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Saturday, June 29, 2002

Honda says may airlift steel to US, Canada plants

Honda says may airlift steel to US, Canada plants

NEW YORK, June 28 Reuters reported that American Honda Motor Co, the U.S. unit of Japan's Honda Motor Co., said on Friday a current shortage of carbon sheet steel due to U.S. import curbs may prompt the automaker to take the costly step of airlifting steel from Japan to its U.S. and Canada factories. "We've made arrang ... Continue reading

Decorate Your Jalopy in Duck Tape and Be Eligible to Win $2,500

Decorate Your Jalopy in Duck Tape and Be Eligible to Win $2,500

-- Do you have an old jalopy that's headed for the junkyard? Or perhaps your teenager's parked clunker is a chronic eyesore in your driveway? Neither car is worth a new paint job, you say? Not to worry; just dress up the car in duct tape and enter the first annual Duck(R) brand duct tape Stuck in Traffic Contest, with ... Continue reading

Fairchild Semiconductor Receives Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Systems Certification for Penang, Malaysia Facility

Fairchild Semiconductor Receives Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Systems Certification for Penang, Malaysia Facility

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--June 28, 2002-- - Represents the First US Company in Penang and One of the First in the Industry in Malaysia to Be OHSAS 18001 Certified - Latest of Many Honors Granted to Penang Assembly and Test Plant Fairchild Semiconductor International , one of the largest global suppliers of high performanc ... Continue reading

John Walsh the host of "America's Most Wanted" DNA Kit for Kids

John Walsh the host of "America's Most Wanted" DNA Kit for Kids

John Walsh was just featured on Larry King Live and MSNBC. He talked about the DNA LifePrint Kit that he endorses. Every parent should have a lifePrint kit stored at home. This kit is ready to hand to law enforcement if your child is ever missing. Two reasons for contacting you. ... Continue reading

MAII Holdings, Inc. Announces Reverse Merger of Its Subsidiary, Car Rental Direct, Inc., Into a Public Shell, Gump & Company, Inc.

MAII Holdings, Inc. Announces Reverse Merger of Its Subsidiary, Car Rental Direct, Inc., Into a Public Shell, Gump & Company, Inc.

LOS ANGELES--June 28, 2002--MAII Holdings, Inc. (OTC:MAII) today announced that it has completed a merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Car Rental Direct, Inc. ("CRD"), with a newly-formed subsidiary of Gump & Company, Inc. ("Gump") (OTC:GUMP), an over the counter bulletin board traded public company with no revenues ... Continue reading

Multimedia Available: Decorate Your Jalopy in Duck Tape and Be Eligible to Win $2,500

Multimedia Available: Decorate Your Jalopy in Duck Tape and Be Eligible to Win $2,500

-- Do you have an old jalopy that's headed for the junkyard? Or perhaps your teenager's parked clunker is a chronic eyesore in your driveway? Neither car is worth a new paint job, you say? Not to worry; just dress up the car in duct tape and enter the first annual Duck(R) brand duct tape Stuck in Traffic Contest, with ... Continue reading

TIM WOODS 111 UPDATE ... "WELCOME TO NELLYVILLE"

TIM WOODS 111 UPDATE ... "WELCOME TO NELLYVILLE"

TIM WOODS III JOINS FORCES WITH HIP HOP STAR NELLY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 24, 2002 NASCAR Winston West driver Tim Woods III has entered into a ground breaking promotional partnership with Universal Music Hip Hop Artist, Nelly. Nelly who sold 14 million copies of his debut album "Country Grammar" is a die hard fan o ... Continue reading

Saturday Results-NHRA Castrol GTX JDRL Eastern Conf. Finals- Mapl e Grove Raceway, Reading, Pa.

Saturday Results-NHRA Castrol GTX JDRL Eastern Conf. Finals- Mapl e Grove Raceway, Reading, Pa.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA CASTROL GTX JR. DRAG RACING LEAGUE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2002 Excitement Beginning to Build As Jr. Competitors Plan for Final Eliminations READING, Pa. -With several days of time trials behind them and final eliminations ahead, NHRA Castrol GTX Jr. Dra ... Continue reading

70 Individuals Cited in Major Crackdown On Unlicensed Car Dealers

70 Individuals Cited in Major Crackdown On Unlicensed Car Dealers

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--June 28, 2002--Officials of the California Department of Motor Vehicles say a major crackdown on unlicensed vehicle sales in San Bernardino County -- the largest law enforcement operation of its type ever conducted in the Inland Empire -- is sending a loud and clear warning throughout the state that ... Continue reading

De Ferran and Chevy Repeat Pole Winners

De Ferran and Chevy Repeat Pole Winners

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 De Ferran and Chevy Repeat Pole-Winning Performance in Richmond RICHMOND, Va., June 28, 2002 -- Penske Racing teammates Gil de Ferran and Helio Castroneves proved to be quick learners in qualifying for Saturday night's SunTrust I ... Continue reading

#21 Giaffone IRL Richmond Friday Qualifying

#21 Giaffone IRL Richmond Friday Qualifying

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Felipe Giaffone #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Chevrolet G-Force SunTrust Indy Challenge - Friday, June 28, 2002 - Qualifying Notes/Quotes Richmond (Va.) International Raceway - .75-Mile Oval Round 8 of 15 on the 2002 Indy Racing League Felipe ... Continue reading

LODRS Friday results from Sonoma

LODRS Friday results from Sonoma

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION INFINEON RACEWAY FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2002 LUCAS OIL SERIES INVADES INFINEON RACEWAY SONOMA, Calif. - In the first rounds of qualifying at Infineon Raceway, for the Bank of the West InReach Internet Golden Gate Summer Nationals it was Wayne Ramay le ... Continue reading

Spartan Motors, Inc.

Spartan Motors, Inc.

The following is news regarding Spartan Motors, Inc. . If you have any questions, please call Ben Buursma at 616.233.0500. Thank you for your interest in Spartan. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Spartan Motors Says First-Quarter Sales, Earnings Will Outp ... Continue reading

DODGE DEALERS DOLE OUT FREE FOOD AND TICKS ... HOT TAMALES SPRINGS FOR COOL HATS

DODGE DEALERS DOLE OUT FREE FOOD AND TICKS ... HOT TAMALES SPRINGS FOR COOL HATS

JULY 6: The SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DODGE DEALERS PRESENT: SUPER LATE MODELS, LATE MODELS, AMERICAN RACE TRUCKS & LEGEND CARS &#8230; PLUS &#8220;HOT TAMALES HAT&#8221; NIGHT AT IRWINDALE First 750 Dodge Owners: FREE Admission and Meal! Irwindale, Calif. - - Irwindale Speedway has oft been accused of presenting &#8220;too ... Continue reading

Maxwell Captures Pole at VIR

Maxwell Captures Pole at VIR

Maxwell Captures Pole at VIR ALTON, Va. (June 29, 2002) - Scott Maxwell captured the pole for today's three-hour Grand-Am Cup race at Virginia International Raceway. Maxwell, racing the Doncaster Racing#76 Porsche GT3 Cup, clocked a 1:35.132 lap at 85.145 mph on VIR's 2.25-mile North Course. He bested Devon Powell, in ... Continue reading

Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Qualifying Notes from Mid-Ohio

Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Qualifying Notes from Mid-Ohio

Qualifying Notes at Mid-Ohio 10:41 AM &#8211; Field given the five minutes to go to 30-minute qualifying session. 10:42 AM &#8211; It&#8217;s a typical summer day in Ohio, hot and humid. 10:42 AM &#8211; The track has a lot more rubber on it than the practice session yesterday, after all other races series have been on ... Continue reading

MCINTOSH CAPTURES FIRST POLE AT MID-OHIO

MCINTOSH CAPTURES FIRST POLE AT MID-OHIO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MCINTOSH CAPTURES FIRST POLE AT MID-OHIO LEXINGTON, OHIO (June 29, 2002) &#8211;Sean McIntosh, of Coquitlam, B.C., Can., captured the pole for Round Eight of the 2002 Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Completing the top-three was JW Urlin, of London, Ont., Can ... Continue reading

Alderman Maintains 11th

Alderman Maintains 11th

Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Gateway International Raceway Notes & Quotes ­ June 29, 2002 TELEVISION TIMES: (ALL TIMES EASTERN) QUALIFYING: Sat., June 29; 9-11 p.m.; ESPN2 REPEAT: Sun., June 30; 5-7 a.m.; ESPN2 FINAL ROUND: Sun., June 30; 8­10:30 p.m.; ESPN2 REPEAT: Tues., July 2; 2-4 p.m.; ESPN ... Continue reading

Alex Job Racing - Mid-Ohio pole

Alex Job Racing - Mid-Ohio pole

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course qualifying, June 29, 2002 fast pole Alex Job Racing will start first and third on the GT grid for Sunday's American Le Mans Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Sascha Maassen set the fast class time on only his second qualifying lap, completing the 2.258-mile road co ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Chicago Saturday Qualifying

#10 Kanaan CART Chicago Saturday Qualifying

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola CART Grand Prix of Chicago - Saturday, June 29, 2002 - Qualifying Notes/Quotes Chicago Motor Speedway - Cicero, Ill. - 1-Mile Oval Round 7 of 20 on the 2002 CART FedEx Championship Se ... Continue reading

Mopar NHRA Notes from St. Louis

Mopar NHRA Notes from St. Louis

Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Gateway International Raceway Notes & Quotes ­ June 28, 2002 TELEVISION TIMES: (ALL TIMES EASTERN) QUALIFYING: Sat., June 29; 9-11 p.m.; ESPN2 REPEAT: Sun., June 30; 5-7 a.m.; ESPN2 FINAL ROUND: Sun., June 30; 8­10:30 p.m.; ESPN2 REPEAT: Tues., July 2; 2-4 p.m.; ESPN ... Continue reading

PReview of Dorricott Racing at Chicago

PReview of Dorricott Racing at Chicago

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com TOYOTA ATLANTIC LEADER JON FOGARTY PREPS FOR CHICAGO ALEX GURNEY CHASING FIRST ATLANTIC RACE WIN CAN DIAZ WIN TWO IN A ROW? CHICAGO, Ill. (June 29, 2002) - The 2002 Toyota Atlantic Championship has reached its midway point and no single driver has a c ... Continue reading

Snap-on Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

Snap-on Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

KENOSHA, Wis.--June 28, 2002--The Snap-on Incorporated board of directors declared today a third-quarter dividend of $0.24 per share, payable September 10, 2002, to shareholders of record on August 20, 2002. Snap-on has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends since 1939. Snap-on Incorporated is a leading global innov ... Continue reading

Decorate Your Jalopy in Duck Tape and be Eligible to Win $2,500; First Annual Stuck in Traffic Contest Requires Photo of Car Decorated With Duct Tape

Decorate Your Jalopy in Duck Tape and be Eligible to Win $2,500; First Annual Stuck in Traffic Contest Requires Photo of Car Decorated With Duct Tape

AVON, Ohio--June 28, 2002--Do you have an old jalopy that's headed for the junkyard? Or perhaps your teenager's parked clunker is a chronic eyesore in your driveway? Neither car is worth a new paint job, you say? Not to worry, just dress up the car in duct tape and enter the first annual Duck(R) brand duct tape Stuck i ... Continue reading

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