Bio

After a stellar NASCAR career that spanned 16 fulltime NASCAR Cup Series seasons, driver Jamie McMurray stepped out of the race car at the conclusion of the 2018 season and joined FOX Sports in 2019 as a NASCAR analyst for NASCAR RACE HUB, the sport’s most-watched daily show, and NASCAR RACEDAY, among other duties. In 2020, he significantly expanded that role, becoming an analyst for all FOX NASCAR’s pre- and in-race studio coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series, in addition to calling multiple NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races from the broadcast booth, as well as a NASCAR Cup Series race in 2023.

McMurray, who spent the majority of his racing career in the No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, jumped from the race car to FOX NASCAR’s virtual studio in Charlotte, N.C., after a couple of guest analyst appearances on NASCAR RACE HUB in 2018. Additionally, he had offered analysis in the FOX Sports broadcast booth for NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Pocono Raceway (June 2018) and Las Vegas Motor Speedway (March 2017).

In the race car, McMurray exploded onto the NASCAR scene in 2002, scoring a win in his second-career Cup Series start, the quickest Cup Series win ever, while substituting for the injured Sterling Marlin at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The former world karting champion worked his way up through the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series ranks before signing with Chip Ganassi Racing, where he ran his first full Cup season in 2003, winning the Rookie of the Year Award.

After a stint at Roush Fenway Racing from 2006 to 2009, McMurray returned to Ganassi and posted a monster 2010 campaign, becoming one of only three drivers to win both the DAYTONA 500 and the BRICKYARD 400 in the same year. During his second act at Chip Ganassi Racing, McMurray also scored a win in the 2014 NASCAR All-Star Race and won the 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona with CGR teammates Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan and Kyle Larson. With the feat, McMurray etched his name in the record books as one of only four drivers to find Victory Lane for the Daytona 500 and the Rolex 24, joining racing legends A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti and FOX NASCAR analyst Jeff Gordon as the only drivers to have won both races.

McMurray also made the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs in three consecutive years, from 2015 to 2017. During his Cup Series career, McMurray amassed seven wins, 11 pole positions, 63 top-five and 168 top-10 finishes, in addition to eight NASCAR Xfinity Series wins and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win.

In his personal time, McMurray focuses on fitness and nutrition and competes in grueling running and cycling endurance events. In his most recent marathon, the December 2022 Kiawah Island Marathon, McMurray finished in a time of 2:50:52, placing him 13^th overall and third in the Male Masters category with an average pace of 6:31. He completed his first marathon in December 2017, finishing with a time of 3:25:14, and he improved upon that time the following year with a showing of 3:14:06. Born in Joplin, Mo., McMurray resides in Mooresville, N.C., with his wife, Christy, and their children, Carter and Hazel. For more information, follow McMurray at @jamiemcmurray.