Event: Emerson Radio 250
Date: September 8, 2006
Track: Richmond International Raceway
Laps/Miles: 250/187.5
TV/Radio: TNT/MRN 7:45 p.m. ET.

Ted Musgrave, No. 14 Family Dollar Entry at Richmond

• Defending Craftsman Truck Series Champion Ted Musgrave will make his second start in the No. 14 Family Dollar entry in the Emerson Radio 250 Friday night at Richmond International Raceway.
• In 26 combined starts at Richmond, Musgrave has led 336 laps, and recorded five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes.
• Musgrave has one victory at Richmond in the Craftsman Truck Series in September 2004.
• Musgrave has two previous Busch Series starts at the .75-mile oval, his last coming in September 2004.
• The Family Dollar team is taking chassis #01 to Richmond. This is the same car Musgrave piloted to a 25th place finish at O'Reilly Raceway Park earlier this year.

Musgrave on Racing at Richmond: "I'm excited to be going back to Richmond in a Busch car this weekend. I really like this track; it's a great place to race. I've had some good finishes at Richmond, led some laps, and won a truck race there in 2004. It's definitely a good track for me. I'm looking forward to working with the Family Dollar team again. We had a good car at ORP, I look for us to be competitive this weekend, and hopefully give Family Dollar a good showing."

Mike Skinner/Bluegreen Resorts Richmond Preview

• Veteran Mike Skinner will pilot the No. 12 Bluegreen Resorts Dodge in the Emerson Radio 250 Friday night at Richmond International Raceway.
• In 20 combined starts at Richmond Skinner boasts four top-five and five top-10 finishes, and has led 342 laps. Skinner's average start at Richmond is 15th, with an average finish of 13th.
• Skinner has visited Victory Lane twice at Richmond in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. His last win came in September 2005. Skinner also has two Nextel Cup Series poles at the .75-mile raceway.
• Skinner has two previous Busch Series starts at Richmond, his last coming in May of 2001 finishing third.
• FitzBradshaw Racing will unload chassis #10 this weekend at Richmond. This is the same car Skinner raced to an 18 th place finish earlier this year at O'Reilly Raceway Park.
• The Book of Fate, a Brad Meltzer novel, is set to become the first novel ever to adorn a NASCAR racecar as it shares space on the No. 12 with primary sponsor Bluegreen Resorts. The book has a strong NASCAR presence in the first chapter of the newly released novel.

Mike Skinner on Racing at Richmond: "I'm excited to be racing the Bluegreen Resorts Dodge this weekend at Richmond. This track is a whole lot of fun. I've led a bunch of laps, sat on a couple poles, and won two truck races there. It's a good track for me. I'm looking forward to working with the guys at FitzBradshaw Racing again. We've been competitive the last couple races together, I expect the same again this weekend. This is the same car we brought to ORP, it's a very good car, races well. I'm hoping it will perform just as well this weekend."