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2004 News Releases  
Date Headline
July 19 Arend and CMKX part ways after Denver
July 17 Arend falls victim to No. 1 qualifier Robert Hight in the first round
July 12 Arend and CMKXtreme Machine team confident heading into the second half of the NHRA season
June 26 Arend goes out early at St. Louis smoke-fest
June 25 Arend qualifies for his 45th career national event in St. Louis
June 22 Arend remains focused entering St. Louis
June 19 Arend on the short end of first round pedal-fest at Englishtown
June 15 Arend’s strong, consistent performance continues as the CMKX team enters Englishtown
June 12 Arend advances to the semifinals in Chicago in the CMKXtreme Machine
June 11 Arend pleased with the effort of the CMKXtreme team in Chicago
June 8 Arend eager to return to record-setting Route 66 Raceway
May 25 Arend enters 50th career NHRA Funny Car national event in Topeka
May 21 Arend unable to tame tricky National Trail Raceway
May 17 Arend beginning to hit his stride as the CMKXtreme Machine team heads to historic Columbus
May 15 Arend on the short end of a close quarter-mile battle at the Southern Nationals
May 14 Arend qualifies the CMKXtreme Machine at the Southern Nationals
May 6 Arend poised to make a run at the top 10 in the POWERade points race
May 1 Arend and the CMKXtreme Machine team reach the final round in Bristol
April 30 Arend and Bartone set to battle in the first round at the Thunder Valley Nationals
April 22 Arend makes second career visit to Thunder Valley
April 17 Arend remains consistent but his racing luck continues to elude him on race day
April 16 Arend qualifies the CMKXtreme Machine in the top half of the field in Las Vegas
April 11 CMKXtreme Machine team aiming for a big weekend in Las Vegas
April 10 Arend happy with the performance of the CMKXtreme Machine team at the Spring Nationals
April 9 Arend qualifies the CMKXtreme Machine for the third time this season in Texas
April 5 Arend headed in the right direction as the CMKXtreme Machine team travels to Houston
March 20 Arend wins first round in the CMKXtreme Machine in Florida
March 19 Arend Qualifies the CMKXtreme Machine at the Gatornationals
March 12 Arend makes an “in studio’ guest appearance on the SpreedFreaks Radio Show on Sunday
March 10 Arend and the CMKXtreme Machine team head to Gainesville for the Gatornationals
February 18 V.F. Trucking to support Arend and the CMKXtreme Machine Funny Car again in 2005
February 18 Arend eager to run new Monte Carlo body on the CMKXtreme Machine in Phoenix
February 13 Arend suffers early exit after career-best performance during qualifying
February 12 Arend qualifies the CMKXtreme Machine with a career-best run in Pomona
February 8 Arend and CMKX team ready to shine at season-opener in Pomona
January 5 Arend to participate in 'Softball game in the Snow' for the Wish Upon a Star Foundation
January 4 CMKX Racing Working With the American Red Cross to Help Tsunami Victims