David Stremme Pepsi 400 Race Advance
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David Stremme, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Race Advance
Pepsi 400- Daytona International Speedway
No. 40 TEAM FACTS:
* Second Time Around: The Pepsi 400 marks the start of the
second half of the 2006 season. This will be the first track that
rookie David Stremme will visit for the second time this season. At the
first race of the year in Daytona, Stremme finished 28th in the Daytona
500. Stremme narrowly missed several on-track incidents and overcame a
transmission problem late in the race to take the checkered flag in 28th
place.
* Testing: This week Stremme along with teammates Casey Mears and
Reed Sorenson are at the Milwaukee Mile testing. Stremme raced there
last weekend while road racer Scott Pruett filled in for him at Infineon
Raceway. Stremme, who was in the No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge in the Busch
Series race at Milwaukee, had a top-five car but a long green-flag run
disrupted the team's pit strategy and turned their strong effort into a
26th-place finish.
* Horsing Around: On Friday afternoon Stremme along with his
fellow rookie candidates will be out in the Fan Zone courtyard pitching
horseshoes. Professional horseshoe pitchers Ron Deckard and Robert
Zumbahlen will be on hand to assist the rookies at 1:15 p.m.
* Chassis: Crew Chief Steve Lane and the No. 40 Coors Light crew
are taking chassis No. 601 for the Pepsi 400 this weekend. This is the
same car they took to Daytona back in February when Stremme piloted the
car to a 28th-place finish.
* Daytona Data: In five starts at Daytona International Speedway,
Stremme's best qualifying effort resulted in a fourth-place starting
position for the Busch Series season-opener in 2004. He went on to
score his best finish at the Florida Speedway during that same race,
coming home in sixth-place.
* Rookie Ranks: Stremme is currently sixth in the Raybestos
Rookie of the Year standings. Stremme, with 105 points, is 80 points
behind leader Denny Hamlin and only 28 points behind fifth place J.J.
Yeley.
* NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings: Stremme is currently 36th
in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver standings. He is 549 points out of the
top 20. The No. 40 Dodge sits 38th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup owner
standings with 20 races remaining.
David Stremme Quote:
"I definitely learned a lot at the Daytona 500 earlier this season. I
think we had a pretty good car but we lost the transmission at the end.
I didn't have a lot of help in the draft but I figured that would be the
case as a rookie and it being the first race of the season. I have some
more races under my belt now, so I think I'll have a few more friends to
draft with out there this time around. That is always one of the
hardest parts of restrictor plate racing.
"I have a new crew chief this time, and we got our best finish of the
season two weeks ago at Michigan. The entire Coors Light team has been
working hard and I am looking forward to the race this weekend at
Daytona. The track is fast and hopefully we will have another solid
finish."
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
2/19/2006
Cup Series
Daytona 500
32
28
203/203
$263,358
Starts
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Winnings
5
0
0
1
0
$408,798
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
30
19
$99,783
106
Oct 29
Atlanta
June 25
Sonoma
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
Nov 5
Texas
July 1
Daytona
Nov 12
Phoenix
July 9
Chicago
Nov 19
Homestead
Starts
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Winnings
15
0
0
0
0
$1,497,332
David Stremme's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:
Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
Poles Winnings
19 0 0
0 0 $ 1,765,482
No. 40 Coors Light 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.
