Casey Mears, #41 Target Dodge, Pennsylvania 500 Advance

RACE INFORMATION:

EVENT: Pennsylvania 500 (race 20 of 36)
TRACK: Pocono Raceway
QUALIFYING: Friday, July 25, 3:05 p.m. ET
RACE: Sunday, July 27, 12:30 p.m. ET
BROADCAST: TNT television and MRN radio

TARGET TEAM FACTS:

-Chassis: Team Target will race chassis #308 at Pocono this weekend. So far this year the car has placed 20th at Michigan; 35th at Charlotte and 21st at the first Pocono weekend.

-Pocono Raceway: In one career Winston Cup Series start at Pocono Raceway, Casey Mears finished 21st due to fuel mileage. That same weekend Mears won the pole for the ARCA race that was postponed due to rain.

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

-900 Miles in Three Days: In addition to running the No. 41 Target car in the Winston Cup race, Mears will also race the No. 77 Target Dodge for two ARCA races during the weekend. Mears will be racing a total of 900 miles over the three-day race weekend.

-Dream Date: Be sure to check out Casey Mears on LIVE with Regis and Kelly July 31st and August 1st. Mears has been participating in "Regis and Kelly's Dream Date Search" the month of July.

CASEY MEARS QUOTES:
How are you going to do at Pocono?

"We are really looking forward to going back to Pocono and redeeming ourselves a little bit. We went there in June and had a really good car. I think we could have easily been within the top 10 until we ran out of gas, which put us a lap down. We didn't really get the finish we deserved there. I think we are going to have a really strong run there this weekend."

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