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Chevrolet has been in NASCAR competition almost since the beginning. Chevrolet's first Grand National win came in 1955 in Columbia, South Carolina (Fonty Flock was the driver).

Currently NASCAR's top series, the Nextel Cup, uses Monte Carlos, while NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series uses Silverados.

Photographs

	1951 AHRA Drag Racer Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1951 Chevrolet AHRA Drag Racer Model Car - 2.2MB
	1951 AHRA Drag Racer Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1951 Chevrolet AHRA Drag Racer Model Car - 2.1MB
	"Heavy Chevy" Drag Racer Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of "Heavy Chevy" Drag Racer Model Car - 2.1MB
	"Heavy Chevy" Drag Racer Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of "Heavy Chevy" Drag Racer Model Car - 2.2MB
	1956 Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 The Cars Time Forgot View photo of 1956 Chevrolet Jerry Spanakas Race Car - 3.8MB
	1957 Gasser Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Classic Plastic View photo of 1957 Chevrolet Gasser Model - 2.0MB
	1957 Gasser Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Classic Plastic View photo of 1957 Chevrolet Gasser Model - 2.1MB
	1965 Demolition Derby Station Wagon Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1965 Chevrolet Demolition Derby Station Wagon Model Car - 2.1MB
	1965 Demolition Derby Station Wagon Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1965 Chevrolet Demolition Derby Station Wagon Model Car - 1.7MB
	Photo ©2010 Bill Crittenden February 2010 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo of - 3,167KB
	Photo ©2010 Bill Crittenden February 2010 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo of - 3,250KB
	Stock Car Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of Chevrolet Stock Car Model - 2.0MB
	Stock Car Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of Chevrolet Stock Car Model - 2.1MB
	Chevrolet Racing Photo ©2004 Bill Crittenden 2004 Chicago Auto Show February 6, 2004 View Chevrolet Racing Auto Show Display - 703KB

Championships Won in Chevrolets

Year	Series	Driver	Model
1957	NASCAR Grand National	Buck Baker
1960	NASCAR Grand National	Rex White	Impala
1961	NASCAR Grand National	Ned Jarrett	Impala
1971	Australian Touring Car Championship	Bob Jane	Camaro
1972	Australian Touring Car Championship	Bob Jane	Camaro
1973	NASCAR Winston Cup	Benny Parsons	Chevelle
1976	NASCAR Winston Cup	Cale Yarborough	Chevelle
1977	NASCAR Winston Cup	Cale Yarborough	Malibu
1979	NASCAR Winston Cup	Richard Petty	Monte Carlo
1980	NASCAR Winston Cup	Dale Earnhardt	Monte Carlo
1984	NASCAR Winston Cup	Terry Labonte	Monte Carlo
1985	NASCAR Winston Cup	Darrell Waltrip	Monte Carlo
1986	NASCAR Winston Cup	Dale Earnhardt	Monte Carlo
1987	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Larry Pearson
1987	NASCAR Winston Cup	Dale Earnhardt	Monte Carlo
1990	NASCAR Winston Cup	Dale Earnhardt	Lumina
1991	NASCAR Winston Cup	Dale Earnhardt	Lumina
1992	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Joe Nemechek
1993	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Steve Grissom
1993	NASCAR Winston Cup	Dale Earnhardt	Lumina
1994	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	David Green
1994	NASCAR Winston Cup	Dale Earnhardt	Lumina
1995	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Johnny Benson
1995	NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman	Mike Skinner
1995	NASCAR Winston Cup	Jeff Gordon	Monte Carlo
1996	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Randy LaJoie
1996	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Ron Hornaday
1996	NASCAR Winston Cup	Terry Labonte	Monte Carlo
1997	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Randy LaJoie
1997	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Jack Sprague
1997	NASCAR Winston Cup	Jeff Gordon	Monte Carlo
1998	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
1998	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Ron Hornaday
1998	NASCAR Winston Cup	Jeff Gordon	Monte Carlo
1999	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
1999	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Jack Sprague
2000	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Jeff Green
2001	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Kevin Harvick
2001	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Jack Sprague
2001	NASCAR Winston Cup	Jeff Gordon	Monte Carlo
2002	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Mike Bliss
2003	NASCAR Busch Series	Brian Vickers
2003	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Travis Kvapil
2004	NASCAR Busch Series	Martin Truex, Jr.
2005	NASCAR Busch Series	Martin Truex, Jr.
2005	NASCAR Nextel Cup	Tony Stewart	Monte Carlo
2006	NASCAR Busch Series	Kevin Harvick	Monte Carlo
2006	NASCAR Nextel Cup	Jimmie Johnson	Monte Carlo
2007	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Ron Hornaday
2007	NASCAR Nextel Cup	Jimmie Johnson	Impala/Monte Carlo
2008	NASCAR Busch Series	Clint Bowyer
2008	NASCAR Nextel Cup	Jimmie Johnson	Impala
2009	NASCAR Camping World Truck Series	Ron Hornaday
2009	NASCAR Sprint Cup	Jimmie Johnson	Impala
2010	NASCAR Sprint Cup	Jimmie Johnson	Impala
2011	NASCAR Sprint Cup	Tony Stewart	Impala

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
8 March 2006	New Chevy Racing Campaign During Daytona 500	Aurel Radulescu
20 April 2007	Dodge Driver Kasey Kahne Talks About Chevy's Success	Lauren Woods
9 May 2007	Chevy Continues Domination Of Nextel Cup Series	Anthony Fontanelle
19 June 2007	Chevrolet's Domination To Be Challenged	Anthony Fontanelle
19 June 2007	MIS Woes For Chevy Continues	Anthony Fontanelle
15 August 2007	Chevrolet Teams Continue Dominance	Anthony Fontanelle
12 May 2011	Indy Racing League Media Conference	Jeff Belskus Sam Coomes A.J. Foyt
15 November 2011	Grand-Am Road Racing Media Conference	Tom Bledsoe Jim Campbell Joie Chitwood, III Jim Lutz
26 August 2012	IZOD IndyCar Series: GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma	Randy Bernard Jim Campbell Mark Kent
19 October 2013	IZOD IndyCar Series: MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships	Jim Campbell
15 September 2014	Media Advisory (Please Save the Date): CFH Racing to Make Major Announcement this Wednesday (Sept. 17) at 11:30 a.m. EDT	Tom Blattler, CFH Racing
16 September 2014	Media Advisory: CFH Racing to Make Major Announcement this Wednesday (Sept. 17) at 11:30 a.m. EDT	Tom Blattler, CFH Racing
17 September 2014	CFH Racing Announcement	Tom Blattler Jim Campbell Mark Kent Ed Carpenter Sarah Fisher Wink Hartman Josef Newgarden
17 September 2014	CFH Racing To Campaign Chevrolet Engines & Aero Kits in 2015	Tom Blattler, CFH Racing

Merchandise

Type & Item #	Name	Details
Model Kit - AMT 21373P	1935 Chevy Modified	#19 on car on box