MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
CAMPING WORLD 400
TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JUNE 30, 2019

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1st Alex Bowman, No. 88 Axalta Camaro ZL1
2nd Kyle Larson, No. 42 McDonald’s Camaro ZL1
4th Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1
8th William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Camaro ZL1
10th Austin Dillon, No. 3 DOW Univar Solutions Camaro ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1st Alex Bowman (Chevrolet)
2nd Kyle Larson (Chevrolet)
3rd Joey Logano (Ford)
4th Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet)
5th Brad Keselowski (Ford)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season continues next weekend at Daytona International Speedway with the Coke Zero Sugar 600 on Saturday, July 6th at 7:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on NBC, NBC Sports Gold, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE NOTES AND QUOTES:

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 MCDONALD’S CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 2nd
YOU HAD ALEX (BOWMAN) AT ONE POINT. WHAT COULD YOU HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY THERE AT THE END?
“Yeah, I could see him struggle when I was getting to him, and when I got by him, I’m like, all right, good, he’s going to be in my dirty air and get loose. He could get big runs on me down the straightaways, and I think that allowed him to get that run into 1 and he got to the main side and I got tight, I don’t know if him getting air on my spoiler or something got him tight, but I had to kind of breathe it a little bit, and then we side drafted on the backstretch. I wish I would have maybe done some things different into 3 instead of going all the way to wall, maybe chase him to bottom, just try to hang on his quarter, but he might have cleared me anyways down there.”

“But yeah, I wish I could have got a win for McDonald’s and got them to Victory Lane. But still a great day for Chevy and Hendrick engines. That was really cool to see a lot of us Hendrick engine guys up front and kind of drafting and breaking away from the groups behind us on the short runs. I felt good about my car on the long runs. If I was out in clean air, I think we just had a lot of downforce and drag in our car, so I just felt slow in clean air, but when I could get behind people I was okay and could just wait until we got laps on tires, then I could start making ground. Was actually surprised I even got to him. I thought when he came out about the same distance off pit road in front of me, I thought he was just going to check out. But like I said, he was struggling, and we were able to get to him and get by him, but he did a good job. He did a good job regrouping and figuring out how to make his car drive better and got the win. Cool to see him get the win there. Would have liked for him to have to wait another week or so, but happy for him. He’s an open‑wheel guy, so cool to see.”

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 4th
ALL FOUR HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS INSIDE THE TOP 11. A FOURTH PLACE FINISH FOR YOU. YOU WERE OUT FRONT FOR A BIT. WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR TEAMMATE, ALEX BOWMAN, FOR THE WIN?
“It was just a solid performance for our Ally team. I’m really proud of everyone. I just couldn’t clear the No. 4 car (Kevin Harvick) when he was so on-track and the car to beat and I think he was probably the strongest car tonight. The way some of those restarts unfolded, the No. 88 (Alex Bowman) had a great opportunity with the draft and working very well and got the lead. Once he had that control, there’s really no taking it from him.

“I’m extremely happy for Hendrick Motorsports. I can’t wait to see Alex and congratulate him and this No. 48 team is smiling. It was a good night.”

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 8th
“We were really good. We just had a couple of things not go our way; the one restart and we had one run that wasn’t the greatest. We got back to the top five and we just didn’t quite have enough that last run. Alex (Bowman) and those guys were really fast. Congrats to them. They did a great job. I just have to close in on those details a little bit more. We, as a team, are really close. It’s a little disappointing now that we have the speed that we do, but it’s good to take the lead at some point in the race. I think that’s six or seven in a row for that, so we just have to continue to do that. It’s good for Alex (Bowman) and hopefully we can piggy-back on that. I think we had another good points day, which doesn’t sound great, but we are making our way up the Playoff grid.”

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW UNIVAR SOLUTIONS CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 10th
“The outside on restarts was awful. It was a freight train on the bottom and it was just wild. I need to go back and watch the restarts; it was crazy trying to see how to gain momentum. It was fun. We had a really good car on the long runs and got some track position there at the end. We’ll build off of this. Our cars are fast; we got a pole and a top ten so that’s a good start to where we need to head.”

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WERE MISSING TODAY?
“We got behind in track position and it’s just so hard. We were fast enough to run in the top five and that gives you a better position. But we need a little bit more. It’s good to see a Chevrolet win. Alex (Bowman) and team have gotten their stuff better progressively the last couple of weeks with all of the second-place finishes. Hopefully we can learn off of they’ve done somehow.”

TY DILLON, NO. 13 GEICO MILITARY CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 35th
“Our result doesn’t show how much speed and grip we had in our GEICO Military Camaro ZL1. I feel very confident that today was going to be our best mile and a half race of the season so far. My Germain Racing team continues to work hard to improve our cars and this weekend was a step in the right direction. It’s a shame we had a loose wheel and broke a stud during the first stage, because even when I went back out after repairs, the car was still very good. We made the most of our situation though and learned as much as possible to carry over into future intermediate races.”

Jeg Coughlin Jr. carves out big share of $525k prize with semifinal finish at SFG 500
MARTIN, Mich. (June 30) — Six-time NHRA world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. took on a massive field of 700-plus talented bracket racers in Saturday’s $525,000-to-win main event at US 131 Motorsports Park and came away as a final-four finisher in his JEGS.com Chevy II wagon. Continue reading Jeg Coughlin Jr. carves out big share of $525k prize with semifinal finish at SFG 500 →

Meyer Shank Racing Takes Acura NSX GT3 Evo to Victory at Watkins Glen
• Trent Hindman, Mario Farnbacher and Justin Marks take first win of 2019
• Determined effort from Juan Pablo Montoya nets Acura Team Penske third at ‘The Glen’
• Meyer Shank Racing expands GTD drivers’ championship points lead

WATKINS GLEN, New York (June 30, 2019) – Acura Motorsports continued its run of mid-season wins and podiums today at Watkins Glen International Raceway, with Meyer Shank Racing taking its Acura NSX GT3 Evo to the GTD class win in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, while Acura Team Penske added another podium finish with a third-place overall result for the Acura ARX-05 prototype. Continue reading Meyer Shank Racing Takes Acura NSX GT3 Evo to Victory at Watkins Glen →

CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Runner-Up Finish for No. 3 Corvette
Garcia, Magnussen score fourth straight GT Le Mans podium; No. 4 Corvette out early

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 30, 2019) – Corvette Racing’s Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen finished on the podium for the fourth consecutive race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Le Mans (GTLM) class Sunday with a runner-up finish in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Runner-Up Finish for No. 3 Corvette →

(6/29/19) Placerville, CA, By Jim Allen … Justin Sanders picked off race leader Andy Forsberg with less than two-laps remaining to score Saturday’s thrilling 30-lap Marcel Cassulo Classic King of the West-NARC Fujitsu sprint car headliner at Placerville Speedway. It marked a big money sweep for Sanders and the Joe Von Schriltz North County Plastering XXX team, who also claimed the Sprint Car Challenge Tour main event only an hour earlier.

Sanders started seventh in the 24-car grid, and patiently worked his way to the front of the pack. He motored into fourth on lap 16, got past Sean Becker for third on lap 18, before sliding around Ryan Bernal into the runner-up spot with just two-miles remaining. Continue reading IT’S ALL JUSTIN SANDERS AT PLACERVILLE →

Menard Qualifies 25th At Chicagoland

June 29, 2019

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/FVP Ford Mustang are set to start Sunday’s Camping World 400 at Chicagoland Speedway from 25th place.

The first driver to run against the clock Saturday afternoon, Menard toured the 1.5-mile track at 173.244 miles per hour. His starting position won’t be officially set until Sunday morning, after NASCAR officials complete a post-qualifying inspection on the cars, which were impounded immediately after qualifying.

Menard, who said after qualifying that his Mustang was too free on his qualifying lap, had shown better speed during the two practice sessions held earlier in the day on Saturday.

He was 12th fastest in the opening session with a best lap at 174.413 mph and 16th best in Happy Hour with a best lap at 173.555 mph.

Sunday’s Camping World 400 is set to get the green flag just after 2 p.m. (3 p.m. Eastern Time) with TV coverage on NBCSN as the Monster Energy Cup Series TV broadcasts switch this week from FOX to NBC.

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
CAMPING WORLD 400
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 29, 2019

AUSTIN DILLON PUTS CAMARO Z1 ON THE POLE AT CHICAGOLAND

JOLIET, IL (June 29, 2019) – Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Dow Univar Solutions Camaro ZL1 secured the top position in qualifying for the Camping World 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Chicagoland Speedway, with a fast lap of 30.636 seconds, 176.263 mph. It was the third consecutive pole of the season for Dillon, his first at the 1.5mile track, and sixth of his MENCS career.
Continue reading TEAM CHEVY AT CHICAGOLAND: Austin Dillon Pole Winning Transcript →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
CAMPING WORLD 400
TEAM CHEVY POST-QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 29, 2019

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1st Austin Dillon, No. 3 DOW Univar Solutions Camaro ZL1
3rd Daniel Hemric, No. 8 Liberty National Camaro ZL1
4th Jimmie Johnson, No. 38 Ally Camaro ZL1
5th Kurt Busch, No. 1 Global Poker Camaro ZL1
8th Alex Bowman, No. 88 Axalta Camaro ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1st Austin Dillon (Chevrolet)
2nd Kevin Harvick (Ford)
3rd Daniel Hemric (Chevrolet)
4th Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet)
5th Kurt Busch (Chevrolet)

NBCSN will telecast the Camping World 400 at Chicagoland Speedway live at 3 p.m. ET Sunday, June 30. Live coverage can also be found on NBCSN Sports Gold, MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Continue reading TEAM CHEVY AT CHICAGOLAND: Post-Qualifying Notes and Quotes →

Tyler Reddick and the No. 2 KCMG Team Battle Through
Balance Issues to 10th-Place Finish

“We could never quite get the balance of our No. 2 KCMG Chevrolet Camaro to where we wanted to to be at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend until the very end of the race. We had the speed to contend, we just couldn’t get the handling to be where I needed it to be to run the lines I wanted to. Our car started to handle the best it did all race towards the end of the day. It just needed to be a little bit tighter to run the top lane. Unfortunately, with about 15 laps to go it suddenly felt like something was wrong with our Camaro. It didn’t feel like a loose wheel but more like something was coming apart. I had to slow down the pace we were running to keep it out on the track and not end up wrecking. We luckily had enough of a cushion to stay in the top 10 though the checkered flag. We’ll go back and study what went wrong and regroup at Daytona. A big thanks to all the KCMG guests that we had at the track today.”

-Tyler Reddick

Meyer Shank Racing Locks Out Front Row for Acura in Qualifying at Watkins Glen
• Trent Hindman claims GTD pole position in Acura NSX GT3
• Christina Nielsen starts alongside Hindman after qualifying her NSX GT3 second
• Acura Team Penske ARX-05s to start second and third in DPi competition.

WATKINS GLEN, New York (June 29, 2019) – Trent Hindman and Christina Nielsen led the Acura qualifying effort at Watkins Glen International Raceway on Saturday, and will start first and second, respectively, in the GTD category for Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. Continue reading Meyer Shank Racing Locks Out Front Row for Acura in Qualifying at Watkins Glen →

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA
APRIL 28, 2019

BOWTIE BULLETS:

ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT NUMBER FOR JOHNSON:
The race will mark Jimmie Johnson’s 625th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start in 19 years. Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1, is tied with Cale Yarborough for sixth on the all-time wins list with 83. Johnson, who will be the 27th driver with 625 or more starts, has two wins at Talladega Superspeedway. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega Bowtie Bullets →

Hey guys!
As we were preparing for the Mint 400 we had many challenges to overcome. The nice thing is, not only did we have the help of Can-Am through Jeff Leclerc ,for parts and credits, but we also had the help of Dan Fisher and Lone Star Racing. Between both, I knew we had a winning combo.

They built us a one-of-a-kind, mean, rolling chassis. This car is unique in many ways. It was really neat to see the creative juices flow uninhibitedly, and I was impressed with the solutions they provided to my concerns.
If we didn’t have the help from Jeff and Dan there would have been no way we could have taken on this project. As a matter of fact, we totally forgot about race lights, so Dan called Randy with Tiger Lights, and a few days later I had a ton of boxes show up filled with lights, which I was not invoiced for. This was one of many blessings along the way. Thank you Dan & Randy
Once we received the rolling chassis we immediately went to work completing the car which included wiring the whole car as well as pluming. We had a million issues along the way, but we pressed on.

This is how the car looked 2 weeks before race day! We were super nervous we wouldn’t be done in time, or that we’d be done but face some insurmountable issue. Knowing we didn’t have time for mistakes, we double checked, and triple checked everything!
I also want to mention that students from the local High School auto shop came by after school almost every day to help us meet our deadline. One of our team members (Keith) is their teacher and was able to arrange it so the students could count this time towards their 100 hour internship requirement.

Once we were done with most of the wiring and assembly of the racecar it was time to bring it to a friend of mine Sam with Arizona Color Wrap Pros. These guys are amazing at what they do and have been supporting our race team for over a year now. They are great to work with, and are the best at what they do.
At first I didn’t know if we should keep the wheelchair symbol and design, or create something new. But then I got to thinking. Our mission is to show people with challenges like mine, that with the support of good people and companies, they can compete at the highest levels! The decision was made. We were sticking with our theme!
When we saw the car for the first time after the wrap was complete, we just couldn’t believe how good it looked! These guys did such an amazing job. One of the unique things we did with this wrap, was to take all the people who have contributed to our team and make a collage out of it and put it on the inside of the roof in the cab. This way, we are all reminded of the people who have come together to make this happen. It keeps us grateful and appreciative.

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Now that we had a complete car fully wrapped, with all of our supporters in plain sight, we were off to Las Vegas and the next challenge. Testing the car and tuning suspension.
As it happens, we know some of the best suspension tuners out there! Gary & Vivian (UTV Shocks) & Tom Morris (TM1 Suspension. ) Although they had a number of racers in the Mint, they both made time to come meet us as we were testing. They not only came to help, but they brought two massive trailers with everything needed to breakdown, and rebuild the suspension. This was absolutely huge for us since we had no time left. In the next 12 hours we put about a 100 miles on the car while dialing in the suspension. That was the extent of our testing. . I know, I know….. Gary & Tom and Calculated Risk Racing, was absolutely critical in us getting our suspension done in time. Ben & Tiffany (Calculated Risk Racing) also helped run our pits and have been a huge help all around. Continue reading Mint 400 Report–Dead legs Racing →

Arana Jr. Earns Semi-Final Finish at Gainesville

Gainesville, Florida

Team Arana would begin their quest for the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship with a solid semi-final finish at the season opening NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida.

After finishing last season with momentum, Hector Arana Jr. came into 2019 as one of the preseason favorites and backed that up with an impressive final-four appearance at the opening round. After qualifying the Lucas Oil EBR in the fourth position, the 2013 Gainesville winner would defeat Kelly Clontz and Ryan Oehler to advance to the Semi-Final round before falling to eventual event winner Andrew Hines.
Continue reading Arana Jr. Earns Semi-Final Finish at Gainesville →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
ISM RACEWAY
TICKETGUARDIAN 500
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 8, 2019

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed the season thus far, the new race package, his relationship with crew chief, Chad Knaus, his expectations for Phoenix and Fontana, and more. Highlights: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Phoenix–William Byron →

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES
FEBRUARY 22, 2019

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
7th Kyle Larson, No. 42 McDonald’s Camaro ZL1
8th Kurt Busch, No. 1 ComSurv Camaro ZL1
10th Austin Dillon, No. 3 Dow Camaro ZL1
11th Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1
16th Alex Bowman, No. 88 Axalta Camaro ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Aric Almirola (Ford)
2nd Ricky Stenhouse (Ford)
3rd Clint Bowyer (Ford
4th Denny Hamlin (Toyota)
5th Daniel Suarez (Ford)

The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, February 24 at 2 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

TEAM CHEVY NOTES AND QUOTES:
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 MCDONALD’S CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 7th
TOP-12 RUN IN QUALIFYING TALK ABOUT IT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE:
“Yeah, I don’t know. I feel like we tried to learn as much as we could throughout practice of what we needed to do just to get momentum built up. Yeah, I feel like we ran about a similar lap time every round there. I felt like that was all we kind of had in it. Yeah, I felt my balance was better in qualifying than it was practice, so that was good.”

KURT BUSCH, NO. 1 COMSURV CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 8th
HOW MUCH DID YOU WORK WITH KYLE (LARSON) TO PREPARE FOR QUALIFYING?
“We were all in the team meetings together and this week there is more of a discussion and action, talking about set-up notes and what drag you feel like you need to take out of your car and still be able to hold it wide-open. I’m happy we are right in that mix. We are the top Chevy’s and sometimes when you are wide-open all the way around in qualifying like this and you are fast, which the SHR cars are fast, they have good horsepower, you don’t have that downforce on your car. I find it odd the No. 4 car is way back and the Penske cars missed the final round too, which tells me they are more geared up for the race.”

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 10th
YOU WERE FAST ALL DAY TODAY:
“Yeah, our car was fast. We were able to run one lap in both rounds and felt like we had a car capable of running a good lap to run two on the last round. Kind of got screwed up off the start there, Clint (Bowyer) left early before the clock was ended. We had got one the round before that we were close, so I just waited and he didn’t. Just part of it. It kind of screwed our clean air and hurt our lap time, but I’m really proud of the guys. We’ve got a really fast Camaro.”

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 11th
GREAT QUALIFYING RUN FOR YOU GUYS, TOP 11, WAS IT WHAT YOU EXPECTED AND ARE YOU HAPPY WITH YOUR STARTING SPOT?
“Yeah, handling here was premium. That really kind of played out in the end I believe. I think here, Fontana, tracks with high tire wear, it’s a bit more single file and kind of traditional qualifying and then when we get to Vegas or something like Michigan, it’s going to be trying to time it right and get a bigger run and use the draft. We had a solid day today, learned a lot through the course of our two race runs and two mock runs and then got into qualifying there and made all three rounds. Right now, everything is so new we are learning every time we hit the track.”

HOW MUCH DRAFTING HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?
“Today I haven’t been that close. In Las Vegas in the mock races they had out there in the test session, I could get pretty close, maybe the last four feet from somebody’s rear bumper I would lose the nose. I think here, because handling is such a premium, we will still have an issue running behind another car, but I think tracks with lower tire wear, it will be much easier for us to run competitively behind other cars.”

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 16th
HOW DIFFERENT WAS THIS QUALIFYING SESSION?
“Yeah, just wasn’t very good. We were a little too free, still running around wide-open, but just wagging the tail a little bit you let the spoiler hang out and these things about stop. That billboard slows them down really quick and we’ve just got to be better than that. A little bit of a bummer, but it should race pretty well.”

WERE YOU SURPRISED JIMMIE JOHNSON WAS ABLE TO POP UP INTO THE TOP 12 AT THE VERY END OF THAT ROUND? DOES RUNNING MORE LAPS HELP?
“Yeah, they are so easy to drive when they are good and even when they are loose, they are super easy to drive, so it’s not like tire fall off is going to be huge in qualifying, making extra runs I don’t think is going to slow you down, so I’m not really surprised that Jimmie was able to get up there.”

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 17th
WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE?
“We just were kind of I don’t know wide-open, but I felt like we were improved over the course of the day, so that was good. Not really sure what to expect in race trim, we will kind of see what happens when we get there.”

HOW WILL THE WEATHER CHANGE THINGS THIS WEEKEND?
“I don’t know. I really don’t know what to expect here. Qualifying just kind of wide-open didn’t feel like we for whatever reason had enough. I don’t really know, but have to look at where we lost time, but in race trim, hopefully we can get around some guys and try to kind of make something happen when we are in traffic.”

WERE YOU IN TRAFFIC AT ALL DURING QUALIFYING?
“Yeah, I mean, the aero push off the cars has been quite a bit. I have noticed that just with certain guys being around each other, but honestly don’t know. I haven’t been around a single car yet, so I was around the No. 95 when he was coming out of pit road when he was starting his lap. Don’t really know what to expect, but hopefully, our car handles pretty well.”

TY DILLON, NO. 13 GEICO CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 21st
ON QUALIFYING:
“I don’t think any of us really knew what to expect in that qualifying session, but I think handling would have still helped a little bit for some speed. We were just a little too free on our second lap. I’m proud of our GEICO Germain Racing team. Came back with some speed we were fast in practice, so now it’s all focused on the race on Sunday and looking forward to trying to get this thing dialed in for what is going to be a unique race.”

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 22nd
I KNOW THIS IS A DISAPPOINTING QUALIFYING RUN FOR YOU, BUT WAS THIS WHAT YOU EXPECTED AFTER PRACTICE TODAY?
“Yeah, I mean ran wide-open just didn’t go very fast in doing so. Curious to see kind of what Sunday brings. I don’t know what it will be or if guys have to be slow today to be fast on Sunday. I think that is kind of the big question.”

RYAN PREECE, NO. 47 KROGER.COM CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 25th
WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WERE MISSING TO MAKE THE NEXT ROUND?
“I don’t know what the right or wrong answer is for qualifying yet. I think we just need to trim it out more. The race is what matters. I’m curious to see in the long run how the cars drive.”

DANIEL HEMRIC, NO. 8 RED KAP/ALSCO CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 28th
“We never got to do a qualifying run in practice, so didn’t really know, kind of guessing at the balance. We just did a bad job executing. Left pit road, I had to lift to let a car finish their lap. That put me not up to speed and was kind of a snowball effect from the time we left pit road. Just have to clean it up, but we will be alright.”

WERE YOU WIDE-OPEN?
“Ideally, yes, I’m not sure about my teammate, I haven’t seen it yet, but I was able to run pretty much wide-open everywhere.”

BUBBA WALLACE, NO. 43 MCDONALD’S CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 29th
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO IN PRACTICE TOMORROW IN ORDER TO GET READY FOR THE RACE?
“I don’t know. There are a lot of ‘I don’t knows’ going around in the garage. This weekend we simply don’t know. I was texting my spotter Freddie (Kraft) right before qualifying asking ‘should we get a tow, should we not?’ We have seen a big speed increase when we were getting a slight tow at the Vegas test, so I don’t know. It’s just a lot of unknowns. It pumped me up to see the No. 22 and No. 12 back there with us. I was like ‘alright we aren’t far off’, but we are way off. As a group the whole sport we just don’t know what to expect or adjust. We are trying to figure out somethings on our McDonald’s Camaro ZL1. McDonald’s sounds pretty good they should do more with us. Good to be in Atlanta, shake off Daytona, find some speed for tomorrow and go have some fun Sunday.”

CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 SCOTT COMFORT PLUS CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 30th
“I kind of liked where we were earlier in practice. I think our race car is good for the hotter part of the weekend. This kind of caught us off guard and unfortunately, it’s just more grip. We didn’t have the speed that we expected, but a hot race track, our race trim was really good and especially when you compare it to other cars, a couple of Penske cars that qualified where we did. I felt like we had good speed, kind of using them as adjustment in race trim earlier in practice. I’m not worried about where we are at. I did not expect to be that bad in qualifying, so we are a little bummed about that.”

COMPETITIONPLUS.COM TO LIVE STREAM
PRO WINTER TEST FROM WILD HORSE PASS
Free Viewing For Closed to Public Preseason Test Session

SPARTANBURG, SC (January 25, 2019) — The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing season is less than a month away and dozens of top tier teams are preparing for the 24 race national tour. In advance of the grueling and exciting professional drag racing season a private preseason test session will be conducted January 30 – February 2, at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park near Chandler, Arizona just outside of Phoenix. This year CompetitionPlus.com will be live streaming all four days of the private test session offering fans around the world the first look at on-track action. The daily test sessions will not be open to the public so the CompetitionPlus.com live stream will be the only way to see comprehensive live action. Continue reading COMPETITIONPLUS.COM TO LIVE STREAM PRO WINTER TEST FROM WILD HORSE PASS →

Austin Dillon and The Dow Chevrolet Team Sidelined From NASCAR Playoffs after Mid-Race Incident at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval

“This was a crazy race. I was having a good run in the Dow Chevrolet and the No. 37 car wiggled in the middle of turns 3 and 4. I don’t know if he had damage or what, but he got loose and when he did I was on the outside of him and I lost it after I tried to miss him. We fixed it and I came back up through there and jumped the curb and I think that’s what cut my tire down going into Turns 3 and 4. I should have just been more patient and waited for more attrition to go out. But, I actually felt pretty comfortable and we were running good. It’s just hard to hold back in a treacherous race and I guess I didn’t do what we needed to do. I’ve got to thank everybody at Dow, American Ethanol, AAA, Chevrolet and RCR/ECR for this year. We’re out of the NASCAR Playoffs and I’m disappointed but we still have a few more chances to win this year.”
-Austin Dillon Continue reading RCR Post Race Report – Bank of America ROVAL 400 →

Austin Dillon Finishes 22nd in Dow Molykote Chevrolet at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Enters Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs For Second Consecutive Year

“I thought we were going to have another solid day in the No. 3 Dow Molykote Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. We missed the strategy a little bit because we were right with the No. 2 car and then we ended up pitting. He stayed out and shortly after that the caution came out, which helped propel him to the win. We had some speed today, and it was fun running in the top five for portions of the race. Towards the end of the race, the No. 9 car got into me and I lifted, but I ended up getting into the No. 22 car while trying to avoid crashing the No. 9 car. It cost us a lot. Still, it’s onto the Playoffs and I’m so proud of this RCR team. We’re focused on Las Vegas Motor Speedway because we have had success there in the past, which could help with momentum the rest of the Playoffs.”
-Austin Dillon

Ryan Newman and the Grainger Team Contend for Race Win at Indianapolis Before Crossing the Bricks in 10th Place

“From the start of this race, it was all about track position. Tires didn’t mean a whole lot. Our No. 31 Grainger Camaro ZL1 was decent but really aero-dependent. If I got really close to someone, the car would plow. If someone got behind me, the car would snap loose. Our laps times in clean air were as good as the top-five cars, but we just needed the track position and a shot at the end. Fortunately for us our strategy paid off and we were in contention with 10 laps to go. We lined up sixth on the final restart, but with all that dirty air, it just wasn’t going to happen for us. All in all, we had absolutely no practice or qualifying so great job by my crew chief Luke Lambert and the rest of the No. 31 crew for unloading a competitive car for me at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Our regular season may be over, but our plan remains the same, win. We’ve got 10 races to keep improving on our Camaro and 10 more chances to win.”
-Ryan Newman

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

DARRELL ‘BUBBA’ WALLACE, JR., NO. 43 WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY CAMARO ZL1 – Sidelined on Lap 57 with brake issue
THAT INCIDENT SEEMED LIKE WHAT HAPPENED AT POCONO, WHAT DID YOU FEEL?
“I felt the same. It scared the hell out of me, for a second; and I spun around so fast and I think I dropped the window net before I even spun out to let everybody know I’m fine. But after it slowed down and got on track I said we’re done. The brakes blew up or broke or something and we got killed there. It felt like an hour and a half later. It’s unfortunate. We’ve got to go back to the shop and figure out if it was brakes or a tire coming apart and ripping the brake line off. But, I had no sign of any indication before. It just went around. So, it’s unfortunate. I thought we were starting to make some headway. We were struggling on center exit, but I’m just glad it wasn’t like Pocono again.”

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1 – Involved in an on-track accident on lap 66
WHAT HAPPENED?
“I was under Alex (Bowman) just trying to stay off of him. I was hoping I could get clear enough getting into the corner and he didn’t lift. Once he did that, I knew, I was just trying to do everything I could to stay off of him and it’s just so tight there. Once I got loose, there was nothing I could do. I know he is in the Playoff hunt, so I didn’t want to do that.”

ON THE INCIDENT:
“Our Kroger Clicklist Chevy was pretty good. I got a good restart there and I was under the No. 88 and it’s so hard to pass here, so when you have an opportunity I wanted to try to clear him into (Turn) 2 and once he didn’t lift getting into the corner and as much as I was hoping he would. I was side-by-side and I tried to do everything I could to stay low and stay off of him. Once the air kind of started getting taken away I was along for the ride. I knew he was in the Playoff hunt. I didn’t want to do that to him. I was doing everything I could to stay off of him once I got loose I was trying to sacrifice myself and not him and unfortunately I got both of us.”