Team: Reed Motorsports
Driver: Mark Reed
Car: No. 04

Mark Reed and the Food 4 Less racing team will be very busy this week leading up to the LA Street race. Mark will be making appearances August 31st at the Food 4 Less in Wilmington, CA and September 1st at the Food 4 Less in Marino Valley, Calif.

Reed, driver of thee No. 04 Chevrolet said, " The Marino Valley appearance will be the Grand Opening of the 100th Food 4 Less store in Southern, CA, this is a special occasion for Food 4 Less. This could not happen at a better time right before the biggest Southwest Series race of the year."

RacingWest: What is it like to turn right?
Mark Reed: I started racing in go karts so turning right is very natural to me.

RW: How much of a difference is there to the chassis set-up when you have to turn both ways?
MR: The chassis set-up for a R.C. can be very different, but with the majority of the turns in LA being left-handed the set-up will not be that much different from our circle track set-up.

RW: With this being a completely different "road course" than Sears Point does your set up differ from Sears Point to LA?
MR: Night and day.

RW: Since you are not going flat out and turning left, do you need to beef up the transmissions or change the ratios in some of the gears?
MR: The ratios are going to be a guessing game but the drivetrains are about as beefy as we can make them.

RW: How do you set the car up to avoid spinning the tires?
MR: That is for the Crew Chiefs to figure out and that is why they get the big bucks. But seriously the trick will be in the shock package.

RW: At the race last year we saw a lot of the cars were extremely loose coming off the last turn onto the front straight. Will you try to do something to alleviate that this year?
MR: Again I think the team that nails the shock package will be tough to handle, forward bite will be the key.

RW: Would it mean more to win this race than another race the Tour runs? Why or why not?
MR: They are all special to win but I think any time you can win a race that pays this well and has some big name drivers involved it is definitely a little sweeter.

RW: How many spotters will you use at this event?
MR: 2 - 3.

RW: Will you use any additional crew for this race?
MR: Just our normal pit stop crew ( their the best on the SWS!!!!!!!).

RW: Do you have any special plans while in LA?
MR: To win the LA Street Race!!!!!!!!!!!

Featured Crew Member
Name - Allen Montes
Age - 32
Occupation - Kern County Fireman
Years in racing - 15
Wife - Nanci
Children - Dallas and Karsen

Allen has been racing with Mark since high school. Allen started out as general mechanic and is now proven to be one of the top crew chiefs on the West Coast. From 1992 - 1995 when Mark lived in Charlotte, NC Allen was the crew chief for Mike Alsup and Doug McCoun.

Since 1992 Allen has logged 5 NASCAR Southwest Series wins. "I feel that Allens strongest asset is his knowledge of shocks. Allen has taken our shock program to a new level in 1999".- Mark Reed