McMurray Talladega Race Advance
RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: Aaron's 499 (race 8 of 36) TRACK: Talladega Superspeedway QUALIFYING: Friday, April 4 at 3:05 p.m. CST RACE: Sunday, April 6 at 12 noon CST BROADCAST: FOX Television and MRN Radio HAVOLINE TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: The Havoline team will race chassis #212. This is the same speedway car McMurray raced in the Daytona 500 earlier this season. * McMurray made his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut last fall at Talladega Superspeedway, subbing for the injured Sterling Marlin in the No. 40 Dodge. * McMurray heads into this weekend looking to carry on the famous legacy started by the Alabama Gang's Davey Allison in the Havoline car at Talladega Superspeedway. * McMurray and the Havoline team come to Talladega 21st in NASCAR Winston Cup Series points and currently lead the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year standings. * McMurray posted his second top-10 finish of 2003 last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, finishing 10th. He is the only NASCAR Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year contender to score two top-10 finishes in 2003. He has been the highest finishing rookie twice this season. JAMIE MCMURRAY QUOTES: "Talladega is one of those places that you can expect the unexpected. There always seem to be 'The Big One' there, and if you can avoid the big wreck, you'll be able to get a good finish. Unfortunately, I've raced there three times and have been caught up in wrecks two of those times." "It will also be cool to come back to the place where I made my first Winston Cup start. It's wild when I look back at where it started for me in Winston Cup and how my life has changed so much since then." "It's also pretty neat when I think about having the opportunity to drive the Havoline Dodge at Talladega. There are still a lot of race fans from Alabama that see the Havoline car as Davey's (Allison), and that car has always had a big fan following in Alabama. I feel honored to be able to carry on that legacy." "We're taking the same car to Talladega that we ran in the Daytona 500. We've worked on our bodies since Daytona, and I think we should be in good shape this weekend at Talladega." JAMIE MCMURRAY TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY STATS: Date Finish Start LC / TL Money Status Winston Cup: 10/6/02 26 5 187 / 188 $88,012 Running Busch: 4/20/02 27 18 25 / 117 $16,115 Accident 4/21/01 29 13 86 / 113 $15,675 Accident HAVOLINE TEAM: DRIVER: Jamie McMurray CREW CHIEF: Donnie Wingo TEAM MANAGERS: Andy Graves, Tony Glover Name Pit Crew Duty Shop Duty Mike Brill Rear Tire Carrier Car Chief Keith Mansch Front Tire Carrier Fabricator Billy Curwood Rear Tire Changer Assembly Mark Cass Jack Man Chassis Setup Dave Collins Front 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 Tire Pit Support Specialist Brady Whitcamper Scorer Assembly Ray Hall Spotter Suspension Supervisor Bob Dell Engine Specialist Engine Tuner Al Shuford Trainer Trainer