R. Sorenson No. 41 Discount Tire Advance for the New England 200 @ NHIS 07.15.06
Media Contact: Angie Copen, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, 704-662-9642, acopen@ganassi.com Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge New England 200 - New Hampshire International Speedway - 07.15.06 To view the 2006 Discount Tire Media Guide, please visit www.discounttiremotorsports.com <http://www.discounttiremotorsports.com/> No. 41 Discount Tire Team Fast Facts: * Rank Update: Reed Sorenson and the No. 41 Discount Tire team grabbed their fifth top 10 of the 2006 season at Chicagoland Speedway last Saturday, finishing eighth in the USG Durock 300. Sorenson and team now stand 18th in the NASCAR Busch Series championship standings. The team is 63 points out of 15th and 167 out of 10th in the owner standings. Sorenson is 45 out from 15th and 252 points outside the top 10 in the driver standings. * On the Cup Side: Sorenson and the No. 41 Target Team charged to a seventh-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup USG Sheetrock 400 this past Sunday. The driver and team put on an impressive display, racing from an 18th-place starting position to a seventh-place finish. Sorenson also captured Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fourth time in '06. Sorenson and the Target team moved up three positions in the overall NEXTEL Cup championship standings to 21st. The team is only 56 points out of 20th and 190 out of the top 15. Sorenson still stands third in the rookie race with 166 points, just 36 behind the rookie class leader Denny Hamlin. * New Englander On Board: Doug Riepe, the rear-tire carrier for the No. 41 Discount Tire team, is a native New Englander hailing from Danbury, Conn. He is a 2000 graduate of Immaculate High School, and was named the 2000 Connecticut State Athlete of the Year. He moved to North Carolina in the fall of 2000 to pursue a higher education at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, N.C., where he played for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team for four years and then graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications. Riepe came to CGRFS that following fall to work as an intern in the sponsorship relations department and has stayed on with the team ever since. You will also find him in the pits on Sundays, serving as pit support for the No. 40 CGRFS NEXTEL Cup team. * Chassis: Brian Pattie and the No. 41 Discount Tire team are brining chassis #653 to New Hampshire International Speedway this weekend. The car was built this year and has only seen on-track action one time, which was at Phoenix International Raceway in April running as the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Busch car that Casey Mears drove to an eighth-place finish (started 19th). Reed Sorenson's thoughts on New Hampshire International Speedway: "I have only run at New Hampshire one time and that was in the Busch race last year. We had a pretty good run and finished with a top-15. There were a lot of cautions that day and we successfully avoided those. That is usually half the battle when racing on shorter tracks. The other part is pit strategy and having a solid car that is fast because it is hard to pass. We were able to pick up a few positions on the track in the closing laps, so it isn't impossible to pass but it definitely isn't easy. "We're taking a good car up there this weekend. It is the same car Casey [Mears] scored a top-10 finish with at Phoenix earlier this year, so with the extra seat time I will be getting on both sides I feel pretty good going into this weekend. The entire Busch program is on a high right now after Chicago. A win and top 10 isn't anything to sneeze at, so we definitely have some great momentum carrying us into this weekend's race." Reed Sorenson New Hampshire International Speedway NASCAR Busch Series Stats (1.058-mile oval in Loudon, N.H.) Date Race Start Finish Laps Completed Total Laps Status Winnings 07.16.05 New England 200 15 14 201 201 Running $26,035 Total/Average: 1/15 1/14 201 201 $26,035 Track Summary: 1 Start 0 Wins 0 Top 5s 0 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 4 8 $28,750 18th/142 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 6 40 $19,485 21st/43 Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Pts. Total Winnings 19 0 1 5 0 1,891 $497,698 *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 18 0 1 5 0 16 1,806 $480,498 Reed Sorenson NASCAR Busch Series Career Totals Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Laps Led Money 58 2 14 27 2 468 $1,889,420 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.