Tony Gibson, Crew Chief for Kurt Busch and the #41 Monster Energy Ford, is MOOG® 'Go the Extra Mile' Crew Chief of the Year

One of the most experienced crew chiefs in Cup Series racing, Gibson won a season-high five weekly MOOG "Go the Extra Mile" Crew Chief awards, which are presented to the crew chief whose car delivers the greatest improvement in average lap time from the first to the second half of a race while finishing on the lead lap. Jason Ratcliff, crew chief for Matt Kenseth and the MOOG-equipped #20 Toyota, finished second in the battle for year-end MOOG honors with four weekly "Go the Extra Mile" wins. A total of 18 different crew chiefs earned the weekly award over the 36-race season.

As the MOOG brand's Crew Chief of the Year, Gibson received a handcrafted MOOG ball joint trophy and $100,000 check from Federal-Mogul Motorparts. In winning the award, he closed the 2017 season in much the same way as he started it – with a career highlight. A native of Daytona Beach, Fla., Gibson achieved his lifelong dream of winning the season-opening Daytona 500 this past February.

"Tony's success can be traced to exceptional preparation, a mastery of chassis adjustments and race strategy, and his unique ability to inspire his team members," said Tim Nelson, director of motorsports, Federal-Mogul Motorparts. "We saw these advantages at play throughout the 2017 season as he went the extra mile in helping improve the 41 car's performance."

The MOOG brand is the preferred choice of professional technicians and NASCAR crew chiefs. MOOG product engineers go the extra mile in developing innovative steering and suspension parts that provide superior performance, greater durability and easier installation. These benefits have helped drive the brand's unsurpassed success in NASCAR competition, with every Cup Series champion for the past 52 years driving to victory with MOOG parts.

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About Federal-Mogul

Federal-Mogul LLC is a leading global supplier of products and services to the world's manufacturers and servicers of vehicles and equipment in the automotive, light, medium and heavy-duty commercial, marine, rail, aerospace, power generation and industrial markets. The company's products and services enable improved fuel economy, reduced emissions and enhanced vehicle safety.

Federal-Mogul operates two independent business divisions, each with a chief executive officer reporting to Federal-Mogul's Board of Directors.

Federal-Mogul Motorparts sells and distributes a broad portfolio of products through more than 20 of the world's most recognized brands in the global vehicle aftermarket, while also serving original equipment vehicle manufacturers with products including braking, wipers and a range of chassis components. The company's aftermarket brands include ANCO^® wipers; Beck/Arnley^® premium OE quality parts and fluids; BERU^®* ignition systems; Champion^® lighting, spark plugs, wipers and filters; Interfil^® filters; AE^®, Fel-Pro^®, FP Diesel^®, Goetze^®, Glyco^®, National^®, Nüral^®, Payen^®, Sealed Power^® and Speed-Pro^® engine products; MOOG^® chassis components; and Abex^®, Ferodo^®, Jurid^® and Wagner® brake products and lighting.

Federal-Mogul Powertrain designs and manufactures original equipment powertrain components and systems protection products for automotive, heavy-duty, industrial and transport applications.

Federal-Mogul was founded in Detroit in 1899 and maintains its worldwide headquarters in Southfield, Michigan. The company employs nearly 53,000 in 24 countries. For more information, please visit www.FMmotorparts.com.

*BERU is a registered trademark of BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH

CONTACT:                               

Karen Shulhan (Federal-Mogul Motorparts) – 248.354.4383
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Drew Shippy (Pinnacle Media) – 330.688.3500
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