Jamie McMurray Pocono Race Advance
Media Contact: Jason Wise Chip Ganassi Racing (704) 500-6121 jwise@ganassi.com <mailto:jwise@ganassi.com> Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Havoline Dodge Pocono 500 Race Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: Pocono 500 (Race 14 of 36) TRACK: Pocono Raceway QUALIFYING: Friday, June 6 at 3:05 p.m. EST RACE: Sunday, June 8 at 1:00 p.m. EST BROADCAST: FOX Television and MRN Radio HAVOLINE TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: The Havoline team will race chassis #105. This is the same car McMurray ran in The Winston and Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. * McMurray is making his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut at Pocono Raceway this weekend. The team tested at the track last week. * McMurray enters the Pocono 500 21st in NASCAR Winston Cup Series points and currently leads the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year standings. * McMurray has been the highest finishing Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Race four times this season. * McMurray has posted two top-five and three top-10 finishes in the first 13 races of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. JAMIE MCMURRAY QUOTES: "We tested at Pocono last week and that was definitely a new experience for me. Everyone was telling me that it would be a unique challenge, and boy, were they right! I remember making my first lap around the track and you head into turn one and I thought to myself, 'Will this turn ever end?'" "And then there's the tunnel turn, which I had heard was extremely tricky. And they weren't lying. Every time you go through there you hold your breath hoping your car will stick. It took me a while to get use to shifting in turn one. It should definitely be a fun weekend for the Havoline Dodge. We had a motor let go on the second day of our test, so we didn't get as much time on the track as we'd liked, but that's what is great about having a teammate like Sterling (Marlin). I know I can go to him for advice on how to get around that very unique track. Hopefully we'll get the Havoline Dodge around there pretty quick." JAMIE MCMURRAY POCONO RACEWAY SPEEDWAY STATS: * McMurray is making his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut this weekend at Pocono Raceway. 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 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 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 -30- Jason Wise Media Relations Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Office: (704) 662-9642, ext. 1125 Cell: (704) 500-6121 Email: jwise@ganassi.com