FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--April 3, 2001--Alamo Rent A Car, a division of ANC Rental Corporation , continues its expansion in Europe with new locations in Italy. "The European market is a key area for Alamo's continued international growth," said Jerry Mossiello, Alamo's vice president international sales, "and that's good ... Continue reading
Buzz Bits-- Notes and quotes on Buzz Calkins and Bradley Motorsports
Buzz Bits - Notes on Buzz Calkins and Bradley Motorsports Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami #12 Bradley Food Marts/ Sav-O-Mat Dallara-Oldsmobile to the point Buzz Calkins currently sits ninth in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series points championship. With a season-opening top-ten in the Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 at ... Continue reading
Cummins Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend
COLUMBUS, Ind.--April 3, 2001--The Board of Directors of Cummins Inc. today declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of 30 cents per share, payable on June 15, 2001, to shareholders of record on June 1, 2001. Cummins, headquartered in Columbus, Ind., is the world's largest producer of commercial diesel engines a ... Continue reading
Kenworth in the News: Seattle P-I Story Link, FYI
Here's a link to a nice feature story by reporter Bill Virgin on Kenworth and high technology which appears on the front page of today's Business Section of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. ... Continue reading
SAN DIEGO--April 3, 2001--PTSC (Patriot Scientific Corp.)(OTCBB:PTSC) the premier provider of embedded systems components and solutions, announced today that it will be demonstrating its IGNITE I technology through an automotive application. Visitors will be shown how use of the technology applied to an auto will alert ... Continue reading
RACHEL REMEN, M.D. Author of "Kitchen Table Wisdom"
Auto Channel -- Robert Gordon, Co-Publisher presents a satellite media tour with Rachel Remen, M.D. Author of the bestselling novel "Kitchen Table Wisdom" on her novel My Grandfather’s Blessings Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2001/11:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. EASTERN In My Grandfather's Blessin ... Continue reading
'Ford & ISO 14001' Provides Roadmap to Environmental Savings
Ford Motor Company has saved millions of dollars since becoming the first automaker to certify all of its manufacturing facilities worldwide to the ISO 14001 international standard on Environmental Management Systems in 1998. In a new book released this month by The McGraw-Hill Companies: "Ford & ISO 14001; The Synergy ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports Best-Ever Sales Month and Record-Breaking First Quarter
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported best-ever single-month sales of 156,444 vehicles, up 11.4 percent over last year's best-ever March. The strong sales month closed out a record-breaking first quarter that totaled 398,523 units, an increase of 0.5 percent over the same period last year. "Amid the cu ... Continue reading
General Motors dealers sold 442,573 new cars and trucks in March in the United States, down 4.6 percent from March 2000. GM car sales decreased four percent to 213,310 units and truck sales decreased five percent to 229,263 units. GM full-size truck sales continued a strong selling pace in March and in the first quarte ... Continue reading
Lexus Reports Best-Ever March Sales
Lexus reported sales of 20,715 units, which represents a sales increase of 24.0 percent from the same period in 2000, setting a new best-ever March for the luxury manufacturer. First-quarter sales of 51,540 are 15.1 percent ahead of last year's record pace. The hot new SC 430 hardtop convertible, which went on sale Mar ... Continue reading
PALO ALTO, Calif.--April 3, 2001-- Agilent Certifies Serco as Premier Solution Partner Agilent Technologies Inc. has certified that Serco Test Systems has met the rigorous requirements of Agilent's Premier Solution Partner (PSP) Program for two key markets. Serco, part of a global task management firm and systems integ ... Continue reading
Avis Names Scott Deaver Executive Vice President of Marketing
Appointment of Travel and Internet Executive Heralds New Approach In Marketing for Rental Car Company PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 3 Scott Deaver, a seasoned marketing professional with extensive experience at both old and new economy companies, today was named executive vice president of marketing at Avis Rent A Car. Last ... Continue reading
Brown & Sharpe Announces Stockholder Meeting Date
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--April 3, 2001--Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company announced today that its Proxy Statement, dated March 30, 2001, was mailed out on Friday, March 30, to stockholders of record as of March 21, 2001. The Special Meeting will be held at the Company's executive offices at 9:30 a.m. on April 27, 200 ... Continue reading
SEATTLE--April 3, 2001--Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. today said its Cray SV1ex(TM) enhanced product line, on schedule to begin shipping this quarter, will be substantially more powerful and provide better price/performance than previously indicated. "We've been able to make the Cray SV1ex more powerful without ... Continue reading
COLUMBUS, Ind.--April 3, 2001--Speaking at the annual shareholders meeting today, Cummins Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tim Solso, reviewed Cummins business results for 2000 and strategies for 2001. "Cummins, and our entire customer base and industry, are in a period of rapid change. This includes both OEM conso ... Continue reading
Donnelly Corporation Names Kevin L. Brown New Chief Financial Officer
HOLLAND, Mich., April 3 Donnelly Corporation today announced that Kevin L. Brown has joined the company as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Brown comes to Donnelly with more than 15 years experience in automotive finance. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010403/DETU022 ) In his new positi ... Continue reading
Elite Brings Satellite Tracking to Rental Fleets
FREEPORT, Texas--April 3, 2001--Elite Logistics Inc. (OTCBB:ELOG), a leader in the rapidly growing telematics industry, today announced that its PageTrack(R) Intelligent Vehicle Systems are to be installed in fleet vehicles owned by a Chicago area Thrifty Car Rental franchise. This sale, made by DataTrack 2000, LLC, on ... Continue reading
Freudenberg-NOK Earns Record Number of Safety Awards
PLYMOUTH, Mich., April 3 The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) recently presented Freudenberg-NOK production facilities with a total of eight 2000 Safety and Health Improvement Program (SHIP) Awards -- more than any other company. The facilities earned the awards for achieving dramatic improvements in employee saf ... Continue reading
Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 General Motors Extends IRL Engine Agreement Through 2005 INDIANAPOLIS, April 3, 2001 - General Motors has extended its agreement to provide engines for the Indy Racing Northern Light Series through at least the 2005 racing season ... Continue reading
IMRglobal Awarded Application Development Contract by Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc.
CLEARWATER, Fla., April 3 IMRglobal Corp. ("IMRglobal") , a leading global provider of end-to-end information technology solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., a subsidiary of the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. for the development of a Fleet Management ... Continue reading
Eric Head to Lead Information Technology Committee For International Society of Automotive Engineers SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 3 Internet Operations Center Inc., a leading application services provider focused on e-business solutions, announced today that ("IOC") director of business development Eric Head, has been sele ... Continue reading
Isabel Jasinowski Elected to Goodyear Vice President Post
AKRON, Ohio, April 3 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's presence in the nation's capital was strengthened yesterday with the election of Isabel H. Jasinowski, vice president, government relations, as a corporate officer. "Elevating our senior official in Washington, D.C., to corporate officer demonstrates Goodyear's ... Continue reading
Kingsley Management Reports Successful Event at Truck Show
MIDDLEBURG, Pa.--April 3, 2001--Kingsley Coach Inc. (OTC BB:KNGS), a manufacturer of unique, high quality, motorcoaches on a heavy duty truck chassis, demonstrated several units at the Mid America Truck Show in Louisville Kentucky, March 22-24, 2001. Over 70,000 attendees from all 50 states and over 44 countries repres ... Continue reading
Long Beach Pre-Race Notes/Quotes
Contact: Laz Denes, 310-538-2599 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com MO NUNN RACING – PRE-RACE NOTES/QUOTES Grand Prix of Long Beach – April 6-8, 2001 – 1.968-mile temporary downtown street course TONY KANAAN -- #55 HOLLYWOOD/MO NUNN RACING HONDA-REYNARD **This weekend marks Kanaan’s 57th career Champ ... Continue reading
Pep Boys Accepts Used Oil as Certified Collection Center in California's Used Oil Recycling Program
PHILADELPHIA--April 3, 2001--All Pep Boys California stores are accepting used oil for recycling as part of the California Integrated Waste Management Board's Used Oil Recycling Program. "Since Pep Boys first began involvement with the program in 1997, we've been pleased to provide safe and convenient locations for mot ... Continue reading
QUANTUM Develops CNG Fuel System for GM Thailand
IRVINE, Calif., April 3 QUANTUM Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IMPCO Technologies, Inc., , today announced that it has developed a natural gas fuel system for the first General Motors (GM) Chevrolet Zafira produced at the GM Thailand Assembly Center in Thailand's Rayong Province. The Zafira MPV (or co ... Continue reading
[] RapidClassroom - eLearning software
All of the benefits of Internet classroom training ... without the cost. RapidClassroom? is the first Internet Classroom service that incorporates: - Desktop Sharing from a PC to Internet Users - Broadcast Streaming Audio - VOIP [August 2001] RapidClassroom? allows instructors to "push" an image of their desktop to you ... Continue reading
SDRC Announces Revolutionary Strategy for Collaboration
CINCINNATI--April 3, 2001-- The market leader in PDM further accelerates collaboration to the virtual enterprise; SDRC to host Collaborative Product Management Symposium, May 29-June 1 SDRC today announced a new, revolutionary collaborative strategy in support of global product development. The company is pursuing a st ... Continue reading
AMHERST, N.H.--April 3, 2001--The speed and power of new electronic designs are presenting unique challenges to electronic engineers. In the PC industry, shrinking chip designs, escalating main processor speeds and the proliferation of graphics processors are increasing thermal loading to the point where heat transfer ... Continue reading
WAYNE, Pa.--April 3, 2001--Traffic.com, the leading provider of digital traffic and logistics information, announced today that it has executed a two-year agreement with EMMIS Communications to provide traffic information to 22 EMMIS radio stations in seven major markets. Included are on-air reports to the stations and ... Continue reading
UnitedAuto Announces Election of Additional Outside Director; Lucio A. Noto to Join Company Board
DETROIT--April 3, 2001--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a leading publicly traded automotive retailer, announced today that Lucio A. Noto has been elected to its Board of Directors. With Mr. Noto's appointment, the Company now has twelve directors. This appointment is expected to be ratified at the UnitedAuto Group Shareholde ... Continue reading
JACKSON, Wyo., April 3 To paraphrase the late Mark Twain, reports of the demise of the two-stroke snowmobile may be highly exaggerated. Two-stroke entries from the University of Waterloo (Ontario) and Minnesota State placed first and fourth, respectively, in the second running of an event that challenges engineering st ... Continue reading
Brazilian GP race: BMW WilliamsF1 Team
Brazilian Grand Prix - RACE Sao Paulo, 1st April 2001 Weather: Average air temperature 26°C. Average track temperature 29°C. Humidity 60%. Rain from about half distance on. Although having lead for 36 laps with Juan Pablo Montoya the BMW WilliamsF1 Team ended up with no points at the Brazilian Grand Prix as both the ... Continue reading
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Twenty-four year old Nathan Wulff, from Escondido, pulled off one of the closest-ever victories in Irwindale Speedway's short three-year, but super-competitive, history nipping a hard-charging Tommy Fry by a mere 0.033 seconds after 75 laps of Food 4 Less Super Late Model action on Saturday night as 5,257 fans stood al ... Continue reading
SeventhGear.com Pre-Season Article By David Rutledge “2001” …TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH!…A great way to start the season, a great race venue and we finished on the podium there last year. I am ready, the car is ready and as important the Lynx Racing Team is ready. Since last year we have been working hard ... Continue reading
Sunday from Memphis- FMDRS event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES- SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK Sunday, April 01, 2001 HOWARD AND FLEMING SHAKE, RATTLE, AND ROLL TO VICTORY IN MEMPHIS MEMPHIS- After two days of rain and cold weather, racing was finally allowed to resume under clear blue skies Sunday at the ... Continue reading
Sunday from Memphis- FMDRS Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES- SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK Sunday, April 01, 2001 HOWARD AND FLEMING SHAKE, RATTLE, AND ROLL TO VICTORY IN MEMPHIS MEMPHIS- After two days of rain and cold weather, racing was finally allowed to resume under clear blue skies Sunday at the ... Continue reading
Benson Duels His Way To 3rd-Place At Texas
Benson Duels His Way To 3rd-Place At Texas Leads Final Laps Before Giving Way To Cars With New Tires As Eagle One Pontiac driver Johnny Benson adjusted his seatbelts and mashed the gas to clear out his 750-horsepower engine getting ready for the restart at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday his 20-crew members, the 200,000 ... Continue reading
G.S.T.A. Rod & Custom Spectacular
MINNEAPOLIS, April 2 45th ANNUAL GOPHER STATE TIMING ASSOCIATION ROD AND CUSTOM SPECTACULAR STATE FAIR COLISEUM SATURDAY, APRIL 21 SUNDAY, APRIL 22 SHOW TITLE THIS YEAR IS: 2001 A HOT ROD ODYSSEY Show Times: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday April 21st, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday April 22nd Ticket Prices: Adults $7.00/Juniors ... Continue reading
"Indian Wrecking Crew" Comes to Sears Point Raceway
Contact: John Cardinale Sears Point Raceway (707) 938-8448 X107 "Indian Wrecking Crew" Comes to Sears Point Raceway as Grand Marshals SONOMA, Calif. (April 2, 2001) - There have been many great riders associated with the legendary Indian motorcycle over the years, but there might not be a better duo than Bobby Hill and ... Continue reading
Insurance Auto Auctions Announces Greenfield Facility In Los Angeles, California
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 2 Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. a leading provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services in the United States, today announced the opening of a new greenfield facility in the heart of Los Angeles. This 40-acre site will not only replace the existing Gardena, California location, b ... Continue reading
TransPro, Inc. Corrects Fourth Quarter and Full Year EPS
NEW HAVEN, Conn.--April 2, 2001--TransPro, Inc. today corrected its previously reported losses per basic and diluted common share for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. In its press release dated February 27, 2001, the losses per basic and diluted common share from continuing operations were incorrect ... Continue reading
Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. Announces Record 2000 Results
Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. announced today that net sales for the year ended December 31, 2000 increased $19.5 million, or 11.9%, to $184.0 million as compared to $164.5 million for the year ended December 31, 1999. EBITDA for 2000 increased by $4.6 million, or 33.3%, to $18.4 million from $13.8 million for 1999. ... Continue reading
United Road Services, Inc. Announces Q4 And Year End Results for 2000
United Road Services, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2000. Gerald Riordan, Chief Executive Officer of United Road, commented, "The year ended December 31, 2000 was a critical year in the Company's history. As the financial results reflect, we have taken a number of importan ... Continue reading
PEARL RIVER, N.Y.--(BW SportsWire)--April 3, 2001-- New relationship will permit clients to utilize trade in financing NASCAR sponsorships Active International, the world's largest corporate trading company, today announced it has named Camp & Associates to represent its interests in the NASCAR community. In that capac ... Continue reading
Copart Introduces Motors Auction Group -MAG-
BENICIA, Calif.--April 3, 2001--Copart, Inc. today announced the new trade name for its public auction facilities: Motors Auction Group - MAG. Effective today, Copart's first two public auctions located in Detroit, Mi. and Chesapeake, Va. have been renamed Motors Auction Group. The new trade name also has its own websi ... Continue reading
UGS Technology is Expected to Improve OEM-Supplier Communication, Reduce Time-To-Market and Prevent Costly Assembly Line Delays CYPRESS, Calif., April 3 DaimlerChrysler Corporation has selected the e-Vis collaboration solution from UGS to automate the real-time sharing of manufacturing related quality data across the J ... Continue reading
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 3 Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com), the Web's leading consumer resource for unbiased automotive information, recently named the Corvette Z06 winner of the "American Exotics Comparison Test" in an extensive online video and text report that also featured the Dodge Viper GTS ACR and the Fo ... Continue reading
President of Quality Manufacturing Plans to Step Down by Year End
CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 3 Quality Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. , today announced that Gene Hall plans to step down as president for health reasons. Quality, which manufactures high-end fire and rescue apparatus, has initiated a national search to find a replacement for Hall, who joined Quality Ma ... Continue reading
BEVERLY, Mass., April 3 Furthering its strategy to deliver affordable e-collaborative product development capabilities to its manufacturing customers and their supply chains, Smart Solutions, a Dassault Systemes company and its Americas subsidiary, SmarTeam Inc., a leading provider of rapidly-implemented business colla ... Continue reading
DEARBORN, Mich., April 3 Robotic mice with CDs for wheels, simulated lunar landscapes and Sumo robots will crawl, flip, and traverse as students from thirteen states compete in the RI/SME Student Robotic Engineering Challenge. Sponsored by Robotics International of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (RI/SME), the p ... Continue reading
The Cobalt Group Sets First Quarter Financial Results Announcement Date and Time
SEATTLE--April 3, 2001--The Cobalt Group , a leading provider of e-business products and services to the automotive industry, today announced that it will release financial results for its first quarter 2001 after the close of regular market trading on Tuesday, April 24, 2001. The Cobalt Group will host a conference ca ... Continue reading
Yazaki Names Lynn Weaver Director of Associate Relations
CANTON, Mich., April 2 Yazaki North America, Inc. (Yazaki), a leading supplier of vehicle power and data solutions to the automotive industry, announced today the appointment of Lynn E. Weaver as director of associate relations for Yazaki's Human Resources Department. Colleen Haley, vice president of Human Resources ma ... Continue reading
Video E-Mail Launch of 2002 Buick Rendezvous SUV Grabs 13% Response Rate
Peter Martin, founder and president of ExpandMail, announced that the recent Video E-Mail launch campaign for the new 2002 Buick Rendezvous SUV attained a strong 12.8 percent consumer response rate. This result far exceeds the average response rate for traditional direct mail campaigns, estimated at 1-2 percent. The Bu ... Continue reading
Motor Club Announces Income Before Federal Taxes as of Dec 31, 2000
Motor Club of America reported its income before Federal income taxes for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2000 was $646,439 compared to a loss before Federal income taxes of $1,511,095 in 1999. Income before Federal income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2000 was $2,999,677 compared to $102,146 in 1999. The ... Continue reading
Monaco Coach Corporation Reports Expectations for First Quarter Results
Monaco Coach Corporation today indicated that it expects to report earnings per share of $0.26 to $0.30 on revenues of approximately $205 million to $210 million for the period ending March 31, 2001. "Circumstances that affected the RV industry in the latter half of 2000 continued into the recent first quarter," stated ... Continue reading
Superscape Works With Ford on Interactive 3D Safety Training
Following positive feedback from users on a new safety training application developed by Superscape using their interactive 3D technology for the Ford Motor Company, a further contract has been awarded. The new contract is being supported by the United Auto Workers (UAW) Union and was demonstrated for the first time at ... Continue reading
Hot Products Rides High with Milwaukee Legend Harley-Davidson Inc.
Hot Products Inc. announced that it had received approval to supply Harley-Davidson Inc., a world leader in the manufacturing of motorcycle products, with a personal survival, first aid pak that will be made available for sale through Harley-Davidson's dealer network. HPI, in a joint effort with Ace Product Management ... Continue reading
Astris Energi Completes Fuel Cell-Powered Golf Cart on Time
Astris Energi Inc., a leading developer of alkaline fuel cell power systems, Tuesday reported that its fuel cell-powered golf cart, the first such vehicle in the world, was completed and tested on the company's test track last Friday, March 30, a day ahead of schedule. "This represents the successful culmination of a s ... Continue reading
Carlisle Finalizes Acquisition of Connecting Devices, Inc.
Carlisle Companies Incorporated announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tensolite Company, completed the acquisition of Connecting Devices, Inc. of Long Beach, California, a designer and manufacturer of RF/microwave connectors and cable assemblies serving the wireless, internet infrastructure and opto-electro ... Continue reading
DynaMotive Announces DTI Renewable Energy Grant For BioOil Consortium
DynaMotive Europe Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of DynaMotive Technologies Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF) and producer of clean burning BioOil fuels, today announced details of one of the UK Government's largest ever grants to support the development of energy from biomass in the UK. The pnds stlg 1.16 million/US $1.7 ... Continue reading
Tenneco Automotive, maker of Monroe(R) Reflex(TM) and Monroe Sensa-Trac(R) shock absorbers, wants to help installers educate their customers that vehicle safety can be enhanced with an upgrade to "premium" shocks. Not only will this increase a shop's bottom line, it will also help build customer confidence that their m ... Continue reading
Micronas Develops single-chip, Dual-Plate Hall Sensor
Micronas announced this morning that it has successfully integrated two Hall plates, the specific sensor elements, on a single chip at about half the cost of existing solutions. The new sensors are designed for contactless detection of speed and rotary direction in automotive applications such as sliding roofs, windshi ... Continue reading
Renault to Update Romanian Car Maker
Renault's investment in Romanian automaker Dacia goes back to the 1960s. Renault never had much say over the company however, which was operated under strict communist rule until the early 90s. Today, the car maker is one of the best examples in the world of how not to build a car. Machinery and manufacturing equipment ... Continue reading
Suzuli to Build New Car for Nissan
Nissan is taking a lesson from General Motors who in the past has turned to other automakers to build small cars sold under its Chevrolet nameplate. In the past, GM worked with Toyota on small cars and it currently is involved with Suzuki in developing the YGM-1, slated for introduction later this year. Now Nissan has ... Continue reading
The Morgan Group, Inc. Reports 2000 Q4 and Full-Year Financial Results
The Morgan Group, Inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2000. For the 2000 fourth quarter, operating revenues decreased to $22.0 million from the $32.7 million reported for 1999's comparable quarter. The decline was primarily attributable to the recessive economic cond ... Continue reading
Volvo Reports Second Best March Ever and 59% Increase Over Last Month
Strong sales of Volvo's S80 luxury sedan and the S60 sports sedan helped push March to near record high. With a 77% and 60% increase respectively, both models helped fuel March's sales results. "As stated last month, the S60 continues to gather momentum. Our strong market come back is a dramatic increase over January a ... Continue reading
CART: Bryan Herta Preview; Long Beach
April 3, 2001 Long Beach…One Year Ago: While subbing for the injured Shinji Nakano at Walker Racing, Herta powered the #5/Avex/Honda/Reynard to a fifth place finish at the 2000 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Herta's Long Beach result was the best finish of the season for Walker Racing. Home Turf: A resident of ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: K.Wallace Wants To Race Instead Of Fielding Questions
April 3, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA. – Kenny Wallace is tired of answering questions. He just wants to race. And that’s why he spent two days testing at Martinsville Speedway last week, getting the Eel River Pontiac ready for this Sunday’s Virginia 500 Winston Cup race. When Wallace’s car backs out o ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Teamwork helps Hamilton’s steady climb in points race
April 3, 2001 FORT WORTH, Tex. – Bobby Hamilton and the Square D Racing Team salvaged a top-20 finish landing in 18th for the Harrah’s 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Although the team had to work overtime in the event, the labor paid off as they jumped up one more position in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series poi ... Continue reading
ASA: Mike Eddy Returns To ASA Competition
April 3, 2001 DELTON, MI — When the ASA ACDelco Series returns to action on April 6-7 at South Boston Speedway, it will mark the return of a legend, as Mike Eddy will make his first start of the 2001 season. Eddy will fill the seat vacated by Tristan Dupuis, who has split amicably with Go Go Motorsports. “W ... Continue reading
USAC: Worldcom Western Midget Car Race Results, Stockton
April 3, 2001 WORLDCOM USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR RACE RESULTS: April 1, 2001 – Stockton, CA – Stockton 99 Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Thomas Meseraull, 57, TST-13.306; 2. Steve Paden, 01, Farrier-13.457; 3. Matt Streeter, 97, Streeter-13.509; 4. Alex Harris, 54, Harris-13.512; 5. ... Continue reading
CART: Potter Joins Mo Nunn Racing To Complete Reorganization
April 3, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS – Longtime automotive and sports marketing industry executive Steve Potter has joined Mo Nunn Racing as Managing Director, Commerce. In his new position Potter will manage the activities of the Indianapolis-based team’s marketing, communications and other commercial staff. The ann ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jarrett wins Texas; Ford Credit donates more to Komen Foundation
April 3, 2001 DEARBORN, Mich. - Dale Jarrett's continued success on the race track keeps adding to Ford Credit's donation to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Jarrett's second victory of the season results in another $10,000 donation from Ford Credit to the Komen Foundation to help in its mission to eradicat ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Sadler and a new attitude ready for Martinsville
April 3, 2001 Martinsville has been a tough track for Elliott Sadler since joining Wood Brothers Racing. The third year competitor will make his fifth start at the Virginia track following close on the heels of his first Winston Cup victory at another short track - Bristol. Sadler talks about the track and his test the ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Spencer returns to good memories at Martinsville
April 3, 2001 JIMMY SPENCER --26-- Kmart Taurus -- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MARTINSVILLE? "I've got a lot of memories of Martinsville. Actually, Martinsville was what made me go asphalt racing. I drove down there about 1978 to watch the old sportsman cars and modifieds and I fell in love with 'em. I was racing dirt at t ... Continue reading
CART: California built Toyota looks for second 2001 victory at Long Beach
April 3, 2001 Toyota's RV8F engine, designed and built in Costa Mesa, Calif., will be looking for its second straight CART victory after Cristiano da Matta won the season-opening CART FedEx Championship Series event at Monterrey, Mexico. The Toyota RV8F joins its predecessor, the Toyota RV8E, as the only engine designe ... Continue reading
CART: Motorola Crew Ramps Up for Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
April 3, 2001 Indianapolis, IN-Team Motorola and driver Michael Andretti will take to the streets of Long Beach, California on Sunday, April 8th for the second round of the CART FedEx Championship Series. After the first round of competition, Andretti and his team stand fourth in points after qualifying fifth and finis ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Jr. prepared for Martinsville this time
April 3, 2001 Dale Jr. Quotes: "The team had never raced at Martinsville before this event last year, so we really didn’t know what to expect. I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy it, but we ran pretty well until we had a problem with the battery going dead. Considering the time it took us to change batteries ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Good Seats Remain For Virginia 500 At Martinsville Speedway
April 3, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA – With the Virginia 500 less than a week away, the rumors are already flying. But pay them no mind. Plenty of tickets remain for this Sunday’s Virginia 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. “It seems to happen every year about this time,” said Marti ... Continue reading
USAC: Bauer, Meseraull notch Western Midget victories
April 3, 2001 Thomas Meseraull of San Jose, Calif. leads the USAC WorldCom Western Midget Car series into Saturday night's events at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway after winning Sunday afternoon's 30-lap race at the Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway. Meseraull, who scored his initial USAC victory last September at Bakersfield ... Continue reading
USAC: Rain postpones Eldora's 'Branson/Larson Classic' to April 28
April 3, 2001 Anderson (Ind.) Speedway hosts the second annual "Glen Niebel Classic" presented by the Stoops Automotive Group this Sunday afternoon and following Saturday night's rain-interruption at Rossburg, Ohio, Anderson's race will now serve as the 2001 series opener. Rains, which interrupted Saturday night's even ... Continue reading
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