R. Sorenson No.41 Discount Tire Advance for Emerson Radio 250 at RIR 09.08.06
Media Contact: Angie Copen, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, 704-662-9642, acopen@ganassi.com Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge Emerson Radio 250 - Richmond International Raceway - 09.08.06 To view the 2006 Discount Tire Media Guide, please visit www.discounttiremotorsports.com <http://www.discounttiremotorsports.com/> No. 41 Discount Tire Team Fast Facts: * CGRFS Wins 2006 Team Title: Following nine grueling hours of endurance racing at the inaugural Discount Tire Sunchaser at Miller Motorsports Park, Scott Pruett put the finishing touches on a fourth-place finish with co-drivers Luis Diaz and Target IndyCar pilot Scott Dixon to secure the Rolex Sports Car Series Team Championship for the second time in three years. To learn more, go to www.chipganassiracing.com <http://www.chipganassiracing.com/> . * Homecoming: Ryan Quann, the No. 41 Discount Tire catch can man, calls Richmond his home. He grew up in the Virginia town and graduated from Midlowthian High School in 1996. He has been with CGRFS for six years. In addition to his Busch duties, he goes over the wall as the extra man on NEXTEL Cup race days for the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline team. Through the week, he works in the composite shop at CGRFS in Concord, N.C. * Step Up: Although they didn't return to the east coast with quite the finish they had hoped for when heading out west to race in this past weekend's Busch Series race at California Speedway, Reed Sorenson and the No. 41 CGRFS Busch team did manage to take one step closer to the top 10 after finishing 19th in the late-Saturday night event. Sorenson and team gained one position in the overall driver and owner Busch standings. Both now stand 12th. Sorenson is currently 34 points out of 10th and the team is 54 points outside the top 10 heading into the next Busch race at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) this Friday, September 8. The Emerson Radio 250 is scheduled to start at 7:50 p.m. ET and will broadcast live on TNT (TV) and MRN (Radio). * In the Other Garage: Reed Sorenson and the Target Team rolled the dice at California Speedway last Sunday night and almost hit it big. They took over the lead with 10 laps remaining in the Sony HD 500 but their hopes, and fuel cell, ran dry with just two laps remaining and eventually had to accept a 21st-place finish instead. The Target driver and team now stand 23rd in the overall NEXTEL Cup ranks. They are 99 points out of 20th and 196 out of 15th heading into the 26th race of the season at RIR this Saturday, September 9. Sorenson is currently third in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings with 183 points. He trails leader Denny Hamlin by 67 points and second place Clint Bowyer by 20. 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). * Chassis: Hoping to regain some of the same momentum they had going a few weeks ago, the Discount Tire team is returning chassis #452 to action this weekend at RIR. Brian Pattie and the No. 41 team have run the chassis four other times this season, most recently at the O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Ind., where they started eighth and finished second. Altogether, the chassis has a season tally of three top-five finishes and three top-10 starts in four runs. RIR will not be new to the chassis either, as it is the same car the team brought to the Virginia track earlier this year when they practiced, qualified and raced inside the top 10 all day and night. Unfortunately, a late hit from another car on lap 229 sent the No. 41 CGRFS Dodge slamming into the outside wall and out of the race the remainder of the night (finishing 36th). In September 2005, the same chassis also carried Sorenson and team to a seventh-place finish (started 15th) at the short track. Sorenson comments on heading back to Richmond International Raceway: "The Discount Tire team put me in a great race car the last time we raced at Richmond this year. We had such a great day there and then there isn't much to say about how it ended, except it was really disappointing. It was a rough run all night long. We got hit early on and that sent us from a top-20 run to somewhere inside the top-35. Then we came back from that to only get hit a second time and unfortunately that one did us in, and we only had a little more than 20 laps left to run. I know we were on our way to at least a top-10 night. Hopefully, everyone will practice patience a little more this weekend and race a little bit cleaner." Reed Sorenson Richmond International Raceway NASCAR Busch Series Stats (.75-mile oval in Richmond, Va.) Date Race Start Finish Laps Completed Total Laps Status Winnings 05.05.06 Circuit City 250 9 36 228 250 Accident $14,215 09.09.05 Emerson Radio 250 15 7 253 253 Running $30,535 05.13.05 Funai 250 9 31 248 253 Running $15,530 Total/Average: 3/11 3/24.7 729 756 $60,280 Track Summary: 3 Starts 0 Wins 0 Top 5s 1 Top 10 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 7 17 $16,025 19th/112 March 5 Mexico 25 36 $44,640 17th/55 July 22 Martinsville **9 4 $36,825 16th/160 March 11 Las Vegas 27 10 $42,708 13th/134 July 29 St. Louis 14 4 $31,775 11th/160 March 18 Atlanta 28 42 $17,505 18th/37 Aug. 5 Indianapolis 8 2 $32,775 11th/170 March 25 Bristol 18 27 $21,850 21st/82 Aug. 12 Watkins Glen 35 28 $15,130 11th/79 April 8 Texas 2 13 $23,750 19th/124 Aug. 19 Michigan 34 7 $19,035 9th/151 April 15 Nashville 4 19 $14,150 19th/111 Aug. 25 Bristol 2 42 $19,915 13th/37 April 21 Phoenix 5 2 $55,900 14th/175 Sept. 2 California 17 19 $22,700 12th/106 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 27 0 4 9 0 2,866 $691,878 *Indicates when David Stremme drove the No. 41 **Indicates when Kevin Hamlin qualified the No. 41 Reed Sorenson 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Totals Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Laps Led Pts. Total Money 26 0 4 9 0 30 2,781 $674,678 Reed Sorenson NASCAR Busch Series Career Totals Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Laps Led Money 66 2 17 31 2 481 $2,083,600 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) 2003 ASA Rookie of the Year 1997 Quarter Midgets National Champion 1998-2002 Legends Cars: 84 wins, 152 top fives & 166 top-10 finishes in 183 starts 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. 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