Silly season, August 11th edition
Wonderboy (emphasis on boy) Reed Sorenson is moving to the Nextel Cup series next season.
The only surprise here was when, not if, Sorenson would graduate to the big leagues. That, and the fact that Ganassi is adding a fourth car when he hasn't had such a hot year with the three cars he already has, and the best of those three (McMurray) is trying to get the heck out.
Sorenson's signing confirms (like we needed any more proof) NASCAR's commitment to making the sport younger, or at least its drivers. The story broke tonight right as I was trying to get out of the office, so I had to buckle back down, edit the story and chase down his mug shot. I found one on NASCAR's media site, and my first reaction was, Dang, he's young, and this picture doesn't show any whiskers, either.
In case you're wondering, Sorenson will turn 20 right at the start of the 2006 Speed Weeks. And if you want to make yourself feel old, he was born on Feb. 5, 1986 -- the start of my second semester at college, which, incidently, where J.D. Gibbs came in a couple of years or so after I did. (Yes, that J.D. Gibbs. And he's running a race team.
Excuse me while I go drop my dentures in some water and go does up with Geritol.
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Good for him, the kid is extremely talented. I've known about him for a while now, he competed in the Summer Shootout Series at Charlotte and they would show it on Fox Sports South, and he was just getting started in ASA at that time too while the races were on TNN. He is about 9 months older than me and it makes me feel old.
Posted on August 11, 2005 11:42 PM
Yeah, Sorenson definitely has some talent -- he's a Busch rookie, and he's one of three drivers left who has a shot at the title.
Plus he'll be running the Target car next year in Cup. Most rookies don't get that kind of big-name sponsorship behind them unless the team owner and the sponsor think they can keep the car up front.
Posted on August 12, 2005 11:50 PM