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TEAM REPORTS (NEW HAMPSHIRE) - PRE-RACE NOTES


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Reed Sorenson and the No. 41 Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge Team Facts:

· CGRFS Swaps Busch Crews: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced Wednesday it is making crew changes to its No. 41 Wrigley’s and No. 42 Texaco/Havoline NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) teams. Crew chief Brad Parrott and his crew will move over to work on the No. 41 Dodge with drivers Reed Sorenson, David Stremme, Scott Pruett, Scott Lagasse Jr., and Bryan Clauson, while crew chief Brian Pattie and his team will now work with drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Kevin Hamlin on the No. 42 Dodge effective this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway (NHIS). The No. 41 team currently sits 27th in the Busch Series owner standings and has accumulated two poles, two top-five and three top-10 finishes, and the No. 42 team sits 12th in the owner standings with one win, one top-five and three top-10 finishes.

· 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 this upcoming Saturday. 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.

· Chassis: Brad Parrott and his No. 41 Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit crew are bringing new chassis #754 to run the Camping World 200 this weekend at NHIS. This Saturday will mark the chassis’ first race.

· Standings Update: After scoring a 10th-place starting position, Lagasse Jr. was working on at least a top-15 finish in the No. 41 Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge last Saturday night at The Milwaukee Mile, when a late-race hit slammed his bright yellow car into the outside wall and concluded his run prematurely in 35th place. The No. 41 team now stands 27th heading into this weekend’s run at NHIS. The team is 45 points outside the top 25 and 277 away from the 10th spot.

· When to Watch: The Camping World 200 at NHIS is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET Saturday, June 30, and will broadcast live on ABC, MRN radio and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 128. Qualifying for the 200-mile competition is scheduled to start at 10:05 a.m. ET Saturday and will be broadcast live on SPEED.

· CGRFS Driver Development Update: After taking this past weekend off to hang out with his future NASCAR Busch Series teammates at The Milwaukee Mile, CGRFS development driver Bryan Clauson is heading to Richmond International Raceway (RIR) to go USAC National Sprint car racing on Friday, June 29. As for Brady Bacon, he is heading to RIR, to compete in the USAC National Sprint car race Friday, too.