R. Sorenson No. 41 Discount Tire Advance for the Winn-Dixie 250 @ DIS 06.30.06
Media Contact: Angie Copen, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, 704-662-9642, acopen@ganassi.com Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge Winn-Dixie 250 Presented by Pepsi - Daytona International Speedway - 06.30.06 To view the 2006 Discount Tire Media Guide, please visit www.discounttiremotorsports.com <http://www.discounttiremotorsports.com/> No. 41 Discount Tire Team Fast Facts: * Reed Returns: After taking this past weekend off from NASCAR Busch Series racing, Reed Sorenson will resume his driving duties of the No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge for this Friday night's Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Instead of splitting his time between the NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series competitions last week, Sorenson stayed out west all weekend to run the No. 41 Target Dodge at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. While Sorenson was racing in California, his Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) teammate David Stremme stepped in to drive the No. 41 Dodge in the Busch Series event at The Milwaukee Mile on Saturday. Chip Ganassi Racing road-course ace Scott Pruett drove the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge at Infineon, allowing Stremme to compete at Milwaukee. Stremme will resume his driving duties of the No. 40 Dodge this weekend in Daytona Beach, Fla. * Where They Stand Now: The No. 41 Discount Tire team is 20th in the overall Busch Series championship standings. The team is 33 points out of 15th and 155 points out of 10th. Sorenson missed last weekend's race in Milwaukee to focus on his NEXTEL Cup Series efforts at Infineon Raceway and now stands 18th in the Busch driver standings. He is 83 points out of 15th and 237 points out of 10th. * A Little Closer to Home: Three members of the No. 41 Discount Tire team will be racing a little closer to home this weekend in the Sunshine State. Crew chief Brian Pattie and Adam Cooke, the team shock specialist, hail from Zephyrhills, Fla. The two grew up together in the Florida town. Bruce Jones, a team mechanic, is also from Florida. He calls Lakeland his hometown and still has many family and friends who reside in the area. * On the Cup Side of Things: After Sorenson's run at Infineon Raceway this past weekend, he and the No. 41 Target team are 21st in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup standings with 1,584 points. They are 35 points out of 20th and 173 points outside the top 15. * NEXTEL Rookie Ranks: Sorenson is currently third in the NEXTEL Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings with 144 points. He trails leader Denny Hamlin by 41 points. Sorenson has captured rookie of the race honors in three of the 16 races run thus far in '06 (Atlanta - 10th-place finish, Martinsville - 12th, Michigan - fifth). * Chassis: Brian Pattie and the Discount Tire team will return to Daytona International Speedway with the same chassis--#551-they raced at the Florida track in February, when Sorenson and team took two early-race setbacks and turned them into a second-half comeback. The team maintained a top-10 run the remainder of the race and survived a last-lap colossal collision to grab a ninth-place finish (started 13th). Chassis #551 last ran at Talladega Superspeedway in April, when a chaotic sprint for the checkered flag forced Sorenson out of the stronger draft and sent him from a ninth-place running position to a 17th-place finish. Sorenson's thoughts about returning to Daytona International Speedway for the Winn-Dixie 250: "On the Busch side of things, we had a pretty good run at Daytona in February. The beginning of the race started a little crazy, but I don't think I will ever forget crossing the finish line like I did there at the end. I really wasn't sure what was going to happen after we got hit there in the beginning, but every time I came off pit road the car was getting better. Brian [Pattie] and all of the guys on this Discount Tire team worked so hard to get ready for that weekend and worked even harder to keep us going and running competitively that day. "We got clipped and turned around on the last lap. The good thing was we were just a few feet from the finish line. The car slid backwards along the wall and then finally came to a halt down near pit road. We managed to cross the finish line in the process and even grab a top-10 finish. I was very happy with a top-10, single-digit finish then, but I'd be much happier this weekend leaving with a win instead." Reed Sorenson Daytona International Speedway NASCAR Busch Series Stats (2.5 miles - Daytona Beach, Fla.) Date Race Start Finish Laps Completed Total Laps Status Winnings 02.18.06 Hershey's Kissables 300 13 9 120 120 Running $60,900 07.01.05 Winn Dixie 250 8 20 104 104 Running $30,745 02.19.05 Hershey's Take 5 300 5 9 120 120 Running $52,575 Total/Average: 3/8.67 3/12.67 344 344 $144,220 Track Summary: 3 Starts 0 Wins 0 Top 5s 2 Top 10s 0 Poles No. 41 Discount Tire Team 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results Date Race Start Finish Winnings Rank/Pts. Date Race Start Finish Winnings Rank/Pts. Feb. 18 Daytona 13 9 $60,900 9th/138 July 8 Chicago Feb. 25 California 35 11 $33,275 8th/130 July 15 Loudon March 5 Mexico 25 36 $44,640 17th/55 July 22 Martinsville March 11 Las Vegas 27 10 $42,708 13th/134 July 29 St. Louis March 18 Atlanta 28 42 $17,505 18th/37 Aug. 5 Indianapolis March 25 Bristol 18 27 $21,850 21st/82 Aug. 12 Watkins Glen April 8 Texas 2 13 $23,750 19th/124 Aug. 19 Michigan April 15 Nashville 4 19 $14,150 19th/111 Aug. 25 Bristol April 21 Phoenix 5 2 $55,900 14th/175 Sept. 2 California April 29 Talladega 13 17 $20,000 16th/112 Sept. 8 Richmond May 5 Richmond 9 36 $14,215 16th/55 Sept. 23 Dover May 12 Darlington 23 23 $14,700 17th/94 Sept. 30 Kansas May 27 Charlotte 22 21 $16,050 16th/100 Oct. 13 Charlotte June 3 Dover 16 10 $18,975 15th/134 Oct. 28 Memphis June 10 Nashville 36 23 $16,275 13th/94 Nov. 4 Texas June 17 Kentucky 3 39 $17,370 16th/46 Nov. 11 Phoenix *June 24 *Milwaukee *11 *26 *$17,200 *20th/85 Nov. 19 Homestead June 30 Daytona Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Pts. Total Winnings 17 0 1 4 0 1,706 $449,463 *Indicates when David Stremme drove the No. 41 Reed Sorenson 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Totals Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Laps Led Pts. Total Money 16 0 1 4 0 16 1,621 $432,263 Reed Sorenson NASCAR Busch Series Career Totals Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Laps Led Money 56 2 14 26 2 468 $1,841,185 Reed Sorenson Highlights First Busch Series Start (Indianapolis, Aug. 7, 2004) First Busch Series Win (Nashville, March 26, 2005) First Busch Series Pole (Nashville, March 26, 2005) First NEXTEL Cup Series Start (Atlanta, Oct. 30, 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 No. 41 Discount Tire Crew: Name Crew position Hometown Name Crew position Hometown Brian Pattie Crew Chief Zephyrhills, Fla. Ryan Quann Catch Can Man Richmond, Va. Tony Glover Team Manager Kingsport, Tenn. Adam Cooke Shock Specialist Zephyrhills, Fla. Lorin Ranier Spotter Prestonburg, Ken. Dan Chivari Swing Mechanic Erie, Pa. Trevor Lysne Front Tire Changer Fergus Falls, Minn. Bruce Jones Rear Mechanic Lakeland, Fla. Adam Mosher Front Tire Carrier Fort Mill, S.C. Brian Taylor Front Mechanic Cuthbert, Ga. Daryl Lockyer Rear Tire Changer Los Angeles, Calif. Tim O'Brien Engineer Lebanon, Ohio Doug Riepe Rear Tire Carrier Danbury, Conn. Todd Hamm Engine Tuner Kutztown, Pa. Shaun Peet Jack Man Nanaimo, B.C Brandon Stafford Tire Specialist Taylorsville, N.C. Tim Coffey Gas Man/Transport Driver Greenwood, Ind. Shane Bourgeois Pit Support Peachtree City, Ga.