Casey Mears, #41 Target Dodge, Southern 500 Advance

RACE INFORMATION:
	
EVENT:	Southern 500 (race 25 of 36)	
TRACK:	Darlington Raceway	
QUALIFYING:	Friday, August 29, 3:00 p.m. ET	
RACE:	Sunday, August 31, 1:00 p.m. ET	
BROADCAST:	NBC television and MRN radio	


TARGET TEAM FACTS:
	*	Chassis: Team Target is taking chassis # 108 to Darlington.  Mears raced this car once at Dover earlier this season.
	*	Double Duty:  Along with the Winston Cup race, Casey will be competing in Braun Racing's No. 19 Target Dodge in the Busch Series race at Darlington this weekend.
	*	Raybestos Rookie Teammates:  Casey Mears and Jamie McMurray are the first teammate rookies to compete for Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors.  Mears currently sits in third place in rookie points.
	*	Leader:  Mears became the first 2003 rookie to lead a lap and the only rookie to lead a lap in the Daytona 500.


DARLINGTON RACEWAY STATS:
Busch Series

DATE	RACE	LOCATION	START	FINISH	STATUS	
3/16/02	Darlington Raceway.com 200	Darlington Raceway	25	39	Accident	
8/31/02	Gatorade 200	Darlington Raceway	26	12	Running	

Winston Cup Series

DATE	RACE	LOCATION	START	FINISH	STATUS	
3/16/03	Dodge Dealers 400	Darlington Raceway	24	34	Running	


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/Spotter	Team Manager	Syracuse, New York	
Tony Glover	Team Manager	Team Manager	Kingsport, Tennessee	
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	
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	
Eric Hoyle	Pit Support	Rear Mechanic	Asheville, North Carolina	
Roger Parkinson	Pit Support	Shocks	San Diego, California	
Melissa Zeno	Scorer/Cook	Cook	Lynchburg, Virginia