Antron Brown, who leads the NHRA Top Fuel standings, is featured on the cover of the current issue
of Christian Motorsports Illustrated. Brown's DirecTV/Matco Tools dragster dons the cover of the
Second Quarter 2009 issue of CMI that will be available beginning at the 30th annual Mopar
Mile-High Nationals, July 10-12, at Bandimere Speedway.
"It's very meaningful to be on the cover of CMI," Brown said. "It's really cool to see and spread
the fellowship with other brother's and sister's in Christ in the motorsports industry. We look
forward to seeing the magazine this weekend at Denver and to help spread the word about CMI."
The cover article, written by Doug Johnson, is titled: Antron Brown, Taking it from 300 HP to 8,000
HP, Being the Best You Can Be. Brown, a 20-time NHRA winner, regularly attends the Sunday morning
Racer's For Christ (RFC) Chapel Service hosted by RFC Chaplain Larry Smiley. For more information
on CMI visit http://www.christianmotorsports.com.
"We're really pleased to feature Antron (Brown) and his faithful encouragement to kids and his
fellow racers," CMI Creative Director Deaven Butler said.
Brown, a 20-time NHRA winner, enters the 13th race on the 2009 NHRA schedule with a 53-point lead
over two-time champion Larry Dixon. The Matco Tools flagship driver has two wins in five final
round appearances this season, along with earning four No. 1 qualifying awards. Brown also clocked
three fastest runs of the season, including his 319.75 mph blast at Bristol, Tenn. in May.
Christian Motorsports Illustrated (CMI) is a fresh concept in inspirational magazines, designed to
meet the spiritual needs of the motorsports community. This industry encompasses an extremely wide
field including all types of motorsports racing, bike rallies, after market manufacturers, car
clubs, auto museums, sanctioning bodies, tracks, and event sites. The magazine is read by hundreds
of thousands of motorsports fans. Motorsport ministries and individuals take advantage of the
opportunities to pass out copies of CMI as fun and powerful witnessing tools. CMI readers, both
Christian and non-Christian, who may or may not attend an organized church, are inspired and
uplifted by the human interest element intertwined into the fast action stories of the hottest
topics in motorsports today.
Headquartered in Brownsburg, Ind., Mike Ashley Racing fields the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster
driven by Antron Brown. MAR proudly represents racing partners Matco Tools, Lend America, DirecTV,
Toyota, SpongeTechR Delivery Systems, Ringer's Gloves, GoFast! Sports, Goodyear, FRAM, Autolite,
Impact! Racing, Connexions Sports and Entertainment, and Forward Sports Marketing (FSM).
Mike Ashley Racing supports Autism Awareness through their support of the Hyperbaric Therapy
Center. A 2007 Centers for Disease Control report found that 1 in 150 children in America today
have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and an estimated 1.5 million Americans and their families
are now affected. Autism is a national health crisis, and Mike Ashley Racing is working to help
educate the public about ways they can get involved. Visit the Heal Autism Now website for more
information about how you can get involved at http://www.healautismnow.org
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