David Stremme California Speedway Race Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704)
662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com

 

David Stremme, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Race Advance 

Sony HD 500 - California Speedway 

 

No. 40 TEAM 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 motor sports
(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.

*        Chassis:  Crew Chief Steve Lane and the Silver Bullet crew are
taking chassis No. 608 for the event this weekend. David Stremme raced
this car to 19th and 21st-place finishes at Michigan and Chicago
respectively.

*        Coors Light Audio Interview: Stremme sat down earlier this
season after Atlanta, Texas, Daytona and Indianapolis with PRN
personality Doug Rice to discuss the weekend's races and his season.
"The David Stremme Rookie Show" is now available exclusively at
www.CoorsLight.com (click on "The Hook Up" section and to go "Coors
Light Racing"). Must be 21 or older to access content.

*        California Native: Rear Tire Changer Daryl Lockyer is a native
of California from the Los Angeles area.  He has been a tire changer for
12 years and he has been a member of the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix
Sabates team for the past year-and-a-half.  Growing up 30 minutes from
the California Speedway, he says his favorite food is In & Out Burger
and before joining the NASCAR ranks he built cars for fellow California
native Ron Hornaday Jr.  

*        Cool in California: This will be Stremme's second Cup Series
start at California Speedway, he has four Busch Series starts at the
two-mile track, with two top-10 finishes.

*        Going Back to Cali: In his first Cup Series start at California
Speedway, Stremme had an early qualifying draw which resulted in a
40th-place starting spot for the 250-lap event.  After battling the
handling of the Coors Light Dodge for the majority of the race, he took
the checkered flag in the 33rd position.

*        Rookie Ranks:  Stremme is currently sixth in the Raybestos
Rookie of the Year standings.  With 139 points, he is 105 points behind
leader Denny Hamlin and only 22 points behind fifth-place J.J. Yeley.

*        NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings:  Stremme is currently 34th
in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver standings.  He is 514 points out of the
top 25.  The No. 40 Dodge is currently 33rd in the owner standings.
There are now 12 races remaining in the 2006 season.

 

 

David Stremme Quotes:

 

"We struggled with the handling of the car earlier this season at
California. The Coors Light crew has been working really hard this
season to get stronger finishes and we have definitely improved as a
team since the first time we were at California Speedway. We are
bringing a car we have had some of our best runs in and we hope to
continue that this weekend with the Coors Light Dodge."

 

 

David Stremme, California Speedway Stats:

 

Date

Series

Start

Finish

Laps

      Winnings

5/1/2004

Busch Series

33

26

148/150

$24,540

9/4/2004

Busch Series

12

36

106/150

$20,590

2/26/2005

Busch Series

18

8

150/150

$24,825

9/3/2005

Busch Series

22

9

150/150

$30,300

2/26/2006

Cup Series

40

33

248/251

$87,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 	 
Starts

Wins

Top 5

Top 10

Poles

Winnings

 	 
5

0

0

2

0

$188,030

 	 
	


 

 

 

 

                                                      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

22

11

$109,233

103

Feb-26

California 

40

33

$87,775

64

July 23

Pocono

42

29

$84,633

76

Mar-12

Las Vegas 

40

33

$97,272

64

Aug 6

Indianapolis 

24

18

$179,033

109

Mar 19

Atlanta 

38

33

$75,125

64

Aug 13

Watkins Glen

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

Mar 26

Bristol 

26

36

$86,400

55

Aug 20

Michigan 

32

28

$90,132

79

Apr 2

Martinsville 

38

38

$73,200

49

Aug 26

Bristol 

36

35

$90,425

58

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

22

0

0

0

0

$2,281,429

	


 

 

David Stremme's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:

Starts               Wins                 Top 5s              Top 10s
Poles                Winnings

   26                    0                       0
0                    0                    $ 2,549,579

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jennifer Powell

Media Relations

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

8500 Westmoreland Drive

Concord, NC  28027

Office:  (704) 662-9642 ext 1147

Fax:  (704) 235-1165

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