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Brooklyn, Mich. (Aug. 16, 2010) – Jamie McMurray and the No.1 Team welcomed new partner Philips Norelco, and one of their newest products, the Bodygroom Pro as sponsor of their Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 winning Chevrolet this weekend as the team returned to Michigan International Speedway. Coming off an impressive sixth-place run at Watkins Glen, which propelled them two positions to 15th in the points, looked to put together a more impressive run than the last time the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) ran at the speedway located just outside of Detroit.

The team sat on the outside pole for the June edition of the Michigan event and looked to have a fast race car, as they quickly laid down the second-fastest lap, out of the truck as the NSCS took to the track for practice on Friday. However, the race-trim speed didn’t transfer to the team’s qualifying setup and the No.1 Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro Chevrolet would qualify in the 19th-postiion for Sunday’s Carfax 400.

As the 400-mile event started, McMurray would quickly complain of handling issues, which went from “extremely loose” early, to “too tight” as the race wore on. This was the story of the day for the No.1 Team, but their continued fight to keep their driver in the hunt for a top-20 position would allow McMurray to finish ahead of two competitors that he is currently competing with for a berth in the top-12. McMurray would finish in the 20th position, ahead of Mark Martin (28th) and Ryan Newman (23rd), (currently 13th and 14th respectively in the points). The finish helps McMurray inch closer to the two competitors ahead of him, but the team would not be able to gain on their deficit from the coveted 12th position-the cutoff for the chase.

The finish maintained McMurray’s position of 15th in the 2010 NSCS point’s standings, now sitting 105 points back from 12th-the cutoff for the chase. Competitors Mark Martin and Ryan Newman, 13th and 14th respectively, now sit 35 and 103 points back from 12th. The No.1 Team towards “The World’s Fastest Half-Mile,” in Bristol Motor Speedway. McMurray and the No.1 Team will welcome partner Bass Pro Shops back to the hood as they look to best their 8th-place finish at the “Roman Coliseum” of auto racing.

The Irwin Tools Night Race is Saturday, August 21 at 7:30 pm (ET) and will be broadcast live on ABC. Radio listeners can tune-in to stations affiliated with PRN beginning at 6:30 pm (ET).

No. 1 Team “Fast Facts”

· – 2010 Marks the first season in which Jamie McMurray has won more than one race (Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400).

· – McMurray currently has two wins, three poles, six top-five, and eight top-10 finishes in 23 starts this season.

· – McMurray has led 233 laps, nine more than his previous best of 224 (2004 with Ganassi), and ranks 10thh of all drivers in 2010.

· – The No.1 Team currently leads the Coors Light Pole Award competition with three poles for the season thus far, marking the most in McMurray’s career. This number matches the total for McMurray in his previous seven seasons of NSCS racing.

· – Crew Chief, Kevin “Bono” Manion has won the DirecTV Crew Chief of the race three times this season and currently sits third in that race.

· – Jamie McMurray currently sits second in the Mobil 1 Driver of the Year standings behind Kurt Busch, teammate Juan Pablo Montoya is third.

· – The No. 1 Team’s pit crew currently sits second in the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award, winning three awards thus far in 2010.

· – Earnhardt Ganassi Racing is currently the only team, other than Joe Gibbs Racing, to have put more than one driver in victory lane this season.

· – In the NSCS only Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing have won more races than Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.

· – Jamie McMurray helped owner Chip Ganassi to become the first owner to have won the “Triple Crown” of American Auto Racing by winning the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400. IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500 as well, giving Ganassi the triple.

- Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Press Release