After his win at the brickyard, a rejuvenated Jamie Mcmurray looks ready to contend for a spot in the chase. In the Indianapolis motor speedway, the cup schedule tends to be more revealing than the brickyard 400. It gives teams extra time to prepare their race cars.
Every corner at the 2.5-mile superspeedway possesses different characteristics that take a perfectly balanced race car with a driver turning marks to reach the victory lane. Just seven men have won 14 of the 16 races at Indy, and all seven have won at least one cup title. Tony Stewart said that “there are no slouches that win at the brickyard”, and he said “the cream rises to the top for this event”. Steve Hmiel, the director of competition at Earnhardt Ganassi racing, said that “We can’t think about points, but I promise you we will make a lot more noise before this season is over”. McMurray, 34, has been the feel-good story in NASCAR this season. Chip Ganassi, with whom he began his career, threw him a lifeline.Chip Ganassi owner with a victory in February’s Daytona 500. Ganassi, who is the first owner to win the Daytona 500, said that “Jamie learned a lot".
McMurray, whose six top-five finishes are more those of all but five drivers in the top 12 of the standing. If he finished those races, he would be much closer to the top 12. His crew chief , Kevin Manion said that” our best stuff is coming, and all we need to do is knock out top five finishes and we’ll make it”. “I wouldn’t bet against Jamie getting in”.
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