P. J. Jones 2006 Event Preview
Morgan-McClure Motorsports (MMM)
No. 4 Aero Exhaust Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
Race: 16 of 36 – Dodge/Save Mart 350
Track: Infineon Raceway
Last week:
Morgan-McClure Motorsports and driver Scott Wimmer finished 31st in the rain shortened 129 lap 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The team remains 39th in owner points
Morgan-McClure Ride
Chassis No.: Primary: 68
Back-Up: 59
Chassis 68 has been used at every road course race for the past 3 years. Last year it posted a 32nd place finish with P.J. Jones.
Scott Wimmer Quotes:
“I believe I could go there [Infineon] and probably get our car in the race, but if I had a problem somewhere on the course qualifying the car, I might not be able to recover and make it up somewhere else on the course as well as someone like P.J. who has done road course racing a lot more. It just made good business sense with our recent drop to 39th in owner’s points, to take advantage of this opportunity to hopefully get a really good finish for our team. I plan to talk with P.J. before the race and I believe he will he will do a good job for our team.”
P. J. Jones Quotes:
“I’m excited about being able to go back to Infineon Raceway with the Morgan-McClure bunch. I got to race there last year with them and also at Watkins Glen and I always enjoy driving for Larry [McClure] and Tim [Morgan]. I think we will have a lot better opportunity this year by getting started earlier and having two weeks to prepare for the race rather than two hours.
I really didn’t think the opportunity to race at Infineon was going to present itself being this close to the race. I thought I had exhausted all my opportunities and it just wasn’t looking good. I guess when it rains it pours because I had planned to go to Milwaukee and race a Busch car but I think it’s more important for me to go to Infineon and race the 4 car.
I think this is a good opportunity for us to come out with a top ten finish. We were running good there last year and ran out of gas. We had raced into a top ten last year at Watkins Glen and had a brake rotor failure so I think we obviously have a good shot at having a good finish. Larry says his motors are getting better and better so if we can start off where we were with the chassis at Watkins Glen I think we will have a good opportunity for a good finish that can help get Scott Wimmer and Morgan-McClure closer to that 35th spot in owner’s points.”
Aero Exhaust Racing Notes of Interest:
Driver: P. J. Jones
P. J. Jones will be attempting to qualify for his 22nd NASCAR Nextel Cup race on June 25, 2006 at Infineon Raceway
Jones will be attempting to start in his fourth (4) NASCAR Nextel Cup event at Infineon. His career-best start at the 1.99 mile road course track is 14th (1993) and his best finish is 25th (1993)
Jones will have to qualify based on time for the Dodge/Save Mart 350, as Morgan-McClure Motorsports is 39th in owner’s points.
Morgan-McClure Motorsports (MMM) Racing
The Morgan-McClure No. 4 car has competed in 16 events at the Infineon Raceway with 1, 332 of 1,444 laps completed (92.2%) and 34 laps led
Morgan-McClure Motorsports has one win at Infineon (Ernie Irvan – 1992)
Morgan-McClure has seven (7) top 10 finishes at Infineon