David Stremme Homestead-Miami Speedway Race Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704)
662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com

 

David Stremme, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Race Advance 

Ford 400 - Homestead-Miami Speedway 

 

No. 40 TEAM FACTS:

 

*        Check it Out: This Sunday David Stremme and his teammate Casey
Mears will be two of the three drivers featured in the new show NASCAR
Drivers: Nonstop.  The show will air on ESPN2 this Sunday at 10 p.m. and
will give a behind the scenes look at life off the race track as well as
what Stremme does on a typical race weekend.

*        Off-Season Appearances: Even though the race season ends this
Sunday, it will not be the last time you can catch your favorite driver
Stremme.  Stremme and his crew chief Steve Lane will be at the annual
Stocks-For-Tots event on Tuesday, December 12th.  The event will take
place in downtown Mooresville, and both will be signing autographs from
7-9 p.m. For more information please check out
http://www.stocksfortots.com <http://www.stocksfortots.com/> 

*        Racing, Inc.:  Chip Ganassi Racing will be the focus this week
in a SPEED TV special called Racing Incorporated which will take viewers
inside the business of racing with a close-up look at the motorsports
operations of team owner Chip Ganassi. The pair of one-hour specials
will air this Wednesday, Nov. 15 and Thursday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. ET &
PT (re-played at 11 pm ET).  Racing Incorporated was given unprecedented
access by the team to its race shops in Indianapolis, Ind., and Concord,
N.C., over a several weeks this past summer for a behind the scenes look
at the inner workings of Ganassi's IndyCar, NASCAR, and Grand American
Sports Car Series operations. 

*        Chassis:  Crew Chief Steve Lane and the No. 40 crew are taking
chassis No. 621 for the event this weekend. This is a brand new race car
for the final event of the 2006 season.  

*        The Fighting No. 40 Team:  Stremme and the No. 40 team have
fought hard throughout the 2006 season to improve their starting and
finishing averages.  In the first five starts of the season, the No. 40
Dodge averaged a 35th  place starting spot and a 33rd   place finishing
position.  In the last five races leading up to the season finale the
team has a 22nd place average for starts and finishes.  

*        Looking toward Miami: This will be Stremme's second NEXTEL Cup
Series start at Homestead-Miami Speedway; he has four Busch Series
starts.  His average starting spot is 17th and his average finish is
20th.  His highest start of third came in the fall of 2003 and his
highest finish is also third in the spring of 2005, both in the Busch
Series.

*        Rookie Ranks:  Stremme is currently sixth in the Raybestos
Rookie of the Year standings.  With 162 points, he is 132 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.  The No. 40 Dodge maintained
the 33rd position in the owner standings. 

 

David Stremme Quote:

"It has been a long season.  We have definitely had our share of ups and
downs on the No. 40 team but I am so proud of these guys. We have worked
together as a team and we have had some solid finishes this second half
of the season.  

 

I am looking forward to going to Homestead-Miami this weekend. We have a
new car that we are taking down there and I am looking forward to racing
it.  The Coors Light team is hopefully going to get our first top-10
finish of the season this weekend."

 

 

 

 

David Stremme, Homestead-Miami Speedway Stats:

 

Date

Series

Start

Finish

Laps

      Winnings

11/15/2003

Busch Series

7

14

200/200

$24,480

11/20/2004

Busch Series

35

12

203/203

$25,675

11/19/2005

Busch Series

19

32

185/200

$22,060

11/20/2005

Cup Series

22

42

87/267

$58,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starts

Wins

Top 5

Top 10

Poles

Winnings

4

0

0

0

0

$130,340

	


 

                                                      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

17

24

$115,722

96

July 1

Daytona

3

16

$121,658

125

Nov 12

Phoenix

36

18

$92,233

109

July 9

Chicago 

20

21

$108,983

100

Nov 19

Homestead

 

 

 

 

Starts

Wins

Top 5

Top 10

Poles

Winnings

33

0

0

0

0

$3,327,746

	


 

 

David Stremme's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats:

Starts               Wins                 Top 5s              Top 10s
Poles                Winnings

   38                    0                       0
0                    0                    $ 3,595,896

 

 

No. 40 Coors Light 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.

Bob Dell

Engine Specialist

 

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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Jennifer Powell

Media Relations

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

8500 Westmoreland Drive

Concord, NC  28027

Office:  (704) 662-9642 ext 1147

Fax:  (704) 235-1165

jpowell@ganassi.com  

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