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Coca-Cola 600 - Team Chevy Notes & Quotes

Team Chevy Advance
Coca Cola 600
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
May 25, 2008

TEAM CHEVY RACING IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES COMPETITION:

Chevrolet has won a record 31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Manufacturers' Cups

Team Chevy drivers have collected the coveted NSCS driver's championship 24 times

The Bowtie Brigade has won a total of 625 races in NSCS competition

EVENT FACTS:

Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

Event Name: Coca Cola 600

Track facts: 1.5-mile quad-oval; 24 degree corner banking; 5 degree banking on straights

Race Length: 400-laps/600-miles

Green Flag: Sunday, May 25, 5:30 p.m. EDT

Live Coverage: TV: FOX TV

Radio: PRN and SIRIUS Satellite Radio

IMPALA SS ON THE TRACK: Coca Cola 600

Team Chevy drivers have won 19 of 48 previous Coca Cola 600 races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (LMS) more than any other manufacturer

Four of the last five Coca Cola 600 races have been won by members of the Bowtie Brigade

A Team Chevy driver has won 35 of the 96 points-paying NSCS races held at LMS, more than any other manufacturer

Casey Mears, No. 5 CARQUEST/KELLOGG’S Impala SS is the defending winner of the Coke 600

The dramatic win for Mears was his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) victory

Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Impala SS, has three (3) Coca Cola 600 wins

Only driver to win three (3) consecutive Coke 600 races (’03, ’04, 05)

Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Impala SS, has three (3) 600 race wins (’94, ’97, ’98)

Jeff Burton, No. 31 AT&T Impala SS, has two (2) Coca Cola 600 victories (’99, ’01)

Mark Martin, No. 8 U.S. Army Impala SS, has one win in the Coke 600, ‘02

TEAM CHEVY ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR FANS AT SPEED STREET 600 IN UPTOWN CHARLOTTE

Team Chevy display located on corner of 8th and College in the heart of the Speed Street celebration

Fan interactive display including Racing Tour, inspect not only 2008 Silverado but Chevy’s lineup of fuel efficient vehicles that go from gas friendly to gas free

Fans can take Chevy Challenge and receive a Team Chevy souvenir

Hours of operation 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday-Saturday , May 22-24

Team Chevy drivers Casey Mears, defending winner of Coca Cola 600, and Clint Bowyer, No. 07 Jack Daniels Impala SS, winner of the May 3rd Richmond NSCS race, will be on hand to sign autographs

Scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 23rd

First 200 consumers will receive a wristband for access to get autograph from Mears and Bowyer

Kevin Harvick’s No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Impala SS over-the-wall pit crew will meet the fans and sign autographs beginning at 4:00 p.m. Friday, May 23rd

CORVETTE TO PACE 92ND INDIANAPOLIS 500 WITH OPEN WHEEL RACING LEGEND AND TWO-TIME INDY 500 WINNER EMERSON FITTIPALDI BEHIND THE WHEEL OF UNIQUE Z06 E85 CONCEPT PACE CAR:

Sunday, May 25th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing marks 10th appearance by Corvette as official pace car

A customized 2008 Corvette Z06 E85 concept that runs on E85 ethanol fuel will power Fittipaldi around the 2.5-mil Indianapolis Motor Speedway during Indy 500 pace laps

The second official pace car of this year’s event is a black-and-silver commemorative edition marking the 30th anniversary of the celebrated 1978 Corvette – the first Corvette to pace the Indianapolis 500.

Chevrolet is producing 500 of the replicas in both coupes and convertibles, each signed personally by Fittipaldi at Corvettes’ Bowling Green, KY assembly plant

CHEVY AT INDY:

Beginning Wednesday, May 21, fans attending the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 will have the opportunity for fun, fact and entertainment at the Chevy Racing Display

Chevy will display Impala SS, Malibu, Silverado and Tahoe for fans to examine inside and out

Explore and enjoy first-hand the XM Ultimate Listening Tour

Get in-depth instruction and demonstration of GM’s exclusive OnStar System

Learn the background and advantages of Chevy’s Alternative Fuel Story

Listen to Chevy’s own Jolie Holliday on stage throughout the weekend

The Chevy Racing Display will be open

9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday

8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. then 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday

7:00 a.m. to start of race on Sunday