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Can Propane Really Perform?
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n 2009, Susan Roush-McClenaghan became the first
woman to win in the special final shootout round at
the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag
Roush-McClenaghan’s drag racing team has
Racing’s annual event. Her race car runs on propane.
relied on the powerful performance of propane to win
six national drag racing championships and break barri-
ers in the racing industry.
“What started as an experiment to see if
propane could perform as well as other fuels in our
Mustang became a national drag race championship
solution for us,” said Roush-McClenaghan. “With an oc-
tane rating similar to a race fuel, but at a much better
price point, our winning team has relied on propane
autogas for win after win since 2010.”
With six national drag racing championships,
the evidence is clear that vehicles equipped with tech- Source: Chelsea Uphaus is the director
nologically advanced propane fuel systems maintain of marketing for ROUSH CleanTech.
the same horsepower, torque and towing capacity as Uphaus establishes ROUSH Cleantech
other vehicles. American-made propane is a fuel our as a leader in the advanced clean
mobility industry through brand posi-
communities can rely on — from school transportation tioning and brand activation plans. To
to high performance racing. Propane really does do it learn more, visit ROUSHcleantech.com.
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