PR-ROCKINGHAM- Terry McMillen preview

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The ROCK Provides Best Chance For InstiGator

September 30, 2005

Rockingham, NC - Life is often compared to a rollercoaster ride
-- plenty of ups and downs with excitement in the middle. If life is a
rollercoaster, then the IHRA is the state fair with at least 12
opportunities to ride that rollercoaster.

The 12th and final ride of the season begins October 7-9 during
the 14th Annual World Finals at Rockingham Dragway. The Amalie Oil
InstiGator, powered by TORCO Racing Fuels, enters the race with 2 final,
2 semi final and 3 quarter final appearances for the season. "It's been
a good season and we've had our ups and downs," commented team owner and
driver Terry McMillen. "We've got some unfinished business. My team is
hungry for that Iron Man." Co-Crew Chief Tad "TV" Heflick added, "This
will be our best chance to get our Iron Man." Co-Crew Chief Brent
"Skinny" Lidgard agreed, "It's taken us awhile to find out what made the
car happy - I can see the smile on that InstiGator's face again."

The Rockingham Dragway usually provides lots of speed for the
fall event. In round 1 of qualifying McMillen set a personal best ET for
the 2004 season (5.835 - in 2005 he reset his ET at 5.825). Last seasons
fall event saw 23 funny car drivers fight for the right to race on
Sunday. "It always seems that the competition is up for the finals,"
said McMillen. "I'm certain there will be enough fun and excitement to
go around when 8 cars try to make this field."

"Any time that you set out to race in a season, you know that
you're going to have a few speed bumps," said McMillen. "When that
happens, it's nice to know that someone has your back. Our backs were
more than covered by the strong support of partners like Amalie Oil,
eRaceFuels, Flatout Gaskets, NGK Spark Plugs, MSD, Performance Graphics,
Powershield Coatings and Crane Cams. Our season is successful because of
them."

Terry McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car will
begin qualifying at the Rockingham Dragway on Friday night, October 7.
Elimination rounds begin on Sunday.

For tickets of information about the event, visit:
http://www.rockinghamdragway.com/.

To swim in the swamp with the InstiGator visit:
http://hoosierthunder.com


ABOUT TERRY MCMILLEN
Born in Chicago, IL, Terry and his wife Rhonda are team owners
of Hoosier Thunder Motorsports, a multi-car drag racing team based in
Elkhart, IN. Terry, a perennial IHRA fan favorite, has competed in a
variety of drag racing classes including Alcohol and Nitro Funny Cars.
Terry and the Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car are featured in the IHRA
Professional Drag Racing video game for XBOX, PlayStation2, PlayStation
and PC.

In 2004, McMillen set several career bests, including:
3rd Place in IHRA Funny Car Points
New personal ET and Speed records - 5.825 @ 241.97 mph
3 quarter-final appearances
5 semi-final appearances
1 final round appearance