Hendrick driver quotes for 2019 Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas

New package gave Chase Elliott some trouble at Atlanta, 25/1 this week.

Chase Elliott on racing at Las Vegas:
"We haven’t had the best result at Vegas the last few visits, but I think we can go out there and have a solid run. Jimmie (Johnson) tested there during the offseason, so we will take a look at the notes from the test and try to go there and perform. The test was only 14 cars, so it’s not a full indication of what to expect, but it’s really the same for everyone as far as the unknowns. It’s going to be a good test because everyone will be in the same boat when it comes to track time and notes on the package."

William Byron on racing at Las Vegas with the new rules package:
“I think this race will still have some unknowns for most guys. Atlanta gave a small idea of what to expect, but we didn’t have the full package for that race. Plus, Atlanta races unlike any other mile-and-a-half track we go to. Some of the other teams got to test earlier at Las Vegas with the full package, including our teammate Jimmie (Johnson).”

Byron on using Jimmie Johnson's Las Vegas test to prepare for the race:
“I would say so. We can look at how they drafted around each other in traffic, and while it was less cars, we can see how they dealt with that stuff because it is going to be fairly similar I think. I would say we can look back at that info and try to learn from it so we’re better prepared when we get to Vegas.”

Jimmie Johnson on racing at Las Vegas:
“Atlanta certainly didn’t go the way we wanted it to, but I’m really proud of the effort the No. 48 Ally team put forth. There is a lot of energy and optimism on the team right now and at the end of the race I told the guys, ‘We've got this.' Focusing on Vegas, we learned a lot during the test. Passing was pretty easy until you got to the leader, but I don’t think track position will be as important as it was in the past. Drivers are going to have to be comfortable racing three-wide. My spotter (Earl Barban) is going to be a busy guy, as he will have to be in a drafting mindset at a track we normally wouldn’t have to deal with that. There was only a handful of teams out at the test, so I am interested to see what the racing looks like when you get 40 of us out there.”

Alex Bowman on the Las Vegas test:
“I think we can definitely lean on the No. 48 team and go over what they learned and what they established at the test and go from there, but until you do it, it’s kind of hard.”

Bowman on his Motorsport.com diary:
“It has been pretty cool to work with Jim (Utter) and the team at Motorsport.com on a diary piece. Everyone always sees what goes on at the track, but this allows me to talk about things more in-depth and maybe sometimes not about racing."