NASCAR McMurray Phoenix Preview

PHOENIX ADVANCE

EVENT INFORMATION---

	EVENT:			Checker Auto Parts 500
	TRACK:		Phoenix International Raceway, 1-mile oval
	QUALIFYING:		Friday, November 8 at 3:05 p.m. MST
	RACE:			Sunday, November 10 at 12:30 p.m. MST
	BROADCAST:		NBC television and MRN radio


COORS LIGHT TEAM FACTS---

	*	Phoenix International Raceway: Jamie McMurray and No. 40
Coors Light team head into Phoenix this weekend after scoring another solid
performance at "The Rock" (Rockingham) last weekend. McMurray ran in the top
10 throughout the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 and finished the event in
the 15th position. McMurray's finish marked his third top-15 finish in only
four Winston Cup starts.

	*	Chassis: The Coors Light team will take chassis #115 to
Phoenix. This is the same car Mike Bliss drove to a 14th-place finish with
in Martinsville a few weeks back. Chassis #115 has also competed this season
on tracks at Charlotte (The Winston) and the spring Atlanta race.

	*	McMurray's Streak Continues: Jamie McMurray's Victory Lane
tour continued this past weekend in Rockingham as he picked up his second
consecutive NASCAR Busch Series win. In his last six NASCAR starts, McMurray
has scored three victories, four top-five and five top-10 finishes. McMurray
won his first NASCAR Winston Cup race in only his second start at the Lowe's
Motor Speedway back on Oct. 13. 

	*	26-year-old McMurray is currently racing in his second full
season in the NASCAR Busch Series. He has posted two victories, six top-five
and 14 top-10 finishes so far during the 2002 Busch Series campaign.
McMurray currently sits sixth in the Busch Series points standings with two
events remaining.

	*	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.

Jamie McMurray Phoenix International Raceway Career Stats

Year		Date		Finish		Start		LC / TL
Money		Status
2001*		10-27		33		26		173 / 200
$17,545		Running
2000*		11-4		34		19		196 / 200
$12, 765	Running
2000**		3-18		33		25		 46 / 150
$ 5, 815		Running

NOTE: * These statistics represent Jamie McMurray's record of competition in
the NASCAR Busch Series.
           ** These statistics represent Jamie McMurray's record of
competition in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck 
	  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