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RICHARD
MITCHELL NASHVILLE NOTES & QUOTES
RACING ON CONCRETE:
"April's Nashville contest was the first time I ever raced on a
concrete
racing surface. Truthfully, I couldn't tell much difference
between concrete
and asphalt. The Nashville track is super-smooth, but it still
lacks grip in
the upper groove. Once it developes two-grooves, Nashville will
be an
awesome race track.
ON RACING AT NIGHT:
"With the modern lighting systems being used on the super
speedways, it
doesn't make much difference to the drivers. I did all of my
short track
racing at night, and I ran the ARCA race at Lowe's last Fall at
night, so I
don't think racing under the lights will be an issue. In fact,
I'm loking
forward to the night race, because it should make it a little
cooler in the
car."
* Mitchell qualified 33rd and finished 35th after dropping
out of the race
with electrical problems in his Nashville BUSCH Series debut on
April 13.
* In his most recent race, Mitchell finished fifth in the May
18 ARCA
RE/MAX Series Easy Care 100 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Mitchell
also placed
seventh in the rain-shortened ARCA 200 at Daytona Int. Speedway
this past
February.
* George Church has joined the Mac Hill Motorsports team as a
consultant.
A veteran car owner/crew chief from the New England region,
Church also has
worked with Jimmy Spencer's BUSCH Series program, as well as
several
Craftsman Truck Series efforts.
* Mitchell will again be driving a 2002 Mike Laughlin-built
Monte Carlo
that was purchased from Winston Cup competitor Terry Labonte.
* The Coach USA team will compete in the June 15 ARCA RE/MAX
Series race
at Michigan Int. Speedway. The team's next NASCAR BUSCH Series
race will
come at Chicagoland Speedway on July 13.
* The Nashville INSIDE TRAXX 300 will take the green flag at
7:30 PM
(CT). The race will be televised live (8:30 PM / EDT) on the FX
cable
network.
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