Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–SpongeBob SquarePants 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
SpongeBob SquarePants 400
Kansas Speedway
Saturday, May 9, 2015

Ty Dillon Drives SpongeBob SquarePants-themed Chevrolet to a 26th-place finish

Ty Dillon drove Circle Sport Racing’s No. 33 Plankton Chevrolet SS to a 26th-place finish Saturday evening at Kansas Speedway. Sporting the character Plankton from the hit Nickelodeon television show SpongeBob SquarePants, Dillon qualified 32nd. In only his fourth-career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start, the 23-year-old driver managed to race in and around the top 25 for a majority of the 267-lap race. A two hour and 16-minute rain delay came at lap 99. When the race went back to green-flag conditions, Dillon and the No. 33 team fought a tight handling race car. For the remainder of the race, Dillon made adjustments to the track bar from inside the car and crew chief Slugger Labbe made appropriate adjustments on pit road. In the end, Dillon raced to a 26th-place finish. Dillon is scheduled to make two additional starts in the No. 33 Chevrolet SS next month at Pocono Raceway and Michigan International Speedway.

Start – 32 Finish – 26 Laps Led – 0 Points – N/A
Ty Dillon Quote:
“Each start I make in the Cup Series is a learning experience for me, and I learned a lot at Kansas. Just want to thank Slugger (Labbe, crew chief) and the team for all their hard work in getting the car ready and for their work on pit road during the race. We gained more than we lost during the race, which is a good thing. I’m looking forward to my next two starts in the No. 33 Chevrolet.”

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Schatz Wins Two in Eldora Speedway ‘Mother’ Sweep

Schatz Wins Two in Eldora Speedway ‘Mother’ Sweep
Second place finisher Gary Taylor scored his best ever Outlaws finish
ROSSBURG, Ohio – May 9, 2015 – Donny Schatz went six years between wins at Eldora Speedway but proved Saturday night that past is not always prologue as he swept the two-day ‘Mother of All Sprint Car Weekends’ and took home his eighth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Schatz Wins Two in Eldora Speedway ‘Mother’ Sweep →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Press Conference

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 9, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS AT KANSAS
Team Chevy is Strong with 1-2-3-4 Finish

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – (May 9, 2015) – Smart pit calls, strategy changes, and multiple race car adjustments were the keys to victory for Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS in the SpongeBob SquarePants 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway.

The win was Johnson’s 73rd career victory, third at the 1.5-mile track, and third win of the season for the six-time champion in a race that was red-flagged for more than two hours due to rain. Johnson took the lead on lap 256 of the 267-lap event when crew chief, Chad Knaus, opted to skip a pit stop in exchange for track position. Johnson was able to hold off a hard charge by current Sprint Cup champion, Kevin Harvick in his No. 4 Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevy SS, who finished second. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Press Conference →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race Notes

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 9, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
AFTER QUALIFYING YESTERDAY YOU WERE SO FRUSTRATED, YET YOU KEPT YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME. YOU HAD THE BEST SAVE OF THE NIGHT HOW DO YOU STAY SO FOCUSED?
“I think experience helps. You just shrug it off. We are trying so hard to get our qualifying under control. We put a huge effort into it again. To be 19th was just … really stunk it wasn’t any fun. These guys just work so hard. I’m so proud of everybody at Lowe’s, KOBALT, Chevrolet, Valvoline, Gatorade, the fans, Sprint for this great series. Just a long hard night of racing and fighting for track position, once we got up front we were able to hang on the final eight or nine laps.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race Notes →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 9, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
AFTER QUALIFYING YESTERDAY YOU WERE SO FRUSTRATED, YET YOU KEPT YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME. YOU HAD THE BEST SAVE OF THE NIGHT HOW DO YOU STAY SO FOCUSED?
“I think experience helps. You just shrug it off. We are trying so hard to get our qualifying under control. We put a huge effort into it again. To be 19th was just … really stunk it wasn’t any fun. These guys just work so hard. I’m so proud of everybody at Lowe’s, KOBALT, Chevrolet, Valvoline, Gatorade, the fans, Sprint for this great series. Just a long hard night of racing and fighting for track position, once we got up front we were able to hang on the final eight or nine laps.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–WILL POWER OPENS MONTH OF MAY AT INDY WITH WIN IN ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS

WILL POWER OPENS MONTH OF MAY AT INDY WITH WIN IN ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
Strong showing for Team Chevy with four V6-powered road course aero kit entries finishing in top-five

· Power’s victory is the fourth for a Chevrolet IndyCar driver in the first five races of the season; the first of the season for the defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion and the 25th of his career
· Power and third place finisher Team Penske teammate Juan Pablo Montoya rank one-two in the Series’ standings heading into 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 Continue reading Chevy Racing–WILL POWER OPENS MONTH OF MAY AT INDY WITH WIN IN ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Grand Prix of Indianapolis

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE
DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES
MAY 9, 2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – RACE WINNER
YOU HAD GRAHAM RAHAL BEHIND YOU, AND YOU HAD TO HIT YOUR FUEL NUMBER. HOW HARD WAS THAT LAST STINT? “That was hard when (Tim Cindric, Penske Racing President and No. 1 car race strategist) told me the number I had to hit, and then that Rahal was closing. It was really hard. I was trying to save in the spots where we wouldn’t lose time and push like hell in the other areas. That’s the most physical race I think I’ve ever done. It never stopped. I was so determined to win that I didn’t want anything to go wrong. I didn’t want to get caught out by a yellow and wanted a clean race, and that’s exactly what we got. I’m really happy for the guys on the Verizon car. It’s pretty special to win here.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–Grand Prix of Indianapolis →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–AJ Allmendinger

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 9, 2015

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 DILLON’S/SCOTT PRODUCTS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his contract extension with JTG Daugherty Racing, sponsor commitments, his participation with the team, and more. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT KROGER’S LONG-TERM COMMITMENT AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO YOU AND THE TEAM AND THE PROGRAM YOU’RE DEVELOPING
“It’s through a lot of hard work by (team owner) Tad (Geschickter). I really haven’t done anything. Tad Geschickter is really amazing when it comes to picking up sponsors and making sure each sponsors works with each other well. Obviously a lot of our sponsors connect with each other. To have Kroger, a Fortune 500 company, that’s been a part of this race team at the Daytona 500 for a few years now; and to have them come on board and really step-up the program just shows the confidence they have in us and the confidence they have in Tad, and the fact that they like me, which is shocking, and I was pretty excited about that. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–AJ Allmendinger →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway

Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway
The driver scored his seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the season and 180th career win
ROSSBURG, Ohio – May 8, 2015 – Through the years Eldora Speedway has not always been kind to Donny Schatz. In fact, it had been almost exactly six years since the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing driver had stood as a winner in victory lane. Schatz changed that on Friday night though after he battled past Kerry Madsen and held off Shane Stewart to score his seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway →

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–Toyota Tundra 250

RACE REPORT
Toyota Tundra 250
Kansas Speedway
May 8, 2015
Red Horse Racing at Kansas Speedway

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returned to Kansas Speedway this weekend for the fourth race of the 2015 season. The Nos. 11 and 17 Toyota Tundra teams posted the 15th and 17th fastest times, respectively, during Thursday’s single practice session, and returned Friday afternoon for knock-out qualifying. Both of the Red Horse Racing teams advanced to the third round, with Kennedy and the No. 11 Local Motors/SpongeBob SquarePants team earning the fifth starting position for the Toyota Tundra 250, while Timothy Peters secured the 12th starting position for the No. 17 Tundra. After 167 laps around the 1.5-mile speedway, Peters finished fourth and Kennedy finished 26th after picking up debris on the grille and causing the engine to overheat on lap 57. Continue reading Red Horse Racing–Toyota Tundra 250 →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway

Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway
The driver scored his seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the season and 180th career win
ROSSBURG, Ohio – May 8, 2015 – Through the years Eldora Speedway has not always been kind to Donny Schatz. In fact, it had been almost exactly six years since the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing driver had stood as a winner in victory lane. Schatz changed that on Friday night though after he battled past Kerry Madsen and held off Shane Stewart to score his seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Kasey Kahne Leads Team Chevy

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 8, 2015

Kasey Kahne Leads Team Chevy at Kansas
A Total of Six Chevrolet SS Drivers Will Start in the Top-Ten in Saturday Night’s Race

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (May 8, 2015) – Kasey Kahne came very close to capturing his first pole position of 2015, but will start on the front row in his No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet SS after posting the second-fastest time in qualifying for Saturday night’s SpongeBob SquarePants 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Kansas Speedway. Kahne’s fast lap of 28.138 seconds, 191.911 mph gave him his eighth top-10 start of 2015, and his 10th in 16 races at Kansas Speedway. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Kasey Kahne Leads Team Chevy →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Kasey Kahne

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 8, 2015

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 GREAT CLIPS CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 2nd:
YOU ALMOST LOST IT A COUPLE TIMES IN PRACTICE, AND THAT STAYS WITH YOU BUT HOW DO YOU COME OUT HERE AND OVERCOME THAT TO PUT IT ON THE FRONT ROW?
“Well, I know we have a good team and we are making the right adjustments to get the car a little more on the race track. But in practice we were sliding around a little more than you want when you are running as much throttle as we are for qualifying runs. Either way we had a great Great Clips Chevrolet right there and kept picking up each run. Our last one was our best one, but it wasn’t enough. It was a really good lap and my best lap of the day so I feel good about that and what we are bringing tomorrow night. We had some good practices today and Keith Rodden (crew chief) and the guys are doing a really nice job and hopefully we can bring that again tomorrow night.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Kasey Kahne →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Grand Prix of Indianapolis

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE
DRIVER QUALIFYING QUOTES
MAY 8, 2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, POLE WINNER – TRACK RECORD – 01:09:4886: “Actually surprised me on old tires there in the Fast Six, the time that I laid down. It just shows the team has done a great job with the car. All teammates in the Fast Six, too. We’re pushing each other hard. Got the Ganassi boys there knocking on the door all the time. Got our work cut out for us. Just really happy to be on pole. Qualifying’s a day where you put absolutely everything on the line. It’s my favorite part of the weekend. Well, no, actually it’s winning on Saturday or Sunday is definitely my favorite part.

“It’s huge… very big. It’s one down and three sessions where I want to be P1 to go: the Grand Prix tomorrow, qualifying for the oval and obviously the 500.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–Grand Prix of Indianapolis →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Jamie McMurray

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 8, 2015

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed what it would mean to win at his ‘home’ track, more females taking on different roles in the sport, and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Jamie McMurray →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Dale Earnhardt Jr.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 8, 2015

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed his visit to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital this week, his Dad’s relationship with Kansas City Royal’s coach Ned Yost and many other topics. Full Transcript:

YOU HAD A SPECIAL VISIT AFTER YOU WIN AT TALLADEGA IN COLUMBUS, OHIO AT THE NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. TALK ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE:
“It was a real eye opener to see all the things going on there. It’s a huge place. Nationwide has put over 50 million dollars into the hospital. They are a huge supporter of the hospital there in Columbus. I got to meet a lot of the kids. We went into where they deal with head injuries and spinal injuries and met with a lot of kids there. Had one kid, Thomas, he was going home that day. They had a little graduation party for him and everything so that was all very fun. We played some video games. We went over to the unit where all the premature babies are and saw all the work they are doing there. They can take babies as early as 22 weeks and nurse them to health and send them home. They were saying five years ago they wouldn’t even attempt it with a child that premature. They are just making a lot of great advances. I learned a lot. I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to get a tour. It’s the kind of thing that inspires you. We have our foundation back home that we are always trying to improve on how we do things and what we get ourselves involved in. And how we can make a broader and more important impact, so trips like that certainly will inspire you and give you opportunities to get more creative.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Dale Earnhardt Jr. →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Ryan Newman

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 8, 2015

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 QUICKEN LOANS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the final appellate ruling, the Kansas track, the upcoming All-Star race, the schedule, and more. Full Transcript:

WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION TO THE FINAL APPELLATE RULING THIS WEEK?
“I’m obviously disappointed. I don’t believe at all in the outcome of it, but in the end it doesn’t really matter. We’ve got to be focused on this weekend and obviously the Chase for the Championship. It’s as simple as that. It’s all behind us now and we’ll go on.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Ryan Newman →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Jeff Gordon

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 8, 2015

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AMERICAN RED CROSS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media today at Kansas Speedway. He discussed his record and expectations at Kansas, tire development, diversity in NASCAR and having American Red Cross on his Chevy SS this weekend. FULL TRANSCRIPT: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Jeff Gordon →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CHEVROLET V6 INDYCAR TEAMS OPEN MONTH OF MAY IN INDY

CHEVROLET V6 INDYCAR TEAMS OPEN MONTH OF MAY IN INDY
Team Chevy with three wins in four races using new Chevrolet Aero Kit

· First race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Chevy Aero Kit
· Chevrolet three-time and defending IndyCar Series Manufacturer Champion
· Chevy IndyCars powered by 2.2-liter, twin-turbo V6 engines with direct injection
· Team Penske’s Pagenaud the defending Grand Prix of Indianapolis race winner

DETROIT (May 6, 2015) – Each May, the eyes of open-wheel racing turn to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the most important month in IndyCar racing. It starts this weekend for Chevy V6 IndyCar teams with the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Saturday afternoon.
Continue reading Chevy Racing–CHEVROLET V6 INDYCAR TEAMS OPEN MONTH OF MAY IN INDY →

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