David Stremme

Birthday: June 19, 1977
Hometown: South Bend, Ind.

YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP SERIES RECAP

2008 -- Finished 66th in series points. ... Competed in one event -- April's Talladega race. ... Finished 28th after starting 43rd.

2007 -- Finished 24th in series points. ... Posted three top-10 finishes, the first top-10s of his career.... Started on the front row (second) at Las Vegas. ... Best finish was eighth at Talladega in April.

2006 -- Finished 33rd in series points. ... Finished 11th twice -- New Hampshire (July) and Homestead. ... Best start was third at Daytona (July).

2005 -- Finished 57th in series points. ... Made his Cup Series debut at Chicagoland in the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates No. 39 Dodge. ... In four starts, his highest finish was 16th at Chicagoland in July.... Best start was 22nd at Homestead.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY

Got first victory at the age of 15 in 1993 in street stocks at New Paris Speedway in his mother's race car.... Competed in late models, open wheel modifieds and the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series. ... In his first year in the ASA in 2000, he competed in eight races and earned one pole and four top-10 finishes. ... Won his first ASA race at Salem Speedway in 2002. ... His second ASA win came at O'Reilly Raceway Park that season, where he finished the season fourth in the standings. ... In his first full season in the Busch Series in 2004, he earned one pole, five top-fives and 14 top-10s and placed 10th in the standings. ... In 2005 and 2008, his only other full-time Busch / Nationwide Series seasons, he finished 13th and 11th, respectively.

NOTEWORTHY

In 2002, Stremme earned the Pat Schaurer Memorial Rookie of the Year Award in the American Speed Association (ASA) Series. ... He became a car owner in 2004 for his brother Bobby in the ASA Late Model Series.