CHEVY RACING AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY: – JEFF CHEW, MARKETING MANAGER, NASCAR, CHEVY RACING:
“Michigan International Speedway is in our backyard and we always look forward to racing there. This weekend we’ll bring the all-new 2010 Team Chevy Racing Display to MIS. Fans can visit the display, where question-and-answer and autograph sessions will take place, and see Chevrolet’s 2010 lineup of award-winning cars and trucks on display and also test drive those vehicles. Plus, and this has been very popular, fans can stop by the Team Chevy Winner’s Circle Photo Trailer, where they can get a ‘green-screen’ framed picture taken with their favorite Chevy driver.”
TEAM CHEVY IN 2010 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:
· Race wins – 6 as of race 14 of 36
· Poles – 6 as of race 14 of 36
· Laps led – 2,413 (50.7% of possible 4,757)
· Top-five finishes – 38 (54.2% of possible)
· Top-10 finishes – 70 (50% of possible)
· Has six (6) drivers in top-12 points positions
o Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet is the points leader
CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK-MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY:
Team Chevy drivers have won 18 of 81 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races at Michigan International Speedway (MIS)
· Chevy drivers have won 23 poles at MIS· Team Chevy drivers have scored 135 top-five finishes and 274 top-10 finishes at MIS
A Chevrolet has led 5,903 laps (36.7% of possible 16,089) at MIS
Mark Martin, No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, has five (5) previous NSCS victories at MIS (’90, ’93, ’97, ’98, ‘09)
Bobby Labonte, No. 71 TRG Motorsports Chevrolet, has three (3) MIS wins (’95, ’95, ’99)
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont/National Guard Job Skills Chevrolet, has two (2) MIS NSCS wins (’98, ’01)
Ryan Newman, No. 39 US Army Chevrolet, has two (2) MIS victories (’03, ’04)
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 AMP Energy /National Guard Chevrolet has one (1) win at MIS (’08)
Tony Stewart, No. 14 Old Spice/ Office Depot Chevrolet, has won once (1) at MIS (’00)
TEAM CHEVY AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY – PAT SUHY, GM RACING NASCAR GROUP MANAGER:
“Team Chevy heads north to Michigan International Speedway with a twelve point lead in manufacturers points. Our teams have more than twice as many laps and had more than twice the number of top fives and fastest green flag laps as our nearest competitor. While recent results don’t necessarily reflect that strength, they do illustrate the fine line between winning and finishing second (or worse) in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition. The competition among the top teams is tighter than it’s been in the recent past. Changing to double file restarts and multiple green white checker attempts has added to the drama and helped to mix things up compared to last season.
“MIS is a challenging race track. It is similar to its sister track, Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, but with more banking all the way around and a significantly longer front stretch. It’s also a very wide track, and the multiple grooves mean that a driver can sometimes find an alternative line that can help him manage with changing track conditions or overcome any handling deficiencies he might encounter.
“When NASCAR rolls into Michigan, it’s always an exciting time for the Detroit-based manufacturers. We all want to win every race, but winning one in your own back yard is special. Team Chevy has come away with wins in the last two June races at MIS, and I’m confident that when the white flag flies on Sunday afternoon there will be at least one Impala that will be in a position to capture the checkers and bring us our seventh win this year.”
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