Jamie McMurray NexCup Richmond Race Advance
Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge
Chevy American Revolution 400 Race Advance
May 15, 2004, FX Television, 7:00 p.m. ET
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Texaco/Havoline Racing Fast Facts:
* Chassis: Crew Chief Donnie Wingo and the Texaco/Havoline team
are bringing chassis #406 to compete in the Chevy American Revolution
400 at Richmond International Raceway. McMurray and the Texaco/Havoline
team finished seventh with chassis #406 last month at Martinsville
Speedway. The team also tested with the car last week at Richmond
International Raceway.
* McMurray Notes: McMurray heads into Richmond sitting 12th in
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points, only 50 points out of the NASCAR Top 10.
McMurray has posted two top-five and six top-10 finishes in the first 10
races of 2004.
* McMurray has two previous NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series starts at
Richmond with a best finish of 19th in the 2003 fall race.
* Big Moves in 2004...McMurray and the Texaco/Havoline team are
currently sitting 10 places higher in the point standings in comparison
to this time last year. McMurray entered Richmond last year sitting 24th
in points. He enters Richmond this year 12th in points.
* 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 Richmond: "Richmond is always a great place to race at. It's
fun for a driver because you can race two-wide and get the close contact
of short-track racing, but at the same time you are going pretty fast
around the 0.75-mile track, so sometimes you don't feel like you're on a
short track."
"We tested at Richmond last week and had a pretty good test, so I'm
feeling pretty positive about how the Texaco/Havoline Dodge is going to
run this weekend. We're taking the same car we ran seventh with at
Martinsville earlier this year. It's one of our new short-track cars
that has been quick right off the truck."
Jamie McMurray Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Record
Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10
Poles Winnings
51 1 8
20 1 $4,955,605
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: Ninth at Talladega Superspeedway on April 25, 2004
Jamie McMurray Richmond International Raceway Stats
Nextel Cup:
Date Finish Start LC / TL Money Status
9/6/03 19 29 399 / 400 $53,930 Running
5/3/03 22 22 393 / 393 * $47,975 Running
Busch:
9/6/02 2 14 250 / 250 $42,825 Running
5/3/02 9 33 250 / 250 $16,310 Running
9/7/01 14 37 249 / 250 $16,230 Running
5/4/01 26 26 248 / 250 $12,065 Running
Trucks:
9/7/00 32 20 127 / 200 $5,545 Engine
* 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.
Shane Church Front 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 --- 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.
