Stellantis Media Site Team Mopar & Johnson Earn 5th Season Title Win at NHRA Texas Fall Nationals                                                Contact:                                                             Tom                          Blattler                                                                                                Darren                         Jacobs                                                                                                                                                                                   Team Mopar & Johnson Earn 5th Season Title Win at NHRA Texas Fall Nationals                                              Allen Johnson earns 5th title win of 2012 Pro Stock season    Johnson extends lead in Pro Stock Countdown to 93 points.    HEMI-powered Vincent Nobile 3rd in Pro Stock playoff points    Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T Mat Hagan drives to Funny Car final round                                                                                                                                                           September 22, 2012,                                                                                                                      Ennis, Texas                                                       -                                               After topping every qualifying session and earning the No.1 Qualifier honor, Allen Johnson made it a clean sweep by driving his Mopar Dodge Avenger to a title win at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex.“The Mopar Dodge Avenger was consistent and it was low in all four qualifying rounds, low in two of four rounds today, and got the job done,” said Johnson who collected his tenth pole position and fifth title win of the season along the way. “We’ve got a great crew that makes great decisions. We’ve got great power from Dad (Roy Johnson) and the guys at the engine shop with great support from Mopar. The driver, fortunately, did his job.”“Congratulations from everyone at Mopar to Allen Johnson on his win at the Fall Nationals in Texas,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts and customer-care brand. “We are extremely proud of Allen and the team for earning and maintaining their place atop the NHRA playoffs standings amid such strong competition, including three other HEMI-powered Dodge Avenger entries.”This weekend’s performance was a big boost for Johnson who entered the event just three playoff points ahead of defending Pro Stock champ Jason Line in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, and after collecting maximum qualifying bonuses and the title win, now extends his lead to 93 points.“I looked at the elimination ladder last night and thought, ‘Oh, my, I’m going to have to work for this one’,” added Johnson. “We just took it one round at a time without getting ahead of ourselves. Somebody who’s won several championships called me before this thing ever started and told me, ‘Just enjoy it, and have fun.’ That advice was very important. I'm up for this challenge, and I'm enjoying it.”Johnson followed up his runner-up finish last week in Charlotte with his first win in the playoffs against Erica Enders in the final round of elimination with an elapsed time of 6.598 seconds at 210.93 mph to Enders’ 6.835 / 209.39 after slowing at the start.Another HEMI-powered entry earning good points in playoffs with his strong performance this weekend was Vincent Nobile who maintained his third spot in the standings, 122 behind Johnson. Following an incredibly close 0.004 second quarter-final win against Greg Anderson, Nobile found himself in a good old fashioned Texas-style Mopar versus Mopar showdown against Johnson for the second race in a row.Their semi-final bout was unbelievably tight from start to finish, beginning with Johnson’s reaction time of 0.010 of a second to Nobile’s 0.011, and a finish that saw win lights in Johnson’s favor after an ET of 6.559 / 210.90 to Nobile’s 6.613 /210.21 mph.Don Schumacher Racing’s Matt Hagan came close to giving Mopar a second title at Texas by advancing to the final elimination round in his Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car against Bob Tasca, but fell short after they both lost traction early with Tasca reaching the finish line ahead in 4.826 / 197.59 to Hagan's 5.025 /188.15.The third round of the six-race “Countdown to the Championship” continues September 28-30 with the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park, in the shadow of the famed St. Louis Arch in Missouri. Mopar fans can watch qualifying highlights and eliminations on ESPN2.PRO STOCK Championship StandingsALLEN JOHNSON - Mopar Dodge Avenger -2339Jason Line 2246VINCENT NOBILE - Mopar Dodge Avenger - 2217Greg Anderson 2195Mike Edwards 2161Erica Enders 2127Ron Krisher 2097Larry Morgan 2093V. GAINES -Mopar Dodge Avenger - 2085JEG COUGHLIN JR - Mopar Dodge Avenger- 2083FUNNY CAR Championship StandingsRON CAPPS -Mopar Dodge Charger -2307Mike Neff 2211JACK BECKMAN -Mopar Dodge Charger - 2210Cruz Pedregon 2167Robert Hight 2144Courtney Force 2140Tim Wilkerson 2123JOHNNY GRAY - Mopar Dodge Charger - 2113John Force 2104Jeff Arend 2095 About Mopar MotorsportsMopar’s commitment to professional motorsports competition was established in the 1950’s when a partnership ignited with drag racing pioneer, Don Garlits. Combined efforts between Garlits and the Mopar brand resulted in the breaking of numerous speed and performance barriers in a HEMI-powered car over the next several decades. Mopar has remained a fixture on the racing scene in the North America ever since and is currently involved with the NHRA, NASCAR, USAC and TORC series. Mopar also sponsors many motorsports events, including title sponsorship of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Colorado for nearly 25 consecutive years; and it is a proud supporter of amateur racing within NHRA and USAC.Mopar-First FeaturesMopar has introduced numerous industry-first features including:    Vehicle-information apps: first to introduce smartphone vehicle-information applications, a new channel of communication with consumers    Electronic owner manuals: first to introduce traditional owner manuals in a DVD and brief user-guide format    Wi-Fi: first to offer customers the ability to make their vehicle a wireless hot spot    Wireless charging: first to introduce in-vehicle wireless charging for portable devices    Electronic Vehicle Tracking System (EVTS): first to market with a new interactive vehicle tracking device that sends owners a text when the vehicle is driven too fast or too far based on pre-set parameters    2011 Mopar Challenger Drag Pak: first to introduce a 500-plus cubic-inch V-10 drag-race package car    Camper trailers: first to introduce off-road camper trailers    WiTECH: first to support vehicle diagnosis and software updates leveraging off-the-shelf personal computers and a dedicated wireless tool network     About the Mopar BrandMopar is Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts and customer-care brand and distributes 280,000 parts and accessories. With the creation of the Chrysler Group and Fiat S.p.A. partnership, Mopar is extending its global reach, integrating service, parts and customer-care operations in order to enhance dealer and customer support worldwide. Combined with Fiat SpA, Mopar’s global portfolio includes more than 500,000 parts and accessories that are distributed in more than 120 countries. Mopar is the source for all genuine parts and accessories for Chrysler Group and Fiat SpA brands.Mopar parts are unique in that they are engineered with the same teams that create factory-authorized vehicle specifications for Chrysler Group and Fiat S.p.A.vehicles — a direct connection that no other aftermarket parts company can provide. A complete list of Mopar accessories and performance parts is available at www.mopar.com.75 Years of MoparMopar (a simple contraction of the words MOtor and PARts) was trademarked for an antifreeze product in 1937. 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. The brand has expanded to include technical service and customer support.