Carrier Boyz Racing: McClenathan drops close race at Infineon Raceway

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18TH ANNUAL NHRA FRAM AUTOLITE NATIONALS
INFINEON RACEWAY - SONOMA, CALIF.
JULY 29-31, 2005

Qualified: # 6 (4.566 seconds at 321.58 mph)
Eliminations:
Round 1: McClenathan (4.552/324.75) def. Rod Fuller (4.766/303.91)
Round 1: McClenathan (4.599/323.58) lost to Larry Dixon (4.586/329.02)


McClenathan drops close race at Infineon Raceway

SONOMA, Calif. (July 31, 2005) - After qualifying No. 6 at the 18th 
annual NHRA FRAM Autolite Nationals, Cory McClenathan driver of the 
Carrier Boyz Racing FRAM AirHog Top Fuel dragster, dropped a close race 
in the second round at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.

Taking the left lane in the opening round, McClenathan left first and 
never looked back.  He turned on his win light in 4.552 seconds at 
324.75 mph, while "Hot"  Rod Fuller followed in 4.766 seconds. 
McClenathan moved to round two against Larry Dixon.

For McClenathan, it was an old fashion drag race against Dixon, who took 
the win.  It was side-by-side down the Infineon Raceway quarter-mile 
with Dixon (4.586/329.02) edging Cory Mac (4.599/323.58) by six 
hundredth of a second.

"I don't like losing any race," said McClenathan.  "It was a good 
side-by-side race.  That makes it a little bit easier to accept.  Today, 
Dixon had the better car.

"I know all the folks from FRAM, Autolite, Prestone and Bendix had a 
good weekend at the FRAM Autolite Nationals.  I hope you will come back 
and see the FRAM AirHog dragster at every chance.  There are still a lot 
of wins left in this car.

"Todd (Smith) and Bob (Bauer) have this Carrier Boyz Racing car running 
consistently again.  My thanks to them and the crew for their hard work 
this weekend.  Now it's some time off, then on to Brainerd."

Unofficially, McClenathan ends the "Western Swing" and leaves the FRAM 
Autolite Nationals No. 9 in the POWERade point standings.  He now has 
740 points.

DRIVER APPEARANCE/CAR APPEARANCE: This Wednesday, August 3, Cory 
McClenathan and his Carrier Boyz Racing FRAM AirHog Top Fuel dragster 
will appear at KOHLWEISS AUTO PARTS, 1205 Veterans Blvd., in Redwood 
City, Calif. The car will be on display from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and 
McClenathan will sign autographs from 3-7 p.m. Terry Haddock and the 
Terry Haddock Racing Chevrolet Camaro will also attend.   Time is local 
California time -- Pacific Time (PT) -- and subject to change at anytime. 

NEXT RACE: Cory Mac and the Carrier Boyz Racing team will take some 
much-needed time off before the 24th NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series 
resumes at Brainerd International Raceway, August 11-14, for the NHRA 
Lucas Oil Nationals.

TELEVISION: ESPN2 HD will air three hours of same-day television 
coverage of eliminations beginning at 9 p.m. this evening (July 31).  
The elimination show repeats on ESPN2 HD early Monday morning, August 1, 
from 2 until 4:30 a.m.  Also, tune in to NHRA2Day on ESPN2 HD, the 
weekly show that gives you the latest information about the NHRA 
POWERade Drag Racing Series.  NHRA2Day can also be seen this evening 
(July 31) at 8:30 p.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, PurePower Lubricants and Torco Race Fuels/Skull Gear.

Visit our website at www.carrierboyzracing.com for the most current team 
news, race results and team merchandise.

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