Scott Pruett, No. 40 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Dodge Watkins Glen Race Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704)
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Scott Pruett, No. 40 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Dodge Race Advance 

AMD at the Glen- Watkins Glen International 

 

No. 40 TEAM FACTS:

*        Driver Line-Up:  This weekend road racing veteran Scott Pruett
will be behind the wheel of the No. 40 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon
Dodge.  This will be Pruett's second start in the No. 40 Dodge this
season.  

*        Triple Play: This weekend Pruett will be pulling the triple
play.  Friday night he will be driving the No. 01 car in the Grand
American Series, Saturday he will be in the No. 1 car for Phoenix Racing
in the NASCAR Busch Series and Sunday he will be driving the No. 40 car
in the NEXTEL Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International.

*        Welcome Aboard, John:  Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
(CGRFS) announced last Friday John Fernandez, former Director of Dodge
Motorsports, accepted a new position with the organization to serve as
Managing Director of its Concord racing operation.  Fernandez will
manage all aspects of the organization's racing operation in North
Carolina, including overseeing all four teams, as well as the engine,
fabrication and paint shops.  His move to CGRFS follows a long career
with the DaimlerChrysler Corporation, where he served for 35 years.
Fernandez is also an experienced racer himself, competing in the Sports
Car Club of America (SCCA) in which he claimed four championship titles.
He is originally from Gloversville, N.Y.  

*        Road Course Stats: Pruett has 36-career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series starts dating back to 2000, four of which have come at the
2.45-mile Watkins Glen International.  He recorded his best finish of
second at the track three years ago in the No. 39 Dodge.  His average
starting position at the Glen is 20th and his average finish is sixth.
Overall, he has ten starts on road courses and his highest finish is
second at Watkins Glen in 2003.

*        Last Season at the Glen:  Pruett stepped in to drive the No. 40
Coors Light Dodge last year at Watkins Glen International for Sterling
Marlin after his father passed away.  Pruett was forced to start from
the back of the pack on race day, however, took the set back quite
literally in stride as he stormed up through the 43-car field to finish
a season-best fourth for the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge.

*        Chassis:  Crew Chief Steve Lane and the No. 40 Lone Star
Steakhouse & Saloon crew are taking chassis No. 311 for the second road
course race of the season.  Pruett tested this car at Virginia
International Raceway (VIR) earlier in June before racing it in the
Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway later that month. 

*        NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings:  The No. 40 Dodge is 38th
in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup owner's standings. It is 438 points out of the
top 20.

 

 

Scott Pruett Quote:

"It's going to be another busy weekend in Watkins Glen. I'm starting to
get used to running all these races here each season. Rolex, Busch or
Cup Series - I always enjoy running at The Glen. Hopefully we have some
good weather this time around. Last year we had what looked like a
top-10 qualifying run going for the Cup race, until rain washed it all
out. But we still managed to finished fourth in Sterling [Marlin's] car.
And earlier this year in the sports car race, we endured six hours of
wet conditions on and off. It's going to be busy, but these are the
weekends you live for. I'm hoping to get the no. 01 Daytona Prototype
back to victory lane, and back in the points race. The goal for the 40
car is just to keep our nose clean, qualify well, and get the team the
points it needs to keep their momentum going."

 

 

Scott Pruett, Watkins Glen International Stats:

 

Date

Series

Start

Finish

Laps

      Winnings

 	 
7/8/2001

Busch Series

1

8

82/82

$11,190

 	 
8/12/2001

Cup Series

8

11

90/90

$57,025

 	 
8/11/2002

Cup Series

19

6

90/90

$66,690

 	 
8/10/2003

Cup Series

28

2

90/90

$88,210

 	 
8/13/2005

Busch Series

13

14

82/82

$16,900

 	 
8/14/2005

Cup Series

25

4

92/92

$129,858

 	 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Starts

Wins

Top 5

Top 10

Poles

Winnings

6

0

2

4

1

$369,873

	


 

 

 

Scott Pruett's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:

Starts               Wins                 Top 5s              Top 10s
Poles                Winnings

   38                     0                       3
5                    0                    $ 2,002,494

 

 

                              2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Results for No. 40
Dodge:

 

Date

Race

Start

Finish

Winnings

Points

Date

Race

Start

Finish

Winnings

Points

Feb-19

Daytona

32

28

$263,358

79

July 16

Loudon

22

11

$109,233

103

Feb-26

California 

40

33

$87,775

64

July 23

Pocono

42

29

$84,633

76

Mar-12

Las Vegas 

40

33

$97,272

64

Aug 6

Indianapolis 

24

18

$179,033

109

Mar 19

Atlanta 

38

33

$75,125

64

Aug 13

Watkins Glen

 

 

 

 

Mar 26

Bristol 

26

36

$86,400

55

Aug 20

Michigan 

 

 

 

 

Apr 2

Martinsville 

38

38

$73,200

49

Aug 26

Bristol 

 

 

 

 

Apr 9

Texas 

28

21

$127,033

100

Sept 3

California 

 

 

 

 

Apr 22

Phoenix 

29

29

$73,175

76

Sept 9

Richmond 

 

 

 

 

Apr 30

Talladega 

17

34

$85,725

61

Sept 17

Loudon

 

 

 

 

May 6

Richmond 

29

33

$72,375

64

Sept 24

Dover 

 

 

 

 

May 13

Darlington

4

25

$96,533

88

Oct 1

Talladega 

 

 

 

 

May 28

Charlotte 

25

31

$90,900

70

Oct 8

Kansas 

 

 

 

 

June 4

Dover 

29

41

$80,895

45

Oct 14

Charlotte

 

 

 

 

June 11

Pocono

32

26

$87,783

85

Oct 22

Martinsville

 

 

 

 

June 18

Michigan 

30

19

$99,783

106

Oct 29

Atlanta

 

 

 

 

June 25

Sonoma 

27

30

$89,422

73

Nov 5

Texas

 

 

 

 

July 1

Daytona

3

16

$121,658

125

Nov 12

Phoenix

 

 

 

 

July 9

Chicago 

20

21

$108,983

100

Nov 19

Homestead

 

 

 

 

Starts

Wins

Top 5

Top 10

Poles

Winnings

21

0

0

0

0

$2,190,294

	


 

 

No. 40 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Crew:

 

No. 40 Crew:

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Crew position

Hometown

Name

Crew position

Hometown

Steven Lane

Crew Chief

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Rob Lopes

Tire Specialist

Carney's Point, N.J.

Tony Glover 

Team Manager

Kingsport, Tenn. 

Luke Roffers

Pit Support

Oneida, Wis.

Jim Pohlman

Car Chief

Oak Lawn, Ill.

Kevin Hamlin

Spotter

Smohomish, Wash.

Scott Ward

Front Tire Changer

Clearlake, Calif.

Frank Mathalia

Engine Specialist

Oneiata, N.Y.

Andy Silver

Front Tire Carrier

Weaverville, N.C.

Brian Burns

Engineer

Indianapolis, Ind.

Daryl Lockyer

Rear Tire Changer

Los Angeles, Calif.

Brian Gallucci

Pit Support

 

John Gaynor

Rear Tire Carrier

Vancouver, Wash.

Matt Mansir

Transport Driver

Greensboro, N.C.

Brian Perry

Jack Man

Huntington, W.Va.

Tim Beaver

Transport Driver

Mooresville, N.C.

Benjy Grubbs

Gas Man

Richmond, Va.

John Weaver

Shock Specialist

Montrose, Mich.

Jim Pohlman

Catch Can Man

Oak Lawn, Ill.

Doug Riepe

Pit Support

Danbury, Conn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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