Jamie McMurray Pepsi 400 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

 Pepsi 400 Race Advance

July 3, 2004, FOX Television, 7:00 p.m. ET

 

MEDIA NOTE: To view the 2004 Texaco/Havoline Racing Media Guide, please
visit http://www.havoline.com/racing/nascar/news.html
<http://www.havoline.com/racing/nascar/news.html> 

 

Texaco/Havoline Racing Fast Facts:

 

*	Chassis #006: Crew Chief Donnie Wingo and the Texaco/Havoline
team are bringing chassis #006 to compete in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona
International Speedway. This is the same superspeedway car McMurray
competed with in the Daytona 500.

 

*	McMurray Notes: McMurray heads into Daytona sitting 11th in
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points, only 82 points out of the NASCAR Top 10. The
Joplin, Mo. native has posted four top-five and nine top-10 finishes
through the first 16 races of the 2004 season. McMurray scored an
impressive second-place finish last weekend on the road course at
Infineon Raceway. McMurray finished 37th last year in his first Pepsi
400.

 

*	Avoiding "The Wreck": McMurray is looking to avoid the big wreck
this time around at Daytona. McMurray has qualifying efforts of 19th,
eighth and seventh respectively in his three previous NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series starts at the track, but has been caught up in wrecks each time
that have relegated him to disappointing finishes.

 

Jamie McMurray Quotes:

 

Daytona Thoughts: "We're taking the same car back that we ran in the
Daytona 500 and had a really strong run going until we were caught up in
the big wreck and our day ended early. The guys in the body shop have
worked really hard to give us a great car for this race. We seem to
always run well at Daytona, but have been caught up in other people's
wrecks each time that have ended our chances at victory."

 

"We're reaching the halfway point in the season and I feel like this
Texaco/Havoline team is really starting to get into a rhythm. We're
coming off a strong second-place finish last weekend in Sonoma, and are
sitting just outside the Top 10 in points for the Chase for the
Championship. Our goal is to leave Daytona inside the NASCAR Top 10."

 

 

 

 

 

Jamie McMurray Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Record

Starts               Wins                 Top 5               Top 10
Poles                Winnings

  57                      1                       10
23                    1                   $5,565,525

 

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: Second at Infineon Raceway on June 27, 2004

Last Top-10 Finish: Second at Infineon Raceway on June 27, 2004

 

Jamie McMurray Daytona International Speedway Stats

 


Date


Finish


Start


LC / TL


Money


Status

NEXTEL Cup:

 

 

 

 

 

2/15/04

36

7

75 / 200

$224,137

Accident

7/5/03

37

8

143 / 160

$63,475

Running

2/16/03

31

19

109 / 109*

$166,545

Running

Busch:

 

 

 

 

 

7/4/03

3

30

100 / 100

$46,645

Running

2/15/03

5

20

120 / 120

$55,495

Running

7/5/02

5

14

100 / 100

$30,925

Running

2/16/02

11

21

120 / 120

$37,125

Running

2/17/01

11

6

120 / 120

$30,425

Running

Trucks:

 

 

 

 

 

2/18/00

20

21

60 / 100

$12,115

Accident

*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               Mechanic                      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.


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