Oct 13-Charlotte Advance Notes

Charlotte Motor Speedway Advance Notes

Race: Bank of America 500 on Saturday, Oct. 16

Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway (1.5-mile quad-oval)

Location: Concord, N.C.

Charlotte History: Montoya will be making his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. His career best weekend at CMS was in the 2009 Spring event where he qualified ninth and finished eighth.

Fontana Review: The No. 42 Target team started from the fourth position and overcame a brush with the wall and two pit road penalties to finish 14th. The top-15 is the 16th of the season and the top-10 qualifying spot marks the 12th consecutive one for the team.

Energizer Booth Appearance: Race fans attending this weekend’s event at Charlotte Motor Speedway be sure to visit the Energizer booth located outside of the racetrack on souvenir row this Saturday, October 16. Montoya will be at the booth signing autographs from 4:00pm-4:15pm (ET).

Qualifying Consistency: Montoya and the No. 42 Target team continued their qualifying streak of top-10 starting positions this past weekend at Auto Club Speedway. The No. 42 Chevrolet has started in the top-10 for 12 straight weeks beginning with Chicagoland in mid-July. This also includes one of the two pole awards for Montoya this season and six top-five starting positions.

2010 Fast Facts: After the first 30 events in 2010 Montoya has already surpassed his previous season high laps led by three laps with 391. With a hot streak of 12 straight top-10 qualifying positions and 21 this season Montoya currently has an average start of 10th- another career high. Along with the current season bests Montoya sits in the top-10 for the following performance generated categories:

· Fastest driver early in a run (Fifth)

· Fastest driver on restarts (Fifth)

· 374 Fastest laps run (Sixth)

· Green flag speed (Sixth)

· 6046 Laps run in the top-15 (Seventh)

· 682.20 Miles led (Seventh)

· Average running position of 13th (Seventh)

· Laps led (Eighth)

· 1526 Quality passes (Eighth)

· Driver rating of 93.2 (Ninth)

Free Bank of America 500 Tickets: Visit the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates gift shop for the opportunity to receive free tickets to this Saturday’s Bank of America 500. The team gift shop will be offering special race ticket give-a-ways for the upcoming event with the following purchases:

· Spend $60 and receive two free tickets

· Spend $85 and receive three free tickets

· Spend $120 and receive four free tickets

The gift shop will be marked 15% off store wide (excluding sunglasses) and open Monday through Friday from 8am – 5pm and Saturday from 8am – 2pm.

CHASSIS INFO

No. 42 Target Chevrolet (NSCS): Chassis #1015. Pattie and the No. 42 Target team are bringing chassis #1015 to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. This chassis has been used at both 2010 Michigan events where Montoya qualified 10th and fifth with finishes of 13th and seventh.

TEAM ROSTERS

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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