Jamie McMurray
Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 10 – Feb. 18
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Daytona 500, Feb.18
Fast Facts
Jamie McMurray scored one top five and two top-10 finishes in his last three starts at Daytona International Speedway.
McMurray, who admittedly enjoys restrictor-plate racing, has posted two top-10 finishes in his last three restrictor-plate starts.
Larry Carter will be making his first start as crew chief of the No. 26 Crown Royal team in this weekend’s Daytona 500.
McMurray has a career starting position of 18.5 and an average finishing position of 27.5 at the famed Daytona International Speedway.
In 150 career starts, McMurray has posted 22 top five and 55 top-10 finishes
Jamie McMurray
Team: No. 26 Crown Royal Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Larry Carter
Chassis: Primary RK – 192 Last raced at Talladega in Oct. 2006; McMurray finished 37th
Backup RK – 328
McMurray on racing at Daytona International Speedway:
“I can’t wait to get back down to Daytona. It’s always exciting to get back in the racecar – this year especially. We’re starting the season with Larry Carter as the crew chief and with him came a whole new No. 26 team. We have a new car chief Todd Zeigler; he was with Mark’s (Martin) team last year. We have a new engineer, tire specialist, shock specialist; basically, a whole new team. When we came down here for testing, I was certainly impressed with what we had. This is a new body on the Crown Royal Ford Fusion, and a really fast engine to go with it. I’m excited to get this season started out on the right foot and I think with the team we put together during the off season, we are going to have a great year.”
Crew Chief Larry Carter on racing at Daytona International Speedway:
“Daytona is a great track for us to kick off the 2007 season. Roush Racing has a good plate program, and it seems they are constantly improving on it. While we were down in Daytona a few weeks ago, the car really handled well and was pretty decent in the draft. Hopefully, with a few changes we made back at the shop over the last couple of weeks, we should run really well. I know the entire No. 26 team is excited to get back down to Daytona and get the season underway.”
