Jamie McMurray Darlington Race Advance

Media Contact: Jason Wise
Chip Ganassi Racing
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Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Havoline Dodge
Mountain Dew Southern 500 Race Advance

RACE INFORMATION:

	EVENT:			Mountain Dew Southern 500 (Race 25 of 36) 
	TRACK:		Darlington Raceway
	QUALIFYING:		Friday, August 29 at 3:05 p.m. EST
	RACE:			Sunday, August 31 at 1:00 p.m. EST
	BROADCAST:		NBC Television and MRN Radio


HAVOLINE TEAM FACTS:

		*	Chassis: The Havoline team will race chassis #307. Chassis #307 is the same car the team ran at the Brickyard 400 at Indy and again at Michigan two weeks ago. In three starts, Chassis #307 has a best finish of third (Brickyard 400 - 8/3/03).

		*	McMurray finished 22nd at Darlington back in March in his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut at the raceway. 

		*	McMurray used his third-place finish in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend to take the lead in the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year point standings. He owns a three-point lead over Greg Biffle entering the Mountain Dew Southern 500 this weekend.

		*	McMurray enters Darlington Raceway 22nd in NASCAR Winston Cup Series points.

		*	McMurray has scored more top-five (four) and top-10 (six) finishes than any other Raybestos® Rookie this season.

		*	McMurray has led more miles than any other Raybestos® Rookie entering the race at Darlington:  11 times in five races for 154.70 miles (75 laps).


JAMIE MCMURRAY QUOTES:

"Darlington is definitely a track that you have to give respect to. There's a reason it's called 'The Track Too Tough to Tame.' Darlington's surface eats the tires very bad and you have to be patient and get your car to handle on the long runs at Darlington. The key is to just be around at the end and try not to get too many 'Darlington Stripes' on your car."

"We had a good run going at Darlington in the spring until we got caught up in an accident. We were able to finish and I gained a lot of track experience. This team is coming off a strong finish last weekend at Bristol and I think you'll see the momentum carry over this weekend and our Havoline Dodge should be a contender."

 
JAMIE MCMURRAY DARLINGTON RACEWAY STATS:

Date	Finish	Start	LC / TL	Money	Status	
Winston Cup:						
3/16/03	22	19	291 / 293	$43,965	Running	
Busch:						
8/31/02	32	9	67 / 74 *	$11,490	Accident	
3/16/02	16	9	146 / 147	$15,640	Running	
9/1/01	23	12	145 / 147	$12,755	Running	
3/17/01	14	9	147 / 147	$16,461	Running	

* Rain-shortened event



HAVOLINE TEAM:

DRIVER:			Jamie McMurray
CREW CHIEF:			Donnie Wingo
TEAM MANAGERS:		Andy Graves, Tony Glover

Name				Pit Crew Duty				Shop Duty

Mike Brill			Car Chief / Sign Board			Car Chief
Keith Mansch			Front Tire Carrier			Fabricator
Billy Curwood			Rear Tire Changer			Assembly
Andrew Carter			Rear Tire Carrier				N/A
Mark Cass			Jack Man				Chassis Setup
Dave Collins			Front Tire Changer			Fabricator
Heath Silver			Catch Can Man				Assembly
Ryan Quann			Windshield				Paint Shop
Mike Bodick			Gas Man				Assembly
Trevor Jackson			Pit Support				Shocks
John Frattura			Pit Support				Test Team
Bob Hannigan			Pit Support				Truck Driver
Matt Gimbel			Engineer				Engineer	
Keith Armstrong			Pit Support				Tire Specialist
Brady Whitcamper		Scorer					Assembly
Lorin Ranier			Spotter					Special Projects
Bob Dell			Engine Specialist			Engine Tuner
			

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