Race 2 Win: NEXTEL Cup Series Race Notes

Nextel Cup Series

Bank of America 500 - Reed Sorenson Notes

Reed Sorenson
NNCS Charlotte Advance

Race: Bank of America 500 on Saturday, October 13
Track: Lowe’s Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Location: Concord, N.C.

Reed Sorenson and the No. 41 Fuji/Target Dodge Team Facts:

Fujifilm Scheme at Lowe’s: Sorenson will be driving a white, green, red and black No. 41 Fujifilm paint scheme in this weekend’s race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (LMS). Makers of Photographic Film and Paper, Film Cameras, Digital Cameras, Digital Printers, Minilab Systems, Motion Picture Films and Recording Media, Fujifilm U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Fujifilm Global, is headquartered in Valhalla, N.Y. Photo available upon request.

Career First: With his 10th-place finish in the last event at Talladega Superspeedway, Sorenson scored back-to-back top 10s for the first time in his NEXTEL Cup Series career (seventh at Kansas the week prior). Sorenson has 68 NEXTEL Cup series starts.

Dodge Dealer Announcement Show: Sorenson, along with his new teammate Dario Franchitti, headed out to Las Vegas on Wednesday to sign autographs at the Dodge Dealer Announcement show. The annual event brings dealers together to introduce them to new products and marketing campaigns.

Points Update: Sorenson and the Target team maintained 23rd in the overall NEXTEL Cup Series driver standings with their 10th-place finish in the last event at Talladega. The team is 133 points out of 20th with six races remaining in the 2007 season.

Chassis: Crew chief Jimmy Elledge has selected chassis #402 for this weekend’s race at LMS. This is the same car Sorenson used to capture his first-career NEXTEL Cup Series pole position at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 28. After starting from the pole and leading a total of 16 laps, Sorenson went on to take the checkered flag in fifth place. Sorenson also finished seventh with this chassis two weeks ago at Kansas Speedway.

Ladies’ Night Returns to CGRFS: After a successful debut in 2006, Ladies’ Night is returning this October to the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) Concord, N.C., race shop Wednesday, October 10 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m. ET), with more fun festivities. In addition to free admission and a complimentary behind-the-scenes tour of the CGRFS race shop, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be on the house for all attendees. Guests will also be treated to a fall fashion show that will include apparel designed by the CGRFS Drive4Design contest winner Heath Harmon, as well as a sneak peek at the new fall fashions. Special guest speakers will stop by to visit and talk about their racing careers and lives. Raffle prizes will also be given away with all proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. To learn more go to www.chipganassiracing.com and click on “Charlotte Race Week 2007.”

CGRFS Drivers Signing at Race: They say the early bird gets the worm, well in NASCAR the early fan gets the autograph. Clauson, along with his fellow CGRFS drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, Reed Sorenson, David Stremme and Memos Rojas (Grand-Am), will be taking a couple hours out of their fast-pace schedules on Friday, October 12, to stop by the CGRFS Concord, N.C., race shop to meet fans and sign autographs. The two-hour driver autograph session is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. and will run through 1 p.m. ET. In order to get an autograph, wristbands are required. To pick up a wristband, stop by the CGRFS gift shop or call toll free 1-866-888-6388 to reserve one. Note: Wristband holders are guaranteed an autograph from each driver (between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET Friday, October 12). Limit one autograph item per person per driver. Limit two wristbands per phone reservation.

Be Sure To Tune In: The Bank of America 500 is set to go green at 7:30pm ET and will air live on ABC, PRN and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 128