CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
ROUND 3 OF 10
CITIZEN SOLIDER 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
OCTOBER 2, 2016

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 CREDIT ONE CHEVROLET SS – Sidelined with engine failure on Lap 193.
YOU REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES THAT YOU FELT A VIBRATION. IS THERE ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE ENGINE LET GO?
“No, I felt earlier in the race that I had a vibration; and I said something about it. And we had some issues with drive shafts and stuff vibrating. That’s what it felt like. And then it went away, oddly enough. And then it started vibrating again; and a few laps later it finally broke.”

THERE WERE HIGH HOPES COMING INTO THIS RACE OF ADVANCING BEYOND THIS ROUND. IT WOULD APPEAR NOT THAT IT’S OVER. GIVE US YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THIS SITUATION
“I had a good Credit One Bank Chevy. I was really happy with the car. We’ve had good cars here the last two months. Our teams have worked really hard to get the cars better. And it’s unfortunate that both the No. 42 (Kyle Larson) and the No. 1 had a problem today. But, it is what it is and that’s why we race. I’m proud of my team and proud of our guys and all the hard work they’ve put in. And it stinks that it’s over this way, but we get to race next week. So, we’ll come back and try to do it again.”

WHAT DID YOU SEE/HEAR/SMELL FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT?
“Not a lot. It vibrated earlier in the race and it went away. And it’s weird because engine issues usually don’t go away. It felt like it had power and then I don’t know about 40 laps before it finally blew up, it just started vibrating real bad. They (the team) said what broke, but I couldn’t hear them over all the cars on the track. I’m not sure. Very unfortunate. It is just the way it goes.”

HOW DO YOU SHOW UP YOUR SHOWING AS YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION COMES TO AN END?
“I didn’t really hear you, but the No. 42 had their problem early in the race and then and then at that point I’m like well it’s kind of Austin (Dillon) and I that are going to battle this out. Our cars are pretty close so this is going to be a pretty good battle down to the end. But I’m proud of our whole organization from where we started the year to the point that we are at right now. Where you run in the top 10 every week, Kyle (Larson) won at Michigan, we just have had great cars and it stinks that it ended this way, but it is what it is.”