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 →