NASCAR: Team Target Kansas Advance
RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: Banquet 400 (race 29 of 36) TRACK: Kansas Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, October 3, 3:00 p.m. CT RACE: Sunday, October 5, 12:00 p.m. CT BROADCAST: NBC television and MRN radio TARGET TEAM FACTS: -Kansas History: This is Mears' first Winston Cup start at Kansas Speedway. Last season in the Busch Series, Mears started 13th and finished 29th at Kansas. -Target Dodge: Team Target is taking chassis # 308. This car has seen four Winston Cup races this season - Michigan, Charlotte, and both Pocono races. Mears' best finish in this car was 20th in Michigan. -Best Qualifying: Mears' best qualifying effort this season was a fourth place starting position at Chicagoland Speedway. -Busch Series: Along with his Winston Cup duties, Mears will also compete in the Kansas Busch Series race this weekend. He will pilot the No. 19 Target Dodge for Braun Racing. -Busch Stats: In seven starts in the Busch Series this season, Mears has earned one pole award and three top-10 finishes. -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. KANSAS SPEEDWAY STATS: Busch Series DATE RACE LOCATION START FINISH STATUS 9/28/02 Mr. Goodcents 300 Kansas Speedway 13 29 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