McMurray Michigan Race Advance

Media Contact: Jason Wise
Chip Ganassi Racing
(704) 500-6121
							jwise@ganassi.com 

Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Havoline Dodge
GFS Marketplace 400 Race Advance

RACE INFORMATION:

	EVENT:			GFS Marketplace 400 (Race 23 of 36) 
	TRACK:		Michigan International Speedway
	QUALIFYING:		Friday, August 15 at 3:05 p.m. EST
	RACE:			Sunday, August 17 at 2:00 p.m. EST
	BROADCAST:		TNT Television and MRN Radio


HAVOLINE TEAM FACTS:

		*	Chassis: The Havoline team will race chassis #307. This is the same car McMurray ran in the Brickyard 400 two weeks ago and scored a stellar third-place finish with. 

		*	McMurray finished 14th at Michigan back in June in his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut at the speedway. He was the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Race and was the only first-year driver to complete all 400 miles of the race.

		*	McMurray has one Pole Award at Michigan in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (7/22/00).

		*	McMurray enters the GFS Marketplace 400 22nd in NASCAR Winston Cup Series points and currently sits second in the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year standings.

		*	McMurray was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race last weekend at Watkins Glen International. McMurray finished 22nd and took top rookie honors for the ninth race this season. He trails Greg Biffle by four points (219-215) in Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

		*	McMurray has more top-fives (three) and top-10 finishes (five) than any other Raybestos® Rookie this season.

		*	McMurray has led more miles than any other Raybestos® Rookie entering the race at Michigan:  11 times in five races for 154.70 miles (75 laps).


JAMIE MCMURRAY QUOTES:

"Everyone on this Havoline team is pumped up about returning to Michigan. We're taking the same car we had at Indy two weeks ago and should have won the race with, so we're expecting good things this weekend in Michigan. We ran 14th there back in June with what was our best car at the time until we started running Chassis #307. You can feel and see the momentum surrounding this team and everyone is ready to get back to a place that we know we will run well at."

"I've always liked Michigan because it's a place where you can run two and three wide and set a guy up for a pass down the straight-aways. It's definitely a horsepower and down force track, and I think we have both of those needed ingredients to get this Havoline Dodge into Victory Lane this weekend." 

 
JAMIE MCMURRAY MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY STATS:

Date	Finish	Start	LC / TL	Money	Status	
Winston Cup:						
6/15/03	14	39	200 / 200	$63,590	Running	
Busch:						
8/17/02	12	22	125 / 125	$19,150	Running	
8/18/01	17	25	125 / 125	$16,920	Running	
Trucks:						
7/22/00	6	1	100 / 100	$15,020	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 Gimbel			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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Jason Wise
Media Relations
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