Thu, 9 Dec 1999, 01:44 PM Mopar Performance Parts Extends IHRA Pro Modified Shootout Sponsorship

Courtesy of IHRA Communication

CENTER LINE, Mich. -- Mopar Performance Parts, the performance group of the Mopar Parts network, has extended its sponsorship of the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Mopar Performance Parts Pro Modified Shootout for another two years.

"The renewal of our sponsorship demonstrates the commitment we at Mopar have for the IHRA Pro Modified Shootout," said Lou Patane, Vice President, Motorsports Operations and Mopar Performance Parts, DaimlerChrysler Motors Corporation. "We have seen a significant increase in the number of competitors in this class over the last year and its popularity among the fans has grown tremendously. With the introduction of the Hemi engine to Pro Mod competition this year, the level of competition has been heightened which has made for some great racing for the fans to enjoy."

The Mopar Performance Parts Pro Modified Shootout encompasses all Pro Modifieds, regardless of body or engine origin. The class includes powerplants with nitrous injection, as well as supercharged categories for wedge and Hemi engines. Allowable supercharger overdrives will be separately adjusted for wedge and Hemi engines to maintain a level playing field with the gas/nitrous competitors.

The eight drivers who have earned the most points during qualifying will compete in the Mopar Performance Parts Pro Modified Shootout. Points will be accumulated at IHRA National Events beginning with the Prolong Super Lubricants Winter Nationals at Darlington International Dragway in Darlington, N.C., March 9-11, 2000, and ending at the Mopar Parts World Finals in Shreveport, La., Oct. 12-14, 2000.

Mopar Performance Parts will provide an overall purse of $50,000 for the Pro Modified Shootout. The winner will earn $20,000. The runner-up will pocket $10,000, while the two semi-finalists will take home $5,000 each and the four first-round finishers $2,500. As an incentive, Mopar Performance Parts will double the purse payout to any qualifying Pro Modified Shootout participants that utilizes a Mopar body and engine combination all season long.



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