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Jamie McMurray Coca-Cola 600 Race Advance

 

Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge
Coca-Cola 600 Race Advance
Texaco/Havoline Racing Fast Facts:

 

*	The Return of Chassis #307: Crew Chief Donnie Wingo and the
Texaco/Havoline team are bringing chassis #307 to compete in the
Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. This is the same car McMurray
competed with last weekend in the NEXTEL Open, finishing third after
leading 20 of the 30 laps. Chassis #307 competed eight times during the
second half of the 2003 season, posting two top-five and five top-10
finishes. 

 

*	McMurray Notes: McMurray heads into the Coca-Cola 600 sitting
13th in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points, 128 points out of the NASCAR Top 10.
The Joplin, Mo. native has posted two top-five and seven top-10 finishes
through the first 11 races of the 2004 season.

 

*	"Drive for a Cure": McMurray continues to raise money and
awareness for the Autism Society of America. As a result of McMurray
leading 20 laps last weekend in the NEXTEL Open, he was able to raise
$840 for his "Drive for a Cure" campaign. With pledge matches from
ChevronTexaco and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, a total of
$2,520 was raised during the NEXTEL Open. So far in 2004, $17,640 has
been raised for the Autism Society of America. McMurray is donating $42
for every lap he leads in 2004.

 

*	McMurray will be pulling double duty this weekend as he will
pilot the No. 1 Dodge in Saturday's NASCAR Busch Series race at Lowe's
Motor Speedway.

 

Jamie McMurray Quotes:

 

Thoughts on Coca-Cola 600: "Obviously, the Coca-Cola 600 is the longest
race of the year for us. You start the race during the day and end at
night, so handling is very important since Charlotte is such a
temperature sensitive racetrack. We're taking the same car we ran last
weekend in the NEXTEL Open and were very competitive, so I'm pretty
excited about heading into Charlotte this weekend. It always feels good
to head back to Charlotte after our win there two years ago."

 

Jamie McMurray Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Record

Starts               Wins                 Top 5               Top 10
Poles                Winnings

  52                      1                       8
20                    1                   $5,019,280

 

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 Lowe's Motor Speedway Stats

 


Date


Finish


Start


LC / TL


Money


Status

Nextel Cup:

 

 

 

 

 

10/11/03

7

19

334 / 334

$67,225

Running

5/25/03

25

17

 274 / 276 

$71,125

Running

10/13/02

1

5

334 / 334

$215,717

Running

Busch Series:

 

 

 

 

 

10/11/03

5

29

200 / 200

$23,775

Running

5/24/03

23

23

198 / 200

$13,085

Running

10/12/02

41

37

 96 / 200

$12,370

Engine

5/25/02

16

15

199 / 200

$16,545

Running

10/6/01

31

38

194 / 200

$13,690

Running

5/26/01

25

25

199 / 200

$15,145

Running

 

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.