Media Alert: Shannon Anderson Wins IMCA's 2009 Hobby Stock Division Title With EQR Cylinder Heads
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 22, 2009 Shannon Anderson Wins IMCA's 2009 Hobby Stock Division Title With EQ(r) Cylinder Heads Driver captures record setting 43 wins on his way to the national point championship (ATLANTIC, IOWA) - Defending champion Shannon Anderson of Atlantic, Iowa has captured the 2009 National Championship in the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) Hobby Stock division. Anderson, who competes using the EQ CH350I spec cylinder head, won an IMCA single division season record 43 feature races. He won 12 more races than runner-up B.J. Dauer of Marquette, Kan. Both won four track crowns and earned the maximum number of bonus points. "We congratulate Shannon for capturing his second straight Hobby Stock National Championship," said Mark Moore, EQ director of sales. "He is a phenomenal racer that is a consistent force in every race that he competes in. We are proud to be associated with Shannon through his use of our cylinder heads and wish him continued success in the future." The son of five-time national Stock Car champion Jeff Anderson, Shannon Anderson topped point standings at Buena Vista (Iowa) Raceway, the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, Iowa and Stuart (Iowa) Speedway in repeating as Jet Racing Northern Region king. For more information about EngineQuest, visit www.enginequest.com <http://www.enginequest.com/> . For more information about IMCA, visit www.imca.com <http://www.imca.com/> . ### Photo Caption: Shannon Anderson in Victory Lane with Brett Root and Bill "Speedy" Smith About EngineQuest (EQ) EngineQuest (EQ) is the engine parts division of AAEQ Manufacturers and Recyclers. EQ's product line includes new, remanufactured and reclaimed engine parts. EQ sources its cores from its sister company, AA Midwest, which maintains a huge inventory of over 150,000 engines, transmissions and internal parts cores. EQ specializes in manufacturing parts that either make one automotive core work in another application or replace a hard to find or hard to salvage part. EQ continues to offer new products to help the engine builder solve their manufacturing challenges, including: exhaust manifolds (new and reclaimed), timing covers (largest single line available), harmonic balancers, head bolt sets, crankshafts, stock replacement and performance cylinder heads. EQ parts are available from three national warehouses located in Chicago, Ill., Las Vegas, Nev., and Dallas, Texas. About IMCA The International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) was organized in 1915 and is the oldest active automobile racing sanctioning body in the United States. In 1990, Kathy Root was named president of IMCA and in 1996 purchased IMCA from innovator and visionary, Keith Knaack and family. IMCA now has nine classes including: Modified, Late Model, Stock Car, Sprint Car, Northern SportMod, Southern SportMod, Crate Models, Hobby Stock and Sport Compact. Through the promotion of grassroots weekly racing, IMCA has enjoyed tremendous growth in the last decade. For Further Product Information, Contact: For Further PR Information, Contact: Mark Moore Leslie Allen National Sales Director Public Relations Manager AAEQ The Marx Group 702.649.7776, ext. 209 615.378.1198 mvm@aaeq.net lallen@themarxgrp.com Kerri Petersen Vice President Marketing and Creative Services The Marx Group/Marx Group Advisors 2175 E. Francisco Blvd., Suite F San Rafael, CA 94901 Telephone: 415-453-0844, ext. 118 Cellular: 707-338-3724 Fax: 415-451-0166 facebook.com/kerri.petersen.tmg <http://www.facebook.com/kerri.petersen.tmg> . The Marx Group | www.themarxgrp.com <http://www.themarxgrp.com/> Marx Group Advisors | www.marxgroupadvisors.com <http://www.marxgroupadvisors.com/> Let's Connect <http://www.twitter.com/themarxgroup> <http://www.youtube.com/themarxgrp> <http://www.facebook.com/kerri.petersen.tmg> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kpetersen> kpetersen-tmg "Check out our NEW Catalyst archives filled with marketing tips and tools in a variety of topics and our recently added comments section. Share. Communicate. Learn."