NASCAR Racing
Sorenson Finishes 33rd at Michigan International Speedway
Results from Michigan International Speedway
1. Carl Edwards, No. 99 Ford
25. Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge
33. Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge
1. Carl Edwards, No. 99 Ford
25. Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge
33. Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge
CONCORD, N.C.
Sorenson rolled off 31st for the 400-mile event. When the green flag waved, Sorenson discovered immediately the Target Dodge was lacking rear grip. The first caution flag waved on lap 19 when the No. 21 blew an engine. Sorenson entered pit road for four tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment. The changes made during the first pit stops brought little relief to Sorenson as the car grew difficult to handle with each lap.
Green-flag pit stops started on lap 60. Sorenson drove his Target Dodge onto pit road for more adjustments. After the pit stops cycled through, the 22-year-old found himself one lap behind the race leader while running in the 41st position.
Sorenson and team battled a lack of grip in the rear of the car and continued to make several adjustments throughout the race. The No. 41 Target Dodge crossed the finish line 33rd. Sorenson managed to complete 198 of the 200 laps. There were seven caution periods for 27 laps, with five drivers failing to finish the event.
Sorenson remains 30th in the championship driver standings, with a post-Michigan total of 1800 points. The No. 41 entry is also 30th in the series' owner standings with 1849 points.
Next up for the NSCS teams is Bristol Motor Speedway, where they will race under the lights at the short track Saturday, August 23. The 500-lap event is scheduled to go green at 8 p.m. ET with live coverage on ESPN beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
About Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc.
With 14 wins already in 2008, the team continues to add to its tally of 103 trips to victory lane. Chip Ganassi created his own one-car IndyCar team in 1990 and established a partnership with a new sponsor, Target. Today, his teams include two IRL IndyCars, and along with Felix Sabates he has two cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, one entry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and a Daytona Prototype in the world of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series racing. Ganassi’s IndyCar teams have amassed five Championships and 64 wins since 1994; his NASCAR teams have 12 wins and two Rookie-of-the-Year titles; and the Grand American team has won two Rolex Series Daytona Prototype Championships and are the three-time defending Champions of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Chip Ganassi Racing operates out of state-of-the-art race shop facilities in Indianapolis, Ind., and Concord, N.C., with a corporate office in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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