Carrier Boyz Racing: McClenathan seeks fourth win at Texas Motorplex

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CARRIER BOYZ RACING
ANDY CARRIER and MARK CARRIER -- OWNERS
NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES

FRAM AIRHOG TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
CORY McCLENATHAN -- DRIVER
TODD SMITH - CREW CHIEF

MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz
PHONE: 770-476-8477
E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net

20TH ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY FALL NATIONALS
Presented by Castrol Syntec
TEXAS MOTORPLEX - DALLAS
SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2005 (CANCELED DUE TO HURRICANE RITA)
RAIN DATE: OCTOBER 6-9, 2005

McClenathan seeks fourth win at Texas Motorplex
Also looks to nail down spot in Budweiser Shootout

ENNIS, Texas (October 6, 2005) - Since joining the Top Fuel ranks in 
1991, Cory McClenathan, who drives the Carrier Boyz Racing FRAM AirHog 
Top Fuel dragster, seeks his fourth win at the 20th anniversary edition 
of the NHRA O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec when 
qualifying for the professional classes gets underway on Friday at the 
Texas Motorplex.

McClenathan has three wins in five final rounds on the all-concrete 
Texas Motorplex quarter-mile track, just outside Dallas, near Ennis, 
Texas. He won here in 1996, 1997 and 2000.  He finished in the runner-up 
position in 1994 and 2002.

"For whatever the reasons, I've always done well at the Motorplex," said 
McClenathan.  "Maybe it's the concrete track.  Maybe it's because it's 
consistently quick and fast.  Whatever the reason, I would like to get 
number four this weekend.

"I'm still looking for my first win of the season and there are only 
three races left to do that.  I love this track and hope that my first 
win with FRAM comes here."

Entering this weekend's O'Reilly Fall Nationals, McClenathan, from Lake 
Havasu City, Ariz., is ninth in the NHRA POWERade Top Fuel point 
standings.  He has 999 points, just 8 points behind eighth.

During qualifying, McClenathan is also looking to clinch a spot in the 
Budweiser Shootout, a special event held on Sat., Oct. 22, during the 
NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,

Currently McClenathan is locked in a three-way battle with David Grubnic 
and Scott Kalitta for positions six through eight.  McClenathan, who is 
No. 6 with 2960 points, leads both Grubnic and Kalitta by 60 points 
entering the final event at which they can earn points for the Shootout.

Only the top seven point earners are guaranteed a spot in the eight-car 
Shootout field. The eighth position will be determined by a 
lottery-style drawing from the eighth through 15th qualifiers.  

Points for the Budweiser Shootout are awarded based on how a driver 
qualifies: No. 1 qualifier earns 175 points, No. 2 earns 165 points, No. 
3 earns 155 points, and No. 4 earns 145 points.  Points then decrease by 
five points for qualifying positions five through 16 (with No. 5 earning 
140 points down to No. 16 earning 85 points).  So every point is important.

"We want to first be guaranteed a spot in the Budweiser Shootout, so we 
have to qualify high this weekend.  After that we want to go to Vegas, 
do well and take home $100,000 of Budweiser's money," said McClenathan.

Anheuser-Busch provides an overall purse of $239,000 for the popular 
Budweiser Shootout program in 2005. The Shootout will feature a race-day 
purse of $147,000, with $100,000 going to the winner.  The runner-up 
will earn $15,000. The two semifinalists will earn $6,000 each and the 
four first-round finishers $5,000 apiece.
 
McClenathan has appeared in 12 previous Budweiser Shootouts.

QUALIFYING: Qualifying for the 20th running of the O'Reilly Fall 
Nationals begins for McClenathan and the Carrier Boyz Racing FRAM AirHog 
Dragster on Friday at the Texas Motorplex with two nitro fuel sessions 
scheduled for 5 and 7:30 p.m. Nitro fuel qualifying concludes with two 
additional sessions on Saturday, at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m.  McClenathan 
begins his quest for the Top Fuel title on Sunday with eliminations for 
all classes getting underway at 11 a.m.  Times are local Dallas time -- 
Central Time (CT) - 1 hour behind Eastern Time (ET) --  and subject to 
change at anytime.     

TELEVISION: Qualifying highlights for the NHRA O'Reilly Fall Nationals 
presented by Castrol Syntec can be seen on ESPN2 on Saturday afternoon 
(Oct. 8) from 4-6 p.m.  ESPN2 will also air three hours of same-day 
television coverage of eliminations beginning at 8 p.m. on Sunday 
evening (Oct. 9). The elimination show repeats on ESPN2 early Friday 
morning, Oct. 14, from 3 until 5 a.m.  Also, tune in to NHRA2Day on 
ESPN2, the weekly show that gives you the latest information about the 
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.  NHRA2Day can be seen on Sunday 
morning, Oct. 9 at 11:30 a.m.   Television times are Eastern Time (ET) 
and subject to change at anytime.  Check local listings.

Headquartered in Danbury, Conn., FRAM®, the official filter of the 
NHRA®, is a unit of Honeywell Consumer Products Group, which 
manufactures and markets the FRAM AirHog^(TM) air filter and other 
quality FRAM automotive filters.  The Honeywell Consumer Products Group 
also includes Prestone® antifreeze/coolant and car care products, 
Autolite® spark plugs and ignition wire sets and Holts® car care 
products. For additional information visit the following websites: FRAM 
at www.fram.com and FRAM AirHog at www.framairhog.com or call 
1-800-862-7737.
    
For 2005, Carrier Boyz Racing and primary marketing partners FRAM and 
Honeywell welcome the support of our associate marketing partners: 
American Racing Wheels, Autolite Spark Plugs, Bendix by Honeywell, 
Fabtech Performance Suspensions, GMC, Mac Tools, Prestone Antifreeze, 
PurePower Lubricants and Torco Race Fuels/Skull Gear.

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