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

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Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge

Dickies 500 - Texas Motor Speedway Advance - 11/5/06

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Target Team Fast Facts:

Texas Tidbit: In four starts at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (1) and Busch Series (3), Sorenson has not qualified or finished outside of the top 15. His best start is second, which came in the April '06 Busch race and he recorded his best finish of fourth in the Nov. '05 Busch race. His lone Cup event at the track resulted in a 13th-place start followed by a finish in the same position. Sorenson's average start at TMS is 9.75 and his average finish is 8.25. Sorenson has completed every lap of competition in races run at TMS (904) and he has led a total of 31 laps.

Kraft on the Quarter Panel: The Kraft Foods logo will adorn the upper-rear quarter panels of the red and white Target Dodge this weekend at TMS. For more information on Kraft Foods please visit www.kraft.com <http://www.kraft.com/>

Meet Reed in Texas: Reed Sorenson will stop by the Discount Tire store located at 2405 Grapevine Mills Circle in Grapevine, Texas from 4:30 to 6 p.m. CT Thursday, November 2, to sign autographs and meet area race fans.

Habla usted español?: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced earlier this week its official website-www.chipganassiracing.com <http://www.chipganassiracing.com/> -has expanded its online arsenal to include a fully-functioning Spanish microsite located at http://espanol.chipganassiracing.com <http://espanol.chipganassiracing.com/> . The initial Spanish site will work to immediately accommodate the outpouring of Juan Pablo Montoya fans and media that have spiked the website's traffic number since the Montoya-Ganassi announcement in July. CGRFS plans to incorporate all of its teams in the months to come. Visitors can also access the Spanish site by selecting the "En Espanol" button in the navigation scheme on the team's homepage.

Chassis: Crew Chief Jimmy Elledge and the No. 41 Target Team have selected chassis #402 for this weekend's race at TMS. This car has run twice this season, posting top-10 finishes in both races (Chicagoland - seventh, second Michigan - eighth).

NEXTEL Cup Points Report: Sorenson and the No. 41 team maintained their 25th position in the overall standings after finishing 29th in the last event at Atlanta. With a total of 3131 points, the team is only 170 points out of 20th.

Rookie Round Up: Sorenson is currently third in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings with 195 points. He trails leader Denny Hamlin by 87 points and second place Clint Bowyer by 29. Sorenson has captured rookie of the race honors in five of the 33 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 finishing seventh in the last event at Memphis Motorsports Park, and he is only 40 points out of ninth.

Reed Sorenson on Texas...

"The Target team overcame a lot of adversity last week in Atlanta and managed to get a respectable finish. It certainly wasn't what we were looking for going into the weekend, but based on how the month of October has been it was a small victory. A couple of my friends have started calling me Mr. October as a joke. Seriously though, after the Atlanta race I got the feeling that our luck is going to change, and we're heading into a new month.

"We had a strong run in the spring race at Texas in the Cup car, and we've had some successful runs in the Busch car there. I like the track and we should be a little better the second time around. We've run the car we're taking twice this year and we've scored top-10 finishes both times. I'd like to keep that streak going with another strong finish this weekend.

Sorenson's Texas Motor Speedway Stats (1.5 miles)

Date Series Race Start Finish Laps Status Winnings

4/9/06 Nextel Cup Samsung/ 13 13 334/334 Running $126,675

RadioShack 500

4/8/06 Busch O'Reilly 300 2 13 206/206 Running $23,750

11/5/05 Busch O'Reilly Challenge 9 4 200/200 Running $49,845

4/16/05 Busch O'Reilly 300 15 3 200/200 Running $58,703

2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Results

Date

Race

Start

Finish

Winnings

Pts. Pos.

Date

Race

Start

Finish

Winnings

Pts. Pos

Feb. 19

Daytona

$262,908

29th

July 16

New Hamp.

$92,550

22nd

Feb. 26

California

$97,875

24th

July 23

Pocono

$73,625

23rd

Mar. 12

Las Vegas

$85,300

32nd

Aug. 6

Indianapolis

$147,725

23rd

Mar. 19

Atlanta

$89,225

25th

Aug. 13

Watkins Glen

$83,975

23rd

Mar. 26

Bristol

$92,450

27th

Aug. 20

Michigan

$93,035

21st

Apr. 2

Martinsville

$85,925

24th

Aug. 26

Bristol

$90,315

22nd

Apr. 9

Texas

$126,675

19th

Sept. 3

California

$98,175

23rd

Apr.22

Phoenix

$68,700

24th

Sept. 9

Richmond

$79,500

22nd

Apr. 30

Talladega

$89,825

24th

Sept. 17

New Hamp.

$83,625

22nd

May 6

Richmond

$77,025

26th

Sept. 24

Dover

$102,125

21st

May 13

Darlington

$94,375

24th

Oct. 1

Kansas

$84,566

23rd

May 28

Charlotte

$119,275

20th

Oct. 8

Talladega

$76,675

24th

June 4

Dover

$91,600

21st

Oct. 14

Charlotte

$69,050

25th

June 11

Pocono

$68,750

24th

Oct. 22

Martinsville

$72,625

25th

June 18

Michigan

$98,350

20th

Oct. 29

Atlanta

$88,000

25th

June 25

Infineon

$79,500

21st

Nov. 5

Texas

July 1

Daytona

$89,600

24th

Nov. 12

Phoenix

July 9

Chicago

$116,525

21st

Nov. 19

Homestead

Starts

Wins

Top 5

Top 10

Poles

Winnings

$3,200,673

Last updated 10/29/06

Sorenson's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:

Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Winnings

35 0 1 5 0 $3,307,024

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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