NASCAR BCS (MILWAUKEE) - GANASSI/SABATES Advance for
Milwaukee
Race: AT&T 250 on Saturday, June 23, 2007
Track: The Milwaukee Mile (1-mile oval)
Location: West Allis, Wis.
CGRFS Media Contact at The Milwaukee Mile:
Angie Copen, No. 41 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit(r) Dodge and the No. 42
Texaco/Havoline Dodge
Scott Lagasse Jr. and the No. 41 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge Team Facts:
* Lagasse Jr. Takes the Wheel at Milwaukee: After helping David
Stremme and the No. 41 Wrigley's Winterfresh team prepare to go racing
throughout the last two weeks at Nashville Superspeedway and Kentucky
Speedway, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) development
driver Scott Lagasse Jr. will not only shake down the No. 41 Wrigley's
Juicy Fruit Dodge this weekend at The Milwaukee Mile but he will also
pilot the CGRFS Dodge in Saturday night's race. It will mark Lagasse's
first NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) start of the year, but it won't be
Lagasse's first run at Milwaukee. The St. Augustine, Fla., native raced
at the 1-mile oval in June 2005 for Fitz Racing (started 28th, finished
22nd). Lagasse officially became part of the CGRFS development driver
program in 2005, after graduating from Flagler College with a bachelor's
degree in business/finance. One of the biggest highlights in Lagasse's
racing career was this past April when he scored his career-first win
and consecutive top-five finishes in the ARCA/REMAX Series. First, he
won the Kansas Lottery $150 Grand at Kansas Speedway in late April, and
then went on to score a fourth-place finish at Kentucky Speedway in May.
To learn more about Lagasse, go to www.scottlagasse.com.
* CGRFS Launches Fan Apparel Design Contest: CGRFS is inviting
NASCAR fans to turn their ideas into reality with the "Drive For Design
Contest." This new and innovative competition is encouraging motorsports
enthusiasts to create their own unique fan gear, from which one talented
winner's creation will be produced in partnership with Motorsports
Authentics and sold this fall at the CGRFS Concord, N.C., gift shop.
The goal is for participants to create a CGRFS t-shirt and hat by
incorporating one of the team's drivers and sponsors. The team launched
the apparel contest this past May and will proceed to accept entries
through the month of June. Drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, Reed Sorenson
and David Stremme will help select the winner. In addition to watching
their t-shirt and hat designs come to life, the grand prize winner of
the contest will also receive a Charlotte Racing Weekend Trip for two
this upcoming October. To learn more about the contest details and to
enter, go to www.chipganassiracing.com and click on the "Drive for
Design Contest" button. There will be links providing rules and
regulations for the competition, as well as downloadable t-shirt and hat
templates. Entries can be submitted online or by postal mail.
* Motor Whirled?: The Wrigley's Racing Team just released "Motor
Whirled," an online video that gives race fans an inside look at drivers
Juan Pablo Montoya, David Stremme, Reed Sorenson and Kasey Kahne.
Hosted by Dick Casper, a guy who isn't quite on the up and up when it
comes to racing, the drivers participate in an off-the-wall question and
answer session that covers everything from "boxers or briefs" to "who's
a better date: Sorenson or Stremme." The first two-minute episode can
be seen at the link below and a second episode of Motor Whirled will
follow in the coming weeks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRgILeWcOPo.
* Chassis: Crew chief Brian Pattie and the Wrigley's Juicy Fruit
team are bringing chassis #452 to Milwaukee this weekend. The car
proved to be the team's best chassis last season. With a total of six
starts in 2006, the car tallied four top-five finishes and five top-10
finishes. The same chassis played a key part in the team's high point
of 2006 when Reed Sorenson drove the car to two fourth-place finishes
back-to-back in July at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and Gateway
International in St. Louis, Mo. Sorenson went on to record a
second-place finish in early August at the O'Reilly Raceway Park in
Indianapolis, Ind., as well.
* Please Step Forward, 41 Crew: After scoring their second top
five of the season in last Saturday's Busch race at Kentucky Speedway,
the No. 41 team took two steps forward in the NBS points standings. The
CGRFS Busch team is now listed 25th, just 115 points away from the top
15.
* When to Watch: The AT&T 250 at The Milwaukee Mile is scheduled
to start at 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday, June 23, and will broadcast live on
ESPN2, MRN radio and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 128. Qualifying for
the 250-mile competition is scheduled to start at 5:35 p.m. ET Saturday
and will be broadcast live on SPEED.
* Clauson has Eventful Birthday Weekend: After turning 18 Friday,
which made it officially legal for the teenager to go NASCAR racing
later this year, Bryan Clauson headed to the O'Reilly Raceway Park (ORP)
in Clermont, Ind., to win the 30-lap Toyota USAC Racing Classic National
Midget race Saturday. He also finished third in the USAC Sprint car
race that same day at ORP. Up next for the 18-year-old racer is an ASA
South competition at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway Saturday, June 23.
* Bacon Update: CGRFS development driver Brady Bacon just scored
a runner-up finish at Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway in the USAC National
Sprint car race last Thursday, June 14, and then finished 16th in the
same Toyota USAC Racing Classic National USAC Midget race Clauson won
Saturday, June 16, at ORP. Bacon also finished 21st in the USAC Sprint
Car race that same day at the Indiana short track. Up next up for Bacon
are the USAC National Midget car races at Knoxville (Tenn.) Raceway
Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23.
Lagasse's Milwaukee Stats
Date Series Race Start Finish Laps Status Winnings
06/25/2005 NBS SBC 250 28 22 197/200 Running $16,735
Track Summary: Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Avg. Start
Avg. Finish Completed Total DNF Winnings
NBS 1 0 0 0 0 28 22 197
200 0 $16,735
Totals: 1 0 0 0 0 28 22 197
200 0 $16,735
Lagasse's Cumulative NASCAR Busch Series Stats
Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings
5 0 0 0 0 0 $83,150
Lagasse's 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Stats
Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 21 27 $15,025 28th 27-Oct Memphis
9-Jun **Nashville 34 14 $16,600 27th 3-Nov Texas
16-Jun **Kentucky 27 4 $33,825 25th 10-Nov Phoenix
23-Jun ***Milwaukee 17-Nov
Homestead
30-Jun Loudon
*Scott Pruett races **David Stremme races ***Scott Lagasse Jr. races
Bryan Clauson races
Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings
16 0 2 2 2 $374,950
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.
Tim McKichan Spotter London, Ontario Dan Chivari Chief Mechanic
Erie, Pa.
Adam Mosher Pit Coach/Support Fort Mill, S.C. Bruce Jones
Rear Mechanic Lakeland, Fla.
Dan Chivari Front Tire Changer Erie, Pa. 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.
Shane Bourgeois Rear Tire Carrier/Pit Support Peachtree City, Ga.
Brandon Stafford Swing Mechanic Taylorsville, N.C.
Michael Smolka Jack Man Albemarle, N.C. Don Kellar
Scorer Charlotte, N.C.
Tim Coffey Gas Man/Trk Driver Greenwood, Ind. Scott Hutchins
Pit Support Thomasville, N.C.
Kevin Hamlin and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Busch Series Dodge Team
Facts:
* Happy Birthday, Hamlin: This weekend Kevin Hamlin, driver of
the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge, will be celebrating his 28th birthday
Friday, June 22. Hamlin, a native of Snohomish, Wash., grew up spending
many weekends watching his mom and dad compete before taking a stab at
racing himself when he was at the tender age of three, racing
three-wheelers on an indoor oval short track near his hometown.
* Make That Two to Debut at Milwaukee: Hamlin will not be making
his Milwaukee Mile debut alone this weekend, as it will also be the
first run at the 1-mile Wisconsin track for his No. 42 Texaco/Havoline
Busch team.
* Chassis: Crew chief Brad Parrott and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline
team are taking chassis #454 to The Milwaukee Mile this weekend. The
car was last used at Richmond, leaving Juan Pablo Montoya and team with
an 11th-place finish. Milwaukee will be the first time Hamlin will
drive the #454 chassis this year.
* NBS Points Update: After Kentucky's Meijer 300, the No. 42
Texaco/Havoline team is in the 13th spot of the NASCAR Busch Series
(NBS) owner points. The Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS)
Dodge is just 45 points away from the top 10.
* Next Up for Hamlin: After competing in the NBS this weekend at
The Milwaukee Mile, Hamlin will go NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS)
racing for Bobby Hamilton Racing in the No. 4 Dodge at the Memphis
(Tenn.) Motorsports Park June 30, and then he will return to Kentucky
Speedway July 14 to go truck racing there, too. Hamlin will get back in
the No. 42 Busch car July 21 to compete in the NBS 250 at Gateway
International Raceway in Madison, Ill.
Hamlin's Milwaukee 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
- - - - - - - - -
- - -
Totals: - - - - - - - -
- - -
Hamlin's 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Stats
Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings
3 0 0 0 0 1 $72,600
Hamlin's Cumulative NASCAR Busch Series Stats
Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings
18 0 0 0 0 6 $336,116
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 24 14 $21,325 12th 27-Oct *Memphis
9-Jun *Nashville 28 23 $23,875 12th 3-Nov Texas
16-Jun *Kentucky 29 21 $26,975 13th 10-Nov Phoenix
23-Jun *Milwaukee 17-Nov
Homestead
30-Jun Loudon
*Kevin Hamlin races
Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings
16 1 1 3 0 $517,231
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.
Jason Milks Spotter Buffalo, N.Y. Felipe Vazquez Engine Tuner
Kutztown, Pa.
Tyler Jones Front Tire Changer South Royalton, Vt. 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.
Claude Collignon Scorer Los Angeles, Calif.
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