Reed Sorenson
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| Born: | February 5, 1986 | |
| Birthplace: | Peachtree City, Georgia | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | 2003 American Speed Association (ASA) Rookie of the Year | |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #41 - Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 2007 Sprint Cup Position: | 22nd | |
| Best Cup Position: | 22nd - 2007 (NEXTEL Cup) | |
| First Race: | 2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (Atlanta) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 12 | 1 |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #40 - Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 2007 NNS Position: | 10th | |
| Best NNS Position: | 4th - 2005 (Busch Series) | |
| First Race: | 2004 Kroger 200 Presented by Tom Raper RVs (IRP) | |
| First Win: | 2005 Pepsi 300 (Nashville) | |
| Last Win: | 2007 Busch Silver Celebration 250 (Gateway) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 3 | 41 | 2 |
| Statistics current as of February 18, 2008. | ||
Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986, in Peachtree City, Georgia) is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #41 Target Dodge Charger in the Sprint Cup Series for Chip Ganassi Racing.
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[edit] Early Career
Sorenson's career started at age six when he began racing quarter-midgets. He won the national championship in 1997. He moved up to Legends cars the following year, winning 13 out of 25 races, southeastern championships and breaking track records in the process. In 1999 he won 30 out of the 50 races in which he competed. He raced in Legends for the next two years and won 84 events.
In 2002, Sorenson begin racing in the American Speed Association (ASA), finishing in the top-ten seven out of his eight starts. He became a full-time driver in 2003 and won the highly coveted ASA Rookie of the Year award at age 17. He caught his big break by signing a driver development contract with Chip Ganassi Racing, in addition to graduating from Woodward Academy. In 2004, he won his first ARCA race at Michigan International Speedway, and ran in NASCAR Busch Series events for Chip Ganassi Racing. In five races, Sorenson had 3 top ten finishes, including placing 4th at Homestead.
[edit] NASCAR
Sorenson was named the full-time driver of the #41 Discount Tire Company Dodge Intrepid for Ganassi for 2005, competing for Rookie of the Year. He won his first Busch Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, winning by more than 14 seconds after starting on the pole and leading 197 out of 225 laps. After the 15th race (Federated Auto Parts 300) he was leading the points race by 51 points. Sorenson picked up another win at Gateway and would later be signed to move up to NEXTEL Cup to drive the 41 Target car full-time. He made his NEXTEL Cup debut in the 2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, racing as #39, but was involved in a crash and finished 41st. After a failed attempt to qualify for the Dickies 500, he ran in the Ford 400, where he finished the race in 28th.
[edit] 2006
In his first race as a NEXTEL Cup regular, Sorenson finished 29th in the Daytona 500. He had better luck in the Busch Series equivalent, finishing 9th. Reed's best finish in the 2006 Nextel Cup season was a 5th place effort at Michigan International Speedway. He finished 24th in the 2006 points Nextel Cup standings and was the fourth highest finisher among the 2006 ROTY candidate with 198 points. He also was able to hold onto 10th place in the Busch Series standings.
[edit] 2007
In the start of the 2007 season, Sorenson started 25th in the season opener for the NASCAR Busch Series, Orbitz 300. After a disappointing collision with Kasey Kahne, his night ended, and he came home 38th. In his second Daytona 500, Reed marched his way to front after starting 33rd, and finished 13th, besting his former best finish of 29th at Daytona. Three weeks later, he went on to earn his first top 10 finish of the year,coming home 9th at Atlanta. Sorenson scored his career-best finish at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 4th-place finish; and came home with another top-15 finish at Chicago, where he finished 12th. He broke his 61-race winless streak at Gateway International Speedway by leading 95 laps and avoiding late race cautions to win the Busch Gateway 250 in Madison, Illinois.
On July 28, 2007, during qualifying for the Allstate 400, Sorenson got his first career pole. Sorenson became the youngest pole winner ever at Indianpolis Motor Speedway; at 21 years, 173 days old. He broke a record that stood for 72 years. It was previously held by Rex Mays, who won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 in 1935 at 22 years of age. Sorenson ended up leading 16 laps, and finishing in the 5th place, behind race winner, Tony Stewart. At the end of the 2007 season, Reed placed 22nd in the final standings, improving 2 spots from 2006.
[edit] 2008
Reed Sorenson will continue to drive for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in the Sprint (former Nextel) Cup Series. All 36 races (including the Bud shootout prior to the 500) will be run with the Car of Tomorrow with Sorenson piloting the #41 Target Dodge Charger. Reed will also have a new teammate, Dario Franchitti. He began the season with a fifth place run in the Daytona 500. He finished 37th at the Auto Club Speedway. He finished 18th at Vegas. He finished 31st at Atlanta. He finished 31st at Bristol.
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| Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | |
| Sprint Cup Drivers | Dario Franchitti (#40) | Reed Sorenson (#41) | Juan Pablo Montoya (#42) |
| Nationwide Series Drivers | Bryan Clauson (#40) | Kyle Krisiloff (#41) |
| IRL Drivers | Scott Dixon (#9) | Dan Wheldon (#10) |
| Grand-Am Telmex #01 team drivers | Scott Pruett | Memo Rojas |
| Other Development Drivers | Brady Bacon | Kevin Hamlin | Alex Lloyd |
| Other | Chip Ganassi | Felix Sabates |
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| NAME | Sorenson, Reed |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | NASCAR driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Peachtree City, Georgia |
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