Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge California Advance...

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Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge

SONY HD 500 - California Speedway Advance - 9/3/06

To view the 2006 Target Racing Media Guide, please visit

www.target.com/pressroom  

 

Target Team Fast Facts:

         75th Win:  Scott Pruett and Luis Diaz' Rolex Sports Car
series-leading fifth win at Infineon Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 26,
marked Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc.'s 75th win in motorsports
(1990-2006)- a landmark achievement for team owner Chip Ganassi who
started his first effort with Target stores in 1990 with the creation of
a one-car IndyCar team.  Wins by the numbers:  40 - CART; 13 - Grand
American; 9 - IRL; 5 - NEXTEL Cup; 4 - Busch; 4 - ARCA.

 

        2-Mile Momentum:  Sorenson has some impressive statistics at the
two-mile speedways that appear on the NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series
schedule (California and Michigan).  In three Busch Series and one
NEXTEL Cup Series starts at California, Sorenson has one top five and
three top 15 finishes.  His only finish outside of the top 15 was 21st
in his NEXTEL Cup debut at the track in February.  Sorenson scored his
first career top five at California's sister track, Michigan
International Speedway, in June.  He went on to back that up just two
weeks ago with a seventh-place finish at Michigan in the Busch race and
an eighth-place effort in the Cup race.  His only finish outside of the
top 10 at the track was 36th after experiencing engine problems in last
year's Busch race.  Sorenson's average finish on the 2-mile tracks in
eight starts in either the NEXTEL Cup (3) or Busch Series (5) is 13.5.

 

        Chassis:  Crew Chief Jimmy Elledge and the Target Team have
selected chassis #612 for this weekend's NEXTEL Cup event at California.
This is a new race car that will see competition for the first time this
weekend.

 

        Golden State Natives:  Two members of the Target team hail from
California.  Crew chief Jimmy Elledge (Redding, Calif.) and shock
specialist Roger Parkinson (San Diego).  Prior to joining Chip Ganassi
Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) in 2003, Elledge served as crew chief
for Andy Petree Racing from 1999-2002.  He made his first trip to
Victory Lane with driver Bobby Hamilton at Talladega Superspeedway on
Apr. 22, 2001.

-Parkinson has been building shocks since 1976 and began working in
NASCAR full time in 1993.  Prior to joining CGRFS in 2003 his NASCAR
experience includes working for Bill Elliott Racing, Ohlins Racing
Shocks and Andy Petree Racing.

 

        At the Zone:  Reed Sorenson will stop by Speed Zone Los Angeles
at 17871 Castleton Street to meet area race fans and sign autographs.
He will visit the Speed Zone facility from 6 to 8 p.m. PT Thursday,
August 31.  Upon his arrival, he will race 10 pre-determined fans on the
slick track.  Following the race, Sorenson will host an autograph
session and special fan meet and greet.  Limited autograph vouchers will
be distributed at 4 p.m. PT.  For more information on Sorenson's Speed
Zone visit, including driving directions to the park, visit 
www.speedzone.com <http://www.speedzone.com/> .  

 

        NEXTEL Cup Points Report:  Sorenson and the Target team fell one
position to 22nd in the overall standings after their 36th-place finish
in the last event at Bristol Motor Speedway.  With a total of 2384
points, the team is 79 points out of 20th and 202 out of the top 15.  

 

        Rookie Round Up:  Sorenson is currently third in the Raybestos
Rookie of the Year standings with 182 points.  He trails leader Denny
Hamlin by 62 points.  Sorenson has captured rookie of the race honors in
five of the 24 races run thus far in '06 (Atlanta - 10th, Martinsville -
12th, Michigan - fifth, Chicagoland - seventh, Michigan 2 - eighth).

 

       Busch Series Update:  Sorenson dropped to 13th in the overall
Busch Series driver standings after his 42nd-place finish in the last
event at Bristol.  He is only 85 points out of 10th place.

 

 

 

Reed Sorenson on California...

"We had a really good run going at California earlier this season but we
had a pit road miscue that kept us from getting the finish that we were
capable of.  That was the second race of the season and we're headed
into the 25th.  The Target team has come a long way since then, and the
one and a half mile to two-mile tracks have been our strongest this
season so we're excited to be headed to California this weekend.  We're
taking a new car this weekend, which is basically a new and improved
version of our intermediate cars that have run well so far this season."


 

 

        Sorenson's California Speedway Stats (2 miles)

Date           Series                 Race
Start     Finish         Laps            Status                Winnings

2/26/06       Nextel Cup         Auto Club 500                      29
21            250/250        Running            $97,875

2/25/06       Busch                 Stater Bros. 300
35            11            150/150        Running            $33,275

9/3/05         Busch                 Ameriquest 300
3            12            150/150        Running            $36,825

2/26/05       Busch                 Stater Bros. 300
4            5             150/150        Running            $47,375

 

                                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.

9

24

$92,550

22nd 

Feb. 26

California

29

21

$97,875

24th 

July 23

Pocono

23

26

$73,625

23rd 

Mar. 12

Las Vegas

36

40

$85,300

32nd 

Aug. 6

Indianapolis

41

30

$147,725

23rd 

Mar. 19

Atlanta

15

10

$89,225

25th 

Aug. 13

Watkins Glen

40

12

$83,975

23rd 

Mar. 26

Bristol

22

22

$92,450

27th 

Aug. 20

Michigan

28

8

$93,035

21st 

Apr. 2

Martinsville

25

12

$85,925

24th 

Aug. 26

Bristol

10

36

$90,315

22nd 

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

24

0

1

5

0

$2,446,332

Last updated 8/28/06

	


 

      Sorenson's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:

Starts               Wins                Top 5s              Top 10s
Poles                Winnings

   26                     0                       1
5                    0                    $2,552,683

 

      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

 

								

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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