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Where and why do 12v power supply adapters use?

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What is an adapter?

An adapter is an electrical device having one hardware or electronic interface that can be accommodated to another hardware or electronic interface without any loss. In computers, the adapter is accommodated into a card. This adapter can easily be inserted into a slot called a motherboard.

With the advancement of science and technology, the uses of technology also got advanced. No one in this modern time is the one who doesn’t have large or small electrical appliances in his home. The auxiliary equipment is the must-having device for these large appliances to work properly, such as switching power supplies. 

Here in this technology article, we will mainly light up the use and features of the 12v power supply adapter. If you are involved in technology, you must know that a power adapter is an inseparable device for many electronic devices. It is not like a battery, as some people think.

Introduction to 12v power supply adapter:

A DC 12V power supply adapter is an electronic device designed to convert AC voltages to DC voltages, and you can find reliable options at https://www.chromausa.com/instruments/dc-power-supplies/.

  • Transformer
  • Rectifier
  • Filter and
  • Regulator circuits.

A DC 12v power supply has some primary functions, which involve the conversion of electric current to power load from a source with correct voltages, current, and frequency. The power suppliers are also known as power converters because of the earlier conversion. 

Use of 12v power supply adapters:

Following are the uses of 12v power supply adapters. These adapters have some quality uses, which are cracked here:

  • 12v power supply adapters are mainly used  
  • Process controls
  • Test equipment
  • Communications
  • Low voltage lighting
  • Burglar Alarms.

A 12v power supply adapter supplies a 12-volt input or output. This is often used in applications that are related to vehicles. 

A 12v DC input is also identified as a DC-DC converter. They are used significantly in vehicles that operate on their 12-volt batteries. 

A 12-volt output power supply is also used in vehicular equipment before they are installed in the vehicles. For example, the radio communications equipment is the best example of it.

Features of a 12v power supply adapter:

  • The 12v power supply usually has an Input Voltage with this figure: AC 110/220V 15%
  • Output voltage is featured as 12V DC, 5A, and 60W
  • The output voltage is adjusted with this adjustment Range: ±10%
  • Protection of this adapter is featured as overload, over voltage, and here is also a short circuit auto-recovery (After Protection).
  • Universal AC input / Full range.
  • There is 100% full load burn-in test cooling. Free air convection tests the test cooling.
  • This has good quality and efficient performance.
  • It has a compact size and is lightweight.
  • This adapter has a high reliability.
  • It features a power LED monitor which glows when it is in use.
  • It has a high efficiency because of its low energy consumption.
  • This power supply features the switch mode power adaptor category.
  • The output of DC is featured as 12 volts with 5 Amp.

Note: These features are reviewed by our experts while reviewing the Power Supply 12V with 2A specifically compatible with Arduino® UNO.

A.J. Allmendinger Makes It Four In A ROVAL™

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A.J. Allmendinger scored his fourth consecutive victory on the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL™ in Saturday's Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. (HHP/Harold Hinson photo)

CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 8, 2022) – A.J. Allmendinger was patient when he needed to be patient on Saturday, aggressive when he needed to be aggressive, and in first place when the checkered flag fell at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL™.

A series of late-race accidents led to cautions that bunched up the field, and afforded Allmendinger a golden opportunity to nudge his way past Ty Gibbs, hold him off for a final run to the finish and win the Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina for the fourth year in a row.

Allmendinger won the pole, led a race-high 25 laps and was at his best when it was needed most.

Gibbs paced the field for much of Stage 3, but Allmendinger saw his chance on the penultimate restart, pounced and never flinched on his way to a comfortable victory, his second consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series triumph.

Gibbs settled for second with Noah Gragson third, James Davison fourth and Justin Allgaier fifth. Alex Labbe was sixth ahead of Brandon Jones, Josh Berry, Ryan Sieg and Landon Cassill.

The race marked the cut-off of the Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 12, which saw defending series champion Daniel Hemric eliminated along with Ryan Sieg, Riley Herbst and Jeremy Clements.

Long-time Formula One competitor Daniil Kvyat finished 15th in his series debut with Sam Hunt Racing, while IndyCar star Marco Andretti ended up 36th in his first NASCAR start. Andretti was involved in a crash with Jeb Burton on Lap 46 that ended his day early.

Allmendinger joins Gragson, Gibbs, Allgaier, Berry, Jones, Sam Mayer and Austin Hill in the Round of 8. Allmendinger starts seventh in Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 as he seeks to become the first driver to complete a ROVAL™ weekend sweep.

A.J. ALLMENDINGER, NO. 16 KAULIG RACING CHEVROLET (Race Winner): “I knew if I could hang on (Gibbs’) outside in Turn 1, I’d at least have a shot. I knew it was going to be a battle when that last caution came out. I spun the tires, and (Gragson) gave me a good shove. I tried to not put it in the fence and just put in two solid laps. This was a race that at times, even with 10 to go, five to go, that I felt like I wasn’t going to get it done. I knew that if we had enough restarts, I could just time it right and get by (Gibbs). I feel like we stole it, but I’m not going to give it back.”

TY GIBBS, NO. 54 JOE GIBBS RACING TOYOTA (Runner-Up): I feel like we had a really fast Monster Energy Toyota. I’m proud of the effort from the guys. It was a good points day, so the next goal is trying to get to Phoenix (for the Championship 4). I just didn’t execute (on the final two restarts). There was about 80 of them, it felt like. I just spun (the tires), A.J. got a good restart. The last one, we just got ran wide, touched the fence and it just killed the momentum and I just couldn’t get back to him. I felt like I got back to him a good bit there on the last lap and a half of the race, but we just didn’t have enough time.”

NOAH GRAGSON, NO. 9 JR MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET (Third-Place Finisher): Congrats to A.J. I had a lot of fun out there. We’ve got some really good race tracks for us coming up: Vegas, Homestead, Martinsville, we’re pretty good. I’m super excited to get there. I was joking with the guys this morning that I had a really good September (winning four races in a row), but a terrible October. We gave ourselves a shot at Talladega and we gave ourselves a shot today. To come home third is still a good day. We’ve just got to go win.”

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Allmendinger claims fourth consecutive Charlotte Roval Xfinity Series win

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Photo by Kevin Ritchie for SpeedwayMedia.com.

The road course dominance of AJ Allmendinger continued under a sunny afternoon in Concord, North Carolina, after he claimed a late dominant victory in the fifth annual Drive for the Cure 250 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course on Saturday, October 8. It was his fourth consecutive Xfinity Series win at the Charlotte Roval as the field for the Playoff’s Round of 8 was set.

The 40-year-old Allmendinger from Los Gatos, California, led two times for a race-high 25 of 72 over-scheduled laps. Allmendinger capitalized on two overtime attempts while also dealing with power steering issues to overtake and hold off Ty Gibbs to claim his historic fourth consecutive Xfinity Series victory at the Roval. This also marked his second consecutive win following a last-lap photo-finish victory over Sam Mayer at Talladega Superspeedway. Allmendinger was one of eight competitors to officially transfer to the Playoff’s Round of 8.

With on-track qualifying that determined the starting lineup occurring on Saturday, Allmendinger claimed his fourth pole position of the 2022 season after posting a 102.235 mph lap in 81.694 seconds. Joining him on the front row was Playoff competitor Ty Gibbs, who posted the second-best qualifying lap at 102.144 mph in 81.767 seconds.

Prior to the event, Scott Heckert, Ryan Vargas and Kris Wright dropped to the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments made to their respective cars along with Playoff competitor Noah Gragson, who started the event in a backup car.

When the green flag waved and the race started, Allmendinger battled and fended off Gibbs to lead the field through the first two turns and approaching the infield road course turns. As the field jostled for positions through the infield and back to the oval turns, Allmendinger remained out in front over Gibbs, Daniel Hemric, Justin Allgaier and Sheldon Creed. Through the backstretch chicane and back to the frontstretch chicane, Allmendinger retained the top spot by a decent advantage as he navigated his way back to the start/finish line and led the first lap.

By the second lap, Allmendinger was out in front by seven-tenths of a second over Gibbs followed by Hemric, Allgaier and Creed while Sam Mayer, Landon Cassill, Austin Hill, Jeremy Clements and Sage Karam were in the top 10.

Then on the third lap, early trouble struck for Playoff competitor Daniel Hemric, who went off the track and hit the wall in Turn 5 and damaged the left side of his No. 11 AG1 Chevrolet Camaro. Following an unscheduled pit stop for repairs, the reigning Xfinity Series champion returned to the track but plummeted to the bottom of the leaderboard.

Through the first five scheduled laps, Allmendinger was leading by nearly one-and-a-half seconds over Gibbs while Allgaier, Creed, Mayer, Cassill, Hill, Clements, Sage Karam and Riley Herbst were running in the top 10. By then, six of 12 Playoff competitors were running in the top 10 as Josh Berry was in 12th, Brandon Jones was scored in 16th, Ryan Sieg was running behind Jones in 17th, Gragson was in 20th and Hemric was mired back in 38th, dead last.

Four laps later, the first caution of the event flew when Kris Wright wrecked in the first turn. Wright’s incident occurred two laps earlier after JJ Yeley spun all by himself in Turn 7. During the caution period, some of the drivers, including Gragson, pitted while the rest led by Allmendinger remained on the track.

When the race proceeded under green on Lap 11, Allmendinger retained the lead ahead of Gibbs and the rest of the field.

In the closing laps of the second stage, Marco Andretti, who was making his NASCAR debut in Big Machine Racing’s No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro, spun entering the backstretch chicane. In addition, Alex Labbe went off the course and got a sign stuck to his front end while Allgaier and Cassill spun together in Turn 4. In the midst of the on-track carnage, Creed, Ryan Sieg, Brandon Jones, Labbe, Kaz Grala and Hemric pitted while Allmendinger retained the lead. 

When the first stage concluded on Lap 20, Allmendinger claimed his fourth stage victory of the 2022 season. Gibbs settled in second while Mayer, Hill, Herbst, Allgaier, Davison, Cassill, Berry and Karam were scored in the top 10.

Under the stage break, a majority of the field led by Allmendinger pitted while the rest including Creed, Gragson, Karam, Brandon Jones, Alex Labbe, Ryan Sieg, Hemric, Grala, Josh Williams, Preston Pardus and Brandon Brown remained on the track. During the pit stops, Hill had the hood of his car up due to a power steering issue while Patrick Gallagher was penalized for speeding on pit road.

The second stage started on Lap 22 as Karam and Gragson occupied the front row. At the start, Gragson used the outside lane to his advantage as he stormed to the lead entering the first turn followed by Creed while Karam was left to battle Brandon Jones for third place in front of the field.

At the Lap 30 mark, Creed was leading ahead of Gibbs, Brandon Jones, Gragson and Karam while Hemric, Herbst, Labbe, Allmendinger and Mayer were running in the top 10. By then, six of 12 Playoff competitors were running in the top 10 as Allgaier was in 11th, Berry was in 13th, Clements was running in 15th, Sieg was back in 17th and Hill was mired back in 32nd. In the midst of the competition toward the front, Bayley Currey spun Brad Perez in Turn 8 as Andy Lally sustained damage from getting into Currey.

At the halfway mark between Laps 33 and 34, Creed continued to lead by more than three seconds over Gibbs while Brandon Jones, Gragson and Karam remained in the top five. By then, Herbst carved his way up to sixth followed by Allmendinger, Mayer, Hemric and Allgaier while Labbe, Davison, Berry, Alfredo and Clements occupied the top 15.

In the closing laps of the second stage, some of the drivers, including Karam, Labbe, Cassill, Stefan Parsons, Clements, Jeb Burton, Josh Bilicki, Allmendinger, Gragson and Gibbs, along with the leader, Creed, pitted under green while Brandon Jones cycled his way into the lead.

When the second stage concluded on Lap 40, Brandon Jones claimed his second stage victory of the 2022 season. Herbst settled in second while Mayer, Allgaier, Davison, Hemric, Berry, Alfredo, Creed and Gibbs were scored in the top 10. By then, six of 12 Playoff competitors were scored in the top 10 while Sieg, Gragson, Allmendinger, Clements and Hill were mired in 12th, 17th, 18th, 26th and 30th, respectively. During the stage’s conclusion, Myatt Snider limped his No. 31 TaxSlayer Chevrolet Camaro back to pit road with a flat left-rear tire.

Under the stage break, some of the drivers, led by Brandon Jones, pitted, while the rest led by Herbst remained on the track.

With 24 laps remaining, the final stage started with Creed and Gibbs on the front row. At the start, Creed pulled ahead with the lead through the first turn while Gibbs fended off Allmendinger, Gragson and Karam to remain in second through the infield turns. As the field re-entered the oval turns and approached the backstretch chicane, Gibbs started to close in on Creed as he launched his bid for the lead while Allmendinger kept both within his sights.

During the following lap, Gibbs moved into the lead over Creed entering the backstretch chicane while Allmendinger remained in third as he started to challenge Creed for the runner-up spot. Not long after, the caution flag flew again when Jeb Burton spun in Turn 6 after getting hit by teammate Anthony Alfredo before he was hit by Marco Andretti, whose NASCAR debut came to an end late in the event.

When the race restarted under green with 19 laps remaining, Gibbs fended off Creed and a daring three-wide attempt from Allmendinger to lead the field through the infield turns and back to the oval turns. Shortly after, the caution flew when Preston Pardus was hit by Kaz Grala, who spun and got his car stalled backward in the backstretch chicane. In the midst of the carnage, Herbst, who was running toward the top 10, sustained significant damage to the left-rear area of his No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang after a stack-up resulted in Davison hitting Herbst.

During the following restart with 15 laps remaining, Gibbs jumped ahead and retained the lead while Allmendinger and Creed briefly battled for second as Allmendinger prevailed while Karam and Gragson were in the top five ahead of the field. While the field jostled for positions through the infield turns and the backstretch chicane, Gibbs stabilized his advantage to seven-tenths of a second over Allmendinger while third-place Creed trailed by more than a second.

A lap later, Herbst spun while exiting the backstretch chicane in 10th place. By then, Brad Perez hit the wall towards the backstretch while Joe Graf Jr. spun in Turn 6. Despite the incidents, the race remained under green flag conditions.

With 12 laps remaining, however, the caution returned due to debris on the course after Herbst lost a flat left-rear tire carcass and sustained more damage to the left-rear area of his car. At the same time, Allgaier had a sign stuck to the front of his car.

Three laps later, the race proceeded under green. At the start, Gibbs retained the lead with a strong start while Allmendinger battled and fended off Creed to retain the runner-up spot ahead of the field. Behind, a spin by Grala ignited a stack-up with cars wrecking in Turn 2 that involved Herbst, Patrick Gallagher, Ryan Vargas, Timmy Hill, Josh Bilicki and Brad Perez. Shortly after, Creed spun in Turn 7 after getting hit by Karam before the caution flew amid the carnage.

Down to the final six laps of the event, the event restarted under green. At the start, Gibbs launched ahead with another strong start while Allmendinger fended off Karam for second place. Behind, teammates Gragson and Allgaier battled for fourth in front of Parsons, Brandon Jones and Labbe as the field scrambled for late positions through the infield turns and back to the oval turns.

When the field returned to the frontstretch for the final five mark, Gibbs continued to lead by half a second over Allmendinger while Karam, Gragson and Allgaier remained in the top five. By then, Parsons remained in sixth ahead of Davison, Brandon Jones, Labbe and Berry while Mayer, Hemric, Kvyat, Casasill and Sieg were in the top 15.

Then with four laps remaining, Karam spun from third and backed his car into the wall. As Karam continued and limped his car back to pit road, the race remained under green and Gibbs retained the lead ahead of Allmendinger. Karam’s incident allowed Gragson, Allgaier and Parsons to move up the leaderboard.

Two laps later, the caution flew due to debris being reported on the track and the event was sent into overtime. By then, Gibbs had extended his advantage to a second over Allmendinger.

At the start of the first overtime attempt, Gibbs and Allmendinger dueled for the lead entering the first turn. They rubbed fenders through the first two turns as Allmendinger muscled into the lead entering the third turn. Through the infield turns, Allmendinger and Gibbs pulled away from the field, with Allmendinger closing in on Gibbs. It did not take long, however, for the caution to fly again and send the event into a second overtime attempt when Herbst spun, slapped the wall between Turns 4 and 5 and picked up a billboard sign on the course. Herbst eventually retired with a wrecked race car.

During the start of the second overtime attempt, Allmendinger and Gibbs dueled for the lead entering the first turn before Allmendinger pulled ahead and came out on top. Behind, Gibbs and Gragson battled for second while James Davison moved up to fourth in front of Allgaier. While Parsons spun in Turn 7, the field scattered to avoid hitting him as the race proceeded under green.

When the white flag waved and the final lap started, Allmendinger remained the leader by more than a second over Gibbs and Gragson. While Gibbs tried to close in on Allmendinger through the infield turns, the oval turns and the backstretch chicane, Allmendinger had enough power to fend off and beat Gibbs to the finish line by half a second.

In addition to claiming his fourth consecutive victory at the Roval along with his second win in recent weeks, Allmendinger recorded his 15th career victory in the Xfinity Series, his 10th on a road course venue and his fifth of the 2022 season. The victory was also the 19th overall in the Xfinity circuit for Kaulig Racing.

“It’s unbelievable,” Allmendinger said on NBC. “All the credit goes to all the men and women at Kaulig Racing. This Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevy was pretty good, but Ty [Gibbs] was really good there at the end. I didn’t know if I was gonna be able to get him. I knew I could just get to one restart on the outside of him, at least, we had a chance. I was whining pretty bad there. I was frustrated, didn’t think we had a shot, but I’m always gonna put it on my back when it’s time to go. We got that one. We stole that one!”

Gibbs settled in second place for the third time this season as he secured his spot in the Playoff’s Round of 8. Gragson came home in third place while James Davison and Justin Allgaier finished in the top five. Alex Labbe finished sixth followed by Brandon Jones, who secured the eighth and final transfer spot to the Round of 8 by two points over Ryan Sieg. Berry, Sieg and Landon Cassill completed the top 10 on the track. Notably, Playoff competitors Mayer, Clements, Hemric and Hill ended up 11th, 14th, 17th and 29th, respectively, while Herbst, who was unable to finish, was scored in 32nd.

AJ Allmendinger, Noah Gragson, Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry, Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer, Austin Hill and Brandon Jones have transferred to the Round of 8 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs and will continue in their pursuit of this year’s championship. Ryan Sieg, Daniel Hemric, Riley Herbst and Jeremy Clements have been eliminated from title contention. With Hemric, the reigning Xfinity Series champion, being among one of four competitors eliminated from Playoff contention, the 2022 Xfinity Series will be primed to feature a new champion at season’s conclusion.

There were eight lead changes for six different leaders. The race featured nine cautions for 15 laps.

Results.

1. AJ Allmendinger, 25 laps led, Stage 1 winner

2. Ty Gibbs, 24 laps led

3. Noah Gragson, one lap led

4. James Davison

5. Justin Allgaier

6. Alex Labbe

7. Brandon Jones, three laps led, Stage 2 winner

8. Josh Berry

9. Ryan Sieg

10. Landon Cassill

11. Sam Mayer

12. Anthony Alfredo

13. Myatt Snider

14. Jeremy Clements

15. Daniil Kvyat

16. Sheldon Creed, 18 laps led

17. Daniel Hemric

18. Jeb Burton

19. JJ Yeley

20. Brandon Brown

21. Preston Pardus

22. Scott Heckert

23. Brad Perez

24. Ryan Vargas

25. Stefan Parsons

26. Bayley Currey

27. Joe Graf Jr.

28. Timmy Hill

29. Austin Hill, two laps down

30. Sage Karam, two laps down

31. Andy Lally, three laps down

32. Riley Herbst – OUT, Accident, one lap led

33. Patrick Gallagher – OUT, Engine

34. Josh Bilicki, six laps down

35. Kaz Grala – OUT, Accident

36. Marco Andretti – OUT, Accident

37. Josh Williams – OUT, Track bar

38. Kris Wright – OUT, Accident

*Bold indicates Playoff contenders

Playoff standings

1. AJ Allmendinger – Advanced

2. Noah Gragson – Advanced

3. Ty Gibbs – Advanced

4. Josh Berry – Advanced

5. Justin Allgaier – Advanced

6. Sam Mayer – Advanced

7. Austin Hill – Advanced

8. Brandon Jones – Advanced

9. Ryan Sieg – Eliminated

10. Daniel Hemric – Eliminated

11. Riley Herbst – Eliminated

12. Jeremy Clements – Eliminated

The Round of 8 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs is set to occur next Saturday, October 15, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The event is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.

Ford Performance NASCAR: Joey Logano Puts His Ford Mustang on the Pole for Roval Race

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Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
YellaWood 500 Qualifying | Saturday, October 8, 2022

FORD QUALIFYING RESULTS:

1st – Joey Logano
5th – Austin Cindric
6th – Ryan Blaney
11th – Michael McDowell
12th – Cole Custer
17th – Chase Briscoe
21st – Chris Buescher
22nd – Kevin Harvick
23rd – Harrison Burton
27th – Joey Hand
31st – Brad Keselowski
32nd – Todd Gilliland
35th – JJ Yeley
36th – Loris Hezemans
37th – Aric Almirola
38th – Josh Williams

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang – HOW WAS THAT LAP? “It was OK. I felt like I screwed up the final chicane here. I screwed up the first run and made it through and I screwed up half as bad the second time trying to adjust but not over-adjust and I underadjusted myself at least, but the Shell/Pennzoil Mustang has some speed in it obviously. It was really good through the rest of the racetrack. Starting up front is nice. Hopefully, we can do what we need to do this weekend. Our job is to get into the next round and we’ll figure out what we need from here, but this is a great starting spot, for sure. We’ve got a good pit stall and we just need to try to keep that track position. It’s pretty sketchy when you lose your track position here, so we’ll try to keep it.”

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE POLE. “Thanks, it was great. We’ve got a great Shell/Pennzoil Mustang here. There’s nothing like getting the pole. It feels so good. These road courses are always tough to do that because you’ve got so many corners to screw up. I got most of them right, all but this one right in front of the grandstands that everyone probably got to see, but the rest of them were decent. A great car and it’s nice to be starting towards the front.”

TRACK POSITION IS IMPORTANT ON A ROAD COURSE. “Yes. It’s nice to get that starting spot, but there are a lot of things that can happen on the Roval. There’s a lot of strategy options and a lot of different things can happen, so we’ve got to just take a second and figure out what our game plan is gonna be for tomorrow. The good thing is we’ve got a fast car. Even in race trim the car is fast, so we’re in a good spot.”

POLE-WINNING PRESS CONFERENCE

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang – HOW WERE YOUR LAPS OUT THERE? “My lap was pretty good. I screwed up the first lap in the final chicane under the frontstretch. That’s our first corner we get to with the alternative start-finish line and you have a whole lap to try and make up for your mistake. The second lap I only screwed it up half as bad, so I made some gains there. Overall, I’m pretty proud of our Shell/Pennzoil Mustang team. They brought a really good race car. It seems like all the Penske cars are pretty quick as well, so that’s a good encouraging sign, especially as important as the Roval is this week for all of us to move onto the next round. It’s a nice starting spot. That’s all it is, just a starting spot. We’ve got to execute the race and ultimately make sure we get onto the next round.”

AUSTIN IS RIGHT ON THE CUT LINE. HOW HARD IS IT TO BE IN HIS POSITION? “I think with the 24 penalty back he’s just below it, but he’s close. It’s tough no matter what position you’re in. The only spot that you feel more comfortable as that cushion gets bigger and you feel more desperate the further you are behind it. It’s an interesting place to live when you think about it, especially how you run this race. When you have a cutoff race as a road course, it makes it pretty tricky on how you’re gonna call this race. Every crew chief right now is wondering, ‘Do we need stage points? Do we go for stage points? If I take stage points, how far back is it gonna cycle me back in the field? Am I gonna restart 20th? Am I gonna restart 30th, 15th? I don’t know.’ Every crew chief in the playoffs right now is thinking about that, not to mention the guys that aren’t in the playoffs that still have reasons to race for points, so it makes it a really hard call for the crew chiefs here on what defines success for the day. I think that’s the first question you have to ask – what defines success? Is that winning the race? Is it getting through to the next round? Is it scoring max points? What does it look like? And that changes throughout the race, I think, sometimes depending on what your competitors are up to.”

DOES HAVING THE POLE CHANGE HOW YOU APPROACH THE RACE? “We’ve had conversations, lots of them. I don’t think we have any decisions made. We just got done qualifying, so I haven’t talked to him since I got out of the car, really. So, I’ll talk to him tonight and see what he thinks and we’ll probably think on it more tomorrow and have an A and a B plan and see where we end up.”

WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN THE MEETING TODAY WITH NASCAR AND DO YOU FEEL ANY BETTER AFTER THE MEETING THAN YOU DID BEFORE? “Yeah, I feel much better. I feel like the meeting was very open and honest, which I feel like was necessary for all the drivers to get some things off their chest and their real concerns of what we’ve been going through and the experiences from inside the car. The frustrating part is it took way too long to have that meeting. That meeting should have happened Monday after Kurt’s crash, not waiting until Alex had his crash and at least hear us out. I’m not saying they weren’t working on it after Kurt’s crash, but the communication in person is so important. You guys know. You’re sitting here. We used to do Zoom media and can you tell me that when you did all those Zoom calls that it was a good as being in person? No, you can’t say those interviews are worth a crap compared to being in person. And it’s the same thing when you’re talking about your life in a race car. It’s a little bit more important than that and we should be in person having those meetings a lot, not when we need to but before we need to, and I think those messages were heard loud and clear. There is a plan to try to help the rear impacts, as you guys know, but we need to stay focused on the rest of the car as well. There are a lot of other spots on the car we want to make better as well.”

ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT REAR IMPACTS HERE? “You just have to go race when it’s time to go racing. Yeah, is the possibility there for injury? It always is. It’s a race car. There’s some kind of chance I’m gonna take driving home from here, so you try to assess the risk before you take it and try to do the right things that you can control before you jump in the race car. That’s your head surround, your helmet, your HANS. The things I can control I need to be ready for and do, and then at that point we need to keep communicating to NASCAR and their engineers in designing a car that accepts impact better.”

WAS THE REST OF THE GARAGE A LEVEL 9 OR 10 BEFORE THIS MEETING COMPARED TO HARVICK AND HAMLIN, WHO WERE A LEVEL 10? “We need to hold them honest now. We got a meeting out of it and I hope that’s not why we had the meeting is because a couple drivers got fired up in the media. I hope that’s not how we make change in our sport. I hope that’s not what we do. I think we’re better than that. I hope we’re better than that, but, like I said, sometimes your emotions will get, I don’t want to say the best of you, but sometimes you have to act out a little bit to make change happen and make sure you’re heard. It seemed like it definitely made something happen.”

DO YOU GET A SENSE AND MAYBE IT’S TOO EARLY, BUT HAS ANYTHING BEEN QUELLED? HAS EVERYONE CALMED DOWN A LITTLE BIT? “It will be calm when the car is fixed.”

CHEVROLET NCS: William Byron Leads Chevrolet to Six Top-10 Starting Spots at Charlotte ROVAL

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NASCAR CUP SERIES
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY R.C.
BANK OF AMERICA ROVAL 400
TEAM CHEVY POST-QUALIFYING REPORT
OCTOBER 8, 2022

WILLIAM BYRON LEADS CHEVROLET TO SIX TOP-10 STARTING SPOTS AT THE CHARLOTTE ROVAL

TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL STARTING LINEUP:
POS. DRIVER

2nd William Byron, No. 24 Valvoline Camaro ZL1
3rd Daniel Suarez, No. 99 CommScope Camaro ZL1
4th Tyler Reddick, No. 8 3CHI Camaro ZL1
7th AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Camaro ZL1
9th Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Camaro ZL1
10th Ross Chastain, No. 1 Worldwide Express Camaro ZL1
13th Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Camaro ZL1
15th Austin Dillon, No. 3 Get Bioethanol Camaro ZL1
18th Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1
25th Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Harris Teeter / Scott Camaro ZL1
26th Erik Jones, No. 43 FOCUSfactor Camaro ZL1
28th Ty Dillon, No. 42 QuickChek Camaro ZL1
29th Noah Gragson, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1
30th Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Raze Energy Camaro ZL1
34th Mike Rockenfeller, No. 77 Bon Secours / Swamo Rabbits Camaro ZL1
39th Conor Daly, No. 50 Bitnile.com Camaro ZL1

TOP-FIVE UNOFFICIAL STARTING LINEUP:
POS. DRIVER

1st Joey Logano (Ford)
2nd William Byron (Chevrolet)
3rd Daniel Suarez (Chevrolet)
4th Tyler Reddick (Chevrolet)
5th Austin Cindric (Ford)

· Chevrolet drivers took six of the top-10 starting positions for tomorrow’s NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.

· Leading Chevrolet in the starting lineup is William Byron, qualifying second in his No. 24 Valvoline Camaro ZL1. This marks Byron’s 15th top-10 start of 2022 and his second at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.

· Daniel Suarez was third-fastest in his No. 99 CommScope Camaro ZL1, giving Suarez his 11th top-10 start of 2022 and his first at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.

· Chevrolet has recorded wins in 15 of the last 16 NASCAR Cup Series road course races, including a streak of the past 11 in a row.

· In four NASCAR Cup Series races at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Chevrolet has recorded three of those wins (Kyle Larson – 2021; and Chase Elliott – 2019, 2020).

· NBC will broadcast the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 9. Live coverage can also be found on the NBCSports Gold App, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

 

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.

Logano, Allmendinger Claim ROVAL™ Poles On Saturday

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Joey Logano on Saturday won the pole for Sunday's Bank of America ROVAL™ 400. The pole was Logano's first in a Cup Series race at Charlotte. (HHP/Harold Hinson photo)

CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 8, 2022) – Joey Logano’s bid for a first Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 win and a second NASCAR Cup Series championship received a major momentum boost on Saturday.

Logano, the 2018 series champion, is in contention to advance into this year’s Playoffs Round of 8. He claimed his first ROVAL™ pole and the 25th of his Cup Series career with a one-minute, 20.755-second lap averaging 103.424 miles per hour.

It’s the first pole Logano has earned in a Cup Series race at Charlotte in his 14-year career.

“My lap was pretty good,” Logano said. “I messed up the first lap there at the final chicane on the frontstretch. That’s the first corner we get to before the start-finish line, so I had a lap to make up for the mistake and on the second lap, I only messed it up half as bad, so we made some gains there.

“I’m pretty proud of our Shell/Pennzoil Mustang team. It seems like all of our Team Penske cars are running well. It’s a nice starting spot, but that’s all it is. It sets you up well for the race. Hopefully, we can advance in the Playoffs.”

William Byron qualified second with Daniel Suarez third, Tyler Reddick fourth and Austin Cindric fifth. Ryan Blaney, the inaugural ROVAL™ winner, will roll off sixth on Sunday. A.J. Allmendinger qualified seventh with Christopher Bell eighth, Chase Elliott ninth and Ross Chastain 10th.

Kyle Larson, the defending Cup Series champion and reigning ROVAL™ winner, was 18th.

Allmendinger Tops Xfinity Series Qualifying
A.J. Allmendinger blistered the ROVAL™ during qualifying for the Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, claiming his seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series pole with a session-leading average speed of 102.235 mph in Saturday’s final round of time trials.

“This race track has a lot of strategy involved and tire wear is a key to the race,” said Allmendinger, the driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet. “You inevitably get that late-race yellow, so you never know. Overall, it’s been a good day so far. Trying to stay up front here is so critical, so we’ll see the green flag first. Hopefully, we’ll see the checkered flag first as well.”

Ty Gibbs qualified second with Daniel Hemric, Sheldon Creed and Justin Allgaier completing the top five. Sam Mayer was sixth with Landon Cassill seventh. Austin Hill, Sage Karam and Jeremy Clements completed the top 10.

Noah Gragson, the Xfinity Series’ winningest driver of the season and its co-points leader with Allmendinger, will start 37th.

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Ford Performance NASCAR: Ryan Blaney Charlotte Media Availability Transcript

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Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Charlotte Advance | Saturday, October 8, 2022

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Discount Tire Ford Mustang, visited the infield media center at Charlotte Motor Speedway earlier today to talk about this weekend’s Round of 12 finale. Blaney, who is currently second in the standings and 32 points above the cut line, won the inaugural Roval Cup race in 2018.

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – YOU HAVE BEEN PART OF THE USA DOCUMENTARY, CAN YOU GIVE US SOME THOUGHTS ON HOW IT’S GONE? “It’s been fun and it’s been neat to be able to kind of give a little more access for fans. I feel like the response from it from fans and everything like that has been pretty positive. It’s been good and I think they do a good job of balancing the at-track to away track stuff. Obviously, you have maybe some over-dramatization of some stuff, but that’s with any kind of TV show. But I think it’s been good. It’s been a little bit different having people in your house wanting to film you in your home, but I think it’s been pretty good, a good balancing act, so hopefully, like I said, people have enjoyed it and that’s really what it’s all about – giving fans a little bit more access, kind of our week to week stuff, away from track stuff, even a little bit more of a look into our meetings during the weekend. Not a lot of people know all the meetings that go on and the preparation work, so I think it’s been really good and I’ve been excited that the fans have enjoyed it as well.”

IN YOUR POSITION IN POINTS, ARE YOU FOCUSED ON STAGE POINTS OR THE OVERALL WIN MORE? “We’re fortunate to be in a decent spot on points, so I think you kind of see how the first stage goes for you. If you can get a few points in the first stage and kind of see where everyone else is at, then maybe you flip the second one and set yourself up for the win. I think a lot of that is how you qualify, how the first stage goes – we’ve talked about this all week of different scenarios, but there are a handful of guys – there are a few guys in the playoffs that I think will flip every stage. You’ve got the 9, the 20, who probably has to win, the 8 has been good – he’s not part of the playoffs anymore, but the 8 has been really good on road courses, so he’ll flip everything. Our strategy is seeing how the first stage goes and kind of go from there.”

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO HEAR FROM NASCAR IN THE SAFETY MEETING? “Really just to hear what they have to say. I’m happy that we’re having a meeting. That’s good. It’s unfortunate the circumstances that have made us have this meeting, but I feel like just go in there and see what they have to say. I know we have a handful of questions as drivers that we want to ask them about the progression of the safety side of it. I know they’re working on some stuff, rear clip stuff and things like that. It’s unfortunate that a couple guys have had to get injured to kind of realize that there needs to be work done, and that’s a long-term thing. You’re working on rear clips now, but you’re not gonna be able to implement them this year. That’s a next year thing, so what are the short-term things we can do to try to get these things a little safer, so we’ll just see what they have to say. It’s nice that they’re working on something, like I said, but it’s just unfortunate a couple guys have gotten hurt before things have gotten worked on.”

HOW PREPARED ARE THE DRIVERS GOING INTO THE MEETING? “I feel like we’re fairly organized. We had a meeting last week in Talladega, just the drivers and Jeff Burton about an update on some things – really all things on the safety side and other things. I feel we’ve got a pretty decent list that hopefully we can cover throughout this meeting, so I feel like we’re pretty prepared and I’m proud of everybody for sitting down and getting prepared. Jeff does a great job also at really organizing these meetings and our strategy going in, so I think we’re very prepared as a group.”

HOW DETAIL-ORIENTED DO YOU WANT THE INFORMATION TO BE? “I want all the details possible, every little thing. I don’t want anything to be vague, so I think that’s everybody. I’m not the most technical guy out there, but I want to know everything about everything. Even if I don’t understand it, I want to know everything.”

DO YOU FEEL SAFE GOING OUT IN THE CAR? “Honestly, I can’t speak for everybody, I can only speak for myself, but it’s not something I think about when I strap in the car. You think about that stuff during the week and when we have these meetings, ‘OK, how can we improve this,’ but when I strap in the race car I don’t think about my safety, I think about how to go as fast as I can. That’s just something that I have to do. If I think about multiple things, I’m not focused on the task at hand, so that’s not something that pops into my head when I strap in, so that’s the best answer I can give you. That’s just me personally.”

HOW HAS YOUR CONFIDENCE WANED DURING THE SEASON AS THESE SAFETY ISSUES HAVE POPPED UP AND WILL THIS MEETING HELP RESTORE THIS CONFIDENCE OR DO YOU THINK IT’S GONNA MATTER? “I think it’s gonna matter, for sure. Personally, for speed and confidence in your equipment, the way that I look at that is confident that my car has enough grip in it to drive it hard. I have confidence that my team has done everything possible in their power to make me as safe in the race car as they can – from making sure your seat, your headrest, your belts, everything is on par with what it should be and that we’ve done our best job possible. That’s really where I leave it. I know they did a great job at getting me all situated where I need to be and then the confidence in the equipment side is that it’s gonna stick when I get in the corner – not the ‘if something doesn’t stick and I wreck.’ I don’t think about that side of that confidence. I feel like I have a little bit different interpretation of what he was saying in that, but I just know as a Penske group they do an amazing job of making sure we are as locked in there as we can get and that’s really all we can do as a team and as drivers is making sure everything is set for you as best as possible. The other side is that side. That can get improved from NASCAR’s side, so it’s a group effort. We do as much as we can. We expect them to build the cars as safe as they can as well.”

IS THERE A WAY TO EXPLAIN TO THE FANS HOW DIFFERENT THE WRECKS FEEL IN THIS CAR TO THE PREVIOUS ONE? “It’s just how rigid the cars are. There’s just no give. There’s no crush. You look at a picture of our car from last year and you back one in the wall and the whole rear clip is gone. It just folds all the way under and that’s just taking g’s out as it crushes until you actually get to the hard point. The hard point is immediate, so there’s no crush. It’s just a huge spike in g’s, so that’s the biggest issue. The unfortunate side is we knew about this stuff before coming into this year and we thought it would be OK and it wasn’t. It is harder. Heck, you had guys saying right away in preseason testing like, ‘These hits feel a lot harder than what it was last year,’ and to us it’s frustrating that no one listened or believed because we’re the only ones who feel these hits. No one from NASCAR is strapping in and going and feeling these hits. I’ve always said, ‘All right, go strap in this thing and go wreck it at 160 with the old car and then go wreck this new one at 160 and you tell me how you feel after the hit.’ You’re gonna know it’s harder. They’re definitely more stiff. They’re good at the really high impact. That’s what it’s designed for, but some of the medium impacts feel way harder than the last car, for sure.”

ARE THE ROUND OF 8 RACES COMING UP THE MOST PRESSURE RACES OF THE SEASON? “I feel like every race in the playoffs is incredibly difficult. You can’t afford any mistakes, but as you get later in the rounds it becomes even more important to not make any mistakes. And then especially when you get to the Round of 8 you’re racing against the best teams out there and things like that. Each round it intensifies, for sure, and it gets harder and harder but that’s what it’s all about and you have to understand that and you just have to focus on your job.”

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE DECISION TO GET OUT OF THE CAR OR YOUR CREW CHIEF? AT WHAT POINT IS IT TOO MUCH? “That’s a good question. I fortunately have not been in that spot to where, knock on wood, I’ve had to make that call. That’s the hardest decision, I feel like as a race car driver, you’d ever have to make is you never want to sit out. You never want to give up your seat to somebody else and the playoffs too – giving up your championship. That’s a very difficult decision for Alex and Kurt to have had to make, but at the end of the day it’s about your long-term health and I think it was good that they were able to – in the unfortunate situation of realizing that ‘I don’t feel right. I need to take some time to get better.’ That’s really tough to make because the competitor in you always wants to keep going, but you have to take yourself out of that competition side and realize on your personal health side that you have to make a smart choice. I feel like that’s a personal decision to yourself because you’re the only one who knows how you’re feeling. If you feel wrong, then you have to go see and get some help and see what they think and stuff like that, but, at the end of the day, that’s a personal choice for you. But, in the moment, Alex kept going. The adrenaline is high and maybe you don’t know these things or sometimes the concussion side sets in later – those effects. I can’t tell you how Alex was feeling. I don’t know, but that’s an internal feeling I feel you have to make.”

HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS THE LAST FEW WEEKS FOR YOU AND WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KEEP PUSHING ON? “I think we’ve done a really good job at Texas and Talladega of getting good stage points, finishing really well to put us in this position, so I’m really proud of the effort that we’ve made. We had our problems at Bristol in that cut off race and they did a great job of overcoming some issues and being able to get back out there and running, and then jumping into Texas of having to be in a really tough race to call as a crew chief on when do you pit, when do you don’t pit. I thought that we managed that race really good, and then Miles stepping in for Jonathan when he was suspended, to step in at Talladega and do a really good job on the box. The over-the-wall guys, the two replacements, did a really great job of stepping in a high-pressure situation, going into the playoffs, and they did a great job as well. I think we’ve really managed our playoffs pretty decently so far, and you just hope to continue to do that, but you have to realize that you’re never safe. We’re 32 points to the good, but that can go away really quickly, so you never get too comfortable. You’re always trying to do the same thing you’ve done through the playoffs – perform the best you can to stay in the race and keep moving on.”

CHEVROLET NCS AT CHARLOTTE ROVAL: Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez Press Conference Transcript

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NASCAR CUP SERIES
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY R.C.
BANK OF AMERICA ROVAL 400
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 8, 2022

ROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 WORLDWIDE EXPRESS CAMARO ZL1, and DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 COMMSCOPE CAMARO ZL1, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. Press Conference Transcript:

I’M WORKING ON A PROFILE OF JUSTIN (MARKS) AND HIS MANAGEMENT STYLE. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WITH DIFFERENT TEAMS BEFORE AND YOU’VE HAD DIFFERENT BOSSES. HOW IS JUSTIN MARKS’ MANAGEMENT STYLE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER EXPERIENCES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAD?

DANIEL SUAREZ: “For me, he’s a race car driver; he’s an owner and he’s a very, very smart businessman. I think that the combination of those things makes him very successful at what he’s doing at Trackhouse Racing. Also, he thinks a lot outside of the box. He’s not concerned or scared of going right when everyone else is going left, so I really like that about him. He’s doing a great job with Trackhouse. He’s not just building a powerhouse in Trackhouse, but he’s building a brand. That’s exactly what he told me when Trackhouse was only on a piece of paper. It’s very nice to be involved with people that are putting their thoughts and ideas into reality.”

ROSS CHASTAIN: “He’s a race car driver, first and foremost, in my mind. As I’ve gotten to know him over the past decade and truly get to know his family on a personal basis – when you meet his mom and dad and you hear stories of his childhood – they’re just proud of what he’s doing because he’s always had this love for racing. Now, he’s not just a race car driver anymore like I know him to be. He’s taking this idea and been successful owning the team. I can’t imagine what that’s like stepping back from being a race car driver and kind of letting go of the wheel, in literal and physical terms; hiring guys to drive your cars and you overseeing all of this other stuff now. But he’s knocking it out of the park.”

DANIEL, YOU’RE ON THE CUTLINE NOW HEADING INTO THIS WEEKEND. HOW HAS YOUR APPROACH CHANGED BETWEEN SUNDAY AND TODAY, UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE VULNERABLE HEADING INTO THIS ELIMINATION RACE?

DANIEL SUAREZ: “In my mind, nothing has changed. I don’t know if you’re thinking about the William Byron situation, but for me, I don’t care. That’s something I can’t control. He can be 20-points below or 20-points above and I don’t care. I can only control one car and that’s the No. 99 Chevy.

For me honestly right now, before the whole points situation that happened to them, nothing has changed. The only thing that’s changed is that position. But points-wise, it’s exactly the same. We just have to go out there and do our thing. We have a very, very good program when it comes to road course racing. We have shown that in the past. We have to go out there, have fun and do things no different than any of the other road course races that we have done. Yeah, we definitely aren’t in a comfortable points position like some of the other guys, but I think we’re going to be good. I do believe that putting yourself in this position heading into a road course, I see this as an opportunity. I think that we’re going to perform well and I think we’re going to be able to do our thing this weekend and put ourselves on the good side of the points.”

WE HAVE TWO INTERMEDIATE TRACKS COMING UP WITH LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY AND HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY. WHERE DO YOU FEEL YOUR INTERMEDIATE PROGRAM IS RIGHT NOW?

ROSS CHASTAIN: “Strong. We both tested at Homestead. He had the first day, so I got his used-up race car that he had hit the wall with like 17 times; and then I went out and hit it 17 more. Trackhouse was very upfront with us that they would rebuild the car between the two days and throughout the day if we needed to. I went out the very first run of the second day of the test, spun out and was totally fine. We put tires on it, kept going, kept going.. and that’s just not been the case this year. It’s tough to do that with a 20-minute practice. It puts yourself at risk in being over the edge.

Driving in here today – I’ve been here since the 600, but just having flashbacks of how competitive we were. To that question, I feel like we had two cars that could have won the 600. Full confidence moving into the next two weeks. Our cars are strong.”

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ROSS CHASTAIN: “Yeah, for me, it had more grip than anything I’d ever felt. Just a better balance. I think our car had a better balance than the other cars that were testing. There were a couple of us that seemed to stand out. But for me – in the Trucks, Xfinity and Cup cars that I’ve driven there – it was the best driving car I’ve ever had.”

ROSS, YOU MENTIONED LAST WEEK AFTER THE RACE, YOU SPEAK FOR YOURSELF AND DON’T HAVE OTHERS NECESSARILY SPEAK FOR YOU IN TERMS OF THE SAFETY ISSUES. GOING TO HAVE THE MEETING HERE SOON.. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO GET OUT OF THAT? WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS AND ISSUES THAT ARE ON YOUR MIND THAT YOU HOPE TO HAVE ANSWERED? SAME THING FOR YOU, DANIEL.

ROSS CHASTAIN: “I’ll be listening in the meeting. It’s a room of men and women that I still have a lot to learn from, so I’ll be doing a lot of listening. There’s no specific things that I’m looking to get out of it. We’ll just keep pushing the safety front forward. We can always be safer. There’s pin-pointed, real efforts happening day-to-day that are going to make our sport safer. I’ll just be in there learning.”

DANIEL SUAREZ: “For me, it’s pretty much the same thing. I think Ross said it perfectly. We have to go there and do most of the listening because, let’s face it, we’re race car drivers, but we’re not safety people. The only thing that we know is that it hurts when we wreck. That’s all we know. There are a lot of smart people working very, very hard to make these cars better and better, and I’m sure we’re going to get there. We just have to work together. We have to remember and remind ourselves that we’re all in the same boat on this journey. If we’re fighting with each other, we’re going to go nowhere and the boat is going to go down. We have to continue to work and get this boat moving forward.”

 

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.

Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing and Jules Gounon Win Intercontinental GT Challenge Indianapolis 8 Hour Pole in No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3

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INDIANAPOLIS – Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing and Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli championship leader Jules Gounon won the pole Friday in the No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 for Saturday’s Indianapolis 8 Hour powered by AWS at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). Gounon and Mercedes-AMG Team Winward came out on top of quick and close Pole Shootout that featured the top-10 fastest cars from group qualifying earlier on Friday. Gounon co-drives the No. 33 Mercedes-AMG GT3 with the car’s full-season teammates Russell Ward and Philip Ellis in tomorrow’s eight-hour race on the 2.439 mile, 14 turn IMS road course.

Gounon turned in the top lap late in the 15-minute qualifying run and then went even quicker a few minutes later with a new track record time of 1:22.190 to lock down the pole just before the end of the session.

Friday’s pole continues an impressive streak of success for Mercedes-AMG in this year’s Intercontinental GT Challenge season. Mercedes-AMG GT3 teams swept the podium earlier this year at Bathurst in Australia and finished one-two in the Spa 24 Hours in Belgium this summer.

Similar success Saturday, or any combination of finishes ahead of their nearest championship rivals, could see both Mercedes-AMG and one of its drivers leave Indianapolis with the respective Intercontinental GT Challenge manufacturer and driver titles all but wrapped up.

Gounon was a winning co-driver at both Bathurst and Spa and brings a seven-point lead atop the championship standings over his fellow Mercedes-AMG Motorsport driver Daniel Juncadella into the Indy 8 Hour. Juncadella and Raffaele Marciello, who co-drove with Gounon for the Spa victory, compete this weekend at Indy with Daniel Morad in the No. 77 Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3.

In other Friday action at Indy, George Kurtz put an exclamation point on his recently clinched championship in the GT America powered by AWS with yet another series win in his No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing with Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Kurtz sealed the GT America crown two weeks ago at Sebring International Raceway and picked up his ninth win of the year for good measure in Friday’s first of two 40-minute sprints on the card this weekend at Indianapolis.

The Indianapolis 8 Hour runs from 12 p.m. until 8 p.m. EDT on Saturday with flag-to-flag livestreaming available on YouTube at the GT World channel and Twitch at SROMotorsports.

Jules Gounon, Driver – No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: “It was an amazing job by the team. My co-drivers were also very quick in qualifying earlier, we are a really strong lineup, and I think we are looking very good ahead of the Indianapolis 8 Hour. Pole position is always a nice reward, but the race is very long tomorrow and will be tough. To be representing Mercedes-AMG in the Pole Shootout was a nice feeling, but qualifying is good for the show, and we really want the win tomorrow. It’s like in golf: you drive for the show, and you putt for the money! I hope we can convert this pole into a nice win and memory tomorrow. This is my first race with Winward, and I have been looking forward to working with them. They are a very successful team in here and in Europe.”

Russell Ward, Driver – No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: “We are just really proud to be representing the Mercedes-AMG brand in the Pole Shootout. It’s a long race but we really wanted to be on pole for this one. The competition is really stiff, but Jules put down an amazing lap that really shows the performance of the car.”

Philip Ellis, Driver – No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: “I think we have a super-strong car, especially in the long run. Jules really nailed a lap today in qualifying. It was great to see. He just got everything out of the Mercedes-AMG GT3. It will be tough tomorrow, but we will just do everything we can with the team. We have great guys for our pit stops and I think some of the best driver lineups in the paddock too with Russell and Jules. We will see what we can do.”

Alpine recruits Gasly; AlphaTauri signs De Vries for 2023 F1 season

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BWT Alpine F1 Team and Scuderia AlphaTauri completed their driver lineup for the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship season in a move that will feature a notable calling a new team home and another set to embark in his inaugural full-time stint in the highest class of international motorsports competition.

For Alpine, the team will be featuring an all-French driver lineup for the upcoming season as Pierre Gasly will be departing AlphaTauri to occupy the final vacant seat at the French organization on a multi-year basis, where he will be competing alongside Esteban Ocon. The competitor who will be taking over Gasly’s ride at AlphaTauri will be Nyck de Vries, a newcomer who will be competing alongside Yuki Tsunoda.

The news of Gasly’s transition to Alpine comes nearly four months after the 26-year-old native from Rouen, France, was initially set to remain at AlphaTauri for the 2023 season. When two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso announced in August that he will be departing Alpine to join Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team for the upcoming season, an opportunity for Alpine to recruit Gasly for the 2023 season had since been brewing before becoming official as the 2022 season nears its conclusion.

For Gasly, the 2022 Grand Prix season will mark the end of a nine-year journey as a Red Bull-affiliated competitor that commenced when he joined the Red Bull Junior Team for the 2014 season. Three years later, he made his Grand Prix debut at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit before becoming a full-time F1 competitor for AlphaTauri (known previously at Toro Rosso) in 2018. The following season, he was promoted to Red Bull Racing, but ended up being demoted to Toro Rosso midway into the season. Despite his demotion, he went on to achieve his maiden podium after finishing second at Brazil’s Interlagos Circuit. In 2020, where Toro Rosso was rebranded to AlphaTauri, Gasly achieved his maiden Grand Prix victory at Italy’s Monza Circuit following a late battle with Carlos Sainz Jr. With his victory, he became the first French competitor in 24 years to win in F1 and he recorded the second career victory for AlphaTauri. He has since notched his third career podium after finishing third at Azerbaijan’s Baku City Circuit in 2021.

Through 104 career starts in F1 (five full-time seasons), Gasly has achieved one victory, three podiums, 332 points, 26 laps led and an average-finishing result of 10.9. His best result in an F1 standings is seventh in 2019 while his best accumulated points in a season is 110 in 2021. He is currently ranked in 13th place in this year’s drivers’ standings with 23 points while AlphaTauri is ranked in a tie with Haas for eighth place in the constructors’ standings with 34 points.

“I am delighted to join the Alpine family and begin this new chapter in my Formula 1 career,” Gasly said. “Driving for a team that has French roots is something very special. I know the strengths of Alpine having raced against them over the past couple of years and, clearly, their progress and ambition is very impressive. I wish to thank Red Bull as this marks the end of our nine-year journey together. It is thanks to their trust and support that I became a Formula 1 driver, and what we’ve achieved with Scuderia AlphaTauri over the last years has been very special. Looking ahead, I want to give the maximum and utilise all my experience to fight for podiums and ultimately contribute to Alpine’s fight for championships in the future.”

“I’m very happy that Pierre will be joining the team for 2023 and beyond,” Otmar Szafnauer, Team Principal of Alpine, added. “He is already a proven talent within Formula 1, and we are looking forward to harnessing that within the team. Our team has several objectives for the coming seasons and I firmly believe our driver line-up is a great reflection of the team’s high ambitions. I trust Pierre and Esteban can, together, motivate the team to continue its progress towards these goals. We would also like to thank Red Bull for agreeing the terms to allow Pierre to take this step.”

Meanwhile, De Vries, a 27-year-old native from Uitwellingerga, Netherlands, had spent the majority of this season as a test and reserve competitor for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team while also participating in FP1 (free practice session) outings for Mercedes, Aston Martin and Williams Racing. He made his Grand Prix debut at Monza Circuit in September as an interim competitor, where he replaced Alex Albon in one of Williams’ two seats after Albon developed appendicitis prior to the event. During the main event, De Vries garnered heavy attention within the F1 garage when he notched an impressive ninth-place result and achieved his maiden two points in F1 competition. Upon his strong debut in Italy, the talks of de Vries potentially moving up to full-time F1 competition commenced.

Prior to his F1 debut, De Vries won the 2019 Formula 2 Championship along with the 2020-21 Formula E World Championship. He is also a two-time Karting World Champion, having won in back-to-back seasons (2010 and 2011), and the 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

“I’m extremely excited to be joining Scuderia AlphaTauri for 2023 and I want to thank both Red Bull and the team for giving me the opportunity to drive in F1,” De Vries said. “After Formula 2, I took a slightly different path with motorsport, but F1 has always been my dream and I’m grateful to be able to fulfill it. I’ve had a lot of chances to experience the 2022 car this year and I think that has put me in a great position for the upcoming season, I hope this has helped to prepare me for what is to come. Having spent most of my teenage years in Italy for karting, I’ve always felt at home there, so for me it’s great to be joining an Italian team, that already has a real family feel, and I’m looking forward to meeting everyone and to start to build our relationship before the next season.”

“Scuderia AlphaTauri had a very successful time with Pierre,” Franz Tost, Team Principal of AlphaTauri, added. “We will never forget his fantastic victory in Monza and his podium finishes in Brazil and Azerbaijan. I want to thank Pierre for all the effort he’s put into the team in the last years, and I wish him all the best for his future. Now, we are pleased to start a new chapter with Nyck, who’s very much welcome at Scuderia AlphaTauri. He is a very high skilled driver, as he won in all the categories he competed in, with many races and championships under his belt. His last big success was winning the Formula E World Championship, and this is clear evidence that he is a very competitive driver, who deserves a seat in F1. I am looking forward to seeing him in our car and I’m confident that with Yuki and Nyck we will have a very strong driver line up for 2023.”

With their plans for the upcoming season finalized, Alpine and AlphaTauri set their sights towards the remaining five events of the 2022 season, beginning this weekend at Suzuka International Racing Course for the return of the Japanese Grand Prix. The event is scheduled to occur on Sunday, October 9.

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