Jamie McMurray News

Dale Jr. wins at Daytona [Buschwackers take top 3 spots]:

Dale Jr. wins at Daytona [Buschwackers take top 3 spots]:

July 5, 2003
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. never gave another driver another chance in Friday night's Winn-Dixie 250, leading all 100 laps en route to a dominating victory from the pole at Daytona International Speedway. Earnhardt Jr. completed a sweep, winning all three restrictor-plate

Stock Car Fans Ramblings – Daytona:

Stock Car Fans Ramblings – Daytona:

July 3, 2003
#30-Steve Park grabbed his second Bud Pole of the season tonight at Daytona Internations Speedway, and it was in the same car that Jeff Green put on the pole for the 500 in February. It's the 4th pole of Park's career (he was the fastest qualifier at Fontana when he

Robby Gordon wins at Sonoma:

Robby Gordon wins at Sonoma:

June 22, 2003
#31-Robby Gordon won The Dodge / Save Mart 350k at Infineon Raceway, his first win of 2003, his first ever road course win, and his 2nd career Cup win. It Robby Gordon's first win since the Thanksgiving race at New Hampshire on Nov 23rd, 2001, 51 races ago. #24-Jeff

Pruett in Target car at Sonoma:

Pruett in Target car at Sonoma:

June 16, 2003
Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced today that road-course specialist Scott Pruett will drive a fourth entry for the team at Sonoma this weekend. Pruett will be entered to drive the #09 Target Dodge [listed as the Phoenix Racing/James Finch #09

Stock Car Fans Newsletter Rumblings – Pocono:

Stock Car Fans Newsletter Rumblings – Pocono:

June 8, 2003
#20-Tony Stewart snapped a 27-race losing streak as he won the Pocono 500 under caution on Sunday. What we thought was going to be a three lap shootout turned out to be only a one lap sprint as #1-Jeff Green and #5-Terry Labonte got together on the Long Pond straight

Ruttman Testing the #09 at Daytona this week UPDATE:

Ruttman Testing the #09 at Daytona this week UPDATE:

June 4, 2003
Phoenix Racing and the #09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Dodge with test driver Joe Ruttman will be preparing for the 45th annual Pepsi 400 on Saturday night, July 5 at Daytona International Speedway. Ruttman is scheduled to test on Tuesday, June 3 and Wednesday, June 4

Bigger for Ganassi:

Bigger for Ganassi:

May 20, 2003
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and its trio of [#40, #41, $2] teams now based in Mooresville's Lakeside Business Park, is looking for an $11 million facility that would more than double the size of its operation, says Gene Haskett, executive vice president.

New Ganassi Driver UPDATE:

New Ganassi Driver UPDATE:

May 16, 2003
ASA driver Reed Sorenson is not only one of the top rookies on the ASA circuit, he's set to join the driver development program at Chip Ganassi Racing, the team that fields Winston Cup cars for Sterling Marlin, Jamie McMurray and Casey Mears. Sorenson will continue

Reality Show back on? UPDATE:

Reality Show back on? UPDATE:

April 28, 2003
Word in the garage is that the FX cable network will begin filming for its NASCAR reality series -- which will feature Kevin Harvick and Kenny Wallace -- next week. Rusty Wallace and Jamie McMurray were originally considered for the series, which has been planned for

Fellows fastest in 2nd day of testing at Infineon Raceway:

Fellows fastest in 2nd day of testing at Infineon Raceway:

April 24, 2003
Infineon Raceway says #81-Ron Fellows, a road-racing veteran running a limited Winston Cup schedule with Dale Earnhardt Inc. this year, posted the fastest stock-car lap ever at the Sonoma, Calif., road course to lead six Winston Cup drivers testing Wednesday. Fellows

Mark Martin Posts Top Time in First Day of Testing at Infineon Raceway:

Mark Martin Posts Top Time in First Day of Testing at Infineon Raceway:

April 23, 2003
#6-Mark Martin posted the top time Tuesday during the first day of a NASCAR Winston Cup test session at Infineon Raceway. Martin, one of six Winston Cup drivers testing the 10-turn, 2-mile road course in preparation for the Dodge/Save Mart 350 (June 19-22), ran 92.

T3 Announcement:

T3 Announcement:

April 21, 2003
#42-Jamie McMurray and representatives from Havoline and Action Performance will hold a press conference on Saturday, April 26 at 9:30am/pt in the California Speedway media center to unveil McMurray's "T3: Rise of the Machines" car that will run July 5th in Daytona

NASCAR Drivers Head to Infineon Raceway for Two-Day Test Session, April 22-23:

NASCAR Drivers Head to Infineon Raceway for Two-Day Test Session, April 22-23:

April 18, 2003
#17-Matt Kenseth will highlight a group of five drivers scheduled to participate in a two-day test session at Infineon Raceway, April 22-23. Kenseth will be joined by #6-Mark Martin, #42-Jamie McMurray, #0-Jack Sprague and #41-Casey Mears. Kenseth, who has tested at

Some Rookie Notes:

Some Rookie Notes:

April 16, 2003
#42-Jamie McMurray and #16-Greg Biffle are tied for the lead in the Raybestos Rookie Standing entering the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway. Both drivers have 89 points, nine more than third place Casey Mears. They are the only drivers to claim Raybestos Rookie

Lap Leaders:

Lap Leaders:

April 14, 2003
no new lap leaders for the year at Martinsville. #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr [who finished 3rd] led the most laps with 195, just edging out #24-Jeff Gordon. Gordon led at halfway and garnered the MBNA Mid-Race Leader Award and the bonus since he won, a cool $35,000 bonus