McMurray led 30 laps in the race there a year ago, gambling on a fuel strategy that faltered when he came up two laps short as his car ran dry while leading the race. Now, he's hoping to take that momentum all the way in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at the Sonoma, Calif., road course.
“Sonoma is a race that has been circled on my calendar all season long," he said. "Last year, I thought it was our race to win; we were so fast the entire day. When we took the fuel gamble late in the race, it was a big gamble that did not play out in our favor. I was so disappointed following that race. This past weekend in Michigan we faced the same issue late in the race – take the gamble or come in and pit for a safe finish. We opted to come in, and it paid off with a top-10 finish for our team."
"Last year was so much fun after we won the pole, and then to run as well as we did, it was great," McMurray said. "This weekend we have to focus on making sure the car is balanced throughout the course, make sure our brake package is where it needs to be, and finally, we need to have good pit strategy. If we can make all of that happen, I think we’ll have a great weekend at Sonoma.”
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