Casey Mears, #41 Target Dodge, New England 300 Advance
Casey Mears, #41 Target Dodge, New England 300 Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: New England 300 (race 19 of 36) TRACK: New Hampshire International Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, July 18, 3:05 p.m. ET RACE: Sunday, July 20, 2:00 p.m. ET BROADCAST: TNT television and MRN radio TARGET TEAM FACTS: -Chassis: Team Target will race chassis #106 at New Hampshire this weekend. This is the same car that finished 28th at Richmond earlier this year. -Raybestos Rookie: In the first race of 2003, Mears became the first rookie to lead a lap and the only rookie to lead a lap in the Daytona 500. Mears and Jamie McMurray are the first teammate rookies to compete for Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors. Mears is currently third in Raybestos rookie of the year standings. -Dream Date: Casey Mears will be a part of "Regis and Kelly's Dream Date Search" at the end of July. Contestants can enter to win a Dream Date with Mears on www.match.com. NEW HAMPSHIRE STATS: Casey Mears, Busch Series 2002 Date Venue Race Start Finish Status 5/11/02 New Hampshire Speedway Busch 200 21st 17th Running JIMMY ELLEDGE QUOTES (Crew Chief): "The Busch stuff is very much a positive. I think their program is getting better you know obviously with the performance they had Chicago, they are on the right track. We're working together and we are able to help each other and that in turn helps both of us and helps Casey a lot. I think a lot of the plans we put in place in May are really starting to pay off now. I think it has really helped Casey's confidence and helped him get up to speed a lot faster." TEAM TARGET CREW: Name Crew position Race shop duty Hometown Casey Mears Driver Driver Bakersfield, California Jimmy Elledge Crew Chief Crew Chief Redding, California Andy Graves Team Manager Team Manager Syracuse, New York Tony Glover Team Manager Team Manager Kingsport, Tennessee Al Shuford Team Trainer Team Trainer Shelby, North Carolina Darren Wolfe Front Tire Changer Front Mechanic Fletcher, North Carolina Marty Forcier Front Tire Carrier Paint Shop Superior, Wisconsin Randy Cox Rear Tire Changer Car Chief Trinity, North Carolina Heath Cherry Rear Tire Carrier Race Day Only Belmont, North Carolina Mark Jacobs Jack Man Race Day Only Ft. Walton Beach, Florida Les Huntley Gas Man Suspension Specialist Renwick, Iowa Todd Anderson Catch Can Man Chassis Setup Jewell, Iowa Doug Spees Windshield Tire Specialist Toledo, Ohio Andy Graves Spotter Team Manager Syracuse, New York Russ Bales Engine Specialist Engine Specialist Sandy Springs, Georgia Tim Smith Engineer Engineer Cope, South Carolina Paul Clapprood Pit Support Front Mechanic Stafford Springs, Connecticut Trevor Lynse Pit Support Test Team Fergus Falls, Minneapolis Dave Shano Pit Support Truck Driver El Cajon, California Bill Henderson Pit Support Rear Mechanic Brookfield, Massachusetts Roger Parkinson Pit Support Shocks San Diego, California Melissa Zeno Scorer/Cook Cook Lynchburg, Virginia