- 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 Int. Raceway 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 RIR 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 18th 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."
Olympia Steel Buildings is a proud co-sponsor of the No.12 Dodge owned by FitzBradshaw Racing
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