Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Belle Isle

VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE
FRONT ROW QUOTES
MAY 29, 2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – POLE WINNER and HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 HITACHI TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – SECOND PLACE QUALIFIER POST QUALIFYING QUOTES:

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – POLE WINNER: HOW DID THE TRACK FEEL TO YOU OUT THERE? “It’s actually quite fun. The cement is a bit more slippery and you get to move the car around a little bit more and I think they did a great job of this whole circuit. Man it is brutal when you’ve got to pump out laps here because it’s gotten real technical, but it’s a lot of fun.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Belle Isle →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Martin Truex, Jr.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 29, 2015

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 2ND
YOU WERE SO CLOSE TO GETTING THAT FIRST POLE OF THE YEAR
“Yeah, we were close. For whatever reason, we thought we were in good shape, and then right there, I went to go for it and for some reason the car just got really tight laying it down in the corners. So, we missed it by a little bit, but I’m obviously proud of the continued effort by all the guys on the Furniture Row team. We have an awesome race car. We thought we were okay in practice. It didn’t feel like we were a front row car, and we made some adjustments. They hit it damn near perfect; we just needed a little bit. Another good day and I’m looking forward to tomorrow. I can’t wait to get to work on race trim and see what we can do on Sunday.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Martin Truex, Jr. →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Belle Isle

VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 29, 2015
TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET DRIVERS DEFENDING VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPION WILL POWER AND THREE-TIME INDIANAPOLIS 500 WINNER HELIO CASTRONEVES spoke briefly with media at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix:
WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET
IF YOU HAVE A RAINY RACE ON SATURDAY, HOW MUCH MORE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY CHALLENGING IS IT IF YOU HAVE A WET RACE AND THEN A DRY ONE SUNDAY? “In the wet, it’s a lot easier physically. There’s nowhere near the grip as in the try. You don’t have the g-force loads, and it’s cooler in the wet. So it’s nice if it’s wet, physically for sure.”

CAN YOU NOW GET A FEEL FOR THE NEW CONCRETE AND SOME OF THE CHANGES THEY’VE MADE AROUND THE TRACK, LIKE TURN 13? DID IT MAKE IT WIDER? “It’s definitely more of a ballsy corner, for sure. (Will there be more passing there?) It’s hard to say. Last year there was a lot of passing, and it was pretty racey through there already. It’s faster than last year, for sure. It’s not much different but just faster. We’re already closer to where we qualified last year.”

HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 HITACHI TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET
LOOKING AT THE WEATHER NOW, HOW DO YOU PREPARE NOW FOR A RACE WHERE THERE’S RAIN IN THE FORECAST? “We’re not only working toward qualifying, but we’re also working toward the race. If you go through the race and all of a sudden you start chewing up tires, do you want to stop or keep going? That could be a problem. You can’t think about these things in the race. You have to be a step ahead. We can’t make any plans until about 40 minutes before qualifying starts.”

LAST YEAR, YOU WERE PRETTY DOMINANT HERE. YOU GOT A LITTLE TASTE OF WHAT YOU HAVE DURING PRACTICE THIS MORNING. HOW DOES THE CAR FEEL? “The Hitachi car looks very strong. We’re happy with the conditions where we started. I feel we have a good chance to do what we did last year. For sure the other competitors have stepped up their games since then. It should be a good battle.”
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jeff Gordon

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 29, 2015

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 3M CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed the physical demands of Dover, what Daytona International Speedway has meant to his career and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT YOUR CAR AND WHAT YOU EXPECT FOR THE WEEKEND AS WE HEAD INTO QUALIFYING LATER TODAY:
“A tire change and decrease in horsepower definitely changes this place a lot. We are kind of just throwing all of our notes out of what we had in the past that has worked. It’s like starting all over again. We had some challenges today we weren’t near as good as we were hoping to be. We are working diligently to try to improve our qualifying effort that is going to happen here in a little bit. Then kind of go through our notes this evening to see what we can start with tomorrow to make some improvements. Just the fact that you are driving much deeper into the corners with less power makes a huge impact here because of the big dips and bumps going into (Turn) 3. It really loads the car up much more aggressively over there. It makes those bumps seems like they are even worse than what we have had in the past. That is just one of the little things that when you take 100 horsepower out of the cars how it can change your approach in your set-up and what you have to do to get around a race track such as Dover.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jeff Gordon →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jimmie Johnson

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 29, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PRO SERVICES CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed going for win number 10 at Dover, the penalties issued last weekend after Charlotte, what he likes about racing at Dover and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THIS WEEKEND. GOING FOR WIN NUMBER 10 HERE AT DOVER AND YOUR CONFIDENCE HEADED INTO THE RACE ON SUNDAY:
“I feel good about it. I’m excited about this race track. It’s been such a great place to me over the years and certainly a place I’ve loved to drive at. I have probably told this story way too many times, but I go all the way back to my first trip here in an ASA (American Speed Association) car and it was love at first site. It’s been great to me and look forward to another strong weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jimmie Johnson →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Martin Truex, Jr.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 29, 2015

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed coming to his home track in Dover with momentum, the way his team is performing this season and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT COMING TO DOVER THIS WEEK AND YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE WEEKEND:
“It’s great to be here, it always is. I really enjoy coming up to this area. Obviously I really enjoy running this race track. I’m looking forward to having a great weekend with our Furniture Row Chevy. It’s been a good few weeks for us; it’s been a good season for us. Hopefully we can continue that here this weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Martin Truex, Jr. →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Mark Reuss to Pace Detroit Grand Prix in Corvette Z06

Mark Reuss to Pace Detroit Grand Prix in Corvette Z06
GM executive, motorsports fan will lead the pack at the Chevrolet Dual

DETROIT – Mark Reuss, the top product development executive at General Motors and avid motorsports fan, will pace drivers behind the wheel of a Corvette Z06 this weekend for the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans.

The two races take place Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31 – only about 2.5 miles from Chevrolet’s Detroit headquarters – as the next events in the Verizon IndyCar series. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Mark Reuss to Pace Detroit Grand Prix in Corvette Z06 →

Follow A Dream Racing

PERMATEX/FOLLOW A DREAM TEAM QUALIFIES NO. 1, SETS TOP SPEED

PERMATEX/FOLLOW A DREAM TEAM QUALIFIES NO. 1, SETS TOP SPEED

Marstons Mills, MA-May 28, 2015-Jay Blake’s Permatex/Follow A Dream team qualified No. 1, set top speed, and reached the semifinals at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series East Regional at Maple Grove Raceway. Driver Todd Veney qualified in the top spot with a 5.53 – just one-hundredth of a second from the team’s all-time best e.t. – and ran the fastest speed of his career, 265.53 mph.

After a first-round win over John Headley, 5.75 to 7.03, Veney lost to D.J. Cox in the semifinals by 21-thousandths of a second, 5.55 to 5.54. “He must have been ahead the whole way, but I never saw him,” Veney said. “Losing is never acceptable – no matter how close it was or how well the car ran – but it’s running better right now than it ever has. We’ve set top speed at more than half the races we’ve run this year.”

“It was a good weekend,” said Blake. “You’re not going to win every time, and the car was fast all weekend, the crew did a perfect job, and we didn’t hurt a part.”

The next race is June 26-27 at Lebanon Valley Dragway, where the Follow A Dream team has won two years in a row and three times in the past five years. It will be the start of the team’s busiest stretch ever – four races in four weeks: Lebanon Valley, N.Y.; Norwalk, Ohio; Chicago; and Epping, N.H.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE DPs AT BELLE ISLE: Going for Four Straight at Home

CORVETTE DPs AT BELLE ISLE: Going for Four Straight at Home
Four Corvette Daytona Prototypes to race in shadow of Chevrolet Headquarters

· Wayne Taylor Racing winner on Belle Isle in 2013, 2014

· Three straight 1-2 finishes for Corvette DPs on Belle Isle

· Chevrolet enters with 10-point lead in Prototype Engine Manufacturer standings

DETROIT (May 27, 2015) – There’s been no place like home for Chevrolet’s Corvette Daytona Prototype program. This weekend, four Corvette DP entries will try to give Chevrolet a fourth straight victory in the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic Presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers. The event is part of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix weekend on the Raceway at Belle Isle Park. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE DPs AT BELLE ISLE: Going for Four Straight at Home →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Gary Scelzi Racing–Scelzi Records Pair of Top 10s During Civil War Sprint Car Series Action

Scelzi Records Pair of Top 10s During Civil War Sprint Car Series Action

Inside Line Promotions – CHICO, Calif. (May 26, 2015) – Dominic Scelzi powered to a pair of top 10s last weekend with the Civil War Sprint Car Series while driving for Dan Monhoff.

Scelzi earned a fourth-place result on Saturday at Marysville Raceway in Marysville, Calif., before wrapping up the weekend with an eighth-place finish on Sunday at Silver Dollar Speedway. Continue reading Gary Scelzi Racing–Scelzi Records Pair of Top 10s During Civil War Sprint Car Series Action →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Test Day Sets the Stage for 24 Hours

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Test Day Sets the Stage for 24 Hours
Both Corvette C7.Rs ready for Le Mans dress rehearsal

· Eight hours of track time on 8.3-mile Circuit de la Sarthe

· Corvette Racing with seven class victories at Le Mans

· Official test day follows two days of running at National Corvette Museum track

DETROIT (May 26, 2015) – With victories in two of sports car racing’s biggest events already in 2015, Corvette Racing turns its focus across the Atlantic Ocean for the focal point of the season. The 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans again sees two entries from Corvette Racing competing in the twice-around-the-clock endurance race on June 13-14. It will be the second time at Le Mans for the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Test Day Sets the Stage for 24 Hours →

Bigfoot

Bigfoot Update–12 BIGFOOT Trucks at the Summit Racing Equipment Autorama!

12 BIGFOOT Trucks at the Summit Racing Equipment Autorama!

May 21, 2015 (St. Louis, MO) – Reflecting on the Summit Racing Equipment Autorama, now that we are finally back in the groove…what an awesome, crazy, rainy, successful weekend! It was the first time we had all 12 BIGFOOT® trucks in one location. Watching all 12 BIGFOOT haulers come through the tunnel and enter the infield of Atlanta Motor Speedway was incredible. It made us think of how truly lucky we are to have some of the best people in the industry working with us at BIGFOOT 4X4, Inc., both past and present! To think of how far we have come in 40 years is just amazing.

Once all the trucks were “tired-up,” we were offered the opportunity to bring all of them up on the track for some photo opportunities – staging them for different shots was crazy fun. It was really humbling just watching all of this happen (and to see Bob Chandler look like a kid in a candy store). We would like to thank Ted and all the guys at Atlanta Motor Speedway – what an awesome group of people!

Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t the best, but people showed up anyway and the day just got better. We had Bob Chandler hanging out by BIGFOOT #1 visiting with fans – how awesome is that?! We crushed cars during the day with the Summit Racing Equipment BIGFOOT, Trick Flow BIGFOOT, and even the Firestone Tires BIGFOOT. We had large crowds and everyone was excited to watch the crushes and just to walk around and see that many trucks up close with all of the drivers available. Regrettably, the weather put a huge damper on Sunday, and the event was finally canceled in the afternoon. We would like to shout out a big THANK YOU to Jim Greenleaf and all of the guys of Summit Racing Equipment for making this happen – we could not have made this event happen without you!

Ken Stotz Racing

Ken Stotz Racing–Lucas Oil Raceway

Finals in the Season Opener

With rain on and off all day Saturday the Lucas Oil Raceway crew and NHDRO staff rose another level trying to get the track dried so we can scream down the 1320. Luckily the rain held off just enough to get two of the three qualifiers in. We ran a 7.21@194 in the first qualifier just to see the bike get from point A to point B and check out track conditions just before the rain came. Amazingly the rain stopped just long enough to get the track dried off and another qualifier for all racers. We stepped it up by running a 7.11@ 196. attacking the eighth mile hard and turning the boost down on the big end to save wear and tear on the motor. We ended up #3 qualifier and were confident about eliminations on Sunday if the rain could hold off.

Well low and behold mother nature heard all our prayers and sent the rain else where. In the first round of eliminations we were attacking half track hard and playing it safe out the back door for a 7.01@196 mph. Second round we stepped it up even more running 6.98@197 mph. This was our best numbers to half track. All we needed to do now was to put all the power down the entire 1320. We made a slight clutch change before the semi-final. Unfortunately our opponent and friendly rival Mark Paquette blew the oil filter off his bike in the burnout giving Frankie a bye win to the finals. We slowed to a 7.04@198 mph. The bike didn’t like the clutch change. We really had to step up our game to beat Bud Yoder in the finals. He was running record numbers all day. In the finals Frankie cut an awesome .020 light and peaked at a 6.95@201 but wasn’t enough for Yoder’s record tying 6.84@211 mph. Running our best 1/8 mile times to date we are certain this is just the beginning to an amazing season and next time we will prevail on top.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Juan Pablo Montoya

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO 2 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, WINNER OF 99TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 met with media Monday and discussed his second victory in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Full transcript:

THE MODERATOR: We’ll go ahead and get started with our availability with the winner of the 99th Indianapolis 500, Juan Pablo Montoya.
A little less than 24 hours since you took the checkered flag there. Has it sunk in yet that you’ve won the Indy 500 for a second time?
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA: I think it has. Sorry, my voice is not at its best after the screaming yesterday.
I think yesterday it did. I mean, as I was coming to the line, I was really happy. It was like, It’s happening. You know, it’s pretty cool.
After that, I don’t know, I get really excited for a very short time, then it’s, Let’s move on, next. You know what I mean?
Even last night I was thinking, Okay, we got to make sure, you know, we done really well this year so far, we got pretty much four podiums in six races, two wins out of six races. We got to make sure we keep the ball rolling if we want to try to win the championship.
You know that Will’s going to be there every week. Dixon is going to be there every week, so… It’s going to be hard.
It’s exciting. It’s exciting to start the season like that. So it’s pretty cool. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Juan Pablo Montoya →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Gary Scelzi Motorsports–Giovanni Scelzi Claims Fourth Straight Heat Race Before Stuck Throttle Problem

Giovanni Scelzi Claims Fourth Straight Heat Race Before Stuck Throttle Problem

Inside Line Promotions – LEMOORE, Calif. (May 25, 2015) – Giovanni Scelzi took positive out of a DNF last Friday during the Tachi Palace Nationals at Lemoore Raceway.

“The track was super, super rough,” he said. “Normally I’m not very good on a rough race track. We’re really not used to running on those kinds of tracks, but I felt like we made really good headway from the beginning of the night to the end. We really got it working at the end of the night.” Continue reading Gary Scelzi Motorsports–Giovanni Scelzi Claims Fourth Straight Heat Race Before Stuck Throttle Problem →

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Rahal Finishes Fifth for Honda at Indianapolis 500

Rahal Finishes Fifth for Honda at Indianapolis 500
• Sixth-place finish for Marco Andretti
• Fuel gambles by Justin Wilson, Carlos Munoz come up short
• Gabby Chaves leads rookie field

Graham Rahal and Marco Andretti led the way for Honda Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, finishing fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500.

Starting 17th, Rahal gained ground steadily throughout the first third of the 200-lap contest, reaching the top 10 on Lap 68. The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver continued to battle his way forward, finally moving to fifth in the closing laps as the top Honda finisher. Starting on the third row of the grid, eighth, Andretti struggled early with handling issues, but was able to improve the car through changes at successive pit stops, then gained positions with aggressive re-starts after cautions late in the race to finish sixth. Continue reading Honda Racing–Rahal Finishes Fifth for Honda at Indianapolis 500 →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Races to Fourth Final of the Season at NHRA Kansas Nationals

Anderson Races to Fourth Final of the Season at NHRA Kansas Nationals

TOPEKA, Kan., May 24, 2015 – Greg Anderson has a great record at Heartland Park Topeka, and this weekend at the 27th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals, he continued his strong string of performances with a final-round finish in his red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro – his second in a row. Anderson, of Mooresville, N.C., maintained the No. 3 position in the NHRA Pro Stock points and looks to keep steaming ahead into the busy summer, when racing really heats up. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson Races to Fourth Final of the Season at NHRA Kansas Nationals →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Beckman Seizes Second Win of Season at Topeka, Sixth Victory in Eight Events for 2015 Dodge Charger R/T

Beckman Seizes Second Win of Season at Topeka, Sixth Victory in Eight Events for 2015 Dodge Charger R/T

· Jack Beckman drives his Mopar HEMI-powered 2015 Dodge Charger R/T to victory at the rain-delayed NHRA Kansas Nationals

· The new 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car has claimed six wins and advanced to the final round in seven of eight events this season

· Beckman makes NHRA history by becoming the first driver in a Funny Car to record four consecutive runs below 4 seconds

· Don Schumacher Racing Mopar Dodge drivers hold the top three spots in the Funny Car standings

· Matt Hagan reaches the semifinals in his Rocky Boots/Mopar Express Lane Dodge

· Mopar-powered Pro Stocker V. Gaines advances to quarterfinals

· “Magneti Marelli Offered by Mopar” Dodge Dart Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson bows out early Continue reading Mopar Racing–Beckman Seizes Second Win of Season at Topeka, Sixth Victory in Eight Events for 2015 Dodge Charger R/T →

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Racing–Strong Charlotte Run For Blaney Cut Short By Engine Failure

Strong Charlotte Run For Blaney Cut Short By Engine Failure

May 25, 2015

Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion didn’t make it all the way to the end of Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. An engine problem put him out of the race at Lap 283 of 400 after he’d run in the top 15 for most of the night. He was credited with a 42nd-place finish.

But overall, the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team had plenty to be proud of at the conclusion of the biggest weekend in motorsports. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–Strong Charlotte Run For Blaney Cut Short By Engine Failure →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Coca-Cola 600

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Coca-Cola 600
Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 24, 2015

Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates Ryan Newman, Paul Menard and Austin Dillon finished sixth, 14th and 16th, respectively, in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Newman ranks 11th in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Kevin Harvick by 130 points, while Menard ranks 13th and Dillon 23rd. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Coca-Cola 600 →

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