Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge New Hampshire Advance
Lennox Industrial Tools 300 - New Hampshire International Speedway Advance - 7/16/06 *MEDIA NOTE*: Reed Sorenson will be in the media center from 9 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, July 14, participating in a Raybestos Rookie media Q & A session. To view the 2006 Target Racing Media Guide, please visit www.target.com/pressroom Target Team Fast Facts: Testing at the Brickyard: Reed Sorenson and the Target team, along with 57 other NEXTEL Cup teams, took to the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday for what was supposed to be a two-day test session in preparation for the upcoming race at the Brickyard on Aug. 6. Monday, the teams were on track all day with Sorenson posting times of 51.594 sec./174.727 mph (26th fastest) in the morning and 51.769 sec./173.849 (22nd) in the afternoon. Tuesday's session was cancelled due to rain, so many of the teams opted to give it another go on Wednesday. Chassis: Crew Chief Jimmy Elledge and the Target Team have selected chassis #614 for this weekend's NEXTEL Cup Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway. This is a new race car with no prior laps of competition, but it was tested at The Milwaukee Mile on June 27 and 28. NEXTEL Cup Points Report: Sorenson and the Target team moved up three positions to 21st in the overall standings after their seventh-place finish in the last event at Chicagoland Speedway. The team is 56 points out of 20th and 190 out of the top 15. Rookie Round Up: Sorenson is currently third in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings with 166 points. He trails leader Denny Hamlin by 36 points. Sorenson has captured rookie of the race honors in four of the 18 races run thus far in '06 (Atlanta - 10th-place finish, Martinsville - 12th, Michigan - fifth, Chicagoland - seventh). 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 Busch Series Update: Sorenson is 18th in the overall Busch Series driver standings and he is only 45 points out of 15th place. Sorenson and the Discount Tire team collected their fifth top-10 finish of the season with their eight-place effort in the last race at Chicagoland Speedway Reed Sorenson on New Hampshire... "Everyone at Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is excited about the NEXTEL Cup race at New Hampshire this weekend. The guys back at the shop have spent the last few months building new short-track cars and we're anxious to see how they perform against the competition. We tested the new cars at Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago and they drove much better than our older version. I have a good feeling about this weekend and we haven't even gotten to the track yet. "The Target team had a great run at Chicagoland last week and we're hoping to keep it going this weekend. That was the first race in a while where we got the finish we deserved. We've had good cars at many races this year but it seems like something always kept us from getting a solid finish. This time everything went right. The car was fast, the pit stops were good and it all fell into place. I'm hoping it is a sign of things to come. " Sorenson's New Hampshire International Raceway Stats (1.058-miles) Date Series Race Start Finish Laps Status Winnings 7/16/05 Busch New England 200 15 14 201/201 Running $26,035 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 18 7 $116,525 21st Nov. 19 Homestead Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 18 0 1 4 0 $1,864,917 Last updated 7/10/06 Sorenson's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats: Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Winnings 20 0 1 4 0 $ 1,971,458 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. Shane Bourgeois Pit Support Peachtree City, Ga. Eric Hoyle Catch Can Man Asheville, N.C. Mike Chance Pit Support