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MITCHELL
RETURNS TO ROOTS AT RICHMOND
MOORESVILLE, NC (Sept. 2) .......... West Virginia driver
Richard Mitchell
will return to his 'roots' Friday Sept. 6 when he attempts to
qualify his
Coach USA / Mountaineer Gaming / West Virginia Wild and
Wonderful Chevrolet
Monte Carlo for the Funai 250 NASCAR BUSCH Series race at
Richmond
International Raceway.
The Richmond track is a 0.75 mile D-shaped short track, which
should be just
what the doctor ordered for Mitchell, a two-time NASCAR
Northeast region
Weekly Racing Series champion.
"I learned to race at Jennerstown and Motordrome Speedways (two
NASCAR-sanctioned half mile tracks located in western
Pennsylvania),"
Mitchell said, "so Richmond will be comparable size-wise to what
I cut my
teeth on at home. I have been racing on intermediate and
superspeedways all
year, so it will feel good to run on a short track again."
The West Virginia University graduate also is hoping Richmond
will bring a
change to his BUSCH Series fortunes. After qualifying for his
first two
races at Nashville Superspeedway on speed, Mitchell has failed
to make the
fields at recent Chicagoland and Michigan events.
"The past couple of races have been tough on everyone associated
with our
team," Mitchell commented, "hopefully we can get things turned
around at
Richmond."
Mitchell and his Coach USA team tested at Richmond for two-days
last week
preparing for the Sept. 6 contest.
"We were able to learn a great deal about the car and my driving
technique at
the test," Mitchell added, "we have made a number of changes
which should
help to make us more competitive going into the Richmond race."
The Richmond Funai 250 will be televised live at 8:00 PM (EDT)
on the TNT
cable network. The race also will be broadcast live on the MRN
radio network.
For more information on Richard Mitchell and Mac Hill
Motorsports please
visit: mitchellracing.com
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