Like Father, Like Son: Prior to focusing his attention on his son Reed’s racing career, Brad Sorenson was a racer himself. He began at the age of 15 competing on two wheels instead of four. Brad cut his racing teeth in motocross and competed professionally in the AMA ranks for a short period. From there, he began racing late models around the Atlanta area and even competed in one Busch Series race at Lanier National Speedway (13th-place finish). After that, his passion turned to seeing his son succeed. Brad will be at MIS this weekend supporting his son on the Father’s Day race.
Quoting Reed Sorenson on Father’s Day: “My dad has been very supportive and instrumental throughout my racing career and life in general. We worked together on all of my cars and he served as my crew chief all the way
Michigan Momentum: Sorenson has only two starts at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in the NEXTEL Cup Series, but his results are rather impressive. He posted a fifth-place finish in last year’s June event and followed that up with an eighth-place effort in August. He also finished seventh that weekend in the NASCAR Busch Series. In four starts at the track in either the NEXTEL Cup Series (2) or Busch Series (2), Sorenson has one top-five finish and three-top 10 finishes.
up through the ASA ranks. He’s not as involved these days, but he still watches every race and we talk about how everything went after it’s over. I appreciate all that he has done for me over the years. He and my mom made a lot of sacrifices to get me to this level. No matter what, I can always call my dad for advice. Whether it’s racing related, or a big decision I need to make, or if I just need to talk, he’s always there. He tells me he’s coming up to Michigan this weekend. I’d love to give him the ultimate Father’s Day gift and win the race. If not, I’ll probably get him a polo shirt or something like that (smile).”
New Target Racing Website: Be sure to check out the new Target Racing website at www.chipganassiracing.com/target/ to get all the latest updates and results for Team Target drivers Sorenson (NASCAR NEXTEL Cup), Scott Dixon (IRL) and Dan Wheldon (IRL). Additionally, be sure to browse www.chipganassiracing.com for all the latest news on CGRFS.
Points Update: The Target team currently stands 25th in the overall series standings. The team sits 123 points out of 20th position and 342 out of 12th – the final transfer position for the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup.
Chassis: Crew chief Jimmy Elledge and the Target team have selected chassis #708 for the race at Michigan. This car has no previous starts.
Be Sure to Tune In: The Citizens Bank 400 is set to go green at 2 pm ET on Sunday. The race will air live on TNT, MRN radio and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 128 (Live, 12:30 pm ET).
