CHEVY NSCS AT RICHMOND ONE: Team Chevy Fast Facts

CHEVY FAST FACTS

TOYOTA OWNERS 400

RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

APRIL 27, 2013

·         A total of 17 Team Chevy drivers will start the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Richmond International Raceway

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-10:

·         Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet SS, will take the green flag from the third starting position

·         Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Quaker State Chevrolet SS, will start fourth

·         Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Depend Chevrolet SS, will roll off sixth

CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY:

• Chevrolet drivers have won 35 of 113 races at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). Wins by active drivers are:
  • Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Dover White Chevrolet SS, has three (3) wins at RIR (’07 – TWICE & ‘08)
  • Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet SS, has three (3) victories at RIR (’00, ’04 & ’06)
  • Tony Stewart, No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS, has three (3) trophies from RIR (’99, ’01, & ’02)
  • Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet SS, has visited Victory Lane at RIR twice (2) (’96 & ’00)
  • Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Bell Helicopter Chevrolet SS, has taken the checkered flag at RIR twice (2) (’06 & ’11)
  • Jeff Burton, No. 31 Airgas/Bulwark Chevrolet SS, has one (1) win at RIR (’98)
  • Kurt Busch, No. 78 Furniture Row Racing/Serta Chevrolet SS, has one victory at RIR (’05)
  • Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Quaker State Chevrolet SS, has made one trip to Victory Lane at RIR (’05)
  • Ryan Newman, No. 39 Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet SS, has one (1) trophy from RIR (’03)
• A Chevrolet driver has won three (3) of the last 10 races at Richmond International Raceway
• A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Richmond International Raceway 45 times
• Team Chevy drivers have scored 209 top-five and 427 top-10 finishes at Richmond International Raceway
• A Chevrolet has led 14,226 laps (36.7% of possible 42,290 laps) at Richmond International Raceway

TEAM CHEVY IN 2013 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:

·         Chevrolet has won 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Manufacturers Championships

·         Team Chevy drivers have scored 705 wins and 636 poles in NSCS competition

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