Veteran Top Fuel professional Cory McClenathan has started his own race team
with help from Don Schumacher Racing. The popular Fram-backed driver has managed
to keep all of his sponsors and will operate a team that will lease all of its
equipment from Schumacher, who fields the Top Fuel dragster of four-time
champion Tony Schumacher and six other professional-level
entries.
McClenathan hopes to keep his current crew, who has been racing
for the past several events through Scott Griffin Motorsports. Griffin will stay
involved with McClenathan's team through the hospitality program.
"This
is something I've wanted to do for some time now and the opportunity presented
itself recently and I jumped at the chance," McClenathan said. "When the people
at FRAM, Autolite, Prestone, and Bendix, along with JEGS.com, GMC, Mac Tools,
Lucas Oil, and Nordic Boats promised their continued support and encouraged me
to follow my dream at this point in my career, that's what made my mind up for
me.