2011 EQ Cylinder Heads IMCA Modified Wild West Tour Is Underway

April 26, 2011 - PRLog -- (Las Vegas-NV) - The fifth annual EQ® Cylinder Heads IMCA Modified Wild West Tour opened this past weekend at Aztec Speedway in Aztec, N.M. with driver Porter Smith coming away with a victory on Friday, April 22. Porter of Farmington, N.M., powered around pole sitter Brad Boyer for the front spot on the second lap and never looked back. The second race of the season opening doubleheader, scheduled for Saturday, April 23, was rained out before heats could get underway resulting in the first cancellation in the history of the series.

“We are proud to continue our support of IMCA racing and congratulate Porter Smith on his opening victory. We wish every driver in the series with success and safety during the 2011 season,” said David Wilson, EQ's national sales manager. “Drivers who race with our cylinder heads have shown great success in IMCA competitions, and we expect another great year of racing."

Zane DeVillbiss of Farmington, the 2010 tour champion, finished second, while Danny Bradford of Farmington finished third. Justin Yeager of Green River, Wyo., who uses EQ cylinder heads in competition, finished fourth. Yeager was runner-up to DeVillbiss in 2010 and was the 2009 series champion. Driver Aaron Spangler of Dove Creek, Colo., rounded out the top five.

EngineQuest® (EQ®), a leading supplier of stock and performance cylinder heads and engine components, is a general sponsor of IMCA racing. The company will provide contingency awards to the opening feature winners in five IMCA divisions during the 2011 season.

EQ’s early 350 cylinder head (#CH350I) is approved as a direct replacement for the IMCA Northern and Southern Sport Mod Divisions and Hobby Stock division and has become the head of choice by the most competitive teams. EQ’s high performance 23° cylinder head is approved for use in the EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Modified Tour.

To find out more about the EQ Cylinder Heads IMCA Modified Wild West Tour, or EQ’s contingency program, contact David Wilson, EQ’s National Sales Manager, at 702-649-7776, ext. 209, or e-mail: djw@aaeq.net.  For more information about EngineQuest, visit: www.enginequest.com.

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About EngineQuest (EQ)
EngineQuest (EQ) is the engine parts division of AAEQ Manufacturers and Recyclers. EQ’s product line includes new, remanufactured and reclaimed engine parts. EQ sources its cores from its sister company, AA Midwest, which maintains a huge inventory of over 150,000 engines, transmissions and internal parts cores. EQ specializes in manufacturing parts that either make one automotive core work in another application or replace a hard to find or hard to salvage part.

EQ continues to offer new products to help the engine builder solve their manufacturing challenges, including: exhaust manifolds (new and reclaimed), timing covers (largest single line available), harmonic balancers, head bolt sets, crankshafts, stock replacement and performance cylinder heads. For more information, visit www.enginequest.com.