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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 NEXTEL Cup and the #41 Wrigley's Dodge in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. Image File history File links Reed. ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Peachtree City (zip code 30269) is a city in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Troy Hintzsches ASA Late Model at Madison International Speedway. ... 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Youth

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. 1999 would turn out to be a better year as he won 30 out of the 50 races he competed in. He raced in Legends for the next two years and won 84 events. Quarter Midget racing is a sport similar to Go-Karting. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Legend Car racing is a style of race cars. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

American Speed Association

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. Also see: 2002 (number). ... Troy Hintzsches ASA Late Model at Madison International Speedway. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rookie of the Year award is given by a number of sports leagues, mainly in North America, to the top first-time professional athlete of the season. ... A Driver development program is a program used by NASCAR in order to develop younger drivers. ... Woodward Academy is a private day school located in College Park, Georgia, USA. // Woodward Academy was founded in 1900 as the Georgia Military Academy, a military boarding school for boys. ...

ARCA

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, and looked promising for 2005, when he would be running the entire Busch schedule. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States founded in 1964 (not to be confused with the sports car club of the same name founded by the Collier brothers in 1933). ... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is a speedway in Homestead, Florida, USA, southwest of Miami. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

NASCAR

2005 season

Sorenson's momentum continued over into the next season, as he won his first Busch Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in dominating fashion, cruising to victory 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. Soon, the good finishes began to pay dividends for Sorenson. On August 11, 2005, two sources, on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press Sorenson would replace Casey Mears in the #41 Target Dodge for the 2006 NEXTEL Cup season. [1] This was later confirmed. At the time, Sorenson was coming off another win at Gateway International Raceway and a 3rd-place finish at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 48 km (30 miles) east of Nashville. ... The Federated Auto Parts 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Nashville Superspeedway. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... This article is about the United States retail company. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA. It hosts a NASCAR Busch Series event and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on a 1. ... Indianapolis Raceway Park is a short track motor racing facility located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ...

However, controversy would strike the team two weeks later at Bristol. NASCAR determined that Sorenson's crew chief, Brian Pattie, had applied illegal substances to the #41's tires. [2] Eventually, Pattie was suspended for two months and Sorenson was docked 50 points. Nevertheless, Chip Ganassi's NEXTEL Cup plans for him went unchanged, and after the incident Sorenson had five top ten finishes in the final nine races. He finished 4th in the points standings, 484 points behind repeat-champion Martin Truex, Jr.. Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... A crew chief is the head position on a pit crew in motorsports. ... Martin Lee Truex, Jr. ...

Sorenson began his NEXTEL Cup career in the 2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, racing as #39 in a temporary car. He was involved in a crash and finished 41st. He also ran in the Ford 400, where he finished the race in 28th. Along with running the entire 2006 NEXTEL Cup season, Sorenson would also continue to drive the #41 Discount Tire Co. Dodge in the Busch Series. The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. ... The Ford 400 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. ...

2006 season

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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2464x1632, 1969 KB) Website: https://extensis. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2464x1632, 1969 KB) Website: https://extensis. ... The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations big league circuit, the Nextel Cup. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... The Hersheys Kissables 300 is the first race of the NASCAR Busch Series season. ...

Reed finished 24th in the 2006 points Nextel Cup standings. He 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.

2007 Season

Sorenson continues his driving duties for the #41 Target Dodge in the Nextel Cup Series. However, he will share the #41 Busch Series ride with fellow Cup teammate David Stremme. The #41 Busch car also sports a new sponsor, Wrigley's. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 302 pixelsFull resolution (3392 Ã— 1280 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 302 pixelsFull resolution (3392 Ã— 1280 pixel, file size: 2. ... The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations big league circuit, the Nextel Cup. ...

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 ended up leading 16 laps, and finishing in the 5th place, behind race winner, Tony Stewart. is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, formerly known from 1994 to 2004 as the Brickyard 400, is an annual 400-mile (644 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ...

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