#40 NASCAR Talladega Preview
EVENT INFORMATION--- EVENT: EA SPORTS 500 TRACK: Talladega Superspeedway, 2.66-mile tri-oval QUALIFYING: Friday, October 4 at 4:00 p.m. EST RACE: Sunday, October 6 at 1:00 p.m. EST BROADCAST: NBC television and MRN radio COORS LIGHT TEAM FACTS--- * Talladega Superspeedway: The EA SPORTS 500 will mark McMurray's NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut. McMurray, currently a Busch Series regular, has competed at Talladega on two previous occasions, with a best finish of 27th coming back in April of this year. McMurray has been caught up in "the big one" during both of his trips to Talladega Superspeedway. * Chassis: The Coors Light team will take chassis #005. This is the same car that Sterling Marlin drove in the Daytona 500 (finishing 8th), Talladega (5th), and Pepsi 400 at Daytona (3rd). * McMurray was recently announced as the driver of the Havoline Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. * 26-year-old McMurray is currently racing in his second full season in the NASCAR Busch Series. The Joplin, Mo. native has posted three top-five and 11 top-10 finishes so far during the 2002 Busch Series campaign. McMurray currently sits eighth in the Busch Series points standings. Jamie McMurray Talladega Superspeedway Career Stats Year Date Finish Start LC / TL Money Status 2002 4-20 27th 18th 25 / 117 $16,115 Accident 2001 4-21 29th 13th 86 / 113 $15,675 Accident NOTE: These statistics represent Jamie McMurray's record of competition in the NASCAR Busch Series. TEAM INFORMATION --- TEAM: Coors Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates DRIVER: Jamie McMurray TEAM MANAGERS: Andy Graves and Tony Glover CREW CHIEF: Lee McCall FRONT TIRE CHANGER: Clay Robinson FRONT TIRE CARRIER: Mike Houston REAR TIRE CHANGER: Mike Atwell REAR TIRE CARRIER: DeWayne Trammell JACKMAN: Greg Pasi GAS MAN: Jerry Schweitz CATCH CAN: Mike Motil WINDSHIELD: Tony Santanicola ENGINE SPECIALIST: Tony Santanicola SPOTTER: Lorin Ranier TRAINER: Al Shuford