Jamie McMurray Pocono 500 Race Advance
Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge
Pocono 500 Race Advance
June 13, 2004, POX Television, 1:00 p.m. ET
Texaco/Havoline Racing Fast Facts:
* Chassis #307: Crew Chief Donnie Wingo and the Texaco/Havoline
team are bringing chassis #307 to compete in the Pocono 500 at Pocono
Raceway. This is the same car McMurray competed with at Charlotte last
month. He finished third in the NEXTEL Open and fourth in the Coca-Cola
600. 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 Pocono 500 sitting 11th
in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points, 64 points out of the NASCAR Top 10. The
Joplin, Mo. native has posted three top-five and eight top-10 finishes
through the first 13 races of the 2004 season. McMurray scored finishes
of 32nd and 28th respectively in his two races at Pocono in 2003.
* McMurray on the Tube: McMurray will hit the airwaves over the
next week. He will be part of Country Music Television's (CMT) "100
Greatest Love Songs" special that will premiere June 13. In addition, he
will be a guest on "DaySide with Linda Vester" on the FOX News Channel
June 15.
Jamie McMurray Quotes:
Pocono Thoughts: "I'm looking forward to going back to Pocono. I really
struggled in my first race there last year, but we were running strong
in the second race when the transmission broke. We were able to make up
three laps under green in that race, so we definitely had a good car.
We're taking the same car back this year that we ran at Pocono in the
second race last year. It's also the same car we had at Charlotte last
month and had strong runs. It's my favorite car."
"Pocono is tricky because all three corners are different, so you
continually fight the chassis setup. You may get the car to work in two
of three turns, and then struggle with the third corner. It's a fun
track to race on because there's always a challenge."
Jamie McMurray Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Record
Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10
Poles Winnings
54 1 9
21 1 $5,247,590
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 Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 30, 2004
Last Top-10 Finish: Fourth at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 30, 2004
Jamie McMurray Pocono Raceway Stats
Date
Finish
Start
LC / TL
Money
Status
Nextel Cup:
7/27/03
28
12
195 / 200
$47,190
Running
6/8/03
32
28
198 / 200
$43,565
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.
