CHEVY FAST FACTS
GOOD SAM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
OCTOBER 7, 2012
· A total of 16 Team Chevy drivers will start the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Talladega Superspeedway
· Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet will lead the field to green as today’s pole sitter
· Team Chevy drivers occupy five of the top-12 starting positions
· Chevrolet drivers starting in the top-12:
o Ryan Newman, No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet, will start second
o Tony Stewart, No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet, will roll off fourth
o Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, will take the green flag from the sixth starting position
o Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard, will start 12th
CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY:
Chevrolet drivers have won 38 of 86 races at Talladega Superspeedway. Wins by active drivers are:
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, has six (6) victories at Talladega (’96,’00,’04,’05 & ’07 – TWICE) Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, has gone to Victory Lane five (5) times at Talladega Superspeedway (’01,’02 –TWICE, ’03 & ’04) Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, has two (2) victories at Talladega Superspeedway (’06 & ’11) Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet, has one (1) win at Talladega (’10) Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Allstate Chevrolet, has one (1) trophy from Talladega Superspeedway (’09) Tony Stewart, No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet, has gone to Victory Lane once (1) at Talladega Superspeedway (’08)
A Chevrolet driver has won four (4) of the last five (5) races at Talladega Superspeedway A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Talladega Superspeedway 28 times Team Chevy drivers have scored 164 top-five and 302 top-10 finishes at Talladega A Chevrolet has led 6,764 laps (41.9% of possible 16,134 laps) at Talladega Superspeedway
TEAM CHEVY IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:
· Chevrolet has won 35 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Manufacturers’ Championships
· Team Chevy drivers have scored 698 wins and 631 poles in NSCS competition
About Chevrolet
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