TEAM CHEVY IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES – 2009
• Chevrolet clinched the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Manufacturers’ Cup champions after 29 races
• Team Chevy drivers have won 17 races in ’09, more than any other manufacturer
• 650 NASCAR Sprint Cup Wins!! Jimmie Johnson scored the landmark victory for Chevy at Lowe’s Motor Speedway
• Team Chevy drivers have lead the most laps in ’09 – 4,799 of 8,887 (54.0% of all laps raced)
• Team Chevy drivers have had more top-five (5) finished in ’09 – 78 – more than any other manufacturer
• Team Chevy drivers have had more top-10 finishes than any other manufacturer in ’09 – 153
TEAM CHEVY IN THE CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP:
Team Chevy has six drivers in the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, more than any other manufacturer. Currently the top-four Chase point positions are held by Team Chevy drivers. With five (5) races remaining, Team Chevy drivers rank as follows:
• Jimmie Johnson, No 48 Lowe’s Impala SS, is the points leader with six (6) wins to-date in 2009
• In 15 Martinsville Speedway (MS) starts, Johnson has six (6) wins, 11 top-five, 14 top-10 finishes and one (1) pole
• Mark Martin, No. 5 Kellogg’s/CARQUEST/ Impala SS, is second (2nd) in the Chase standings with five (5) wins to-date in 2009
• In 43 previous MS starts, Martin has two (2) wins, 11 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes with three (3) poles
• Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont/National Guard Impala SS, is currently third (3rd) in the Chase standings with one (1) win to-date in 2009
• In 33 starts at Martinsville, Gordon has seven (7) wins, 17 top-5 and 27 top-10 finishes with seven (7) poles
• Tony Stewart, No. 14 Old Spice/ Office Depot Impala SS is fourth (4th) in the Chase points order with four (4) wins to-date in 2009
• In 21 MS starts, Stewart has two (2) wins, eight (8) top-five and 12 top-10 finishes with three poles
• Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Impala SS, is sixth (6th) in the standings after five (5) Chase races
• Has five (5) previous starts at Martinsville with one (1) top-10 finish
• Ryan Newman, No. 39 U.S. Army Impala SS, is eighth (8th) in the 2009 Chase standings
• In 15 MS starts, Newman has five (5) top-fives, seven (7) top-10 finishes and two (2) poles
IMPALA SS ON THE TRACK: MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY:
Team Chevy drivers have won 46 of the 121 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races at Martinsville Speedway, more than any other manufacturer
Team Chevy drivers have won 11 of the last 13 Martinsville races. Hendrick Motorsports drivers Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have won 10 of those 13 races.
Gordon, No. 24 DuPont/National Guard Impala SS, has seven (7) Martinsville victories, more than any other active driver
Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Impala SS, has six (6) victories at the .526-mile oval
Mark Martin, No. 5 Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Impala SS, has two (2) Martinsville victories
Tony Stewart, No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Impala SS has won twice (2) at Martinsville
Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Impala SS, has one (1) win at Martinsville
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