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July 9, 2010
May 7, 2010
Yahoo! Qualification Story – Darlington
Three drivers broke last year's track record and that increase in speed is part of the reason why this track has become so tricky this year. Statistically, your best choices will come from drivers starting near the font; check out this week's Yahoo! qualification story to find out who they are.
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Darlington Raceway: 50th Anniversary
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McMurray fastest in Darlington Happy Hour
Jamie McMurray slapped the wall late in the first practice session, but he apparently got the car repaired; he posted the fastest single lap in Happy Hour practice with a speed of 178.064 mph.
Our View His average speed of 171.089 mph during 24 laps wasn't too bad and it ranked him ninth among drivers in the top 35 in owner points.
For a complete list of drivers who hit the wall in the combined practice sessions, check out Darlington Stripes, a rolling list of drivers who have made contact with the wall this weekend.
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Our View His average speed of 171.089 mph during 24 laps wasn't too bad and it ranked him ninth among drivers in the top 35 in owner points.
For a complete list of drivers who hit the wall in the combined practice sessions, check out Darlington Stripes, a rolling list of drivers who have made contact with the wall this weekend.
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March 27, 2010
McMurray posts fastest lap in M'Ville HH
Jamie McMurray posted the fastest single lap in Happy Hour at Martinsville with a speed of 95.869 mph.
Our View His average speed was 94.232 mph during 90 laps, which was fifth best on the chart. Combined with his fast laps in the morning session, this makes him a strong dark horse contender for a top-five finish and he is probably not on your competition's radar screen.
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Bill France Jr.: The Man Who Made Nascar
Our View His average speed was 94.232 mph during 90 laps, which was fifth best on the chart. Combined with his fast laps in the morning session, this makes him a strong dark horse contender for a top-five finish and he is probably not on your competition's radar screen.
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Teammates McMurray, Montoya win Martinsville P2
Jamie McMurray and Juan Montoya posted the two quickest speeds in Martinsville's practice over long runs: McMurray's speed was 94.440 mph during 41 laps; Montoya went 94.323 mph during 43 circuits.
Our View Montoya has been consistently fast all season and last week McMurray had one of his best runs on the short track of Bristol Motor Speedway, so both should be watched closely during Happy Hour.
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Our View Montoya has been consistently fast all season and last week McMurray had one of his best runs on the short track of Bristol Motor Speedway, so both should be watched closely during Happy Hour.
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February 19, 2010
Yahoo! Qualification Story – Auto Club
Jamie McMurray carried his substantial momentum from the Daytona 500, but will it be enough to recommend him at Auto Club Speedway? And who is the driver most likely to star in a Hollywood horror story?
Find out in this week's Yahoo! qualification story (.pdf).
Find out in this week's Yahoo! qualification story (.pdf).
February 6, 2010
Harvick wins Budweiser Shootout
Kevin Harvick won back-to-back Budweiser Shootouts after leading Kasey Kahne and Jamie McMurray when the final caution waved.
Our View The race ended with a green-white-checkered finish and you just knew that it was going to get hairy. However, no one expected Jeff Gordon to trigger a wreck when he bump-drafted Greg Biffle into a spin in the corner.
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Our View The race ended with a green-white-checkered finish and you just knew that it was going to get hairy. However, no one expected Jeff Gordon to trigger a wreck when he bump-drafted Greg Biffle into a spin in the corner.
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February 4, 2010
Four drivers to backup Shootout cars, six wreck
Four drivers involved in a six-car accident in the final minutes of the first practice session for the Budweiser Shootout will be forced to roll out a backup. They are Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray. Joey Logano and Clint Bowyer (in Kevin Harvick's car) suffered minor damage but are not expected to go to their backups.
Our View The accident happened when Hamlin clipped the back of Martin's car and turned him sideways in front of the field. Both drivers accepted partial blame and there are no hard feelings as fallout.
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Our View The accident happened when Hamlin clipped the back of Martin's car and turned him sideways in front of the field. Both drivers accepted partial blame and there are no hard feelings as fallout.
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January 28, 2010
Several NASCAR drivers highlight Rolex 24 entry list
Six active NASCAR drivers will add some stock car spice to this weekend's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona DP roster. Max Papis will be in Chip Ganassi's No. 01 car, DEI teammates Juan Montoya and Jamie McMurray will also team up in the Ganassi No. 02, A.J. Allmendinger will run the No. 6 Michael Shanks entry, Paul Menard is in the No. 90 Porsche Coyote and Jimmie Johnson will team with Alex Gurney and Jimmy Vasser in Wayne Taylor's No. 99.
Our View While this has no direct correlation to NASCAR races at Daytona or even on the road courses—since the Daytona Prototypes are distinct from the stock cars—track time is always helpful.
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Our View While this has no direct correlation to NASCAR races at Daytona or even on the road courses—since the Daytona Prototypes are distinct from the stock cars—track time is always helpful.
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Montoya, McMurray test at Walt Disney World
Juan Montoya and Jamie McMurray tested at Walt Disney World Speedway on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to NASCAR.com. No times were released.
Our View This gives these two drivers a chance to work on their chemistry and determine if they like the same things in cars. Whether that is the case, simply testing should make them better teammates.
They will also get a chance to race together in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
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Our View This gives these two drivers a chance to work on their chemistry and determine if they like the same things in cars. Whether that is the case, simply testing should make them better teammates.
They will also get a chance to race together in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
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November 19, 2009
McMurray lands with Earnhardt-Ganassi
On Thursday, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing officially named Jamie McMurray as the replacement driver in the No. 1 that will be vacated by Martin Truex Jr. at the end of the season, according to a press release.
Our View Most of the pieces have fallen into place for next year. All that remains for drivers like Reed Sorenson and David Stremme are start and park or lightly-funded entries.
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Our View Most of the pieces have fallen into place for next year. All that remains for drivers like Reed Sorenson and David Stremme are start and park or lightly-funded entries.
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October 3, 2009
Kansas pit stall selections
Jayski.com has posted the pit stall selections, and as expected pole sitter Mark Martin took the final box at the exit of the pits.
Our View Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray, Kasey Kahne and Brad Keselowski also have openings in front of them and will be able to pull straight out. Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Scott Speed, Brian Vickers and Jeff Gordon have openings behind them and can pit shallowly to give themselves a little more room.
Kansas has a wide, long pit road, however, and no one should have too much trouble.
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Our View Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray, Kasey Kahne and Brad Keselowski also have openings in front of them and will be able to pull straight out. Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Scott Speed, Brian Vickers and Jeff Gordon have openings behind them and can pit shallowly to give themselves a little more room.
Kansas has a wide, long pit road, however, and no one should have too much trouble.
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July 8, 2009
Ganassi in no hurry to replace Truex
Chip Ganassi is in no hurry to replace Martin Truex Jr. now that he's been signed by MWR, according to Autosport.com. Ganassi said, "Martin made a business decision that he felt was in his best interest and we can't fault him for that."
Our View: The comment sounds eerily similar to ones he used with Jamie McMurray and Casey Mears left the Ganassi fold. One has to wonder how long this owner can keep losing talent without being seen only as a feeder for the superteams instead of a contender himself.
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Our View: The comment sounds eerily similar to ones he used with Jamie McMurray and Casey Mears left the Ganassi fold. One has to wonder how long this owner can keep losing talent without being seen only as a feeder for the superteams instead of a contender himself.
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June 11, 2009
The House of Roush
Few owners have dominated a track like Jack Roush has done at Michigan International Speedway. This week, he could tie the legendary Wood Bros. with the most wins on this track at 10 and his drivers have at least one victory per season since 2002.
That makes selecting a roster this week very easy.
Michigan is one track where fantasy owners can literally load their roster with a single organization and then sit back in the easy chair and reap the rewards, because Roushketeers have been perfect on this track several times in the last half-decade. When they've missed, it's often by a very slim margin.
Last fall, Roush placed all five of his drivers in the top 10 and all but a single driver was in the top five. Led by Carl Edwards in first, David Ragan finished third, Greg Biffle was fourth and Matt Kenseth was fifth. By comparison, Jamie McMurray had a disappointing day in 10th, but he was happy to have that result in light of the generally miserable year he faced up till then.
In the spring race, all but Biffle finished in the top 10 as well, which gave Roush an average finish during the year of 7.1. That also means four of the five drivers swept the top 10 on this two-mile track last year—including the dark horses Ragan and McMurray.
As impressive as that was, however, it was not their best outing in recent years. In the two Cup races of 2005, Roush earned one victory, six top-fives and eight top-10s en route to an average finish of 6.2. This was no anomaly, since three of the five Roushketeers (Edwards, Kenseth and Biffle) were in the midst of top-10 streaks ranging from four to six consecutive races.
With Edwards riding a current four-race top-10 streak and Kenseth carrying three Michigan top-fives into the weekend, you could very well see the same thing this week.
Roush Racing, last five years
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That makes selecting a roster this week very easy.
Michigan is one track where fantasy owners can literally load their roster with a single organization and then sit back in the easy chair and reap the rewards, because Roushketeers have been perfect on this track several times in the last half-decade. When they've missed, it's often by a very slim margin.
Last fall, Roush placed all five of his drivers in the top 10 and all but a single driver was in the top five. Led by Carl Edwards in first, David Ragan finished third, Greg Biffle was fourth and Matt Kenseth was fifth. By comparison, Jamie McMurray had a disappointing day in 10th, but he was happy to have that result in light of the generally miserable year he faced up till then.
In the spring race, all but Biffle finished in the top 10 as well, which gave Roush an average finish during the year of 7.1. That also means four of the five drivers swept the top 10 on this two-mile track last year—including the dark horses Ragan and McMurray.
As impressive as that was, however, it was not their best outing in recent years. In the two Cup races of 2005, Roush earned one victory, six top-fives and eight top-10s en route to an average finish of 6.2. This was no anomaly, since three of the five Roushketeers (Edwards, Kenseth and Biffle) were in the midst of top-10 streaks ranging from four to six consecutive races.
With Edwards riding a current four-race top-10 streak and Kenseth carrying three Michigan top-fives into the weekend, you could very well see the same thing this week.
Roush Racing, last five years
| Race | Driver | Car | Finish |
| 2008.2 | Carl Edwards | 99 | 1 |
| 2007.1 | Carl Edwards | 99 | 1 |
| 2006.2 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 1 |
| 2005.1 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 1 |
| 2004.2 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 1 |
| 2006.1 | Carl Edwards | 99 | 2 |
| 2004.2 | Mark Martin | 6 | 2 |
| 2008.2 | David Ragan | 6 | 3 |
| 2008.1 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 3 |
| 2005.2 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 3 |
| 2005.1 | Mark Martin | 6 | 3 |
| 2008.2 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 4 |
| 2007.2 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 4 |
| 2006.1 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 4 |
| 2005.2 | Carl Edwards | 99 | 4 |
| 2005.1 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 4 |
| 2008.2 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 5 |
| 2006.2 | Mark Martin | 6 | 5 |
| 2005.1 | Carl Edwards | 99 | 5 |
| 2005.2 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 6 |
| 2004.2 | Kurt Busch | 97 | 6 |
| 2008.1 | Carl Edwards | 99 | 7 |
| 2007.2 | Carl Edwards | 99 | 7 |
| 2006.2 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 7 |
| 2005.2 | Kurt Busch | 97 | 7 |
| 2004.1 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 7 |
| 2008.1 | David Ragan | 6 | 8 |
| 2007.1 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | 8 |
| 2004.2 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 8 |
| 2008.2 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | 10 |
| 2008.1 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | 10 |
| 2004.2 | Carl Edwards | 99 | 10 |
| 2004.1 | Kurt Busch | 97 | 11 |
| 2005.1 | Kurt Busch | 97 | 12 |
| 2006.1 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 13 |
| 2004.1 | Jeff Burton | 99 | 13 |
| 2006.2 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | 17 |
| 2005.2 | Mark Martin | 6 | 17 |
| 2007.2 | David Ragan | 6 | 18 |
| 2007.2 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 19 |
| 2008.1 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 20 |
| 2007.1 | David Ragan | 6 | 21 |
| 2006.2 | Carl Edwards | 99 | 22 |
| 2006.1 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | 23 |
| 2004.1 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 23 |
| 2006.1 | Mark Martin | 6 | 27 |
| 2007.2 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | 30 |
| 2004.1 | Mark Martin | 6 | 34 |
| 2007.1 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 38 |
| 2007.1 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 42 |
| 2006.2 | Todd Kluever | 06 | 43 |
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May 26, 2009
Mediocre performance plagues Roush-Fenway
In 2009, Roush-Fenway Racing has been plagued by mediocrity, according to SceneDaily.com, with no wins in the last 10 races and two drivers (Jamie McMurray and David Ragan) outside the top 20 in points.
Our View: Dover could be a cure for that ill, however. The other three Roushketeers, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards each swept the top-five on this concrete track last year and they could be extremely good values.
Our View: Dover could be a cure for that ill, however. The other three Roushketeers, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards each swept the top-five on this concrete track last year and they could be extremely good values.
May 23, 2009
Sorenson slaps wall, McMurray eats donut
Reed Sorenson and Jamie McMurray got together at the seven minute mark in the first practice session, which put a donut on the No. 26 and slammed the No. 43 into the wall.
Our View: McMurray was faster, but discretion dictates a little give and take. That is the same kind of impatience that has made him a risky proposition on a weekly basis during the race.
Our View: McMurray was faster, but discretion dictates a little give and take. That is the same kind of impatience that has made him a risky proposition on a weekly basis during the race.
May 16, 2009
2009 Shootout Results
Sam Hornish Jr. is making a career out of advancing into the All-Star race. Can another transferee win?
Jamie McMurray finished second and advanced. Joey Logano received the fan vote to advance into the All-Star race.
Results
All-Star Results
Jamie McMurray finished second and advanced. Joey Logano received the fan vote to advance into the All-Star race.
Results
| Finish | Start | Driver |
| 1 | 8 | Sam Hornish Jr. |
| 2 | 30 | Jamie McMurray |
| 3 | 3 | David Stremme |
| 4 | 13 | David Reutimann |
| 5 | 19 | Joey Logano |
| 6 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr |
| 7 | 10 | A J Allmendinger |
| 8 | 7 | David Ragan |
| 9 | 32 | Robby Gordon |
| 10 | 14 | Marcos Ambrose |
| 11 | 4 | Dave Blaney |
| 12 | 11 | Juan Montoya |
| 13 | 23 | Casey Mears |
| 14 | 28 | Michael Waltrip |
| 15 | 22 | David Gilliland |
| 16 | 16 | Bill Elliott |
| 17 | 24 | Paul Menard |
| 18 | 34 | Reed Sorenson |
| 19 | 20 | Scott Speed |
| 20 | 21 | Joe Nemechek |
| 21 | 9 | Max Papis |
| 22 | 33 | J J Yeley |
| 23 | 15 | Dexter Bean |
| 24 | 35 | Tony Raines |
| 25 | 5 | Scott Riggs |
| 26 | 12 | Mike Wallace |
| 27 | 26 | Todd Bodine |
| 28 | 17 | Derrike Cope |
| 29 | 25 | Mike Garvey |
| 30 | 29 | David Starr |
| 31 | 18 | Norm Benning |
| 32 | 1 | Kirk Shelmerdine |
| 33 | 27 | Elliott Sadler |
| 34 | 31 | Brian Vickers |
| 35 | 2 | Carl Long |
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May 4, 2009
Spinning key to Richmond success
Apparently one key to success at Richmond in the Crown Royal 400 was spinning, according to NASCAR.com. Jeff Burton, Mark Martin, Jamie McMurray and Marcos Ambrose each scored top-15 finishes after spinning in separate events.
Our View: Add to that list sixth-place Sam Hornish Jr., who didn't spin himself, but was responsible for wrecking Ambrose and Kevin Harvick, and a clear pattern developed from Richmond. The new car is incredibly durable, which is going to make handicapping short tracks a lot easier.
Our View: Add to that list sixth-place Sam Hornish Jr., who didn't spin himself, but was responsible for wrecking Ambrose and Kevin Harvick, and a clear pattern developed from Richmond. The new car is incredibly durable, which is going to make handicapping short tracks a lot easier.
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