Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge Chicagoland Advance...
Media Contact: Patrick Rogers, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, 704-662-9642, progers@ganassi.com Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge USG Sheetrock 400 - Chicagoland Speedway Advance - 7/9/06 To view the 2006 Target Racing Media Guide, please visit www.target.com/pressroom Target Team Fast Facts: Switching It Up: The Target paint scheme has switched to a primarily red scheme with a white Bullseye on the hood for the remainder of the season. The scheme was first introduced during the night races this past May. *Photo Available Upon Request Chassis: Crew Chief Jimmy Elledge and the Target Team have selected chassis #402 for this weekend's NEXTEL Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway. The car has not competed in '06, but was used twice last season with driver Casey Mears at the first California race (22nd-place finish) and the first Dover event (24th). NEXTEL Cup Points Report: Sorenson and the Target team dropped three positions to 24th in the overall standings after their 34th-place effort in the last event at Daytona. The team is 83 points out of the top 20. Rookie Round Up: Sorenson is currently third in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings with 151 points. He trails leader Denny Hamlin by 43 points. Sorenson has captured rookie of the race honors in three of the 17 races run thus far in '06 (Atlanta - 10th-place finish, Martinsville - 12th, Michigan - fifth). Busch Series Update: Sorenson is 20th in the overall Busch Series driver standings and he is 108 points out of 15th place. The Discount Tire team is using chassis No. 555 in Chicago, which is the same car Sorenson led 30 laps with at the 1.5-mile track last season en route to a 10th-place finish. Meet Reed in Joliet: Reed Sorenson will stop by the Discount Tire store located at 1719 W. Jefferson in Joliet, Ill. to meet area race fans and sign autographs from 4:30 to 6 p.m. CT Thursday, July 6. Reed Sorenson on Chicagoland... "I've been anxious to get back to a mile-and-a-half track because that's where our program is the strongest right now. Most of our best runs this season have come at the bigger tracks and I'm hoping to turn in another strong finish this weekend. I've only raced at Chicagoland once in a Busch car, but we led some laps and overall it was a good race for us. I like the track and look forward to competing there on Saturday and Sunday. "The last two weeks have been tough on the Target team and we've dropped a few positions in the points. The next stretch of races should be good though and hopefully we can get ourselves back into the top 20 and shoot for a top-15 finish before the end of the season. I know this team is capable of doing so, we just need to catch a few breaks." Sorenson's Chicagoland Stats (1.5-miles) Date Series Race Start Finish Laps Status Winnings 7/9/05 Busch USG Durock 300 19 10 200/200 Running $39,050 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 39 19 $91,600 21st Oct. 14 Charlotte June 11 Pocono 35 36 $68,750 24th Oct. 22 Martinsville June 18 Michigan 25 5 $98,350 20th Oct. 29 Atlanta June 25 Infineon 41 29 $79,500 21st Nov. 5 Texas July 1 Daytona 37 34 $89,600 24th Nov. 12 Phoenix July 9 Chicago Nov. 19 Homestead Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 17 0 1 3 0 $1,748,392 Last updated 7/3/06 Sorenson's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats: Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Winnings 19 0 1 3 0 $ 1,854,933 Sorenson's Career Highlights -First NEXTEL Cup Series Top Five (Michigan, June 18, 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 Toledo, Oh. 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 Please visit www.chipganassiracing.com <http://www.chipganassiracing.com/>