Carrier Boyz Racing: Qualifying
CARRIER BOYZ RACING FRAM AIRHOG TOP FUEL DRAGSTER Visit our website at www.carrierboyzracing.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE/FAX: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 36TH ANNUAL NHRA K&N FILTERS SUPERNATIONALS OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK - ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. JUNE 16-19, 2005 Qualifying: Session 1 Friday: 4.644 seconds at 323.35 mph (#7) Session 2 Friday: 4.541 seconds at 327.26 mph (# 7) Session 1 Saturday: 4.582 seconds at 326.00 mph (# 8) Session 2 Saturday: 4.575 seconds at 319.52 mph (# 9) Consistency return to McClenathan's FRAM AirHog dragster Cory Mac qualifies No. 9 ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 18, 2005) - Cory McClenathan, from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., placed the Carrier Boyz Racing FRAM AirHog Top Fuel dragster in the No. 9 position on the final qualifying ladder for the NHRA K&N SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. McClenathan recorded a best qualifying time of 4.541 seconds at 327.27 mph. Cory Mac, who is No. 5 on the career win list for Top Fuel drivers, will go after his 29th win. He will square off against Morgan Lucas in the opening round of eliminations tomorrow. Lucas qualified No. 8 with an elapsed time of 4.526 seconds. "We seem to have our consistency back," said McClenathan. "Tomorrow we'll need to step it up a bit while retaining the consistency." Crew chief Todd Smith added, "We tested this pass Monday and found some things and it made the FRAM AirHog more predictable. I think we got the results we wanted. We definitely made the car more consistent. That last run we were really trying to go for it and the car didn't respond. We're still evaluating that run but we'll be ready for tomorrow." McClenathan is currently No. 9 in the POWERade Top Fuel point standings, 15 points behind eighth, 65 behind seventh, 78 behind sixth and 116 out of the top five. At Englishtown, Cory Mac has been to the final round three times, finishing runner-up to Larry Dixon last year He was also runner-up to Joe Amato in 1992 and 1998. QUALIFYING: McClenathan, in the Carrier Boyz Racing FRAM AirHog Dragster, begins his quest for the Top Fuel title on Sunday with eliminations for all classes getting underway at 11 a.m. Time is local Englishtown, N.J. time -- Eastern Time (ET) -- and subject to change at anytime. TELEVISION: Qualifying highlights for the 36th annual NHRA K&N SuperNationals can be seen on ESPN2 on this evening (Saturday, June 18) from 8-10 p.m. The qualifying show repeats on the "Deuce" early Sunday morning (June 19) from 3-4:30 a.m. ESPN2 will also air same-day television coverage of eliminations from 4 until 7 p.m. on Sunday afternoon (June 19). The elimination show repeats on ESPN2 early Monday morning, June 20, from 3 until 4:30 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, June 19 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, Fabtech, GMC, Mac Tools, Prestone and PurePower Oil. Visit our website at www.carrierboyzracing.com for the most current team news, race results and team merchandise. -30-