Dover International Speedway Advance Notes

Race: AAA 400 on Sunday, Sept. 26

Track: Dover International Speedway (1.058-mile oval)

Location: Dover, Del.

Dover History:  Juan Pablo Montoya will be making his eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Dover on Sunday.  His best race weekend at the one-mile oval came in this event last season when he started on the outside pole and took the checkered flag in fourth place.  He has three top-five starts, one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes at the “Monster Mile.”

About New Hampshire:  Juan Pablo Montoya and the Energizer team started out in the fifth position and would overcome handling concerns and damage to the front of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet to finish in the 16th position.

Did You Know?:  In the 27 Cup races so far this season Montoya and the Target team have two poles, 18 top-10 starting positions, one win, five top-five and 13 top-10 finishes.  Montoya has qualified in the top-10 for the last nine consecutive races dating back to Chicago in July.  Along with his on-track statistics the No. 42 sits in the top-10 in the following categories:

·         Driver rating of 95.1, which ranks him sixth and the highest driver not in the top-12 in points

·         1847 times passed under green-flag conditions, lowest of all drivers

·         76.4% of quality passes, highest of all drivers

·         Fastest drivers early in a run (Second)

·         Green flag speed (Fourth)

·         Fastest drivers on restarts (Fourth)

·         5607 laps in top-15 (Sixth)

·         362 Fastest laps run (Sixth)

·         676.20 Miles led (Sixth)

·         Average running position of 13th (Sixth)

·         Quality passes (Sixth)

·         Fastest speed in traffic (Seventh)

·         388 Laps led (Eighth)

·         Fastest drivers late in a run (Eighth)

Making A Difference:  Target proudly supports The Salvation Army as it serves more than 30 million people each year across the United States. Some of the year-round efforts include grants to local chapters, volunteering and donations to help those that need it most.  Target also partners with The Salvation Army to support its disaster relief efforts in communities across the country.

CHASSIS INFO

No. 42 Target Chevrolet (NSCS):  Chassis #903.  Pattie and the No. 42 team are bringing chassis #903 to Dover International Speedway this weekend.  This chassis was used last month at Bristol where Montoya qualified eighth and finished seventh.  In its other four previous starts it has two top-10 finishes of sixth and tenth last season at Michigan- June and Chicago- July.

TEAM ROSTER

Tony Glover – Team Manager

Steve Hmiel – Director of Competition

Crew Chief:  Brian Pattie

Rear Tire Changer:  Chris McMullen

Chief Mechanic:  Heath Silver

Rear Tire Carrier:  Chip Goode

Front Tire Changer:  Trevor Lysne

Gas Man:  Mike Bodick

Front Tire Carrier:  Eric Bilyeu

Catch Can:  Heath Silver

Jack Man:  TJ Ford

Spotter:  Tab Boyd

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