NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES Teams 61 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES / 2012 MEDIA GUIDE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Drivers: Jamie McMurray – No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/McDonald’s Chevrolet Juan Pablo Montoya – No. 42 Target Chevrolet Crew Chiefs: Kevin Manion (McMurray) Chris Heroy (Montoya) Engine Builder: Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies Year: 4th First Full Season: 2009 Career Wins: 4 Career Poles: 15 Career Starts: 223 Best Points Finish: 8th (2009) First Win: Feb. 14, 2010 (Daytona) First Pole: Feb. 8, 2009 (Daytona) OWNERS: Teresa Earnhardt, Public Relations Contact: John Olguin Chip Ganassi, Felix Sabates 8500 Westmoreland Drive Concord, NC 28027 HIGHLIGHTS Tel: (704) 662-9642 Fax: (704) 663-0848 • Earnhardt Ganassi Racing had three poles, Email: [email protected] four top-five and 12 top-10 finishes in the Shop Address: 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 8500 Westmoreland Drive • Chip Ganassi’s five teams run in the Concord, NC 28027 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the IZOD IndyCar Series and GRAND-AM Rolex Series. In total, Team Twitter Account: @EGRTeams the teams finished the 2011 season with 11 Driver Twitter Accounts: @JamieMcMurray, @jpmontoya wins overall and two championships, in the IZOD IndyCar Series and the GRAND-AM Rolex Series – the organization’s 13th and 14th overall titles. • Third-year team formed by the partnership of Dale Earnhardt Inc., and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates on Nov. 12, 2008. • In 2010 Chip Ganassi became the first owner in history to win all three of the major American auto races – the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. • Through 10 seasons, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates drivers compiled a total of 10 wins. • Through 14 seasons, Dale Earnhardt Inc., TEAMS drivers compiled a total of 24 wins. — SERIES STATISTICS LISTED ON FOLLOWING PAGE — 62 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES / 2012 MEDIA GUIDE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates EARNHARDT GANASSI RACING WITH FELIX SABATES • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles 2009 Aric Almirola 7 0 0 0 2 0 Juan Pablo Montoya 36 0 7 18 0 2 Martin Truex, Jr. 36 0 1 6 5 3 2010 Jamie McMurray 36 3 9 12 3 4 Juan Pablo Montoya 36 1 6 14 8 3 2011 Jamie McMurray 36 0 2 4 5 1 Juan Pablo Montoya 36 0 2 8 0 2 TOTAL 223 4 27 62 23 15 TEAMS 63 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES / 2012 MEDIA GUIDE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES FAS Lane Racing Drivers: Ken Schrader – No. 32 Ford Terry Labonte – No. 32 Ford Crew Chief: Frank Stoddard Engine Builder: Roush Yates Engines Year: 2nd First Full Season: 2011 Career Wins: 0 Career Poles: 0 Career Starts: 36 Best Points Finish: 34th (2011) Best Finish: 15th – Feb. 20, 2011 (Daytona-1) Best Start: 29th – March 6, 2011 (Las Vegas) Public Relations Contact: Heidi Stoddard 17914 John Connor Rd. Cornelius, NC 28031 OWNER: Frank Stoddard Tel: 704-906-1315 Email: [email protected] HIGHLIGHTS Shop Address: 160 Gasoline Alley • Eight different drivers piloted the No. 32 in Mooresville, NC 28115 the team’s inaugural season of 2011, including two-time series champion Terry Team Twitter Account: @fas_lane_racing Labonte. • The No. 32 finished 34th in the 2011 owner points, guaranteeing itself a starting position in the first five races of 2012. FAS LANE RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles 2011 Mike Bliss 16 0 0 0 2 0 Terry Labonte 7 0 0 0 2 0 Ken Schrader 7 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Skinner 2 0 0 0 0 0 T.J. Bell 1 0 0 0 0 0 Patrick Carpentier 1 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Ranger 1 0 0 0 1 0 Jason White 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 36 0 0 0 5 0 TEAMS 64 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES / 2012 MEDIA GUIDE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES Front Row Motorsports Drivers: David Ragan – No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford David Gilliland – No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Crew Chiefs: Jay Guy (Ragan) Derrike Finley (Gilliland) Engine Builder: Roush-Yates Engines Year: 8th First Season: 2005 Career Wins: 0 Career Poles: 0 Career Starts: 281 Public Relations Contact: Shari Spiewak Breaking Limits 403 Gilead Road, Suite A Huntersville, NC 28078 Tel: (704) 766-9060 x331 OWNER: Bob Jenkins Fax: (704) 766-9066 Email: [email protected] HIGHLIGHTS Shop Address: 2670 Peachtree Road • David Ragan, winner of the 2011 July Statesville, NC 28625 Daytona race, joins the team in 2012. Tel: (704) 873-6445 • The team earned one top five, two top 10s, Fax: (704) 873-5120 three top-15s and five top-20s finishes in 2011, including its best finish of third in the Team Twitter Account: @FrontRowNASCAR Daytona 500. Driver Twitter Accounts: @David_Ragan, @DGilliland2010 FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles 2005 Stanton Barrett 4 0 0 0 1 0 Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 2 0 0 0 1 0 P.J. Jones 1 0 0 0 1 0 Joey McCarthy 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tony Raines 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hermie Sadler 3 0 0 0 1 0 2006 Chad Blount 2 0 0 0 2 0 Chad Chaffin 10 0 0 0 1 0 TEAMS Kevin Lepage 4 0 0 0 4 0 Carl Long 1 0 0 0 1 0 Brian Simo 1 0 0 0 1 0 Mike Skinner 1 0 0 0 0 0 Boris Said 1 0 0 0 0 0 Stanton Barrett 1 0 0 0 1 0 2007 John Andretti 1 0 0 0 1 0 Kevin Lepage 2 0 0 0 1 0 — CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE — 65 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES / 2012 MEDIA GUIDE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES Front Row Motorsports Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles 2008 John Andretti 3 0 0 0 1 0 Tony Raines 1 0 0 0 1 0 Brian Simo 1 0 0 0 1 0 2009 John Andretti 34 0 0 0 2 0 Tony Ave 1 0 0 0 1 0 Travis Kvapil 2 0 0 0 1 0 Tony Raines 12 0 0 0 9 0 2010 John Andretti 1 0 0 0 1 0 Dave Blaney 6 0 0 0 2 0 Kevin Conway 21 0 0 0 3 0 Travis Kvapil 34 0 0 0 5 0 David Gilliland 32 0 0 0 2 0 Tony Raines 7 0 0 0 1 0 Robert Richardson 4 0 0 0 1 0 2011 Jeff Green 1 0 0 0 1 0 David Gilliland 36 0 1 2 6 0 Sam Hornish Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 0 Travis Kvapil 29 0 0 0 8 0 Terry Labonte 1 0 0 0 1 0 Robert Richardson Jr 1 0 0 0 1 0 J.J. Yeley 16 0 0 0 9 0 TOTAL 281 0 1 2 73 0 TEAMS 66 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES / 2012 MEDIA GUIDE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES Furniture Row Racing Driver: Regan Smith – No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet Crew Chief: Pete Rondeau Engine Builder: Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines Year: 8th First Season: 2005 Career Wins: 1 Career Poles: 1 Career Starts: 163 Best Points Finish: 26th (2011) First Win: May 7, 2011 (Darlington) First Pole: April 27, 2008 (Talladega) Public Relations Contact: David Ferroni DMF Communications 150 King Creek Road Golden Valley, MN 55416 OWNER: Barney Visser Tel: (612) 805-8718 Fax: (763) 593-1506 HIGHLIGHTS Email: [email protected] Shop Address: • In 2011, Regan Smith and Furniture Row 4000 Forest Street Racing scored their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Denver, CO 80216 victory, winning the Southern 500 at Tel: (303) 566-8778 Darlington Raceway. Fax: (303) 322-2034 • Smith and Furniture Row Racing ended 2011 with season highs for victories (one), Team Twitter Account: @FR78Racing top fives (two), top 10s (five) and points Driver Twitter Account: @Regan_Smith finish (26th). • In 2008, NASCAR Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year Regan Smith joined team for 2009, making 18 starts. • Denver, Colo.-based team entered NASCAR Sprint Cup racing in 2005. • Driver Joe Nemechek posted the team’s first pole at Talladega in April 2008. FURNITURE ROW RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles 2005 Jerry Robertson 1 0 0 0 1 0 TEAMS Kenny Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0 2006 Jimmy Spencer 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kenny Wallace 17 0 0 0 3 0 2007 Joe Nemechek 9 0 0 0 5 0 Kenny Wallace 10 0 0 0 3 0 2008 Joe Nemechek 32 0 0 0 6 1 Kenny Wallace 1 0 0 0 1 0 2009 Regan Smith 18 0 0 0 3 0 2010 Regan Smith 36 0 0 0 4 0 2011 Regan Smith 36 1 2 5 4 0 TOTAL 163 1 2 5 30 1 67 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES / 2012 MEDIA GUIDE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES Germain Racing Driver: Casey Mears – No. 13 GEICO Ford Crew Chief: Bootie Barker Engine Builder: Roush-Yates Engines Year: 4th First Season: 2009 Career Wins: 0 Career Poles: 0 Career Starts: 100 Best Points Finish: 32nd (2011) Best Career Finish: 8th – Aug. 2, 2009 (Watkins Glen) Public Relations Contact: Lori Smith 218 Raceway Drive Mooresville, NC 28117 Tel: (704) 799-4300 Fax: (704) 799-7742 OWNER: Bob Germain Jr. Email: [email protected] Shop Address: HIGHLIGHTS 218 Raceway Drive Mooresville, NC 28117 • Casey Mears returns for the third season Tel: (704) 799-4300 driving for GEICO and Germain Racing.