Since being promoted to full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup driver by Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) in 2006, Reed Sorenson has set his sights on becoming a series standout in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS). In 2007 he continued his quest by capturing three top fives and six top-10 finishes. He won his first pole at the coveted Indianapolis Motor Speedway and recorded his career-best finish of third at his hometown track – Atlanta Motor Speedway. Sorenson also ran a limited Nationwide Series schedule, winning at Gateway International Raceway and finishing with two top fives and five top 10s.

The 21-year-old native of Peachtree City, Ga., is no stranger to racing achievement.  After five successful seasons in regional Quarter Midgets, Sorenson was crowned the National Champion in 1997.  In all he earned nine Southeastern Championships and set 15 different track records and several qualifying records during his tenure in the Quarter Midget ranks.

Sorenson next spent five full seasons (1998-2002) in Legends Cars, racking up 84 wins, 152 top-five finishes and 166 top-10 finishes in 183 starts.  From there he moved on to the American Speed Association (ASA), where he recorded seven top-five and 21 top-10 finishes in 25 starts. In addition, in 2003 he became the youngest driver to-date to receive rookie-of-the-year honors en route to a fourth-place finish in the overall series standings.

Sorenson’s success caught the eye of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS), and as a result, was signed to drive for the organization’s driver development program late in 2003.  The racing world truly got a taste for Sorenson’s talents in 2005 during his first full season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS).  In only the sixth race of the season, Sorenson dominated the event en route to his first career series victory at Nashville Superspeedway.  After winning again at Gateway, he spent the rest of the season competing for the championship (finishing fourth) and contending for rookie-of-the-year honors, getting edged out slightly for the rookie title by Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards, who was competing full time in both series’.

Having proved he was capable of competing at any level Sorenson was tagged to drive the No. 41 Target Dodge in the NSCS and compete for rookie-of-the-year honors in ’06.

Sorenson’s freshman season in the NSCS was full of ups and downs. However, he showed much promise, scoring his first Sprint Cup Series top 10 at his hometown track, Atlanta Motor Speedway, in just his sixth career start.  He followed that up with his first top five at Michigan International Speedway in June.  In all, Sorenson recorded one top-five and five top-10 finishes while finishing fourth in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings and 24th in the overall Sprint Cup standings.  In addition to his Cup Series duties, Sorenson recorded five top-five and 14 top-10 finishes running a limited schedule in the Nationwide Series, with an overall finish of 10th in the standings.

Looking to 2008, Sorenson seeks to further improve on his 22nd-place rank in final 2007 Cup standings and capture that elusive first win in the No.41 Target Dodge.