Jamie McMurray Talladega Race Advance
Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Aaron's 499 Race Advance April 25, 2004, POX Television, 1:30 p.m. ET Texaco/Havoline Racing Fast Facts: * Chassis: Crew Chief Donnie Wingo and the Texaco/Havoline team are bringing chassis #411 to compete in the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Chassis #411 is a brand new superspeedway car that has been wind tunnel tested. * McMurray Notes: McMurray heads into Talladega sitting 13th in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points, only 39 points out of the NASCAR Top 10. McMurray battled to a seventh-place finish last weekend at Martinsville Speedway. McMurray has posted two top-five and five top-10 finishes in the first eight races of 2004. * McMurray has qualified in the top five two times in his five previous starts at Talladega. McMurray sat on the outside pole last fall at Talladega and has posted a best finish of 16th in the fall race last year. * McMurray will be as a guest presenter at the 2004 CMT FLAME WORTHY Video Music Awards this Wednesday night at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tenn. * The Joplin, Mo. native was named the 2003 NASCAR Raybestos Rookie of the Year and posted five top-five and 13 top-10 finishes, along with one Bud Pole Award during the 2003 season. He finished 13th in the final 2003 point standings. Jamie McMurray Quotes: Thoughts on Talladega: "Talladega is like a big chess game. It's one of those races that is more a mental game than anything else. We run in one big pack for most of the day, and you always have to calculate what your next move will be in order to stay in the lead draft." "We've had some good runs there, but always seem to get caught up in the wrecks. I really feel like we've picked up our restrictor plate program from last year. We should be in good shape this weekend in Talladega." Jamie McMurray Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Record Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 50 1 8 20 1 $4,867,880 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: Seventh at Martinsville Speedway on April 18, 2004 Jamie McMurray Talladega Superspeedway Stats Date Finish Start LC / TL Money Status Nextel Cup: 9/28/03 16 2 188 / 188 $67,425 Running 4/6/03 27 14 154 / 188 $65,395 Running 10/6/02 26 5 187 / 188 $88,012 Running Busch: 4/20/02 27 18 25 / 117 $16,115 Accident 4/21/01 29 13 86 / 113 $15,675 Accident 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 Pit Support Mechanic Shickshinny, Pa. Shane Church Rear Tire Changer Assembly Rushville, Ind. 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. Lorin Ranier Spotter Manager Prestonsburg, Ky.