RE: R. Sorenson No. 41 Target Dodge Advance for the Neighborhood Excellence 400 at Dover International Speedway 06.04.06
Please note the time slot (10:30 to 11) for Q&A on Friday conflicts with Reed's competition schedule, therefore please disregard it. If you are interested in talking with him about the Commit program on Friday or Saturday, please contact Angie Copen at 704.746.8069. On Sunday, please contact Patrick Rogers at 704.906.5785. Sorry for the inconvenience and confusion. ________________________________ From: Angie Copen Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:35 AM To: Angie Copen Subject: R. Sorenson No. 41 Target Dodge Advance for the Neighborhood Excellence 400 at Dover International Speedway 06.04.06 Media Contact: Patrick Rogers, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, 704-662-9642, progers@ganassi.com Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge Neighborhood Excellence 400 - Dover International Speedway Advance - 6/4/06 To view the 2006 Target Racing Media Guide, please visit www.target.com/pressroom <http://www.target.com/pressroom> Target Team Fast Facts: Delivering at Dover: Reed Sorenson has posted some impressive results at Dover International Speedway (DIS) in two Busch Series starts at the track known as "The Monster Mile". He has an average starting position of 4.5 and an average finish of third. Sorenson's career-best finish at the track was runner-up in last season's June race. Sorenson has led a total of seven laps at Dover in Busch Series competition. NEXTEL Cup Points Report: Sorenson and the Target team are 20th in the overall standings after their 10th-place effort in the last event at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The team is only 100 points out of 15th and 239 points out of the top 10. Rookie Round Up: Sorenson currently sits third in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings with 105 points. He trails leader Denny Hamlin by 27 points. Sorenson has captured rookie of the race honors in two of the nine races run thus far in '06 (Atlanta - 10th-place finish, Martinsville - 12th). Busch Series Update: Sorenson is 14th in the overall Busch Series driver standings heading into this weekend's race. The Discount Tire team is 127 points out of 10th and 255 out of the top five. Different Look: This weekend, the No. 41 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix (CGRFS) Busch team will take on the blue and white colors to represent Commit-the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) stop smoking lozenge. The special paint scheme is the second run of a five-race partnership between GSK and the CGRFS Busch team. One of the GSK stop smoking products-Nicorette, NicoDerm CQ and Commit-can be seen on board with Reed Sorenson every weekend as an associate sponsor, but Commit will take center stage on his No. 41 Dodge this Saturday. Commit, Nicorette and NicoDerm CQ are the leading branded products to help smokers quit. This past March, Nicorette sponsored the NASCAR Busch Series race at Atlanta, which marked the first NASCAR race to ever be sponsored by a smoking cessation product. Nicorette is also on tap to sponsor the No. 41 Dodge in the NEXTEL Cup race at Richmond in September. This is GSK's second season as a sponsor of CGRFS. To learn more about the pharmaceutical company and its products, go to www.gsk.com <http://www.gsk.com/> . QUIT CREW: After a successful run with the CGRFS team last season, GSK launched a "QUIT CREW" program earlier this year that involves a smoking cessation initiative to help NASCAR team members quit smoking. In addition to stomping out the cigarettes inside the NASCAR garages, GSK also is on a mission to utilize its involvement with the popular motor sport to help millions of race fans increase their awareness about effective therapy to quit smoking. To see a mix of quitting tools and to learn more about the QUIT CREW program, go to www.quit2win.com <http://www.quit2win.com/> . Sorenson Q&A Friday: Sorenson will be available to talk with the media about his season so far in both the NASCAR Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series, as well as the unique endeavor his team and sponsor are taking on together to help people quit smoking. Sorenson will be at the No. 41 Busch hauler on Friday, June 2, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. ET. Chassis: Crew Chief Jimmy Elledge and the Target Team have selected chassis #505 for this weekend's NEXTEL Cup event at Dover. This is the first race for the car this season, but the team competed with it in the 2005 September Dover race with Casey Mears, finishing 10th. Reed Sorenson on The Monster Mile... "Dover was a really good track for us last season in the Busch car, and I'm hoping for some of the same results in both the Busch and Cup cars this weekend. I really like the track and its very fun to race on, especially if your car is handling well. It's extremely fast, so if the car is off a little bit you definitely have your hands full. "Our Cup car is the one Casey finished 10th with at the track last year. Jimmy and the guys have a pretty good base to start with on the setup and we'll just work on getting it tuned in for the race. I'm very optimistic that it's going to be a good weekend for the Target team." Sorenson's Dover International Speedway Stats (1 mile) Date Series Race Start Finish Laps Status Winnings 9/24/05 Busch Dover 200 3 4 200/200 Running $36,390 6/4/05 Busch MBNA RacePoints 200 6 2 200/200 Running $47,490 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Results Date Race Start Finish Winnings Pts. Pos. Date Race Start Finish Winnings Pts. Pos Feb. 19 Daytona 22 29 $262,908 29th July 16 New Hamp. Feb. 26 California 29 21 $97,875 24th July 23 Pocono Mar. 12 Las Vegas 36 40 $85,300 32nd Aug. 6 Indianapolis Mar. 19 Atlanta 15 10 $89,225 25th Aug. 13 Watkins Glen Mar. 26 Bristol 22 22 $92,450 27th Aug. 20 Michigan Apr. 2 Martinsville 25 12 $85,925 24th Aug. 26 Bristol Apr. 9 Texas 13 13 $126,675 19th Sept. 3 California Apr.22 Phoenix 34 40 $68,700 24th Sept. 9 Richmond Apr. 30 Talladega 41 26 $89,825 24th Sept. 17 New Hamp. May 6 Richmond 24 23 $77,025 26th Sept. 24 Dover May 13 Darlington 16 11 $94,375 24th Oct. 1 Talladega May 28 Charlotte 23 10 $119,275 20th Oct. 8 Kansas June 4 Dover Oct. 14 Charlotte June 11 Pocono Oct. 22 Martinsville June 18 Michigan Oct. 29 Atlanta June 25 Infineon Nov. 5 Texas July 1 Daytona Nov. 12 Phoenix July 9 Chicago Nov. 19 Homestead Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 12 0 0 2 0 $1,289,458 Last updated 5/30/06 Sorenson's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats: Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Winnings 14 0 0 2 0 $ 1,427,133 Sorenson's Career Highlights -First NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10 (Atlanta, Mar. 20, 2006) -First NEXTEL Cup Series Start (Atlanta, Oct. 30, 2005) -First Busch Series Win (Nashville, Mar. 26, 2005) -First Busch Series Pole (Nashville, Mar. 26, 2005) -First ARCA win (Michigan, June 2004) -2003 ASA Rookie of the Year -1998-2002 Legends Cars: 84 wins, 152 top fives and 166 top-10 finishes in 183 starts -1997 Quarter Midgets National Champion Target Crew: Name Crew position Hometown Name Crew position Hometown Jimmy Elledge Crew Chief Redding, Calif. Doug Spees Tire Specialist Hazelton, Penn. Tony Glover Team Manager Kingsport, Tenn. Jesse Sanders Pit Support Coupeville, Wash. Jeff Vandermoss Car Chief Green Bay, Wis. Lorin Ranier Spotter Prestonsburg, Ky. Bobby Burrell Front Tire Changer Huntersville, N.C. Travis Alexander Engine Specialist Walla Walla, Wash. Marty Forcier Front Tire Carrier Superior, Mich. Tim Smith Engineer Cope, S.C. Jason Sheets Rear Tire Changer Indianapolis, Ind. Roger Parkinson Pit Support San Diego, Calif. Alex Yonchok Rear Tire Carrier Syracuse, N.Y. Rod Bussard Transport Driver Everett, Penn. Shaun Peet Jack Man Nanaimo, B.C Mark Miller Transport Driver Randy Hildreth Gas Man Charlotte, N.C. Jeremy Crosby Pit Support Hickory, N.C. Eric Hoyle Catch Can Man Asheville, N.C. Mike Chance Pit Support