Jamie McMurray News

Martin Tops Homestead Test:

Martin Tops Homestead Test:

October 31, 2002
Martin Tops Homestead Test: #6-Mark Martin posted the fastest lap as a two-day test session wound up Wednesday at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a lap of 149.089mph. Second among the seven Winston Cup cars testing was #40-Jamie McMurray at 147.945. Scott Wimmer was

Homestead Testing:

Homestead Testing:

October 29, 2002
Homestead Testing: Seven Cup and Four BGN Teams Have Begun a Two Day Test at The Homstead-Miami Speedway. Kyle Petty Is Turning Laps in his #45 Car and Teammate John Andretti's #43. Andretti Is In Pennsylvania Where His Grandmother Is Gravely Ill. Also at Homestead

Marlin to know Monday UPDATE:

Marlin to know Monday UPDATE:

October 28, 2002
Marlin to know Monday UPDATE: Sterling Marlin heads back to the doctor Monday for an examination of his neck. His C-2 vertebra was cracked after two hard crashes, and he was told to take the rest of the season off. However, he's opened the door to an earlier return

McMurray wins at Atlanta:

McMurray wins at Atlanta:

October 26, 2002
Jamie McMurray's resume grows more impressive as the race weeks tick off. McMurray, who won his first Winston Cup race two weeks ago at Charlotte in his second start while substituting for the injured Sterling Marlin, picked up his first win in the BGN on Saturday.

Double Duty at AMS:

Double Duty at AMS:

October 25, 2002
Double Duty at AMS: Twelve drivers are scheduled to run both Saturday's Aaron's 312 BGN race and Sunday's NAPA 500 Winston Cup race. The list includes Scott Wimmer (#27 Cup/#23 BGN), Jimmy Spencer (#41/#1), Mike Wallace (#14/#4), Kenny Wallace (#23/#48), Kerry Earnhardt

Testing at the Rock:

Testing at the Rock:

October 23, 2002
Testing at the Rock: North Carolina Speedway Testing: The following drivers will be at North Carolina Speedway. Tuesday - Wednesday, October 22 – 23 testing for the upcoming NASCAR weekend November 2 - 3...2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: #24-Jeff Gordon; #45-Kyle Petty

Wimmer wins at Memphis:

Wimmer wins at Memphis:

October 21, 2002
#23-Scott Wimmer held off #26-Ron Hornaday on a restart with seven laps left Sunday and won the rain-delayed Busch Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park for his second victory in four races. Wimmer led 83 of the 250 laps and passed Hornaday for the final time

Homestead Testing:

Homestead Testing:

October 20, 2002
Homestead Testing: Some Cup drivers will be testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Tuesday, Oct. 22 and Wednesday, October 23, from 9 am - 5 pm each day. Admission is free to the public for the test sessions with open seating in the Speedway Club level. Drivers scheduled

Biffle on the pole at Memphis:

Biffle on the pole at Memphis:

October 18, 2002
BGN Points leader #60-Greg Biffle grabbed his fourth pole this season Friday with a lap of 116.817mph in qualifying for the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park. #2-Johnny Sauter was 2nd at 116.792, followed by #7-Randy LaJoie at 116.792, #47-Shane Hmiel at 116

Last time a driver won and not be at the following race?

Last time a driver won and not be at the following race?

October 18, 2002
Last time a driver won and not be at the following race? #40-Jamie McMurray won at Lowe's Motor Speedway last week, but due to a committment to his #27 BGN team, he will not race at Martinsville. It marks the first time a race winner has not started the next event

Rookie Stuff UPDATE Gordon out:

Rookie Stuff UPDATE Gordon out:

October 18, 2002
Rookie Stuff UPDATE Gordon out: If the season ended now, #12-Ryan Newman would be on top of the series' rookie standings -- largely because he has more top-five finishes -- even though he trails 348-Jimmie Johnson in Winston Cup points. But the winner could be a matter

Coor’s and the Marine’s at Martinsville:

Coor’s and the Marine’s at Martinsville:

October 18, 2002
Coor's and the Marine's at Martinsville: Coors Light will honor and celebrate at Martinsville Speedway this weekend with the United States Marines as they celebrate their 227th anniversary. In support of the anniversary, the #40 Coors Light Dodge will sport a commemorative

McMurray not to run at Martinsville, Bliss in:

McMurray not to run at Martinsville, Bliss in:

October 15, 2002
McMurray not to run at Martinsville, Bliss in: Jamie McMurray, who won at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Sunday in just his second career Winston Cup start, apparently will not drive the #40 Coor's Light Dodge in this week's race at Martinsville. A NASCAR spokesman said

TV Ratings for Lowe’s:

TV Ratings for Lowe’s:

October 15, 2002
TV Ratings for Lowe's: NBC Sports’ rain-delayed coverage of the NASCAR Winston Cup UAW-GM Quality 500 from Lowe' Motor Speedway in Charlotte earned an impressive 5.0 national rating/10 share (3:33 p.m. - 7:32 p.m. ET), NASCAR' highest rating ever against professional

McMurray and Miss Winston:

McMurray and Miss Winston:

October 14, 2002
McMurray and Miss Winston: Miss Winston Cielo Garcia has been absent in Victory Lane, the Indianapolis Star reports that Cielo is now the lady formerly known as Miss Winston. She is currently dating Jamie McMurray, and his promotion to Winston Cup forced Ms. Garcia