Before making his way to Fontana this weekend for the Sharp Aquos 500 at California Speedway, Roush Fenway Racing driver Jamie McMurray stopped in Hollywood for a brief cameo appearance on the soap opera “Passions. ” On Wednesday afternoon, McMurray visited the set of “Passions” located in Studio City, Calif., where he participated in a scene for an upcoming episode. McMurray recorded the scene before returning to statistically speaking, his best track on the NEXTEL Cup circuit.
McMurray was invited to tape a scene on “Passions, ” where the 31-year old played himself * a “real-life NASCAR driver, ” as the script refers to him. The episode is scheduled to air on September 26, 2007.
“It was a lot of fun shooting my scene on “Passions, ” said McMurray. “I think the best part about the shoot was how nice the people were on the set. It was pretty cool to be able to go behind the scenes and see how it was shot. It’s amazing to think they shoot five days a week, and sometimes for up to 15 hours in one day. My part in the show was really quick and I only had a few lines to remember, but I have to admit, I was pretty nervous when all the cameras were turned on. What people don’t realize is that it isn’t just you and the other actors; it’s also like 20 other people behind the cameras. And on top of that, I didn’t want to be the one to mess up the shoot. “
When the lights were up and the cameras were rolling, it only took McMurray one shot to nail his lines.
“We only had to take the shot one time, which is typically how they shoot those soap operas. They practice once and take once. I guess when your show is on five days a week you really have to be quick in learning the lines and making sure you don’t mess up. Overall I had a great time and really enjoyed meeting the entire cast and crew of “Passions. “
At the track this weekend McMurray will strap into his No. 26 Sharp Aquos/3M Vikuiti Ford Fusion for the Sharp Aquos 500. In his past nine visits to the two-mile speedway, McMurray has recorded five top-10 finishes, with three of those finishes in the top five. McMurray has an average finish of 12.4 in those nine starts. Also, this weekend marks McMurray’s 175th career start in the NEXTEL Cup Series.
“This should be a good weekend for us in our No. 26 Sharp Aquos/3M Vikuiti Ford Fusion. I’ve always enjoyed racing at Fontana and hopefully we can continue to have success at this track. We haven’t had a good run in the last few weeks, but I think this weekend we have a good shot at turning our luck around, ” said McMurray.
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