TEAM CHEVY AT DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY – PAT SUHY, GM RACING NASCAR GROUP MANAGER:
“Congratulations to Clint Bowyer, Shane Wilson, the No. 33 crew, and everyone at RCR for bringing home the win in the Chase kickoff race at Loudon this past Sunday. That win marked Team Chevy’s 14th trip to victory lane this season in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. With nine races to go, all six of our Chevrolet drivers in the Chase still have a great chance to bring home the coveted Sprint Cup trophy. Chevy now leads the Manufacturers’ championship point standings by 32.
“Coming into round two of the Chase in Dover, the second trip to the Monster Mile on the tour this year, all of our teams will be looking to improve their performances of the last visit in May. They’ve been analyzing those results and studying how the cars responded to their initial setups and changes during practice sessions and the race itself. Since the Cup cars will be running the same Goodyear tire combination that was used then, everything they learned is applicable to this Sunday’s event. The engineers and crew chiefs will be able to fine tune their setups based on that data and hopefully come out with a better end result. Whether or not it’s one of our Chase contenders or another Team Chevy driver, I’m looking forward to celebrating another victory this weekend in Dover”.
TEAM CHEVY IN 2010 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:
· Race wins – 14 as of race 27 of 36
· Poles – 11 as of race 27 of 36
· Laps led – 4,100 (51.4% of possible 7,976)
· Top-five finishes – 72 (53.3% of possible)
· Top-10 finishes – 136 (50.4% of possible)
· Team Chevy has six (6) drivers in the 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup:
o Clint Bowyer, No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet – ranks 2nd in the standings
o Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet - is 3rd in points
o Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont/Law Enforcement Museum Chevrolet – sits 5th in standings
o Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet – is 7th in points
o Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet – is in 10th place
o Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet – sits 11th in the standings
CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK-DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY:
Team Chevy drivers have won 30 of 81 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races at Dover International Speedway (Dover)
· Chevy has 20 poles at Dover
Team Chevy drivers have scored 158 top-five finishes and 303 top-10 finishes at Dover
A Chevrolet has led 14,799 laps (39.5% of possible 37,504) at Dover
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet, has four (5) wins at Dover (’02, ’04 and ‘09)
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont/Law Enforcement Museum Chevrolet, has scored four (4) Dover race wins (’95, ’96 and ’01)
Mark Martin, No. 5 Delphi/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, also has four (4) victories at the Monster Mile (’97, ’98, ’99 and ’04)
Ryan Newman, No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet, has three (3) Dover wins (’03 and ’04)
Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet, has won twice (2) at Dover (won both races in ’00)
Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, has one (1) victory at Dover (’06)
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 National Guard/ AMP Energy Chevrolet won once (1) at Dover in 2001
Bobby Labonte, No. 09 Phoenix Construction Chevrolet, has one (1) win at Dover (’99)
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