Jamie McMurray Dodge Texas Race Advance
Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Havoline Dodge Samsung/Radio Shack 500 Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: Samsung/Radio Shack 500 (race 7 of 36) TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, March 28 at 3:05 p.m. CST RACE: Sunday, March 30 at 12 noon CST BROADCAST: FOX Television and PRN Radio HAVOLINE TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: The Havoline team will race chassis #304. This is the same car McMurray finished fifth (5th) with at North Carolina Speedway earlier this season. * McMurray will be making his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series start at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. He has four previous starts at Texas Motor Speedway with a best finish of 14th (Trucks - 6/9/00). * McMurray will be pulling double duty at Texas, as he will compete in Saturday's Busch Series race before jumping behind the wheel of the No. 42 Havoline Dodge in Sunday's Winston Cup Series race. * McMurray and the Havoline team come to Texas 26th in NASCAR Winston Cup Series points and currently lead the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year standings. * McMurray finished 11th last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway after starting 43rd. JAMIE MCMURRAY QUOTES: "Texas is definitely a track where all the elements that go into making a great race car are crucial. You have to have a strong motor, a good down force body, and a chassis that is adjustable to the track changes." "We're taking the car that we finished fifth with at Rockingham earlier this year and it's probably my favorite car in our stable at the moment. It just feels comfortable to drive and it should be very good this weekend at Texas." "This Havoline team heads into Texas coming off a solid run this past weekend in Bristol where we finished 11th. I wrecked our primary car on Friday, but this team rallied to get the backup car prepared and with everyone's determination we were able to take the Havoline Dodge to the front of the field and I think that showed how strong this team really is." "Texas is always fun to come to because the race fans are so excited to have us there. This is also a neat weekend for me because my immediate family will be attending the race and we'll get a chance to catch up and see one another, which is rare these days with my schedule." JAMIE MCMURRAY TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY STATS: Date Finish Start LC / TL Money Status Busch: 4/6/02 19 15 116 / 116* $21,360 Running 3/31/01 16 38 199 / 200 $22,895 Running Trucks: 6/9/00 14 7 166 / 167 $10,275 Running 10/15/99 28 24 118 / 125 $6,915 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 Front Tire Carrier Car Chief Keith Mansch Rear Tire Carrier Fabricator Billy Curwood Front Tire Changer Assembly Mark Cass Jack Man Chassis Setup Dave Collins Rear Tire Changer Fabricator Heath Silver Catch Can Man Assembly Rick Reling Windshield Assembly Mike Bodick Gas Man Assembly Trevor Jackson Pit Support Shocks Ryan Quinn Pit Support Paint Shop Bob Hannigan Pit Support Truck Driver Matt Gimble Engineer Engineer Keith Armstrong Pit Support Tire Specialist Brady Whitcamper Scorer Assembly Ray Hall Spotter Suspension Supervisor Bob Dell Engine Specialist Engine Tuner Al Shuford Trainer Trainer