Hot on the heels of twin top-ten finishes in Daytona, Red Bull Racing Team's Scott Speed and Reed Sorenson head to Joliet, Illinois for Saturday’s Lifelock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
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82: SCOTT SPEED
Speed's lone Chicago start came during his rookie season in 2009. He qualified second alongside teammate Brian Vickers, but fell to 30th by lap 60 with minimal rear-end grip. Speed, however, earned some of it back and was up to 21st by lap 225. One lap later, however, his night ended. He was one of three cars collected in an accident when Paul Menard's car blew a tire entering turn one. He finished 36th.
Speed's second-place qualifying run last season at Chicago - coupled with Brian Vickers' pole - made it an all-Red Bull front row. It was the first time two Toyotas from the same team occupied the front row in a Sprint Cup race.
Speed's top 10 finish at Daytona last weekend - his second of the season - moved him to 24th in driver points, 82 points behind 23rd place.
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83: REED SORENSON
In 2006, Sorenson debuted at 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway and finished seventh. A year later, he finished 12th, and he's completed all but three laps in four starts. So, Sorenson has a knack for getting around Chicago, as does the No. 83. The car, with Brian Vickers at the wheel, took the pole last season and owns finishes of sixth and seventh.
The No. 83 ranks 24th in the car owner standings. The top 10 earned at Daytona moved the team to within 112 points of the top 20.
The No. 83 hadn't finished in the top 10 since Vickers finished 10th on May 8 at Darlington. Ironically, the July 2009 Daytona race was the event where the No. 83 began its charge to the Chase. Over a span of nine races from Daytona to Richmond, the No. 83 finished 12th or better every weekend.
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