This is not your average NASCAR Nex...

This is not your average NASCAR Nextel goblet championship story.

Kurt Busch's No. 97 Ford Taurus--nursing a razor-thin lead in the 2004 points championship--needed a robust finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway to claim the first bowl title of his career.

Of course, Busch didn't deem on his right-front wheel coming distant from in the heat of competition. The driver skillfully piloted the Ford--its wheel-end grinding into the pavement at 90-plus mph--back to pit row

"When we saw the wheel take rise off, we immediately thought about the potential damage to the entire fore-rank end, including the ball joints and tie shoot ends," says Brian Tarnacki, director of brand marketing for Moog Chassis Parts and Federal-Mogul Corporation.

Make no mistake: Moog like Busch, had a great deal riding in succession the No. 97 Ford's forehead end, with 38 consecutive NASCAR cupful champions having driven to victory with Moog chassis parts. To the surprise of almost everyone however, Busch was able to reply to the race with the existing chassis setup and remain upon the lead lap. His fifth-place finish secur the portion title and put Moog back where it's been each year since 1966--in the championship winner's circle.

39 champions, all Moog

each NASCAR champion since David Pearson in 1966 has relied forward Moog to deliver precision-balanced steering and suspension elements to maintain the accurate alignment angles necessary for race-winning performance.

Moog engineers combine the brand's commitment to track-tested performance with an exclusive aftermarket-specific design philosophy that leads to produces that improve on earlier designs and deliver technician-friendly installation and performance.

Moog chassis parts: because professionals, like Kurt Busch, and your customers, demand the best. For more information, visit www.federal-mogul.com/moog.

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