Oct 20-Martinsville Speedway Notes

Martinsville Speedway Advance Notes

Race: Tums Fast Relief 500 on Sunday, Oct. 24

Track: Martinsville Speedway (0.526-mile oval)

Location: Martinsville, Va.

Montoya at Martinsville: Montoya has six starts at the Martinsville Speedway. He has accumulated 46 laps led, zero DNF’s, one top-five and two top-10 finishes at the .526-mile oval. His best finish of third came in this event last season.

About Charlotte: Juan Pablo Montoya and the Target Team started from the 33rd position and raced their way to the front to finish out the Saturday night race in the 11th-position. The top-15 is the second consecutive one for the Target team and marks the 17th one of the season. With five races remaining in 2010, the No. 42 Target team has two pole awards, one win, five top-fives and 13 top-10 finishes.

Homestead-Miami Ticket Package: This week Juan Pablo Montoya and Homestead-Miami Speedway announced they have once again partnered to offer fans a special Montoya ticket package for the NSCS season finale Ford 400. The “Race Day with Juan” ticket package will support the Montoya’s foundation- Formula Smiles. The ticket package is available for $142, with $42 going towards Formula Smiles Foundation and includes the following:

· Race Ticket to NSCS finale Ford 400 located on the front-stretch West in rows 11-21- JPM Section

· Private pre-race meet-and-greet with Montoya in the infield Driver’s Meeting Room

· No. 42 Target Chevrolet commemorative hat

· Pre-Race Track Pass, providing access to the track’s front-stretch to take pictures, sign the start/finish line and enjoy autograph and Q&A sessions with NASCAR personalities

To purchase “Race Day with Juan” or to upgrade to this package if tickets already have been purchased please visit HomesteadMiamiSpeedway.com/Montoya or call (866) 409-RACE.

Crew Member Grand Marshal: For this Sunday’s NSCS event, Martinsville Speedway will have 43 Grand Marshals, one crew member per team. The speedway has asked each team to nominate a crew member to be part of the TUMS Fast Relief 500 Grand Marshall line up. Ryan Quann will be the crew member representing the No. 42 Target Team. With parents having connections to NASCAR and serving the sport in various roles, Quann has been around stock car racing his entire life. The graduate of the Bobby Isaac Motorsports program at Catawba County Community College in Hickory, N.C., took his chassis-building skills to the Sprint Cup team owned by Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates. Through a friend, the avid golfer and snowboarder received an invitation to work for the organization and presently helps the team in various capacities. “During the week I’m in the composite-component shop building carbon-fiber parts for the cars. On Sundays, I work in a pit support role. I was in the right place at the right time when I started with this team, and I love being here.”

TUMS Appearance: Race fans attending this Sunday’s TUMS Fast Relief 500 should be sure to visit the TUMS exhibit located outside the racetrack where Montoya will be signing autographs prior to the 500-lap event. Montoya will be on-site Sunday, October 24 from 9:50am – 10:05am (ET).

CHASSIS INFO

No. 42 Target Chevrolet (NSCS): Chassis #1005. Pattie and the No. 42 Target team are bringing chassis #1005 to Martinsville Speedway this weekend. This chassis was last run in September at Richmond where Montoya started second and finished seventh. The chassis was also used at the first Martinsville event where Montoya had a tire expire forcing a 36th-place finish.

TEAM ROSTER

Crew Chief: Brian Pattie

Zephyrhills, FL

Rear Tire Changer: Chris McMullen

Troutman, NC

Chief Mechanic: Heath Silver

Asheville, NC

Rear Tire Carrier: Chip Goode

Statesville, NC

Front Tire Changer: Trevor Lysne

Fergus Falls, MN

Gas Man: Mike Bodick

Norwalk, CT

Front Tire Carrier: Eric Bilyeu

Waterford, MI

Catch Can: Heath Silver

Asheville, NC

Jack Man: TJ Ford

Charlotte, NC

Spotter: Tab Boyd

Pensacola, FL

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