NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
ALSCO UNIFORMS 302
TEAM CHEVY PRESS RELEASE
OCTOBER 15, 2022

CHEVROLET MILESTONE VICTORY CLINCHES MANUFACTURER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
500 Wins for Chevy, Sixth Consecutive Series Title

LAS VEGAS (October 15, 2022) – Josh Berry’s NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway also capped a memorable afternoon for Chevrolet: It marked Chevy’s 500th all-time win in the series and it clinched Chevrolet’s sixth consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series Manufacturer’s Championship.

The 2022 season marks the manufacturer’s 24th time winning the Bill France Performance Cup, extending its series-leading record over any other manufacturer. The prestigious award is also the eighth for the Camaro SS, captured in its 10th season as Chevrolet’s flagship vehicle in the series.

“It’s been quite a day for Chevrolet, and it’s been quite a season,” said Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president of Performance and Motorsports. “First, congratulations to Josh Berry for winning his third race of the season. Each race win is special and memorable in its own way, and I’m sure he’ll remember today for a long time. JR Motorsports, Kaulig Racing, Richard Childress Racing, Jeremy Clements Racing, Big Machine Racing and Hendrick Motorsports contributed valuable manufacturer points this season. Many people contribute to accomplishments like these, and I’d like to thank all of the Chevrolet engineers, and all of the drivers, crew chiefs, teams and owners who have been a part of our 24 championships and 500 wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series over the years.”

Chevrolet secured its series-leading championship title with 30 of 33 races complete. Eight drivers from five different Chevrolet teams have amassed 23 wins thus far, giving the Bowtie brand a winning percentage of 76 percent. Team Chevy drivers contributing to those wins include: Noah Gragson (seven wins), AJ Allmendinger (five wins), Justin Allgaier and Josh Berry (three wins each), Austin Hill (two wins), and Jeremy Clements, Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick (one win each). Sam Mayer and Landon Cassill also contributed points toward the championship.

In pursuit of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Championship, Kaulig Racing’s AJ Allmendinger won the regular-season championship title, and led Chevrolet to a manufacturer-leading eight playoff contenders. Now reaching the Playoffs Round of 8, six Chevrolet drivers remain to vie for a spot in the Championship 4, with Josh Berry now the first driver to secure his spot to compete for the championship title.

The 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season will conclude at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday, November 5, for the series’ Championship race.

About Chevrolet

Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, available in 79 countries with more than 3.2 million cars and trucks sold in 2020. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

NASCAR CUP SERIES
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
SOUTH POINT 400
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 15, 2022

TYLER REDDICK RECORDS THIRD POLE OF 2022 AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Four Camaro ZL1’s to Start in Top-10

· Tyler Reddick clocked-in a lap of 29.252 seconds, at 184.603 mph, to capture the pole position for tomorrow’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

· This marks Reddick’s fourth career pole in 107 NASCAR Cup Series starts.

· Reddick’s pole gives Chevrolet its ninth NASCAR Cup Series pole win of 2022; and 732nd all-time in NASCAR Cup Series history.

TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 ALSCO CAMARO ZL1 – Pole Winner Press Conference Transcript

TALK ABOUT STARTING UP FRONT FOR TOMORROW’S RACE.

“It’s awesome. I didn’t really know what was going to be in the cards for us after how practice went. We didn’t really fire off great. We had to make some pretty big adjustments on our car. Normally with this car, it’s been pretty challenging to go from a 20th-place car to where we ended qualifying at.

Just a great effort from our team. We worked really, really hard today. That’s just what we’re about. We just keep fighting.”

EARLIER YOU SAID YOU WERE PRETTY EXCITED JUST THINKING ABOUT PRACTICE, THINKING ABOUT QUALIFYING. YOU SAID YOU WERE HAPPY ABOUT THE NEWS FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT WEREN’T REALLY SHOWING IT. WHAT’S THE EMOTION RIGHT NOW, KNOWING THAT YOU’RE STARTING ON THE FRONT ROW FOR TOMORROW’S RACE?

“For the race tomorrow, it’s a big deal for us.

I’m really excited about next year, but there’s still a number of races left this year that I’m going to continue to remain focused on and do everything I can for my team to run well and do well.

Certainly, it is nice to know – like, ‘hey, this is what the future is going to hold’. I’m going to get to go over there earlier than I planned and just start working on those things that myself and a lot of the ownership over there talked about wanting to do and why we wanted to get together. We just get a year earlier start on that and that is very exciting for me. I’m excited about the opportunity, but I understand and know – I’m excited in a weird way for all of the things that we’re going to have in front of us. In a weird way, it’s always been really fun for me to put a lot of work into something like I have at RCR and see how much has come out of it. So, I’m really excited to do that again and do that at 23XI.”

WITH THE DISTRACTIONS OF YOUR SITUATION NOW SETTLED, IS IT EASIER TO NOW FOCUS ON THESE FINAL RACES?

“It wasn’t a distraction at all, honestly.”

YOU SHARED A LITTLE EARLIER ABOUT CHANGING THE SETUP FROM A 20TH-PLACE CAR TO NOW SITTING ON THE POLE. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU BELIEVE THIS OR NOT, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS GOING ON IN THE SKY THAT ARE PREVENTING THE SUN FROM POSSIBLY COMING OUT THE NEXT FEW HOURS. IF THAT ENDS UP COMING, WHAT KIND OF ADJUSTMENTS DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE AGAIN?

“I don’t even know what you’re talking about. Are you talking about rain.. that word?

Well, we don’t do anything until tomorrow, so that’s fine. I hate it for these guys. They might be stuck here a little bit later. But when it rains, it pours, it seems like. The only thing that’s going to stink about that is that I was really excited about going back to South Point and hanging out at the pool; and if it rains, that’s going to ruin that. I guess that will effect my strategy for the rest of the day (laughs).”

SAME TIRE AS TEXAS AND KANSAS. CERTAINLY WE SAW ISSUES AT TEXAS AND A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION SEEMED TO BE ABOUT AIR PRESSURES. THE LEARNINGS FROM THOSE EXPERIENCES, HOW DOES THAT CARRYOVER OR WHAT KIND OF AN IMPACT COULD TIRES PLAY IN THAT SENSE TOMORROW?

“It just depends on what happens. If we’re talking about the thing that nobody wants to talk about in the sky, like if the track cools off a bunch and people aren’t right on top of it on the air pressures.. I think that’s what made Texas so crazy when the track cooled off a lot. As it was cooling off, the speeds picked up, the load in the tire picked up, especially in (turns) three and four and I think that’s where people saw issues. I think those are the situations that could come into play. But certainly as people get more desperate to try and make their cars better on the long run, all that sort of stuff – I think the air pressure can play a role into that. I think.. I’m not a crew chief though.

And then there are other factors, just like what you bring as a setup in your car to the racetrack. Some of us unfortunately, just depending on what we bring – if we guess wrong, we’re in a bad spot and we’re being really hard on the construction of the tire.”

EARLIER IN HERE, CHASE ELLIOTT WAS SAYING ‘HEY, WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, LET IT GO’ AND YOU JUST HAVE TO MOVE ONTO THE NEXT RACE. WHEN YOU HAVE SUCCESS, WHETHER IT’S SOMETHING LIKE TODAY OR WINNING A RACE HERE IN THE PLAYOFFS AFTER YOU’VE BEEN ELIMINATED – IT’S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT IS THERE A LITTLE BIT OF A PAIN BECAUSE OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN? AS AN ATHLETE, HOW DO YOU NOT LET THAT CONSUME YOU?

“At this moment, I don’t. But certainly if depending on how things go – say we win another race now that we’re in the Round of 8 and go out there and outrun all of the Championship 4 at Phoenix – I guess then, that’s when you can be like ‘dang, those two points’. But up until then, there are so many different ways that things could play out, so at this moment, no. If it does go that way, it stinks, but it shows that we were right there and we just needed one or two things to go a little bit differently. At the end of the year, if it ends that way, that will sting. But in a way, it’s a good problem to have because it means that we were right now.”

WE’VE HEARD FROM SOME DRIVERS THAT THE WIDER TIRE MIGHT BE HELPING TO RUBBER UP THE OTHER LANES A LITTLE BETTER THIS YEAR ON SOME OF THE OTHER INTERMEDIATE TRACKS. HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT?

“I don’t know if it has anything to do with the tire width. I think in our case here, with this car when it comes to laying tire rubber, it just seems like it’s air temperature and track surface temperature dependent. We’ve been able to go to Martinsville like we did in the summer a couple months ago and lay all sorts of rubber with the same tire that wouldn’t lay any rubber when we raced there in the spring. Today, just how it played out for whatever reason – (turns) one and two in the shade were laying a lot more rubber than three and four in the sun. So, I think in some weird ways, it’s temperature dependent, more so than the 1.5-mile tracks. I feel like of the tracks that we go to, the 1.5-mile tracks probably test the tires the most laterally.. not even really accelerating. So it could be a few of those things, but I think it’s mostly track temperature.”

YOU EARNED YOUR FIRST CUP SERIES WIN AT ROAD AMERICA AND YOU’VE SINCE THEN ADDED ANOTHER TWO WINS THIS SEASON. WHAT’S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR THAN YOUR LAST YEAR AT CUP, AND WHAT KIND OF MOMENTUM DOES THAT BRING TO YOU FOR NEXT SEASON?

“We’ve just had a little bit more speed at more tracks this year. And then in those situations, like Road America and Indy, the races played out pretty naturally and we were able to navigate our way to win. Look at Texas, it was a little bit more chaotic for us.

In the years past, the first year we had a race or two capable of that. Just as the race played out, we didn’t run a complete race without any mistakes and that was the difference. As we’ve moved to this Next Gen car, a lot of those same details remain where you have to really execute all aspects of the race. We’ve just had a little bit faster cars. We’ve been able to mix it up a little bit more in certain situations and get our way up there. I think, consistency-wise, it’s been one of my worst years. But if we were running at the end of the race, we’re in the top-10. If not, we’re in the garage five-laps down because something went wrong.”

ONLY ONE TIME HAS THE RACE BEEN WON BY THE POLE SITTER AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY. DO YOU FEEL ANY CONVINCING REASON ON WHY THAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR FOR YOU, AND WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS?

“I don’t know. I think the track changes a lot from practice, to qualifying and then to the race. The lane choice you have and the decisions you make when the track is pretty green when we start practice is a lot different than it is in the race.

And then there’s just a lot of really smart teams and drivers out here that have raced here many, many times and know what adjustments to make to hit the certain aspects of this car. For us, when we’ve started on the pole or we’ve started towards the front at these 1.5-mile tracks, we’ve had a lot of speed. We’ve just, unfortunately, had some things not go our way. But we were really safe on a lot of that stuff today, so I feel pretty good about it.. kind of like how we were at Texas. We’ll just see how it plays out. Hopefully we’ll change that tomorrow and it will be two and not one.”

 
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About Chevrolet
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, available in 79 countries with more than 3.2 million cars and trucks sold in 2020. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

NASCAR CUP SERIES
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
SOUTH POINT 400
TEAM CHEVY POLE WINNER QUOTE & NOTES
OCTOBER 15, 2022

TYLER REDDICK RECORDS THIRD POLE OF 2022 AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Four Camaro ZL1’s to Start in Top-10

· Tyler Reddick clocked-in a lap of 29.252 seconds, at 184.603 mph, to capture the pole position for tomorrow’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

· This marks Reddick’s fourth career pole in 107 NASCAR Cup Series starts.

· Reddick’s pole gives Chevrolet its ninth NASCAR Cup Series pole win of 2022; and 732nd all-time in NASCAR Cup Series history.

TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 ALSCO CAMARO ZL1 – Pole Winner Quote

There was a moment off of turns three and four that might have slowed him down a little bit. He described that to two or three people here.. what was going on there?

“Well, it didn’t slow me down. I was either going to hit the wall or if I didn’t, it was going to be a really good lap. It wasn’t my intentions to be that close. I knew I was going to have to get through (turns) three and four really well; and that wall off of turn four came a lot closer and a lot sooner than I initially anticipated.

Man, what a turnaround for our group from practice this morning. Everyone on this No. 8 ALSCO Chevrolet worked really, really hard. We weren’t really firing off in practice where we wanted to be. We were a bit off and we really went to work. We found some life in the second run. We tried a couple of things on the third run that didn’t really pan out. Just again, my team made some fantastic adjustments going into qualifying and got our car a lot closer. Still a little sketchy through (turns) one and two, but it carried a lot of speed. We learned a lot and we’ll be able to make some pretty good adjustments going into tomorrow’s race.”

What does this run tell you about getting the checkered flag and the trophy tomorrow?

“It’s a long race, that’s for sure. It’s nice to have that track position. We’ve been really fast at these 1.5-mile tracks and this is one of the first practices that we really didn’t show that, so it was really nice to turn it around like we did. We’ll have a great pit stall for tomorrow.

We have a lot to digest here. It’s still morning out here, but we have a lot of things to look at. I don’t think we need to do anything crazy, but I do think we’ll need to make some small adjustments to prepare for the race.”

Is it safe to say now that anything good that happens to you and the No. 8 team, it’s nice to have them happen as you end your time with them?

“Yeah, man. We work really, really hard as a group. We’ve come a long way in the three years. I’ve learned a lot on the Cup side as a driver and it’s been great to do it with a lot of the same people over the years. We fight together as a group. Unfortunately, we can’t always bring our families. I get to bring Alexa and Beau quite a bit. It’s tough to be away from your families, but we sure make the most of the time we have together. We enjoy working together. We have fun and we enjoy the time that we spend together at the race track and that’s the biggest thing. We get to do what we love. We get to have a lot of fun and enjoy being together as a group as we do it.”

TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL TOP-20 STARTING LINEUP:
POS. DRIVER
1st Tyler Reddick, No. 8 ALSCO UNIFORMS CAMARO ZL1
3rd William Byron, No. 24 RaptorTough.com Camaro ZL1
6th Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Kid Rock’s Honky Tonk Camaro ZL1
10th Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Off Road Camaro ZL1
11th Ross Chastain, No. 1 Tootsies Orchid Lounge Camaro ZL1
14th Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1
17th Noah Gragson, No. 48 Ally / Koker’s Garage Camaro ZL1
20th Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hooters Camaro ZL1

TOP-FIVE UNOFFICIAL STARTING LINEUP:
POS. DRIVER
1st Tyler Reddick (Chevrolet)
2nd Austin Cindric (Ford)
3rd William Byron (Chevrolet)
4th Ryan Blaney (Ford)
5th Joey Logano (Ford)

· At the conclusion of the Group A and B practice sessions, Ross Chastain led Chevrolet drivers to second-fastest on the speed chart, clocking in a lap of 29.452 seconds, at 183.349 mph, in his No. 1 Tootsies Orchid Lounge Camaro ZL1.

· Joining Chastain in the Team Chevy Top-10 of practice included Erik Jones (3rd), AJ Allmendinger (4th) and Daniel Suarez (8th).

· Pole winner, Tyler Reddick, led Chevrolet to four top-10 starting spots for tomorrow’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Joining Reddick in the top-10 is William Byron (3rd), Daniel Suarez (6th) and Austin Dillon (10th).

· NBC will broadcast the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 16. Live coverage can also be found on the NBCSports Gold App, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

 
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About Chevrolet
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, available in 79 countries with more than 3.2 million cars and trucks sold in 2020. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
South Point 400 Qualifying | Saturday, October 15, 2022

FORD QUALIFYING RESULTS
2nd — Austin Cindric
4th — Ryan Blaney
5th — Joey Logano
8th — Harrison Burton
12th – Chris Buescher
13th – Kevin Harvick
15th — Michael McDowell
16th — Chase Briscoe
23rd — Aric Almirola
24th — Cole Custer
25th — Brad Keselowski
26th — JJ Yeley
34th — Cody Ware
25th — Todd Gilliland
36th — BJ McLeod

AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Autotrader Ford Mustang — Qualified 2nd

“I feel like I left a little bit on the table, probably in three and four during the run. It was a good lap by Tyler (Reddick). We had great speed in our Autotrader Ford Mustang. It has been since Gateway that all four of our cars made it to the final round, so great job by the team and everybody involved. We have to translate good Saturdays into Sundays. We aren’t in the playoffs anymore but we still want to win races and I think we have a good shot to have a good day tomorrow.”

HOW UNCOMFORTABLE IS THE CAR THROUGH THE BUMPS TO GET THE SPEED YOU NEED? “After I got through one and two I was like, ‘okay, the lap is three-quarters of the way over even though I only finished one corner.’ It is that treacherous over there, especially when you are on low air and trying to max out the car to get the most speed and load as you have had all day. You hit that first bump and you just don’t want to overcorrect because that is pretty much a death sentence. I am happy to have a fast car and see what we can do with it tomorrow.”

Kurt’s decision to step away from full-time NASCAR Cup Series competition next year is certainly not something anyone expected when we started the season together and celebrated in victory lane at Kansas Speedway earlier this year. Unfortunate circumstances led Kurt to a difficult decision, but we know that he will continue to contribute to the entire program at Toyota, TRD and 23XI Racing. He brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and firsthand championship experience to his team and fellow Toyota competitors. We’re here to support Kurt in this next chapter of his career and look forward to continuing to work alongside him.

~ David Wilson, President, TRD U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development)

Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway … In 78 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing boasts 11 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes. Tyler Reddick led RCR with a seventh-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway earlier this season.

Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway … RCR has four wins at Las Vegas Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series: Kevin Harvick (2004), Jeff Burton (2007), Austin Dillon (2015) and Tyler Reddick (2019 – fall). The organization has four poles at the 1.5-mile speedway with Kevin Harvick (2007), Ty Dillon (2014), Austin Dillon (2015) and Myatt Snider (2020).

Introducing the Carolina Cowboys … Driven by the same passion for performance that guides his race team, Richard Childress’ latest endeavor brings Professional Bull Riding to the Carolinas. The Carolina Cowboys represent Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in the PBR Team Series, an elite new league featuring the world’s top bull riders in games that began in July 2022. The team is operated by Richard Childress Racing with 2018 Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon serving as General Manager.

Catch the Action … The NASCAR Xfinity Series ALSCO Uniforms 302 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be televised live on Saturday, October 15, beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The race will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Follow Sunday’s Action at Las Vegas … The NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be televised live on Sunday, October 15, beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The race will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

This Week’s Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Off Road Camaro ZL1 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway … Austin Dillion is entering this weekend’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with 14 NASCAR Cup Series starts at the 1.5-mile track. He earned a best finish of fourth in 2020. In his most recent NASCAR Cup Series appearance at the track in the spring of 2022, Dillon finished 11th.

Former Winner … Dillon is a two-time winner at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 2013 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion went to Victory Lane in Xfinity Series competition at the track in March 2015, leading 183 of the scheduled 200 laps. Dillon also has a NASCAR Truck Series win in September 2010.

Career Milestone … Dillon is scheduled to make his 333rd NASCAR Cup Series start on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 32-year-old Welcome, NC native made his NASCAR Cup Series debut on October 9, 2011, at Kansas Speedway in the No. 98 Chevrolet for Mike Curb Racing.

TRACKER Off Road … Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 prominently features TRACKER ATVs, a game-changing new line of all-terrain vehicles and side-by-sides offering breakthrough performance, service, and value in the off-road industry. TRACKER OFF ROAD was born out of a powerhouse partnership formed between Bass Pro Shops and TRACKER founder Johnny Morris and Textron Specialized Vehicles, bringing together the undisputed world leader in boating with a global leader in innovation and technology.

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AUSTIN DILLON QUOTE:

What are your thoughts on Las Vegas Motor Speedway?

“Las Vegas Motor Speedway has always been one of my favorite tracks, so I’m looking forward to going there this weekend in the Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road Chevrolet. Being able to turn through the bumps in Turn 1 is very important. In Turn 3, you can’t miss the entry, the track has gotten a lot of character over the last couple of years, and that is what makes it fun to drive on. You really have to challenge yourself to be disciplined on your marks. We learned a lot at Las Vegas in the Spring with the Next Gen car, so I’m curious to see how much it has changed since then.”

This Week’s ALSCO Uniforms Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway …Tyler Reddick will be making his sixth NASCAR Cup Series start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. The driver of the ALSCO Uniforms Chevrolet has reeled off two consecutive top-10 finishes in his last two races at the 1.5-mile Nevada speedway, a personal best sixth-place finish in the 2021 fall race and most recently a seventh-place effort in March. He has also won at Las Vegas in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (2019 fall event with Richard Childress Racing) and in the NASCAR Truck Series (2016). Reddick won the most recent Cup Series event on an intermediate style track in September at Texas Motor Speedway, his third win on the 2022 season.

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TYLER REDDICK QUOTES:

The confidence level for you and the team must be high after running so well a few weeks ago at Texas.

“It certainly is. The first time we were at Las Vegas we struggled a little bit but we still had a decent car underneath us and a lot of these mile-and-a-half tracks we’ve done a decent job of bringing really stout cars to the track. I’m very excited about it. The temperatures and the conditions will be different. We’ve been really strong at Las Vegas from time to time. Actually, at this race last year we were really, really strong and we were able to battle with Denny Hamlin for a lot of it. As I recall Chase Elliott pulled some aggressive pit strategy and was able to leapfrog all of us and win the race. We had a strong outing last year and we’re looking to do that again when we go back.”

You had a strong year on the road courses this season.

“We had a really good year on road courses. It’s been fun to be that competitive. In hindsight we wish we could have won more of them but we had strong days and got a lot of points. We had two races this season that went just about perfect. We dominated one and the other we picked ‘em off one at a time and eventually got there. Certainly the Next Gen car we’ve closed the gap even more to the guys like Chase Elliott and AJ Allmendinger who are really stout everywhere they go.”

This Week’s Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Camaro SS at Las Vegas Motor Speedway … Sheldon Creed will make his second Las Vegas Motor Speedway Xfinity Series start on Saturday. His first start came earlier this season when he started eighth and finished seventh. During his time in the NASCAR Truck Series, Creed made six starts at the 1.5-mile track with two top-five finishes and four top 10s. Creed, who is in his rookie season, has three top-five finishes, 11 top 10s and has led 155 laps. Creed’s best finish this season came at the Fall Darlington race when he started third and finished runner-up. Last weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL, Creed started fourth and finished 16th. He was running up front and leading laps, contending for the win, before being spun by another car on track.

Whelen Celebrates 70 Years … From a small garage workshop in Connecticut in 1952 to a worldwide leader in emergency warning equipment today, Whelen Engineering continues to push the boundaries of innovation. As we mark our 70th anniversary, we’re proud to continue our founder’s mission of making it safer for those who serve and protect. Whelen has been manufacturing in America for 70 years—we never left, and we’re here to stay.

About Whelen … Whelen Engineering is a family-owned company with a pioneering spirit and a passion to protect the lives of those who protect and serve others. The company mission is to provide industry-defining safety solutions around the world, while creating a community of problem-solvers who are inspired to push boundaries and continue our legacy of delivering ground-breaking innovation. As a global leader in the emergency warning industry, Whelen has been trusted to perform since 1952, when George Whelen III invented the first rotating aviation beacon. Whelen now encompasses two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Connecticut and New Hampshire with over 750,000 square feet of engineering and manufacturing space and the largest design staff in the industry. Every part of every Whelen product is proudly designed and manufactured in America. We embrace quality as our foundation, we celebrate innovative engineering in every product we produce.

SHELDON CREED QUOTE:

You’ve been having some strong runs recently, is that motivating as we head to Las Vegas?

“Yeah, we’ve had some really strong runs recently. When we unloaded at the ROVAL last weekend, we were fast. We topped practice and then qualified fourth and had a really strong car to start the race. We were running up front and made good strides throughout the race. I think we could have had a chance to win at the end of the race if we weren’t taken out. We’ve been improving every weekend and we’re seeing the results on track. We seem to get caught up in other people’s messes sometimes, though, so our finishing results haven’t always been the best. I’m working hard and doing what I need to do and my guys are working really hard in the shop so I know we’ll get the result we deserve here soon.”

This Week’s United Rentals Chevrolet Camaro SS at Las Vegas Motor Speedway … For the second time this season and the third time of his NASCAR Xfinity Series career, Austin Hill heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Hill made his first start at the track in 2020 and finished 17th. Most recently, earlier this season, Hill started 15th and was involved in a crash at the end of the race forcing him to complete only 188 laps of 200 total. Hill saw a lot of success at Las Vegas Motor Speedway during his time in the NASCAR Truck Series. He accumulated two wins (2019, 2020), four top fives, six top 10s and led 80 laps in eight starts. He had an average start of 12.5 and an average finish of 10.1. Hill’s numbers at 1.5-mile tracks have been strong this season.

Keeping Tabs on the Playoffs … Austin Hill advanced to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8 last weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. The Round of 12 kicked off at Texas Motor Speedway where Hill finished runner-up. The series went to Talladega after that and Hill won the pole award, swept both stages and finished 14th. At the ROVAL, Hill started in the top 10 but suffered from a power steering issue at the end of Stage 1 that set him back for the entire race. Luckily, he had a good points cushion and after Stage 2, he officially clinched a spot in the next round. This is Hill’s rookie season and his first Playoff appearance.

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AUSTIN HILL QUOTE:

You advanced to the Round of 8 and now you’re heading to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a track that you’ve seen success at. What’s your mindset?

“The Charlotte ROVAL was definitely a tough race for our team. We didn’t give up all day but losing the power steering at the end of the Stage 1 put us in a really bad place. It was a relief knowing we clinched a spot in the Round of 8 but I would have really liked to have a better finish than I did. So, looking forward to getting to Las Vegas to redeem ourselves. This team has busted their tails and because of it, we had a pretty decent points buffer heading into the ROVAL. Now, we can sort of start over with a blank slate at Las Vegas. I love Las Vegas, it’s probably my favorite track on the circuit. I have two wins from the Truck Series, and I’ve always qualified really well and run upfront at the track. Earlier this season, we were running up front and leading laps until we got taken out so that was tough, but we’ll bounce back this weekend. We’ve been working hard in the shop and on the simulator all week and talking about strategy s I think we have a good setup heading into the weekend.”