Build Record Set at Round One of 2005 Clevite Engine Builder Showdown
Richard Childress Racing played host to Clevite Engine Parts and 16 of NASCAR’s top engine builders on January 5 and 6 in Welcome, NC, during the qualifying round of the Clevite Engine Builder Showdown. Round one turned a record-setting day for Hendrick Engines. Mike Maiwald of Hendrick Engines, a longtime Showdown participant and last year’s runner-up, set a new engine build record along with his build partner Shane Parsnow. The former record of 20 minutes and 26 seconds (held by Danny Lawrence of Richard Childress Racing) was unseated with Maiwald’s new record setting build time of 20 minutes and 20 seconds.
Clevite Prepares for the Engine Builder Showdown’s Sixth Season
Clevite Engine Parts will once again shine the spotlight on NASCAR’s hidden heroes of racing by sponsoring the 2005 Clevite Engine Builder Showdown. This year, Clevite will be making one significant change to the Showdown program. This year marked the passing of one of the world’s greatest engine builders – Randy Dorton of Hendrick Motorsports. In memoriam, Clevite has commissioned a new perennial trophy named the Randy Dorton Memorial Trophy. Every year, the winner and his build partner will have their names engraved on the trophy, as well as receive a smaller version to add to their trophy cases.