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

Media Contact: Patrick Rogers, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates,
704-662-9642, progers@ganassi.com

 

 

Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge

BASS Pro Shops 500 - Atlanta Motor Speedway Advance - 10/29/06

To view the 2006 Target Racing Media Guide, please visit

www.target.com/pressroom  

 

*MEDIA NOTE*

 Reed Sorenson will be hosting a Dodge media luncheon on Fri., Oct. 27
at 12:30 pm at the Dodge Motorcoach located in the Busch Series
Driver/Owner overflow motorcoach lot.

 

Target Team Fast Facts: 

         A Couple of Firsts:  Sorenson made his first NEXTEL Cup Series
start at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) in the BASS Pro Shops 500 on Oct.
30, 2005.  After starting 22nd, Sorenson was caught up in a mid-race
accident while running in the top 20 and eliminated from the event
(finished 41st).  

 

      *Sorenson also captured his first NEXTEL Cup Series top 10 at AMS,
which came in his sixth career start on Mar. 18,

        2006.

 

        Double Duty:  Sorenson will be competing in both the NEXTEL Cup
Series race at AMS and the Busch Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park
this weekend.  Sorenson will be at AMS on Friday for practice and
qualifying, and on Saturday for the first morning practice session.  He
will skip Happy Hour practice to head to Memphis and will arrive just
before the green flag.  Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
development driver Kevin Hamlin will be in Memphis to practice and
qualify the car prior to Sorenson's arrival.  Hamlin has played a
similar role for other non-companion events this season.

 

        Autograph Anyone:  Sorenson will be signing autographs from 6-8
pm on Thurs., Oct. 26 at Race Team Depot located at 116 Bethea Rd., Ste.
108, Fayetteville, GA  30214.  For more information go to 
www.raceteamdepot.com <http://www.raceteamdepot.com/>  

 

        Local Flavor:  Reed Sorenson hails from nearby Peachtree City,
Ga.  Additionally, one of his good friends growing up and current Target
and Discount Tire crew member Shane Bourgeois is from there as well.
The two spent lots of time together working on Sorenson's ASA cars prior
to graduating to the Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series ranks.

  

        Chassis:  Crew Chief Jimmy Elledge and the No. 41 Target Team
have selected chassis #612 for this weekend's race at AMS.  This is the
same car Sorenson almost captured his first NEXTEL Cup win with in the
September California Speedway event before running out of gas with just
two laps remaining.

  

        NEXTEL Cup Points Report:  Sorenson and the No. 41 team
maintained their 25th position in the overall standings after suffering
from brake problems in Martinsville and finishing 35th.  With a total of
3055 points, the team is only 148 points out of 20th.  

 

        Rookie Round Up:  Sorenson is currently third in the Raybestos
Rookie of the Year standings with 194 points.  He trails leader Denny
Hamlin by 83 points and second place Clint Bowyer by 29.  Sorenson has
captured rookie of the race honors in five of the 32 races run thus far
in '06 (Atlanta - 10th, Martinsville - 12th, Michigan - fifth,
Chicagoland - seventh, Michigan 2 - eighth).

 

       Busch Series Update:  Sorenson remains 10th in the Busch Series
driver standings after a weekend off from driving the No. 41 Discount
Tire Dodge.  He is only 16 points out of ninth heading into this
weekend's event at Memphis Motorsports Park. 

 

Reed Sorenson on Atlanta...

"I'm pretty excited about returning to the Atlanta area and racing at
AMS this weekend.  Our schedules are so hectic that the Atlanta races
are about the only time I get to visit with family and friends during
the season.  This weekend is pretty busy because I'm racing in Memphis
on Saturday, but hopefully I'll have some time to catch up with
everyone.

 

"I truly enjoy and look forward to racing at AMS.  It's my hometown
track and I've run a ton of Legends Cars there.  I'm very close with a
lot of the track personnel and they've always been extremely nice to my
family and I.  Most importantly I enjoy having the support of the
hometown fans.  The cheers and applause I got during driver
introductions for my first NEXTEL Cup race at the track sounded like I
had been driving in the series for years.  That support means a lot to
us and hopefully the Target team will put on a good show this weekend.

 

"We're taking the car we almost won with at California, and it was
really fast at Kansas a couple of weeks ago.  Unfortunately, we cut a
tire and hit the wall, but I know it's a good car and I'm confident it
will be fast right off of the truck on Friday."

 

        Sorenson's Atlanta Motor Speedway Stats (1.54 miles)

Date           Series                 Race
Start     Finish         Laps            Status                Winnings

3/20/06       Nextel Cup         Golden Corral 500 15            10
325/325        Running            $89,225

3/18/06       Busch                 Nicorette 300
28            42            74/195          Engine               $17,505

10/30/05     Nextel Cup         Bass Pro Shops 500             22
41            133/325        Accident           $76,475

3/19/05       Busch                 Aaron's 312
28            19            203/203        Running            $13,250

10/30/04     Busch                 Aaron's 312
6             29            201/208        Accident           $15,800

 

 

                                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

Kansas

26

43

$84,566

23rd 

May 28

Charlotte

23

10

$119,275

20th 

Oct. 8

Talladega

42

39

$76,675

24th 

June 4

Dover

39

19

$91,600

21st 

Oct. 14

Charlotte

9

36

$69,050

25th 

June 11

Pocono

35

36

$68,750

24th 

Oct. 22

Martinsville

16

35

$72,625

25th 

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

32

0

1

5

0

$3,112,673

Last updated 10/23/06

	


 

      Sorenson's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:

Starts               Wins                Top 5s              Top 10s
Poles                Winnings

   34                     0                       1
5                    0                    $3,219,024

 

      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 Yonchuk

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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