CGRFS Busch Advance for Dover International Speedway
Race: Dover 200 on Saturday, June 2, 2007 Track: Dover International Speedway (1-mile concrete oval) Location: Dover, Del. CGRFS Media Contacts at Dover International Speedway (DIS): NASCAR Busch Series Entries Angie Copen, No. 41 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit(r) Dodge Heather Kincel, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Reed Sorenson and the No. 41 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge Team Facts: * He's Down with Dover: Sorenson has a solid track record at the track known as the "Monster Mile." In four NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) starts, Sorenson has two top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes. He isn't too shabby in the NEXTEL Cup garage either, posting an 11th-place effort last September and a 19th-place finish last June. Sorenson has completed all but one of the possible 1,602 laps of competition in races he has run at the 1-mile oval. His average combined start is 15.5 and his average finish is 8.7. * Commencement for Clauson: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) development driver Bryan Clauson is going to put on the brakes this Friday, June 1, to take part in his graduation from Noblesville (Ind.) High School. The very next day he will get back to racing at Iowa Speedway in the ARCA/REMAX Prairie Meadows 250. Saturday's run will mark Clauson's second ARCA start. His first was at USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Fla., this past March when he made an impressive debut, scoring a top-five start and finish. Clauson, led by crew chief Steve Boyer, qualified to start the race in third place, and then led a total of 61 laps in the No. 40 Memorex Dodge en route to a second-place finish. Clauson will be racing the No. 4 Memorex Dodge in this upcoming weekend's ARCA race. The ARCA/REMAX Prairie Meadows 250 is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. ET Saturday, and will broadcast live on SPEED (TV). * Checking in on Bacon: Along with Clauson's commencement, CGRFS development driver Brady Bacon is also celebrating his 2007 high school graduation. On the racing side of things, he most recently competed at O'Reilly Raceway Park (ORP), where he set the fastest time and then went on to score a sixth-place finish in the USAC National Midget Car race last Saturday. Next stop on his action packed schedule is the USAC National Midget Car race at the Dodge City Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam, Wis. * Lagasse Jr. Truck Racing in Dover: CGRFS development driver Scott Lagasse Jr. is scheduled to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) race this upcoming Friday at Dover International Speedway. He will be driving the No. 16 truck for Dave Fuge. Friday's run will mark Lagasse Jr.'s first NCTS start of the 2007 season. He competed in 10 NCTS races last year for Bobby Hamilton Racing (BHR), which included the June 2006 race at Dover (started 20th, finished 35th). The 26-year-old racer is coming off of a recent win and consecutive top-five finishes in the ARCA/REMAX Series. He scored his career-first ARCA/REMAX victory in the Kansas Lottery $150 Grand at Kansas Speedway in late April, and then went on to score a fourth-place finish at Kentucky Speedway May 12. The truck race is scheduled to run at 4:45 p.m. ET and will broadcast later Friday night on SPEED (TV) at 8 p.m. ET. Qualifying for the 200-lap competition is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. ET Friday and will broadcast live on SPEED. * What's the Latest: Last Saturday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway (LMS), Sorenson and the No. 41 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit team were working on improving their top-30 starting position, when a mishandling race car escaped from Sorenson's grip and went into the outside wall. The team went to work to repair the car in the garage and sent Sorenson back out about 50 laps later to only discover the car wasn't going to be able to get back up to pace, and therefore forced the team to say good night way too early in 42nd place. The No. 41 CGRFS Busch team is now 29th in the overall NASCAR Busch Series standings, just 87 points outside the top 25. * Chassis: Crew chief Brian Pattie and the No. 41 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit team are bringing new chassis #755 to Delaware this weekend for the running of the Dover 200 on Saturday. * Don't Miss Any of It: The Dover 200 is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET Saturday, June 2, and will broadcast live on ESPN2 (TV), MRN (Radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 128. Qualifying for the 200-lap Busch race is scheduled to take place at 11:05 a.m. ET Saturday, and will broadcast live on ESPN2. Sorenson's Dover International Speedway Stats Date Series Race Start Finish Laps Status Winnings 09/24/06 NNCS Dover 400 7 11 399/400 Running $102,125 09/23/06 NBS Dover 200 22 6 202/202 Running $18,925 06/04/06 NNCS Neighborhood Excellence 400 39 19 400/400 Running $91,600 06/03/06 NBS Stonbridgeracing.com 200 16 10 200/200 Running $18,975 09/24/05 NBS Dover 200 3 4 200/200 Running $36,390 06/04/05 NBS MBNA RacePoints 200 6 2 200/200 Running $47,490 Track Summary: Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Avg. Start Avg. Finish Completed Total DNF Winnings NNCS 2 0 0 0 0 23 15 799 800 0 $193,725 NBS 4 0 0 2 4 12 6 802 802 0 $121,780 Totals: 6 0 0 2 4 16 9 1,601 1,602 0 $315,505 Sorenson's Cumulative NASCAR Busch Series Stats Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings 83 2 2 18 37 481 $2,421,979 Sorenson's 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Stats Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings 9 0 0 0 1 0 $194,450 No. 41 Wrigley's 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 1 5 $63,825 26th 21-Jul St. Louis 10-Mar Las Vegas 3 30 $22,680 32nd 28-Jul **Indianapolis 17-Mar Atlanta 30 39 $13,260 32nd 4-Aug Montreal 24-Mar Bristol 24 16 $22,825 31st 11-Aug Watkins Glen 7-Apr **Nashville 1 11 $18,150 25th 18-Aug **Michigan 14-Apr Texas 36 35 $19,955 31st 24-Aug Bristol 20-Apr **Phoenix 18 11 $18,475 25th 1-Sep California 28-Apr Talladega 14 27 $18,775 26th 7-Sep Richmond 4-May Richmond 10 8 $16,845 21st 22-Sep Dover 11-May **Darlington 2 30 $14,600 26th 29-Sep Kansas 26-May Charlotte 30 42 $15,265 29th 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 *Scott Pruett races **David Stremme races Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 13 0 1 1 2 $309,500 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. Lorin Ranier Spotter Prestonsburg, Ky. 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. Mark Jacobs Jack Man Fort Walton Beach, Fla. 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 Team Facts: * Walking for a Cause: Montoya will participate in the 2007 NASCAR Foundation Track Walk at Dover International Speedway on Saturday following the NASCAR Busch Series race. Montoya will be walking on behalf of the Formula Smiles Foundation. He created the Formula Smiles Foundation to improve the quality of life for Colombian children and their environment by implementing programs that instill values through sports and recreation. Fans can register to walk with Montoya on the NASCAR Foundation website or at the track on Friday and Saturday. The Track Walk gives fans the unique opportunity to walk a lap around Dover International Speedway with Montoya. Not only do walkers experience the track from a different perspective and get to enjoy the sights and sounds from the actual racing surface, they are also raising funds for Formula Smiles. * Hamlin Scores top 10 at Mansfield: CGRFS development driver Kevin Hamlin piloted the No. 4 Bobby Hamilton Racing (BHR) Dodge to a 10th-place finish (started 27th) at Mansfield (Ohio) Motorsports Park in last Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) race. The top-10 finish also made Hamlin the top finishing Raybestos(r) Rookie of the race. Hamlin is scheduled to drive a few more races for BHR as the season progresses, including the Milwaukee Mile and the Memphis Motorsports Park in June; Kentucky Speedway in July; Nashville Superspeedway in August; and Gateway International and Las Vegas Motor Speedway in September. Hamlin will get back behind the wheel of the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Busch Dodge next weekend at Nashville Superspeedway, which will mark his second start in the No. 42 Dodge. The Washington native made his debut in the Texaco/Havoline Dodge at Nashville Superspeedway this past April. To learn more about Hamlin, go to www.kevinhamlin.com. * Helping out: On Thursday, Montoya will play in the sixth Annual Drive for Autism Research Celebrity-Am Golf Outing to be held at the world-class DuPont Country Club located in the Brandywine Valley, Wilmington, Del. The money from the golf outing will go directly to the Autism Society of Delaware whose mission is to improve the lives of people with autism and their families. Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. It is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain. Autism associated behaviors have been estimated to occur in as many as one in every 150 births. * Where They Stand: Juan Pablo Montoya and the No. 42 Busch team battled a loose-handling race car at Lowe's Motor Speedway (LMS) last Saturday night and concluded with a 40th-place finish. The No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Busch team is now 12th in the NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) owner standings, just 14 points out of the top 10. * Rookie Rundown: Montoya still stands second in the NBS Raybestos(r) Rookie ranks, now five points behind rookie class leader David Ragan. Montoya has scored rookie of the race honors four times this 2007 NBS season-at Richmond, Phoenix, Mexico City and Atlanta. On the Cup side of things, Montoya was rookie of the race for the fifth time this season in the 600-mile Charlotte event Sunday at LMS and leads David Ragan by six points (131-125) in the NEXTEL Cup rookie standings. Montoya has also earned Rookie of the Race honors four other times this season in NEXTEL Cup competition-at Darlington, Texas, Atlanta and Las Vegas. * Welcome, Ross!: The No. 42 Busch crew welcomes engineer Ross Fletcher to the team this weekend at Dover. Fletcher joined CGRFS this past February, initially serving as support engineer for the No. 42 NEXTEL Cup team but will now serve as the full-time team engineer for the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Busch team. Before coming on board at Ganassi, Fletcher earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at North Carolina State. He also volunteered with MGM Racing out of Charlotte, N.C. He is originally from Lincolnton, N.C., and a graduate of Lincolnton High School. * Chassis: The No. 42 Busch team is bringing chassis #654 to race in this weekend's Dover 200. The same chassis was entered in a total of six NASCAR Busch races in 2006. The most memorable run was at Chicagoland in July when Casey Mears drove the chassis to his first NASCAR victory, which ironically that same weekend is when CGRFS announced Montoya was coming back on board with the team to go stock car racing in 2007. Montoya also raced the same chassis to a 14th-place finish in the last NASCAR Busch race of the 2006 season at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Altogether, #654 car collected one win, three top-five and five top-15 finishes last year. Montoya's Dover International Speedway 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 NNCS - - - - - - - - - - - NBS - - - - - - - - - - - Totals: - - - - - - - - - - - Montoya's 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Stats Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings 12 1 0 1 3 51 $423,306 Montoya's Cumulative NASCAR Busch Series Stats Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings 16 1 0 1 3 52 $502,511 No. 42 Texaco/Havoline 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 3 1 $125,646 19th 21-Jul *St. Louis 10-Mar Las Vegas 35 20 $29,955 20th 28-Jul *Indianapolis 17-Mar Atlanta 10 8 $26,720 11th 4-Aug *Montreal 24-Mar Bristol 34 14 $28,450 9th 11-Aug Watkins Glen 7-Apr *Nashville 28 18 $21,750 10th 18-Aug Michigan 14-Apr Texas 14 30 $26,455 12th 24-Aug Bristol 20-Apr Phoenix 20 21 $22,150 11th 1-Sep California 28-Apr Talladega 20 7 $28,000 10th 7-Sep Richmond 4-May Richmond 11 11 $22,850 9th 22-Sep Dover 11-May Darlington 19 15 $23,775 9th 29-Sep Kansas 26-May Charlotte 37 40 $20,815 12th 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 *Kevin Hamlin races Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 13 1 1 3 0 $445,056 No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Crew Name Crew position Hometown Name Crew position Hometown Brad Parrott Crew Chief Charlotte, N.C. Mark Rette Chief Mechanic Freehold, N.J. Ross Fletcher Engineer Lincolnton, N.C. Steve Dietrich 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. Kenyatta Houston Rear Tire Changer Concord, N.C. Tyler Jones Swing Mechanic South Royalton, Vt. John Gaynor Rear Tire Carrier Vancouver, Wash. Jody Hall Pit Support Concord, N.C. Joel Charpentier Jack Man Charleston, S.C. 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. Phil Thomas Scorer Bakersville, N.C. For more information log onto www.chipganassiracing.com <http://www.chipganassiracing.com/>