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Highlander’s Last Stand -Up Close And Personel: David Coulthard: .

Highlander’s Last Stand -Up Close And Personel: David Coulthard: .

By Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor. David Coulthard is unlikely to have a better chance to snatch the championship from the grips of Schumacher and the dominant Ferrari Team than in 2002. Nicholas Frankl caught up with the dashing Scotsman before he left for the Melbourne Grand Prix and talked about ’01 and t ... Continue reading

Jean Alesi – The Great Sicilian

Jean Alesi – The Great Sicilian

By Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor Numbers, can be misleading. They can lead one to make assumptions based solely on the ability of ones own interpretation. If I told you that there is an F1 driver with 2 pole positions and a single win to his name – you might interpret that as a rather promising beginning to ... Continue reading

New Linde CEO to boost core business growth-paper

New Linde CEO to boost core business growth-paper

FRANKFURT, April 20 Reuters reported that Wolfgang Reitzle, who is about to take the helm of Linde AG (LING.F), told a newspaper on Saturday he would focus on the German industrial gas and engineering group's core business to fuel growth. Asked about his plans for Linde, Reitzle, a former senior executive of Ford Motor ... Continue reading

Villaconn Dominates UnitedAuto Touring 250

Villaconn Dominates UnitedAuto Touring 250

Villaconn Dominates UnitedAuto Touring 250 DTM Engineering Captures Mazda's First Sport Touring II Win PHOENIX (April 19, 2002) -- Villaconn International's #34 Primerica BMW Z3 dominated the UnitedAuto Touring 250 from start to finish at Phoenix International Raceway tonight. Ken Dobson, of Carmel Valley, Calif., grab ... Continue reading

#21 Giaffone IRL Nazareth Saturday Qualifying

#21 Giaffone IRL Nazareth Saturday Qualifying

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Felipe Giaffone #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Chevrolet G-Force Firestone Indy 225 - Qualifying Notes/Quotes - Saturday, April 20, 2002 Nazareth Speedway - Nazareth, Pa. - 1-Mile Oval Round 4 of 15 on the 2002 Indy Racing League Felipe Giaffon ... Continue reading

Avis Europe plc AGM Trading Statement

Avis Europe plc AGM Trading Statement

BRACKNELL, Berkshire--April 18, 2002--At Avis Europe's AGM at noon today, Chairman - Alun Cathcart, will comment: In 2001 the group achieved revenue growth of 4.2% but a decline in operating profit due to the fall in demand post September 11. Revenue trends from September to the end of the year were approximately 5% be ... Continue reading

BAT's Subsidiary SuperBAT Successfully Launches a Third Product Line in the First Quarter of 2002

BAT's Subsidiary SuperBAT Successfully Launches a Third Product Line in the First Quarter of 2002

SAN DIEGO--April 18, 2002--SuperBAT Inc., a subsidiary of BAT International Inc. (OTC:BAAT), successfully launched a new industrial biodegradable machine cutting oil product line in the first quarter of 2002. This is the third new product launched by a BAT subsidiary this year (refer to press releases 2/27/2002 and 3/5 ... Continue reading

Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Revenues and Earnings for the First Quarter of 2002

Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Revenues and Earnings for the First Quarter of 2002

CORALVILLE, Iowa--April 18, 2002--Heartland Express, Inc. announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002. Gross revenues for the quarter increased 1.9% to $73.3 million from $71.9 million in the first quarter of 2001. Net income increased 6.8% to $9.5 million from $8.9 million in the 2001 ... Continue reading

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY DRIVER TO MAKE SPECIAL APPEARANCE

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY DRIVER TO MAKE SPECIAL APPEARANCE

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY DRIVER TO MAKE SPECIAL APPEARANCE AT PALMDALE'S PINECREST SCHOOL - FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Irwindale, Calif. - - Fred Brown and his #79 NASCAR Vista Paint Super Stock racer are going back to school on Friday, April 19. The 32 year-old Palmdale resident and rookie racer in the 2002 Super Stock series at Irwi ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: April Is First Month to Show Year-Over-Year Growth in 2002

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: April Is First Month to Show Year-Over-Year Growth in 2002

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--April 18, 2002--April sales of U.S. light vehicles are running 9.4 percent above sales for the same month last year, according to J.D. Power and Associates. New light-vehicle sales in April are projected to reach a 17.5 million seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR), based on Power Information ... Continue reading

(OTCBB: ASEQ) Taps Into Booming Entertainment/Theme Park Industry

(OTCBB: ASEQ) Taps Into Booming Entertainment/Theme Park Industry

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PPG Directors Set Dividend

PPG Directors Set Dividend

PITTSBURGH--April 18, 2002--The board of directors of PPG Industries today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 42 cents a share, payable June 12 to shareholders of record May 10. PPG has paid uninterrupted dividends since 1899. ... Continue reading

PPG Reports On Quarter, Maintains Focus On Strengthening Balance Sheet

PPG Reports On Quarter, Maintains Focus On Strengthening Balance Sheet

PITTSBURGH--April 18, 2002--PPG Industries first quarter net income was $34 million, or 20 cents a share, including one-time after-tax charges of $55 million, or 33 cents a share, for restructuring and $9 million, or 5 cents a share, for the cumulative effect of a required accounting change. Excluding these charges, ne ... Continue reading

Superior Industries International First Quarter Earnings Exceed Expectations on Record Revenue and Unit Shipments

Superior Industries International First Quarter Earnings Exceed Expectations on Record Revenue and Unit Shipments

VAN NUYS, Calif.--April 18, 2002-- First Quarter Net Is $0.65 Per Diluted Share on Sales of $186.5 Million Superior Industries International, Inc. today reported that net income for the first quarter of 2002 significantly exceeded analysts' expectations as revenue and unit wheel shipments increased to new all-time reco ... Continue reading

Textron Reports First Quarter 2002 Earnings Per Share of $0.47 Before Special Charges and Costs Related to Restructuring

Textron Reports First Quarter 2002 Earnings Per Share of $0.47 Before Special Charges and Costs Related to Restructuring

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--April 18, 2002--Textron Inc. today reported first quarter diluted earnings per share of $0.47 and net income of $66 million before special charges and costs related to restructuring, compared to last year's diluted earnings per share of $1.00 and net income of $143 million before special charges and c ... Continue reading

ThermoCeramiX Inc. Announces Revolutionary Industrial Heating Technology

ThermoCeramiX Inc. Announces Revolutionary Industrial Heating Technology

SHIRLEY, Mass.--April 18, 2002-- New High Power Electroresistive Coatings to Disrupt Industrial Manufacturing in Several Application Areas SHIRLEY, Mass.--April 18, 2002--ThermoCeramiX Inc, an early stage technology company, announced its TCX `smart' electroresistive coating technology along with its plans to commercia ... Continue reading

UPS Joins President Bush and Others for Meeting On Welfare Reform

UPS Joins President Bush and Others for Meeting On Welfare Reform

WASHINGTON--April 18, 2002-- UPS Sets Bar with 52,000+ Employees Hired Off Public Assistance; Encourages Other Companies to Support Welfare-to-Work Efforts UPS representatives, including the senior vice president of human resources and four employees who've left the welfare rolls, today join President George W. Bush an ... Continue reading

X-Rite Announces First Quarter Financial Results

X-Rite Announces First Quarter Financial Results

GRANDVILLE, Mich.--April 18, 2002--X-Rite, Incorporated , a leading global provider of precision devices, systems and processes that measure color, light and shape, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 29, 2002. The Company reported first quarter net sales of $21.0 million, 17.4 perce ... Continue reading

Alamo Offers $10 Worth of AlamoCASH Points and 15% Commission for Prepaid European Rentals

Alamo Offers $10 Worth of AlamoCASH Points and 15% Commission for Prepaid European Rentals

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--April 18, 2002--American-based agents will now receive 10 AlamoCASH Points and 15% commission on all prepaid rentals of a midsize or higher car category at participating Alamo locations in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Rentals must be booked by June 30 and ... Continue reading

Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation Jointly Release First Community Investment Report

Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation Jointly Release First Community Investment Report

PITTSBURGH--April 18, 2002-- Combined Giving for Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation at More than $52 Million, Community Investment Beyond Money to Include Expertise, Products and Employee Engagement Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation today released their first combined community investment report titled, "Engaged Investors, Alcoa and ... Continue reading

Alcoa and DOE To Work Together to Improve Energy Efficiency; Alcoa First Signatory in Tennessee Energy Partnership

Alcoa and DOE To Work Together to Improve Energy Efficiency; Alcoa First Signatory in Tennessee Energy Partnership

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--April 18, 2002--Alcoa today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Energy/Office of Industrial Technologies (DOE/OIT) which enables a proactive partnership approach to its energy management strategies at operating facilities throughout North America. The agreement with ... Continue reading

Darren Law Proves to Be "Friendliest" Rolex Driver

Darren Law Proves to Be "Friendliest" Rolex Driver

Darren Law Proves to Be "Friendliest" Rolex Driver PHOENIX, Ariz. (April 18, 2002) - Phoenix resident Darren Law is on his way to becoming the nicest household name in his hometown. The 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series GT Champion is one of only a few local celebrities featured in the Friendly Pontiac, GMC, car dealership. ... Continue reading

Follow The UnitedAuto 200 Weekend On The Web With Zippo Live Timing & Scoring

Follow The UnitedAuto 200 Weekend On The Web With Zippo Live Timing & Scoring

Follow The UnitedAuto 200 Weekend On The Web With Zippo Live Timing & Scoring PHOENIX (April 18, 2002) -- The UnitedAuto 200 presented by azcentral.com weekend kicks off today with Rolex Sports Car Series and Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series practice sessions on Phoenix International Raceway's 1.51-mile road course. Ra ... Continue reading

FW: Document from BMW WilliamsF1 Team

FW: Document from BMW WilliamsF1 Team

---------- From: BMW WilliamsF1 Team <HHientzsch@aol.com> To: Judy Stropus <jstropus@earthlink.net> Subject: Document from BMW WilliamsF1 Team Date: Thu, Apr 18, 2002, 4:38 PM SILVERSTONE TEST -- 16/17/18 April 2002 Summary: The BMW WilliamsF1 Team concluded a three day test at the Silverstone Circuit today, conducted ... Continue reading

Lewis, Salama Quickest On Opening Day

Lewis, Salama Quickest On Opening Day

Lewis, Salama Quickest On Opening Day PHOENIX (April 18, 2002) -- The Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series opened the weekend of racing at Phoenix International Speedway today with practice sessions. Shane Lewis clocked the quickest time during practice for Saturday afternoon's UnitedAuto Sport 250, while Don Salama record ... Continue reading

MEDIA ALERT - Sirius Satellite Radio/International Speedway Corpo ration Teleconference

MEDIA ALERT - Sirius Satellite Radio/International Speedway Corpo ration Teleconference

<<...OLE_Obj...>> SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO TELECONFERENCE We invite you to participate in a teleconference announcing an exciting partnership between Sirius Satellite Radio and International Speedway Corporation . The teleconference will be hosted live from the media center of the Talladega Superspeedway, home to the Aar ... Continue reading

MEDIA ALERT - Sirius Satellite Radio/International Speedway Corpo ration Teleconference

MEDIA ALERT - Sirius Satellite Radio/International Speedway Corpo ration Teleconference

<<...OLE_Obj...>> SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO TELECONFERENCE We invite you to participate in a teleconference announcing an exciting partnership between Sirius Satellite Radio and International Speedway Corporation . The teleconference will be hosted live from the media center of the Talladega Superspeedway, home to the Aar ... Continue reading

Moldflow Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Results

Moldflow Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Results

WAYLAND, Mass.--April 18, 2002--Moldflow Corporation , the world leader in software solutions for optimizing the design and manufacture of plastic products, today announced the results for its third fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2002. Revenue of $9.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 was up sequentially fro ... Continue reading

NASCAR WEEKLY RACING SERIES PRESENTED BY DODGE OFFERS $1.7 MILLION POINT FUND IN

NASCAR WEEKLY RACING SERIES PRESENTED BY DODGE OFFERS $1.7 MILLION POINT FUND IN

For Immediate Release NASCAR WEEKLY RACING SERIES PRESENTED BY DODGE OFFERS $1.7 MILLION POINT FUND IN 2002 Thousands of competitors eligible for nationwide NASCAR championship program DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 18, 2002) - NASCAR has announced that the total year-end point fund for the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series pres ... Continue reading

OGC and AMI-C Partner to Explore Cross Industry Interoperability for Location Services

OGC and AMI-C Partner to Explore Cross Industry Interoperability for Location Services

WAYLAND, Mass. & BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--April 18, 2002--The Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) and the Automotive Multimedia Interface Collaboration (AMI-C) have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at aligning OpenGIS(R) specifications, programs and processes with the information requirements, specifications and ... Continue reading

PPG Chairman: Company Has Never Been Stronger

PPG Chairman: Company Has Never Been Stronger

PITTSBURGH--April 18, 2002--PPG Industries' quick action to reduce costs and strengthen its balance sheet in 2001 was reflected in its stock price and is recognition that "our company has never been stronger," Chairman and Chief Executive Office Raymond W. LeBoeuf said at the company's annual shareholders meeting today ... Continue reading

SHANE LEWIS FASTEST IN PHOENIX

SHANE LEWIS FASTEST IN PHOENIX

SHANE LEWIS FASTEST IN PHOENIX -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- PHOENIX, Thursday, April 18, 2002 - Shane Lewis, driving the #43 Orison Marketing - Planet Earth Motorsports Corvette, set the fastest lap-time in both of today’s practice sessions here at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). Practicing for Saturday’s Grand-Am ... Continue reading

Supreme Industries To Webcast Conference Call

Supreme Industries To Webcast Conference Call

GOSHEN, Ind.--April 18, 2002--Supreme Industries, Inc. (AMEX:STS), today announced that it will publicly webcast its quarterly conference call to discuss the financial results for fiscal 2002's first-quarter, which will be released the morning of April 25, 2002. The conference call will begin at 4:30 p.m. eastern dayli ... Continue reading

Travis Tanner Named SVP Sales & Marketing, ANC Rental Corporation

Travis Tanner Named SVP Sales & Marketing, ANC Rental Corporation

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--April 18, 2002--ANC Rental Corporation, the owner of Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental, announced today that Travis Tanner will join ANC as Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing. "The appointment of Travis confirms our strong belief that we will successfully manage through our current s ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Technologies Introduces Platinum Plus Diesel Fuel Catalyst for Biodiesel-Based Fuels; Combination Can Reduce Petroleum Imports and Diesel Emissions

Clean Diesel Technologies Introduces Platinum Plus Diesel Fuel Catalyst for Biodiesel-Based Fuels; Combination Can Reduce Petroleum Imports and Diesel Emissions

STAMFORD, Conn.--April 19, 2002--Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (EBB:CDTI) (CDT) today announced that recent tests of its now available Platinum Plus(R) fuel borne catalyst (FBC) show it can produce significant reductions in the emissions of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and soot when it is added to a blend of biodiese ... Continue reading

SCCA ProRally - Start Order & News - Oregon Trail Rally

SCCA ProRally - Start Order & News - Oregon Trail Rally

The press release text included below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, or if you wish to opt out of these distributions, please send your request to: sccaprorally@aol.com. For immediate release 19 April 2002 Start Order & Late B ... Continue reading

Weaver Best Rice To Lead UnitedAuto 200 Opening Day Practice

Weaver Best Rice To Lead UnitedAuto 200 Opening Day Practice

Weaver Best Rice To Lead UnitedAuto 200 Opening Day Practice PHOENIX (April 18, 2002) -- Englishman James Weaver bested hometown favorite Buddy Rice to clock the fastest time of the day during UnitedAuto 200 presented by azcentral.com practice sessions. Weaver piloted Dyson Racing Team's #16 Thetford/Norcold Ford-power ... Continue reading

ADVISORY/Earth Day Weekend Event: Silver Spring Children Draw ``Car of the Future'' as Flexcar Presents Real ``Car of the Future'' -- Honda Civic Hybrids -- at Blairs Apartments

ADVISORY/Earth Day Weekend Event: Silver Spring Children Draw ``Car of the Future'' as Flexcar Presents Real ``Car of the Future'' -- Honda Civic Hybrids -- at Blairs Apartments

-- The "Car of the Future" is at Blair House in Silver Spring beginning this Saturday. Flexcar, the nation's leading car-sharing company, makes two brand new 2003 Hybrid Honda Civics available to members at Blairs Apartments in Silver Spring. The NY Times recently called the Civic Hybrids "one of the most fuel-efficien ... Continue reading

Alcoa's Board Formalizes Limited Use of Independent Accounting Firm

Alcoa's Board Formalizes Limited Use of Independent Accounting Firm

PITTSBURGH--April 19, 2002--Alcoa's Board of Directors today adopted a resolution formalizing the company's general practice of retaining an independent accounting firm only for audit, audit-related services, and acquisition and due diligence reviews. "We have an independent and open relationship with our auditors, Pri ... Continue reading

Donaldson Company Appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as New Independent Auditor

Donaldson Company Appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as New Independent Auditor

MINNEAPOLIS--April 19, 2002--Donaldson Company, Inc. , today announced that its board of directors, at the recommendation of its audit committee, has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's independent auditor for the year ending July 31, 2002. PricewaterhouseCoopers will replace Arthur Andersen LLP as th ... Continue reading

Enterprise Rent-A-Car CFO to Join Centric Group: John T. O'Connell Will Remain on Enterprise Board of Directors

Enterprise Rent-A-Car CFO to Join Centric Group: John T. O'Connell Will Remain on Enterprise Board of Directors

ST. LOUIS--April 19, 2002--In a joint statement from the chief executive officers of Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Centric Group, it was announced today that John T. O'Connell, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company is moving to become Executive Vice President for the Centric ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Press Release

Federal-Mogul Press Release

Press Release Issued April 19, 2002 12:22:00 PM ET Wagner(R) Brake Products from Federal-Mogul Named 2002 Marketing Partner By APA Professionals' Choice Auto Parts Program Group Full text of this press release available at: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=no& amp;TICK=FMO&STORY=/www/story/04-19- ... Continue reading

FLUENT 6.0 Wins Tech Award At Premier Global Automotive Show

FLUENT 6.0 Wins Tech Award At Premier Global Automotive Show

LEBANON, N.H.--April 19, 2002--Fluent Inc., the world's leading Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software provider, announces that its newest release, FLUENT 6.0, has won a Tech 2002 award from Automotive Engineering International Magazine (http://www.sae.org/automag/techawards/2002/page3.htm). These Awards are prese ... Continue reading

For Release 4/23 ~ Entigo Selected by ArvinMeritor for Warranty C laims Management

For Release 4/23 ~ Entigo Selected by ArvinMeritor for Warranty C laims Management

The following news will be released on April 23. If there is anything I can help you with, please let me know. Best, Suzanne Porter-Kuchay 703-394-3068 / spk@entigo.com FOR RELEASE APRIL 23, 2002 Entigo Selected by ArvinMeritor for Next Generation Warranty Claims Management Collaborative Claims Management System to Red ... Continue reading

Motion Industries Opens New Branch in Muskogee, Oklahoma

Motion Industries Opens New Branch in Muskogee, Oklahoma

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--April 19, 2002-- Birmingham-based Motion Industries, Inc., the world's largest distributor of bearings; mechanical, electrical, and fluid power transmission replacement parts; and hose products, opened a new branch in Muskogee, Okla., according to Motion Industries President and CEO, Bill Stevens. The ... Continue reading

Nation's First Fully Integrated Clean Mobility Center Opens

Nation's First Fully Integrated Clean Mobility Center Opens

LONG BEACH, Calif.--April 19, 2002-- ``City Wheels'' Electric Vehicle-sharing Service to Encourage Transit Use, Reduce Parking and Traffic Congestion, Air Pollution CALSTART, Bikestation Long Beach, and Flexcar today opened the nation's first fully integrated Clean Mobility Center (CMC) where the public can select four ... Continue reading

PitStop Payoff Customers and salespeople win $15,000

PitStop Payoff Customers and salespeople win $15,000

AUTO DEALERS ARE RACING TO BOOK THE PIT STOP PAYOFF The pitstop payoff is a program that is fueled by a lottery grade scratch and win piece. The idea of winning a new car or other grand prize is explained to the customer by a two color direct mail program. The pricing is flexible based on the amount of the grand prize ... Continue reading

PPG Introduces New High-Temperature Powder Coatings

PPG Introduces New High-Temperature Powder Coatings

PITTSBURGH--April 19, 2002--PPG Industries has developed new, high-temperature powder coatings that offer superior durability in prolonged exposure to temperatures of up to 600 degrees Fahrenheit. Based on proprietary silicone chemistry, ENVIROCRON HT powder coatings are specially formulated for applications -- such as ... Continue reading

PRESS RELEASE: RSAC Scottish Rally revs up for June

PRESS RELEASE: RSAC Scottish Rally revs up for June

RSAC Scottish Rally revs up for its traditional June date in Dumfries Scotland¹s biggest annual motorsport event the RSAC Scottish Rally returns to its traditional June date this year, after shifting to September in 2001 because of the foot and mouth epidemic. For the sixth successive year, the rally will be based in ... Continue reading

Spartan Motors, Inc.

Spartan Motors, Inc.

The following is information regarding Spartan Motors, Inc. . If you have any questions, please call Ben Buursma at 616.233.0500. Thank you for you interest in Spartan Motors. For Immediate Release <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Webcast Alert: Spartan Motors, Inc. Announces ... Continue reading

S&P Asgns DaimlerChrysler Auto Tr 2002-A Prelim Rtgs

S&P Asgns DaimlerChrysler Auto Tr 2002-A Prelim Rtgs

NEW YORK--Standard & Poor's--April 19, 2002--Standard & Poor's today assigned its preliminary ratings to DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2002-A's $2,383.4 million asset-backed notes and certificates (see list). The preliminary ratings are based on information as of April 19, 2002. Subsequent information may result in the as ... Continue reading

STWA President Provides Company Update

STWA President Provides Company Update

SAN DIEGO--April 19, 2002--In an announcement issued today by executives of Save the World Air Inc. (Pink Sheets:ZERO), it was disclosed that the company and its newly appointed officers have entered into an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that settles the complaint filed against the company ... Continue reading

Union Acceptance Corporation Publishes Letter to Shareholders

Union Acceptance Corporation Publishes Letter to Shareholders

INDIANAPOLIS--April 19, 2002--Union Acceptance Corporation ("UAC") today announced that its Chairman's Letter to Shareholders, which will also accompany the Company's annual report, has been published and is available on the Company's web site www.unionacceptance.com. The Letter to Shareholders describes the six strate ... Continue reading

Union Acceptance Corporation Publishes Letter to Shareholders

Union Acceptance Corporation Publishes Letter to Shareholders

INDIANAPOLIS--April 19, 2002--Union Acceptance Corporation ("UAC") today announced that its Chairman's Letter to Shareholders, which will also accompany the Company's annual report, has been published and is available on the Company's web site www.unionacceptance.com. The Letter to Shareholders describes the six strate ... Continue reading

Valeo Collaborates With Saft to Strengthen its Position in Electrical Energy Management

Valeo Collaborates With Saft to Strengthen its Position in Electrical Energy Management

PARIS--April, 19, 2002--Valeo continues to strengthen its leadership position in the strategic "Electrical Energy Management" domain by signing technical agreements with specialist companies like Saft, Alcatel's battery activity, to enhance its systems expertise further. Valeo and Saft have signed a collaboration agree ... Continue reading

Contrans Corp. - Announcement

Contrans Corp. - Announcement

WOODSTOCK, Ontario--April 19, 2002--Contrans Corp. today completed a previously announced purchase of substantially all of the trucking assets of Tri-Line Expressways Ltd. from KPMG Inc., as interim receiver of the assets. The purchase price for the assets was $8.5 million, paid in cash on closing, subject to certain a ... Continue reading

Crazy Redhead Racing Starting Second in Phoenix

Crazy Redhead Racing Starting Second in Phoenix

Crazy Redhead Racing Starting Second in Phoenix PHOENIX, Ariz. (April 19, 2002) - Despite a frustrating qualifying run, the #15 Fordahl Motorsports/Crazy Redhead/Roger Jobs Porsche GT3-RS will start second in the GT class after a tremendous driving effort by Randy Pobst. The #15 machine had an electrical glitch, which ... Continue reading

Dobson, Nonnamaker to Lead Field in UnitedAuto Touring 250

Dobson, Nonnamaker to Lead Field in UnitedAuto Touring 250

Dobson, Nonnamaker to Lead Field in UnitedAuto Touring 250 PHOENIX (April 19, 2002) -- Ken Dobson will lead the field of Sport Touring cars to the green flag in tonight's UnitedAuto Touring 250 at Phoenix International Raceway. Dobson broke the Sport Touring I track record with his 1:10.317 lap at 77.307 mph in the #34 ... Continue reading

dodge nascar winston cup qualifying quotes from talladega

dodge nascar winston cup qualifying quotes from talladega

Friday, April 19, 2002 Ray Cooper Talladega Superspeedway Golin/Harris International Aaron's 499 Qualifying. 803-466-9085 HUT STRICKLIN (No. 23 Hills Bros Coffee Dodge Intrepid R/T) "We've made giant strides since Daytona. We keep getting better every week. Hopefully that will be good enough for a top 20. ... Continue reading

FLAT FANS AND OTHER MOVIE MAGIC AT IS

FLAT FANS AND OTHER MOVIE MAGIC AT IS

Irwindale, Calif. - - Hey! just who are all those dummies anyway? Why the heck are all those fans sitting all scrunched together in one section of the Irwindale Speedway stands when it looks like there's plenty of room up there … And, why do they all look so “wooden” … Almost unreal. Ok, you sharp-eye readers h ... Continue reading

HMSHost and New Jersey Highway Authority Break Ground On New Cheesequake Travel Plaza for the Garden State Parkway

HMSHost and New Jersey Highway Authority Break Ground On New Cheesequake Travel Plaza for the Garden State Parkway

SOUTH AMBOY, N.J.--April 19, 2002--HMSHost Corporation, the world's largest provider of food, beverage and retail concessions to the travel industry, and the New Jersey Highway Authority will host a ground breaking ceremony marking the start of construction of a new Cheesequake Travel Plaza for the Garden State Parkway ... Continue reading

Millennium Cell's Freedom Fuel Road Tested for the First Time This Week in California

Millennium Cell's Freedom Fuel Road Tested for the First Time This Week in California

LOS ANGELES--April 17, 2002--Millennium Cell's Hydrogen on Demand(TM) fuel system got its first public road test inside DaimlerChrysler's new Chrysler Town and Country Natrium(TM) clean energy vehicle. Millennium Cell's system, a sure step toward U.S. energy independence, provides a safe, environmentally-friendly fuel ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Friday Results-DALLAS, Texas

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Friday Results-DALLAS, Texas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION TEXAS MOTORPLEX FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2002 Ormsby and White Lead Top Alcohol Fields After First Day of Qualifying DALLAS, Texas. -In the opening rounds of qualifying at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series being held at Texas Motorplex, Top A ... Continue reading

NHRA: Russell tabs Bristol as =?iso-8859-1?Q?=91crucial?= turning point'

NHRA: Russell tabs Bristol as =?iso-8859-1?Q?=91crucial?= turning point'

For more information, contact Rob Geiger at 281-913-3316. Russell tabs Bristol as ‘crucial turning point’ BRISTOL, Tenn. (April 19) – Bolstered by the addition of two new full-time crewmen and two more weeks of intense preparation by recently-hired crew chief Wayne Dupuy, Top Fuel driver Darrell Russell believes ... Continue reading

Review: HONDA 919

Review: HONDA 919

Best in show for the Agility class! Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor Agility is important with motorcycles which one has to ride on more than the open road, or closed race track. Over the years, as tire and suspensions have become more sophisticated, bikes have developed fantastic high-speed stability and low-speed ... Continue reading

SHANE LEWIS CONTINUES PHOENIX DOMINATION

SHANE LEWIS CONTINUES PHOENIX DOMINATION

SHANE LEWIS www.shanelewis.com SHANE LEWIS CONTINUES PHOENIX DOMINATION -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- PHOENIX, Friday, April 19, 2002 - Shane Lewis continued his domination of the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) today. Driving the #43 Orison Marketing - Planet Earth Motorsports Corvett ... Continue reading

Textron Financial's Finance Company Services To Lead $22 Million Revolving Credit Line for Fair Finance Company

Textron Financial's Finance Company Services To Lead $22 Million Revolving Credit Line for Fair Finance Company

COLUMBUS & AKRON, Ohio--April 19, 2002--Finance Company Services ("FCS") has closed and completed the initial funding of a $22 million syndicated asset purchase program with Fair Finance Company ("Fair Finance"). Fair Finance is a consumer lender that specializes in financing consumer installment sales contracts such a ... Continue reading

Ugly Duckling Announces Court Approval of Settlement of Delaware Litigation

Ugly Duckling Announces Court Approval of Settlement of Delaware Litigation

PHOENIX--April 19, 2002--Ugly Duckling Corporation (AMEX UGY), today reported court approval of the settlement of derivative and class action litigation filed in Delaware. This litigation, captioned In Re Ugly Duckling Corporation Shareholders Derivative and Class Action, Consol. C.A. No. 18746-NC., is related to the C ... Continue reading

Chevys qualify 1-2-3 in Talladega

Chevys qualify 1-2-3 in Talladega

CHEVROLET NOTES AND QUOTES AARON¹S 499 ROUND 9 OF 36 2002 NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2002 CHEVY MONTE CARLOS QUALIFY 1-2-3 POST-QUALIFYING ­ Page 1 PAGE 3 ­ POST QUALIFYING ­ PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE¹S MONTE CARLO (on second pole of year): " ... Continue reading

Rand Racing record Phoenix pole

Rand Racing record Phoenix pole

Phoenix International Raceway qualifying, April 19, 2002 record pole Marino Franchitti drove the No. 7 Rand Racing Nissan Lola to a record class pole position in qualifying for Saturday's Rolex Sports Car Series race on the 1.51-mile Phoenix International Raceway road course. His lap time of 56.339 seconds was good for ... Continue reading

Electrical Problems for Law in Phoenix

Electrical Problems for Law in Phoenix

Electrical Problems for Law in Phoenix PHOENIX, Ariz. (April 19, 2002) - It was a disappointing day at Phoenix International Raceway for Darren Law and the G&W Motorsports team. The #07 Momentum Motorcars/G&W Motorsports BMW-powered Picchio prototype sponsored by USI Insurance and Valley Group failed to qualify due to ... Continue reading

Chevy practice & happy hour notes-Talladega

Chevy practice & happy hour notes-Talladega

CHEVROLET NOTES AND QUOTES AARON¹S 499 ROUND 9 OF 36 2002 NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2002 PRACTICE NOTES STEVE PARK, NO. 1 PENNZOIL CHEVY MONTE CARLO, crashed in morning practice, which resulted in severe damage to the front of the car. Park reported that he ran over debris, ... Continue reading

FW: Park goes to Backup After Practice Crash at Talladega

FW: Park goes to Backup After Practice Crash at Talladega

(From Tiffany Ricardo, No. 1 Pennzoil team p.r.) For Immediate Release April 20, 2002 Park Goes to Backup Car After Practice Crash at Talladega Talladega, AL. April 20, 2002. The #1 Pennzoil team was forced to pull out the backup car after a hard crash in this morning's Winston Cup practice session all but destroyed th ... Continue reading

FW: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Spanish GP - Preview

FW: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Spanish GP - Preview

---------- From: BMW WilliamsF1 Team <HHientzsch@aol.com> To: Judy Stropus <jstropus@earthlink.net> Subject: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Spanish GP - Preview Date: Fri, Apr 19, 2002, 3:54 PM Spanish Grand Prix - 26/27/28 April 2002 - PREVIEW The 4.73km Catalonian home of the Spanish Grand Prix provides the setting for one of ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Friday Results-Dallas

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Friday Results-Dallas

-----Original Message----- From: Jill Caliendo Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 6:09 PM To: Bill Holt; Bob Frey; Bob Frey; Bob Lang; Brent Friar; Bret Kepner; Bruce Kamada; Charles Neilson; Craig Hutchinson; Deborah Yohn; Duke Ritenhouse; Duke Ritenhouse (Jr. Dragster); Eric Lotz; Glen Boylan; Inside Motorsports; Inside Tr ... Continue reading

Weaver Takes Pole As Other UnitedAuto 200 Class Records Fall

Weaver Takes Pole As Other UnitedAuto 200 Class Records Fall

Weaver Takes Pole As Other Class Records Fall PHOENIX (April 19, 2002) -- Defending driver champion James Weaver earned his first pole of the 2002 season during qualifying for Saturday night's UnitedAuto 200 presented by azcentral.com at Phoenix International Raceway. Weaver piloted Dyson Racing Team's #16 Ford-powered ... Continue reading

Taladega Notes: Daytona 500 Winner Ward Burton, Bill Davis and Tommy Baldwin

Taladega Notes: Daytona 500 Winner Ward Burton, Bill Davis and Tommy Baldwin

Saturday, April 20, 2002 Ray Cooper Talladega Superspeedway Golin/Harris International Aaron's 499 Advance. 803-466-9085 WARD BURTON (No. 22 Caterpillar Dodge Intrepid R/T) NOTE: Burton will start fifth in Sunday's 43-car field. The 2002 Daytona 500 winner led only the last five laps in February at Daytona en route to ... Continue reading

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