Birthdate: June 19, 1977 Hometown: South Bend, Ind. Resides: Davidson, N.C. Marital Status: Single Children: None Hobbies: Boating, working on cars

David Stremme No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Team: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Team Owner: Team Owners: Chip Ganassi, Felix Sabates Crew Chief: Crew Chief: Steve Lane Engine Builder: Engine Builder: Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates Racing Engines Career Starts: 38 Career Wins: 0 Career Poles: 0 Best Points Finish: 33rd (2006) First Full Season: 2006 First Start: July 10, 2005 (Chicago) First Win: Best Career Finish: 11th (twice) – most recently, Nov. 19, 2006 (Homestead) First Pole: Best Career Start: 3rd – July 1, 2006 (Daytona) Shop Address: 8500 Westmoreland Drive Concord, NC 28027

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Won the NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year title in 2003; made 16 starts, becoming first driver to win ROY without competing full-time Finished 10th in the 2004 NASCAR Busch Series points

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RECAP
2006 Finished 33rd in series points. … Started 34 races in the No. 40 Dodge. … Finished 11th twice – New Hampshire (July) and Homestead. … Best start was third at Daytona (July).

2005 Finished 57th in series standings. … Made his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series debut at Chicagoland in the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates No. 39 Dodge. … In four starts, his highest finish was 16th at Chicagoland in July. … Best start was 22nd at Homestead-Miami.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY
Got first victory at the age of 15 in 1993 in Street Stocks at New Paris Speedway in his mother’s race car.… Competed in Late Models, Open Wheel Modifieds and the NASCAR Southwest Series. … In his first year in the ASA in 2000, he competed in eight races and earned one pole and four top-10 finishes. … Won his first ASA race at Salem Speedway in 2002.… His second ASA win came at Indianapolis Raceway Park that season, where he finished the season fourth in the standings and earned the Pat Schaurer Memorial Rookie of the Year Award. … In his first full season in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2004, he earned one pole, five top-five’s and 14 top-10’s and placed 10th in the championship driver point standings.

NOTEWORTHY
In 2002, Stremme earned the Pat Schaurer Memorial Rookie of the Year Award in the American Speed Association (ASA) Series. … In only 16 starts in 2003 in the NASCAR Busch Series, he became the first driver to win the Raybestos Rookie of the Year title without competing full time in the series. … He became a car owner in 2004 for his brother Bobby in the ASA Late Model Series.