Clay Millican Racing
Arrowhead Brass Partners With RWR in NHRA
Top Plumbing, Irrigation Products Brand Makes Drag Racing Debut in 2024
MOORESVILLE, NC – Arrowhead Brass, a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of plumbing valves and irrigation products, enters a new racing 
arena in partnership with Rick Ware Racing for the 21-event Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season for 2024, which opens with the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Thursday through Sunday at Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway.
The rich history of Arrowhead Brass dates back to 1936 and, in the 88 years since, the company has created long-lasting plumbing and irrigation valves that have been a staple in homes for generations. The company’s mission is to be the North American premier provider of plumbing and irrigation products and stay true to its seven core values: customer commitment, quality, integrity, teamwork, respect, personal accountability and good citizenship. Arrowhead Brass now has more than 1,000 lead-free products in an effort to keep households and their families safe and healthy. The company’s quality products can be found in national retail stores and plumbing supply wholesalers throughout the country. For more information, visit www.arrowheadbrass.com
Millican and Parts Plus Return to RWR for 2024 NHRA Drag Racing Campaign
Three-Time Winners in 2023 Add Veteran Nicky Boninfante as Co-Crew Chief
MOORESVILLE, NC – The 2024 drag racing season unofficially kicked off last weekend in Bradenton, Florida, during the PRO Superstar 
Shootout, and Rick Ware Racing (RWR) served notice that the speed it displayed last season in the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series with three Top Fuel victories courtesy of driver Clay Millican would continue in 2024.
Millican promptly set fast time in the first round of qualifying at the PRO Superstar Shootout with an elapsed time of 3.688 seconds and a speed of 336.49 mph, and then remained atop the leaderboard by securing the No. 1 qualifying position. Millican advanced all the way to the final round, a stout performance that highlighted an expanded role this season by longtime partner Parts Plus on the No. 51 Top Fuel Dragster and the addition of NHRA veteran Nicky Boninfante as co-crew chief.
RWR’s first full NHRA season in 2023 featured three Top Fuel event wins – in May at Route 66 Raceway near Chicago, in July at Bandimere Speedway near Denver, and in October at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis – doubling Millican’s career total in the series dating back to 1998. Millican debuted the No. 51 RWR Top Fuel Dragster in September 2022 at the NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
Mainline Sales Inc renews with Stringer Performance and Top Fuel driver Clay Millican for entire 2022 NHRA season
McLeansboro, IL – Mainline Sales Inc will once again renew their partnership with Stringer Performance as a major sponsor for the full 
2022 NHRA Camping World Series drag racing season beginning with the WinterNationals in Pomona CA. This will be the fourth year in a row the full-service manufacturer’s representative company based in Anaheim CA will support champion driver Clay Millican on his Doug Stringer owned top fuel dragster.
“Every year this partnership has grown and we are very excited to have Mainline Sales back with our race team for the entire season. They really understand how to utilize Clay, our race team and hospitality platform in their business to business programs with all of Mainline’s strategic manufacturing relationships” remarks owner, Doug Stringer.
Mainline Sales along with their automotive side, MSI National, have been working closely with other Stringer Performance sponsor partners on continuing to identify and build business relationships that go beyond the racetrack and into the boardroom.
Rick Ware Racing joins Stringer Performance for the DeWalt Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway
Charlotte, NC – Rick Ware Racing (RWR) will join Stringer Performance for the DeWalt Carolina Nationals this weekend at zMax Dragway 
in Concord, North Carolina. Rick Ware Racing, a team that not only has four charters in the NASCAR Cup Series, but also fields an entry in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NTT INDY CAR Series and NASCAR Pinty Series, is a familiar name in the motorsports industry. RWR’s partners, Nurtec ODT, boom! MOBILE and Jacob Companies will be among the partners whose colors will be represented on Clay Millican’s dragster this weekend.
“I am very excited about this opportunity with Rick Ware Racing. We are in the heart of NASCAR country and welcome the opportunity to extend our race team to Rick and introduce the excitement of NHRA racing to the RWR partners.” explains team owner, Doug Stringer.
Clay Millican drove his Parts Plus top fuel dragster to a round one win last weekend at the Reading event and is currently 9th in the Countdown to the Championship heading into this weekend’s race at Charlotte.
Walmart Partners with Stringer Performance and Top Fuel Driver Clay Millican
ATLANTA, GA – In a nationwide effort to help expand COVID-19 vaccine uptake, Walmart today announced a partnership with their 
Walmart mobile wellness program and Stringer Performance and Top Fuel Driver Clay Millican with the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) for a vaccination and education event during the 2021 NHRA Southern Nationals at the historic Atlanta Dragway.
Walmart’s licensed pharmacists will be onsite to vaccinate eligible attendees of the event Friday, April 30 through Saturday, May 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Attendees 18 and older can walk up to get the first dose of the Moderna vaccine while allocation lasts. Information on where to get a second dose of the vaccine will be available onsite. Insurance is not required and there is no cost to receive the vaccine, however patients should bring their insurance card if they have one.
Stringer Performance is back with Clay Millican and his Parts Plus Top Fuel Dragster for the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series
Continues 2021 marketing alliance with Paul Lee Racing and Street Outlaw Jeff Lutz plus introduces new official eyewear partner with Fatheadz
MCLEANSBORO, IL – The 2021 drag racing season is upon us and Stringer Performance has taken back the reigns of the Clay Millican Top 
Fuel race team in the newly sponsored NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. In addition, Stringer Performance will continue to build on an already strong marketing alliance with Nitro Funny Car driver Paul Lee owner of McLeod Racing and Street Outlaws/No
Prep Kings Star Jeff Lutz.
“I am beyond ecstatic with what lies ahead for this team as we have been able to bring on some great new partners on the marketing side while at the same time developing a new more centralized group of team members. We have been representing Parts Plus and all of their members for over 7 years now and in an ever changing sponsorship environment today that speaks volumes. The family atmosphere is never far from this organization from our marketing partners and team members, to our friends at Paul Lee Racing and Jeff Lutz Racing. I cannot wait to get Mike Klober and Clay Millican and this team into the winners circle this year!” explains top fuel race team owner, Doug Stringer.
Millican Moves Up in NHRA Mello Yello Points Standings
Mcleansboro, IL – After a several month hiatus from the Covid-19 suspension of racing events, NHRA Top Fuel driver Clay Millican moved 
into the 8th position in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel Points Standings. The popular Tennessean drove the Parts Plus Top Fuel Dragster to a quarter-final finish at the NHRA E3 Spark Plug Nationals this past weekend in Indianapolis, IN.
“Although we only got one qualifying run as rain showers hit the track on Saturday afternoon and prevented the chance to make a second run and reclaim the number one qualifying position; we knew our dragster was strong and would be a contender to win on Sunday” said Millican. After taking a first round win over Doug Foley, Millican faced Antron Brown in the quarter-finals. Although Millican had a razor sharp .049 reaction time and the starting line advantage, Brown made his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.
“Our concentration continues on winning rounds as points are now more critical than ever with the elimination of the countdown format but also plan to pick up a few NHRA Wallys on the way” concluded Millican.
Millican will be back in the driver’s seat of the Parts Plus, Your Car Your Data, Laris Motorsports Insurance Dragster at this coming weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals at Lucas Oil Raceway Park in Indianapolis.
For more information visit: www.straightlinestrategygroup.com
NEW LOOK AND ENTHUSIASM FOR TEAM MILLICAN AS THE 2020 MELLO YELLO SERIES NEARS
Mcleansboro, IL – With 2019 a rebuilding year of sorts, a new look and a fresh wave of enthusiasm sets the stage for the Straightline Strategy Group and Top Fuel driver Clay Millican as the 2020 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series begins on February 6-9 in Pomona, CA.
With primary backing from Parts Plus and their collaboration with the national advocacy campaign Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice, plus major associate sponsor support from Laris Motorsports Insurance, driver Clay Millican is pumped to get the season underway. “I’ve been involved with the preparation and work that gets done during the off-season period for many years and this time has been especially productive for our team” he said.
“We saw some ups and down in 2019 with multiple final round appearances but wasn’t able to score an event Wally so Crew Chief Mike Kloeber and Car Chief Chris Menapace along with the entire crew have been working hard to ensure that will not be an issue in 2020” concluded Millican.
Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice.™ Returns as Co-Primary Sponsor at NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – The national consumer education and advocacy campaign Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice.™ 
returns as co-primary sponsor with Parts Plus on the Clay Millican-driven Straightline Strategy Group Top Fuel Dragster for the upcoming NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas, Oct. 31 – Nov. 3.
Millican first partnered with the Your Car. Your Data.™ campaign in June at the Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee. Since then, he has stayed busy representing the advocacy campaign, most recently during a trip to Washington, D.C. where he, along with other drivers, voiced support for car owners’ and drivers’ right to access and control their car data. Following his visit, Millican wrote a guest column, “Car Data Not Just For Pro Racers” that was published in Automotive News (autonews.com) on Oct. 21.
It’s a simple principle, said Millican: “If you own your car, you should own every part of it – including the data it collects.”
Gut-Wrenching Loss Creates Determination for Millican and Parts Plus
READING, PA – At times races are won and lost by such small numbers and that was definitely the case for Parts 
Plus Top Fuel driver Clay Millican at the recent NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, IN.
Having qualified number 9 in the quickest Top Fuel dragster field in the history of the NHRA, Millican and crew felt optimistic with the Straightline Strategy Group owned, Parts Plus sponsored dragster going into the Labor Day eliminations.
“Our chassis had been front-halved just before the event and everything was stripped, cleaned, and put back together with no testing prior to qualifying at the US Nationals,” mentioned Millican. “We knew it might take a few runs to get everything squared away and we were fairly content with the 3.706 we posted in qualifying.”
In Millican’s first round match up, Doug Kalitta took the stripe by a mere .003 margin of victory as both dragsters ripped 3.721 elapsed times with the slight difference only in reaction times. That race turned out to be the closest match up in Top Fuel eliminations as Kalitta went on for the class win.
