TEAM CHEVY AT CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY – ALBA COLON, GM RACING NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES PROGRAM MANAGER:
“This will be the second time to race under the lights at Chicagoland and everybody loves Saturday night racing! There are always exciting finishes at this track, which is unique with its own set of challenges. The track has a lot of downforce and is quite similar to other 1.5-mile tracks except that the back straightaway isn’t straight. It has a curve in it. It’s very different, so much so that many of the drivers even refer to it as being ‘round’. It’s a fast, wide-open track, which requires a lot more throttle and can be hard on engines.
“We have officially reached the halfway point in the 2010 season, and are just eight races away from entering the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. Our four key teams have delivered nine wins so far this year and Chevrolet currently has six drivers in the top-12. Team Chevy has shown strength at every type of track by scoring three restrictor plate race wins, one road course win, three short track victories, and two 1.5-mile track wins. But there is still a lot of work to do by the dedicated engineers at GM Racing to maintain strong results and capture more wins toward the Manufacturers’ Cup and both the driver’s and owner’s championships.
“A strong performance at Chicagoland should give us some valuable information which can be used at the Kansas track during the Chase. Chevrolet has had great results at Chicago in the past with seven wins in the nine races here so far. We are looking forward to continuing that success on Saturday night and it would be great to go into the off-weekend on a good note with another win!”
TEAM CHEVY IN 2010 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:
· Race wins – 9 as of race 18 of 36
· Poles – 7 as of race 18 of 36
· Laps led – 2,705 (48.9% of possible 5,534)
· Top-five finishes – 51 (56.7% of possible)
· Top-10 finishes – 92 (51.1% of possible)
· With eight (8) races remaining in the Race to the Chase, Team Chevy has six (6) drivers in top-12 points positions:
o Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet is the points leader
o Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet – 2nd
o Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet – 3rd
o Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet – 8th
o Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet – 9th
o Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet – 11th
CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK-CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY:
Team Chevy drivers have won 7 of 9 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races at Chicagoland Speedway
· Chevrolet drivers have won 5 poles at Chicagoland
· Team Chevy drivers have scored 28 top-five finishes and 48 top-10 finishes at Chicagoland
A Chevrolet has led 1,409 laps (58.6% of possible 2,406) at Chicagoland
Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, has won twice (2) at Chicagoland
Tony Stewart, No 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet, has won at Chicagoland two (2) times
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, has one (1) win at Chicagoland
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, has one (1) Chicagoland win
Mark Martin, No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, has won once (1) at Chicagoland
Ryan Newman, No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet, has one (1) Chicagoland win
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