Casey Mears Dover Advance
Casey Mears, #41 Target Dodge MBNA America 400 Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: MBNA America 400 (race 28 of 36) TRACK: Dover International Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, September 19, 2:30 p.m. ET RACE: Sunday, September 21, 1:00 p.m. ET BROADCAST: NBC television and MRN radio TARGET TEAM FACTS: -June Dover Race: In his first Winston Cup race at Dover, rookie Casey Mears qualified 22nd for the MBNA 400 at Dover International Speedway, spun out in Turn 4 on the first lap of the race and received heavy damage to his No. 41 Target Dodge. Team Target worked behind the wall for approximately 120 laps before Mears got back out on the track. With two laps to go in the race, Mears was involved in another accident in Turn 1 that put him out of the race for good. -Car: Team Target is taking chassis # 306 to Dover. This is the same car that won three ARCA races this season and finished 23rd in Atlanta and 27th in Texas Cup races. -Busch Series: Casey Mears will compete in the Dover Busch Series race this weekend. He will pilot the No. 19 Target Dodge for Braun Racing. -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 while McMurray leads the points. -Leader: Mears became the first 2003 rookie to lead a lap and the only rookie to lead a lap in the Daytona 500. DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY STATS: Busch Series DATE RACE LOCATION START FINISH STATUS 6/1/2002 MBNA Platinum 200 Dover International 12 36 Accident 9/21/2002 MBNA All-American Heroes 200 Dover International 13 22 Running Winston Cup Series DATE RACE LOCATION START FINISH STATUS 6/1/2003 MBNA America 400 Dover International 22 40 Accident 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