Races:  Pocono 500 on Sunday, June 8 (NSCS) (LIVE, TNT 2:00 p.m. ET)

Tracks: Pocono Raceway (2.5-Mile Tri-Oval) (NSCS)

Locations: Long Pond, Pa. (NSCS)

Notes

Dario Franchitti and the No. 40 Target Dodge Team (NSCS)

Franchitti Update:  Dario Franchitti, full-time driver of the No. 40 CGRFS Dodge, will return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) competition this weekend at Pocono Raceway after sitting out the last six weeks to allow his left ankle time to heal.  Franchitti fractured his ankle in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Talladega Superspeedway this past April.  Franchitti did compete last Saturday at Dover International Speedway in the NNS race where he earned a 15th-place finish. 

Testing at Pocono:  Franchitti and the No. 40 CGRFS Cup team tested at Pocono Raceway last week along with the majority of the NSCS teams.  It marked Franchitti's first time back in the No. 40 NSCS car since he was injured in the NNS race at Talladega Superspeedway in late April.  The team's fastest lap was recorded on day two with a lap time of 53.755 seconds at 167.426 mph, which put them 12th fastest at the end of the day.

Thanks Jeremy: A big THANKS goes out to Jeremy Mayfield for stepping into the No. 40 Target Dodge last weekend at Dover International Raceway for the sidelined Franchitti. Mayfield and the No. 40 Target Dodge team scored their best qualifying effort of the 2008 season, which lined the CGRFS team up 10th to take the green Sunday.  The team went on to battle a tight-handling condition and long green-flag runs at The Monster Mile to call it a day with a 25th-place finish.

Where They Stand:  Mayfield and the No. 40 Target Dodge team finished the day 25th in Dover, Del., last Sunday, which edged the team a little closer to the top 35 in the NSCS standings.  The team is 38th overall and 164 points away from the 35th spot going into this weekend's run at Pocono.

2008 STATS

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

                            Starts  Wins    Poles   Top 5s  Top 10s   Ave Start       Ave Finish      Owners Pts. Pos./(Prev)
Dario Franchitti        7         0          0            0            0           31.6                 31.6                   38/(38)

CAREER STATS

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

                            Starts  Wins    Poles   Top 5s  Top 10s   Ave Start       Ave Finish    
Dario Franchitti        7         0          0            0            0            31.6               31.6