CHEVY FAST FACTS
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
OCTOBER 21, 2012
· A total of 16 Team Chevy drivers will start the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Kansas Speedway
· Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, will lead the field down to the green-flag as today’s pole sitter
· Team Chevy drivers occupy four of the top-10 starting positions
Chevrolet drivers starting in the top-10:
o Ryan Newman, No. 39 Code 3 Associates Chevrolet, will start sixth
o Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, will roll off seventh
o Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet, will start 10th
CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—KANSAS SPEEDWAY:
Chevrolet drivers have won 7 of 13 races at Kansas Speedway. Wins by active drivers are:
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, has two (2) victories at Kansas Speedway (’01 & ‘02) Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, has two wins at Kansas Speedway (’08 &’11) Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, has gone to Victory Lane at Kansas Speedway twice (2) (’06 & ’09) Ryan Newman, No. 39 Code 3 Associates Chevrolet, has one victory at Kansas Speedway (’03)
A Chevrolet driver has won two (2) of the last five (5) races at Kansas Speedway A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Kansas Speedway six (6) times Team Chevy drivers have scored 26 top-five and 52 top-10 finishes at Kansas A Chevrolet has led 1,299 laps (38.0% of possible 3,419 laps) at Kansas
TEAM CHEVY IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:
· Chevrolet has won 35 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Manufacturers’ Championships
· Team Chevy drivers have scored 698 wins and 632 poles in NSCS competition
About Chevrolet
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