Reed Finishes at Darlington

Richard Petty Motorsports Post Race Report

Race Final Fast Facts:

· Mark Martin won his second race of the season by defeating teammate Jimmie Johnson by 1.531 seconds.

· Martin led the final 46 laps

· The race lasted 4 hours and 11 minutes

· There were a track record 17 cautions for 73 laps

· The race had 23 lead changes among 13 drivers

Richard Petty Motorsports drivers results:

· Elliott Sadler — 14

· AJ Allmendinger — 17

· Reed Sorenson — 19

· Kasey Kahne — 23

Next race is the Sprint Challenge and the Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 16. The broadcast will be on SPEED TV and PRN Radio beginning at 7 p.m. All practice sessions and qualifying will also be broadcast on SPEED starting Friday at 12 p.m. ET

REED SORENSON NO. 43 DODGE CHARGER

· Sorenson started 41st in the Valvoline Dodge and finished 19th.

· The Valvoline Dodge started at the rear of the field due to an engine change on Friday

· The No. 43 team raced consistently throughout the night narrowly missing several on-track incidents to bring the car home with little damage

· The No. 43 is now 23rd in driver/owner points.

SORENSON: “We stayed about the same the whole race.  The back of the car felt real good.  We were just too tight.  We made a ton of adjustments, but couldn’t make it better.  The car was really good in one and two, but real tight off of four.  If we could have gotten that better, I think we could have passed cars.  I just couldn’t pass cars.  That’s what killed us.  We could hang with people after they got in front of us, but just couldn’t pass anybody.”

Reed Sorenson at Darlington. (CIA Photo)