Reed Sorenson and the No. 41 Target Dodge Team Facts:
Sorenson Helps Raise Over $75,000 for Charity: Last week, Sorenson helped raise over $75,000 with proceeds benefiting Speedway Children’s Charities, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Project Pink House. Sorenson’s charitable events included his inaugural Charity Golf Classic, a donation pledge program developed for the Atlanta race, which his primary sponsor Target matched, and an online auction of his breast cancer awareness pink helmet and firesuit.
Career Best: Sorenson recorded his career-best NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series finish last weekend with his third-place performance at his hometown track – Atlanta Motor Speedway. He also recorded his first career top-10 finish at the track on March 16, 2006 during his Cup rookie season.
Atlanta Test: Sorenson, along with his CGRFS teammates Dario Franchitti and Juan Pablo Montoya participated in a NASCAR sanctioned CoT test at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Monday and Tuesday. This is the first time the Series has tested as a group with the new cars at an intermediate track (over one mile, not restrictor plate).
Drive Thru Award Winners: The No. 41 over-the-wall crew claimed the Checker/Rally Double-Drive Thru Challenge award in Atlanta for spending the least amount of time on pit road than any participating crew. The crew spent a total of 359.594 seconds on pit road during the 329-lap event. The No. 41 crew consists of the following members: Chuck White (jackman), Marty Forcier (front-tire carrier), Bobby Burrell (front-tire changer), Adam Mosher (rear-tire carrier), Jason Sheets (rear-tire changer), Randy Hildreth (gasman), Eric "Pee Wee" Hoyle (catch can), and Shane Bourgeois (eighth-man). The team is led by crew chief Jimmy Elledge and the pit crew coach is Lance Munksgard.
Points Update: Sorenson and the Target team moved up one position to 22nd in the overall NEXTEL Cup Series driver standings with their third-place finish in the last event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The team is 140 points out of 20th with three races remaining in the 2007 season.
Chassis: Crew chief Elledge has selected chassis #705 for this weekend’s race at Texas. This is the same car Sorenson captured his career best finish (third) with last weekend at Atlanta.
Be Sure To Tune In: The Dickies 500 is set to go green at 3:30 p.m. ET and will air live on ABC, PRN and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 128.
