David Stremme Daytona 500 Race Advance
CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704)
662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com
David Stremme, No. 40 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Dodge
Daytona 500- Daytona International Speedway Advance
No. 40 TEAM FACTS:
* 2006 Sponsors: The No. 40 Dodge Charger will sport both the
Coors Light and Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon logos this season. The
two will serve as the primary sponsors for 17 races each, and as
associate sponsors for the other 19 races. Lone Star Steakhouse &
Saloon will kick off its sponsorship at the season-opening Daytona 500
and Coors Light will begin its season at California Speedway on Feb. 26.
* Chassis: Crew Chief Jeff Vandermoss and the No. 40 crew will be
taking chassis No.601 for the Daytona 500. Stremme and the No. 40 team
tested this chassis at Daytona in January.
* Did you Know?: Stremme and his teammate Reed Sorenson will be
competing for the 2006 Rookie of the Year Award just like Chip Ganassi
Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) teammates Casey Mears and former
teammate Jamie McMurray did in 2003. That same year three CGRFS drivers
received Rookie of the Year awards with McMurray in the NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Series, Stremme in the NASCAR Busch Series and Sorenson in the ASA
Series.
* NASCAR SMT: Stremme will be part of the NASCAR SMT on Friday,
Feb. 17th from 5 to 6 p.m. Join him as he addresses the media about
running for rookie of the year, his first full season in the Cup Series
and driving for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates.
* New year, new team: The 2006 season will be Vandermoss'
inaugural year as crew chief for the No. 40 Dodge at Chip Ganassi Racing
with Felix Sabates.
Along with Vandermoss the No. 40 team has many new faces including car
chief Jim Pohlman, mechanics Andy Silver and Luke Roffers, shock
specialist John Weaver and engine specialist Frank Mathalia. Crew
members Fred Ware, race engineer Brian Burns and tire specialist Rob
Lopes join the No. 40 team from within the CGRFS stable.
David Stremme Quotes:
What's it like being a rookie about to start the Daytona 500 for the
first time?
"It will probably be pretty wild. Growing up the Daytona 500 was a
pretty big deal. Right now we'd be working on cars to race locally at
home in my parents' garage. On Daytona 500 weekend, we'd always stop and
cook dinner and watch. It was a pretty big thing for us because there's
not a lot of racing in Indiana at that time. The first time I came down
here was in 2003. I walked around and I was telling Tony Glover (team
manager) on the way down here it was pretty neat the first time I walked
in the garage area. I asked what all the wooden tables were doing here.
He said before all the big pit boxes they'd come and sit their tool
boxes and everything up there. I thought that was pretty neat. The
track is fast, and I enjoy racing on it because you slide around a lot."
What are your thoughts on the rookie of the year race?
"I think Martin Truex, Reed Sorenson and Denny Hamlin and everybody in
the rookie class are very, very good drivers, but I think whoever is
going to win rookie of the year is going to have to make The Chase and
win races. I don't look at the first five or 10 like we've got to go
out and beat the rookies, we need to build for later this season and be
consistent. Martin and Reed and a lot of them are going to be tough to
beat, but I look at it as there are a lot of other drivers you've got to
beat on the weekend, too."
David Stremme, Daytona International Speedway Stats:
Date
Series
Race
Start
Finish
Laps
Winnings
2/16/2004
Busch Series
Hershey's Kisses 300
4
6
120/120
$54,550
7/2/2004
Busch Series
Winn-Dixie 250
25
28
98/100
$22,485
2/19/2005
Busch Series
Hershey's Take 5 300
24
40
56/120
$43,760
7/1/2005
Busch Series
Winn-Dixie 250
37
18
104/104
$24,645
Starts
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Winnings
4
0
0
1
0
$145,440
2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Results
Date
Race
Start
Finish
Winnings
Points
Date
Race
Start
Finish
Winnings
Points
Feb-19
Daytona
July 16
Loudon
Feb-26
California
July 23
Pocono
Mar-12
Las Vegas
Aug 6
Indianapolis
Mar 19
Atlanta
Aug 13
Watkins Glen
Mar 26
Bristol
Aug 20
Michigan
Apr 2
Martinsville
Aug 26
Bristol
Apr 9
Texas
Sept 3
California
Apr 22
Phoenix
Sept 9
Richmond
Apr 30
Talladega
Sept 17
Loudon
May 6
Richmond
Sept 24
Dover
May 13
Darlington
Oct 1
Talladega
May 28
Charlotte
Oct 8
Kansas
June 4
Dover
Oct 14
Charlotte
June 11
Pocono
Oct 22
Martinsville
June 18
Michigan
Oct 29
Atlanta
June 25
Sonoma
Nov 5
Texas
July 1
Daytona
Nov 12
Phoenix
July 9
Chicago
Nov 19
Homestead
Starts
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Winnings
0
0
0
0
0
$0.00
David Stremme's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:
Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
Poles Winnings
4 0 0
0 0 $ 268,150
No. 40 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Crew:
No. 40 Crew:
Name
Crew position
Hometown
Name
Crew position
Hometown
Jeff Vandermoss
Crew Chief
Green Bay, Wis.
Danny Ekland
Catch Can Man
Green Bay, Wis.
Andy Graves
Team Manager
Syracuse, N.Y.
Rob Lopes
Tire Specialist
Carney's Point, N.J.
Tony Glover
Team Manager
Kingsport, Tenn.
Luke Roffers
Pit Support
Oneida, Wis.
Jim Pohlman
Car Chief
Oak Lawn, Ill.
Mike Calinoff
Spotter
Hauppauge, N.Y.
Scott Ward
Front Tire Changer
Clearlake, Calif.
Frank Mathalia
Engine Specialist
Oneiata, N.Y.
Andy Silver
Front Tire Carrier
Weaverville, N.C.
Brian Burns
Engineer
Indianapolis, Ind.
Daryl Lockyer
Rear Tire Changer
Los Angeles, Calif.
Fred Ware
Pit Support
Ocean City, N.J.
John Gaynor
Rear Tire Carrier
Vancouver, Wash.
Matt Mansir
Transport Driver
Greensboro, N.C.
Brian Perry
Jack Man
Huntington, W.Va.
Tim Beaver
Transport Driver
Mooresville, N.C.
Benjy Grubbs
Gas Man
Richmond, Va.
John Weaver
Shock Specialist
Montrose, Mich.
