NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUAKER STATE 400
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 9, 2016

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 3RD
A CRAZY FUEL-MILEAGE RACE AT THE END. HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS THE EVENING?
“We had a good car. We really struggled, like most people did in dirty air. Track position was definitely key, but I’m proud of these guys on the Caterpillar Chevrolet; all the ECR guys, they obviously did a good job on the fuel mileage to make that happen. I think all us drivers that made it, knew what we were doing, it’s just a matter of it we thought we were as good as we were. And, I could have used this iced cold Coke about 30 laps from the end. I’m just proud of the guys. It’s our first Top-5 of the year, but we’ll keep digging.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kentucky Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUAKER STATE 400
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 9, 2016

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET SS – Involved in an on-track accident on lap 89
YOUR CREW IS MAKING REPAIRS, BUT TAKE ME THROUGH WHAT HAPPENED. DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE GOING THREE-WIDE?
“Yeah, kind of at the last second I heard them say three, and I really didn’t know how that was going to work. And there’s really not enough room. I felt like I was I was about at the top of the gray; or the bottom of the gray; as about at the top as I could be without getting up in the mess. I tried to give as much room as I could do as possible. That’s racing, I guess. We’ll just try to go get ‘em next week. The good news is we had a fast NAPA Chevy; the bad news is that we’ve had three bad weeks in a row. So, for us; we’ve just got to go back and get the job done, bottom line. So, we’ll try again next week.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kentucky–Chase Elliott →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY, NEWTON, IOWA
POST-QUALIFYING RECAP AND PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2016

Simon Pagenaud Captures His Fifth Verizon P1 Award of Season
· First pole for Pagenaud at Iowa Speedway; seventh of his Verizon IndyCar Series career
· Team Chevy drivers capture 10 of top-11 starting positions for Sunday’s Iowa Corn 300
· It is the ninth Verizon P1 Award for a Team Chevy driver in 2016
· Pole is 500th for Team Penske across all racing venues Continue reading CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES IOWA CORN 300 →

CORVETTE RACING IN CANADA: GTLM Pole Position for Garcia in No. 3 Corvette
First pole of 2016 season for Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

Corvette Racing going for 12th victory at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
GTLM Championship leaders Gavin, Milner to start from third row in class
Victory on Sunday would be 100th all-time for Corvette Racing
Ricky Taylor leads Corvette DP effort with front-row qualifying position

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (July 9, 2016) – Corvette Racing’s Antonio Garcia claimed pole position Saturday for the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class as sports car racing’s premier GT team looks for its 12th victory at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING IN CANADA: GTLM Pole Position for Garcia in No. 3 Corvette →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY, NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING QUOTES
SATURDAY JULY 9, 2016

SIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 22 MENARDS TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, POLE WINNER: YOU CAPTURED THE 500TH POLE FOR PENSKE RACING: “That’s pretty cool isn’t it. 500 – how cool is that. It is just qualifying, we have a lot of work to do this weekend. But it certainly a great stamp on the work the No. 22 team has been doing as well as the whole Penske organization. We work, all four of us together with Helio (Castroneves), Juan (Pablo Montoya) and Will (power) make it really nice to go to work in the morning. We manage to make the car better together and it shows on the race track. Super proud of everyone with the Menards team. It is fantastic to accomplish success this year. But again, this is qualifying and the big prize is tomorrow when the points come. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa–Qualifying →

Corvette Racing’s Antonio Garcia claimed pole position today for the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class with a lap of 1:15.198 (117.7 mph) at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Garcia, who drives the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, will look for his second CTMP victory in three seasons with Jan Magnussen.

ANTONIO GARICA, CORVETTE RACING NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R – GTLM POLE-WINNER: “Everyone at Corvette Racing did a fantastic job. We really like this track, and our records reflect that. It will be a tough race but I am very pleased with the result today. We are always very strong here, and I was looking forward to qualifying. Track position is very important here so I think we are in a very strong position. It’s nice to be up there near the front and fighting. The car has felt pretty decent all year long. At points we were just lacking some speed. But we have to do our jobs. If we do our pit stops in the right way have the right strategy, execution and do everything at 100 percent, then you can be in a position for a win.”

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CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY, NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER VERIZON P1 WINNER QUICK QUOTE
FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2016

SIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 22 MENARDS TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, won his fifth Verizon P1 award of the season and the seventh of his Verizon IndyCar Series career. The pole-winning effort was also the 500th pole for Team Penske:

YOU CAPTURED THE 500TH POLE FOR PENSKE RACING: “That’s pretty cool isn’t it. 500 – how cool is that. It is just qualifying, we have a lot of work to do this weekend. But it certainly a great stamp on the work the No. 22 team has been doing as well as the whole Penske organization. We work, all four of us together with Helio (Castroneves), Juan (Pablo Montoya) and Will (power) make it really nice to go to work in the morning. We manage to make the car better together and it shows on the race track. Super proud of everyone with the Menards team. It is fantastic to accomplish success this year. But again, this is qualifying and the big prize is tomorrow when the points come.

“It is such a gamble for the engineers in this situation. You only get two laps. Conditions from this morning to the afternoon changed. It is fun. When you get the car right like this on an oval. This Menards car is beautiful. It has been super close all weekend. Super proud of the No. 22 team. Chevy has been incredible giving us so much power and such a good aero kit its been comfortable and a lot more to my driving style.

“The biggest statement we want to show is we are strong on ovals as well and want to win. I’m super happy about that. I’m super happy we can show some speed. We were fast at Indy as well, but mechanical took us out of that. It’s great to be here. It is great to show so much strength.

“I’m the lucky one who got to win the 500th pole for Team Penske. A Frenchman and on an oval!”

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUAKER STATE 400
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 8, 2016

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with media and discussed his visit to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the new track surface at Kentucky Speedway, the importance of a spotter, and more. Full Transcript:

ON HIS VISIT TO NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN COLUMBUS, OHIO YESTERDAY:
“I was really lucky to go up there and get a bit of a behind-the-scenes look and be brought in and introduced to several patients and get a bit of a tour of some of the facility. We’ve been up there for the last year or two to go through that and it’s a lot of fun. The patients are awesome to talk to and to get to know. And we donated a Victory Bell, much like we have at Hendrick Motorsports, yesterday; and two of the kids graduated today and rang it today. So, it’s awesome to know that thing is getting some use. But it’s a great treat for me to go there and I got to take Amy with me this week and she got to see a little bit of it. It’s a lot of fun. I look forward to going back.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kentucky–Dale Earnhardt Jr →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUAKER STATE 400
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING TRANSCRIPT
JULY 8, 2016

Qualifying for Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway Cancelled Due to Rain
Chevrolet’s Kevin Harvick to Lead the Field to Green

SPARTA KY. – July 8, 2016 – Qualifying for Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

The starting grid has been set per the provisions in the NASCAR rulebook. NASCAR announced prior to the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway two weeks ago, that current year owner points would replace practice speeds for determining race eligibility and starting position in the event adverse conditions prevent qualifying from taking place. As a result of this change, Chevrolet SS driver Kevin Harvick will lead the field to green for the sixth annual Quaker State 400 from Kentucky Speedway. This will be the first time the 2014 series champion has started from the top spot at the 1.5-mile track. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kentucky–Kevin Harvick →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUAKER STATE 400
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 8, 2016

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kentucky Speedway and discussed his get back and give back paint scheme this weekend, his thoughts on his progress thus far this season, how the first practice session went for the No. 24 team yesterday and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT THE RACING THIS SEASON AND YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR:
“Yeah, I think there have certainly been some close finishes. I wish had been a part of some of the close battles there that we have seen at Phoenix and Sonoma. Definitely some cool races I think from a fans perspective to watch. Hopefully, that has been exciting to see whether or not fans are at the race track or watching from home. I think that is encouraging and certainly hasn’t been lack of effort to try different packages and see what works, what doesn’t and try to get a direction for moving forward.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kentucky–Chase Elliott →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUAKER STATE 400
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 7, 2016

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kentucky Speedway and discussed the possibility of making the Chase, his past success at Kentucky, the new track surface and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT HOW FUN IT’S BEEN TO RACE SO FAR THIS YEAR AND WHAT YOUR OUTLOOK IS FOR THIS WEEKEND:
“For us it’s an opportunity I think coming to a track that is freshly paved. The racing has been pretty solid this year. We look at this as an opportunity for us coming to a place that not anybody has a real true advantage. There are some guys that tested here, but as far as the banking and the layout of the track, I’ve been pretty fast here. I’m looking forward to this weekend’s race and the opportunities it brings. It was nice getting in the Xfinity car and kind of learning a little bit before we get in the Cup car. I think it will be interesting for sure come Saturday night.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kentucky–Austin Dillon →

CORVETTE DPs IN CANADA: Riding Race-Winning Momentum
Two straight victories and Prototype Engine Manufacturer Championship lead

· Wayne Taylor Racing seeks to repeat 2015 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park win

· Action Express Racing coming off 1-2 finish at Watkins Glen

· Barbosa, Fittipaldi enter holding Driver’s Championship lead

DETROIT (July 7, 2016) – If momentum means anything in racing, then Chevrolet’s Corvette Daytona Prototype program has it in bucket loads at the moment. The four Corvette DP teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship head to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for this weekend’s Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix presented by Hawk Performance – the second of back-to-back race weekends to start the inward half of the 2016 season.
Continue reading CORVETTE DPs IN CANADA: Riding Race-Winning Momentum →

CHEVROLET AT JOLIET

What:
19th K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals
When:
Friday, July 8-Sunday, June 10
Where:
Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Illinois
TV:
FS1: Qualifying – 10 p.m. ET Saturday (taped highlights)
FS1: Eliminations and finals – 2 p.m. ET Sunday (live)

Chevrolet Drivers Seek to Add More Victories to Highly Successful Season
K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals near Chicago kicks off second half Continue reading CHEVROLET AT JOLIET →

Chevrolet IndyCar Drivers Aim for More Oval Success

· Chevrolet drivers prepare for challenging Iowa Speedway short oval
ᴏ 300-lap race on .894-mile racetrack always full of action
· Chevrolet drivers have won eight of the nine completed races this season
o Will Power moves into title contention by winning past two races
o Conclusion of Firestone 600 has been delayed until August 27
· Josef Newgarden has been the runner-up at Iowa Speedway the past two years
· Pagenaud continues to lead standings; top six in points are Chevy drivers
· Chevrolet continues to lead manufacturers’ standings

DETROIT (July 6, 2016) – Reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon has started from the pole position three times in nine races at Iowa Speedway and come away with seven top-10 finishes. The driver of the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet believes he’s due to top his third-place high in the Iowa Corn 300 this weekend. Continue reading Chevrolet IndyCar Drivers Aim for More Oval Success →

CORVETTE RACING IN CANADA: Going for a Dozen North of the Border
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park the most successful venue for leading GTLM team

Twelve class victories for Corvette Racing at historic Canadian venue
Magnussen leads Corvette Racing drivers with six career victories at CTMP
Gavin, Milner lead GTLM Championship after five rounds

DETROIT (July 6, 2016) – Of all the tracks where Corvette Racing has won a sports car race, no other venue has been as good to the team as Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. In 17 years, Corvette Racing has won 11 times at the historic 2.459-mile, 10-turn circuit formerly known as Mosport. The team gets a shot at an even dozen with Sunday’s Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix presented by Hawk Performance. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING IN CANADA: Going for a Dozen North of the Border →

39-TIME MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPION – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
QUAKER STATE 400
SPARTA, KENTUCKY
JULY 9, 2016

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CHECKING THE LAST ONE OFF THE LIST
Team Chevy Heads to Kentucky with One Goal in Mind – TO WIN

DETROIT – (July 5, 2016) – Chevrolet is synonymous with top performance. The Bowtie Brand has 758 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins and 683 poles, more than any other manufacturer competing at NASCAR’s top level. Out of the 23 tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule Chevrolet has recorded a victory at every single venue, but one – Kentucky Speedway.

Since the 1.5-mile track was added to the schedule in 2011 Chevrolet drivers and teams have amassed three poles, eight top-five and 23 top-10 finishes, but have yet to hoist the trophy in the Bluegrass state. Continue reading Team Chevy Advance–Kentucky →

CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Strategy, Execution Rule the Day
Barbosa, Fittipaldi lead Action Express Racing 1-2 finish

Milner, Gavin place fourth in GTLM on strength of strategy, pit stop and driving
Corvette Daytona Prototype wins fifth straight year at Sahlen’s Six Hours
Chevrolet retains leads in Prototype and GTLM Manufacturer championships

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (July 3, 2016) – There was good reason to celebrate on Independence Day weekend for the Corvette Racing and Corvette Daytona Prototype programs.

Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner – on the strength of a great late-race strategy call and perfect final pit stop – managed a fourth-place result with their No. 4 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the GT Le Mans class of the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on Sunday. What made the result so meaningful is that the pairing retained their lead in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GTLM Driver’s standings and increased Chevrolet’s lead in the class’s Manufacturer points rankings. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Strategy, Execution Rule the Day →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO 400
DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JULY 2, 2016

KYLE LARSON LEADS FOUR TEAM CHEVY DRIVERS TO TOP-10 FINISHES
IN WILD NIGHT AT DAYTONA

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (July 2, 2016) – Once again, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series July night race at Daytona International Speedway provided fireworks for the fans both on and off the track.

Kyle Larson, No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, survived ‘The Big One’ on lap 89 of the 160-lap race that eliminated or damaged 19 of the 40 starters of the Coke Zero 400, and brought home a sixth-place finish to lead four Chevrolet SS drivers in the Top 10.

Austin Dillon scored his eighth Top 10 finish of the season with a seventh place run in his No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/NRA Museum Chevrolet SS. Clint Bowyer finished ninth in his No. 15 AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet SS, which marked his third Top 10 finish of 2016; and Michael McDowell was tenth in his No. 95 KLOVE Radio Chevrolet SS, which was his best finish of the season thus to date. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO 400
DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JULY 2, 2016

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PATRIOTIC CHEVROLET SS
WHAT WAS GOING ON AS YOU WERE FOLLOWING THE NO. ONE?
“I was in the middle and something happened to the No. 1 (Jamie McMurray) and he went to the right and then he chased it…and was in a slide and came back down in front of me, hit the No. 42 (Kyle Larson) door-to-door – kind of light contact. I thought we were fine, but I eventually turned him sideways and the whole thing happened. I don’t know what happened to the No. 1 to change lanes as fast as he did from the outside, but we are all dealing with a matter of inches and once that started, it just collected everybody.”
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Post Race →

CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Full Focus on Sunday’s Six Hours
GTLM Championship co-leader Milner leads Corvette C7.R attack in GTLM qualifying

Corvette Racing a 2014 class-winner at Watkins Glen
Ricky Taylor second overall in Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP
Chevrolet leads Prototype and GTLM Manufacturer championships

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (July 2, 2016) – Corvette Racing will take its experience and success in endurance racing into Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen with the two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs on the third and fourth rows in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Tommy Milner qualified the No. 4 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the sixth position Saturday after a lap of 1:42.794 (119.0 mph) at the 3.4-mile, 11-turn road course. This weekend is the first race for the IMSA series on the freshly repaved surface, which combined with improved aero and downforce on the 2016-spec Corvette meant that Milner qualified 1.5 seconds faster than the team’s best effort in time trials two years ago. Last year’s qualifying was rained out. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Full Focus on Sunday’s Six Hours →