CGRFS NASCAR Busch Series Advance for the Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200
CGRFS NASCAR Busch Series Advance Race: Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 on Sunday, March 4, 2007 Track: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (2.518-mile road course) Location: Mexico City, Mexico CGRFS Media Contacts at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez: NASCAR Busch Series Entries Kelby Krauss, No. 41 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit(r) Dodge Heather Kincel, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Scott Pruett and the No. 41 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge Team Facts: * Double-Duty Weekend: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) driver Scott Pruett will compete in both the Grand American Rolex Sports Car and NASCAR Busch Series races this weekend at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. In addition to his full-time ride in the No. 01 TELMEX Lexus-Riley with Mexico City native and teammate Memo Rojas, Pruett will assume driving duties of the No. 41 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge alongside Juan Pablo Montoya in the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge as they make their seventh-career NASCAR Busch Series starts together. * Not Their First Rodeo Together: The Pruett-Montoya duo most recently teamed up this past January, along with Salvador Duran, to lead 468 of 668 laps at Daytona International Speedway in the No.01 TELMEX/Target Riley to win CGRFS' second straight Rolex 24 At Daytona. Pruett was behind the wheel when the car rolled off the grid in 12th, and sealed the flawless drive as he crossed the checkered 1:15.842 seconds over his nearest competition. The victory marked Pruett's second overall Rolex 24 At Daytona win and Montoya's first run and win of the competition. * Meet Scott Pruett: This 2007 season marks Pruett's fourth year of racing in the Rolex Sports Car Series for CGRFS. The two-time Rolex Series Champion (2004, 2006) has competed in almost every form of motorsports. Throughout his driving career, the 46-year-old California native has tallied nine major championships and multiple Daytona Prototype records for wins (13), pole positions (8) and podium finishes (25). * Pruett's No Stranger to Autodromo: Last season Pruett and Luis Diaz started on the pole and led all 100 laps at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the Rolex Series race. After scoring the No.01 team's 16th pole position in 28 races, Pruett drove away from the field and built up a 20-plus second lead until the caution flag flew on Lap 46. Diaz assumed the driving duties for the remainder of the 100-lap event after the team's only pit stop during the caution period. The Mexico City native never relinquished the lead and finished 2.84 seconds ahead of the nearest Daytona Prototype challenger. * Pruett's First for CGRFS: The NASCAR event in Mexico will mark Pruett's first official Busch start for his long-time team owners Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates, and first stock car run at the Mexico City 2.518-mile road course. Pruett made two stock car runs for CGRFS in NEXTEL Cup Series competition last year, piloting the No. 40 Dodge at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., and also at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, which resulted in a sixth-place finish. * Pruett & Pattie's First: In addition to this being Pruett's first time running a Busch car for CGRFS, it will be his first time working with Crew Chief Brian Pattie. Pattie and Pruett have tested a couple of times in the past together, but this weekend will be their first official race as a driver-crew chief duo. * Reed Will Return: After this weekend's race in Mexico, Reed Sorenson will be the next man behind the wheel of the Wrigley's Juicy Fruit car, resuming his driving duties of the Busch car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the March 10 race. The No. 41 CGRFS Busch Series Dodge is hosting a variety of drivers this year. Along with Pruett and Sorenson, David Stremme and Bryan Clauson will share the ride throughout 2007, as well. * Chassis: Pruett will pilot new chassis #657 in the NASCAR Busch Series race this weekend at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Crew Chief Brian Pattie and the No. 41 Busch team tested the chassis earlier this year at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, Va., but Sunday's run will be the chassis' first official competition. * Don't Miss Any of It: The Rolex Series Mexico City 400K is scheduled to start at 3:15 CT/4:15 ET Saturday, March 3, and will be broadcast live on SPEED (TV). The Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET Sunday, March 4, and will broadcast live on ESPN2, MRN (Radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 128. Pruett's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Stats Date Series Race Start Finish Laps Status Winnings 2006 Rolex Mexico City 400K 1 1 100/100 Running - 2005 Rolex Mexico City 400K 2 3 90/90 Running - Track Summary: Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Avg. Start Avg. Finish Completed Total DNF Winnings Rolex 2 1 1 1 1 1.5 2 190 190 0 - Totals: 2 1 1 1 1 1.5 2 190 190 0 - Pruett's Cumulative NASCAR Busch Series Stats Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings 6 0 1 0 2 16 $98,615 No. 41 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Team 2007 Results Date Race Start Finish Winnings Owner Points Date Race Start Finish Winnings Owner Points 17-Feb Daytona 25 38 $42,475 37th 6-Jul Daytona 24-Feb California 20 36 $22,370 44th 14-Jul Chicago 4-Mar Mexico 21-Jul St. Louis 10-Mar Las Vegas 28-Jul Indianapolis 17-Mar Atlanta 4-Aug Montreal 24-Mar Bristol 11-Aug Watkins Glen 7-Apr Nashville 18-Aug Michigan 14-Apr Texas 24-Aug Bristol 20-Apr Phoenix 1-Sep California 28-Apr Talladega 7-Sep Richmond 4-May Richmond 22-Sep Dover 11-May Darlington 29-Sep Kansas 26-May Charlotte 12-Oct Charlotte 2-Jun Dover 27-Oct Memphis 9-Jun Nashville 3-Nov Texas 16-Jun Kentucky 10-Nov Phoenix 23-Jun Milwaukee 17-Nov Homestead 30-Jun Loudon Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 2 0 0 0 0 $64,845 No. 41 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Crew Name Crew position Hometown Name Crew position Hometown Brian Pattie Crew Chief Zephyrhills, Fla. Ryan Quann Catch Can Man Richmond, Va. Tony Glover Team Manager Kingsport, Tenn. Lucas Tucker Tire Specialist Myrtle Beach, S.C. Timmy McKichan Spotter Ailsa Craig, Canada Dan Chivari Chief Mechanic Erie, Pa. Adam Mosher Pit Coach/Support Fort Mill, S.C. Bruce Jones Rear Mechanic Lakeland, Fla. Trevor Lysne Front Tire Changer Fergus Falls, Minn. Brian Taylor Front Mechanic Cuthbert, Ga. Adam Cooke Front Tire Carrier/Shock Specialist Zephyrhills, Fla. Tim O'Brien Engineer Lebanon, Ohio Daryl Lockyer Rear Tire Changer Los Angeles, Calif. Todd Hamm Engine Tuner Kutztown, Pa. Doug Riepe Rear Tire Carrier Danbury, Conn. Brandon Stafford Swing Mechanic Taylorsville, N.C. Chuck White Jack Man Salisbury, N.C. Shane Bourgeois Pit Support Peachtree City, Ga. Tim Coffey Gas Man/Trk Driver Greenwood, Ind. Ronnie Willard Scorer Hamptonville, N.C. Juan Pablo Montoya and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline-Telcel Dodge Team Facts: * MEDIA ALERT: Following the NASCAR Busch Series final practice session on Friday, March 2 at 5:30 p.m. CT, Juan Pablo Montoya and Adrian Fernandez will be available in the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez media center to do a press question and answer session. For more information, please contact CGRFS media relations. * Road Course Master: This weekend will mark Montoya's first stock car road course competition, but the Colombia native is no stranger to road course racing with Ganassi, as he tallied five road course victories for the team owner during his 1999 rookie CART Series season en route to his 1999 CART championship title. Following Montoya's run in CART, he went on to capture seven Grand Prix victories throughout his six-year career in Formula One. The Pruett-Montoya duo also most recently teamed up this past January, along with Salvador Duran, to lead 468 of 668 laps at Daytona International Speedway in the No.01 TELMEX/Target Riley to win CGRFS' second straight Rolex 24 At Daytona. The victory marked Montoya's first run and win of the competition. * Tested and Approved: Montoya, along with his crew chief Brad Parrot and the No. 42 Busch team, tested at VIR last month, but Sunday's race will mark the 31-year-old racer's career-first NASCAR road course start. * COT Testing in Tennessee: Montoya, along with CGRFS teammates Sorenson and Stremme, tested at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway this Wednesday and Thursday during the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Car of Tomorrow (COT) test session. The test was the last pre-race preparations the NEXTEL Cup teams got to take advantage of until they return to the Tennessee short track to race the new COT set-up in late March. The test session was also Montoya's first time ever driving and visiting the notorious high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway. * Telcel on Board: In addition to Texaco/Havoline colors riding alongside Montoya this weekend in Mexico, race sponsor Telcel will adorn the rear-half of the No. 42 Busch car. Telcel is a subsidiary of TELMEX, a long-time partner of Ganassi's sports car team. TELMEX was also aboard with Montoya, Pruett and Duran, when the trio scored Ganassi's second-consecutive Rolex 24 At Daytona victory this past January. * Road Trip: Texaco/Havoline has just made traveling to the race track easier for race fans. Fans can go to www.texacohavoline42.com <http://www.texacohavoline42.com/> , click on the link for the road trip and enter their starting location and race destination. In addition to receiving the best route to the track, fans will also get directions to the nearest Express Lube and Texaco filling stations along the way to make planning their trip to see Montoya easier. * Chassis: The No. 42 Texaco/Havoline and Telcel colors will be carried by new chassis #559 this weekend in Mexico City. The car was tested last month at VIR and last June at Infineon Raceway, but Sunday's Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 will be its first official race. * To view the 2006 Texaco/Havoline Racing Media Guide visit: www.texacohavoline42.com/media Montoya's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Stats Date Series Race Start Finish Laps Status Winnings - - - - - - - - Track Summary: Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Avg. Start Avg. Finish Completed Total DNF Winnings NBS - - - - - - - - - - - Totals: - - - - - - - - - - - Montoya's Cumulative NASCAR Busch Series Stats Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings 6 0 0 0 0 1 $147,695 No. 42 CGRFS Busch Team 2007 Results Date Race Start Finish Winnings Owner Points Date Race Start Finish Winnings Owner Points 17-Feb Daytona 16 40 $44,375 39th 6-Jul Daytona 24-Feb California 29 39 $24,115 46th 14-Jul Chicago 4-Mar Mexico 21-Jul St. Louis 10-Mar Las Vegas 28-Jul Indianapolis 17-Mar Atlanta 4-Aug Montreal 24-Mar Bristol 11-Aug Watkins Glen 7-Apr Nashville 18-Aug Michigan 14-Apr Texas 24-Aug Bristol 20-Apr Phoenix 1-Sep California 28-Apr Talladega 7-Sep Richmond 4-May Richmond 22-Sep Dover 11-May Darlington 29-Sep Kansas 26-May Charlotte 12-Oct Charlotte 2-Jun Dover 27-Oct Memphis 9-Jun Nashville 3-Nov Texas 16-Jun Kentucky 10-Nov Phoenix 23-Jun Milwaukee 17-Nov Homestead 30-Jun Loudon Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 2 0 0 0 0 $68,490 No. 42 Texaco/Havoline-Telcel Crew Name Crew position Hometown Name Crew position Hometown Brad Parrott Crew Chief Charlotte, N.C. Mark Rette Chief Mechanic Freehold, N.J. David Mazer Engineer Montville, N.J. Steve Dietrick Rear Mechanic Nipomo, Calif. Tab Boyd Spotter Pensacola, Fla. Felipe Vazquez Engine Tuner Kutztown, Pa. Scott Ward Front Tire Changer Clearlake, Calif. Scott Vogelsong Shock Specialist Camp Hill, Pa. Todd Drakulich Front Tire Carrier Tucson, Ariz. Bart Apple Tire Specialist Baltimore, M.D. Tyler Jones Rear Tire Changer/Swing Mechanic South Royalton, Vt. Phil Thomas Scorer Bakersville, N.C. John Gaynor Rear Tire Carrier Vancouver, Wash. Jody Hall Pit Support Concord, N.C. Mark Jacobs Jack Man Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Chuck Calley Pit Support Indianapolis, Ind. Marcus Bonicelli Gas Man/Front Mechanic Colorado Springs, Colo. Gonzalo Mejia Pit Support Bogota, Colombia Bill Cole Catch Can Man/Truck Driver Milan, Ill. Dan Bormann Pit Support Shingle Springs, Calif. For more information log onto www.chipganassiracing.com <http://www.chipganassiracing.com/> Angela Copen Media Relations Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 8500 Westmoreland Drive Concord, NC 28027 Office: 704-662-9642 Ext. 1121 Fax: 704-663-0848 acopen@ganassi.com www.chipganassiracing.com <http://www.chipganassiracing.com>