Jamie McMurray Pennsylvania 500 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 Pennsylvania 500 Race Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: Pennsylvania 500 (Race 20 of 36) TRACK: Pocono Raceway QUALIFYING: Friday, July 25 at 3:05 p.m. EST RACE: Sunday, July 27 at 1:00 p.m. EST BROADCAST: TNT Television and MRN Radio HAVOLINE TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: The Havoline team will race chassis #307. This is a brand new car the team tested with last week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. * McMurray is making his second NASCAR Winston Cup Series start at Pocono Raceway this weekend. McMurray started 28th and finished 32nd in his first visit to the track back in June of this year. * McMurray enters the Pennsylvania 500 23rd in NASCAR Winston Cup Series points and currently sits second in the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year standings. * McMurray has scored two top-five, four top-10 and seven top-15 finishes in the first 19 races of the 2003 Winston Cup season. * McMurray has scored more top-10 finishes (four) than any other Raybestos Rookie contender so far in 2003. * McMurray has led more miles than any other Raybestos Rookie entering Sunday's race at Pocono: eight times in three races for 97.25 miles (52 laps). JAMIE MCMURRAY QUOTES: "We didn't run very well at Pocono the last race. Actually, we ran horrible but Sterling (Marlin) ran the whole race pretty much and had a dominate car so we're going to put his setup in and when we get there, go back out and put our car in race trim and let me run a lot of laps. I think that's certainly where having a teammate and cars that are a lot alike comes in and helps us out." "I think the thing is when you know that you have a really good setup and a really good car, then you just find a line. I think I have been really good, I feel like, at a lot of races this year at being able to search around and find a groove, something different than what other guys have run. Knowing that you have a good setup in the car, you just find a groove. I'm positive the Havoline Dodge will be better this time around at Pocono." "Everybody told me that you had to get off the final turn to go down that long straightaway and when I was really good there I was really slow (smiles). You have to be good everywhere. I think, bottom line, is that you have to have a really well balanced car at Pocono." JAMIE MCMURRAY POCONO RACEWAY STATS: Date Finish Start LC / TL Money Status Winston Cup: 6/8/03 32 28 198 / 200 $43,565 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