Jamie McMurray Chicagoland 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 Tropicana 400 Race Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: Tropicana 400 (Race 18 of 36) TRACK: Chicagoland Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, July 11 at 3:05 p.m. CST RACE: Sunday, July 13 at 2:00 p.m. CST BROADCAST: NBC Television and MRN Radio HAVOLINE TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: The Havoline team will race chassis #304. Chassis #304 has delivered the best finishes of the 2003 season for McMurray. Chassis #304 has been raced on five different occasions, and has scored two top-five, three top-10 and five top-15 finishes. McMurray has competed with Chassis #304 at Rockingham, Texas, Fontana, Dover and Michigan this season. * McMurray is making his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend. McMurray has two previous NASCAR Busch Series starts at Chicagoland Speedway with a best finish of 14th (7/13/02). * McMurray enters the Tropicana 400 23rd in NASCAR Winston Cup Series points and currently sits second in the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year standings. * McMurray has scored both of Chip Ganassi Racing's top-five finishes in 2003. (5th place twice - Rockingham and Fontana) * McMurray will be pulling double duty this weekend at Chicagoland as he will pilot the No. 1 Yellow Dodge in Saturday's NASCAR Busch Series race before climbing behind the wheel of the No. 42 Havoline Dodge for Sunday's Tropicana 400. JAMIE MCMURRAY QUOTES: "I'm looking forward to this weekend at Chicago. We're taking the best car in our stable, Chassis #304. This is the same car we've run five times already this year, and its worst finish is 14th at Michigan. I think we've found some things since Michigan that will make the car even better this weekend in Chicago." "I haven't had many laps around Chicago, but it's a nice, smooth track where horsepower, handling and aerodynamics will be key. I think our Havoline Dodge is up to the task this weekend and we should be in good shape." "We had a disappointing finish last weekend in Daytona, but the positive side is that our car was really good and the guys back at the shop have done a great job on our speedway program. I'm looking for good things out of our team over the summer months." JAMIE MCMURRAY CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY STATS: Date Finish Start LC / TL Money Status Busch Series: 7/13/02 14 30 199 / 200 $18,225 Running 7/14/01 20 25 199 / 200 $21,345 Running 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 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