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Gapping Spark Plugs: Lost Art?

For a long time, the copper core plug ruled the roads. For under a dollar, you could buy a plug that would fit, but you had to gap the plug the distance between the electrodes. But with the softer electrodes made of copper, chromium or nickel-iron, they always were eroded every time the spark plug fired. Eventually, the gap would open up or the shape of the center electrode changed to the point where it would cause a misfire.

NGK Spark Plugs Recognized By Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance For Outstanding Shipping Performance

NGK Spark Plugs (U.S.A.) Inc. received the Outstanding Shipping Performance award from Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance at the annual Alliance Shareholders’ winter meeting, Dec. 7-12, 2013, in Aventura, Fla.

Vote For Your Favorite Video, Earn Free Sweepstakes Entry In The $125,000 ‘Search For A Champion’ Racing Sponsorship Contest

Beginning today, performance enthusiasts and other consumers can go online to vote for their favorite video entries in the Champion brand’s popular $125,000 “Search for a Champion” racing sponsorship contest, with each registered vote qualifying for a free entry in a sweepstakes for hundreds of Champion T-shirts and hats.

Connect With Drag Racing Legend John Force During December #ChampionChat Social Media Session

Federal-Mogul’s #ChampionChat social media series returns Thursday Dec. 12, with a half-hour conversation via Twitter with 16-time NHRA drag racing champion John Force. Anyone can join the chat, scheduled for 10:15 a.m. E.T., by following @JFR_Racing on Twitter.com.

Kevin Harvick, Champion Spark Plug-Powered No. 29 Chevrolet Get Second NASCAR Chase Win At Phoenix

Federal-Mogul’s Champion spark plug brand added another memorable victory to its resume on Sunday, as Kevin Harvick and the Champion-powered No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet captured their second NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup win in the AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. In securing his fourth victory of 2013, Harvick cut his Chase points deficit from 40 to 34 heading into next weekend’s season finale at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.

$125,000 ‘Search For A Champion’ Begins; Entries Now Being Accepted At AlwaysaChampion.com

Grassroots racers in virtually any form of engine-driven competition can now submit their video entries into the Champion brand’s popular annual “Search for a Champion” contest, which will award $125,000 in 2014 sponsorships. Racers can enter the contest online. Search for a Champion is sponsored by Federal-Mogul, manufacturer and marketer of Champion spark plugs and other “Performance Driven” products.

Kevin Harvick Set For Live Oct. 15 #ChampionChat Session

Richard Childress Racing’s (RCR) Kevin Harvick will take time out from his preparations for Sunday’s Camping World RV Sales 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway to chat with Federal-Mogul’s “Performance Driven” Champion community during the next #ChampionChat social media session. The chat will take place from 7 to 7:30 p.m. E.T. on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Anyone can join the conversation by logging on to Twitter.

Champion Spark Plugs Help Power Kevin Harvick To Chase Win At Kansas

“Performance Driven” Champion spark plugs from Federal-Mogul helped power Kevin Harvick and the Richard Childress Racing-owned No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet to victory in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway. The win moved Harvick – official spokesperson for the iconic Champion brand of spark plugs, wipers and chemical additives – into third place in the season-ending Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Arkansas Enthusiast’s Pontiac Crowned Champion ‘King Of The Road’

Roger Walker, owner of a beautifully restored 1966 Pontiac GTO, is the inaugural $5,000 grand-prize winner of the Champion “King of the Road” contest, Federal-Mogul’s innovative Web-based program that enables consumers to enter and vote for their favorite rides. Walker, of Jacksonville, Ark., was one of 10 weekly King of the Road winners who faced off in the final round of consumer voting at www.AlwaysaChampion.com. The contest is sponsored by Federal-Mogul’s iconic Champion brand of spark plugs, wipers and chemical additives.

$125,000 In Champion Racing Sponsorships Available Through 2014 ‘Search For A Champion’ Contest

Grassroots racers, get out your video cameras and get ready to compete for a piece of the $125,000 in sponsorship money that will be awarded through the Champion spark plug, wipers and chemical additives brand’s 2014 “Search for a Champion” contest. Now in its third year, the popular web-based contest has already awarded $225,000 in sponsorships to 20 up-and-coming competitors representing virtually every form of engine-driven racing.

Kevin Harvick To Chat With Fans During Aug. 13 #ChampionChat Session

Racing fans and other members of the “Performance Driven” Champion community can chat live online with NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kevin Harvick during Federal-Mogul’s next #ChampionChat social media session on Tuesday, Aug. 13 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. E.T. Anyone can join the conversation by following #ChampionChat on Twitter.

5 Finalist Positions Remain In $10,000 Champion ‘King Of The Road’ Contest

Are you driving the next Champion “King of the Road?” There’s only one way to find out: by entering the iconic Champion brand’s free King of the Road online contest. The contest, which has already awarded $2,500 in prizes and generated more than 50,000 votes, still has five weekly prizes remaining before the King of the Road finals determines the $5,000 grand prize winner.