Casey Mears, #41 Target Dodge
Southern 500 Advance
RACE INFORMATION:
EVENT: Southern 500 (race 25 of 36)
TRACK: Darlington Raceway
QUALIFYING: Friday, August 29, 3:00 p.m. ET
RACE: Sunday, August 31, 1:00 p.m. ET
BROADCAST: NBC television and MRN radio
TARGET TEAM FACTS:
* Chassis: Team Target is taking chassis # 108 to Darlington. Mears raced this car once at Dover earlier this season.
* 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 Darlington this weekend.
* 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.
* Leader: Mears became the first 2003 rookie to lead a lap and the only rookie to lead a lap in the Daytona 500.
