Crew Chiefs
Reed Sorenson : Biography
Birthdate: February 5, 1986
Hometown: Peachtree City, Ga.
Residence: Concord, NC
Marital Status: Single
In 2006 Reed Sorenson takes over the No. 41 Dodge of Chip Ganassi in 2006 after his first full Busch Series season resulted in a pair of victories and a fourth-place ranking.
Ganassi first signed an 18-year-old Sorenson to a driver development contract in 2003, and in '04 he recorded one top-five and three top-10s in five Busch Series starts. He led the fall race at his "home" track of Atlanta for 47 laps. A late accident, however, took him out of the race and marked the only time he didn't finish in the top 15.
Sorenson also started three ARCA races for Ganassi and Felix Sabates in 2004. He won in just his second start in an ARCA car, at Michigan, and finished second and fourth in the other two races.
Sorenson was influenced by his father at an early age, and by the time he was 6 he was beginning to race Quarter Midgets. In 1996 he set qualifying records at both the East and West Coast Nationals.
Sorenson won the Quarter Midget national championship in his fifth season in 1997 and by the time he finished his Quarter Midget career he had won nine Southeastern championships and set 15 different track records.
Sorenson didn't miss a beat in Legend cars, garnering 84 victories, 152 top-fives and 166 top-10s in 183 starts in five seasons.
Moving up to the American Speed Association Series in 2002, Sorenson compiled seven top-10s in just eight starts. In '03, at age 17, Sorenson became the youngest ASA rookie of the year, posting seven top-fives and 14 top-10s in 17 starts to finish fourth in the national standings.
Following his solid performance in the Busch Series in 2004, Sorenson race a full schedule in 2005. He posted victories at Nashville, where he started from the pole, and Gateway in Madison, Ill. In 35 races Sorenson posted 12 top-fives and 19 top-10s.
Sorenson also made his Cub debut in 2005. He crashed in the fall race at Atlanta, then finished 28th in the season-finale at Homestead.
Sorenson will run a full Busch and Cup slate in 2006.