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CHIP GANASSI RACING


                                                                     Chip Ganassi    Felix sebates


           Chip Ganassi has been a fixture in the auto racing industry for
           over 30 years and is considered one of the most successful
           as well as innovative owners the sport. Following a strong
           career as a driver, Ganassi created his own one-car Indy car
           team in 1990. 28 years later he claims partnerships with Credit
           One Bank, DC Solar, Cessna, McDonald’s, PNC Bank and
           NTT DATA among many others. Through the years, his Indy
           car teams have amassed 11 championships, over 100 wins -                                                            TEAM PREVIEWS
           including five in the Indianapolis 500, while overall his teams
           can claim 18 championships and 200 victories. His NASCAR
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           teams have 33 wins, including one in the Daytona 500, one in
           the Brickyard 400 and eight trips to the NASCAR Playoffs. His
           sports car teams have a record eight wins at the Rolex 24 At
           Daytona, and wins at Le Mans at the 12 Hours of Sebring to
           complement their seven championships.

           The 2019 Monster Energy Series program has three 2019
           featured drivers. Kurt Busch is the 2004 Monster Energy
           NASCAR Cup Series champion competing full-time for Chip
           Ganassi Racing. Busch won the championship in the inaugural
           year of the Playoffs, 2004 and also won the 2017 Daytona 500.
           Busch has 30 career wins in the Monster Energy NASCAR
           Cup Series.

           Kyle Larson, a champion of diversity in every way imagineable,
           drives the No. 42 CreditOne Bank/DC Solar Chevrolet Camaro
           ZL1 with crew chief Chad Johnston. Jamie Wheels the No. 1
           McDonald’s/Cessna/DC Solar Camaro with crew chief Matt
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           McCall.

           Larson has built an extensive and impressive racing resume,
           with more than 200 victories over the series in which he’s raced,
           including a win in the prestigious Rolex 24 At Daytona in 2015.

           Jamie McMurray is one of only three drivers to have won the       @CGRTEAMS           /CHIPGANASSIRACING
           Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in a single season [2010].




           2019




           TEAM DRIVERS

                                    Kurt Busch           KYLE LARSON           JAMIE McMURRAY




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