CENTER LINE, Mich. - The Team Mopar midget contingent turned in some
impressive performances at last weekend's Chili Bowl in Tulsa, Okla.
Creating a huge buzz at the four-day event was the stalwart aluminum A4 Mopar
midget racing engine that powered a total of 18 of the top entries. Eight
(44%) qualified for Saturday's A-main event, while only 24 of 206 (12%) total
entries made it to The Show.
Mopar powered four top-ten finishers in the Chili Bowl finale, including
NASCAR veteran Tony Stewart (fourth), WilkePAK Motorsports young gun Davey Ray
(eighth), Tracy Hines (ninth) and Dave Darland (tenth).
Kasey Kahne, who will drive the No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge entry from
Evernham Motorsports in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2004, also utilized Mopar
power in his Zarounian-Kahne Motorsports midget. Kahne qualified for the
A-main, but he was bitten by racing gremlins and relegated to a 24th-place finish
overall.
Several other drivers proved the strength of the overall Team Mopar lineup.
Cory Kruseman, regular driver of a Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises (TSRE) Mopar
car in the USAC National Sprint Series, clinched the second Chili Bowl
championship of his career. Danny Lasoski, Team Mopar World of Outlaws star,
followed Kruseman in second. J.J. Yeley, who piloted a TSRE Mopar-sponsored car to
the USAC National Sprint championship and 14 wins in 2003, completed the podium
in third. Newcomer Josh Wise, who is set to drive a Mopar-decorated midget
vehicle for TSRE in the USAC National Midget Series this season, hustled his
midget car to 16th overall.
For more information regarding Mopar and the Team Mopar race drivers, log on
to www.mopar.com and www.moparspeed.com.
Mopar is based in Center Line, Mich., and is the exclusive original equipment
supplier of parts and accessories for Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep® vehicles.
impressive performances at last weekend's Chili Bowl in Tulsa, Okla.
Creating a huge buzz at the four-day event was the stalwart aluminum A4 Mopar
midget racing engine that powered a total of 18 of the top entries. Eight
(44%) qualified for Saturday's A-main event, while only 24 of 206 (12%) total
entries made it to The Show.
Mopar powered four top-ten finishers in the Chili Bowl finale, including
NASCAR veteran Tony Stewart (fourth), WilkePAK Motorsports young gun Davey Ray
(eighth), Tracy Hines (ninth) and Dave Darland (tenth).
Kasey Kahne, who will drive the No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge entry from
Evernham Motorsports in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2004, also utilized Mopar
power in his Zarounian-Kahne Motorsports midget. Kahne qualified for the
A-main, but he was bitten by racing gremlins and relegated to a 24th-place finish
overall.
Several other drivers proved the strength of the overall Team Mopar lineup.
Cory Kruseman, regular driver of a Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises (TSRE) Mopar
car in the USAC National Sprint Series, clinched the second Chili Bowl
championship of his career. Danny Lasoski, Team Mopar World of Outlaws star,
followed Kruseman in second. J.J. Yeley, who piloted a TSRE Mopar-sponsored car to
the USAC National Sprint championship and 14 wins in 2003, completed the podium
in third. Newcomer Josh Wise, who is set to drive a Mopar-decorated midget
vehicle for TSRE in the USAC National Midget Series this season, hustled his
midget car to 16th overall.
For more information regarding Mopar and the Team Mopar race drivers, log on
to www.mopar.com and www.moparspeed.com.
Mopar is based in Center Line, Mich., and is the exclusive original equipment
supplier of parts and accessories for Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep® vehicles.
