ARCA: Ryan Newman wins Daytona
Daytona Beach FL--With 24 lead-lap machines lined up in the mirror and a five-lap shootout looming, an undaunted Ryan Newman, in Roger Penske’s ALLTEL Ford, held off the hungry pack of ARCA RE/MAX Series warriors Sunday afternoon at Daytona Int’l Speedway to win the thrilling 38th annual Discount Auto Parts ... Continue reading
The Callahan Report: The Wait Is Over; Stewart Opens 2001 With Victory in Bud Shootout
Tony Stewart DAYTONA BEACH, FL: The Joe Gibbs Racing Team began 2001 where they left off at the conclusion of the 2000 racing season. Tony Stewart utilized wise pit strategy, a well handling car, and the backing of one of the best teams on the Winston Cup circuit to hold off a desperate charge from Dale Earnhardt. With ... Continue reading
ALLDATA Earns ASE Blue Seal of Excellence Recognition
ELK GROVE, Calif., Feb. 9 ALLDATA(R), the worldwide market leader in computer-based automotive repair information for professional service providers, has received the ASE(R) Blue Seal of Excellence Recognition for professional dedication demonstrated by a high percentage of ASE-Certified staff. ALLDATA is the first org ... Continue reading
Exclusive: BMW to Assemble 3-Series in Russia says just-auto.com
LONDON, Feb. 9 http://www.just-auto.com -- BMW has told just-auto.com that the new 3-series is to be built in Kaliningrad in Russia and output of the 318 and 320 could start as early as April 2001. The exclusive report at http://www.just-auto.com/news_detail.asp?art=23719 says that the 3-series will complement producti ... Continue reading
Exide Technologies Appoints Professor Heinrich Meyr to Board of Directors
PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 9 Exide Technologies , the global leader in stored electrical energy, announced today that Heinrich Meyr, a distinguished professor, scientist, author and entrepreneur, has joined Exide's Board of Directors. Meyr, 59, is a professor of electrical engineering at Aachen University of Technology in A ... Continue reading
Fire Damages Actuant Manufacturing Plant in the Netherlands
MILWAUKEE--Feb. 9, 2001--Actuant Corporation announced that a fire broke out in a leased Power-Packer manufacturing facility located in Oldenzaal, the Netherlands, early this morning (local Netherlands time). Fire damaged only one of the three facilities Power-Packer operates from in Oldenzaal. No injuries were reporte ... Continue reading
MyRepairShop's Breadth of Management Parallels With Company's Vision
HOUSTON--Feb. 9, 2001--MyRepairShop(TM) Inc., the advocate for independent automotive repair shops, has strategically built its management team in alignment with its business model and vision of aggregating service providers to enhance connectivity between the independent repair shop owner and the aftermarket supply ch ... Continue reading
S&P Affirms `A' Ratings on If; Outlook Developing
LONDON--Feb. 9, 2001--Standard & Poor's today affirmed its single-'A' long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on If Property & Casualty Insurance Ltd. (publ) (If). The affirmation follows If's announcement of its 2000 results and its planned acquisition of the insurance portfolio of Forsakr ... Continue reading
Capital Automotive to Present at the 23rd Annual Florida Money Show - February 20 - 23rd, 2001
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 9 Capital Automotive REIT announced today that the Company is scheduled to exhibit at the 23rd annual Florida Money Show, February 20-23rd, 2001, Booth Number 303, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Thomas D. Eckert, President and Chief Executive Officer will present "Turbo Charge Your Yields with Capital ... Continue reading
e-Power International Inc. to Acquire Immobiliser
HOUSTON--Feb. 9, 2001--Officials of e-Power International Inc. (OTCBB:ENRL) announced today that final negotiations are under way to purchase Immobiliser Inc., a Houston based engineering, manufacturing and consumer technology company. Terms of the contract have not been disclosed. Immobiliser produces security devices ... Continue reading
Exclusive: Fiat are Market Leaders in Brazil says just-auto.com
LONDON, Feb. 9 http://www.just-auto.com -- For the first time since it started making cars in Brazil in 1976, Fiat has achieved sales leadership and held it for three consecutive months. The exclusive report at http://just-auto.com/news_detail.asp?art=23733 says that Fiat sold 36,084 cars in January, to beat off rival ... Continue reading
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), today announced that it has expanded the scope of its 24-hour toll-free driver hotline (1-888-DOT-SAFT) to include consumer household goods complaints. The hotline, included in the Motor Carrier Safety Improv ... Continue reading
GM's Schilke to Receive SAE Medal of Honor
WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 9 Neil A. Schilke, General Director Engineering, Corporate Staffs, General Motors Corporation and Society of Automotive Engineers 2001 President-Elect, has been named as the 2001 recipient of the SAE Medal of Honor. Schilke received SAE's highest honor for " ... formalizing and institutionalizing ... Continue reading
Harley-Davidson, Inc. Declares Dividend
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 9 Harley-Davidson, Inc. announced that on February 8, 2001 its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 2.5 cents per share, payable March 23, 2001 to shareholders of record as of March 12, 2001. The Company currently has approximately 302.4 million shares of common stock outstanding. Ha ... Continue reading
Hometown Auto Retailers Removes Chairman and a Vice President; Litigation Commenced
WATERTOWN, Conn.--Feb. 9, 2001--Hometown Auto Retailers Friday announced that it has dismissed Salvatore Vergopia as chairman and Edward Vergopia as vice-president - fleet operations. Hometown has terminated their employment contracts, for cause, and replaced Salvatore Vergopia as general manager of Hometown's Westwood ... Continue reading
New Entrance Gate for Fans at Sears Point Raceway
Contact: John Cardinale Sears Point Raceway 707-938-8448, ext. 107 Sears Point Raceway to Feature New Entrance Gate for Fans in 2001 Racing Season SONOMA, Calif. (February 9, 2001) - Sears Point Raceway's comprehensive Modernization Plan reached another milestone as construction crews put the finishing touches on a roa ... Continue reading
Pinnacle Business Management Announces Preliminary January Sales Figures for All Pro
CLEARWATER, Fla.--Feb. 9, 2001--Pinnacle Business Management (Pink Sheets:PCBM) has announced the first sales figures for the companies that were recently acquired from Lo Castro and Associates. According to preliminary and unaudited figures during the month of January 2001, the All Pro Auto Mall and All Pro Daewoo saw ... Continue reading
SAE SoCal: February section meeting on Tuesday, February 13, 200 1 -- The Space Shuttle
Reminder: This next week is a busy one for SAE events with both a section meeting and a tour................. Complete details (including online reservations) can be found at www.sae-socal.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ What: SAE SoCal Section Meeting -- The Sp ... Continue reading
Snap-on Named Exclusive Supplier to Sterling Auto Body Centers
Business Editors, Automotive Writers KENOSHA, Wis.--Feb. 9, 2001--Snap-on Incorporated announced today that it has been named as the exclusive supplier of equipment to Sterling Collision Centers, a national chain of auto body repair centers. As part of the two-year agreement, Snap-on will outfit 38 existing and 40 new ... Continue reading
Special Delivery From ALLDATA: ALLDATA Earns ASE Blue Seal of Exc ellence Recognition
Goodafternoon, Following is a press release announcing ALLDATA Earns ASE Blue Seal of Excellence Recognition and how we are the first company to earn it under the Support Establishments category. Please let me know if you have any questions about our recognition or would like to speak to someone at ALLDATA to get more ... Continue reading
Superformance Claims That Cobra/Shelby Marks Are Generic
BOSTON--Feb. 9, 2001--The president of Superformance International Inc., James C. Price, today announced that Superformance has filed counterclaims against Caroll Shelby requesting a court order that Shelby does not own any valid trademark rights which would permit him to prevent the manufacture of replicas of the orig ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Engineer Honored for Career Achievement
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 10 Donald E. Goodwin, Chrysler Group Vice President, Scientific Laboratories and Proving Grounds, has been awarded the 2001 Career Achievement Award by Career Communications Group (CCG), publisher of USBE & Information Technology magazine. Goodwin joins a select group of individuals honored by ... Continue reading
BMW and Thomas Steinbruck Announce Partnership
BMW of Manhattan Debuts Europe's Most Promising Fashion Import and Winner of the Moet & Chandon Designer Debut Award 2000 NEW YORK, Feb. 11 Today, BMW of North America, LLC and its flagship store in Manhattan premiered the Fall 2001 Fashion Collection of rising Fashion Star and former Christian Dior student Thomas Stei ... Continue reading
Ten Designers Including Tracy Feith, Alexandra Lind And Pixie Yates Reveal Unique Designs NEW YORK, Feb. 11 The Ford Focus is the centerpiece of the "Fashion in Focus" show that debuts during Fashion Week at New York's Cipriani. Ten rising fashion designers including Tracy Feith, Alexandra Lind and Pixie Yates reveal m ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bud Shootout Race Results, Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, FL: Following are the race results for the Bud Shootout NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, driver, car model, laps completed, and reason out (if any): 1, Tony Stewart, Grand Prix, 70, Running 2, Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 70, Running 3, Rusty Wallace, Taurus, 70, Run ... Continue reading
MERCURY TO BRING BACK MARAUDER AS A 2003 MODEL
CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2001 -- Mercury will bring back the Marauder, an iconic vehicle from the brand's past, in the form of a four-door, five-passenger performance sedan powered by a V-8 engine expected to produce more than 300 horsepower. The Marauder is expected to reach Lincoln Mercury showrooms in the early summer of 20 ... Continue reading
FMDRS Results Saturday 2/10/01 Houston, Texas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK, BAYTOWN, TEXAS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2001 HOWARD,FLEMING LEAD THE WAY AT SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION OPENER BAYTOWN, Texas - The persistent rain and high winds that plagued Houston Raceway Park yesterday have passed a ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Ray fastest Saturday; Gregoire stays on top overall at Test in the West
PHOENIX- Greg Ray found speed on the Phoenix International Raceway 1-mile oval late in the afternoon to top the performance chart Saturday, but Stephan Gregoire ended the Indy Racing Northern Light Series Test In The West with the fastest overall lap and speed. Fourteen Indy Racing drivers turned 1,520 laps during Satu ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Chevrolet Driver Quotes, Daytona 500 Qualifying
Jerry Nadeau, No. 25 UAWDelphi Chevrolet Monte Carlo (qualified 2nd): “It’s a great way to start the year –the same way we ended it last year. The guys did a super job. This winter, we tested and we had one carthat was really good in qualifying but we had one car that was awesome in racemode. So I dec ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bill Elliott Drives Intrepid R/T to Front of Daytona Field
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Exactly one year after Dodge announced its initial three NASCAR Winston Cup teams in Daytona International Speedway's victory lane, it is back in victory lane again, led by Bill Elliott, veteran driver for Evernham Motorsports. Elliott won today's Bud Pole award with a blazing 183.565 mph lap, a r ... Continue reading
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IROC Pit Notes, Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL - Indy Racing Northern Light Series representative Mark Dismore came back for a second day of practice in the Pontiac Firebirds and was joined by NASCAR Winston Cup driver Tony Stewart. Stewart will replace CART FedEx Series driver Gil de Ferran in the opening race at Daytona due to injuries sustained ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Daytona Qualifying Notes and Quotes
TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "I'm really happy. The guys have done such a great job this winter. After winning a championship, a lot of teams tend to get lazy. But that's what makes you so proud to be a part of Joe Gibbs operation. ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Magnificent seven for charging McRae in Sweden
Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist dominated the second leg of the Swedish Rally as they powered their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car to fastest time on seven consecutive speed tests over the demanding snow-covered tracks. After setting three quickest times yesterday afternoon, the British pair recorded fo ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally, End of Leg 2 Report
Four drivers have fought for the lead during the today's second leg of the International Swedish Rally, second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Carlos Sainz, Harri Rovanperä, Thomas Rådström and Tommi Mäkinen have rarely been separated by more than 30 seconds, but Rovanperä fought through during the earl ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Hamilton looks forward to many first with new team
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., - Starting his first season in the Square D Chevrolet, Bobby Hamilton is looking forward to a year of many firsts for the Andy Petree Racing team. The ice has been broken, the predictions are high and the Square D Racing Team is gelling together smoothly. "The tip of the iceberg has already been br ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Chassis Notes, Daytona International Speedway
[The following are facts and figures regarding the cars Pontiac teams will be running this week during the NASCAR Winston Cup events at Daytona International Speedway.] 10 Valvoline Grand Prix driver Johnny Benson made a big statement in last year's Daytona 500 by leading 39 of the last 43 laps before finishing 12th. T ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Gregoire sets pace at Test in the West
PHOENIX - After a cold morning session on the first day of on-track activity for the Test in the West at Phoenix International Raceway, Indy Racing Northern Light Series driver Stephan Gregoire said his car “can go much faster.” Gregoire wasn’t lying. Driving a new Dick Simon Racing Dallara/Oldsmobile ... Continue reading
FMDRS Results 2/09/01 Houston, Texas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK, BAYTOWN, TEXAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2001 RAIN AND HIGH WINDS DELAY SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION OPENER BAYTOWN, Texas - Mother Nature was the only thing to make it on the track today at the South Central Division opener ... Continue reading
Valvoline Team Quicker Than Even It Expected
Valvoline Team Quicker Than Even It Expected #10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson shook his head when he saw Bill Elliott run a 49.042-second lap in the early going Saturday during single-lap qualifying at Daytona. With the NASCAR Winston Cup Series first qualifying session of the year, there was more uncertainty ... Continue reading
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