Reed Sorenson and the No. 41 Target Dodge Team Facts:
Getting Prepared: Reed Sorenson participated in a couple of tests on Tuesday to prepare for upcoming events in both the NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series. On Tuesday morning Sorenson headed to Greenville (S.C.) Pickens Speedway to test a Car of Tomorrow (CoT) in preparation for this weekend’s race at Martinsville. The two tracks are similar in banking and the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRGS) teams used the test to dial in their flat-track setups. Tuesday afternoon, Sorenson headed up to Richmond International Raceway with fellow competitor Denny Hamlin to participate in the NASCAR scheduled Busch Series test at the .75-mile oval from 1-9 p.m.
Moving on to Martinsville: After being eliminated in the opening laps at Bristol last weekend (43rd-place finish), Sorenson is hoping to repeat some of his previous success at Martinsville Speedway. In just his first start in the NEXTEL Cup Series at the challenging short track, Sorenson recorded an impressive 12th-place, lead-lap finish. He followed that up later in the summer with a fourth-place effort in the Busch Series.
Chassis: Crew chief Jimmy Elledge and the Target team have selected chassis #734 for this weekend. It is a new CoT that has no prior starts.
Points Report: Reed Sorenson and the Target team currently sit 29th in the overall NEXTEL Cup Series standings. The team is just 92 points out of the top 20 and 170 points behind 12th-place and the final transfer position for the Chase.
Native Virginian: Bobby Burrell, front-tire changer for the Target team, hails from Hot Springs, Va. In addition to his race day duties, Burrell serves as a chassis engineer at the shop. This is his fourth year with CGRFS and prior to joining the team he worked with Robert Yates Racing, Hendrick Motorsports and DEI.
Did You Know: Target opened its first store in Roseville, Minn., in 1962. Today, Target operates 1,502 stores in 47 states.
Be Sure to Tune In: The Martinsville 500 is set to go green at 2 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on FOX, MRN radio and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 128.
