Reed Sorenson Dollar General 300 Race Advance

No. 41 TEAM FACTS:

*        Busch Series Points Standings: Reed Sorenson's sixth-place
finish at Kansas Speedway kept him third in the NASCAR Busch Series
championship points standings.  Sorenson trails leader Martin Truex Jr.,
by 251 points and second-place Clint Bowyer by 202 points.

*        Rookie of the Year: After his top-10 finish at Kansas, Sorenson
has regained the lead over Carl Edwards in the rookie of the year race
(314-312). The rookie points are determined by each of the candidates
top-16 finishes during the season.  

*        Testing: Sorenson and the Discount Tire team are testing at
Memphis Motorsports Park this week in preparation for next weekend's
Sam's Town 250 at the .75-mile track.

*        Chassis: The Discount Tire team will race chassis #555 at
Charlotte this weekend. This is the same car that Sorenson piloted to a
10th, fifth, third and sixth-place finish at Chicago, Charlotte, Texas
and Las Vegas respectively.

*        Did You Know?: Sorenson along with fellow rookies Edwards and
Jon Wood are the only rookies to score top-five finishes this season. 

*        Charlotte in May: In his first NASCAR start at Lowe's Motor
Speedway in May, Sorenson piloted his Discount Tire Dodge to a
fifth-place finish and earned his fifth top-five of the season.
Sorenson was also the top finishing Busch Series regular in a race that
had 17 NEXTEL Cup drivers entered in the 43 car field.  

 

REED SORENSON QUOTES:

 

"We are starting to get into a groove. We've had top-10 finishes the
past three races and that is exactly what we need to continue to do if
we are going to stay in the top-three in points.  The Discount Tire crew
worked hard this past weekend where track position was so important.
They were able to help me out a few times and we had a really good race
car. We ran well in the spring at Charlotte and I expect we will run
well again this weekend. There are always a lot of Cup drivers in
companion races but especially at Charlotte where most of the race teams
are based. I look forward to racing with those guys this weekend and
hopefully we will have another top-10 finish."

 

Reed Sorenson Cumulative NASCAR Busch Series Stats:

 

Starts              Wins                Top 5s             Top 10s
Poles               Winnings

  35                    2                      11                    19
2                    $ 1,188,256

 

Last Top-Five: September 24, 2005 at Dover International Speedway

Last Top-10: October 8, 2005 at Kansas Speedway

Best Career Start: First on August 6, 2005 at Indianapolis Raceway Park

Best Career Finish: First on July 30, 2005 at Gateway International
Raceway

 

 

 

Reed Sorenson 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results:

Date 

Track 

Start

Finish

Winnings

Status

Standings

2/19/2005

Daytona

5

9

$52,575 

Running

10

2/26/2005

Fontana

4

5

$39,175 

Running

2

3/6/2005

Mexico

19

14

$44,525

Running

5

3/12/2005

Las Vegas

7

6

$35,275 

Running

4

3/19/2005

Atlanta

28

19

$13,250 

Running

4

3/26/2005

Nashville

1

1

$67,771 

Running

2

4/4/2005

Bristol

6

3

$46,538 

Running

2

4/16/2005

Texas

15

3

$59,132 

Running

2

4/22/2005

Phoenix

17

32

$21,050 

Running

2

4/30/2005

Talladega

20

32

$26,395 

Accident

3

5/6/2005

Darlington

18

12

$25,200 

Running

3

5/13/2005

Richmond

9

31

$15,530 

Running

3

5/28/2005

Charlotte

6

5

$45,180 

Running

3

6/4/2005

Dover

6

2

$47,490 

Running

2

6/11/2005

Nashville

6

3

$42,130 

Running

1

6/18/2005

Kentucky

8

4

$48,700 

Running

1

6/25/2005

Milwaukee

23

12

$25,480 

Running

2

7/1/2005

Daytona

8

20

$30,745 

Running

3

7/9/2005

Chicago

19

10

$39,050 

Running

3

7/16/2005

New Hampshire

15

14

$26,035 

Running

3

7/23/2005

Pikes Peak

33

7

$36,505 

Running

3

7/30/2005

St. Louis

2

1

$79,321 

Running

3

8/6/2005

Indianapolis

1

3

$41,533 

Running

3

8/13/2005

Watkins Glen

26

41

$23,070 

Engine

3

8/20/2005

Michigan

4

36

$19,630 

Engine

3

8/26/2005

Bristol

42

11

$31,775 

Running

3

9/3/2005

Fontana

3

12

$36,825 

Running

4

9/9/2005

Richmond

15

7

$30,535 

Running

3

9/24/2005

Dover

3

4

$36,390 

Running

3

10/8/2005

Kansas

20

6

$40,625 

Running

3

 

Starts              Wins                Top 5               Top 10
Poles               Winnings

  30                    2                      11                    17
2                    $ 1,144,726

 

Discount Tire Company Crew:

Name

Crew position

Hometown

Name

Crew position

Hometown

Jimmy Elledge

Crew Chief

Redding, Calif.

Tim Coffey

Gas Man

Indianapolis, Ind.

Andy Graves

Team Manager

Syracuse, N.Y.

Ryan Quann

Catch Can Man

Richmond, Va.

Tony Glover

Team Manager

Kingsport, Tenn.

Rob Lopes

Tire Specialist

 

Tim O'Brian

Engineer

Lebanon, Ohio

Dan Chivari

Pit Support

Erie, Pa.

Bobby Burrell

Front Tire Changer

Huntersville, N.C.

Lorin Ranier

Spotter

Prestonsburg, Ky.

Marty Forcier

Front Tire Carrier

Superior, Mich.

Rudy Wade

Engine Specialist

 

Jason Sheets

Rear Tire Changer

Indianapolis, Ind.

Adam Cooke

Pit Support

Zephyrhills, Fla.

Alex Yonchok

Rear Tire Carrier

Syracuse, N.Y.

Brian Taylor

Pit Support

Cuthbert, Ga.

Shaun Peet

Jack Man

Nanaimo, B.C

Shane Bourgeois

Pit Support

Peachtree City, Ga