David Stremme Michigan 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 Advance
3M Performance 400- Michigan International Speedway
No. 40 TEAM FACTS:
* Stremme Heads to Milwaukee: Next weekend, while Scott Pruett
is out west filling in for David Stremme in the No. 40 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Dodge at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Stremme will be filling in
for Reed Sorenson in the No. 41 Busch Series Dodge at the Milwaukee Mile
in West Allis, Wis. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS)
announced last month Pruett-the team's road-racing veteran and current
points leader of the Rolex Sports Car Series-would make the switch from
Daytona Prototypes to stock cars to race the No. 40 Dodge entry in the
first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series road course race of the season on June
25. Stremme would resume his driving duties of the No. 40 Dodge July 1
at Daytona International Speedway. In the meantime, Stremme will go
race at the Milwaukee Mile where he has three NASCAR Busch Series starts
and has never finished outside the top five. Altogether, he has totaled
one pole, two top-five starts, and three top-five finishes. His best
results were in June 2004, when he started on the pole and then finished
second. Sorenson, who has been racing full time in both the NEXTEL Cup
and Busch Series', will resume his driving duties of the No. 41 Discount
Tire Dodge at Daytona International Speedway for the 18th NASCAR Busch
Series race of the 2006 season on June 30.
* Double Duty: This weekend Stremme will pull double duty at
Michigan International Speedway (MIS). He will be competing in the No.
61 ARCA car for Rusty Wallace Inc. and the No. 40 Lone Star Steakhouse &
Saloon Dodge in the NEXTEL Cup Series.
* Michigan Stats: Stremme has had two Busch Series starts at MIS.
His best finish was 11th in 2004 and his best start was 11th in 2005.
* Chassis: Crew Chief Steve Lane and the No. 40 Lone Star
Steakhouse & Saloon crew are taking chassis No. 608 for the 3M
Performance 400 this weekend. This will be the first time this season
that the team will race this chassis.
* Family Time: This weekend Stremme will be spending Father's Day
with many members of his clan. Since MIS is only about two hours away
from Stremme's hometown of South Bend, Ind., several of his family
members will be in attendance for the 400-mile event.
* Rookie Ranks: Stremme is currently sixth in the Raybestos
Rookie of the Year standings. Stremme, with 97 points, is 67 points
behind leader Denny Hamlin.
* NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings: Stremme maintained his
37th-place position in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship standings. He
is 423 points out of the top 20.
David Stremme Quote:
"Michigan is a track that is near and dear to me. It is the place where
we made the announcement last year that I would be the driver of the No.
40 car. It is also close to home so several of my family members will
be here this weekend. I love when they can come out and see me race.
Hopefully, dad will be able to make it to the track to spend Father's
Day with me. I have been trying to get him to come with the rest of the
family, but he usually makes those decisions at the last minute. We're
a racing family and everyone, including my mother and me, races against
each other so hopefully he'll come out to watch on Sunday.
"The Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon crew has been working really hard.
We're getting all the pieces together and the stronger runs will start
showing that, hopefully we'll get in a good one this weekend at
Michigan."
David Stremme, Michigan International Speedway Stats:
Date
Series
Start
Finish
Laps
Winnings
8/21/2004
Busch Series
18
11
125/125
$21,250
8/20/2005
Busch Series
11
22
124/125
$19,870
Starts
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Winnings
2
0
0
0
0
$41,120
2006 NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Results:
Date
Race
Start
Finish
Winnings
Points
Date
Race
Start
Finish
Winnings
Points
Feb-19
Daytona
32
28
$263,358
79
July 16
Loudon
Feb-26
California
40
33
$87,775
64
July 23
Pocono
Mar-12
Las Vegas
40
33
$97,272
64
Aug 6
Indianapolis
Mar 19
Atlanta
38
33
$75,125
64
Aug 13
Watkins Glen
Mar 26
Bristol
26
36
$86,400
55
Aug 20
Michigan
Apr 2
Martinsville
38
38
$73,200
49
Aug 26
Bristol
Apr 9
Texas
28
21
$127,033
100
Sept 3
California
Apr 22
Phoenix
29
29
$73,175
76
Sept 9
Richmond
Apr 30
Talladega
17
34
$85,725
61
Sept 17
Loudon
May 6
Richmond
29
33
$72,375
64
Sept 24
Dover
May 13
Darlington
4
25
$96,533
88
Oct 1
Talladega
May 28
Charlotte
25
31
$90,900
70
Oct 8
Kansas
June 4
Dover
29
41
$80,895
45
Oct 14
Charlotte
June 11
Pocono
32
26
$87,783
85
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
14
0
0
0
0
$1,397,549
David Stremme's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:
Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
Poles Winnings
18 0 0
0 0 $ 1,665,699
No. 40 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Crew:
No. 40 Crew:
Name
Crew position
Hometown
Name
Crew position
Hometown
Steven Lane
Crew Chief
Winston-Salem, N.C.
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.
Jim Pohlman
Catch Can Man
Oak Lawn, Ill.
Doug Riepe
Pit Support
Danbury, Conn.
