RICHIE STEVENS, JR. -- ACDELCO LAS VEGAS NHRA NATIONALS PREVIEW
(http://www.moparspeed.com/) RICHIE STEVENS, JR. DON SCHUMACHER RACING J&J 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… 6th Annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals/The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway * Enters this weekend’s event ranked 11th in the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Series points race. * Defeated teammate Allen Johnson in the first round of eliminations at The Strip in the spring of 2006; was defeated by Jim Yates in the quarterfinals. PRE-EVENT QUOTES… “We’re definitely in the hunt to advance to the semifinals or final round this time in Las Vegas. We should’ve advanced through the first round in Richmond, we definitely had a good car. We’ll have a top half car this weekend, Mark’s doing a great job with the setups and Roy is constantly working to find more horsepower. Tim Freeman is going to join us for the Las Vegas event. He ’s been around pro stock for year and he’ll most definitely be another asset to our team.�?? “With two events left, we’re focused on finishing the season in the Top-10 in points. We’re going to have to go rounds and work to get to the semifinals or finals each race. We’ve got to keep pace with V. Gaines and Larry Morgan, the other two Dodges in the Top-10 hunt. We’ve got the equipment and resources to advance at Las Vegas and Pomona. It doesn’t matter if it comes in the form of two wins or two runner-up finishes, we’re focused on gaining enough points to lock ourselves into the Top-10.�?? 2006 STAT TRACKS… * Won Dallas event to earn first series victory of 2006. * Has made two semi-final round appearances in 2006. * Has made six quarterfinal and 10 first round appearances. * Earned No. 1 qualifier honors at Route 66 Raceway in June. * Won/Loss Record for 2006 stands at 14/18. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS… * Has earned five career victories in NHRA POWERade Pro Stock competition. * Has made 12 semi-finals, 38 quarterfinal and 51 first round appearances to date. * Stevens, Jr., Has earned three No. 1 qualifier positions in his career. * Won/Loss record stands at 97/106 entering this weekend’s event. TV SCHEDULE… ESPN2 Schedule Oct. 28 10:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Budweiser Shootout Oct. 28 10:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Qualifying Oct. 29 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Eliminations Oct. 30 2:30 a.m.-4:30 a.m. 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)