Maiwald and Parsnow Set New Record During Seventh Annual Clevite Engine Builder Showdown

Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 8, 2006 — The 2006 Clevite Engine Builder Showdown preliminary rounds on May 2, 3 and 4, opened with a bang. The Showdown build record was once again broken and a mix of Showdown veterans and rookies advanced to the third round of competition.

The competing engine builders assembled 357 cubic inch Ford engines — similar in design to those used by NASCAR’s Ford race teams. The first round of the Showdown, which was held May 2 and 3, served as a qualifying round. The eight fastest times advanced to round two — beginning the head-to-head competition.

Mike Maiwald and Shane Parsnow of Hendrick Motorsports — long time Showdown participants and 2004 and 2005 Showdown runners-up, set another new engine build record during the second round of competition. The former record of 18 minutes and 54 seconds, set by Maiwald and Parsnow in 2005, was shattered with their new record setting build time of 18 minutes and 45 seconds.

“We feel like we let ourselves and our entire team down in the finals the last two years and we want to redeem ourselves and make a point,