On the DG Chevy this week: Gildan, Pine-Sol, Mello-Yello, Scott, Slim Jim, Pop-Tarts, Reese’s, Energizer
REED SORENSON QUICK FACTS
No. 32 Dollar General Chevy
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA Auto Parts 200
August 20, 2011
No. 32 Dollar General Chevrolet News and Notes
. Clawing Back In Points Battle – Sorenson and the Dollar General team worked very hard for their top-15 finish at Watkins Glen last weekend. After enduring a wild two laps to the checkered flag, the team finished 13th and gained two spots in the point standings. Sorenson is now only 10 points out of the top spot. In 23 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) starts this season, Sorenson has earned one win, seven top-fives and 15 top-10 finishes.
. Looking for Deja Vu in First Time Start – Sorenson will be making his first ever career start at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve this weekend. Just like his trip to Road America earlier this season, Sorenson has never even seen the 2.709-mile road course in Montreal, Canada. In that race at Road America, Sorenson survived three green-white-checkered finish attempts to score his first win of the season in dramatic fashion.
. Welcoming Home a Native Son – The trip to Montreal is a homecoming of sorts for one member of the Dollar General crew. Shaun Peet, jackman for the No. 32 team, is from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, located on the west coast of Canada and northwest of Bellingham, Washington. Peet is a former AHL hockey player and graduate of Dartmouth University.
. This Week’s Impala – This weekend, Sorenson will pilot TMS-300 in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. This is the same Dollar General machine that Sorenson piloted to victory at Road America in June.
Sorenson on making his first start at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve:
“After last weekend at Watkins Glen, I’m pretty excited to get to our final road course race of the season. Trent [Owens, crew chief] really made the right call in having us come back down pit road [at Watkins Glen] to make sure everything was in order under the hood there, but we had a really good car. I will approach the race in Montreal the same way I did at Road America and hopefully we can have another good result. I just want to try and stay on track, keep the car clean and not be too hard on the equipment. We’ve had really good practice sessions and races at both of the road courses so far, getting better each run, and I think we can do the same thing this weekend as well. If it comes down to another fuel strategy race, I have all the faith in the world in Trent [Owens] and my crew that we can get it done.”
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