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Hagan Wins Route 66 NHRA Nationals, Sets National Record with Mopar®       Power

Matt Hagan raced his Mopar® HEMI®-powered DieHard Dodge Charger R/T       Funny Car straight into his second winner's circle of the 2010 NHRA Full       Throttle Drag Racing Series on Sunday, June 6, at the Route 66 NHRA       Nationals in Joliet, Ill. The Mopar-powered driver also set the national       elapsed-time record in the process.

Before a five-hour rain delay, Hagan and the DieHard team poured       everything they had into the car's performance, defeating Tony Pedregon       with a 4.174/291.32 and Jeff Arend using a 4.219/295.21. When action       resumed, the air was cooler and conditions nearly perfect, as Hagan tossed       out Ashley Force Hood with the quickest Funny Car run to 1000 feet of       4.022 seconds at 312.71, then backed it up in the final round against       Robert Hight recording a 4.035/312.78 to win the event and set a national       record.

"This was (crew chiefs) Tommy DeLago and John Medlen's race," said       Hagan. "These guys put a great race car underneath me all weekend long. It       was great to set the national record and win the race. How better of a       weekend could you have?"

Hagan's Mopar-powered Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) teammate Jack Beckman       advanced to the semis at Joliet, dismissing Paul Lee and Bob Tasca III       before falling to Hight. DSR driver Ron Capps exited in the first round in       his Mopar-powered Funny Car, losing to Jeff Arend.

Hagan is now third in the NHRA Funny Car standings, with Beckman fifth       and Capps in sixth. Next up is the 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals in       Englishtown, N.J., June 10-13. For more information on the NHRA, visit http://www.nhra.com.

Johnson Records Quarterfinals Finish at
Route 66 NHRA Nationals      

Team Mopar NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock driver Allen       Johnson knocked off Justin Humphreys in the opening round before falling       to Jason Line in the quarterfinals at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals in       Joliet, Ill., on Sunday, June 6.

Johnson and his J&J Racing squad continued their streak of strong       qualifying runs, posting the Mopar Dodge Avenger Pro Stock car No. 3.       Johnson dismissed Humphreys with a pass of 6.627/208.52 to Humphreys'       6.656/206.73. In the quarterfinals, Johnson's 6.637/208.68 pass wasn't       enough to best Line's 6.616/208.68 mark.

V. Gaines also advanced to the quarterfinals, beating Jeg Coughlin       before losing to Shane Gray. Johnson remains second in the Pro Stock       standings, with Gaines clocking in at No. 14. Next up is the 41st annual       NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown, N.J., June 10-13. For more information       on the NHRA, visit http://www.nhra.com.      

Jerry Stallard Named Mopar 'Top Eliminator' Winner at Midwest Mopars in       the Park

Jerry Stallard's 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE was chosen as the Mopar       "Top Eliminator" winner at the 26th Annual Midwest Mopars in the Park       event at the Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington, Minn., on Sunday,       June 6. The announcement capped the two-day car show, which also featured       the first-ever appearance by the Mopar Direct Connection display rig at       the event.

Stallard, from Columbia Station, Ohio, purchased his Dodge Challenger       last year after locating it on the internet and began the restoration,       which he completed the weekend prior to the Midwest Mopars in the Park.       The project utilized a number of genuine Mopar Performance parts,       including a Mopar Battery, Mopar Performance Air Filter Assembly and Mopar       Valve Covers. Stallard and his wife, Victoria, currently own eight       Chrysler Group vehicles.

The Mopar "Top Eliminator" program, now in its' fourth year, recognizes       the most skilled Mopar enthusiasts and their restyled or customized       vehicles. Six Mopar "Top Eliminator" winners will be selected throughout       the year at various events and through online submissions. The winning       vehicles will be displayed in the Mopar Alley at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las       Vegas.

"To win this award and have the car displayed in the Mopar Alley at       SEMA, it's a surprise," said Stallard, who searched online for Mopar parts       needed for the restoration while enduring a long recovery from knee       surgery. "I never dreamed this in a million years. My first car was a 1968       Fury. We recently purchased a 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8®, and we have a       few of the new Dodge Chargers and a few Dodge Caravans. It's all Mopar for       us."

Despite intermittent showers on both Saturday and Sunday, Mopar       enthusiasts packed the Dakota County Fairgrounds and crowded the Mopar       Direct Connection Rig. Midwest Mopars in the Park attendees checked out       the Mopar Direct Connection Test Lab vehicle on display and snapped up       Mopar apparel on sale at the DC Rig. Fans also had the opportunity to       visit with Mopar racers of yesteryear at the event, including Butch Leal,       Herb McCandless, Judy Lilly, Tom Coddington and Dave Rockwell of the       Ramchargers, and Roland Leong, owner of the "Hawaiian" Funny Car.

"The rain didn't dampen the spirits", said Alan Meehan, club secretary       for the Midwest Mopars car club, which organizes the event. "We had almost       700 cars in the show field, and including the car corral and the       non-judged cars, we are well over 1,000 cars. This is the first year we've       had Mopar out, and we've gotten great feedback. People are very excited to       have Mopar out here supporting the show."

Hübinette Advances to
Top 16 at Wall Stadium

Two-time Formula DRIFT (FD) champion Samuel Hübinette drove his Samuel       Hübinette Racing (SHR) Dodge Motorsports/BFGoodrich Dodge Challenger to a       Top 16 finish in the FD: Round Three The Gauntlet event at Wall Stadium in       Wall, N.J. on Saturday, June 5.

Hübinette qualified his Mopar-powered Dodge Challenger No. 13, then       drew 2005 FD champion Rhys Millen in the premier matchup of the Top 32       round. The SHR team owner and driver executed two strong drift runs and       advanced easily after Millen tapped the wall on one of his two runs.       Hübinette matched up with Justin Pawlak in the Top 16. The "Crazy Swede"       went at Pawlak hard in two tightly contested tandem drift battles, but       ultimately came out on the losing end of the FD judges' decision. Despite       his sooner-than-desired exit, Hübinette maintained his No. 8 spot in the       FD point standings.

"The Dodge Motorsports Dodge Challenger performed great all weekend,"       said Hübinette. "We're getting better each race; we keep dialing in the       new car more and more at each event. I think we're close to getting that       first podium of the year."

The SHR team owner also watched his driver, Andrew Comrie-Picard,       nicknamed "ACP," qualify for his first FD main event. Comrie-Picard posted       his SHR Dodge Motorsports/BFGoodrich Dodge Viper SRT10® No. 32 in       qualifying before falling to Ryan Tuerck in the opening round. "ACP has       improved immensely since the first race of the season at Long Beach back       in April," said Hübinette. "We'll be seeing that more throughout the       season, for sure."

Next up for Hübinette and Picard is the FD Round 4: Throwdown event at       Evergreen Speedway in Evergreen, Wash., July 9-10. For more information on       Samuel Hübinette, visit http://www.samuelhubinetteracing.com.

Mopar-Powered Beauchamp Battles Back for Top-10
at Delaware       Speedway

Ron Beauchamp drove his No. 60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries       Dodge to an eighth-place finish in the opening round of the NASCAR       Canadian Tire Series at Delaware Speedway near London, Ontario on       Saturday, June 5.

The Mopar Parts Dodge was quick during the afternoon practice session       and Beauchamp posted the fifth quickest time in qualifying. In the main       event, after an early pit stop for adjustments, Beauchamp immediately       began improving his position and was soon inside the top-five runners,       until contact with the No. 9 car sent him back in the field. Beauchamp       again moved toward the front until he was collected in another incident       late in the race, forcing him to settle for an eighth-place finish.

"It was a solid day early on for our team" said Beauchamp. "The car was       a little loose but I knew it would race well, and a top-five starting spot       is very good for the first race of the season. The car was performing       perfectly, then the racing, well, she got a little rough out there."

Ron Beauchamp Jr. and the No. 60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries       Dodge Team will compete in all thirteen races on the NASCAR Canadian Tire       Series. Round Two is June 12-13 on the road course at Mosport       International Raceway.