Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 - Casey Mears Notes

Casey Mears - #41 Target Dodge
Pop Secret 400 and Target House 200

RACE INFORMATION:

EVENT:
Winston Cup: Pop Secret 400 (race 35 of 36)
Busch Series: Target House 200

TRACK:
North Carolina Speedway

QUALIFYING:
Winston Cup: Friday, November 7, 3:00 p.m. ET
Busch Series: Friday, November 7, 1:30 p.m. ET

RACE:
Winston Cup: Sunday, November 9, 1:00 p.m. ET
Busch Series: Saturday, November 8, 1:00 p.m. ET

BROADCAST: TNT television and MRN radio

TARGET TEAM FACTS:

• Target House 200: Casey Mears will be running a special Target House paint scheme in the Busch Series race as well as the Winston Cup race this weekend at Rockingham. Target House is an innovative approach to long-term housing for families whose children are receiving life-saving treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The apartments allow residents the privacy of a furnished two-bedroom apartment, while offering several common areas to interact with other families and children.

• Special Helmet Design: During this weekend’s races at Rockingham, Casey will wear a helmet with a design created by one of the kids at Target House.

• Raising Money for Target House: Target is selling the Target House paint scheme souvenir die-cast cars on target.com. All proceeds from the die-cast cars will benefit Target House. A portion of sales from select, specially-marked General Mills snack products sold at Target stores will go toward Target House, with a maximum donation of $50,000.

• Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: The Target House 200 NASCAR Busch Series race on Nov. 8 will feature a starting call from the kids at Target House. During the race day, the honorary positions of grand marshal, green flag starter and pace car rider will all be served by cancer survivors who received treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

• Target Dodge: Team Target is taking chassis # 112 to Rockingham for the Winston Cup race. This car has seen action at the following tracks: Martinsville, Loudon, Bristol, and the first Rockingham race.

• Best Qualifying: Mears’ best qualifying effort this season was a fourth place starting position at Chicagoland Speedway.

• 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 while McMurray leads the points.

• 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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