Collins & Aikman Makes Plant Manager Appointments
TROY, Mich.--May 4, 2001--Collins & Aikman Corporation announced today the promotions of Todd Brandon, Mark Goemaere and Gary Taylor to Plant Manager. All appointments are effective immediately. Todd Brandon, promoted to Plant Manager of Collins & Aikman's facility in Albemarle, North Carolina, has been with the Compan ... Continue reading
Fitch Upgr Certain DaimlerChrysler Outstanding Securitizations
NEW YORK--May 4, 2001--Fitch upgrades DaimlerChrysler's Premier Auto Trust 1997-1, 1997-2, 1997-3, 1998-1, 1998-2 and 1998-3 class B asset-backed notes to `AA' from `A+'. The rating upgrades are a result of increased available credit enhancement in excess of expected remaining losses. The collateral continues to perfor ... Continue reading
General Chemical Extends Expiration Date for Rights Offering
HAMPTON, N.H., May 4 The General Chemical Group Inc. is extending the expiration date of its rights offering to Monday, May 14 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). It had been set to expire on Friday, May 11 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Holders of common stock of General Chemical received, at no cost, 0.77 rights for each sh ... Continue reading
Ricardo Awarded Patent That Will Improve Fuel Economy for Larger Engines
Ricardo, Inc., today announced it has received a United States Patent, No. 6,220,212, for cylinder-deactivating rocker arms for gasoline engine valvetrains. This rocker arm will give vehicles the ability to turn individual engine cylinders off during light-load operating conditions, while still allowing full-power outp ... Continue reading
SmarTire Provides Tire Monitoring Products for One Lap of America Race Team
RICHMOND, B.C.--May 4, 2001--SmarTire Systems Inc. announced today its new tire monitoring products will help ensure optimal tire pressure and safety on the track and the road for the "Lapping Against Diabetes" Race Team competing in the 18th annual Michelin One Lap of America Race, May 5-12. "The One Lap of America Ra ... Continue reading
USF Red Star Receives "Benchmark Carrier" Award From Ciba Specialty Chemicals Additives Division
NEWARK, N.J.--May 4, 2001--USF Red Star Inc., a regional carrier unit of USFreightways Corporation, has been awarded the "Benchmark Carrier" award by Ciba Specialty Chemicals Additives Division This award is presented only after a company has been named "Partner Of Choice" for three year in a row. USF Red Star is the f ... Continue reading
Kenwick Industries, Inc. and Automax Group, Inc. Announce Settlement of an Outstanding Note
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--May 4, 2001--Kenwick Industries, Inc. (OTCBB:KWINE) and Automax Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:AMMX) announced today that the companies have reached an agreement to settle an outstanding Note Payable in the amount of approximately $3,000,000 by assigning and transferring certain Accounts Receivables in fu ... Continue reading
Westcorp Increases Its Quarterly Cash Dividend to $0.11 Per Share
IRVINE, Calif.--May 4, 2001--Westcorp , the diversified financial services company whose principal subsidiaries are WFS Financial Inc and Western Financial Bank, declared on May 3, 2001, an increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.11 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 15, 2001 to shareholders of record a ... Continue reading
Harley-Davidson, Inc. Announces Results of Annual Shareholder Meeting
MILWAUKEE, May 5 Harley-Davidson, Inc. today announced the results of its Annual Shareholder Meeting. All items to be voted upon by shareholders were approved. All Class One Directors were re-elected. They are: Barry K. Allen, Richard I. Beattie, and Richard G. LeFauve. Ernst & Young was ratified as the Company's indep ... Continue reading
REMINDER/7th Annual Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour
--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)-- Springfield, Mo., Sponsored by Edelbrock WHAT: The 7th Annual Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour. A 3,000+ custom car caravan traveling over 2,400 miles, visiting nine cities in 10 days. ... Continue reading
CART: Race Results, Nazareth PA
May 6, 2001 NAZARETH, PA: Following are the race results for the CART FedEx Championship Series race at Nazareth held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, engine-chassis, laps completed, and reason out (if any): 1. (23) Scott Dixon, Toyota-Reynard, 225 laps. 2. (2) Kenny Brack, Ford- ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Rally Argentina, End of Leg 2 Report
May 6, 2001 Colin McRae and Richard Burns continue to swap seconds at the front of the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Rally Argentina, which continued south of Cordoba today. Despite Subaru driver Burns's best efforts, the Ford of McRae has kept its lead in excess of 40 seconds throughout today's ... Continue reading
CART: Herta pleased with Nazareth starting spot
May 6, 2001 Herta on Qualifying: "The track was a little better when I went out in qualifying then it was this morning. The car feels good, I think we should be fine tomorrow. Last weekend we qualified fourth, and today we are seventh so I am pleased. The guys are doing a great job, and Lee (Dykstra, Race Engineer) has ... Continue reading
CART: Junqueira collects first career pole at Nazareth
May 6, 2001 NAZARETH, Pa- Bruno Junqueira of Target Chip Ganassi Racing became the first rookie in over a year to earn a FedEx Championship Series pole position Saturday when he grabbed the pole for Sunday's Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota at Nazareth Speedway (1 p.m. ET, live, ABC-TV). Junqueira (Target T ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Terry Cook posts second place qualifying run at Gateway
May 6, 2001 TERRY COOK-29-K Automotive Ford F-150 (Qualified 2nd) - THAT WAS A SOLID RUN. "Have you ever been disappointed qualifying second? We really can't be that disappointed because we picked up two tenths of a second from our simulated run in practice. But man, we really wanted the pole. We put in the synthetic o ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Carlson, Guthrie, Gidley to drive at Indy
May 6, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Three more drivers - Tyce Carlson, Jim Guthrie and Memo Gidley - have joined the chase for a starting spot in the 85th Indianapolis 500. Carlson, from Indianapolis, will drive the No. 60 Tri Star Motorsports/Immke Racing Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone entered by Tri Star Motorsports. He will at ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Ganassi to unveil plans May 7
May 6, 2001 Ganassi to unveil plans: Target Chip Ganassi Racing will announce its driver plans for the 85th Indianapolis 500 at a press conference at 9:30 a.m. (EST) May 7 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ganassi Racing won the race last year with driver Juan Montoya, who moved to Formula One this season. Jimmy Vass ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Frontstretch Crash Hinders Results For First Time This Season
May 6, 2001 RICHMOND, Va. – Bobby Hamilton had unfortunate luck for the first time this season and finished 28th in the Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Hamilton’s finish dropped him two positions to ninth in the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship points battle, still holding on in the ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kenseth gets second best finish of season at Richmond
May 6, 2001 RICHMOND, Va. (May 6, 2001) -- Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT Power Tools Racing team posted their second best finish of the season last night on the .75 mile track at Richmond International Raceway. Kenseth and the team qualified the car in the 19th position. Shortly after the green flag fell, Kenseth ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Nabs Career Win Number 10
May 6, 2001 HENRICO COUNTY, Va. - Tony Stewart scored his 10th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory at the race track where he earned his first career victory - Richmond International Raceway. It's been less than two years since Stewart earned win number one in September of 1999 at the .750-mile oval, and in that t ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Earnhardt Jr. gets another top ten at Richmond
May 6, 2001 Tony Stewart won the Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Raceway Saturday night, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 8 Budweiser race team grabbed their fifth consecutive finish of 11th or better with a seventh-place finish. Dale Jr., who won this race last year, also led a lap to gain five bo ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace Post Race Notes, Richmond
May 6, 2001 KENNY WALLACE, NO. 27 GEICO PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON HIS ENGINE FAILURE) "This is not a devastating blow. It was a good day for us. We ran 17th or 18th all night. We had a pit stop there that got us down a lap. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart Interview, Post Race, Richmond
May 6, 2001 TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (WHAT IS IT ABOUT RICHMOND?) "Dale Earnhardt taught me a lot about this place. I followed him a lot of laps here and he would just flat wear you out. You would think you were going to beat him and pass him and go on, and the next thing you would know he wo ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte Post Race Notes, Richmond
May 6, 2001 BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "Track position was everything. The car got a little tight there for awhile, so we just slid around." (DID LONGER OR SHORTER RUNS FAVOR YOU?) "It really didn't matter. I wasn't any good either way." (ON THE LAST CAUTION) "It didn't help me, it d ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Johnny Benson Post Race Notes, Richmond
May 6, 2001 JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "We're real happy. The Valvoline Pontiac ran really good. The guys did an excellent job. I wasn't happy with the car, but I'm happy with the finish. ... Continue reading
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NASCAR WCUP: Terry Labonte Post Race Notes, Richmond
May 6, 2001 Terry Labonte, No. 5 Kellogg's Chevrolet Monte Carlo (involved in multi-car crash): "I really don't know what happened. There was a hole, but then it filled up with smoke. We have to do quite a bit to the car to get it loaded up. So, if we can get that all done, we might be able to get back out. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon Post Race Notes, Richmond
May 6, 2001 Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo: "Well, you know he body-slammed me pretty bad there at the last corner. I mean it was just racing, but I was a little mad at him, you know. I thought it was a little uncalled for. He got a good re-start and he got underneath me but there was no reason for hi ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Steve Park Post Race Notes, Richmond
May 6, 2001 Steve Park, No. 1 Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte Carlo (finished 4th): "I just want to thank all the Richmond race fans. You could hear them hootin' and hollering all night long. This is a great place to race on Saturday night. I didn't want to see that caution. ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Frank Kimmel grabs Gateway gold
May 6, 2001 MADISON, IL - Current ARCA RE/MAX Series point leader Frank Kimmel won the rain-shortened Gateway ARCA 150 here Saturday at Gateway Int'l Raceway. Kimmel, in the Advance Auto Parts-Pork White Meat Ford, was leading at the halfway point when the rains came down on the 1.25-mile superspeedway ending the race ... Continue reading
USAR: Smith Captures First Career Sunoco Pole Award
May 6, 2001 Thompson, CT – Regan Smith set the pace Saturday afternoon to win his first career Sunoco Pole Award when he circled Thompson International Speedway in a time of 20.552 seconds (109.478 mph) Saturday afternoon during qualifying for the Naturally Fresh Foods 200. Smith, in his second season of USAR Hoo ... Continue reading
ASA: Greg Edwards Surprises Crowd By Breaking Track Record Pole Run
May 6, 2001 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Virginia’s Greg Edwards shocked everyone but himself on Saturday by capturing the pole for Sunday’s ACTIONLINE 300 at Montgomery Motor Speedway. Edward’s lap of 19.883 sec. (90.530 mph) was his first career pole in only his fourth career ASA event. In three starts ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Pontiac Excitement 400 Race Results, Richmond
May 5, 2001 RICHMOND, VA: Following are the race results for the Pontinac Excitement 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Saturday night. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car model, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (7) Tony Stewart, Grand Prix, 400, $150,175. 2. (6) Jeff ... Continue reading
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