NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE
JUNE 28, 2015

Kurt Busch Leads the Charge for Team Chevy at Sonoma
Chevy SS Power Brings Home Six of the Top 10 Finishing Positions

Sonoma, Calif. (June 28, 2015) – A late race pit stops for tires led to a mad dash to the finish of the 110-lap Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, the 16th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Chevrolet’s Kurt Busch came within 0.532 seconds of earning his third victory of the season in his No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS. Busch pitted for fresh tires on the final pit stop with 11 laps remaining. Restarting ninth, Busch did everything he could to catch his younger brother Kyle (Busch) for the win, but ended the day in the runner-up spot. Busch led 43 laps en route to his second-place effort. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 15 races at Sonoma and eighth top 10 finish of the season. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kurt Busch Leads the Charge for Team Chevy at Sonoma →

CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Westbrook, Valiante Repeat at Six Hours
Fifth victory in six races for Corvette Daytona Prototype

· Second win of 2015 for No. 90 Corvette DP to regain championship lead

· Barbosa, Fittipaldi third in No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP

· No. 3 Corvette C7.R fourth in GTLM in first race since 24 Hours of Le Mans

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 28, 2015) – Richard Westbrook and Michael Valiante are repeat winners at Watkins Glen International. The VisitFlorida.com Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype won the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on Sunday as rain wreaked havoc on the sixth round of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Corvette DPs took two of the three spots on the overall podium on a successful – albeit wet – day for Chevrolet. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Westbrook, Valiante Repeat at Six Hours →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 28, 2015

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND
WAS THIS A STATEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP-TYPE RUN FOR YOU TODAY?
“Well, yeah you could say that. Gene Haas has given everything to me and I wanted to deliver a win for him. It was an incredible drive all day. The car was fast. I thought we had the right sequence. Kyle (Busch) got a lucky break when that yellow came out and he got onto pit road and there were just too many cars between me and him on some of those restarts. I just didn’t quite get the restarts I needed. But it was a great Haas Automation Chevy. It was fast. We led laps. We qualified second and finished second. But I think we made a statement, yes. The car was great. Tony Gibson (crew chief) and all the guys back at the shop built me a beautiful road course car. I just came up a little shy in qualifying and in the race. Congratulations to my little brother (Kyle). I know this is huge. He still has a long way to go to get him in that Top 30. He’s an incredible driver. I don’t know how many times we’ve finished 1-2, but we’ll see the other Busch brother win today.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sonoma–Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 28, 2015

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS – Involved in an on-track accident on lap 29

YOU JUST MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE THE CAR BETTER. WHAT HAPPENED?
“We were going to be okay. It’s just a product of restarts here. When you are in mid-pack, it’s not a good place to be. It’s just really congested. We were a lot faster than a couple of guys around us. You’re trying not to get run over. You’ve got to make moves. Every time I passed the No. 55 (David Ragan), he would just stay on the side of me and not give me three or four inches to get clear, so we can all kind of get going. After the fourth time of doing that, it’s just, we both ran out of room and I guess he turned me on purpose. I ran into the side of him first, so I kind of had it coming. But that was an accident. I thought I gave him enough room there, coming out of the esses, and I felt like he probably just turned me on purpose where it happened and how it happened. But, it’s just a product of the racing here and we’ll go on and do our thing.”

HOW DID THAT DEVELOP?
“Just a Sonoma restart, mid-pack, just a lot of congestion. Cars being desperate trying to get some track position. We were just kind of in the wrong place at the wrong time. I kind of had the No. 55 (David Ragan) passed about four times and every time he just didn’t really give an inch. I hit him down there in Turn 7 on accident and kind of doored him and I think he got pissed off and turned me on purpose. It’s just unfortunate that happened, but that is part of the restarts here and part of the craziness that happens. You have to be up front. We had a decent car. We made some adjustments there and felt like it made a big improvement just didn’t get to show it.”

WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE?
“We got wrecked bottom line. Definitely a tough day. I felt like we had a decent car all weekend. We were off a little bit that first run, made some adjustments, felt like it helped. When you start around 20th on those restarts it is just a recipe for disaster. I was trying to be aggressive, made some moves. I had a couple of cars passed and then the lane I was in jammed up and the guys I had passed got back by me. You just get frustrated, you lose patience and I got into the No. 55 (David Ragan) doors a little bit in Turn 7 and I guess he didn’t like it and he figured he would just dump me. He probably has one coming, but other than that it’s just part of the restart deal. I hate that I got my guys car tore up.”

HOW AGGRESSIVE HAS THIS RACE BEEN FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE RACE?
“It was fine in the beginning. I started in a decent position. I didn’t make contact with anyone. Got passed a few times, passed a few guys and you get back there in the 20’s and some of those guys’ heads come unscrewed. It is just the way it works here.”

Tony Kanaan Leads Three Team Chevy Drivers to Top-Five Finishes at Fontana
Juan Pablo Montoya Extends Points Lead with Fourth Place Finish

FONTANA, CALIF. (June 27, 2015) – Tony Kanaan started the No. 10 NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet in sixth, and finished second in a hotly contested MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Kanaan ran near the front of the field for virtually the entire 250-lap race and was credited with leading 11 times for 23 laps. The race had an Indy car record 80 lead changes among 14 drivers around the 2.0-mile track. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Tony Kanaan Leads Three Team Chevy Drivers to Top-Five Finishes at Fontana →

CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
MAVTV 500
AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
FONTANA, CALIFORNIA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES
JUNE 27, 2015

TONY KANAAN, NO. 10 NTT DATA CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET, FINISHED 2ND: That was one of the most nerve-wracking races I’ve ever been a part of, but I can’t be too upset with a podium-finish. We battled up front all day and the No. 10 NTT DATA Chevrolet was really quick. I was actually in the middle of a pass when that last yellow came out, so who knows what could’ve happened if we would’ve stayed green until the end.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Fontana–Post Race →

CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Points Pay Off for Starting Positions
Qualifying abandoned due to weather; Corvettes on pole overall and in GTLM

· Corvette DPs fill front two rows of Prototype grid based on points

· No. 3 Corvette C7.R to start first in GT Le Mans class

· Third race in Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 27, 2015) – Corvette Racing and Corvette Daytona Prototypes will line up based on TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Driver’s points for Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours at The Glen. Heavy rain at Watkins Glen International forced the cancellation of qualifying and put Corvette-powered entries on pole position in two classes. Continue reading Chevy Racing– CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Points Pay Off for Starting Positions →

CAMARO Z/28.R AT WATKINS GLEN: Third Straight Win for Davis, Liddell
Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R wins second straight at The Glen; four Camaros in GS top-nine

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 26, 2015) – Robin Liddell and Andrew Davis scored a repeat victory in their Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R at Watkins Glen International in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge on Saturday. Their Stevenson Motorsports No. 6 Camaro won for the third straight time as the Continental Tire 150 at The Glen finished under yellow due to track conditions. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CAMARO Z/28.R AT WATKINS GLEN: Third Straight Win for Davis, Liddell →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 27, 2015

CHEVROLET SS ON FRONT ROW AT SONOMA
AJ Allmendinger Takes Third NASCAR Sprint Cup Career Pole

SONOMA, Calif. (June 27, 2015) – AJ Allmendinger piloted the No. 47 Kingsford Charcoal Chevrolet SS to the number one starting spot in Saturday’s qualifying session for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway. Allmendinger set a quick time of 74.385 seconds/96.310 mph to earn his third career Cup Series pole. This is his first pole in seven races at the 1.99-mile road course; his previous best start was second last year. The run also marks the third consecutive pole win for Chevrolet at Sonoma. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sonoma–Qualifying →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 27, 2015

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KINGSFORD CHARCOAL CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER
IT’S NEVER A PERFECT LAP, BUT HOW CLOSE WAS IT?
“They were both pretty good. We had that first caution on my first lap, and it’s just one of those things. You’ve got to re-set your mind. But, the Kingsford Chevy has been good these first two days. I’ve really got to thank all my guys that are hear and especially back at the shop. They’ve worked on this car so much to do everything that we need to get as much speed out of it as possible. So, it’s a good day, but we’ve got to focus on tomorrow.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–SONOMA–Qualifying →