CGRFS NBS Advance for RIR
Race: Emerson Radio 250 on Friday, September 7, 2007 Track: Richmond International Raceway (RIR) Location: Richmond, Va. CGRFS Busch Media Contact at Richmond: Angie Copen, No. 41 Memorex Dodge and No. 42 Memorex Dodge Teams Bryan Clauson and the No. 41 Memorex Dodge Team Facts: * Clauson to make NASCAR Debut this weekend at Richmond: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) development driver Bryan Clauson will make his NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) debut this Friday, September 7, at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). Clauson, who just graduated from Noblesville (Ind.) High School and turned 18 this past June, has been racing since he was five-years old. During his relatively short career to date, Clauson has tallied multiple championships, wins, rookie of the year honors, podium finishes and has been the youngest driver to achieve and receive some of the most prestigious awards in USAC Midget and Sprint Car racing history, including the 2002 HARF First Year Driver Award; 2004 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Wildcard Award; and the 2006 USAC National Midget Rookie of the Year. His NBS schedule will start at RIR and then he will compete in the remaining six NBS races after Dover. * Sweet Victory Right on Time for Clauson: Clauson's latest victory couldn't have happened at a better time for the teenage racer as he and the No. 40 Memorex team scored their first career stock car victory in the ARCA RE/MAX Series race Friday night at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill., one week prior to Clauson's scheduled NBS debut at RIR. The stock car victory was a first for Clauson, but also a first for his primary sponsor Memorex. Clauson lined up in 15th place to take the green flag and then went on to lead 24 of 120 laps en route to the first-place finish. The 18-year-old racer grabbed the win in only his fifth ARCA start. His ARCA stats now stand at one win, two runner-up finishes, a fifth-place finish and a 14th-place finish in the Memorex Dodge. * Not Totally New to Richmond: Clauson will be making his first run in the NBS competition this weekend at RIR, which will mark his first stock car start at the Virginia track, but it won't be his first race there. Clauson competed at Richmond this past June in the Lucas Oil USAC National Sprint Car Series race and scored a fourth-place finish in the 30-lap feature. * Standings Update: The No. 41 Memorex team now stands 16th in the overall NBS owner ranks, with a current tally of 2,776. The team is just seven points away from the 15th spot and 199 points out of the top 10. * Chassis: Clauson will make his NBS debut in chassis #754 this weekend at RIR. Clauson and chassis #754 have something in common. Both of their last runs concluded in Victory Lane at Gateway International Raceway. The last time chassis #754 raced was at Gateway with the bright yellow colors of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit and Reed Sorenson on board. The car carried Sorenson and team to their first win of the 2007 season and Sorenson's second win at Gateway. The only other time the car has raced this year was at New Hampshire International Speedway in late June when the No. 41 team and Sorenson scored a top-15 start and top-10 finish. * When to Watch: The NBS Emerson Radio 250 is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET Friday, September 7, with the pre-race show beginning at 7:30 p.m. It will all broadcast live on ESPN2 and MRN radio. Qualifying for the 250-lap competition is scheduled to start at 4:05 p.m. ET Friday and will broadcast live on ESPN2. No. 41 Memorex 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 10 7 $27,860 22nd 24-Feb California 20 36 $22,370 44th 14-Jul Chicago 32 15 $23,530 21st 4-Mar *Mexico 1 5 $63,825 26th 21-Jul St. Louis 2 1 $59,850 15th 10-Mar Las Vegas 3 30 $22,680 32nd 28-Jul ***Indianapolis 12 34 $14,650 18th 17-Mar Atlanta 30 39 $13,260 32nd 4-Aug *Montreal 7 14 $35,500 16th 24-Mar Bristol 24 16 $22,825 31st 11-Aug *Watkins Glen 5 18 $17,800 14th 7-Apr **Nashville 1 11 $18,150 25th 18-Aug Michigan 4 20 $18,500 15th 14-Apr Texas 36 35 $19,955 31st 24-Aug Bristol 8 33 $20,420 17th 20-Apr **Phoenix 18 11 $18,475 25th 1-Sep California 11 11 $26,225 16th 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 10 35 $16,165 27th 17-Nov Homestead 30-Jun Loudon 14 9 $17,175 25th *Scott Pruett races **David Stremme races ***Scott Lagasse Jr. races Bryan Clauson races Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 27 1 3 6 2 $652,625 No. 41 Memorex 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. Lorin Ranier Spotter Prestonsburg, Ky. 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. Jody Hall Pit Support Concord, N.C. John Gaynor Rear Tire Carrier Vancouver, Wash. Shane Bourgeois Pit Support Peachtree City, Ga. Joel Charpentier Jack Man Charleston, S.C. Dan Bormann Mechanic/Pit Support Shingle Springs, Calif. Marcus Bonicelli Gas Man/Front Mechanic Colorado Springs, Colo. Claude Collignon Scorer Los Angeles, Calif. Tim Coffey Catch Can Man/Truck Driver Greenwood, Ind. The No. 42 Memorex Dodge Team * Allmendinger to Race No. 42, again: A.J. Allmendinger made his first career NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) start last weekend at California Speedway driving the No. 42 Memorex Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS). He and the No. 42 Memorex team were working their way forward after having to take the initial green Saturday night from the back of the pack due to an engine change earlier in the weekend. Allmendinger picked up 20 spots in 20 laps in the early running of the race, and then a massive collision played out on lap 68 that collected the No. 42 CGRFS Dodge. Allmendinger will race again this weekend in the No. 42 Memorex Dodge at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) and is scheduled to compete in three more Busch races for CGRFS after that, including Dover International Speedway, Kansas Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway. Allmendinger is the full-time driver of the No. 84 Red Bull Toyota in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. Team Red Bull and CGRFS reached an agreement that would allow Allmendinger to drive the No. 42 Memorex Dodge in order to get him added track time. Allmendinger is originally from Los Gatos, Calif. He started racing in open-wheel, in which just last year he collected five CHAMP car victories. For more information about Allmendinger, go to www.ajallmendinger.com <http://www.ajallmendinger.com/> . * My Hometown: Ryan Quann, the No. 42 Memorex catch can man, calls Richmond his home. He grew up in the Virginia town and graduated from Midlowthian High School in 1996. He has been with CGRFS for seven years. In addition to his Busch duties, he goes over the wall as the extra man on NEXTEL Cup race days for the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline team. Through the week, he works in the composite shop at CGRFS in Concord, N.C. * Chassis: Crew chief Brian Pattie and the No. 42 Memorex team will run chassis #753 this weekend at RIR. The car most recently carried Kevin Hamlin and the No. 42 team to an eighth-place finish at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Ind., this past July. Before that, it had three other starts this year-at Lowes Motor Speedway (Reed Sorenson started 36th, finished 35th) in May; Texas Motor Speedway (Sorenson started 30th, finished 42nd) in April; and New Hampshire International Speedway (Juan Pablo Montoya started seventh, finished 34th) in June. Unfortunately, all three efforts ended prematurely after on-track accidents took the team out of contention. * Standings Update: The No. 42 team is now 23rd in the overall NBS owner ranks with a current tally of 2,671 points. The CGRFS team is 20 points outside of the top 20 and 112 away from the top 15. Allmendinger Cumulative NASCAR Busch Series Stats Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings 1 0 0 0 0 0 $28,575 No. 42 Memorex 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 17 30 $26,600 15th 24-Feb California 29 39 $24,115 46th 14-Jul Chicago 17 21 $27,245 15th 4-Mar Mexico 3 1 $125,646 19th 21-Jul *St. Louis 13 7 $33,950 13th 10-Mar Las Vegas 35 20 $29,955 20th 28-Jul *Indianapolis 30 8 $21,700 12th 17-Mar Atlanta 10 8 $26,720 11th 4-Aug **Montreal 34 21 $39,570 15th 24-Mar Bristol 34 14 $28,450 9th 11-Aug Watkins Glen 2 33 $20,505 17th 7-Apr *Nashville 28 18 $21,750 10th 18-Aug *Michigan 18 42 $23, 740 22nd 14-Apr Texas 14 30 $26,455 12th 24-Aug ***Bristol 9 15 $27,490 19th 20-Apr Phoenix 20 21 $22,150 11th 1-Sep ****California 18 36 $28,575 23rd 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 22 16 $24,125 12th 17-Nov Homestead 30-Jun Loudon 7 34 $20,835 13th *Kevin Hamlin races **Michael Valiante races ***David Stremme races ****A.J. Allmendinger races Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 27 1 1 5 0 $811,566 No. 42 Memorex 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 Fedewa Spotter Holt, Mich. Bruce Jones Rear Mechanic Lakeland, Fla. Adam Mosher Pit Coach/Support Fort Mill, S.C. Brian Taylor Front Mechanic Cuthbert, Ga. Dan Chivari Front Tire Changer/Mechanic Erie, Pa. Tim O'Brien Engineer Lebanon, Ohio Adam Cooke Front Tire Carrier/Shock Specialist Zephyrhills, Fla. Todd Hamm Engine Tuner Kutztown, Pa. Daryl Lockyer Rear Tire Changer Los Angeles, Calif. Brandon Stafford Swing Mechanic Taylorsville, N.C. Doug Riepe Rear Tire Carrier Danbury, Conn. Scott Hutchins Pit Support Concord, N.C. Mark Jacobs Jack Man Ft Walton Beach, Fla. Don Kellar Scorer Concord, N.C. Bill Cole Catch Can Man/Truck Driver Milan, Ill. 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