Team Target Rockingham Advance - Target House 200

Casey Mears  -  #41 Target Dodge

Pop Secret 400 and Target House 200

 

CONTACT: Nealie Hamilton, Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates,
cell: 704-500-6068, nhamilton@ganassi.com

 

RACE INFORMATION:

            

EVENT:            

Winston Cup: Pop Secret 400 (race 35 of 36)

Busch Series: Target House 200 

 

TRACK:            North Carolina Speedway

 

QUALIFYING:    

Winston Cup: Friday, November 7, 3:00 p.m. ET

Busch Series: Friday, November 7, 1:30 p.m. ET

 

RACE:  

Winston Cup: Sunday, November 9, 1:00 p.m. ET 

Busch Series: Saturday, November 8, 1:00 p.m. ET

 

BROADCAST:   TNT television and MRN radio

 

TARGET TEAM FACTS:

*           Target House 200:  Casey Mears will be running a special
Target House paint scheme in the Busch Series race as well as the
Winston Cup race this weekend at Rockingham.  Target House is an
innovative approach to long-term housing for families whose children are
receiving life-saving treatment at St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital.  The apartments allow residents the privacy of a furnished
two-bedroom apartment, while offering several common areas to interact
with other families and children. 

*           Special Helmet Design:  During this weekend's races at
Rockingham, Casey will wear a helmet with a design created by one of the
kids at Target House.

*           Raising Money for Target House: Target is selling the Target
House paint scheme souvenir die-cast cars on target.com.  All proceeds
from the die-cast cars will benefit Target House.  A portion of sales
from select, specially-marked General Mills snack products sold at
Target stores will go toward Target House, with a maximum donation of
$50,000.

*           Gentlemen, Start Your Engines:  The Target House 200 NASCAR
Busch Series race on Nov. 8 will feature a starting call from the kids
at Target House.  During the race day, the honorary positions of grand
marshal, green flag starter and pace car rider will all be served by
cancer survivors who received treatment at St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital.

*           Target Dodge: Team Target is taking chassis # 112 to
Rockingham for the Winston Cup race.  This car has seen action at the
following tracks: Martinsville, Loudon, Bristol, and the first
Rockingham race.

*           Best Qualifying:  Mears' best qualifying effort this season
was a fourth place starting position at Chicagoland Speedway.  

*           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.

 

 

NORTH CAROLINA SPEEDWAY STATS:

 

Winston Cup Series

DATE    RACE               LOCATION                    START  FINISH
STATUS

2/23/03 Subway 400      North Carolina Speedway            16         30
Running

 

Busch Series

DATE                LOCATION        START  FINISH  LC/TL    EARNINGS
STATUS

2/24/2002          Rockingham      30         30         192/197 $16,375
Accident

11/3/2002          Rockingham      20         18         196/197 $18,920
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   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

Tim McKichan   Spotter  Body Shop        Ontario, Canada

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

 

XXX

 

Nealie Hamilton

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

phone: (704) 662-9642 x1130

cell: (704) 500-6068

nhamilton@ganassi.com