Jamie McMurray Havoline Driver Jamie McMurray Named NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year 2003 Birthdate: June 3, 1976 Ht/Wt: 5’8’’ / 150 lbs Hometown: Joplin, Mo. Residence: Huntersville, N.C. Primary Sponsor: Havoline Primary Series: Winston Cup Team: Chip Ganassi Racing Make: Dodge Crew Chief: Donnie Wingo Career Highlights: Raced go-karts nationally and internationally from ages 8-17 Won four United States Go-Kart titles between 1986 and 1992 Won World Go-Karting Championship in 1991 Started driving NASCAR late models in 1992 Track Champion at I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, Mo. in 1997. Defeated former NASCAR Winston Racing Series Champion Larry Phillips for the title Competed on the ARTGO and NASCAR RE/MAX Challenge Series in 1998 Competed on the RE/MAX Challenge Series and five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in 1999. On May 22, 1999, he made his Craftsman Truck Series debut at I-70 Speedway in Odessa, Mo Competed in 15 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events in 2000. He won Bud Pole Awards at the Michigan Speedway and Nashville Speedway USA. He posted one top-five and three top-10 finishes. His best finish was a third-place at Indianapolis Raceway Park In October 2000, McMurray was named to drive the No. 27 Williams TravelCenters machine for Brewco Motorsports in the NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division in 2001 Made his NASCAR Busch Series debut on October 29, 2000 at the Memphis Motorsports Park. He also competed in the Busch Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on November 4. Competed in all 33 NASCAR Busch Series events, posting three top-10 finishes in 2001. The Joplin, Mo. native finished third in the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year standings and finished 16th in the overall Busch Series point standings Break out year- NASCAR Busch Series –2002, scoring two victories (Atlanta and Rockingham), six top-five and 14 top-10 finishes and finished sixth in the final Busch Series point standings September 2002- Named driver of the Havoline Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Received the opportunity to earn his rookie stripes early as he was picked to fill-in for the injured Sterling Marlin in the No. 40 Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing in the final six events of the 2002 Winston Cup season Turning heads as he scored his first NASCAR Winston Cup victory in only his second start on October 13, 2002 in the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. Set a new NASCAR modern-era record by becoming the quickest driver to win a Winston Cup race In six Winston Cup starts in 2002, he posted one victory, one top-five, two top-10 and three top-15 finishes McMurray enters the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup season as a favorite for Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year honors Taken From: Jamie McMurray Biography Back