CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
KOHLER GRAND PRIX
ROAD AMERICA (ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN)
POST RACE RECAP AND PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2016

Will Power Wins Pole at Road America
· Verizon IndyCar Series returns to Road America for first time since 2007
· Second 2016 season Verizon P1 Award for Series’ 2014 Champion
· Chevrolet IndyCar drivers grab five of Firestone Fast Six postions

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc (June 25, 2016) – Will Power has his mojo back in the Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS). The driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet won his second Verizon P1 award of the 2016 season, and the 44th of his career in the Series’ popular return to Road America (Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin). Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Road America Pole →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
KOHLER GRAND PRIX
ROAD AMERICA (ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN)
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING QUOTES
FRIDAY, JUNE 25`, 2016

WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, POLE WINNER: “It was a session of all traffic. Every single run I had was traffic. Took a risk in the second round and got through on used tires and that gave us the best shot at the pole because (Scott) Dixon has been very quick. I am really excited to get pole, I really am. Been kind of a rough start of the year for us, but we are firing on all cylinders now. A lot of guys used new tires on every run, and we were the only one on used. I really had to lay it out. We are going to do everything we can to win this damn race. That is what we have to do.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Road America Qualifying →

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
KOHLER GRAND PRIX
ROAD AMERICA (ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN)
POLE WINNER QUOTE
FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2016

WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, won the pole for Sunday’s Kohler Grand Prix at Road America. It is the 44th pole of his Verizon IndyCar Series career.

HOW TOUGH WAS THAT FIRESTONE FAST SIX SESSION? “It was a session of all traffic. Every single run I had was traffic. Took a risk in the second round and got through on used tires and that gave us the best shot at the pole because (Scott) Dixon has been very quick. I am really excited to get pole, I really am. Been kind of a rough start of the year for us, but we are firing on all cylinders now. A lot of guys used new tires on every run, and we were the only one on used. I really had to lay it out. We are going to do everything we can to win this damn race. That is what we have to do.”

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA SAVE MART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 25, 2016

CHEVROLET’S AJ ALLMENDINGER EARNS OUTSIDE POLE AT SONOMA
Six Chevy SS Drivers to start in the Top 12

SONOMA, Calif. (June 25, 2016) – California native, AJ Allmendinger, will try to earn his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory from the second starting position for Sunday’s Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. The driver of the No. 47 Ralph’s/Kingsford Chevrolet SS laid down a lap of 95.676 mph/74.878 seconds, just shy of the pole winning time. This is the best start of the season for the man who hails from Los Gatos, California. Allmendinger has one prior NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory on the road course in Watkins Glen, NY, but would love nothing more than to take his Chevy to Winner’s Circle in front of his hometown crowd. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sonoma–Qualifying →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA SAVE MART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 25, 2016

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 RALPH’S/KINGSFORD CHEVROLET SS – Qualified 2nd
YOU DIDN’T WIN THE POLE, BUT YOU LOOKED IMPRESSIVE:
“Honestly, for where we were yesterday; it was a struggle yesterday. We just never could really find the direction of the car. All my guys did a great job to get to work and get this Kroger/Kingsford Chevy closer to the front. When I saw Carl (Edwards) first lap, I kind of said I don’t care what kind of lap I run. If he runs that again, I’m not going to get close. And then I saw it was less than a tenth. I always nitpick, but it was a big gain from where we were yesterday. We’ve still got to go to work and we’ve still got to figure out what we need for race trim, but a good start at least.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sonoma–Qualifying →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA SAVE MART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTE
JUNE 24, 2016

CHEVROLET LEADS FAST FRIDAY AT SONOMA
Kyle Larson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Pace Practice Sessions

SONOMA, Calif. (June 24, 2016) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series hit the 1.99-mile road course in Sonoma, California today for two practice sessions prior to Sunday’s Toyota Save Mart 350. The No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS of Kyle Larson led the way in the first session with a fast lap of 95.141 mph/75.299 seconds. In the afternoon Dale Earnhardt, Jr. piloting the No. 88 Axalta Chevy SS topped the leader board by laying down a speed of 95.298 mph/75.175 seconds.

The next task for all 20 Chevrolet SS drivers and teams will be qualifying, tomorrow at 11:15 a.m. PT. Live coverage will be available on FoxSports 1, PRN Radio, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS, fastest in the final practice session:

ON BEING THE FASTEST IN THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION:
“When Greg (Ives, crew chief) and those guys unloaded the car we had run pretty good here the last couple of years. So, we just kind of kept going in the same direction set-up wise and it has been helping. Right off the truck, man, we were really fast. Throughout the whole first practice we did a lot of race trim. The car was incredibly quick. I have never had a car this good here. I was just so proud of the guys. I don’t think I’m terrible at road courses, but I’m definitely not the best guy here. Our car is amazing. We went out in the last practice and focused on our qualifying trim and feel like that we have a good shot at qualifying well. I’m not going to say we’ve got the pole, because we didn’t get to see what everybody has, but some of those guys will get up there and put some laps down. We will just try to get in that top 10, top-five and get a good pit selection and have a good race on Sunday.”

CAN YOU GET TO VICTORY LANE ON SUNDAY?
“Well, we will obviously need some luck. We have been quick here before and we definitely have the racecar that can win the race. If we have everything go our way on pit road and I don’t make too many mistakes out on the race track we should be in good shape.”

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA SAVE MART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 24, 2016

CHIP GANASSI, TEAM OWNER, CHIP GANASSI RACING, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway to discuss the state of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, how important pit crews are in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and many other topics. Partial Transcript:

WE HEARD YOUR LIST OF WINS AND ACCOLADES AND MERITS. WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOU PERSONALLY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON YOUR RESUME?
“Next is this race this weekend here at Sonoma. They are all big, but this is the next one.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sonoma–Chip Ganassi →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA SAVE MART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 24, 2016

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 CODE 3 ASSOCIATES/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway following getting inducted into the Sonoma Wall of Fame. Full Transcript:

ON BEING INDUCTED INTO THE SONOMA WALL OF FAME:
“Anytime you get inducted into anything it’s a huge honor. This has always been one of my favorite race tracks. To be on their wall of fame that means something to me.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sonoma–Tony Stewart →

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the strategy and approach to road racing at Sonoma, the fact there is not a road course race in the Chase, the upcoming plate race at Daytona, and more. Full Transcript:

YOU ARE ONE OF 10 WINNERS HERE OVER THE LAST 11 RACES. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YEAR YOU WON?
“Not the year.”

2010
“Way too long ago, I know that much.”

TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WILDCARD RACE. WHAT MAKES IT THAT WAY? WHAT MAKES IT CHALLENGING? HOW HAS IT SHAPED-UP OVER THE LAST DECADE?
“It is a wildcard race, but I feel like, quickly going through my memory, whichever driver has won has had a dominating day and a strong performance throughout the day. It’s hard to repeat that; for whatever reason, I don’t exactly know. But, I think we’ve seen a real interesting shift in the last 10 years where the road course ringers have come in and they aren’t taking the trophies home; it’s really the NASCAR regulars. I think it shows the versatility we have as drivers and the teams as well, that set-up the car and make the car get around here. Strategy does play a role and I think that cost us the win last year. So, occasionally you have maybe a fuel mileage race that might mix it up a little bit, or strategy; and I think we just had a handful of laps left and decided to stay out and new tires got to us quickly last year. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sonoma–Jimmie Johnson →