The Chevy SS made its debut Sunday at the Daytona 500. And, what a debut it was. Jimmy Johnson drove the #48 car to victory
and said he loved the car. “Congratulations
to Jimmie Johnson, (crew chief) Chad Knaus and (team owner) Rick Hendrick on
their victory in The Great American Race,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet vice
president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “And for the Chevrolet SS to
win its first points race is incredible. This is a culmination of a tremendous
effort by our engineers, owners, drivers, crew chiefs and teams who worked
together to develop the Chevrolet SS race car. So much hard work went into
preparing the Chevrolet SS for competition in the Sprint Cup series. We waited
a long time for this race, and the performance of the No. 48 team made that
wait worthwhile.”
Johnson wasn’t the only driver on Team Chevy to place. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. came in 2nd,
Ryan Newman came in 5th, Regan Smith was 7th and Danica
Patrick who had pole position came in a respectable 8th. Team Chevy racked up their 22nd
Daytona 500 win – more than any other manufacturer showing that Chevy has
earned all the accolades.


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