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MITCHELL TAKES
ON TALLADEGA
BRUCETON MILLS, WV (Sept. 27)........... West Virginia driver
Richard
Mitchell and his Coach USA / Mountaineer Gaming / West Virginia
"Wild and
Wonderful" Pontiac Grand Prix have taken to the ARCA Re/Max
Series
superspeedways like a duck takes to water.
The two-time NASCAR Northeast Region Weekly Racing Series
champion has
recorded a pair of top-10 finishes in his first two outings on
the super
fast, high banked tri-ovals, and will be looking to better that
mark October
5 in the Food World 300 ARCA event at Talladega Superspeedway.
"I really like the big tracks," Mitchell said, "I finished fifth
at Talladega
last Oct. and seventh at Daytona in February. It's a thrill to
run flat out,
side by side with other cars at over 190 MPH."
According to Mitchell, patience is the key for a driver to be
successful and
avoid the dreaded 'big one' (multi-car crash) at the 2.66 mile
Alabama
speedplant. "You have to be aware of the cars around you, and
use a lot of
give-and-take with the other drivers to keep from not crashing."
"Many times you just have to stay in line and work with the cars
in front and
behind you to make a pass. It's difficult to pull out and make
a pass by
yourself," Mitchell added. "It can get frustrating ... last
year at
Talladega I would be fifth one lap and drop all the way back to
twelfth on
the next. You have to trust your spotter and keep your cool.
If you try to
force the situation, it usually gets you in trouble."
The West Virginia University mechanical engineering graduate
expects to run
well in the 300 mile race, but not in the qualifying session.
"We have one of the older Pontiac body styles," Mitchell said.
"It's not as
aerodynamic as some of the newer cars. The car pushes a great
deal of air,
which means we won't be real fast running by ourselves. I
really don't
expect to be among the fast cars in time trials."
Mitchell does hope that placing 42 other cars on the track will
produce a
different result. "Our car drafts very well, and is stable in
traffic,"
concluded Mitchell. "Combine that with a Dan Begle-built
engine, and I feel
we have a pretty good race package."
The Food World ARCA RE/MAX Series event at Talladega will be
telecast on a
same -day, tape delay basis on the SPEED CHANNEL cable network
from 8:00 -
11:00 PM (ET).
For more information on Richard Mitchell and Mac Hill
Motorsports please
visit: mitchellracing.com. |
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