Race 2 Win: Sharpie 500 - Casey Mears Notes

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Sharpie 500 - Casey Mears Notes

Casey Mears, #41 Target Dodge
Sharpie 500 Advance

RACE INFORMATION:

EVENT: Sharpie 500 (race 24 of 36)
TRACK: Bristol Motor Speedway
QUALIFYING: Friday, August 22, 3:00 p.m. ET
RACE: Saturday, August 23, 7:30 p.m. ET
BROADCAST: TNT television and PRN radio

TARGET TEAM FACTS:

* Chassis: Team Target is taking chassis # 112 to Bristol. Casey has driven this car to a 30th place finish at Rockingham this season and a 32nd place finish at Bristol.

* Double Duty: Along with the Winston Cup race, Casey will be competing in Braun Racing's No. 19 Target Dodge in the Busch Series race at Bristol this weekend.

* Testing: All three Ganassi teams tested at Milwaukee on Monday and Tuesday.

* Raybestos Rookie Teammates: Casey Mears and Jamie McMurray are the first teammate rookies to compete for Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors. Mears currently sits in third place in rookie points; behind leader Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray in second.

* Leader: Mears became the first 2003 rookie to lead a lap and the only rookie to lead a lap in the Daytona 500.

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