NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
MYABFITSTORY.COM 400
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
Ryan Newman Earns Front Row Starting Position for Chevrolet at Chicagoland
Rain Cancels Qualifying for MyAFibStory.com
JOLIET, Illinois (September 12, 2014) – Rain forced the cancellation of NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying at Chicagoland Speedway, and the field will be set by the results of today’s first practice for the MyAFibStory.Com 400 on Sunday. Ryan Newman, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS, earned a front row starting position by virtue of posting the second fastest time in the 90 minute practice session earlier in the afternoon.
Newman, is one of the eight Chevrolet SS drivers who have qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The other seven Team Chevy Chase contenders will start as follows:
- Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS
- Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS
- Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet SS
- Kurt Busch, No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS
- AJ Allmendinger, No,. 47 Kingsford Charcoal Chevrolet SS
- Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet SS
The MyAfibStory.com 400 at Chciagoland Speedway is scheduled to begin on Sunday, September 14 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Live coverage will be available on ESPN, MRN, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET SS QUALIFYING PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT:
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF STARTING UP FRONT AND GETTING A GOOD PIT STALL SELECTION, AN ON IMPENDING RAIN IN THE FORECAST
“We definitely saw the radar and the forecast as far as the chance of rain. We really didn’t expect it to come as soon as it did; but nevertheless we started our No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet in race trim and made one run, basically, and switched it over. I felt like we were really close. And spent the rest of the time doing not qualifying runs, knowing that we had a chance of that being our actual qualifying position. So, it was a good effort, a good start for our guys. They did a good job. Kyle (Busch) just did a little bit better job.”
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