Jamie McMurray Sylvania 300 Race Advance

					jwise@ganassi.com 

Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Havoline Dodge
Sylvania 300 Race Advance

RACE INFORMATION:

	EVENT:			Sylvania 300 (Race 27 of 36) 
	TRACK:		New Hampshire International Speedway
	QUALIFYING:		Friday, September 12 at 3:05 p.m. EST
	RACE:			Sunday, September 14 at 1:00 p.m. EST
	BROADCAST:		TNT Television and MRN Radio


HAVOLINE TEAM FACTS:

		*	Chassis: The Havoline team will race chassis #208. Chassis #208 is the same car McMurray scored a third-place finish with at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 23, 2003.

		*	Jamie McMurray was the top Raybestos® Rookie last weekend at Richmond International Raceway. McMurray finished 19th and stretched his lead to 13 over Greg Biffle (245-232) in the Raybestos® Rookie standings. McMurray took top rookie honors for the 12th time in 2003, more than any other first-year driver.

		*	In his last six races, McMurray has scored three top-five finishes, including back-to-back finishes of third and fourth respectively (Bristol - 3rd ; Darlington - 4th ).

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

		*	McMurray comes to New Hampshire 20th in NASCAR Winston Cup Series points.

JAMIE MCMURRAY QUOTES:

"Hopefully we'll have a better go of it this time around at Loudon. We struggled up there back in July, but were able to lead some laps as a result of gaining track position through pit strategy. And then we had a right front tire blow on the Havoline Dodge and I hit the wall pretty hard and our day was over."

"They've really made improvements to the track at Loudon, and now with the soft walls in place, it's even a safer track for us to race us. Loudon's a place that's hard to pass on, but if you can get your car set up to handle through the turns and have horsepower down the straight-aways, you'll be good. We're taking the same car we ran at Bristol two weeks ago and finished third with. We should be in good shape this weekend with the Havoline Dodge."

 
JAMIE MCMURRAY NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY STATS:

Date	Finish	Start	LC / TL	Money	Status	
Winston Cup:						
7/20/03	40	22	 195 / 300	$48,550	Accident	
Busch:						
5/11/02	9	18	200 / 200	$17,040	Running	
5/12/01	31	26	167 / 200	$12,036	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
Lorin Ranier			Spotter					Special Projects
Bob Dell			Engine Specialist			Engine Tuner