CGRFS NNCS Atlanta Advance
Race: Pep Boys Auto 500 on Sunday, October 28 Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (1.54-mile oval) Location: Hampton, Ga. CGRFS Media Contacts at Atlanta Motor Speedway: NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Entries Patrick Rogers, No. 40 Coors Light/St. Jude Dodge Patrick Rogers, No. 41 Breast Cancer Awareness Dodge Heather Kincel, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge David Stremme and the No. 40 St. Jude Dodge Team Facts: * No Place Like St. Jude: Coors Light, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and CGRFS are teaming up this weekend as the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge driven by David Stremme will be wrapped with a special St. Jude paint scheme for this weekend's Pep Boys Auto 500. The purpose of the paint scheme is to increase awareness of the hospital and its work as well as to support Coors Light's yearly pumpkin-themed "Halloween Pinups" fundraiser. Coors Light will make a $10,000 base donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on race weekend, with an incremental donation for every lap Stremme completes in the race. Since 1997, Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc. has raised more than $440,000 for St. Jude Hospital and Target House by donating $5,000 for each victory, $1,000 for each pole position and $25 for each lap led. * Chassis: Crew chief Steve Lane and the Coors Light team have selected chassis #710 for the Pep Boys Auto 500 this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The team ran this car at the two-day Charlotte Test in early May when Stremme was second on the time sheets the first day and first overall on the second day of testing and again at California Speedway in September. * When to Watch: The green flag is set to wave this Sunday, October 28th at 1 p.m. E.T. The Pep Boys Auto 500 will broadcast live from Atlanta Motor Speedway in Atlanta, Ga., on ABC, MRN radio, and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 128. Stremme's Atlanta NASCAR Stats Date Series Race Start Finish Laps Status Winnings 2003 Busch Spring 37 12 203/203 Running $17,275 2004 Busch Spring 11 8 200/200 Running $23,520 2005 Busch Spring 35 13 203/203 Running $22,313 2007 Busch Spring 7 11 195/195 Running $16,550 2006 Cup Spring 38 33 322/335 Running $75,125 2006 Cup Fall 33 39 246/325 Accident $86,500 2007 Cup Spring 7 13 325/325 Running $75,875 Track Summary: Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Avg. Start Avg. Finish Completed Total DNF Winnings Busch 4 0 0 0 1 22.5 11.0 801 801 0 $79,658 Cup 3 0 0 0 0 26.0 28.3 893 985 1 $237,500 Totals 7 0 0 0 1 24.0 18.4 1694 1786 1 $317,158 Stremme's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Stats Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings 71 0 0 0 3 9 $6,423,468 No. 40 Team 2007 Results Date Race Start Finish Winnings Points Date Race Start Finish Winnings Points 18-Feb Daytona 6 11 $294,758 9 15-Jul Chicago 38 34 $79,575 26 25-Feb California 24 19 $90,850 10 29-Jul Indianapolis 12 26 $147,075 25 11-Mar Las Vegas 2 20 $95,925 11 5-Aug Pocono 34 25 $67,525 25 18-Mar Atlanta 7 13 $75,875 11 12-Aug Watkins Glen 25 21 $65,150 26 25-Mar Bristol 33 13 $89,875 11 19-Aug Michigan 20 21 $76,125 24 1-Apr Martinsville 29 35 $66,525 13 25-Aug Bristol 36 14 $97,700 22 15-Apr Texas 14 10 $130,175 12 2-Sep California 21 34 $86,050 23 21-Apr Phoenix 41 43 $61,736 18 8-Sep Richmond 26 19 $70,850 23 29-Apr Talladega 20 8 $106,025 14 16-Sep Loudon 32 42 $68,305 24 5-May Richmond 21 38 $63,975 17 23-Sep Dover 40 39 $65,225 26 12-May Darlington 30 34 $68,850 22 30-Sep Kansas 36 17 $91,150 26 27-May Charlotte 10 17 $97,935 21 7-Oct Talladega 33 17 $78,050 25 3-Jun Dover 34 36 $74,850 21 13-Oct Charlotte 9 28 $83,800 24 10-Jun Pocono 29 23 $66,425 22 21-Oct Martinsville 38 37 $60,450 24 17-Jun Michigan 24 40 $70,050 22 28-Oct Atlanta 24-Jun Sonoma 40 32 $72,230 23 4-Nov Texas 1-Jul Loudon 24 27 $74,350 25 11-Nov Phoenix 7-Jul Daytona 26 22 $91,325 25 18-Nov Homestead Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 32 0 0 3 0 $2,829,664 No. 40 Crew Name Crew position Hometown Name Crew position Hometown Steve Lane Crew Chief Winston-Salem, N.C. Brian Burns Engineer Indianapolis, Ind. Tony Glover Team Manager Kingsport, Tenn. Rob Lopes Tire Specialist Carney's Point, N.J. Jim Pohlman Car Chief Oak Lawn, Ill. John Weaver Shock Specialist Montrose, Mich. Scott Ward Front Tire Changer Clearlake, Calif. Brian Gallucci Mechanic Freeland, Pa. Andy Silver Front Tire Carrier Weaverville, N.C. Luke Roeffers Mechanic Oneida, WI Evan Clark Rear Tire Changer Mt. Pleasant, N.C. Mike Calinoff Spotter Hauppauge, N.Y. Doug Riepe Rear Tire Carrier Danbury, Conn. Tim Jones Engine Specialist Clemens, N.C. Mark Cass Jack Man North Wilkesboro, N.C. Rick Ramsey Pit Support Shelby, N.C. Benjy Grubbs Gas Man Richmond, Va. Anwar Parrish Pit Support Shelby, N.C. Jim Pohlman Catch Can Man Oak Lawn, Ill. Tim Beaver Transport Driver Mooresville, N.C. Joel Charpentier Scorer Myrtle beach, S.C. Matt Mansir Transport Driver Greensboro, N.C. Reed Sorenson and the No. 41 Breast Cancer Awareness/Target Dodge Team Facts: * Raising Breast Cancer Awareness: Reed Sorenson will be driving a Pink No. 41 Target Dodge this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) to help raise Breast Cancer Awareness. Additionally, he has developed a donation pledge to coincide with the pink car during the Pep Boys Auto 500, which Target will match. Sorenson will donate $10,000 for a win, $5,000 for a top-five finish, $1,000 for a top-10 finish, $4,100 for a pole and $12.62 for each lap completed, totaling $4,100 if he completes all of the scheduled 325 laps. He will also auction his autographed custom race helmet and fire suit from the "Pink Car" races with proceeds from the pledge and auction benefiting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Project Pink House. For more information on the auction, which will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 23, please visit www.reedsorenson.com <http://www.reedsorenson.com/> . Artwork available upon request. * Golfing for Charity: The inaugural Reed Sorenson Charity Golf Classic took place on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the White Water Creek Country Club in Fayetteville, Ga. Proceeds from the event will benefit Speedway Children's Charities. Participants included Sorenson's CGRFS teammates Juan Pablo Montoya and David Stremme, Target team crew chief Jimmy Elledge, FOX and SPEED TV personality Larry McReynolds, John Smoltz and Tim Hudson from the Atlanta Braves and various other local celebrities. * Homecoming: This weekend's race at AMS will be a homecoming of sorts for Reed Sorenson, who hails from Peachtree City, Ga. AMS is the site of Sorenson's first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start, which came on Oct. 30, 2005. Sorenson started the event 22nd and finished 41st after an accident that took him out of contention on lap 133 of 325. Sorenson grew up racing Legends Cars (5/8 scale replicas of classic coupes and sedans of the '30s) at AMS, capturing three track championships ('98, '99, '01) 22 wins, 40 top-five finishes and 42 top-10 finishes in 43 starts. * BFF: Sorenson's good friend and Target teammate Shane Bourgeois also hails from Peachtree City. The two grew up together and Bourgeois helped Sorenson on his ASA team before moving with him to North Carolina and to Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS). Bourgeois works in the suspension department and provides pit support on race day. * Points Update: Sorenson and the Target team maintained 23rd position in the overall NEXTEL Cup Series driver standings after the last event at Martinsville Speedway. The team is 244 points out of 20th with four races remaining in the 2007 season. * Chassis: Crew chief Jimmy Elledge has selected chassis #705 for this weekend's race at Atlanta. This is the same car Sorenson finished ninth with at AMS earlier this season. * Be Sure To Tune In: The Pep Boys Auto 500 is set to go green at 1:30pm ET and will air live on ABC, MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 128 * To view the 2007 Target Racing Media Guide, please visit: www.target.com/pressroom * To view the Target Racing website, please visit: www.chipganassiracing.com/target/ Sorenson's Atlanta NASCAR Stats Date Series Race Start Finish Completed Led Status Winnings 2004 Busch Fall 6 29 201/208 47 Accident $15,800 2005 Busch Spring 28 19 203/203 0 Running $13,250 2006 Busch Spring 28 42 74/195 0 Engine $17,505 2007 Busch Spring 30 39 63/195 1 Accident $13,260 2005 Cup Fall 22 41 133/325 0 Accident $76,475 2006 Cup Spring 15 10 325/325 0 Running $89,225 2006 Cup Fall 24 29 321/325 0 Running $88,000 2007 Cup Spring 11 9 325/325 1 Running $104,433 Track Summary: Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Avg. Start Avg. Finish Completed Total DNF Winnings NBS 4 0 0 0 0 23.0 32.3 541 801 3 $59,815 NNCS 4 0 0 0 2 18.0 22.3 1104 1300 1 $358,133 Totals 8 0 0 0 2 20.5 27.3 1645 2101 4 $417,948 Sorenson's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Stats Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings 70 0 1 3 10 126 $7,294,928 No. 41 Team 2007 Results Date Race Start Finish Winnings Points Date Race Start Finish Winnings Points 18-Feb Daytona 33 13 $296,833 12 15-Jul Chicago 22 12 $123,233 28th 25-Feb California 20 43 $86,963 30 29-Jul Indianapolis 1 5 $282,408 24th 11-Mar Las Vegas 7 31 $100,533 31 5-Aug Pocono 10 28 $88,533 24th 18-Mar Atlanta 11 9 $104,433 25th 12-Aug Watkins Glen 24 28 $85,658 25th 25-Mar Bristol 39 43 $86,932 29th 19-Aug Michigan 33 38 $87,422 26th 1-Apr Martinsville 28 18 $100,083 25th 25-Aug Bristol 29 15 $123,558 26th 15-Apr Texas 26 40 $89,075 29th 2-Sep California 31 21 $119,083 24th 21-Apr Phoenix 27 15 $93,208 27th 8-Sep Richmond 25 32 $90,033 25th 29-Apr Talladega 29 25 $101,947 29th 16-Sep Loudon 13 14 $106,308 23rd 5-May Richmond 37 21 $92,083 26th 23-Sep Dover 33 30 $91,833 23rd 12-May Darlington 16 40 $75,750 29th 30-Sep Kansas 14 7 $134,458 23rd 27-May Charlotte 34 4 $177,783 24th 7-Oct Talladega 28 10 $114,358 23rd 3-Jun Dover 28 27 $101,958 25th 13-Oct Charlotte 26 30 $83,972 23rd 10-Jun Pocono 22 24 $91,408 25th 21-Oct Martinsville 28 41 $67,930 23rd 17-Jun Michigan 29 23 $94,072 24th 28-Oct Atlanta 24-Jun Sonoma 29 40 $85,797 27th 4-Nov Texas 1-Jul Loudon 3 26 $98,833 27th 11-Nov Phoenix 7-Jul Daytona 26 42 $90,055 29th 18-Nov Homestead Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 32 0 2 5 1 $3,595,452 No. 41 Crew Name Crew position Hometown Name Crew position Hometown Jimmy Elledge Crew Chief Redding, Calif. Tim Smith Engineer Cope, S.C. Tony Glover Team Manager Kingsport, Tenn. Doug Spees Tire Specialist Toledo, Ohio Jeff Vandermoss Car Chief Green Bay, Wis. Roger Parkinson Shocks/Pit Support San Diego, Calif. Bobby Burrell Front Tire Changer Hot Springs, Va. Jesse Sanders Mechanic Coupeville, Wash. Marty Forcier Front Tire Carrier Superior, Wis. Lorin Ranier Spotter Prestonburg, Ky. Jason Sheets Rear Tire Changer Indianapolis, Ind. Travis Alexander Engine Specialist Walla Walla, Wash. Adam Moser Rear Tire Carrier Fort Mill, S.C. Shane Bourgeois Pit Support Peachtree City, Ga. Chuck White Jack Man China Grove, N.C. Mike Chance Pit Support Hope Mills, N.C. Randy Hildreth Gas Man Charlotte, N.C. Rod Bussard Transport Driver Everett, Pa. Eric Hoyle Catch Can Man Asheville, N.C. Brian Darr Transport Driver Tempe, Ariz. Juan Pablo Montoya and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Avenger Team Facts: * Back First Cup Top Five: Juan Pablo Montoya, making only his fifth start on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup circuit, drove the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge to a fifth-place finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March. He started the race from the 16th position, and was running fourth for the final restart on lap 314. Montoya went on the high side when the green flag dropped, but ran out of road and scraped the wall trying to get around the No. 48 car. The brush with the wall caused some damage to the right rear of the Texaco/Havoline car and the No. 31 was able to get around Montoya. Over the final three laps Montoya battled with the No. 07 car to hold onto the fifth position. He crossed the finish line a nose ahead to earn his first-career top-five finish in the NEXTEL Cup Series. * Standings: Montoya gained two spots in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver standings with his eighth-place finish at Martinsville Speedway. He now sits 19th (tied in points with Kasey Kahne) with four races remaining on the 2007 schedule. He also sits just 10 points behind the 18th-place driver Jamie McMurray and 56 points behind 2000 Cup Champion Bobby Labonte in 17th. The top-10 finish was Montoya and the Texaco/Havoline team's sixth top 10 of the season. * Rookie Race: Montoya increased his lead in the Raybestos Rookie standings to 19 points over David Ragan (231-212). Montoya's eighth-place finish at Martinsville Speedway earned him Rookie of the Race honors for the 14th time this season. He also earned rookie of the race honors in the Atlanta race in March when he drove the Texaco/Havoline Dodge to a fifth-place finish. Montoya is poised to become the fourth driver for Texaco/Havoline to earn the Raybestos Rookie honor (Davey Allison, Kenny Irwin and Jamie McMurray). * Chassis: Crew Chief Donnie Wingo and the No. 42 team are bringing chassis #706 to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Pep Boys Auto 500. This will be the sixth time Wingo has loaded this car onto the team's transporter for a race weekend this season. Chassis #706 has earned the team two of its six top-10 finishes this season including the March race at Atlanta. This chassis has run at Texas (eighth-place finish), Atlanta (fifth-place finish), Pocono (20th-place finish), Chicagoland (15th-place finish), Michigan (26th-place finish) and most recently at Kansas (28th-place finish). * Helping out a teammate: Montoya will be playing in the inaugural Reed Sorenson Charity Golf Classic on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the White Water Creek Country Club in Fayetteville, Ga. Proceeds from the event will benefit Speedway Children's Charities. Participants include Sorenson, David Stremme, Target team Crew Chief Jimmy Elledge, FOX and SPEED TV personality Larry McReynolds, John Smoltz and Tim Hudson from the Atlanta Braves and other local celebrities. * Celebrating 20 Years: In celebration of Texaco's 20th anniversary in sponsoring stock car racing and a successful season for rookie Montoya, Chevron Products Company introduced its special limited edition gift card carrying the image of the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline race car and Montoya. The Texaco/Havoline branded gift cards are now available for purchase in denominations up to $100 at participating Texaco stations or online at www.texaco.com. * Sirius-ly: Montoya and the team will be featured weekly on Sirius Satellite Radio's Driver2Crew Chatter. Driver2Crew Chatter puts fans in the car and in the pits. Fans can listen to Montoya's radio communication with Crew Chief Wingo, Spotter Tab Boyd and the rest of the Team on channel 119. Listen in every Monday at 5 p.m. ET on channel 128 for the "Juan Pablo Montoya Report." Montoya provides exclusive updates on the No. 42 Team; gives post-race downloads and shares his own personal experiences on his jump full-time into the NEXTEL Cup Series. Montoya's Atlanta NASCAR Stats Track Summary: Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Avg. Start Avg. Finish Completed Total DNF Winnings Totals 1 0 0 1 1 16 5 325 325 0 $126,950 Montoya's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Stats Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Winnings 33 1 0 3 6 16 $4,381,814 No. 42 Team 2007 Results Date Race Start Finish Winnings Points Date Race Start Finish Winnings Points 18-Feb Daytona 36 19 $299,483 18 15-Jul Chicago 30 15 $130,575 20 25-Feb California 9 26 $120,475 20 29-Jul Indianapolis 2 2 $360,850 18 11-Mar Las Vegas 4 22 $126,950 22 5-Aug Pocono 9 16 $106,425 18 18-Mar Atlanta 16 5 $126,200 15 12-Aug Watkins Glen 18 39 $93,375 19 25-Mar Bristol 36 32 $114,700 19 19-Aug Michigan 26 26 $109,100 19 1-Apr Martinsville 23 16 $109,850 16 25-Aug Bristol 2 17 $131,050 18 15-Apr Texas 16 8 $168,375 13 2-Sep California 42 33 $121,625 19 21-Apr Phoenix 36 33 $101,325 16 8-Sep Richmond 15 41 $98,755 20 29-Apr Talladega 24 31 $115,750 19 16-Sep Loudon 31 23 $111,200 20 5-May Richmond 16 26 $103,250 21 23-Sep Dover 2 10 $121,800 19 12-May Darlington 41 23 $113,575 21 30-Sep Kansas 21 28 $118,400 20 27-May Charlotte 20 28 $124,300 22 7-Oct Talladega 22 15 $115,925 20 3-Jun Dover 16 31 $112,775 22 13-Oct Charlotte 36 37 $96,400 21 10-Jun Pocono 38 20 $107,300 21 21-Oct Martinsville 26 8 $116,850 19 17-Jun Michigan 33 43 $103,926 23 28-Oct Atlanta 24-Jun Sonoma 32 1 $310,600 21 4-Nov Texas 1-Jul Loudon 5 19 $111,200 19 11-Nov Phoenix 7-Jul Daytona 20 32 $118,025 21 18-Nov Homestead Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 32 1 3 6 0 $4,348,708 No. 42 Crew Name Crew position Hometown Name Crew position Hometown Donnie Wingo Crew Chief Spartanburg, S.C Heath Silver Catch Can/Mechanic Asheville, N.C. John Fernandez Team Manager Gloversville, N.Y. J.D. Frey Mechanic Ferndale, Calif. Tony Glover Team Manager Kingsport, Tenn. Keith Armstrong Tire Specialist Viola, Ill. Mike Brill Car Chief Woodsville, N.H. Roy Gangdal Shocks Vancouver, B.C. Billy Curwood Engineer Shickshinny, Pa. Tab Boyd Spotter Pensacola, Fla. Trevor Lysne Front Tire Changer Fergus Falls, Minn. Rudy Wade Engine Specialist Greer, S.C. Eric Bilyeu Front Tire Carrier Waterford, Mich. Brady Wittcamper Pit Support Tipton, Ind. Rich Macco Rear Tire Changer North Syracuse, N.Y. Ryan Quann Pit Support Richmond, Va. Chip Goode Rear Tire Carrier Statesville, N.C. Jim Pollard Transport Driver Greensboro, N.C. Mark Jacobs Jack Man Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Rocky Boggs Transport Driver Burlington, N.C. Mike Bodick Gas Man/Mechanic Norwalk, Conn. 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