RE: R. Sorenson No. 41 NicoDerm CQ Smart Control Dodge Advance for Yellow Transportation 300 at Kansas Speedway 09.30.06
Please note the Iowa test date for Montoya is on Friday, September 29, not Thursday (as stated below and on our website). Sorry the confusion. Our website story is being updated, too. Thanks! - AC ________________________________ From: Angie Copen Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 12:43 PM To: Angie Copen Subject: R. Sorenson No. 41 NicoDerm CQ Smart Control Dodge Advance for Yellow Transportation 300 at Kansas Speedway 09.30.06 Media Contact: Angie Copen, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, 704-662-9642, acopen@ganassi.com Reed Sorenson, No. 41 NicoDerm CQ Smart Control Dodge Yellow Transportation 300 - Kansas Speedway - 09.30.06 To view the 2006 Discount Tire Media Guide, please visit www.discounttiremotorsports.com <http://www.discounttiremotorsports.com/> No. 41 NicoDerm CQ Smart Control Team Fast Facts: * Second-Half Comeback?: The No. 41 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) Busch team could be labeled the comeback kids this second half of the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series season. Since the team passed the half-way hump of the season in Daytona, Reed Sorenson and team have scored four top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 11 starts (season total is currently five top-five and 11 top-10 finishes). Up to June 30, the team's average finish was 22nd, and since Chicago their finishes are averaging around 13th. They have jumped from 21st to ninth in the standings, as well (Sorenson is 10th in the driver standings). * Montoya, Welcome Aboard!: CGRFS announced Monday Juan Pablo Montoya has been released from his Formula One contract and officially joined the world of stock car racing, beginning with the ARCA/ReMAX Series test session at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway earlier this week. Montoya is also scheduled to test with the ARCA/ReMAX Series at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa this Thursday, September 28. Ganassi announced in July Montoya had signed a multi-year deal with the CGRFS organization to compete in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series beginning in 2007. When the Colombia, South America native assumes the driving duties of the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Charger next season, he will be the first Formula 1 regular to go NEXTEL Cup racing full-time. Stay connected to www.chipganassiracing.com <http://www.chipganassiracing.com/> for further news and updates. * In Smart Control at Kansas: The No. 41 CGRFS Busch entry will take on a new look this weekend at Kansas Speeedway to represent NicoDerm CQ Smart Control-which is a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) nicotine patch that helps smokers, who wish to quit smoking, work through their withdrawal from nicotine. The special paint scheme is the fifth and final run of the 2006 five-race partnership between GSK and the CGRFS Busch team. One of the GSK stop smoking products-Nicorette, NicoDerm CQ and Commit-can be seen on board with Reed Sorenson every weekend as an associate sponsor, but NicoDerm CQ Smart Control will take center stage on the No. 41 Dodge this Saturday. This is GSK's second season as a sponsor of CGRFS. To learn more about the pharmaceutical company and its products, go to www.gsk.com <http://www.gsk.com/> . * Sorenson Puts on the Brakes to Help Educate: This Thursday, leading into the NASCAR competition at Kansas Speedway and another special paint scheme weekend featuring NicoDerm CQ, Sorenson is planning to visit a local middle school in the Kansas City, Mo., area to help GSK and the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids communicate the educational message about the dangers of smoking. He will also help recognize some students for their efforts in increasing prevention and education about nicotine addiction. Note: Please contact the CGRFS media relations department for more information. * Quitting Time: After a successful run with the CGRFS team last season, GSK launched a "QUIT CREW" program earlier this year that involves a smoking cessation initiative to help NASCAR team members quit smoking. In addition to stomping out the cigarettes inside the NASCAR garages, GSK also is on a mission to utilize its involvement with the popular motor sport to help increase awareness for millions of race fans about effective quit smoking therapy. Free quit smoking counseling and the No. 41 NicoDerm CQ race simulator have visited numerous NASCAR races this year and will be at Kansas this weekend in the fan interaction display area just outside the speedway. To see a mix of quitting tools and to learn more about the QUIT CREW program, go to www.quit2win.com <http://www.quit2win.com/> . * Another Lift Up: After the tumultuous top-10 finish at Dover International Speedway last Saturday, the No. 41 CGRFS Busch team took another step up in the NASCAR Busch Series championship standings. The team now stands ninth in the owner ranks, just 87 points out of eighth. Sorenson held on to his 10th-place position overall and is only eight points out of ninth in the driver standings. * On the Cup Side: Sorenson's 11th-place finish at Dover on Sunday, helped him and the No. 41 Target team move up one position-to 21st-in the overall NASCAR NEXTEL Cup standings. They are now 52 points out of 20th heading into this weekend's Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, October 1. Sorenson still stands third in the NEXTEL Cup Raybestos Rookie race. He trails leader Denny Hamlin by 73 points and second-place, Clint Bowyer, by 24. * Chassis: Crew chief Brian Pattie and the No. 41 NicoDerm CQ Smart Control team selected chassis #556 to run at Kansas Speedway this weekend in the Yellow Transportation 300. Its most recent run was at California Speedway earlier this month when the team finished 19th (started 17th) after battling a tight-handling condition a majority of the night race. In June, the same car helped Sorenson and the CGRFS team average a 10th-place running position the entire 200-lap race at Dover International Speedway before finishing it just the same-in 10th place (started 16th). The same car was entered in a total of five events in 2005, and helped the team score a total of four top-five finishes (at both Dover races, Kentucky and the second Texas race). Sorenson comments on heading to Kansas Speedway: "I was just thinking the other day where the guys and I were at this point last year in the Busch Series. We were a little bit better off than we are right now. We were sitting in third place and now we are sitting ninth and 10th, which isn't bad by any means. In fact, we've gained a lot over the second part of the year. There are still setbacks here and there, but we really seem to be hitting our marks more now than we did early on. "I like running these one-and-a-half-mile tracks. We had a good run at Chicago and a great run going at Kentucky before falling out. Chicago is a good example of how the second-half of this year has been going for us and Kentucky is a good example of how the first- half went. "But we had a good run at Kansas last year. There were a lot of wrecks and we managed to stay out of trouble which is sometimes the major key to having a good day, avoiding everyone else's misfortune or mistakes." Reed Sorenson Kansas Speedway NASCAR Busch Series Stats (1.5-mile tri-oval in Kansas City, Kan.) Date Race Start Finish Laps Completed Total Laps Status Winnings 10.08.05 United Way 300 20 6 200 200 Running $40,625 Total/Average: 1/20 1/6 200 200 $40,625 Track Summary: 1 Start 0 Wins 0 Top 5s 1 Top 10 0 Poles No. 41 CGRFS 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 9 5 $21,300 10th/155 May 5 Richmond 9 36 $14,215 16th/55 Sept. 23 Dover 22 6 $18,925 9th/150 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 29 0 5 11 0 3,171 $732,103 *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 28 0 5 11 0 30 3,086 $714,903 Reed Sorenson NASCAR Busch Series Career Totals Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Laps Led Money 68 2 18 33 2 481 $2,123,825 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 NicoDerm CQ Smart Control 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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