NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
PURE MICHIGAN 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES
AUGUST 15, 2015
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CHEVROLET SS – EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE ISSUE AT THE END OF THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION
WHAT HAVE THEY TOLD YOU MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED?
“We really don’t have a really good explanation yet. We think it is something to do with fueling. It is showing on the EFI (electronic fuel injection) that it wasn’t getting enough fuel. We will see if it is a fueling issue, if not, if it’s a bigger issue we will change the motor for Sunday. And have a fresh bullet going into the race.”
HOW BIG OF A DETRIMENT IF YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THIS ENGINE IS THIS GOING TO BE SINCE YOU HAD A REALLY GOOD STARTING SPOT?
“Yeah, it’s really important, but we’ve had a fast car. I’m not too worried about it. Just track position is a lot here. Hopefully we don’t have to change it. If we do, we have a fresh piece going into Sunday’s race.”
MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS – FASTEST IN THE FINAL NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES PRACTICE SESSION
YOU WERE FASTEST IN FINAL PRACTICE. THIS IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE HAD TO RUN AROUND OTHER CARS ON THIS TRACK WITH THIS NEW PACKAGE. WHAT IS YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE PACKAGE NOW AND WHAT DO YOU THINK WE ARE GOING TO SEE TOMORROW?
“I think we are trying more to assess our racecar compared to everybody else’s more so than the package compared to what we have been running. A little bit more draft on the straightaway and it’s pretty hard to stay close to a guy in the corner. You are constantly looking for that clean air, trying to time your runs on the straightaway to get through the corner clean. I’m not sure it’s going to be different tomorrow. It’s going to be hot, slick and it will be a handful. Really just proud of everybody on the Furniture Row Chevrolet team for working hard all weekend. We were off on speed yesterday. We’ve been working hard on it. It seems like the hotter the slower the track gets the better we are. Hopefully that will be a good sign for tomorrow.”
FROM WHERE YOU START AND WHAT YOU SAW TODAY DO YOU THINK THAT TRACK POSITION IS GOING TO BE A PREMIUM OR DO YOU THINK YOU CAN PASS AND MOVE YOUR WAY UP THROUGH THE FIELD?
“It’s going to be tough for sure. I think it is no matter what. The field is so close together, everybody is running really fast here. It’s going to be tough to pass, but we passed some cars today. Hopefully, we can do some more tomorrow, because we need to.”
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