Carrier Boyz Racing: The 600th round of eliminations not as Cory Mac envisioned

41ST ANNUAL NHRA PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NATIONALS
presented by SUMMIT RACING
NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY - COLUMBUS (HEBRON) OHIO
MAY 19-22, 2005

Qualified: #9 (4.698 seconds at 324.75 mph)
Eliminations:
Round 1: McClenathan (4.853/324.12) lost to Brandon Bernstein (4.608/318.39)

The 600th round of eliminations not as Cory Mac envisioned

Hebron, Ohio (May 22, 2005) - Competing in his 600th round of 
eliminations today, Cory McClenathan did not have the outcome he 
envisioned at the 41st annual NHRA Pontiac Performance Nationals 
presented by Summit Racing,

Up against Brandon Bernstein in the opening round, McClenathan gained a 
very small advantage at the green light but has to pedal the Carrier 
Boyz Racing FRAM AirHog Top Fuel dragster and that move allowed 
Bernstein to pull away to the win.

Bernstein recorded an elapsed time of 4.608 seconds to 4.853 for Cory Mac.

"I saw my 600th round going a lot different.  First and foremost, I 
envisioned the Carrier Boyz Racing FRAM AirHog car crossing the finish 
line first with me winning.  Guess I was in the wrong dream.  In 
reality, Bernstein had the better car today and he got to the finish 
line first, not me," said McClenathan.

"We'll pick up and head to the next race. Todd (Smith, crew chief) and 
the guys will regroup and we'll continue to try and win races and gain 
POWERade points.  We're not out of this thing by any means."

McClenathan leaves the Pontiac Performance Nationals seventh in the Top 
Fuel point chase and now has accumulated 429 points.      

Next up for Cory Mac and Carrier Boyz Racing is the O'Reilly Auto Parts 
Summer Nationals over the Memorial Day holiday weekend at Heartland Park 
Topeka in Topeka, Kan., the capital of the great state of Kansas.  Then, 
after a week off, the series begins back-to-back-to-back races in 
Chicago -- Joliet, Ill. (June 9-12), Englishtown, N.J. (June 16-19) and 
St. Louis - Madison, Ill. (June 24-26).  

TELEVISION: ESPN2 will air same-day television coverage of eliminations 
from 8 until 11 p.m. this evening (Sunday, May 22).  The elimination 
show repeats on ESPN2 early Monday morning, May 23, from 2 until 4:30 
a.m.  Television times are Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at 
anytime.  Check local listings.
   
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