Helio Castroneves Leads Team Chevy with Runner-Up Finish at NOLA Motorsports Park

· Persistent rain forces Verizon IndyCar Series to shorten race to a 105-minute/47-lap race that was originally scheduled for 75 laps
· Helio Castroneves leads Chevrolet IndyCar V6 drivers to checkered flag with runner-up finish in INDY Grand Prix of Louisiana
· Juan Pablo Montoya finished fifth to give Team Chevy two of the top-five finishers
· Chevrolet Aero Kit cars with fully integrated 2.2 liter V6 twin turbo direct injected engines scored six of top-10 finishers

AVONDALE, LOUISIANA (April 12, 2015) – Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet, scored the runner-up finishing position in today’s rain-shortened INDY Grand Prix of Louisiana. The inaugural Verizon IndyCar Series race at NOLA Motorsports Park was plagued by inclement weather throughout the three-day event, that eventually resulted in the race being shortened to a timed race of 105 minutes rather than the 75 laps originally scheduled. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Helio Castroneves Leads Team Chevy with Runner-Up Finish at NOLA Motorsports Park →

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APRIL 11, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON CONTINUES DOMINANCE AT TEXAS
Chevrolet SS Finishes 1-2-3

FT. WORTH, Texas – April 11, 2015 – Jimmie Johnson added to his impressive resume at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) by winning the Duck Commander 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race in his No. 48 Lowe’s Pro Service Chevrolet SS in dominating fashion. After a late caution in the 334-lap race, Johnson vaulted from seventh to first to collect his second straight and fifth victory in the Lone Star State; more than any other driver in the sport. The six-time champion led a race high of 128 laps during the 500-mile event. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Post Race 2 →

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JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PRO SERVICES CHEVROLET SS – WINNER
FROM THE RECOVERY ON PIT ROAD, THIS WAS DEFINITELY A WORK IN PROGRESS:
“Yeah it was. Forgive me because my voice has been gone all day and I woke up with a cold but just a great, great race car. I just want to give a shout out to all the pros that shop at Lowe’s and to the folks at Lowe’s Pro Services, to Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports and Valvoline because we have had an awesome, awesome start to the year. The end results don’t show it but the great support from our fans, our sponsors…..Gatorade as well and Kobalt Tools. We just kept plugging at it and I think the off-week was good for us to sit down and relax, reboot and come back to the track and they brought me a fast race car that was good all weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas Post Race →

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
DUCK COMMANDER 500
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TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 11, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PRO SERVICES CHEVROLET SS – WINNER

FROM THE RECOVERY ON PIT ROAD, THIS WAS DEFINITELY A WORK IN PROGRESS:
“Yeah it was. Forgive me because my voice has been gone all day and I woke up with a cold but just a great, great race car. I just want to give a shout out to all the pros that shop at Lowe’s and to the folks at Lowe’s Pro Services, to Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports and Valvoline because we have had an awesome, awesome start to the year. The end results don’t show it but the great support from our fans, our sponsors…..Gatorade as well and Kobalt Tools. We just kept plugging at it and I think the off-week was good for us to sit down and relax, reboot and come back to the track and they brought me a fast race car that was good all weekend.”

WERE YOU EVER CONCERNED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO GET THIS CAR BACK OUT FRONT?
“I thought we were in big trouble once we restarted. The No. 4 (Kevin Harvick) went up through there and got to the lead. I just couldn’t go anywhere. I got so tight. We weren’t sure if it was a bad set of tires. We felt like we had a set that didn’t match up with us earlier in the race. So, we made no adjustments. We went out the next restart and the car was a little better, but made an adjustment. Then that last pit stop we made the right adjustment. I caught the No. 4 (Harvick) racing with the No. 1 (Jamie McMurray). I was able to get by both of those guys and check out. It was an exciting race. I hope the fans really enjoyed that one.”

TALK ABOUT RACING WITH THE NO. 4 AND NO. 88:
“Yeah, the No. 88 (Dale Earnhardt, Jr.) was making the bottom work, so I was trying to make that happen. The No. 4 (Harvick) all of a sudden was in second and coming hard on the top. So, I moved up top to try and make that work and I looked in the mirror off to (Turn) 2 and I saw the No. 4 in the wall. I figured that was the end of him and then he and the No. 88 (Earnhardt, Jr.) raced each other so hard at the end. Just good fun. I think that the No. 88, the No. 4 all of us that were involved in that there at the end just had a blast. That is how racing should be and I’m so happy the fans got to see that.”

Juan Pablo Montoya Will Lead Field to Green Flag at NOLA Motorsports Park as Weather Cancels Qualifying

· Persistent lightning storms forces Verizon Indy Car Series to cancel qualifying
· Field for the inaugural INDY Grand Prix of Louisiana set by entrant points following St. Petersburg race
· Team Chevy drivers occupy seven of top-10 starters for the 75-lap/205.5-mile race on the 2.74-mile, 13-turn permanent road course

AVONDALE, LOUISIANA (April 11, 2015) – Team Chevy’s Juan Pablo Montoya will lead the field to the green flag for the Verizon IndyCar Series inaugural race at NOLA Motorsports Park. Severe lightning storms delayed the start of and eventually canceled qualifying for the INDY Grand Prix of Louisiana that resulted in the Series setting the starting field by entrant points after the St. Petersburg race.
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