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Ringers Weekend Wrap-Up


RINGERS  WEEKEND WRAP-UP 
Kurt  Busch Collects First Win as Penske Driver 
Moorpark,  Calif.  - (March 27, 2006) Kurt  Busch, the new kid in the Ringers 
supporting Penske Racing South camp, took home  the trophy for the Food City 
500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on  Sunday. 
Busch, in only his fifth start for  the team, had a strong car all day long 
and has always been successful at the  ½-mile high-banked track.  He has  won 
at Bristol  five of his last nine career starts. 
His Penske teammate Ryan Newman  drove his No. 12 Alltel Dodge home to a 
ninth place  finish. 
The Busch Series accompanied the  Nextel Cup Series at Bristol.  Both series 
endured wet, snowy and rainy conditions over the course of  the weekend. 
When the Busch Series was actually  able to race on Saturday, Ringers drivers 
Tracy Hines and Paul Menard, protected  with UnderX by Ringers, were both in 
tow. 
Hines took home his best finish of  the year, with a 13th, while Menard 
brought home a 16th  place finish. 
The NASCAR Busch Series has the  upcoming weekend off, while the Craftsman 
Truck and Nextel Cup Series head to  Martinsville Raceway in Martinsville, Va., 
for the weekend  revels. 
Ringers Gloves would also like to  extend congratulations to Danny Townsend 
and his VIPsports.com Top Alcohol Funny  Car crew after their win in the Lucas 
Oil Drag Racing Series divisional event in  Bradenton, Fla., on Saturday. 
As we celebrate the  accomplishments of our racers from the weekend, Ringers 
Gloves would also like  to extend our condolences to IndyCar Series driver 
Paul Dana’s family, race team  and friends. 
Dana was involved in a life-taking accident on Sunday morning at the  IndyCar 
Series season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway after his  Rahal-Letterman 
machine hit competitor Ed Carpenter’s machine in the final  practice session. 
Both were airlifted to a nearby  hospital with Dana succumbing to injuries 
sustained during the crash.  Carpenter was held overnight for  observation after 
being knocked out briefly from the impact, but no injuries  were reported. 
Paul Dana was  30-years-old. 
About  Ringers Gloves 
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Gloves Pro  Bike Battle, is a full-line manufacturer of high-end, task specific 
gloves, SFI  3.3/1, 3.3/10, 3.3/20 racing gloves, UnderX protective 
undergarments and rdigs  pit boots. 
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