FW: TEAM MOPAR GEARS UP FOR DON SCHUMACHER RACING OPEN HOUSE EVENT

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From: MoparPR@aol.com
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:01:43 EDT
To: MoparPR@aol.com
Subject: TEAM MOPAR GEARS UP FOR DON SCHUMACHER RACING OPEN HOUSE EVENT

 
NEWS RELEASE 
August 29, 2006
 
 
   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
 TEAM MOPAR CONTACT:
                                     Misha Geisert
                   
J.R. Thompson Company
(317) 432-4110 Cellular
MoparPR@aol.com
 
                   
TEAM MOPAR GEARS UP FOR DON SCHUMACHER RACING OPEN HOUSE
Race Fans Invited to Get Insider¹s Look at NHRA Powerhouse
 
Center Line, Mich. ‹ Don Schumacher Racing will host the first public open
house of its NHRA racing facilities on Friday, September 1, from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. EDT. Race fans will have a front row seat as the team unveils the
Matco Tools ³Tales of the Rat Fink² Dodge Charger Funny Car, as well as get
an up-close look at the 2008 Dodge Challenger Concept vehicle. The Chrysler
Firepower and Dodge Sling Shot concept vehicles, along with an open-wheel
machine from Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises, will also be on hand.
 
An autograph session featuring the entire Don Schumacher Racing lineup (Tony
Schumacher, Ron Capps, Gary Scelzi, Mike Ashley, Whit Bazemore, Melanie
Troxel, Richie Stevens Jr., Erica Enders, Antron Brown, Angelle Sampey) as
well as other guest drivers will take place from Noon to 2 p.m. EDT. Guest
drivers expected to attend include Team Mopar¹s Allen Johnson and Levi
Jones. Johnson is part of Mopar¹s NHRA Pro Stock contingent, while Jones,
the 2005 USAC National Sprint Car Series Champion, competes for Tony Stewart
Racing Enterprises.
 
Headlining the entertainment for the Don Schumacher Racing open house will
be Chicago¹s best cover band, Maggie Speaks. The fabulous foursome of David
Calzaretta, Blake Cooper, Shawn Sommer and Samir Varma will appear on
Chi-town¹s behalf, as their gigs have included the coveted ³Taste of
Chicago² and Mopar Big Block Party events. Featuring a play list that ranges
from AC/DC and Aerosmith, to Nelly and Matchbox 20, partygoers are sure to
find their musical tastes covered by Maggie Speaks. The band will play two
sets, beginning at 12:30 p.m. EDT.
 
All proceeds from the Don Schumacher Racing open house, car & motorcycle
show registration, raffle ticket sales and lunch sales on September 1 will
benefit the Riley Hospital for Children. Admission to the event is a
voluntary donation to the Riley Hospital.
 
Don Schumacher Racing is located at 1681 East Northfield Drive, Suite A, in
Brownsburg, Indiana. The facility will open its doors to the public at 10
a.m. EST. Concluding at 4 p.m. EDT, the event will serve as kick-off to the
52nd Annual U.S. Nationals.
 
For more information regarding Mopar, Don Schumacher Racing, Riley Hospital
for Children or the 52nd Annual U. S. Nationals, log on to
www.moparspeed.com <http://www.moparspeed.com/> , www.mopar.com
<http://www.mopar.com/> , www.shoeracing.com <http://www.shoeracing.com/> ,
www.rileykids.org <http://www.rileykids.org/>  or www.nhra.com
<http://www.nhra.com/> .
Mopar is based in Center Line, Mich., and is the exclusive original
equipment supplier of parts and accessories for Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep®
vehicles. 
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