Jamie McMurray Fontana Race Advance
AUTO CLUB 500 Advance
RACE INFORMATION:
EVENT: AUTO CLUB 500 (race 10 of 36)
TRACK: California Speedway
QUALIFYING: Friday, April 25 at 3:05 p.m. PST
RACE: Sunday, April 27 at 12 noon PST
BROADCAST: FOX Television and MRN Radio
HAVOLINE TEAM FACTS:
* Chassis: The Havoline team will race chassis #304.
This is the same car McMurray finished fifth with earlier this year at
Rockingham and 10th with at Texas. In two starts this season, Chassis #304
has one top-five and two top-10 finishes.
* McMurray has two previous starts at California
Speedway in the NASCAR Busch Series with a best finish of 11th last year.
McMurray is making his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut this weekend at
California Speedway
* McMurray and representatives from Havoline and
Action Performance will hold a press conference on Saturday, April 26 at
9:30 a.m. in the media center to unveil McMurray's "T3: Rise of the
Machines" car that will run July 5th in Daytona.
* McMurray and the Havoline team come to California
Speedway 30th in NASCAR Winston Cup Series points and are currently tied
with Greg Biffle in the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year standings.
* McMurray has posted one top-five, two top-10 and one
top-15 finish in the first nine races of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
season.
JAMIE MCMURRAY QUOTES:
"It's always fun to head out west to California. I was really surprised the
first time I raced out there, because there are so many NASCAR fans out on
the west coast and you can just feel the excitement when we come out there."
"It's also going to be a big weekend for my sponsor, Havoline. ChevronTexaco
is based on the west coast, and there's going to be a lot of guests that
will be at the race."
"We're taking the same car we ran at Rockingham and Texas with earlier this
year, and got top-10 finishes in both of those races. I don't know why, but
this car just feels good, and obviously it races well, so I'm really looking
forward to the race this weekend. I think we'll give all the Havoline guests
something to cheer about."
"California is also big because we get to unveil our T3 car that we're going
to run in Daytona in July. There's going to be a special Hollywood actor
that will be in attendance for the announcement, and it should be a lot of
fun."
JAMIE MCMURRAY CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY STATS:
Date Finish Start LC / TL Money Status
Busch:
4/27/02 11 15 150 / 150 $25,475 Running
4/28/01 37 27 94 / 150 $18,140 Vibration
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 Pit Support Tire
Specialist
Brady Whitcamper Scorer
Assembly
Ray Hall Spotter
Suspension Supervisor
Bob Dell Engine Specialist
Engine Tuner
Al Shuford Trainer
Trainer