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 led the most laps in ’09 – 5,174 of 9,913 (52.2% of all laps raced)
• Team Chevy drivers have had more top-five (5) finishes in ’09 – 84 total – more than any other manufacturer
• Team Chevy drivers have had more top-10 finishes than any other manufacturer in ’09 – 169 total
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-three Chase point positions are held by Team Chevy drivers. With two (2) races remaining, Team Chevy drivers rank as follows with Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) stats:
• Jimmie Johnson, No 48 Lowe’s Impala SS, is the points leader with six (6) wins to-date in 2009 and a 73 point lead
• In 12 PIR starts, Johnson has three (3) wins, seven (7) top-five and 10 top-10 finishes with one 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 25 previous PIR starts, Martin has two (2) wins, 10 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes and one pole
• Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Impala SS, is currently third (3rd) in the Chase standings with one (1) win to-date in 2009
• In 21 starts at PIR, Gordon has one (1) win, eight (8) top-5 and 15 top-10 finishes with three (3) poles
• Tony Stewart, No. 14 Old Spice/ Office Depot Impala SS is fifth (5th) in the Chase points order with four (4) wins to-date in 2009
• In 15 PIR starts, Stewart has one (1) win, seven (7) top-five and nine (9) top-10 finishes
• Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Impala SS, is sixth (6th) in the standings after eight Chase races
• Has five (5) previous starts at PIR
• Ryan Newman, No. 39 US Army Impala SS, is ninth (9th) in the 2009 Chase standings
• In 14 PIR starts, Newman has three (3) top-fives, three (3) top-10 finishes and four poles
IMPALA SS ON THE TRACK: PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY:
Team Chevy drivers have won 12 times in the 26 previous NSCS races at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR)
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Impala SS, has three (3) Phoenix wins, more than any other driver, and has one (1) pole
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Impala SS, has one (1) victory and three (3) poles at PIR
Jeff Burton, No. 31 CAT Financial Impala SS, has two (2) victories at PIR
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 AMP Energy/ National Guard Impala SS, has won twice (2) at PIR
Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Impala SS, has two (2) wins at PIR
Tony Stewart, No. 14 Old Spice/ Office Depot Impala SS, has one (1) PIR win
Mark Martin, No. 5 Kellogg’s/ CARQUEST Impala SS, has won twice (2) at PIR including ’09 Spring race from the pole
Ryan Newman, No. 39 US Army Impala SS, has four (4) poles at PIR, more than any other driver
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