CHEVY FAST FACTS
HELUVA GOOD! SOUR CREAM DIPS AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
August 14, 2011
A total of 16 Team Chevy drivers will start the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Watkins Glen International, Round 22 of the 2011 season
Chevrolet drivers starting in the top-10:
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet -4th
Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet – 5th
Ryan Newman, No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet – 6th
Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet – 7th
Regan Smith, No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet – 10th
TEAM CHEVY ON THE TRACK – THE GLEN:
Team Chevy drivers have won 16 of 28 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races at Watkins Glen International (WGI)
Chevy drivers have won 11 poles at WGI
Team Chevy drivers have scored 52 top-five finishes and 101 top-10 finishes at WGI
A Chevrolet has led laps 1,230 (50% of possible 2,436) at WGI
Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, has five (5) victories at The Glen (’02. ’04, ’05, ’07 & ’09)
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, has scored four (4) WGI race wins (’97, ’98, ’99 and ’01)
Mark Martin, No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, has three (3) wins at WGI (’93, ’94 & ’95)
Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet, has won once (1) at The Glen (’06)
Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet, has one once at WGI (’10)
TEAM CHEVY IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:
Chevrolet has won 34 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Manufacturers’ Championships
Team Chevy drivers have scored 678 wins AND 616 poles in NSCS competition
2011 wins – 9
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 120 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 www.chevrolet.com .
