Jamie McMurray News

McMurray wins pole at Loudon in Rusty’s car:

McMurray wins pole at Loudon in Rusty’s car:

July 23, 2004
Jamie McMurray, in his first race in the #66 Durflame Dodge owned by Nextel Cup star Rusty Wallace, won the pole for the Siemens 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway. McMurray, named to replace Parker since the last race [Chicago], has five career victories

Parker out of the #66, McMurray and Rusty In UPDATE 6 Parker still with team, not racing:

Parker out of the #66, McMurray and Rusty In UPDATE 6 Parker still with team, not racing:

July 22, 2004
hearing Billy 'Catfish' Parker and Rusty Wallace Inc [RWI] have parted ways. One possibility I hear is Jamie McMurray driving some races in the car

Hmiel to the #1?

Hmiel to the #1?

July 10, 2004
James Finch, who has already had six different drivers behind the wheel of his #1 Dodge in the Busch Series, is considering a seventh -- Shane Hmiel. "I've talked to Shane, but I haven't made a decision," Finch said. Jamie McMurray has been driving Finch's car in

McMurray back in the #1:

McMurray back in the #1:

July 5, 2004
Jamie McMurray will again drive the No. 1 Finch machine in Chicago and Loudon.(BGNRacing.com)(7-5-2004)

NASCAR’s favorite “sons” take a drive with their biggest fans-their Dads:

NASCAR’s favorite “sons” take a drive with their biggest fans-their Dads:

June 20, 2004
Action Performance Companies is ensuring NASCAR Dads will have a Happy Father's Day with a special race day program at Michigan International Speedway on June 20, 2004. Several NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers will showcase special paint schemes that honor their favorite

Mears’ Pit Crew Collects Pocono Win; #8 Crew Extends Points Lead:

Mears’ Pit Crew Collects Pocono Win; #8 Crew Extends Points Lead:

June 17, 2004
The pit crew for Casey Mears, which has been close many times in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade, can now lay claim to winning the weekly contest with a solid effort in Sunday's Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. The victory, worth $20,000,

Special Davey scheme at ‘Dega:

Special Davey scheme at ‘Dega:

June 12, 2004
#42-Jamie McMurray will run another special Texaco/Havoline retro paint scheme at Talladega in October to celebrate the life of Davey Allison and the 2004 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame.(RacingOne)(6-12-2004)

McMurray’s Pit Crew Scores First McDonald’s/POWERade Victory:

McMurray’s Pit Crew Scores First McDonald’s/POWERade Victory:

June 3, 2004
Jamie McMurray's pit crew claimed the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte. Though McMurray's crew had been close to the top in a number of races, this was the first time the #42 team

Brewco to Cup? UPDATE:

Brewco to Cup? UPDATE:

June 2, 2004
hearing Brewco Motorsports [#27 and #37 in the Busch Series] have recently purchased a coiple pf DEI cars and plans to run the Richmond race [with Timberwolf] and possible the Brickyard 400 at Indy [may with the USPS]. David Green will supposedly drive the cars, since

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

May 30, 2004
Jimmie Johnson led early, led often, and pretty much blew away the field in tonight's 600 miler. He led 8 times for 334 laps (that's 500 miles) and seemed to be able to run away at will. We ran the first 240 miles caution- free, and that (combined with that #48 Chevy

Busch wins at Lowe’s:

Busch wins at Lowe’s:

May 29, 2004
#5-Kyle Busch won the CarQuest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, just creeping around the track under the yellow the last two laps after #74-Raines was involved in a wreck. Just before that, #87-Nemechek who was running 2nd, ran out of fuel. The rest of the

UPDATE:

UPDATE:

May 22, 2004
Jeff Purvis, who suffered a serious head injury in a crash at the Nazareth Speedway in 2002, will make his comeback at that track this weekend. Purvis made some test runs Wednesday at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway in South Carolinathis while NASCAR was giving him

Quarterly Spirit Award Winner:

Quarterly Spirit Award Winner:

May 18, 2004
Ken Patterson, who served as director of public relations at Talladega Superspeedway before his death April 2 from myelo dysplasia syndrome, has been named the recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association/Pocono Spirit Award for the first quarter of 2004

Testing at Kentucky this week UPDATE:

Testing at Kentucky this week UPDATE:

May 18, 2004
Kentucky Speedway will host NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and NASCAR Truck Series testing May 19-20. NEXTEL Cup Series drivers #40-Sterling Marlin, #42-Jamie McMurray, #25-Brian Vickers, #77-Brendan Gaughan, #0-Ward Burton and NASCAR Truck Series driver Chris Horn are scheduled

Busch wins at Richmond:

Busch wins at Richmond:

May 14, 2004
#5-Kyle Busch's first NASCAR Busch Series win came in dominating fashion. Busch, who turned 19 on May 2, led four times for 236 of 250 laps and then held off #60-Greg Biffle by .150 seconds to earn his first series victory in Friday night's Funai 250 at Richmond International