Courtesy Mopar Public Relations:

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show Will Feature an All Team Mopar® Driver Lineup on Sunday, May 11

Team Mopar® drivers Kasey Kahne, Brady Bacon, Gary Scelzi, Allen Johnson, Jack Beckman, Samuel Hübinette, Shaun Carlson, Cindi Lux and Brian Collins will all be featured on SpeedFreaks


Center Line, Mich. — Get ready for the Mopar® racing invasion! This weekend, the nation’s most popular motosports radio show, SpeedFreaks, will feature Team Mopar drivers Kasey Kahne, Brady Bacon, Gary Scelzi, Allen Johnson, Jack Beckman, Cindi Lux, Samuel Hübinette, Shaun Carlson and Brian Collins on Sunday, May 11 from 10 p.m. to midnight EDT/ 7 to 9 p.m. PDT. The drivers will make in-studio appearances as well as call in with the SpeedFreaks trio of Kenny Sargent, Crash Gladys and Statt Mann Caruthers.


The first hour of SpeedFreaks will feature in-studio guest and HEMI®-powered NHRA Funny Car driver Jack Beckman. The Don Schumacher Racing hotshoe has one win this year and is currently eighth in the points battle. Team Mopar factory-backed USAC owner and NASCAR standout Kasey Kahne will also make a call-in appearance. Kahne will be joined by 18-year-old Kasey Kahne Racing driver Brady Bacon who is currently second in the USAC Sprint Series points standings. To add to the female racing invasion of late, Speed World Challenge driver Cindi Lux will also phone a Freak to talk up her Sports Car championships.


The second hour will feature two-time Formula Drift champion Samuel Hübinette and his team owner, Shaun Carlson, in studio. They’ll be fresh off their Round Two Formula D event at Road Atlanta on May 10. Calling in will be four-time NHRA champion Gary Scelzi and NHRA Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson. Johnson is currently fifth in the Pro Stock points as he goes into next weekend’s O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway [Johnson’s home track]. Also calling in will be Team Mopar newcomer Brian Collins, coming off back-to-back wins at the SCORE San Felipe 250 and the SNORE Mint 400 in his No. 12 Mopar Dodge Ram 1500. Collins is preparing for the upcoming Tecate SCORE Baja 500 beginning on May 31.


SpeedFreaks radio show is heard on over 70 stations nationwide, SIRIUS Satellite channel 122, the Armed Forces Network and live on the Internet at http://www.sportsbyline.com Listeners can call in to 1-86-69-FREAKS. For more info on SpeedFreaks, visit https://www.speedfreaks.tv


70 Years of Mopar

When Chrysler bought Dodge in 1928, the need for a dedicated parts manufacturer, supplier and distribution system to support the growing enterprise led to the formation of the Chrysler Motor Parts Corporation (CMPC) in 1929.

Originally used in the 1920s, Mopar (a simple contraction of the words MOtor and PARts) was trademarked for a line of antifreeze products in 1937. It was also widely used as a moniker for the CMPC. The Mopar brand made its mark in the 1960s – the muscle car era. The Chrysler Corporation built race-ready Dodge and Plymouth “package cars” equipped with special high-performance parts. Mopar carried a line of “Special Parts” for super stock drag racers and developed its racing parts division called Mopar Performance Parts to enhance speed and handling for both road and racing use.

Today, Chrysler LLC’s Global Service & Parts division is responsible for the manufacturing and distribution of nearly 250,000 authentic Mopar replacement parts, components and accessories for Chrysler, Jeep® and Dodge vehicles sold around the world. To assure quality, reliability and durability, all Mopar parts and accessories are designed in strict adherence to Chrysler Engineering standards.


# # #


ON THE INTERNET

Visit Chrysler’s Media Services Web site at http://www.media.chrysler.com for additional Chrysler and Mopar news. For additional information about Mopar, log on to http://www.mopar.com or http://www.moparspeed.com