Online Voting Begins in $125,000 ‘Search for a Champion’ Contest

January 6, 2015 — FMe360

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Consumers can help select the 15 finalists in the popular annual “Search for a Champion” racing sponsorship contest by casting votes for their favorite video entries at www.AlwaysaChampion.com. The finalist voting period – which will determine 15 $5,000 racing sponsorship winners and set the stage for the $50,000 grand-prize voting round, runs today through Feb. 3, 2015. Those who register will automatically earn, for each vote cast, one free entry into a sweepstakes drawing for 200 prize packs containing a T-shirt and cap featuring the iconic red-and-black Champion® “bow tie” logo.

Search for a Champion is sponsored by Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation.

The annual contest enables grassroots racers throughout the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec) to compete for Champion sponsorships by submitting a 2-minute video profile that best demonstrates their commitment to winning with the help of “Performance Driven™” Champion spark plugs. Search for a Champion is open to racers in three broad categories of engine-driven competition: Asphalt; Dirt; and Water/Snow. Winners in each round are selected in part through online votes cast by consumers. More than 140 grassroots racers produced and submitted videos for this year’s contest.

“Every vote cast in the Search for a Champion contest can dramatically change the course of a racer’s career – that was absolutely true for me,” said 2014 grand-prize winner Jordan Ives. “This is the only program of its kind to support talented young drivers who want to reach the next level of competition and perhaps even become professionals. I’m proud to represent the Champion brand and the thousands of voters who supported me each time I line up for the start of a race.”

To view this year’s video entries and to register and vote in the contest, simply visit www.AlwaysaChampion.com and click on the Search for a Champion link. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ChampionSparkPlugs, and follow Champion on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ChampionPlugs.
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Win a Trip for 2 to the 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® Through ANCO® Wipers ‘Show Your Face Off’ Contest

December 8, 2014 — FMe360

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Got your NHL® game face on? It could be worth a grand prize expenses-paid trip for two to the 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® on New Year’s Day through the ANCO® Wipers “Show Your Face Off” social media contest. Now through December 15, 2014, hockey fans can enter the contest by posting their best game face photo, along with the #ShowYourFaceOff hashtag, to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

ANCO Wipers, the Official Wiper Blade of the National Hockey League, are manufactured by Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML).

To participate in this innovative contest, simply snap and post a “selfie” or other photo of you or a friend or family member’s NHL® game face along with the #ShowYourFaceOff hashtag by Tuesday, December 16. Ten contest finalists will compete in a series of five social media “face off” rounds that will be posted to the @ANCOWiperBlades Twitter feed in conjunction with NHL games on December 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21. All fans can vote by using Twitter. The grand prize winner, based on the most re-tweets and Twitter “favorites,” will be announced December 22, with two fans packing their bags for a New Year’s Eve trip to Washington.

“The NHL and its teams have forged a remarkably strong connection with their fans, and millions of these enthusiasts are also very passionate about the cars they drive,” said ANCO Brand Manager Tracy Neil. “We’re giving these consumers a unique and fun opportunity to turn their game faces into a chance at a once-in-a-lifetime hockey experience.”

The 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® will feature the Chicago Blackhawks® and Washington Capitals® facing off on a specially constructed outdoor rink at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The ANCO Show Your Face Off grand prize winner will receive an expenses-paid trip package for two to the event, including travel, lodging, game tickets and other prizes. For contest rules and restrictions, please visit www.ANCOWipers.com.

ANCO premium wiper blades utilize exclusive designs and materials and are engineered with the latest technology to ensure a clear, streak-free wipe in any driving environment, helping keep drivers safe with a clearer view of the road ahead. From passenger cars to commercial vehicles and with conventional and profile-style wiper blades, ANCO has the most extensive coverage of all types of vehicles for the best and safest visibility. That’s why ANCO is “The Clearest Choice® in Wiper Blades.”

To learn more about the ANCO Show Your Face Off promotion as well as world-class ANCO wiper blades and related products, please visit www.ANCOWipers.com. To identify the right ANCO product for virtually any application, simply use the convenient www.FMe-cat.com electronic catalog. Like ANCO on Facebook (https://www.Facebook.com/ANCOWiperBlades) and follow the brand on Twitter (www.twitter.com/ANCOWiperBlades) for product updates and special promotions.
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Wagner® Brake Pad Coverage Expanded To Nearly 1.4 Million Additional Vehicles

December 2, 2014 — FMe360

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Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation, has expanded its industry-leading Wagner® Brake Products line to include several new premium brake pad sets that offer combined coverage of nearly 1.4 million additional passenger cars, light trucks and SUVs.

“Wagner Brake offers leading-edge pad technologies for virtually every automotive braking need, and we continue to expand our coverage to help ensure that service professionals have access to the right pads to perform the first brake job on virtually any late-model vehicle,” said Christopher Battershell, director of brake product management, North America, Federal-Mogul Motorparts.

The following new premium Wagner ThermoQuiet® CeramicNXT® brake pads with Wagner OE21™ low-copper technology are now available:

  • QC1709 2014 Jeep Cherokee (front, includes hardware kit)
  • QC1728 2014 Mazda 3 (front)
  • QC1729 2014 Mazda 3 (rear, includes hardware)
  • QC1731 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage (front)

Each Wagner OE21 low-copper friction formulation offers 15 percent more stopping power, is 35 percent quieter and provides up to 40 percent greater fade resistance than previous Wagner ceramic formulations.

Now also available is a Wagner ThermoQuiet semi-metallic rear brake pad set – MX1691 –for 2013 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty and F-450 Super Duty trucks. This set comes complete with installation hardware.

The company has also expanded its popular Wagner SevereDuty brake pad offering, with two new premium replacement pad sets:

  • SX1334A 2011-2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty and F-450

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  • SX1680 2013-2014 Ford F-250 Super Duty and 2013 F-350 Super Duty

DRW and 2013 F-450 Super Duty (front, includes hardware)

To learn more about these and other Wagner Brake products, please contact your brake parts provider and/or visit www.WagnerBrake.com.
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Fel-Pro® PermaTorque® MLS Head Gaskets Help Seal Historic NHRA Championship for Erica Enders-Stevens

December 2, 2014 — FMe360

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Erica Enders-Stevens became the first woman to win the NHRA Pro Stock class championship when she out-dueled series runner-up Jason Line in the final round of the Auto Club Finals at Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, Calif., in mid-November. As they had throughout their historic 2014 season, Enders-Stevens and the Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro rocketed to victory with a 1,350-horsepower, 500-cubic-inch General Motors DRCE engine sealed with Fel-Pro® PermaTorque® MLS head gaskets from Federal-Mogul Motorparts. Federal-Mogul Motorparts is a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation.

Enders-Stevens, who began her racing career at age eight and was featured in the 2003 Disney film “Right on Track,” joins just two other women – the legendary Shirley Muldowney (Top Fuel) and Angelle Sampey (Pro Stock Motorcycle) – who have won an NHRA pro class championship. Her engines are built by renowned Pro Stock engine builder Nick Ferri of Elite Performance, who has won four class championships since 2002 and has relied almost exclusively on Fel-Pro head gaskets throughout his 28-year career.

“The biggest challenge in Pro Stock is walking the fine line between generating maximum horsepower and making sure the engine will live,” Ferri said. “There’s a lot of stress on a lot of parts, but with Fel-Pro head gaskets we know that head sealing will never be an issue. We’re running between 16- and 17-to-1 compression ratio, and the gaskets have always done their job.”

As engines produce more power per cubic inch, they can encounter localized “hot spots” within head and block castings and head lift issues associated with extreme casting temperatures and cylinder pressures. Fel-Pro PermaTorque MLS performance and stock-replacement head gaskets are designed and manufactured to maintain the contact stress required to seal under these conditions. The head gaskets (Fel-Pro part no. 1129-1) sealing Enders-Stevens’ engines feature the same industry-leading technologies that have made PermaTorque MLS the number-one choice of engine builders, race teams and street performance enthusiasts. Each gasket is composed of multiple layers of premium full-hard stainless steel, precisely engineered sealing beads and advanced polymer coatings that help maintain contact pressure between the cylinder head and block.

“We’ve seen the benefits of PermaTorque MLS technology in thousands of miles of championship oval track competition and countless passes on North American drag strips, but by far its most impressive accomplishment is to have earned the trust and loyalty of talented and demanding engine professionals like Nick,” said Ron Rotunno, product manager, performance products, Federal-Mogul Motorparts.

To learn more about Fel-Pro PermaTorque MLS head gaskets and other industry-leading Fel-Pro sealing solutions, please contact your Fel-Pro supplier and visit the all-new                 www.FelPro-Only.com. Follow @FelPro_Gaskets on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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Kevin Harvick Becomes 49th Consecutive NASCAR® Cup Champion To Win With MOOG® Steering and Suspension Parts

November 17, 2014 — FMe360

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Kevin Harvick earned his first NASCAR® Sprint Cup Series championship and the MOOG® Steering and Suspension brand’s 49th straight with a thrilling victory in Sunday’s season-ending Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.

Harvick’s win in the MOOG-equipped No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet SS extends a Cup title string that began in 1966 with David Pearson and the No. 6 Dodge and includes many of the biggest names in professional stock car racing history. MOOG Steering and Suspension components are manufactured by Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML).

The 38-year-old Harvick, who made perhaps the biggest decision of his career in moving to Stewart-Haas Racing at the beginning of the season, passed Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 Toyota Camry with seven laps remaining and held off Ryan Newman’s hard-charging No. 31 Chevrolet to win the first championship under NASCAR’s new four-round Chase format. The MOOG-equipped No. 4 car finished the year with five wins, 14 top fives and 20 top 10s.

“Kevin has been one of the most successful and popular drivers throughout his 14-year Cup racing career, so it was only a matter of time until he added his name to the list of greats who have won it all while relying on world-class MOOG parts,” said Michael Proud, director of marketing, North America, Federal-Mogul Motorparts. “It was a fantastic ending to the Chase, and we’re thrilled MOOG once again came out on top.”

MOOG Steering and Suspension is the preferred brand of professional technicians and NASCAR crew chiefs, and MOOG components are recognized as the automotive service industry’s “Problem Solver,” with innovative parts that improve on original designs by providing increased durability, enhanced performance and easier installation. The MOOG product line includes an extensive range of high-quality steering and suspension components – including ball joints, tie rod ends, control arms, idler and pitman arms, sway bar links, complete strut assemblies, hub assemblies and universal joints – covering virtually any foreign-nameplate or domestic vehicle. These parts are available through thousands of automotive service locations and parts providers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

“Automotive repair professionals recognize the vital role our NASCAR program plays in the development of parts that provide superior durability and performance,” Proud said.

For more information regarding MOOG Steering and Suspension parts, visit the brand’s technician-focused www.moogproblemsolver.com website or contact your MOOG supplier. Like MOOG on Facebook at www.facebook.com/moogproblemsolver.
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Jimmie Johnson Dominates at Texas, Crew Chief Chad Knaus Wins Third MOOG® ‘Problem Solver of the Race’ Award

November 5, 2014 — FMe360

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Six-time NASCAR® Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson led 191 of 341 laps in picking up his fourth win of the season, and his crew chief, Chad Knaus, earned his third MOOG® Steering and Suspension “Problem Solver of the Race” Award in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Sponsored by Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation, the weekly MOOG Problem Solver award is presented to the crew chief whose car posts the greatest second-half improvement in average lap time while finishing on the lead lap. Johnson and the MOOG-equipped No. 48 Lowe’s Red Vest Chevrolet SS picked up a race-best 0.702-second per lap over the final 171 laps at Texas.

With three weekly Problem Solver wins, Knaus moves into a four-way tie for second place in the $100,000 MOOG “Problem Solver of the Year” standings with just two races remaining. His latest MOOG win came in dominating fashion, as the 48 car grabbed the lead on Lap 54 and relinquished it only as a result of green-flag pit stops over the balance of the race. Johnson fought off challenges from Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski, respectively, in the two attempts at green-white-checkered finishes to win his third consecutive fall race at Texas and fourth overall. The race saw a record 13 cautions, 12 of which occurred following the halfway point.

“Jimmie stayed out ahead of trouble and Chad gave him a great-handling car throughout the race,” said Tim Nelson, motorsports director for Federal-Mogul Motorparts. “They’re out of the Chase picture, but the 48 team showed they still have plenty to battle for, including the year-end MOOG Problem Solver award.”

Ryan Newman (No. 31 Chevrolet) crew chief Luke Lambert remains in the lead for the $100,000 MOOG award with four weekly Problem Solver wins, followed by Knaus, Jimmy Fennig (No. 99 Ford, Carl Edwards), Chris Heroy (No. 42 Chevrolet, Kyle Larson) and Steve Letarte (No. 88 Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Jr.) with three wins apiece. Five crew chiefs have two weekly MOOG wins.

MOOG Steering and Suspension is the preferred brand of professional technicians and NASCAR crew chiefs, and MOOG components are recognized as the automotive service industry’s “Problem Solver,” with innovative parts that improve on original designs by providing increased durability, enhanced performance and easier installation. NASCAR Cup champions have driven to victory with MOOG parts for an unprecedented 48 straight years.

For more information regarding the MOOG Problem Solver awards and MOOG products, visit the brand’s technician-focused www.moogproblemsolver.com website or contact your MOOG supplier. Like MOOG on Facebook at www.facebook.com/moogproblemsolver.
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$125,000 ‘Search for a Champion’ Contest Now Open for Entries

November 4, 2014 — FMe360

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The 2015 “Search for a Champion” racing sponsorship contest is now open for entries. Sponsored by Federal-Mogul Motorparts’ iconic Champion® Spark Plug brand, the annual contest enables grassroots racers throughout the U.S. and Canada to compete for $125,000 in sponsorships by submitting a 2-minute video profile at www.AlwaysaChampion.com. Champion spark plugs, chemical additives and other products are distributed by Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation.

Search for a Champion will once again offer 15 $5,000 racing sponsorships and one $50,000 grand-prize sponsorship to grassroots racers whose videos best demonstrate their commitment to winning with the help of “Performance Driven™” Champion spark plugs.  The first 200 racers to submit videos will receive a free Champion “swag” bag containing a hat, t-shirt and contest decal.

Search for a Champion is open to racers in three broad categories of engine-driven competition – Asphalt, Dirt and Water/Snow. Winners will be selected in part through online votes cast by consumers. Entries may be submitted today through Jan. 4, 2015. Consumers will be able to view each video and vote for their favorites at www.AlwaysaChampion.com between January 6 and February 3, 2015. Voting for the $50,000 Search for a Champion grand prize will take place February 24 through March 24, 2015.

“Producing our video was a lot of fun and we knew we had a great story to tell about how the Champion brand’s support could help us reach the next level. I encourage every grassroots racer to chase their dream like I did, because they could end up changing the course of their careers,” said 2014 Search for a Champion grand-prize winner Jordan Ives.

To learn more about the Search for a Champion contest and “Performance Driven” Champion products, please visit www.AlwaysaChampion.com. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ChampionSparkPlugs, and follow Champion on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ChampionPlugs.
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