Sat, 1 Dec 2007, 05:52 PM David Powers Motorsports Relocates to New Facility in =

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BROWNSBURG, Ind. -- Brownsburg NHRA Top Fuel team David Powers Motorsports has relocated to a new, = state-of-the-art facility in Brownsburg, Ind. The 40,000 square-foot = race shop is located on Southpoint Circle in the Indianapolis suburb.

The shop will house both the Matco Tools and Caterpillar Top Fuels teams = and allows for future expansion. The building features a modern look and = offers a fan-friendly viewing area for race fans. The building was = constructed by ACME Buildings, Inc. and is owned by Tim Buckley, = President of Vintage Design Inc. and financial partner of David Powers = Motorsports. The team had previously worked out of a facility in = Pittsboro, Ind.

=E2=80=9CWe are thrilled to be fully moved into our new shop in = Brownsburg,=E2=80=9D Powers said. =E2=80=9CI want to thank Lee Beard and = our entire race team for making such a smooth transition. We wanted to = design a race shop with a unique look that is comfortable to our = employees, sponsors and race fans and we feel we have accomplished that. = It=E2=80=99s exciting to have our shop in Brownsburg, which has quickly = become the capitol of NHRA drag racing.=E2=80=9D

Last season the two Powers-owned dragsters finished second (Rod Fuller) = and eighth (Whit Bazemore) in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship = standings. In its first full season with multiple cars, Fuller drove his = Caterpillar dragster to three wins in six final rounds appearances. The = team also collected five No.1 qualifying awards. The Powers team was the = only multi-car Top Fuel team with two cars to make the Countdown to 4. = In November, the team announced that 16-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle = racer Antron Brown will pilot the Matco Tools dragster in 2008.=20

Headquartered in Houston with race operations located in Brownsburg, = Ind., David Powers Motorsports fields the two-car Top Fuel operation of = drivers Rod Fuller and Antron Brown. DPM proudly represents racing = partners Matco Tools, Caterpillar, Valvoline, LP Corporation, Toyota, = Vintage Design Inc., Goodyear, FRAM, Autolite, Ringers Gloves, and = Forward Sports Marketing.