Chevy Impala Ss Aims Shootout Victory

Team Chevy is now ready to conquer victory incontinuing level of teamwork has been the
the Budweiser Shootout. With power supplied byhallmark of our success," he added. "Starting
Junior, the team is entertaining high hopes ofSpeedweeks with a trip to victory lane not only
winning.carries the momentum forward, but builds
Picking up what is left at the end of last year'senthusiasm and fuels our determination as we
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS), Chevy Impalaapproach the Daytona 500 next Sunday."
SS powered by Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s (Junior)For Junior, the trek to yield victory was as sweet
ground-breaking R07 engine is motivated to hitas it gets. "That was fun. The Shootout is a neat
the victory lane in the Season Opener of therace. I had a blast those last few laps," noted
2008 NASCAR.Earnhardt, Jr. "I got some great help from my
Last season's victory was the 17th Team Chevyteammates. Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe's
Shootout victory. To note, the figure is moreImpala SS) gave me a push there at the end and
than any other manufacturer participating in theit helped me a lot. He and Casey (Mears, No. 5
race. What's more, it was the fourth consecutiveKellogg's/CARQUEST Impala SS) were lined up
year and seventh time in the last ten events athere on the outside and that was great for us.
Bowtie driver has achieved the desirable jaunt toI've got to thank those guys for the help."
victory lane.Earnhardt, Jr. added: "I've got to thank my team
"Dale, Jr.'s win in the Shootout is an exciting wayfor building a beautiful Chevrolet race car and they
for Team Chevy to start the 2008 season," saiddid such a good job all winter and everybody
Pat Suhy, NASCAR Group Manager for GMback at Hendrick has worked so hard. This is
Racing. "It was a short off-season and everyonegreat for us, man. This is exactly what we
at GM Racing has been working hard with ourneeded coming out of the gate. I hope the fans
teams to maintain the momentum from lastenjoyed that race. It was fun for me. And I'm
season's record-breaking 26 wins."just so proud of my team, National Guard, AMP,
"We know that it is going to be very competitiveSony, Adidas, Chevy and everybody that's helped
season in the Cup season, but the engineeringus. We've had such a long off-season. This makes
group at GM Racing has been working veryit all worth it.
closely with all of our teams on every level. This