looking forward to making more this weekend in the Kroger Camaro ZL1. JTG Daugherty Racing has always had a strong short-track program, and I think Chris and I are working really well together and taking good notes from each other to improve our performances every week. We’re still a new team and we’re continuing to make progress every week, and I really think heading to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend we’ll be able to showcase that and really put on a good performance.”

BUBBA WALLACE, NO. 43 BLUE-EMU CAMARO ZL1 – 28th in Standings
WHAT IS IT ABOUT BRISTOL THAT MAKES IT AN EVENT EVERYONE WANTS TO GO TO?
“I think you just get that coliseum feel at the Bristol Motor Speedway. It’s called The Last Great Coliseum, and when you walk in you are surrounded by stands and fans. The noise is loud, and you are just in a soup bowl running around there – you get kind of dizzy.
“The biggest thing is: my spotter always tells me “alright, don’t forget we are pitting on the front stretch – it’s the side that has the start/finish line, remember that the backstretch doesn’t.” I’m like, ‘duh,’ I know what side of the track we are on but there are times that drivers pit on the wrong side. They look the same, everything about it is the same. You get going around there and you get into this rhythm and you just kind of get lost.”

DANIEL HEMRIC, NO. 8 CATERPILLAR/BASS PRO SHOPS CAMARO ZL1 – 29th in Standings
AS A FORMER SHORT-TRACK RACER, HOW EXCITED ARE YOU TO GET TO BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A CUP SERIES CAR?
“I am pumped to get to Bristol. That will be one of the longest races of my life – from what everyone tells me. With this new package in place, we’re going to be extremely fast. I feel like the lap times are going to be much faster than they were in the past. There is just a little bit of an unknown going into the weekend. I think that will make tire fall-off worse than what we’ve had there in the past, because of what we’re asking out of the tires. The racetrack could get even wider quicker. You always have the variable of how much they spray the bottom groove with the traction compound and how long that lasts. With the corner speeds being so fast, that compound may give up even quicker. There will be a lot going on, but it will be awesome to experience Bristol as a Cup Series driver with Caterpillar and Bass Pro Shops on the side of the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.”

YOU HAVE HAD SOME STRONG RUNS AT BRISTOL IN THE XFINITY AND TRUCK SERIES, CAN THAT RELATE TO THE CUP SERIES THIS WEEKEND?
“I have always loved going to Bristol. We had a right rear wheel issue late in the race last August in the Xfinity Series race, but someone told me we averaged a fifth-place finish up until that point. I like Bristol and feel like I have always had a pretty good idea about what I need out of the car balance-wise. When we get there this weekend, hopefully we can tune on it and keep up with it as the race goes.”

CHEVROLET AT LAS VEGAS

What: DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
When: Friday, April 5-Sunday, April 7
Where: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Nevada
TV: FS1 eliminations and finals, 5:30 p.m. ET April 7

Chevy Racing seeks winning hand in Las Vegas four-wide event

Bo Butner in Pro Stock, Robert Hight in Funny Car sit atop point standings

DETROIT (April 3, 2019) – Looking to his left and right, Bo Butner sees at least one competitor.

“It’s different, for sure,” the 2017 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock champion says of the four-wide format being employed this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Las Vegas Preview →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
FOOD CITY 500
TEAM CHEVY ROUNDTABLE TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 2, 2019

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CAMARO ZL1 met with media for a roundtable discussion of the upcoming Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Full Transcript:

WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THE DATE CHANGE FOR THE FALL RACE IN BRISTOL NEXT YEAR?
“Overall, I think the schedule is really good. It just adds a lot of excitement to the year. I think going to the West Coast before Atlanta is good. I think all the cutoff races in the Playoffs are really intense, exciting places that the points can change a lot throughout those events. Yeah, I think it was good. Having a two week break is nice. Some weekends take some Sprint Car races away from me, but others add a lot more, too. So overall, I think the schedule is really exciting.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol Roundtable Preview →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NTT INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY OF ALABAMA
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
APRIL 2, 2019

Chevrolet seeks to continue winning streak in Alabama

· NTT IndyCar Series visits Barber for the 10th time
ᴏ 2.38-mile, 17-turn road course is driver, spectator favorite
· Team Chevy has won six of seven races at track since 2012
ᴏ Josef Newgarden has claimed three of the past four
· Chevy Racing drivers off to fast start to the season
ᴏ Newgarden is points leader; Will Power earns both poles
· Ben Hanley returns to Chevy lineup with DragonSpeed

DETROIT (April 2, 2019) – A victory and runner-up finish has initiated Josef Newgarden’s best start of his eight-year NTT IndyCar Series career.

This weekend, the Team Penske driver will seek to bolster his series points lead in the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park, where he’s won three of the past four races.

“Barber is an awesome track … it’s one of my favorite tracks we travel to on the circuit. It also helps that we’ve had some success there in the No. 2 Fitzgerald Chevy,” the 2017 series champion said. “But we’re hungry for more. This season is off to a great start for our team and Barber is a track we know we can continue that momentum at.”

Chevrolet Racing has won six of the seven races on the challenging 2.38-mile, 17-turn road course since its return to NTT IndyCar Series competition in 2012.
Ten drivers powered by Chevrolet’s 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged, direct-injected V6 engine are entered in the 82-lap race April 7 (4 p.m. ET, NBCSN) at the scenic race course in Birmingham, Alabama, that has hosted an INDYCAR event since 2011.

Newgarden scored his maiden career victory in a CFH Racing Chevrolet at Barber Motorsports Park in 2015, starting fifth and leading a field-high 46 laps, including the final 20, of the 90-lap race. Teammate Simon Pagenaud, driving the No. 22 Menards Chevrolet this weekend, won from the pole in his 2016 championship season.

Newgarden earned a podium finish in that race and has won the past two years, starting seventh and first, respectively.

“We want to win races, but if we can’t win races, we need to at least be on the podium to keep this championship run up,” Newgarden added.

Teammate Will Power, who’s claimed the pole in both races this season in the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet, started with a third-place finish on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. He then led 45 laps at the outset of the inaugural INDYCAR Classic at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, before a mechanical issue curtailed his opportunity to post career win No. 36 that would break a tie with Bobby Unser for seventh on the all-time list.

“Something broke in the rear driver line of our car, which led to a DNF in a race I think we had a great shot at winning,” he said. “I’m still really disappointed, but the team has been hard at work since they got back from the race to give me a No. 12 Verizon Chevy that will be really strong at Barber. We’ve shown to be strong at two different types of tracks to start the year – a street course and a permanent road course. So, we just want to keep that momentum going.”

Power won at Barber Motorsports Park in 2012 to give Chevy Racing its second consecutive victory to start the season.

Returning to the Chevrolet lineup this weekend is Ben Hanley, driving the No. 81 10 Star entry for first-year team DragonSpeed. Hanley finished 18th in the season opener at St. Petersburg.

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
MARCH 31, 2019

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
5th Jimmie Johnson, No. 4 Ally Camaro ZL1
6th William Byron, No. 24 AXALTA/Primeline Camaro ZL1
9th Kurt Busch, No. 1 GearWrench Camaro ZL1
13th Chase Elliott, No. 9 Kelley Blue Book Camaro ZL1
14th Austin Dillon, No. 3 Realtree Camaro ZL1 Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas Post Race →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 30, 2019

KURT BUSCH, NO. 1 GEARWRENCH CAMARO ZL1, who was the fastest Chevrolet driver in the final practice session, met with media for a brief chat. Full Transcript:

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT IN TOMORROW’S RACE WHEN THE WEATHER WILL BE SUNNIER AND COOLER?
“Yeah, it will continue to heat up and then it provides more grip. I think the groove in (Turns) 1 and 2 will just get wider and wider and that’s where the race, I think, will be won and lost. We’re juggling a new package. We’ve got both ends of the race track that are completely different. And you have the draft. And there’s a lot going on out there. It’s like the more they can throw. And I say ‘they’, NASCAR, that they can throw at us, they feel like they’ve accomplished their job.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Kurt Busch →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 29, 2019
JIMMIE JOHNSON PUTS CAMARO ZL1 ON THE POLE AT TEXAS
Seven-time Champion Claims 36th Pole of his Career

FORT WORTH, Texas (March 29, 2019) – For the 36th time in his illustrious Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) career, seven time Series’ champion Jimmie Johnson will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Johnson’s pole was the third for the Camaro ZL1 in 2019, the 14th for Chevrolet at the 1.56-mile Texas Motor Speedway, and the 702nd overall for the Bowtie Brand. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Jimmie Johnson Gets Pole →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
MARCH 29, 2019
TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:

POS. DRIVER
1st Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1
2nd William Byron, No. 24 Axalta/Primeline Camaro ZL1
3rd Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Camaro ZL1
5th Austin Dillon, No. 3 Realtree Camaro ZL1
7th Daniel Hemric, No. 8 Bulwark FR/Wayne Workwear Camaro ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet)
2nd William Byron (Chevrolet)
3rd Chase Elliott (Chevrolet
4th Daniel Suarez (Ford)
5th Austin Dillon (Chevrolet) Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Qualifying →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER – POLE WINNER QUOTE
MARCH 29, 2019

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1, POLE WINNER QUICK QUOTE:

GREAT WAY TO SHOW SOME RESULTS OF YOUR EFFORTS TO COME BACK: “It’s been a long couple of years, and we still have a ways to go. And, certainly race daquy is much more important than Friday, but we’ve been working so hard, and I think we are a bit guilty of trying too hard and maybe stepping outside of our comfort zone at times, and putting setups on the car at times that just aren’t proven yet. With all that said, we were very aggressive coming here and changing a lot of stuff on our mile-and-a-half program. Top of the chart all day long, and a great start for this Ally tean. I’m really proud of everybody for keeping the faith and working hard.”

THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ONE CAR NUMBER AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD ALL DAY THROUGHOUT PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING – THE NUMBER 48. WHAT HAS CHANGED FOR YOU GUYS? “We are working hard. I know I post it, and I say it, and I know my team does, some believe us and some don’t, but this is a tough, tough sport and we are guilty of trying too hard and being too aggressive with setups at times. But, with all of that said, very aggressive coming here to Texas and it paid off. We really put speed in the right areas of that car, and had a solid practice session and three rounds of qualifying.”

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 29, 2019

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 AXALTA/PRIMELINE CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed his practice session and traction compound, the gains his team is making, and more. Full Transcript:

GIBBS AND PENSKE HAVE WON ALL THE RACES SO FAR, IS THIS A TRACK WHERE SOMEONE NEW CAN BREAK THROUGH TO WIN? “I hope so. Our practice was pretty good, but obviously those guys have done the best job in managing the races, and having the most speed. So, I’m not really sure. I think this race will be, if it stays cloudy throughout the weekend, it will be the most pack racing we’ve seen. I think the cars are pretty easy to drive relative to that practice session. We will see what happens. I feel like the other tracks the cars were harder to drive and more separation between cars so maybe that will enable some other guys to be in the show.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–William Byron →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 29, 2019

DANIEL HEMRIC, NO. 8 BULWARK FR/WAYNE WORKWEAR CAMARO ZL1 met with media in a casual session and discussed various topics. Selected Highlights:

IS THIS NEW PACKAGE HARDER TO DRIVE?
“It’s not physically harder from making a lap standpoint but because the speeds are up, the corner speeds, have taken a bigger toll on everybody’s bodies. The vertical and lateral g’s we’re feeling; the energy has got to go somewhere and the cars, the way they are, the drivers’ bodies are what’s taking it. It’s just the nature of the package and we’ve all got to adapt to it. People have adapted to all kinds of packages over time and this will be no different. It’s just different.”

WHAT HAS BEEN THE HARDEST THING IN YOUR TRANSITION SO FAR? ASIDE FROM THE PHYSICAL DEMANDS WITH THIS NEW PACKAGE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS CAUGHT YOU OFF-GUARD?
“I made this step knowing that this is the premier racing series in the world. There are 39 other guys that are the hardest you ever race against. That’s something I try not to take lightly. That’s one thing to think of that and know that. But when you get in the middle of it and really see it in full term, that’s where I think that days where if you’re contending for wins. Leading. Running inside the top 5 in the Xfinity race and you get put in equal or not maybe as equal of stuff, that could easily be a 20th to 25th place day in a Cup car. And that’s really showed its head, I feel like, for me. So, it’s the little details. I think I’ve had to dive into a little bit more. Obviously there is a lot more data and stuff to take in to make you a better race car driver. So, just trying to process all of that and make sure you’re doing it in a way that’s productive is something. I try to look at that stuff but seeing what it can do for you and how it can benefit you I took for granted a little bit the first two or three weeks. Our speed was a little bit better so I felt like that transition wasn’t that big. But when you get in the race, you find out how big it is.”

ON RE-STARTS, TALK ABOUT HOW SMART AND HOW MUCH BETTER YOU’RE GETTING WEEK AFTER WEEK
“You can think you’re aggressive in this series leading into the Cup level. But when you get here, everybody is good at it. So, you’ve not only got to be anticipating and really seeing or thinking what the moves the guy in front of you or around you are going to make, but you’ve got to know that you’ve got to target what you need in practice and in those situations to make you have advantage. I think I took a little of that for granted the first two to three weeks. I feel like we had a little bit of maybe a head’s start on some of the package to allow us to not have to put as much effort on that side of it. And, as everybody has caught up, we’ve had to, myself in particular, have had to adjust how aggressive we’re being in trying to learn those techniques and whatnot in practice.

“So, you see cars so close to each other when we leave pit road and we’re all jostling; it doesn’t matter what it is. We’re all trying to see what our cars do well and what they don’t. All that you’ve got to use when it comes time for restarts because that is the best time to get the most spots. Once you get strung out, it’s tough and you’ve got to wait, it seems like double the amount of time, than what you’ve had to in the past to make runs and to make stuff happen.”

HOW DIFFERENT ARE THE DRIVERS IN THEIR TALENT ON THE RESTARTS WOULD YOU SAY, ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 10?
“I think everybody could be crowded within a number or two. The guy who uses that talent and executed all the way through practice to ask for the right things out of his race car, that’s the guy who usually can excel. I stand behind that because I think that’s the difference.”

WHO HAVE YOU LEARNED THE MOST FROM AND CONTINUALLY WATCH WEEK TO WEEK TO LEARN MORE?
“There are a couple of guys. I’ve had a lot of really good leadership and mentorship throughout my ranks to get to this point. From as early as driving for Brad Keselowski, he’s the guy I could always bounce questions off of and ideas off of. Nobody’s going to give you their telltale secret of how and why they can do what they do. And Kyle Busch is another guy I’ve always been able to lean on. It makes me confident when I’m asking the right questions, I’m getting the right answers from the guys that are some of the most successful in our sport. And my teammate, Austin Dillon, is no slouch. He’s won a lot of big races and been in really good positions in every situation in his career. And, he’s got a lot of experience at the Cup level. So, I’m just trying to lean on the guys that I feel the most comfortable with in asking the right questions. So far, they’ve all been extremely helpful.”

WHAT DO YOU NEED THE MOST HELP WITH?
“Just execution. I think when I’ve done my part, we’ve had a mistake on the team side and when they’ve complete risen to the occasion and done their part all the way through the weekend, I’ve made a mistake. So, just getting the execution for all of us to be on the same page at the same time to put a solid finish together.”

TALK ABOUT THE STICKY STUFF THEY’RE PUTTING ON THE RACE TRACK HERE IN TEXAS. DO YOU HAVE ANY CLUE AS TO HOW YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THAT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE?
“I can promise you I’ll be tuned-in watching the Truck Race (laughs) because we’ve only been in qualifying trim so far. The entire Cup field is in qualifying trim so you’re trying to run the shortest distance possible. Coming to the green in our qualifying runs in practice, I was actually able to run a little higher in (Turns) 3 and 4 than we’ve been able to since the repave, so that’s a little interesting to see how it holds up or where it transitions to. But, ideally, the stuff is heat activated. And it’s going to get cooler as the weekend goes but there are also a lot of other vehicles on the track between the Trucks and Xfinity; and we’ll have a pretty good idea. None of us are just hanging out and not watching what’s around us. And there’s prime races running before us will give us an idea of how that stuff is going to react and change.

“NASCAR and the race track, collectively, are trying to do something to improve the race and do something to give us more lanes to move around with. But, in the grand scheme of things, it’s also a variable; especially here on the asphalt race track where you get down in Turn 1 here at Texas and the race track is so wide you want to run the shortest distance you can. Where the tire dragging has been pulling rubber on the race track where the PJ1 mixture has been applied; it’s so far off the bottom it don’t make sense maybe until later in the run when the times have fallen off enough to go up there and run a longer distance. There’s a lot to be seen on that side of it throughout the weekend and we’ll see which way it goes.”

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 29, 2019

DANIEL HEMRIC, NO. 8 BULWARK FR/WAYNE WORKWEAR CAMARO ZL1 met with media in a casual session and discussed various topics. Selected Highlights:

IS THIS NEW PACKAGE HARDER TO DRIVE?
“It’s not physically harder from making a lap standpoint but because the speeds are up, the corner speeds, have taken a bigger toll on everybody’s bodies. The vertical and lateral g’s we’re feeling; the energy has got to go somewhere and the cars, the way they are, the drivers’ bodies are what’s taking it. It’s just the nature of the package and we’ve all got to adapt to it. People have adapted to all kinds of packages over time and this will be no different. It’s just different.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Daniel Hemric →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NTT INDYCAR SERIES
INDYCAR CLASSIC
CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
MARCH 21, 2019

Chevrolet seeks to continue momentum in Texas

· NTT IndyCar Series visits COTA for the first time
ᴏ Contest on the 20-turn Circuit of the Americas track
· Team Chevy has tested on the 3.41-mile course
ᴏ Circuit presents elevation change of 133 feet
· Chevy Racing drivers start strong on street course
ᴏ Josef Newgarden wins race; Will Power earns pole
· Patricio O’Ward, Kyle Kaiser to make season debuts

DETROIT (March 21, 2019) – Two days of testing at Circuit of the Americas in February confirmed everything Will Power had heard about the racetrack in Austin, Texas, and heightened his anticipation for the inaugural INDYCAR Classic this weekend.

“I think the track is phenomenal,” said Power, whose No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet powered through the 20-turn, 3.41-mile road course with 113 feet of elevation change with a best time of 1 minute, 47.1044 seconds on 112 laps. “It’s got every sort of corner you can dream of.”

Ten drivers powered by Chevrolet’s 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged, direct-injected V6 engine are entered in the NTT IndyCar Series race at the facility that opened in 2012.

“The track is very technical. Obviously, a lot of complexes,” added Power. “It’s a really fun track. I’m looking forward to going back there and hopefully get a good result.”

Chevrolet started the season strong on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, with Power claiming the pole and finishing third. Team Penske teammate Josef Newgarden, who started second, picked up his 11th career NTT IndyCar Series victory.

“I’m so proud of the team,” said Newgarden, the 2017 series champion. “The engine was great. Team Chevy did a great job; had everything we needed.”

Patricio O’Ward and Kyle Kaiser will make their NTT IndyCar Series season debuts this weekend. O’Ward, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet for Carlin, registered a top-10 finish in the 2018 season finale at Sonoma in his series debut.

O’Ward, 19, of Mexico, who won nine of 17 Indy Lights races en route to the championship ’18, will compete in 13 races this season. Kaiser, 23, driving the No. 32 NFP Chevrolet for Junco Racing, competed in four races for the team last season.
“I‘m really, really excited, I’m really happy. It’s a team that knows how to win,” O’Ward said. “It’s just a matter of time where we start winning, we start getting poles, start getting podiums.”

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
STP 500
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA
MARCH 24, 2019

BOWTIE BULLETS
LEADER OF THE PACK:
Chevrolet has gone to Victory Lane more than any other manufacturer at the oldest track on the circuit, Martinsville Speedway. Since 1949, the Bowtie Brand has captured 56 of the 140 races at the .526-mile, paper-clip-style venue. Buck Baker took Chevrolet to Winner’s Circle for the first time in 1957 piloting the famous ‘Black Widow’ – a car based off the Chevy 150 Utility Sedan. Since then seven other iconic Chevy brands (Bel Air, Biscayne, Impala, Monte Carlo, Lumina, Impala SS and SS) have entered the hallowed ground of Winner’s Circle at Martinsville adding to the long tradition of racing. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Martinsville–Bowtie Bullets →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
STP 500
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 20, 2019

IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST SHORT TRACK RACE OF THE SEASON, RYAN PREECE, NO.47 KROGER CAMARO ZL1 MET WITH MEDIA AND DISCUSSED THE YEAR TO DATE, HIS EXPERIENCE AND EXPECTATIONS OF RACING AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY, AND MORE. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Martinsville Advance, Ryan Preece →

CHEVROLET RACING IN NTT INDYCAR SERIES
INDYCAR CLASSIC
CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
VIDEO OVERVIEW OF 2019 CHEVROLET POWERED INDYCAR
MARCH 19, 2019

DETROIT (March 19, 2019) – Race number two of the NTT IndyCar Series (NICS) season heads to a new track for the series – the Circuit of The Americas just outside of Austin, Texas. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Circuit of the Americas →

CHEVROLET AT GAINESVILLE

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
AMALIE MOTOR OIL NHRA GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE RACEWAY IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
POST-RACE RECAP AND WINNER TRANSCRIPTS
SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019

Chevrolet claims Funny Car, Pro Stock wins in 50th Gatornationals

• Robert Hight earns second Funny Car victory in three races
• Bo Butner also records second win of the season in Pro Stock
• Stephen Bell is runner-up in COPO Camaro in Factory Stock Showdown
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 17, 2019) – Chevrolet drivers Robert Hight and Bo Butner celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by hoisting gold Wallys claimed in the 50th anniversary Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Continue reading CHEVROLET AT GAINESVILLE →