Jamie McMurray Darlington Race Advance
Media Contact: Jason Wise Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 704-500-6121, jwise@ganassi.com Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Race Advance March 21, 2004, FOX Television, 12:30 p.m. ET MEDIA NOTE: To view the 2004 Texaco/Havoline Racing Media Guide, please visit http://www.havoline.com/racing/nascar/news.html Texaco/Havoline Racing Fast Facts: * Chassis: Crew Chief Donnie Wingo and the Texaco/Havoline team are bringing chassis #304 to compete in the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway. McMurray has raced Chassis #304 in the last three races. McMurray finished third at Rockingham and fourth in Las Vegas with Chassis #304 and was running in the top five last weekend in Atlanta with chassis #304 before the engine let go. Chassis #304 was raced eight times during the 2003 season and scored two top-five and five top-10 finishes. * McMurray Notes: McMurray heads into Darlington looking to build on the team's early 2004 success. In the first four races, McMurray has posted two top-five finishes. McMurray currently sits 16th in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points, only 32 points out of the NASCAR Top 10. * McMurray has posted one top-five finish in his two previous NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series starts at Darlington Raceway. He finished fourth last year in the Mountain Dew Southern 500. * 2004 marks McMurray's sophomore season behind the wheel of the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. The Joplin, Mo. native was named the 2003 NASCAR Raybestos Rookie of the Year * McMurray competed in all 36 races in 2003, scoring five top-five and 13 top-10 finishes, along with one Bud Pole Award. He finished 13th in the final 2003 point standings. Jamie McMurray Quotes: Thoughts on Darlington: "Darlington is definitely one of those places that is hard to get a handle on. The groove is right around the top of the track, and with the new soft walls now in place at Darlington, it's going to be interesting to see how that affects the race conditions. There wasn't much room for error at Darlington anyway, and now I think it's going to be even more important to find the right groove." "We've started the season off really strong with this Texaco/Havoline team. If you take away the blown engine last weekend in Atlanta, I feel like we've had a shot to win the last three races, and that gives this team a lot of momentum heading into this weekend. We finished fourth last year in the Southern 500 and had a shot to win that race. We're taking the same car we've run in the last three races, so I feel pretty good heading into Darlington." Jamie McMurray Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Record Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 46 1 8 17 1 $4,511,205 Career Best Start: First at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 16, 2003 Career Best Finish: First at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 13, 2002 Last Top-Five Finish: Fourth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2004 Last Top-10 Finish: Fourth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2004 Jamie McMurray Darlington Raceway Stats Date Finish Start LC / TL Money Status Nextel Cup: 8/31/03 4 17 367 / 367 $90,765 Running 3/16/03 22 19 291 / 293 $43,965 Running Busch: 8/31/02 32 9 67 / 74 * $11,490 Accident 3/16/02 16 9 146 / 147 $15,640 Running 9/1/01 23 12 145 / 147 $12,755 Running 3/17/01 14 9 147 / 147 $16,461 Running * Rain-shortened event Texaco/Havoline Team: Driver: Jamie McMurray Crew Chief: Donnie Wingo Team Managers: Andy Graves, Tony Glover Owners: Chip Ganassi, Felix Sabates Name Crew Position Race Shop Duty Hometown Mike Brill Chief Mechanic Chief Mechanic Woodsville, N.Y. Keith Mansch Front Tire Carrier Fabricator Washington, N.J. Billy Curwood Rear Tire Changer Mechanic Shickshinny, Pa. Andrew Carter Rear Tire Carrier Pit Crew Coord. Hickory, N.C. Mark Cass Jack Man Assembly Mechanic Wilkesboro, N.C. Dave Collins Front Tire Changer Chassis Moreno Valley, Calif. Heath Silver Catch Can Mechanic Asheville, N.C. Ryan Quann Driver Support Composite Shop Richmond, Va. Mike Bodick Gas Man Mechanic Norwalk, Conn. Scott Myers Shock Specialist Shock Specialist Modesto, Calif. John Frattura Pit Support Test Team Albany, N.Y. Bob Hannigan 2nd Gas Man Truck Driver High Bridge, N.J. Matt Gimbel Engineer Engineer Northampton, Pa. Keith Armstrong Tire Specialist Tire Specialist Aledo, Ill. Brady Whitcamper Scorer Assembly Tipton, Ind. Bob Dell Engine Specialist Engine Specialist Clio, Mich. Marty Forcier Pit Support Paint Shop Superior, Wis. Lorin Ranier Spotter Manager Prestonsburg , Ky.