Casey Mears, #41 Target Dodge, Sirius Satellite Radio 400 Advance

RACE INFORMATION:

EVENT: Sirius Satellite Radio 400 (race 15 of 36)
TRACK: Michigan International Speedway, 2 miles
QUALIFYING: Friday, June 13, 3:05 p.m. ET
RACE: Sunday, June 15, 1:30 p.m. ET
BROADCAST: FOX television and MRN radio

TARGET TEAM FACTS:

-Chassis: Team Target will race chassis #306 at Michigan in the Winston Cup race. This is the same car that finished 23rd in Atlanta and 27th in Texas earlier this season.

-ARCA: Casey Mears will run in this weekend's ARCA race at Michigan International Speedway. He will pilot the No. 77 Target Dodge in a partnership with Braun Racing. Last weekend's ARCA race at Pocono Raceway was rained out. Mears won the pole and set a track record for qualifying.

-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 is currently third in Raybestos rookie of the year standings.

CASEY MEARS QUOTES:

"I think we'll have a good run at Michigan this weekend. I qualified well there last year in the Busch car but we had transmission problems and didn't finish the race. It's a good track and we're taking a good car there. The ARCA race should be good; if we get to run it. I was bummed out we got rained out last weekend. It helps so much to get that extra track time. This ARCA car we have is really good. Hopefully we'll get another pole and a win for Target this weekend."

MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY STATS:
Casey Mears, Busch Series

DATE RACE LOCATION START FINISH STATUS
8/17/02 Cabela's 250 Michigan Int. Speedway 6 34 Transmission

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 Race Day Only Lynchburg, Virginia