James Christopher "Jamie" McMurray

Born:	June 3, 1976 (1976-06-03) (age 31)
Birthplace:	Joplin, Missouri
Awards:	2003 Rookie of the Year
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Statistics
Car #, Team	26 - Roush Fenway Racing
2006 NEXTEL Cup Position:	25th
Best Cup Position:	11th - 2004
First Race:	2002 EA Sports 500 (Talladega)
First Win:	2002 UAW-GM Quality Part 500 (Charlotte)
Last Win:	2007 Pepsi 400 (Daytona)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
2	62	3
NASCAR Busch Series Statistics
Car #, Team	26 - Roush Fenway Racing and 37 - Brewco Motorsports
2006 NBS Position:	36th
Best NBS Position:	6th - 2002
First Race:	2000 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
First Win:	2002 Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)
Last Win:	2004 Bi-Lo 200 (Darlington)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
7	48	1
All stats current as of June 30, 2007.

James Christopher "Jamie" McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #26 Crown Royal Irwin Industrial Tools Ford Fusion full-time in the NEXTEL Cup Series with crew chief Larry Carter for Roush Fenway Racing. is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Joplin is a city located in parts of southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of Missouri. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St Louis[1] Area  Ranked 21st  - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 300 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... 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His teammates are David Ragan (#6 AAA), Greg Biffle (#16 Ameriquest), Matt Kenseth (#17 DeWalt) and Carl Edwards (#99 Office Depot). He began competing in the Busch Series full-time in 2001 and in the NEXTEL Cup Series full-time in 2003. David Ragan (born December 24, 1985 in Kannapolis, North Carolina) is a stock car racer who drives the #6 AAA Ford in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series for Roush Fenway Racing and is running for the 2007 Raybestos Rookie of the Year award. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Matt Kenseths 2004 car being pushed out by his crew 2007 Busch Series car 2007 Cup car Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is a stock car racing driver for the Roush Fenway Racing team in NASCARs Nextel Cup series. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

NASCAR career

In 1999, McMurray made 4 starts in the Craftsman Truck series. In 2000, he ran 15 Craftsman Truck races and posted 1 top-five and 4 top-ten finishes.

In 2001 and 2002, he competed full-time in the NASCAR Busch Series, driving the #27 Williams Travel Centers Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Brewco Motorsports. The latter year turned out better for McMurray, as he won two races and finished sixth in the overall points standings. Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American mid-size car. ...

Before the fall race at Richmond in 2002, Chip Ganassi announced McMurray as the driver of a Texaco-Havoline sponsored Dodge in 2003. Those plans were accelerated when Sterling Marlin fractured a vertebrae at the NEXTEL Cup Race at Kansas Speedway. He made his Cup debut filling in for Marlin at Talladega and one week later in just his second career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup start, Jamie McMurray outduelled Bobby Labonte to win the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC, setting the record for the fastest first time winner in NASCAR history. He was the last driver to win a NNCS race and not race the next week as Mike Bliss drove the #40 Coors Light Dodge at Martinsville Speedway while McMurray had a commitment to race NBS in Memphis.

In 2003, McMurray became a NEXTEL Cup regular. He won the NASCAR Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) Rookie of the Year competition by 37 points over Greg Biffle. McMurray had 5 top-5s for the year and finished 13th overall. He began competing part-time in the Busch Series. Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ...

In 2004, McMurray and his team were penalized 25 points after the Food City 500 for an incorrect "x-measurement," which proved costly when, later in the year, McMurray missed the Chase for the Cup by 15 points. However, he had 23 top-10s during the season, including 12 in the last 14 races, and finished 11th in the points standings, which earned him a $1 million bonus. Had he made the Chase for the Championship, he would have been Champion. He won a Craftsman Truck Series race, joining a short list of drivers that have won a race in all three of NASCAR's top touring series (Craftsman Truck, Busch, and NEXTEL Cup). The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. ... The Food City 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ...

McMurray left the #42 team after the 2005 season to drive the #26 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing. Owner Chip Ganassi was initially adamant that McMurray would not be released for 2006. However, on November 7, 2005, McMurray was released from his contract. McMurray was originally supposed to go to the #6 Ford in 2007, but since Kurt Busch was released after an off-track incident, and Mark Martin announced he would race for another year, Jamie instead took over for Kurt Busch in the #97 Ford (which was renumbered #26). McMurray's contract with Roush Fenway Racing is one of the richest in NASCAR history with a guaranteed salary of $20 million dollars per year plus bonuses. The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 12. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... 2006 car Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...

2006

In April of 2006, Jack Roush moved Jimmy Fennig from crew chief of the #26 Ford to head Roush's Busch operations. Bob Osborne, who had been crew chief for Carl Edwards, moved to head the crew for McMurray. In 2006, he was an adviser for the drivers below 10th and trying to make the Chase For The Cup, since he had been in that position in the past two years. McMurray's best finish of the 2006 season came at Dover where he finished 2nd. Jack Roush (born April 19, 1942) is the founder, CEO, and co-owner along with John Henry of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ...

2007

Jamie began the 2007 season with crew chief Larry Carter, formerly from MWR and the crew chief who won Rusty Wallace his 55th and Final Nascar Cup win back at Martinsville in 2004 , sponsored by Crown Royal and IRWIN Tools. On June 22, 2007 he won his 3rd career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Pole, for the 2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350. On July 7th, 2007 McMurray won the Pepsi 400 by .005 of a second over Kyle Busch. The photo finish was the closest in Daytona track history and tied for the 2nd closest finish (1993 DieHard 500) since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993. Michael Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is the younger brother of former NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip. ... Crown Royal is a blended Canadian whisky, 40% alcohol by volume, 80 proof. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Toyota/Save Mart 350 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event held at Infineon Raceway. ... For the race known as the Pepsi 400 held at Michigan International Speedway from 1998-2002, see GFS Marketplace 400 The Pepsi 400 is a 160 lap/400 mile (approx. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American race car driver. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... The Aarons 499 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. ...

Trivia

• McMurray has appeared on MTV's Cribs, The West Wing, The Biography Channel's NASCAR: Driven to Win and the Will Ferrell movie Talladega Nights
• McMurray drank a Coca-Cola in victory lane after winning the 2007 Pepsi 400.

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Races Won

Winston/NEXTEL Cup (2 career wins)

• 2002 - UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
• 2003 - Rookie of the Year
• 2007 - Pepsi 400 (Daytona)

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Busch Series (7 career wins)

• 2004 (3 wins) Goody's Headache Powder 200 (Rockingham), Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix), Bi-Lo 200 (Darlington)
• 2003 (2 wins) Rockingham 200 (Rockingham), Target House 200 (Rockingham)
• 2002 (2 wins) Aaron's 312 (Atlanta), Sam's Club 200 (Rockingham)

*McMurray won the last four Busch Series races to be run at Rockingham.

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Craftsman Truck Series (1 career win )

• 2004 (1 win ) Kroger 200 (Martinsville),

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External links

• JamieMcMurray.com - Jamie McMurray Online Official Fan Site
• Jayski's #26 Team Page
• Jamie's Driver Page on NASCAR.com
• Coca-Cola Racing Family's Jamie McMurray profile
• Jamie McMurray: Driver, Team, and Sponsor News.
• Jamie McMurray Fan Forum and Live Chat
• Driver's Stats at racing-reference.info
• Jamie McMurray Exclusive Interview - KNOCKOUT Magazine - Summer 2006 Issue