Jamie McMurray

Jamie McMurray
McMurray at Martinsville Speedway in 2018
Born	James Christopher McMurray (1976-06-03) June 3, 1976 Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Achievements	2003 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year 2010 Daytona 500 Winner 2010 Brickyard 400 Winner 2013 Sprint Showdown Winner 2014 Sprint All-Star Race Winner 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona Overall Winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
584 races run over 19 years
2021 position	33rd
Best finish	11th (2004)
First race	2002 EA Sports 500 (Talladega)
Last race	2021 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First win	2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Last win	2013 Camping World RV Sales 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 7 169 11
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
190 races run over 14 years
2018 position	96th
Best finish	6th (2002)
First race	2000 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Last race	2018 Alsco 300 (Charlotte)
First win	2002 Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)
Last win	2010 Great Clips 300 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles 8 70 3
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
25 races run over 4 years
2008 position	81st
Best finish	22nd (2000)
First race	1999 O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 (I-70)
Last race	2008 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
First win	2004 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 6 3
Statistics current as of December 25, 2021.

James Christopher McMurray (born June 3, 1976), nicknamed "Jamie Mac", is an American former professional stock car racing driver and currently an analyst for Fox NASCAR. He raced in the NASCAR Cup Series on a full-time basis from 2003 to 2018 before shifting to a Daytona 500-only schedule in 2019 and 2021.

McMurray earned his first win in just his second career start in October 2002. He is also known for winning the 2010 Daytona 500 for Chip Ganassi Racing, and is one of only three drivers to win both the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year.

Racing career

Craftsman Truck and Busch Series (1999–2002)

In 1999, McMurray made five starts in the Craftsman Truck Series. In 2000, he ran 16 Truck races and posted one top-five and four top-ten finishes. During 2001 and 2002, he competed full-time in the Busch Series; driving the No. 27 Williams Travel Centers Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Brewco Motorsports. The latter year was better for McMurray, as he won two races and finished sixth in the overall points standings.

After his surprise win at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte in the 40 Winston Cup car, he won his first NASCAR Busch Series win at the Aaron's 312 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in October by beating Joe Nemechek and Michael Waltrip on fuel mileage. McMurray only led 1 lap total and became the 100th different driver to win in the Grand National Series. He then won the next weekend at the Sam's Club 200 at North Carolina Motor Speedway by leading only the last two laps as leaders Jeff Green and Michael Waltrip wrecked each other on the last lap. McMurray finished the year 6th in final points, 772 points behind champion Greg Biffle who would end up being his rookie rival in 2003.

First stint with Chip Ganassi Racing (2002–2005)

McMurray's entry into Cup racing did not go as planned. McMurray was scheduled to drive a limited schedule in a No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge in 2002, in preparation for a full-time 2003 rookie of the year campaign in the No. 42 with new sponsor Texaco/Havoline. However, he was instead tapped as interim replacement for injured Ganassi Cup driver Sterling Marlin, who fractured a vertebra in a crash at Kansas Speedway. Thus, McMurray made his Cup debut in the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge at Talladega. One week later, at Charlotte, in just his second career NASCAR Winston Cup and first non-restrictor plate start, McMurray outraced the Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiacs of Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart to win the UAW-GM Quality 500. McMurray had been consistent the entire night, and led 96 of the final 100 laps to score the win. It is considered one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history. This win set a modern-era record for fewest starts before a win (since tied by Trevor Bayne in the 2011 Daytona 500, and eclipsed by Shane van Gisbergen winning his Cup Series debut in 2023), and it was also the first time a driver won in their first start at a 1.5-mile track. McMurray drove for six of the remaining seven races, except for the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville, with Mike Bliss driving as scheduled in the No. 40.

In 2003, McMurray joined the Cup Series full-time. He won Rookie of the Year honors by 37 points over Greg Biffle. McMurray had five Top 5's, 13 top tens and finished 13th in the overall standings. He began competing part-time in the Busch Series.

In 2004, McMurray and his team were penalized 25 points after the Food City 500 for an incorrect "x-measurement," a method of comparing the center of the roof with the center of the chassis, which proved costly when later in the year, McMurray missed the Chase for the Cup by 15 points. If he had made the playoff field, McMurray would have finished the year 4th in points due to strong performance in the Chase races. The same weekend of the penalty, McMurray was fined $15,000 by NASCAR for intentionally causing a wreck after the race was over.

He had 23 Top 10s during the season, including 12 in the last 14 races, and finished eleventh in the points standings, which earned him a $1 million bonus. In the same year, he won a Truck Series race; joining 20 other drivers that have won a race in all three of NASCAR's top touring series. In 2005 McMurray scored four top fives and ten top tens to finish 12th in points. McMurray came in tenth in points with a one-point cushion over Ryan Newman in the final race before the chase at Richmond International Raceway. McMurray was wrecked by Tony Raines later in the race ending his chase hopes.

McMurray left the No. 42 team after the 2005 season to drive for Roush Racing. Owner Chip Ganassi was initially adamant that McMurray would be held to his contract, but on November 7, 2005, McMurray was released when Ganassi and partner Felix Sabates learned that McMurray signed a contract with Roush already before the season ended. McMurray was originally to go to the No. 6 Ford in 2006, but since Mark Martin announced he would race for another year, McMurray instead took over for Kurt Busch in the No. 97 Crown Royal/IRWIN Tools Ford (which was then renumbered No. 26).

Stint with Roush Fenway Racing (2006–2009)

In April 2006, Jack Roush moved Jimmy Fennig from crew chief of the No. 26 Ford to head Roush's Busch operations. Bob Osbourne, who had been crew chief for Carl Edwards, moved to head the crew for McMurray. 2006 was a hard season for McMurray. McMurray's best finish of the 2006 season came at Dover International Speedway, where he finished second after leading the most laps. McMurray would record three top fives, seven top tens and finish a disappointing 25th in points.

McMurray's Roush car on display during the 2007 Ford Championship Weekend at the Homestead-Miami Speedway

McMurray began the 2007 season with crew chief Larry Carter. On June 22, 2007, he won his third career Cup pole, for the Toyota Save/Mart 350. On lap 1, he was passed by Robby Gordon for the lead but he spent the first quarter of the race holding off Boris Said and Jeff Burton for second place. When Robby Gordon pitted after 34 laps, McMurray traded the lead repeatedly. With about 45 laps left, McMurray took the lead and dominated the final laps, but with 7 to go Cup rookie and his future teammate Juan Pablo Montoya passed him and held him off until McMurray eventually ran out of gas with 2 to go and resulted 37th. On July 7 at the Pepsi 400, McMurray led a few laps in the first stages. However, on lap 30, McMurray was then black-flagged by NASCAR for slipping out of bounds. He then spent the rest of the race charging back through the field eventually getting back to the front on lap 155. McMurray then led the final stages but battled Kyle Busch for five laps. On the last lap, Busch was the leader next to McMurray and charged to the finish, but at the last second, McMurray charged one last time and barely beat Busch to win the Pepsi 400 for his second career Cup win. The margin was 0.005 of a second, and the finish resembled the Daytona 500 of the year's finish when Kevin Harvick beat Mark Martin at the last second of the race that year. The photo finish, at that time, was the closest in Daytona International Speedway history and tied for the second closest finish (1993 DieHard 500) since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993. McMurray finished the year 17th in the point standings.

In the beginning of the 2008 season, McMurray encountered a string of poor finishes that relegated him to 36th in points and thus not guaranteed a spot when NASCAR reached the spring Martinsville race. When the current points went into effect to determine those who were locked in the race, McMurray was required to qualify for the race based on his time around the track. He qualified 5th, locking himself into the field as the fastest of the teams not locked into the race. He earned an 8th-place finish in the race, securing himself a spot in the Top 35 in points and thus a guaranteed starting position for the next race. Throughout the remainder of the season, he steadily climbed in the standings and reached the Top 20 in points. On October 11, 2008, McMurray rallied to finish 5th in the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. It was his first Top 5 finish since his victory at Daytona in July of the previous year. McMurray finished 16th in the standings.

McMurray reunited with former crew chief Donnie Wingo in 2009. Crew chief Larry Carter moved to Yates Racing to be crew chief for Paul Menard. McMurray started the 2009 season by dominating the final stages of the Budweiser Shootout, but finished second when he lost the lead to Kevin Harvick on the last lap. McMurray had an excellent Speedweeks, finishing 9th in his Gatorade Duel. In the Daytona 500, McMurray ran up front and was a contender, but was involved in the big one, and his teammate Matt Kenseth won the race. Later in the year, Roush Fenway Racing informed McMurray he would be allowed to leave the team as they needed to cut their teams down to the NASCAR-mandated four. On November 1, 2009, McMurray won the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega after leading over 20 laps and passing David Stremme with 8 laps to go. He then survived a green-white checkered finish to earn his second restrictor-plate win. Roush released him and the No. 26 team at the end of the season due to NASCAR's four team limit and the expiration of Roush Fenway Racing's exemption that allowed a 5th team. McMurray decided to ask former boss Chip Ganassi for another chance following his disappointing era on Roush-Fenway Racing and Ganassi granted him a contract to let him drive for his merged team with Dale Earnhardt Inc., Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.

Return to Ganassi (2010–2018)

In 2010, McMurray moved over to Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in the No. 1 car, replacing Martin Truex Jr. McMurray reunited with Chip Ganassi when he participated in the 2010 24 Hours of Daytona; it was the first time he has been with Ganassi since 2005.

Milestone season

McMurray's 2010 Daytona 500 race-winning car

On February 14, 2010, McMurray would start the year off with a bang when, in just his first start for Ganassi since 2005, McMurray won the Daytona 500. He led for only two laps, the least in Daytona 500 history at the time, passing Kevin Harvick with 2 to go before holding off Greg Biffle and a rapidly charging Dale Earnhardt Jr. McMurray cried in victory lane and thanked Ganassi and his new sponsors for giving him another chance. McMurray accidentally crashed into new teammate and former rival Juan Pablo Montoya at Las Vegas. McMurray apologized but Montoya said after the race that he felt like McMurray wasn't helping the team much although later they made up. McMurray almost won the Aaron's 499 that spring, but Kevin Harvick beat him in a .011-second drag race to the finish line. McMurray led 27 laps. It was speculated by McMurray's car owner Felix Sabates that Harvick went below the yellow line when he made the pass but this was denied by NASCAR.

In May, McMurray ended up second to Kurt Busch in the Coca-Cola 600 and had several more top ten finishes before in July, McMurray held off Harvick again to win the Brickyard 400, which made him one of only three drivers to win the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year, the feat previously having been accomplished by Jimmie Johnson in 2006 and Dale Jarrett in 1996. Chip Ganassi became the first owner to win both races (with McMurray) and the Indianapolis 500 (with Dario Franchitti) in the same year. In September, McMurray held off Kyle Busch to win the Great Clips 300 in the Nationwide Series at Atlanta. Although he did not make the Chase, he did win the Bank of America 500 at the site of his first win — Charlotte Motor Speedway. McMurray finished 14th in the standings with three wins nine Top 5s and 12 top tens

Contract extension

McMurray's car for the 2011 Coca-Cola 600, run in support of his hometown of Joplin, Missouri

On January 19, 2011, McMurray signed a multi-year extension with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing to continue driving the No. 1 Chevrolet. He won the pole for the Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville, where he finished 7th. Following the massive tornado that went through McMurray's home city Joplin, Missouri, McMurray listed Joplin as one of his racing sponsors to help his town. He blew his engine during the Coca-Cola 600 while battling Matt Kenseth for the race lead. In July, McMurray came close to winning the Brickyard 400 by passing Paul Menard with nine laps left but with four laps remaining, Menard took back the lead and while Menard charged to his first Cup victory, McMurray ended up 4th as a good record of July. McMurray congratulated Menard publicly after the race when he was interviewed about his finish. However, McMurray's second season with Earnardt Ganassi Racing was a disappointment compared to his first; he earned just four Top 10s that year, and finished the season 27th in points.

2012 was not much better for McMurray. He started the season with a crash in the Daytona 500. The next week, in Phoenix, McMurray had an accident before blowing an engine; he then posted two straight 7th-place finishes at both Las Vegas and Bristol. He would not post another top ten until the Pocono race in June. McMurray contended to win at Talladega in the fall race, but Harvick spun McMurray in the final laps; thus, McMurray finished the season with only three Top 10s and no victories.

Final wins

McMurray during the 2013 STP Gas Booster 500

McMurray started his season on a low note, crashing in the Daytona 500 on lap 33, relegating him to a 32nd-place finish, followed by a 22nd-place finish at Phoenix. At Las Vegas, the third race of the year, McMurray improved, with a 13th-place finish. The following week, at Bristol, he scored a 10th-place finish; this was his first Top 10 of the season, despite spinning out in the middle of the race. Then, after a 19th-place finish in Fontana, McMurray finished a season-best 7th place in Martinsville, despite being involved in an early collision with Clint Bowyer. McMurray then had a 16th-place finish at Texas, and took another 7th-place finish at Kansas, bringing him up to three Top 10 and six Top 20 finishes.

McMurray took home first place in the non-points-paying 2013 Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Leading all 40 laps, the Cup win was his first since the 2010 Bank of America 500, which also came at Charlotte. He would go on to finish 8th in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. McMurray would hit a low stretch, with a 19th-place finish in the Coca-Cola 600 and a 33rd-place finish at Dover. He then had a 13th-place finish at Pocono. At Michigan, McMurray led 21 laps but finished 33rd after a late accident. The following week at Sonoma, McMurray narrowly beat Marcos Ambrose to win his first pole of the season.

McMurray then had two strong runs - a runner-up finish to Matt Kenseth at Kentucky, followed by the Coke Zero 400, where he led 10 laps and finished seventh. He followed that up with a solid 12th-place finish at New Hampshire.

In October, McMurray held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to win at Talladega, snapping a 108-race winless streak. This was his seventh career victory and fourth on a restrictor plate track (with wins at Daytona in 2007 and 2010 and Talladega in November 2009).

McMurray had a slow start to the 2014 season, finishing 14th at Daytona after a last lap crash, though he posted a Top 10 at Fontana. His performances improved at the All-Star Race. After starting in the Top 10, McMurray controlled 40% of the 90 lap race, passed leader Carl Edwards on the final restart, and held off Kevin Harvick for $1,370,400. He was very emotional about his win and gave credit of the win to his pit crew thanking his new crew chief Keith Rodden.

On lap 165 of the FedEx 400, McMurray drove into a chunk of concrete, causing his car to turn sideways. The resulting pothole, which was 8 in.x 10 in., led to a red flag which lasted 22 minutes and 22 seconds.

On June 21, 2014, McMurray won the pole for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 for his first pole of the 2014 season and the tenth of his career. McMurray finished 16th at New Hampshire, after a solid 5th place start. At the Irwin Tools Night Race, McMurray had a car to beat, led the most laps (148), and had the lead with 67 laps to go, but faded towards the end of the race and finished 8th. McMurray had a good end to the season, grabbing a Top 10 at Homestead Miami. He finished in 18th in the overall standings, seventy-three points behind his teammate Kyle Larson.

2015–2018

McMurray racing during the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350

McMurray had another crew chief change entering 2015, his second swap in 2 years. His new crew chief is former RCR Engineer Matt McCall. McMurray started the year out poorly with finishes of 27th and 40th at Daytona and Atlanta after being involved in two crashes. He then scored an 11th at Las Vegas. Coming to the fourth race of the season (Phoenix), he contended with Kevin Harvick for the win, but ended in 2nd. He finished 21st at Auto Club. However, he experienced a good streak of races, a 10th at Martinsville, a sixth at Texas, a 14th at Bristol, and a fourth at Richmond where it looked like McMurray was one of the only drivers who could challenge winner Kurt Busch. He finished 11th at Talladega. After ten races McMurray was 7th in the standings - the highest he had ever been since the second race of 2010. He had a 44-point cushion over 17th place.

Starting the summer part of the season, McMurray posted a 13th-place finish at Kansas. He posted a 16th at the All-Star race after leading Segment 3. He finished 19th in the Coco-Cola 600. McMurray had a strong run afterward, coming seventh at Dover, Pocono, and Michigan consecutively. He then finished 11th at Sonoma after a tire issue early threw a wrench in the team's plans. The next week, McMurray's car was involved in a nine-car practice crash and was forced to a backup car for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona; the backup car was slow during the race, and he was involved in multiple large accidents. Still, due to the majority of the field being involved in wrecks, McMurray was able to hang on to finish 15th. After 17 races, McMurray was 6th in points, the highest winless driver in the points. He also had an 85-point cushion over Aric Almirola. McMurray finished 14th at Kentucky after starting 7th. McMurray lost one spot in the standings to 7th. McMurray looked to grab a top 10 at New Hampshire until he lost a cylinder in his engine and finished 26th. As a result, he dropped to 9th in the standings. Over the next few races he didn't pick up many points due to a 40th at Watkins Glen. At Bristol, he rallied back for an 11th, which kept him in 10th place in the driver standings. He went on to make the Chase for the first time in his career, seeded 12th in the standings.

At Chicagoland, McMurray started 13th and finished 16th. At New Hampshire, he started 23rd and finished 14th. Heading into Dover, he started 11th due to rain washing out qualifying. He was 11th in the points, just two points above the cut line for who would be eliminated from the Chase going into the Contender Round, and one point above Dale Earnhardt Jr., who marked the cutoff line. During the race, McMurray would be locked in a constant battle with Earnhardt for control of the final transfer spot. Ultimately, Earnhardt finished third and McMurray finished fourth, which tied them in points, which was broken in favor of Earnhardt, which cut McMurray from the Chase.

On September 19, 2015, McMurray joined NASCAR on NBC for the Xfinity Series race at Chicagoland as a guest analyst.

At Martinsville, McMurray looked to be set to finish 1 lap down in 24th place. However, after a caution with less than 50 laps to go, caused by Matt Kenseth intentionally wrecking Joey Logano, McMurray got back on the lead lap and after a pit stop, had the fastest car in the field. McMurray, with the fastest car, charged through the field after a restart, to finish second behind Jeff Gordon.

McMurray started out the 2016 season with a 17th place at Daytona. During the next 3 races he finished 16th, 16th, and 21st, before getting his first top ten - a tenth at Fontana. McMurray would spin at Martinsville, and finish outside the top 20. After finishing inside the top 20 over the next 3 races, McMurray would be involved in the big one at Talladega. However, he would rally back for a fourth place, his first top five, and second top ten of the year.

The next two weeks were rough for McMurray, as at Kansas, he was penalized by NASCAR and forced to repair damage from a crewman who body-slammed the car (NASCAR determined this was an illegal body modification). He spent the rest of the race trying to catch up and ultimately finished 26th. At Dover, he got caught up in the big one and finished several laps down in 21st. Three races later, McMurray would finish 9th at Michigan. After a seventeenth at Sonoma, McMurray would contend at Daytona, but contact from Kyle Larson, and Jimmie Johnson would cause him to spin, causing the big one.

As the summer began to wound down, McMurray would heat up. He finished seventh at Kentucky in a fuel mileage race. A good 6th place at New Hampshire would allow him to slip further ahead of his competition. However a spin at Indy, and Chris Buescher winning at Pocono didn't help, although McMurray still finished in the top 20 for both races. He would then score three eighth-place finishes in row, at Watkins Glen, Bristol, and Michigan, allowing McMurray to slip past Ryan Newman in the chase standings. This would be good, as when Kyle Larson won at Michigan, McMurray would find himself 15 points in, ahead of Newman. Eventually, Newman still looked to be in contention before he was penalized for failing an inspection and docked a significant number of points, giving McMurray a big advantage over Newman going into the Fall Richmond race, which Denny Hamlin won, and McMurray finished seventh, narrowly clinching the 16th and final Chase spot. Poor finishes at Chicagoland and New Hampshire put him in a must-win situation at Dover, unfortunately, McMurray's engine exploded midway through the race, ending his Chase hopes.

McMurray at the 2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350

McMurray served as a Fox NASCAR analyst for the Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas. McMurray's first top 5 came at the GEICO 500 when he managed to avoid the Big One and finish 2nd to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in an overtime finish. McMurray jumped up to fifth in the standings after Dover, the highest he had ever been in the standings at the point in the year. McMurray racked up nine top-ten finishes in the first 16 races of the year, posting another top-five effort at Michigan. McMurray would survive the night race at Daytona to finish 14th, ahead of all drivers in front of him in the points with the exception of Jimmie Johnson. At Kentucky, he managed to score his eleventh top-ten of the year. As the regular season ended, McMurray began falling closer to the cut line of the newly renamed Playoffs, though he ultimately managed to clinch a Playoff spot for the third year in a row. McMurray continued to excel, making it past the first round of the Playoffs for the first time in his career. He posted a top-five at Charlotte, before consecutive wrecks caused by Erik Jones at Talladega and Kansas knocked him out. McMurray finished out the year 12th in the standings, and racked up 17 top tens and three top-fives.

The 2018 season became McMurray's worst since 2011 and 2012, having scored top-fives at the 2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas in April, and the Charlotte Roval, along with 8 top-10s. He also missed the playoffs, finishing 20th in the points standings. The 2018 season also saw McMurray involved in a seven-flip rollover accident at Talladega Superspeedway during practice for the GEICO 500, leading to NASCAR attempting to reduce speeds for the race by changing the restrictor plates used. At the end of the season, it was announced Kurt Busch would take over the #1 from Jamie McMurray after leaving Stewart-Haas Racing.

Daytona 500 (2019, 2021)

On September 10, 2018, McMurray announced that he will not return to Chip Ganassi Racing in 2019. CGR had offered McMurray a contract to drive at the 2019 Daytona 500 before moving to a leadership position with the team.

McMurray would ultimately retire from full-time Cup Series racing and later signed a contract with Fox Sports to appear on their weekday and raceday NASCAR programs, in addition to his leadership role with Ganassi. In January 2019, Chip Ganassi Racing formed a partnership with Spire Motorsports to field the No. 40 for McMurray at the Daytona 500. McMurray led a few laps in the race but finished 22nd.

Jamie McMurray racing in the 2021 Daytona 500

He returned to the Daytona 500 in 2021 with Spire, driving the No. 77. He finished 8th after starting 19th, in only his second Top 10 finish in the Daytona 500.

Other racing

On January 4, 2014, Chip Ganassi Racing announced that McMurray will run the 24 Hours of Daytona for the team in the No. 01 car alongside Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and Sage Karam. At the team's announcement, McMurray stated, "It's the most fun race I get to run all year long. There's no points for us and it's all about being able to win. What makes it such a good time, you'll see guys all year long and they'll be here, so you can eat lunch with them, hang out and things like that. It’s fun to be a part of it." McMurray returned to the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2015 in the No. 02 car with Tony Kanaan, Scott Dixon, and Cup teammate Kyle Larson. The team would win the event, and McMurray joined A. J. Foyt and Mario Andretti as the only drivers to win the Daytona 500 and 24 Hours of Daytona (they would be joined by Jeff Gordon two years later). McMurray would also drive for the team in the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona.

Broadcast career

Following his departure from Chip Ganassi Racing at the end of the 2018 season, McMurray signed with Fox Sports to be an analyst for their Fox NASCAR broadcast team starting in 2019. He will appear in the NASCAR RaceDay pre-race show and the NASCAR Race Hub midweek news show.

Personal life

McMurray was born in Joplin, Missouri. He grew up racing go-karts and competed in nearly every form of karting around the country before moving to late-model stock cars. In 2007, McMurray returned to the karting ranks and still competes in World Karting Association races on many of his open weekends. He races annually at the World Karting Association's Daytona KartWeek in late December.

McMurray married Christy Futrell in July 2009. Their first child Carter Scott McMurray was born Thanksgiving morning, November 25, 2010. Their second child, a daughter named Hazel, was born February 11, 2013.

Through his trouble-filled 2009, and his contrasting 2010, McMurray found the power of prayer. Following his win at Charlotte in 2010, McMurray said in his post-race interview, "As those laps were winding down, I was thinking about Daytona and why I cry and the power of prayer. I had a tough year last year. I found out the power of prayer and what that can do for you. When you get to victory lane, and you get to experience this, it just makes you a believer."

Throughout 2017, McMurray has also been actively running and cycling with other drivers. McMurray completed the Assault on Mt. Mitchell on May 5, and on December 12, competed in his first marathon, the Kiawah Island Golf Resort Marathon.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	NCSC	Pts	Ref
2002	Chip Ganassi Racing	40	Dodge	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL 26	CLT 1*	MAR	ATL 7	CAR 15	PHO 40	HOM 22	46th	679
2003		42		DAY 31	CAR 5	LVS 32	ATL 36	DAR 22	BRI 11	TEX 10	TAL 27	MAR 39	CAL 5	RCH 22	CLT 25	DOV 13	POC 32	MCH 14	SON 20	DAY 37	CHI 8	NHA 40	POC 28	IND 3	GLN 22	MCH 36	BRI 3	DAR 4	RCH 19	NHA 10	DOV 6	TAL 16	KAN 8	CLT 7	MAR 8	ATL 15	PHO 12	CAR 35	HOM 9	13th	3965
2004				DAY 36	CAR 3	LVS 4	ATL 37	DAR 21	BRI 8	TEX 10	MAR 7	TAL 9	CAL 15	RCH 38	CLT 4	DOV 15	POC 9	MCH 37	SON 2	DAY 37	CHI 13	NHA 7	POC 30	IND 7	GLN 13	MCH 4	BRI 7	CAL 4	RCH 9	NHA 5	DOV 8	TAL 17	KAN 7	CLT 8	MAR 2	ATL 8	PHO 24	DAR 4	HOM 7	11th	4597
2005				DAY 32	CAL 4	LVS 15	ATL 11	BRI 24	MAR 25	TEX 2	PHO 25	TAL 5	DAR 6	RCH 10	CLT 21	DOV 26	POC 10	MCH 13	SON 13	DAY 2	CHI 22	NHA 40	POC 11	IND 17	GLN 13	MCH 20	BRI 26	CAL 8	RCH 40	NHA 12	DOV 29	TAL 12	KAN 18	CLT 31	MAR 7	ATL 6	TEX 11	PHO 18	HOM 18	12th	4130
2006	Roush Racing	26	Ford	DAY 37	CAL 6	LVS 23	ATL 14	BRI 35	MAR 9	TEX 37	PHO 14	TAL 5	RCH 19	DAR 42	CLT 8	DOV 2*	POC 18	MCH 23	SON 18	DAY 8	CHI 39	NHA 33	POC 20	IND 26	GLN 3	MCH 17	BRI 29	CAL 20	RCH 25	NHA 29	DOV 17	KAN 42	TAL 37	CLT 34	MAR 19	ATL 40	TEX 26	PHO 40	HOM 35	25th	3405
2007	Roush Fenway Racing			DAY 31	CAL 37	LVS 10	ATL 15	BRI 9	MAR 9	TEX 5	PHO 23	TAL 5	RCH 41	DAR 16	CLT 19	DOV 24	POC 29	MCH 8	SON 37	NHA 16	DAY 1	CHI 38	IND 33	POC 40	GLN 34	MCH 30	BRI 26	CAL 16	RCH 38	NHA 11	DOV 8	KAN 24	TAL 37	CLT 24	MAR 32	ATL 26	TEX 9	PHO 23	HOM 14	17th	3556
2008				DAY 26	CAL 22	LVS 25	ATL 40	BRI 43	MAR 8	TEX 14	PHO 17	TAL 17	RCH 35	DAR 11	CLT 23	DOV 10	POC 20	MCH 10	SON 18	NHA 41	DAY 32	CHI 21	IND 6	POC 9	GLN 16	MCH 10	BRI 12	CAL 24	RCH 29	NHA 39	DOV 36	KAN 17	TAL 32	CLT 5	MAR 38	ATL 7	TEX 3	PHO 3	HOM 3	16th	3809
2009				DAY 37	CAL 16	LVS 9	ATL 15	BRI 37	MAR 10	TEX 38	PHO 11	TAL 42	RCH 7	DAR 22	CLT 21	DOV 14	POC 13	MCH 11	SON 14	NHA 33	DAY 11	CHI 22	IND 21	POC 20	GLN 40	MCH 32	BRI 11	ATL 28	RCH 27	NHA 18	DOV 28	KAN 31	CAL 36	CLT 33	MAR 6	TAL 1*	TEX 20	PHO 19	HOM 18	22nd	3604
2010	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	1	Chevy	DAY 1	CAL 17	LVS 34	ATL 29	BRI 8	MAR 30	PHO 24	TEX 30	TAL 2	RCH 19	DAR 2	DOV 32	CLT 2	POC 36	MCH 24	SON 15	NHA 18	DAY 39	CHI 5	IND 1	POC 22	GLN 6	MCH 20	BRI 3	ATL 15	RCH 17	NHA 3	DOV 13	KAN 11	CAL 17	CLT 1	MAR 11	TAL 36	TEX 16	PHO 10	HOM 21	14th	4325
2011				DAY 18	PHO 35	LVS 27	BRI 21	CAL 23	MAR 7	TEX 22	TAL 21	RCH 18	DAR 9	DOV 20	CLT 37	KAN 29	POC 33	MCH 19	SON 15	DAY 22	KEN 36	NHA 31	IND 4	POC 22	GLN 17	MCH 23	BRI 5	ATL 16	RCH 14	CHI 38	NHA 23	DOV 15	KAN 22	CLT 27	TAL 29	MAR 35	TEX 36	PHO 17	HOM 14	27th	795
2012				DAY 31	PHO 37	LVS 8	BRI 7	CAL 32	MAR 20	TEX 14	KAN 14	RCH 14	TAL 11	DAR 34	CLT 21	DOV 19	POC 10	MCH 14	SON 19	KEN 15	DAY 13	NHA 20	IND 22	POC 17	GLN 39	MCH 14	BRI 17	ATL 24	RCH 22	CHI 21	NHA 26	DOV 24	TAL 34*	CLT 17	KAN 15	MAR 17	TEX 18	PHO 23	HOM 20	21st	868
2013				DAY 32	PHO 22	LVS 13	BRI 10	CAL 19	MAR 7	TEX 16	KAN 7	RCH 26	TAL 23	DAR 16	CLT 19	DOV 33	POC 13	MCH 33	SON 25	KEN 2	DAY 7	NHA 12	IND 15	POC 16	GLN 11	MCH 22	BRI 19	ATL 11	RCH 4	CHI 19	NHA 5	DOV 11	KAN 16	CLT 19	TAL 1	MAR 10	TEX 31	PHO 18	HOM 30	15th	1007
2014	Chip Ganassi Racing			DAY 14	PHO 10	LVS 15	BRI 38	CAL 6	MAR 42	TEX 17	DAR 16	RCH 13	TAL 29	KAN 39	CLT 5	DOV 13	POC 10	MCH 12	SON 4	KEN 37	DAY 30	NHA 16	IND 20	POC 7	GLN 14	MCH 14	BRI 8*	ATL 12	RCH 4	CHI 9	NHA 4	DOV 22	KAN 25	CLT 3	TAL 35	MAR 16	TEX 5	PHO 14	HOM 5	18th	1014
2015				DAY 27	ATL 40	LVS 11	PHO 2	CAL 21	MAR 10	TEX 6	BRI 14	RCH 4	TAL 11	KAN 13	CLT 19	DOV 7	POC 7	MCH 7	SON 11	DAY 15	KEN 14	NHA 26	IND 17	POC 15	GLN 40	MCH 16	BRI 11	DAR 14	RCH 13	CHI 16	NHA 14	DOV 4	CLT 12	KAN 20	TAL 39	MAR 2	TEX 10	PHO 15	HOM 13	13th	2295
2016				DAY 17	ATL 21	LVS 16	PHO 16	CAL 10	MAR 23	TEX 13	BRI 13	RCH 16	TAL 4	KAN 26	DOV 21	CLT 19	POC 17	MCH 9	SON 17	DAY 34	KEN 7	NHA 6	IND 19	POC 20	GLN 8	BRI 8	MCH 8	DAR 15	RCH 7	CHI 11	NHA 19	DOV 40	CLT 10	KAN 37	TAL 19	MAR 8	TEX 19	PHO 11	HOM 5	13th	2231
2017				DAY 28	ATL 10	LVS 8	PHO 15	CAL 6	MAR 38	TEX 7	BRI 12	RCH 6	TAL 2	KAN 8	CLT 12	DOV 7	POC 37	MCH 5	SON 10	DAY 14	KEN 7	NHA 17	IND 15	POC 26	GLN 14	MCH 9	BRI 12	DAR 10	RCH 14	CHI 10	NHA 16	DOV 9	CLT 5	TAL 37	KAN 34	MAR 29	TEX 18	PHO 6	HOM 13	12th	2224
2018				DAY 16	ATL 19	LVS 36	PHO 26	CAL 17	MAR 26	TEX 3	BRI 19	RCH 19	TAL 28	DOV 16	KAN 31	CLT 6	POC 15	MCH 10	SON 37	CHI 12	DAY 30	KEN 17	NHA 18	POC 20	GLN 7	MCH 21	BRI 29	DAR 9	IND 7	LVS 35	RCH 21	CLT 2	DOV 18	TAL 35	KAN 17	MAR 16	TEX 19	PHO 6	HOM 18	20th	683
2019	Spire Motorsports	40	Chevy	DAY 22	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	KAN	CLT	POC	MCH	SON	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	TAL	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	34th	19
2021	Spire Motorsports	77	Chevy	DAY 8	DAY	HOM	LVS	PHO	ATL	BRI	MAR	RCH	TAL	KAN	DAR	DOV	COA	CLT	SON	NSH	POC	POC	ROA	ATL	NHA	GLN	IND	MCH	DAY	DAR	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	CLT	TEX	KAN	MAR	PHO	33rd	30

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
2003	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	19	31
2004			7	36
2005			17	32
2006	Roush Racing	Ford	6	37
2007	Roush Fenway Racing		24	31
2008			38	26
2009			21	37
2010	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	13	1
2011			14	18
2012			19	31
2013			20	32
2014	Chip Ganassi Racing		22	14
2015			15	27
2016			6	17
2017			3	28
2018			19	16
2019	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	16	22
2021	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	19	8

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NXSC	Pts	Ref
2000	Brewco Motorsports	71	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSV	TAL	CAL	RCH	NHA	CLT	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW	NZH	PPR	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	MEM 36	PHO 34	HOM				91st	116
2001		27	Pontiac	DAY 11								TAL 29																											16th	3308
			Chevy		CAR 26	LVS 20	ATL 24	DAR 14	BRI 25	TEX 16	NSH 19		CAL 37	RCH 26	NHA 31	NZH 10	CLT 25	DOV 19	KEN 10	MLW 19	GLN 14	CHI 20	GTY 11	PPR 12	IRP 10	MCH 17	BRI 42	DAR 23	RCH 14	DOV 17	KAN 19	CLT 31	MEM 11	PHO 33	CAR 16	HOM 42
2002			Pontiac	DAY 11	CAR 15						TAL 27										DAY 5																		6th	4147
			Chevy			LVS 29	DAR 16	BRI 26	TEX 19	NSH 7		CAL 11	RCH 9	NHA 9	NZH 4	CLT 16	DOV 32	NSH 26	KEN 6	MLW 16		CHI 12	GTY 8	PPR 8	IRP 8	MCH 12	BRI 11	DAR 32	RCH 2	DOV 26	KAN 10	CLT 41	MEM 3	ATL 1	CAR 1	PHO 38	HOM 14
2003	Phoenix Racing	1	Dodge	DAY 5	CAR 1		DAR 2	BRI 17	TEX 14	TAL 6	NSH	CAL 6	RCH	GTY	NZH	CLT 23	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY 3	CHI 9	NHA 23	PPR	IRP	MCH 14	BRI 12	DAR 41	RCH	DOV	KAN 10					CAR 1	HOM 20		20th	2478
			Chevy			LVS 33
	Braun Racing	40	Dodge																													CLT 5	MEM	ATL	PHO
2004		30		DAY	CAR 1	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	GTY																										32nd	1765
	Phoenix Racing	1	Dodge											RCH 41	NZH	CLT 2	DOV 8	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI 27
	Rusty Wallace Racing	66	Dodge																				NHA 22	PPR	IRP		BRI 23	CAL 5	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT 8	MEM	ATL 36		DAR 1	HOM 2
	Chip Ganassi Racing	41	Dodge																							MCH 40									PHO 1
2005	Rusty Wallace Racing	64	Dodge	DAY	CAL 7			ATL 9	NSH 11	BRI	TEX 28	PHO 36	TAL	DAR 40	RCH 33	CLT	DOV 3	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA 5	PPR	GTY	IRP	GLN 26	MCH	BRI 8	CAL	RCH 37	DOV	KAN	CLT 16	MEM		PHO 18		36th	1584
	Chip Ganassi Racing	42	Dodge			MXC 33	LVS																													TEX 42
	Phoenix Racing	09	Dodge																																			HOM DNQ
2006	Rusty Wallace Racing	64	Dodge	DAY 16	CAL 5	MXC 10	LVS 7	ATL 9	BRI	TEX 15	NSH	PHO 10	TAL 36	RCH	DAR 3	CLT 43	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY 11	CHI 40	NHA 32	MAR	GTY	IRP	GLN 3	MCH	BRI 30	CAL 17	RCH 11	DOV 4	KAN	CLT 31	MEM	TEX	PHO 15	HOM	25th	2297
2007	Brewco Motorsports	37	Ford	DAY 42	CAL 15	MXC	LVS 29				TEX 17		TAL 36	RCH 19	DAR	CLT 18	DOV 20	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY 18	CHI 23	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN												24th	2331
	Roush Fenway Racing	26	Ford					ATL 14	BRI	NSH		PHO 17																MCH 11	BRI 9	CAL 8	RCH 12	DOV 40	KAN 5	CLT 38	MEM 7	TEX	PHO 9	HOM 19
2008		17		DAY	CAL 6	LVS																		GTY 27	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL 5	RCH	DOV 8	KAN	CLT 9	MEM	TEX 35	PHO 7	HOM 19	40th	1331
		16					ATL 13	BRI	NSH	TEX 5	PHO 36	MXC	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI
2010	JR Motorsports	88	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	NSH	PHO	TEX 6	TAL 14	RCH 3	DAR 3	DOV 3	CLT 11	NSH	KEN	ROA	NHA	DAY	CHI 9	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN	MCH	BRI	CGV	ATL 1	RCH	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	GTY	TEX	PHO	HOM	38th	1234
2011	Phoenix Racing	1	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL 34	NSH	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW	CLT	CHI	MCH	ROA	DAY 16	KEN	NHA	NSH	IRP	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI		RCH 31									110th	01
	JR Motorsports	7	Chevy																										ATL 21		CHI 7	DOV 17	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM
2012	Turner Motorsports	30	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA 9	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM			122nd	01
2013	JR Motorsports	5	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	CLT	DOV	IOW	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ATL	RCH 10	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM			109th	01
2018	Chip Ganassi Racing	42	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO 5	CAL	TEX 7	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT 31	POC	MCH	IOW	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM			96th	01

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1999	MB Motorsports	26	Ford	HOM	PHO	EVG	MMR	MAR	MEM	PPR	I70 24	BRI	TEX	PIR	GLN	MLW	NSV	NZH	MCH	NHA	IRP 24	GTY 30	HPT	RCH	LVS 11	LVL	TEX 28	CAL	42nd	464
2000				DAY 20	HOM 22	PHO 33	MMR 30	MAR	PIR	GTY 23	MEM 20	PPR 32	EVG	TEX 14	KEN 17	GLN	MLW 31	NHA	NZH										22nd	1679
	TKO Motorsports	41	Dodge																	MCH 6	IRP 3	NSV 25	CIC 6	RCH 32	DOV 6	TEX	CAL
2004	Ultra Motorsports	2	Dodge	DAY	ATL	MAR	MFD	CLT	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW	KAN	KEN	GTW	MCH	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH 2	NHA 28	LVS	CAL	TEX	MAR 1	PHO	DAR	HOM	44th	444
2008	Roush Fenway Racing	09	Ford	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	MFD	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR 18	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	81st	109

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

Grand-Am

(key) Bold – pole position (overall finish/class finish).

Rolex Sports Car Series

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series DP results
Year	Team	No.	Chassis	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Pts	Ref
2005	Chip Ganassi Racing	02	Lexus Riley	DAY (4/4)	HOM	CAL	LGA	CMT	WGL	DAY	BAR	WGL	MOH	PHO	WGL	VIR	MXC	74th	28
2010			BMW Riley	DAY (37/15)	HOM	BAR	VIR	LRP	WGL	MDO	DAY	NJ	WGL	MON	MIL			65th	16
2011				DAY (2/2)	HOM	BAR	VIR	LRP	WGL	ELK	LGA	NJ	WGL	MON	MDO			41st	16
2012				DAY (4/4)	BAR	HOM	NJ	BEL	MDO	ELK	WGL	IMS (4/4)	WGL	MON	LGA	LRP		39th	28
2013		01		DAY (37/11)	AUS	BAR	ATL	BEL	MDO	WGL	IMS	ELK	KAN	LGA	LRP			63rd	20

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Points	Ref
2014	Chip Ganassi Racing	P	Ford EcoBoost Riley DP	Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6 Turbo	DAY 11	SEB	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	IMS	ELK	COA	PET	49th	21
2015	Chip Ganassi Racing	P	Ford EcoBoost Riley DP	Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6 Turbo	DAY 1	SEB	LBH	LAG	DET	WGL	MOS	ROA	COA	PET		23rd	36
2016	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing	P	Ford EcoBoost Riley DP	Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6 Turbo	DAY 7	SEB	LBH	LAG	DET	WGL	MOS	ROA	COA	PET		29th	25

24 Hours of Daytona

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year	Class	No	Team	Car	Co-drivers	Laps	Position	Class Pos.
2005	DP	02	Chip Ganassi Racing	Lexus Riley DP	Stefan Johansson Cort Wagner	698	4	4
2010	DP	02	Chip Ganassi Racing	BMW Riley DP	Scott Dixon Juan Pablo Montoya Dario Franchitti	249	37 DNF	15 DNF
2011	DP	02	Chip Ganassi Racing	BMW Riley DP	Scott Dixon Juan Pablo Montoya Dario Franchitti	721	2	2
2012	DP	02	Chip Ganassi Racing	BMW Riley DP	Scott Dixon Dario Franchitti Juan Pablo Montoya	760	4	4
2013	DP	02	Chip Ganassi Racing	BMW Riley DP	Scott Dixon Dario Franchitti Joey Hand	594	37 DNF	11 DNF
2014	P	01	Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford Riley DP	Scott Pruett Memo Rojas Sage Karam	610	43 DNF	11 DNF
2015	P	02	Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford Riley DP	Scott Dixon Tony Kanaan Kyle Larson	740	1	1
2016	P	02	Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford Riley DP	Scott Dixon Tony Kanaan Kyle Larson	708	13	7

External links

• Official website
• Jamie McMurray driver statistics at Racing-Reference