David Stremme New Hampshire Advance
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David Stremme, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Race Advance
Lenox Industrial Tools 300- New Hampshire International Speedway
No. 40 TEAM FACTS:
* Appearances: Stremme will be appearing at the Barley House
this Friday in Concord, N.H. He will be signing autographs and meeting
with fans from 6-7 p.m. EST.
* Chassis: Crew Chief Steve Lane and the No. 40 Coors Light crew
are taking chassis No. 615 for the event this weekend. This is the
first time this season that Stremme will drive this car. Stremme did
however participate with his teammates Casey Mears and Reed Sorenson at
a test at The Milwaukee Mile in Milwaukee, Wis., last month to prepare
for the 300-mile race this Sunday driving similar chassis.
* New Englander On Board: Doug Riepe, who can be found serving
as pit support for the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge on Sundays, 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.
* Testing: Stremme and the Coors Light 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 Stremme posting a time of 51.862 sec./173.537
mph (40th fastest) in the morning and 52.337 sec./171.962 (46th) in the
afternoon. Tuesday's session was cancelled due to rain, so the No. 40
team opted to give it another go on Wednesday
* New Hampshire Stats: In two starts at New Hampshire
International Speedway, Stremme's best start was 15th in 2004, and his
highest finish was 22nd last July.
* Rookie Ranks: Stremme is currently sixth in the Raybestos
Rookie of the Year standings. With 121 points, he is 81 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 567 points out of the
top 20. The No. 40 Dodge is currently 36th in the owners standings,
just 78 points out of 35th. There are now 17 races remaining in the
2006 season.
David Stremme Quote:
"Last week's race was not bad. Again, my team is getting a lot better.
If we can get back in that top-35 I'll be a lot happier. We pick it up
in qualifying each week but we can't let it all hang out because we
can't take a chance on missing the show. We had that impound deal at
Daytona and it hurt us a little because we lost so much track position
but we ended up with a pretty good finish. We keep unloading and we're
better week in and week out. We're building a better notebook for the
second time around at tracks and a lot of what we learned last week at
Chicago we'll be able to take to Kansas in October. Our main thing here
these next couple of races is to get back in that top-35."
David Stremme, New Hampshire International Speedway Stats:
Date
Series
Start
Finish
Laps
Winnings
7/24/2004
Busch Series
15
28
194/200
$17,480
7/16/2005
Busch Series
18
22
201/201
$18,655
Starts
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Winnings
2
0
0
0
0
$36,135
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
3
16
$121,658
125
Nov 12
Phoenix
July 9
Chicago
20
21
$108,983
100
Nov 19
Homestead
Starts
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Winnings
17
0
0
0
0
$1,727,973
David Stremme's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:
Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
Poles Winnings
21 0 0
0 0 $ 1,996,123
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.
