Jamie McMurray Infineon Raceway Advance
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Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Havoline Dodge
Dodge / Save Mart 350 Race Advance
RACE INFORMATION:
EVENT: Dodge / Save Mart 350 (Race 16 of 36)
TRACK: Infineon Raceway
QUALIFYING: Friday, June 20 at 3:05 p.m. PST
RACE: Sunday, June 22 at 1:00 p.m. PST
BROADCAST: FOX Television and PRN Radio
HAVOLINE TEAM FACTS:
* Chassis: The Havoline team will race chassis #310. This is a brand new road course car that the team tested with at Infineon Raceway back in April.
* McMurray is making his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut at Infineon Raceway. He has one previous NASCAR road course start at Watkins Glen International in June 2001 in NASCAR Busch Series competition. McMurray finished 14th in the race after qualifying 13th.
* McMurray is looking for a strong showing at Infineon Raceway in front of his hometown sponsor. ChevronTexaco is based in nearby San Ramon, Calif.
* McMurray enters the Dodge / Save Mart 350 22nd in NASCAR Winston Cup Series points and currently leads the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year standings.
* McMurray has posted two top-five, three top-10 and six top-15 finishes in the first 15 races of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.
JAMIE MCMURRAY QUOTES:
"I'm really looking forward to racing this weekend on a road course. It's not something I have a lot of experience with in a stock car, but we came out and tested at Sonoma back in April and had what I felt like was a pretty good test. If I can keep it on the course and stay out of the sand traps and kitty litter, I think we'll be in good shape."
"I really like driving on a road course. It's definitely different from what we usually do, but I like the challenge. Hopefully I'll still share those same thoughts after the race is over on Sunday."
"This weekend is also big for us because our sponsor, Havoline, is based in nearby San Ramon, Calif., so this is their home track and there will be a lot of guests in attendance for the race. And to add pressure, Ricky Rudd, who drove the Havoline car last year, won last year's race in Sonoma."
JAMIE MCMURRAY INFINEON RACEWAY STATS:
* NOTE: Jamie McMurray is making his first career start at Infineon 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 / 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
Aaron Larsen Pit Support Fabricator
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
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