MOPAR'S SCELZI TO APPEAR ON SPEED CHANNEL'S 'SPEEDFREAKS
TV'
NEWS RELEASE
March 30, 2006
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MOPAR’S SCELZI TO APPEAR ON SPEED CHANNEL’S ‘SPEEDFREAKS’ TV
Center Line, Mich. — Team Mopar’s resident “Wild Thing,�?? NHRA star Gary
Scelzi, is set to appear on Speed Channel’s “SpeedFreaks TV�?? this Saturday,
April 1. Scelzi will take on hosts Kenny Sargent, Crash Gladys, Lugg Nuttz and
Statt Mann, as they sit down to get his take on the 2006 season and other
aspects of the motorsports world. SpeedFreaks TV will air on Speed Channel at
1:30 a.m. EST (April 2)/10:30 p.m. PST April 1. A replay of the show can be
seen on Monday, April 3, at 7:30 a.m. EST/4:30 a.m. PST.
Scelzi, who won the 2005 NHRA POWERade Funny Car Series Championship,
competes for Don Schumacher Racing. His 2005 title was the fourth NHRA championship
of his career. Scelzi and the Mopar Oakley NHRA Funny Car team are currently
ranked ninth in NHRA POWERade Funny Car Series points.
This episode of “SpeedFreaks TV�?? was shot on location from the Mopar Direct
Connection mobile traveling center. during the Carquest Auto Parts NHRA
Winternationals at Pomona Raceway in February. The Mopar Direct Connection was
reintroduced in 2005, during the NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere
Raceway. Providing on-site technical and engineering support, the Mopar Direct
Connection was created to serve the grassroots racing community.
“SpeedFreaks�?? can be heard every Sunday night on the Freak Radio Network.
The network houses more than 80 radio stations across the United States,
including such major markets as Los Angeles, Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit and
Las Vegas. Additional coverage can be heard on the Internet at
_www.sportsbyline.com_ (http://www.sportsbyline.com/) ; the Armed Forces Network; and
Sirius Satellite Radio channel 122, via Sports Byline USA.
For more information regarding Mopar, Scelzi, Don Schumacher Racing or the “
SpeedFreaks TV�?? program, log on to _www.moparspeed.com_
(http://www.moparspeed.com/) , _www.mopar.com_ (http://www.mopar.com/) , _www.garyscelzi.com_
(http://www.garyscelzi.com/) , _www.shoeracing.com_ (http://www.shoeracing.com/)
or _www.speedfreaks.tv_ (http://www.speedfreaks.tv/) .
Mopar is based in Center Line, Mich., and is the exclusive original
equipment supplier of parts and accessories for Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep® vehicles.
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