David Stremme Texas Motor SPeedway Race Advance
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David Stremme, No. 40 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Race Advance
Dickies 500 - Texas Motor Speedway
No. 40 TEAM FACTS:
* Making Strides: Rookie David Stremme has made considerable
strides in his 31 NEXTEL Cup Series starts this season. He has improved
his average starting position six spots, from 29th to 23rd, and his
average finish is 23rd as well, which is an eight-spot jump over the
second half of the season. His highest starting spot is third at Daytona
in July and his highest finish is 11th at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in
August.
* Autograph Seekers Alert: Stremme and teammate Casey Mears will
be signing autographs this Thurs., Nov. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bono's
Race Place of Plano in Plano, Texas.
* Chassis: Crew Chief Steve Lane and the No. 40 crew are taking
chassis No. 619 for the event this weekend. This is the second time
this season Stremme will pilot this car. The car which was brand new
earlier this season finished 26th five weeks ago at Kansas Speedway.
* Earlier this Season: Back in April at Texas Motor Speedway,
Stremme left the great state of Texas with his best finish of the season
in his seventh start, finishing 21st in the Samsung/Radio Shack 500.
The No. 40 Dodge went a lap down early due to a tight handling race car,
but Stremme and the crew battled to get the handling corrected and bring
home a 21st-place finish.
* Texas Two-Step: This will be Stremme's second NEXTEL Cup Series
start at Texas Motor Speedway. He has three Busch Series start and his
average starting spot is 19th and his average finish is 21st. His
highest start of second came in the fall of 2005 and his highest finish
is 17th in the spring of 2005.
* Rookie Ranks: Stremme is currently sixth in the Raybestos
Rookie of the Year standings. With 157 points, he is 120 points behind
leader Denny Hamlin and only 24 points behind fifth-place J.J Yeley.
* NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings: Stremme is currently 34th
in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver standings and the No. 40 Dodge is 34th
in the owner standings. There are now three races remaining in the 2006
season.
David Stremme Quote:
"The team has become much stronger the last few weeks, we have gelled as
a group and work together really well. We have learned from our
mistakes over the season and we are improving each week. Now all we
need is better luck. Over the last five weeks we have had some good
weekends (Charlotte and Martinsville) and we have had some not so good
weeks (Talladega and Atlanta), which have not been our doing. I like
Texas as a racetrack and I am looking forward to racing these next three
weeks. I think the team can get a top-10 finish at one of these final
tracks.
"This is the same car we tested at Miami-Homestead a few weeks ago and
at Kansas. We did not have the best finish at Kansas but we learned a
lot for this weekend and that is what we needed to do."
David Stremme, Texas Motor Speedway Stats:
Date
Series
Start
Finish
Laps
Winnings
4/2/2004
Busch Series
16
27
198/200
$22,580
4/16/2005
Busch Series
28
17
200/200
$24,445
11/5/2005
Busch Series
2
18
199/200
$20,025
4/9/2006
Cup Series
28
21
333/334
$127,033
Starts
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Winnings
4
0
0
0
0
$194,083
2006 NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Results:
Date
Race
Start
Finish
Winnings
Points
Date
Race
Start
Finish
Winnings
Points
Feb-19
Daytona
32
28
$263,358
79
July 16
Loudon
22
11
$109,233
103
Feb-26
California
40
33
$87,775
64
July 23
Pocono
42
29
$84,633
76
Mar-12
Las Vegas
40
33
$97,272
64
Aug 6
Indianapolis
24
18
$179,033
109
Mar 19
Atlanta
38
33
$75,125
64
Aug 13
Watkins Glen
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
Mar 26
Bristol
26
36
$86,400
55
Aug 20
Michigan
32
28
$90,132
79
Apr 2
Martinsville
38
38
$73,200
49
Aug 26
Bristol
36
35
$90,425
58
Apr 9
Texas
28
21
$127,033
100
Sept 3
California
32
36
$92,100
55
Apr 22
Phoenix
29
29
$73,175
76
Sept 9
Richmond
11
26
$92,058
85
May 1
Talladega
17
34
$85,725
61
Sept 17
Loudon
6
20
$101,883
103
May 6
Richmond
29
33
$72,375
64
Sept 24
Dover
20
18
$93,108
114
May 13
Darlington
4
25
$96,533
88
Oct 1
Kansas
40
26
$101,547
85
May 28
Charlotte
25
31
$90,900
70
Oct 8
Talladega
38
33
$78,500
64
June 4
Dover
29
41
$80,895
45
Oct 14
Charlotte
12
15
$97,033
118
June 11
Pocono
32
26
$87,783
85
Oct 22
Martinsville
13
15
$95,633
118
June 18
Michigan
30
19
$99,783
106
Oct 29
Atlanta
33
39
$86,500
46
June 25
Sonoma
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
Nov 5
Texas
July 1
Daytona
3
16
$121,658
125
Nov 12
Phoenix
July 9
Chicago
20
21
$108,983
100
Nov 19
Homestead
Starts
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Winnings
31
0
0
0
0
$3,119,791
David Stremme's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:
Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
Poles Winnings
35 0 0
0 0 $ 3,387,941
No. 40 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Crew:
No. 40 Crew:
Name
Crew position
Hometown
Name
Crew position
Hometown
Steven Lane
Crew Chief
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Jim Pohlman
Catch Can Man
Oak Lawn, Ill.
Tony Glover
Team Manager
Kingsport, Tenn.
Rob Lopes
Tire Specialist
Carney's Point, N.J.
Jim Pohlman
Car Chief
Oak Lawn, Ill.
Luke Roffers
Pit Support
Oneida, Wis.
Scott Ward
Front Tire Changer
Clearlake, Calif.
Mike Calinoff
Spotter
Hauppauge, N.Y.
Andy Silver
Front Tire Carrier
Weaverville, N.C.
Frank Mathalia
Engine Specialist
Oneiata, N.Y.
Daryl Lockyer
Rear Tire Changer
Los Angeles, Calif.
Brian Burns
Engineer
Indianapolis, Ind.
Doug Riepe
Rear Tire Carrier
Danbury, Conn.
Matt Mansir
Transport Driver
Greensboro, N.C.
Brian Perry
Jack Man
Huntington, W.Va.
Tim Beaver
Transport Driver
Mooresville, N.C.
Benjy Grubbs
Gas Man
Richmond, Va.
John Weaver
Shock Specialist
Montrose, Mich.
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