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13 December 2011
MAHLE Clevite Inc. Awards MAHLE Clevite Champion Technician with a VIP Trip to NASCAR® Sprint Cup Champion’s Week™

12 December 2011
Doug Yates Caps Season With Two MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Year Awards – ECR Takes Prize in Camping World Truck Series

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Every week Clevite succeeds on the track nationwide - follow all of the latest developments in our motorsports newsroom. You will find information on everything from current newsletters to results of the Clevite Engine Builder Showdown.

Come visit the motorsports newsroom as we profile engine builders and other important milestones throughout the year at Clevite Engine Parts. Engine builders and race teams help us to create the news you love.

13 December 2011
MAHLE Clevite Inc. Awards MAHLE Clevite Champion Technician with a VIP Trip to NASCAR® Sprint Cup Champion’s Week™

12 December 2011
Doug Yates Caps Season With Two MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Year Awards – ECR Takes Prize in Camping World Truck Series

22 November 2011
MAHLE Clevite Inc. Congratulates 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart on his 3rd Title, the 64th Straight for MAHLE Clevite

27 June 2011
MAHLE Clevite Inc. Hosts 23rd Marine Regiment At Infineon Raceway; Greet Winner In Victory Lane

10 January 2011
MAHLE Clevite Inc. Announces Renewed Commitment to NASCAR and Grass Roots Racing
Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 10, 2011 - MAHLE Clevite Inc. announced plans to continue its long-running and highly successful NASCAR® sponsorship, including the Engine Builder of the Year award, as well as continued devotion to the thousands of NASCAR grass roots racers around the country. The three-year agreement includes both the NASCAR national series as well as the NASCAR regional and local grassroots series.

10 August 2010
MAHLE Clevite Inc. Applauds Kalitta Motorsports, John Force Racing and J&J Racing for Victories in Denver
MAHLE Clevite Inc. applauds Kalitta Motorsports, John Force Racing and J&J Racing for their recent Full Throttle Drag Racing Series victories at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver, Co. All three teams use Clevite® engine bearings in their winning racecars.

1 June 2010
11th Annual MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown Ends with a Record Build Time and Fourth Straight Championship for Pro Motor Engines
Pro Motor Engines once again made history Thursday, capturing their fourth consecutive MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown championship with a record-breaking build time.

10 December 2009
MAHLE Clevite Inc. Crowns MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
MAHLE Clevite Inc. recently announced Shane Parsnow of Hendrick Motorsports as the 2009 MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year for the NASCAR® Sprint® Cup Series.

19 May 2009
10th Annual MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown Ends in Dramatic Fashion with Third Straight Championship for Pro Motor Engines
Dennis Borem and Darrell Hoffman from Pro Motor Engines made history Wednesday, capturing their record third straight MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown in the closest finish in the 10-year history of the competition.

9 March 2009
MAHLE Clevite Inc. Features NASCAR® Sprint® Cup Series Video Highlights on www.mahleclevite.com
MAHLE Clevite Inc. recently added a video clip featuring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series highlights to its website, www.mahleclevite.com. The two-minute video, courtesy of NASCAR Performance Network, will be updated the Monday after each race weekend to capture the most memorable events of the race.

26 September 2008
2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown to Premiere on SPEED Channel’s “Two Guys Garage”; Sunday, September 28 at 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 25, 2008 – The 2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown, recently held at the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C., will be featured in an upcoming episode of “Two Guys Garage,” on SPEED, a cable station dedicated to motorsports. The episode covers the Showdown in the final stages of the competition, and will premiere on Sunday, September 28, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. (EST).

24 July 2008
MAHLE Clevite Enjoys Nearly Unanimous Participation, Race Wins and Positive Response From NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Teams To Decal Transition
Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 22, 2008 – MAHLE Clevite announced earlier this year that the company would transition to the MAHLE white decal from its legendary blue Clevite decal throughout all of NASCAR®. At nearly the halfway point of the change, 52 of the 55 teams that have entered a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event in 2008 have displayed the MAHLE decal.

4 June 2008
Winners of 2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown from Pro Motor Engines Score Stunning 15:59 Minutes Engine Build!
MOORESVILLE, NC – June 2, 2008 –Dennis Borem and Darrell Hoffman of Pro Motor Engines wasted no time as they racked up a stunning 15 minutes and 59 seconds build to win the 2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown on May 20. They came away with the Randy Dorton Memorial Trophy and a cash prize of $26,000, as well as bragging rights for another year – they are winners two years in a row now having taken last year’s top prize with a 16:25 build.

12 May 2008
MAHLE Clevite Kicks Off “Find Clevite” Promotion; Winner Gets a VIP NASCAR Race Weekend Later This Year
MAHLE Clevite is celebrating its new identity in NASCAR with a special “Find Clevite” promotion. The contest, being held online at www.FindClevite.com, is now underway and will conclude on October 25. The grand prize winner will receive a NASCAR VIP Weekend for two at a 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

23 April 2008
Record-Breaking 24 NASCAR® Engine Builder Teams Sign Up To Compete in the 2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown
Ann Arbor, MI, Apr. 22, 2008 – The ninth annual MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown in May produces another record-breaking turnout among NASCAR® engine builders.

16 April 2008
MAHLE Clevite Expands Grassroots Racing Outreach With Sponsorship of NASCAR Corona Series
Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 15, 2008 – To further expands its reach into grassroots racing, MAHLE Clevite has announced its sponsorship of the NASCAR Corona Series. The three year sponsorship agreement for the NASCAR series in Mexico will last until 2010.

27 February 2008
NASCAR Engine Builder Teams Are Signing Up Early to Compete in the 2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown
Ann Arbor, MI – Feb. 27, 2008 – The first round of the 2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown is more than two months away, but already multiple NASCAR® engine builder teams have signed up to compete in this exciting contest to see who can successfully build and run a Chevy RO7 engine in the shortest time possible.

20 February 2008
MAHLE Clevite Celebrates 1st NASCAR Win With New Decal At 2008 Daytona 500
When Ryan Newman took the checkered flag at the 2008 Daytona 500, it was also a milestone event for MAHLE Clevite Inc. It marked the first time the company’s new MAHLE white decal entered Victory Lane in NASCAR competition. The company announced earlier this year that the MAHLE decal would take the place of the legendary Clevite blue decal throughout all NASCAR competitions.

6 February 2008
MAHLE Clevite Inc. Announces New Contract with NASCAR Expanding Reach Into Grass Roots Racing
Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 4, 2008 - MAHLE Clevite Inc. announced its continued support of NASCAR by signing a new contract for the 2008 season. A long time supporter of NASCAR racing, the company has extended its agreement to again sponsor the Nationwide Series, Craftsman Truck Series and at the grass roots levels of NASCAR.

29 January 2008
Top NASCAR® Engine Builders To Tackle Chevy RO7 Engines in 2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown
Ann Arbor, MI – Jan. 29, 2008 – MAHLE Clevite Inc. presents an exciting new challenge for the teams of NASCAR® engine builders competing in this year’s MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown held in May at the NASCAR Technical Institute (NTI). After eight years of using NASCAR Sprint® Cup 357-cubic-inch Ford engines, MAHLE Clevite is switching to Chevy RO7 engines for the event. Showdown teams race to build and successfully run their engines in the shortest time possible.

4 November 2005
Clevite Engine Parts Targets Sport Compact Market
Clevite Engine Parts has announced a new initiative to increase awareness and availability of its engine parts in the growing sport compact market. This two-pronged effort entails targeting and educating import specialist engine builders as well as continuing to introduce new products that make these sport compact engines more durable. Product lines being marketed through the initiative include Clevite 77® engine bearings, Perfect Circle® piston rings, and Victor Reinz® gaskets — some of the most respected brands in engine parts.



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