RICHIE STEVENS, JR. -- MEMPHIS PREVIEW
(http://www.moparspeed.com/) (http://www.moparspeed.com/) RICHIE STEVENS, JR. DON SCHUMACHER RACING TEAM MOPAR/VALSPAR DODGE STRATUS R/T _WWW.RICHIESTEVENSJR.COM_ (http://www.richiestevensjr.com/) _WWW.SHOERACING.COM_ (http://www.shoeracing.com/) (http://www.moparspeed.com/) TRACK STATS… MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK/O’REILLY MIDSOUTH NATIONALS * Finished 14th at Memphis Motorsports Park in 2005, was defeated by Jeg Coughlin, Jr., in the first round. * Enters this weekend’s event ranked 11th in the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Series points race. PRE-EVENT QUOTE… "Our goal is to get the Team Mopar/Valspar Dodge Stratus R/T back into the top 10 and make it stick. We put so much weight into it on the West Coat Swing, and we were able to get in there; then we just dropped out. It's kind of frustrating, but I know we have time to get back in and make some moves." "We want to put on a good show, and get back into a position to get in the winner's circle. It has been a good showing for the Mopar cars lately; AJ (Allen Johnson) has been running good, as have Larry (Morgan) and V. Gaines." 2006 STAT TRACKS… * Has made two semi-final round appearances in 2006. * Has made six quarterfinal and seven first round appearances. * Earned No. 1 qualifier honors at Route 66 Raceway in June. * Won/Loss Record for 2006 stands at 10/15. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS… * Has earned four career victories in NHRA POWERade Pro Stock competition. * Has made 12 semi-finals, 38 quarterfinal and 48 first round appearances to date. * Stevens, Jr., Has earned three No. 1 qualifier positions in his career. * Won/Loss record stands at 93/103 entering the Memphis event. TV SCHEDULE… August 19 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. EST Qualifying August 20 10 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. EST Eliminations August 27 3 a.m. – 5 a.m. EST Repeat Eliminations POST-EVENT RECAP… * Post event information can be found at _www.moparspeed.com_ (http://www.moparspeed.com/) after each event. The weekly e-zine is updated each Monday with all the latest news about Team Mopar and Richie Stevens, Jr. MEDIA CONTACT… Misha Geisert J.R. Thompson Company/Mopar 317-432-4110 Cellular _MoparPR@aol.com_ (mailto:MoparPR@aol.com) AT-TRACK CONTACT… Will Truitt Don Schumacher Racing 317-340-8866 Cellular _willtruitt@earthlink.net_ (mailto:willtruitt@earthlink.net) PHOTO REQUESTS… Darren Jacobs J.R. Thompson Company/Mopar 248-553-4566 Phone _djacobs@jrthompson.com_ (mailto:djacobs@jrthompson.com)