CHEVY MENCS AT DAYTONA 2: Team Chevy Fast Facts

A total of 20 Team Chevy drivers will start the Coke Zero Sugar 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Daytona International Speedway (Daytona, FL.). The 160-lap 400-mile contest around the 2.5-mile superspeedway is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., ET on Saturday, July 7. Live coverage can be found on NBC, MRN, and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-10:                                                               

  • Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hooters Camaro ZL1 will start from the pole position
  • Alex Bowman, No. 88 Axalta Camaro ZL1 starts on the outside front row in second
  • Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s for Pros Camaro ZL1 rolls off 4th
  • Ryan Newman, No. 31 Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Camaro ZL1 will start 7th
  • Austin Dillon, No. 3 American Ethanol e15 Camaro ZL1 starts 10th

TEAM CHEVY IN MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES COMPETITION:

 

  • Chevrolet has won 39 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships
  • Team Chevy drivers have scored 776 wins and 698 poles in MENCS competition

 

CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY:

 

  • Chevrolet drivers have won 46 of 141 races at Daytona International Speedway. Victories by current Team Chevy drivers are:
    • Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s for Pros Camaro ZL1, has three trophies from Daytona International Speedway (’06 & ’13 – TWICE)
    • Jamie McMurray, No. 1 DC Solar Camaro ZL1, has gone to Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway twice (’07 & ’10)
    • Austin Dillon, No. 3 Camaro ZL1, has one trophy from Daytona International Speedway (’18)
    • Ryan Newman, No. 31 Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Chevrolet SS, has one win at Daytona International Speedway (’08)

  • A Chevrolet driver has won two of the last six races at Daytona International Speedway
  • A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Daytona International Speedway 47 times
  • Team Chevy drivers have scored 208 top-five and 413 top-10 finishes at Daytona International Speedway
  • A Chevrolet has led 7,757 laps (36.0% of possible 21,570 laps) at Daytona International Speedway

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