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

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Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge

Banquet 400 - Kansas Speedway Advance - 10/1/06

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Target Team Fast Facts:

         Building Momentum:  Sorenson and the Target team rank 15th
among their NEXTEL competitors in best performances over the last six
races.   The team has accumulated 667 points over the last six races, 10
of which are bonus points rewarded for leading laps at California and
Dover.  The team ranks above the No. 48 team (650) over the last six
events, which entered the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup in second place. 

 

        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 in the Busch Series
event, Sorenson is planning to visit a local middle school in the Kansas
City, Mo., area to help his sponsor GlaxoSmithKline 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. 

   

        Chassis:  Crew Chief Jimmy Elledge and the No. 41 Target Team
have selected chassis #612 for this weekend's NEXTEL Cup event at
Kansas.  This is the same car Sorenson was leading with at California
prior to running out of fuel with two laps remaining  

  

        NEXTEL Cup Points Report:  Sorenson and the No. 41 team moved up
one position to 21st in the overall standings after their 11th-place
finish in the last event at Dover.  With a total of 2857 points, the
team is 52 points out of 20th and 155 out of the top 15.  

 

        Rookie Round Up:  Sorenson is currently third in the Raybestos
Rookie of the Year standings with 190 points.  He trails leader Denny
Hamlin by 73 points and second place Clint Bowyer by 24.  Sorenson has
captured rookie of the race honors in five of the 27 races run thus far
in '06 (Atlanta - 10th, Martinsville - 12th, Michigan - fifth,
Chicagoland - seventh, Michigan 2 - eighth).

 

       Busch Series Update:  Sorenson maintained 10th in the overall
Busch Series driver standings with his sixth-place run at Dover, and he
is only eight points out of ninth heading into Kansas. 

 

        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 Friday, September 29.  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 Columbia, South America, native assumes 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.

 

Reed Sorenson on Kansas...

"I'm pretty excited about this weekend's race.  We're taking the same
car we almost won with at California, and we've got a new engine package
we're trying out that I'm told has more torque.  The car drove really
well at California, and although it's a little bigger than Kansas both
tracks have about the same banking.  We'll probably unload with a
similar setup and adjust on it to suit the track.  

 

"The Target team is coming off a great run at Dover and we're all
looking to repeat that performance this weekend.  I know I keep saying
it, but things really seem to be coming together.  The last few weeks
I've felt like we've had very competitive race cars, and it's a great
feeling to go into a race thinking you can win." 

 

 

        Sorenson's Kansas Speedway Stats (1.5 miles)

Date           Series                 Race
Start     Finish         Laps            Status                Winnings

10/8/05       Busch                 United Way 300                   20
6             200/200        Running            $38,625

 

 

                                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

34

21

$98,175

23rd 

Apr.22

Phoenix

34

40

$68,700

24th 

Sept. 9

Richmond

29

14

$79,500

22nd 

Apr. 30

Talladega

41

26

$89,825

24th 

Sept. 17

New Hamp.

31

17

$83,625

22nd 

May 6

Richmond

24

23

$77,025

26th 

Sept. 24

Dover

7

11

$102,125

21st 

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

28

0

1

5

0

$2,809,757

Last updated 9/25/06

	


 

      Sorenson's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:

Starts               Wins                Top 5s              Top 10s
Poles                Winnings

   30                     0                       1
5                    0                    $2,916,108

 

      Sorenson's Career Highlights

-First NEXTEL Cup Series Top Five (Fifth place, 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

New Wilmington, Pa.

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

Hope Mills, NC

							

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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