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Monday, August 23, 1999

Barjan Acquires Two New Companies

Barjan Acquires Two New Companies

Barjan Products, L.L.C., a national marketer and distributor of automotive, electronic and general merchandise products to travel centers, today announced that it has acquired the #1 citizen band (CB) radio antenna company in the country as well as a specialty trucking merchandise firm ... Continue reading

CART: Post Race Notes, Target Grand Prix of Chicago, Bryan Herta

CART: Post Race Notes, Target Grand Prix of Chicago, Bryan Herta

CART: Post Race Notes, Target Grand Prix of Chicago ... Continue reading

CART: Post Race Notes, Target Grand Prix of Chicago, Max Papis

CART: Post Race Notes, Target Grand Prix of Chicago, Max Papis

CART: Post Race Notes, Target Grand Prix of Chicago ... Continue reading

CART: Post Race Notes, Target Grand Prix of Chicago, Roberto Moreno

CART: Post Race Notes, Target Grand Prix of Chicago, Roberto Moreno

CART: Post Race Notes, Target Grand Prix of Chicago ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler to Establish Latin America Regional Headquarters in Miami

DaimlerChrysler to Establish Latin America Regional Headquarters in Miami

DaimlerChrysler today announced plans to establish the headquarters for its Latin America automotive operations in Miami, Florida ... Continue reading

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight ... Continue reading

Easyriders Announces Three-Store Franchise Development Agreement

Easyriders Announces Three-Store Franchise Development Agreement

Easyriders Inc. today announced that the company has signed a three-store franchise development agreement with a Georgia developer expanding the number of Easyriders retail locations to twenty-six nationwide ... Continue reading

Goodyear Takes the High Road With New Off-Road Tire

Goodyear Takes the High Road With New Off-Road Tire

With a soaring sport-utility vehicle market destined for remarkable growth through 2004, Goodyear announced today a new ultra-durable off-road tire to complement its SUV tire lineup. ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Dixon Wins First as Dorricott-Mears Seals Title at Mi-Jack 100 of Chicago

INDY LIGHTS: Dixon Wins First as Dorricott-Mears Seals Title at Mi-Jack 100 of Chicago

Dixon Wins First as Dorricott-Mears Seals Title at Mi-Jack 100 of Chicago ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: More Than Five Million New-Vehicle Shoppers Nationwide Use the Internet to Shop for New Vehicles

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: More Than Five Million New-Vehicle Shoppers Nationwide Use the Internet to Shop for New Vehicles

More than five million new-vehicle buyers will use the Internet this year to gather information to help them decide what vehicles to purchase, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 1999 New Autoshopper.com Study(SM) released today ... Continue reading

Maybe Not For Fans, But Last Michigan Race Was A Lot More Fun For Park

Maybe Not For Fans, But Last Michigan Race Was A Lot More Fun For Park

Maybe Not For Fans, But Last Michigan Race Was A Lot More Fun For Park ... Continue reading

Michelin to Sponsor SEMA Show * ITE '99 Media Center

Michelin to Sponsor SEMA Show * ITE '99 Media Center

Michelin North America willsponsor the media center at the SEMA Show * ITE during Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week ... Continue reading

Mobil Announces First Oil from the Buckland Field in the Northern North Sea

Mobil Announces First Oil from the Buckland Field in the Northern North Sea

Mobil North Sea Limited announced today first oil production from the Buckland field in the Northern North Sea ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Chad Little

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Chad Little

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Chad Little ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Dale Jarrett

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Dale Jarrett

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Dale Jarrett ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Jeff Burton (Stewart Incident Explained)

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Jeff Burton (Stewart Incident Explained)

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Jeff Burton (Stewart Incident Explained) ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Jimmy Spencer

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Jimmy Spencer

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Jimmy Spencer ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Mark Martin

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Mark Martin

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Mark Martin ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Matt Kenseth

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Matt Kenseth

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Matt Kenseth ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Rusty Wallace

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Rusty Wallace

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Rusty Wallace ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Ted Musgrave

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Ted Musgrave

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Post Race Notes, Ted Musgrave ... Continue reading

Neste Rally of Finland: End of Leg 2

Neste Rally of Finland: End of Leg 2

Neste Rally of Finland: End of Leg 2 ... Continue reading

NHRA: Force steps one closer to Glidden's all-time NHRA career victory record

NHRA: Force steps one closer to Glidden's all-time NHRA career victory record

NHRA: Force steps on closer to Glidden's all-time NHRA career victory record ... Continue reading

Oldsmobile Alero(1999)

Oldsmobile Alero(1999)

Oldsmobile Alero(1999) ... Continue reading

Rally: Cruel fortune robs Ford Martini team of points

Rally: Cruel fortune robs Ford Martini team of points

Cruel fortune robs Ford Martini team of points ... Continue reading

Rexhall Industries Ranked One of America's Fastest Growing Companies

Rexhall Industries Ranked One of America's Fastest Growing Companies

Individual Investor magazine has named RV maker Rexhall Industries, Inc. one of America's 100 Fastest Growing Companies ... Continue reading

Specialized Engine Simulation Product Highlights ADAMS 10.0 From Mechanical Dynamics

Specialized Engine Simulation Product Highlights ADAMS 10.0 From Mechanical Dynamics

Enhancements to the industry-leading ADAMS(R) mechanical system simulation software -- part of ADAMS Version 10.0, just released by Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. ... Continue reading

Standard Products to Record One-Time Charge for Worldwide Plant Consolidation Expenses

Standard Products to Record One-Time Charge for Worldwide Plant Consolidation Expenses

The Standard Products Co. announced today that it will record a one-time after-tax charge of approximately $15.3 million, or about $0.95 diluted earnings per share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2000, related to a plan to reorganize its European network of manufacturing facilities ... Continue reading

Tenneco Receives Favorable IRS Ruling

Tenneco Receives Favorable IRS Ruling

Tenneco today announced that it has received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, which states that Tenneco's planned spin-off of Tenneco Packaging will be tax free to Tenneco and its shareowners ... Continue reading

Terion Taps Transportation, Communications Industry Veterans

Terion Taps Transportation, Communications Industry Veterans

Terion, Inc., a rapidly expanding mobile communications technology and services provider, has recently hired four trucking and communications industry veterans to guide the company's growth and customer acquisition. ... Continue reading

Top Driver's 18th Driver Education Center Opens

Top Driver's 18th Driver Education Center Opens

Top Driver, the leader in driver education, today announced the opening of a new training facility in the Chapel Hill Plaza, Indianapolis, IN -- its second in the state and 18th nationwide ... Continue reading

Tracks: Scheffel Repeats as Pennzoil Cup Champion at Bloomington

Tracks: Scheffel Repeats as Pennzoil Cup Champion at Bloomington

Tracks: Scheffel Repeats as Pennzoil Cup Champion at Bloomington ... Continue reading

Visteon Rear Seat Entertainment Reaches new Heights for Sport Utility Vehicles

Visteon Rear Seat Entertainment Reaches new Heights for Sport Utility Vehicles

Visteon Automotive Systems is taking its Rear Seat Entertainment System to a new level -- literally ... Continue reading

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