CHEVY FAST FACTS
LENOX INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
July 17, 2011
• A total of 17 Team Chevy drivers will start the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, round 19 of the 2011 season
• Ryan Newman, No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet, will start on the pole of today’s 301-lap/318.46-mile race. It is the 47th career pole of Newman’s NSCS career placing him 10th all-time.
Other Chevrolet drivers starting in the top-10:
Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet – 2nd
Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet – 6th
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet – 7th
Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet – 8th
Paul Menard, No. 27 Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet – 9th
CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK – NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
o Team Chevy drivers have won 15 of 32 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS)
o Chevrolet drivers have won 14 poles at NHMS
o Team Chevy drivers have scored 72 top-five finishes and 130 top-10 finishes at NHMS
o A Chevrolet has led 4,692 laps (48.1% of possible 9,446) at NHMS
o Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, holds the record for the most wins at NHMS – four (4)
o Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, has three (3) NHMS wins
o Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 LoweÂ’s Chevrolet, has won three (3) races at NHMS
o Clint Bowyer, No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet, has two (2) win at NHMS
o Ryan Newman, No. 39 US Army Chevrolet, has two (2) NHMS wins
o Tony Stewart, No 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, has won at NHMS twice (2)
o Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet, has won once (1) at NHMS
o Mark Martin, No. 5 GoDaddy.Com Chevrolet, has one (1) NHMS win
TEAM CHEVY IN 2010 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:
Chevrolet has won 34 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) ManufacturersÂ’ Championships
Team Chevy drivers have scored 676 wins AND 616 poles in NSCS competition
2011 wins – 7
2011 poles – 7
In 2010, Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Lowe’s Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team scored their unprecedented fifth consecutive drivers’ and owners’ NSCS championships
About Chevrolet: Founded in Detroit in 1911, Chevrolet celebrates its centennial as a global automotive brand with annual sales of about 4.25 million vehicles in more than 140 countries. Chevrolet provides consumers with fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality, expressive design, spirited performance and value. The Chevrolet portfolio includes iconic performance cars such as Corvette and Camaro; dependable, long-lasting pickups and SUVs such as Silverado and Suburban; and award-winning passenger cars and crossovers such as Spark, Cruze, Malibu, Equinox and Traverse. Chevrolet also offers “gas-friendly to gas-free” solutions including Cruze Eco and Volt. Cruze Eco offers 42 mpg highway while Volt offers 35 miles of electric, gasoline-free driving and an additional 344 miles of extended range. Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. More information regarding Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com ce5&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.chevrolet.com%2f> .
