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Saturday, August 10, 2002

Operation KidSafe Host Digital Fingerprinting Program

Operation KidSafe Host Digital Fingerprinting Program

Operation KidSafe Join over 500 sponsors worldwide and say YES to hosting one of our child safety events! Freezing Out Crime Through Corporate Citizenship and Education! Program Outline and Benefits Only 5 of these machines dedicated to only fingerprinting children. Local press enjoys covering this story and helping ge ... Continue reading

TACH SPEED CHANNEL - MCINTOSH CAPTURES POLE IN SHORTENED SESSION AT MID-OHIO

TACH SPEED CHANNEL - MCINTOSH CAPTURES POLE IN SHORTENED SESSION AT MID-OHIO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MCINTOSH CAPTURES POLE IN SHORTENED SESSION AT MID-OHIO LEXINGTON, OHIO (August 10, 2002) –Sean McIntosh, of Coquitlam, B.C., Can., captured the pole for Round Ten of the 2002 Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Completing the top-three is J.W. Urlin, of L ... Continue reading

TACH SPEED CHANNEL - More Dodge NASCAR Notes, Quotes

TACH SPEED CHANNEL - More Dodge NASCAR Notes, Quotes

Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002 Ray Cooper Watkins Glen International Golin/Harris International Dodge notes and quotes. 803-466-9085 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Advance Material. CASEY ATWOOD (No. 7 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Dodge Intrepid R/T) "We slowed down from practice yesterday, and I felt like the lap was pretty good. ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Race 1 Notes from Mid-Ohio

TACH Speed Channel - Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Race 1 Notes from Mid-Ohio

Race Notes at Mid-Ohio 11:16 AM – The drivers are getting into their cars in preparation for 22-lap Round Nine race. 11:18 AM – Field given 10-minute mark to the cars rolling onto the front-straight. 11:19 AM – PR1 Motorsports was fined $150 after post qualifying technical inspection. The fine was for ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - Dodge Notes, Quotes from Watkins Glen on Saturday.

TACH Speed Channel - Dodge Notes, Quotes from Watkins Glen on Saturday.

Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002 Ray Cooper Watkins Glen International Golin/Harris International Dodge notes and quotes. 803-466-9085 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Advance Material. SCOTT PRUETT (No. 41 Target Dodge Intrepid R/T) NOTE: Pruett was fourth fastest in the first morning practice session and second fastest in the final pra ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - SHANE LEWIS WINSTON CUP QUALIFYING FROM THE GLEN

TACH Speed Channel - SHANE LEWIS WINSTON CUP QUALIFYING FROM THE GLEN

SHANE LEWIS WINSTON CUP QUALIFYING FROM THE GLEN -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., Saturday, August 10, 2002 - Shane Lewis of Jupiter, Florida narrowly missed making his first Winston Cup race at Watkins Glen International on Friday. The pilot of the National Healing Corporation/ Otto Motorsports Ford Taurus ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - Chevy Happy Hour Notes: Watkins Glen

TACH Speed Channel - Chevy Happy Hour Notes: Watkins Glen

CHEVROLET/TEAM MONTE CARLO NOTES AND QUOTES SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO @ THE GLEN NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2002 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501 PAGE 1 HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS TEAMS TO REMEMBER DAN LOHWASSER ON RACEDAY Each Hendrick Motorsports car, driver ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - SELLERS LEADS FLAG-TO-FLAG AT MID-OHIO

TACH Speed Channel - SELLERS LEADS FLAG-TO-FLAG AT MID-OHIO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SELLERS LEADS FLAG-TO-FLAG AT MID-OHIO LEXINGTON, OHIO (August 10, 2002) –Bryan Sellers, of Centerville, Ohio won Round Nine of the 2002 Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Completing the top-three was Jeffrey Jones, of Sarasota, Fla., and Ross Fonferko, o ... Continue reading

Arctic Cat Announces $20 Million Share Repurchase Program

Arctic Cat Announces $20 Million Share Repurchase Program

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.--Aug. 9, 2002--Arctic Cat Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to $20 million in additional shares of its common stock from time to time in open market transactions. This repurchase authorization represents approximately 1.3 million shares ... Continue reading

Newstream.com Digest: AOL Music Releases Nullsoft Winamp3, Oakley Joins Forces with Chevrolet, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

Newstream.com Digest: AOL Music Releases Nullsoft Winamp3, Oakley Joins Forces with Chevrolet, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

NEW YORK--Aug. 9, 2002-- -------------------------------------------------- AOL Music Releases Nullsoft Winamp3 America Online, the world's leading interactive services company, has announced the release of Nullsoft Winamp3, the next generation of the popular audio player. AOL Music is celebrating its launch by invitin ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Practice Notes from Mid-Ohio

TACH Speed Channel - Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Practice Notes from Mid-Ohio

Practice Notes at Mid-Ohio - The practice session for Rounds Nine and Ten on Friday morning was run under ideal conditions. - No. 6 McDonough missed the session, as the team was replacing the motor, wit motor lent by Roquin Motorsports. The team hopes to make the afternoon qualifying session. - Several cars had minor o ... Continue reading

Judy Hu To Lead GE Advertising/Marketing Communications

Judy Hu To Lead GE Advertising/Marketing Communications

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -Dow Jones reporrted that General Electric Co. (GE) named Judy L. Hu general manager for corporate advertising and marketing communications, effective August 22. She replaces Richard Costello, who is leaving the company in September to begin a brand and research consultancy. GE said it would be one of ... Continue reading

New C.A.R. Study Reveals Costly Errors in Suppliers' New Business Management Processes

New C.A.R. Study Reveals Costly Errors in Suppliers' New Business Management Processes

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 8 -- A new study released today by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) shows some serious problems in suppliers' internal processes related to quoting and managing new business opportunities and engineering changes. The "RAM/CAR Survey: A Study of Suppliers' Profitability and Revenue Acq ... Continue reading

Mirenco Introduces Vice Presidents - McCann and Baker

Mirenco Introduces Vice Presidents - McCann and Baker

RADCLIFFE, Iowa--Aug. 9, 2002--Mirenco, Inc. (OTCBB:MREO) has announced the appointment of Steve McCann and Jim Baker as Vice Presidents. Steve McCann joins Mirenco as Vice President in charge of new business development. His responsibilities include identifying and pursuing new business opportunities for Mirenco's exp ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Qualifying Notes from Mid-Ohio

TACH Speed Channel - Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Qualifying Notes from Mid-Ohio

Qualifying Notes at Mid-Ohio 12:34 PM – Cars given the five-minute mark to the commencement of the thirty-minute qualifying session for Saturday’s Round Nine race. 12:37 PM – No. 6 McDonough is expected to make the session after changing engines. 12:38 PM – No. 2 Jones changed the fuel just prio ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - Johnson Controls To Serve As Title Sponsor of Trans-Am Round 8 At Road America

TACH Speed Channel - Johnson Controls To Serve As Title Sponsor of Trans-Am Round 8 At Road America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: T.E. McHale (727) 533-0503 JOHNSON CONTROLS TO SERVE AS TITLE SPONSOR OF TRANS-AM ROUND 8 AT ROAD AMERICA CLEARWATER, Fla. (August 9, 2002) - Johnson Controls, Inc. will once again serve as title sponsor of this year's Trans-Am Series visit to Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., scheduled ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - CASCAR - Montmagny Preview

TACH Speed Channel - CASCAR - Montmagny Preview

CASCAR Super Series For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / August 9, 2002 CASCAR Super Series makes inaugural trip to Montmagny LONDON, ON - Returning to action after a week off, the CASCAR Super Series will make its second of two appearances in Quebec, this season, when it visits ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday Qualifying from Nebraska Motorplex

TACH Speed Channel - NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday Qualifying from Nebraska Motorplex

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION > NEBRASKA MOTORPLEX > FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2002 > > RACERS SCORCH DOWN TRACK AT O> '> REILLY SUMMER SIZZLE > > Scribner, Neb. - Competitors from fifteen states and one Canadian province raced down Nebraska Motorplex> '> s quarter-mile dur ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz Announces Management Positions

Hayes Lemmerz Announces Management Positions

NORTHVILLE, Mich., Aug. 9 Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. today announced that Diane Zekind, currently Director of Technical Services has been named Plant Manager for the Company's Commercial Highway facility in Berea, Kentucky, effective September 1, 2002. Ms. Zekind will have overall responsibility for the Berea an ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Signs Letter of Intent to Explore Divestiture Of OE Lighting Operations

Federal-Mogul Signs Letter of Intent to Explore Divestiture Of OE Lighting Operations

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 9 Federal-Mogul Corporation has filed a letter of intent with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware, to explore the possible sale of its original equipment (OE) lighting operations to Decoma International Inc., based in Toronto, Canada. The two companies will explore the potential sa ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Qualifying 2 Notes from Mid-Ohio

TACH Speed Channel - Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Qualifying 2 Notes from Mid-Ohio

Qualifying Notes at Mid-Ohio 8:06 AM – Cars given the three-minute mark to the start of the 20-minute qualifying session for Sunday’s Round Ten race. 8:07 AM – No. 3 Sellers captured the pole for Round Nine, with a lap record of 1:22.702. 8:08 AM – Conditions are ideal, with cloudless skies and ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - LODRS Friday Results from Pomona

TACH Speed Channel - LODRS Friday Results from Pomona

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION POMONA RACEWAY FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2002 RACING KICKS OFF AT POMONA POMONA, Calif. - In the first rounds of qualifying of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Budweiser Summer Nights of Fire presented by Big-O Tire, it was Andy Manna Jr. taking the top ... Continue reading

SELLERS NARROWLY EDGES JONES FOR POLE AT MID-OHIO

SELLERS NARROWLY EDGES JONES FOR POLE AT MID-OHIO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SELLERS NARROWLY EDGES JONES FOR POLE AT MID-OHIO LEXINGTON, OHIO (August 9, 2002) –Bryan Sellers, of Centerville, Ohio captured the pole for Round Nine of the 2002 Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Completing the top-three is Jeffrey Jones, of Sarasota, ... Continue reading

Dodge NASCAR Winston Cup Qualifying from Watkins Glen

Dodge NASCAR Winston Cup Qualifying from Watkins Glen

Friday, Aug. 9, 2002 Ray Cooper Watkins Glen International Golin/Harris International Dodge notes and quotes. 803-466-9085 Sirius Satellite Radio Qualifying. CASEY ATWOOD (No. 7 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge Intrepid R/T) "We were hoping to pick up a little bit from practice, but it got tight on me a little bit up throu ... Continue reading

Eaton Corporation CEO and CFO Certify Financial Statements

Eaton Corporation CEO and CFO Certify Financial Statements

CLEVELAND--Aug. 9, 2002--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that chairman and chief executive officer Alexander M. Cutler and executive vice president--chief financial and planning officer Richard H. Fearon have certified -- with no qualifications -- the accuracy and completeness of t ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Mid-Ohio Friday Provisional Qualifying

#10 Kanaan CART Mid-Ohio Friday Provisional 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 Mid-Ohio - Friday, Aug. 9, 2002 - Provisional Qualifying Notes/Quotes Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - Lexington, Ohio - 2.258-Mile Road Course Round 11 of 19 on the 20 ... Continue reading

Celadon Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Results

Celadon Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Results

INDIANAPOLIS--Aug. 9, 2002--Celadon Group, Inc. -- Quarter's earnings at 14 cents, up from prior year loss of 36 cents -- Fourth Quarter Revenue up 17% to $96 million from adjusted $82 million -- TruckersB2B revenue and profit up significantly Celadon Group, Inc. today announced financial results for the fiscal 2002 fo ... Continue reading

SEMA Show Directory: You Can Have it Both Ways

SEMA Show Directory: You Can Have it Both Ways

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Rosemarie Kitchin, rosemariek@sema.org SEMA, 909/396-0289, ext. 104 DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (Aug. 9, 2002) -- SEMA Show-goers will be able to have the key data from the approximately 1,400 exhibiting companies in two take-home formats this year, according to SEMA Vice President of Sales ... Continue reading

Waltrip Second and Highest Chevy Qualifier at The Glen

Waltrip Second and Highest Chevy Qualifier at The Glen

CHEVROLET/TEAM MONTE CARLO NOTES AND QUOTES SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO @ THE GLEN NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2002 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501 PAGE 3 POST-QUALIFYING ROBBY GORDON, NO. 31 CINGULAR WIRELESS CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO (seventh): "I didn¹t overd ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Hungarian GP Preview

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Hungarian GP Preview

Hungarian Grand Prix - 16/17/18 August 2002 - PREVIEW The BMW WilliamsF1 Team narrowed the gap to Ferrari during the last Grand Prix at Hockenheim, while extending its advantage over McLaren. This performance, ahead of the final five races of the season, has made the team confident of strengthening the position as the ... Continue reading

Friday Results- NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Results- Old Br idge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ

Friday Results- NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Results- Old Br idge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2002 Opening rounds of Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series qualifying complete at famed E-Town quarter-mile ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - In the opening rounds of qualifying at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing S ... Continue reading

Ted Musgrave earns a Top-Dodge Spot in Nashville's Truck Qualifying -- Dodge Notes & Quotes

Ted Musgrave earns a Top-Dodge Spot in Nashville's Truck Qualifying -- Dodge Notes & Quotes

Friday, August 09, 2002 Nashville Superspeedway, Gladeville, Tenn. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Federated Auto Parts 200 - Qualifying Patrick Mason Golin/Harris International 773-593-2044 JASON LEFFLER (No. 2 Team ASE/CARQUEST Dodge Ram) -- qualified sixth "I like it out here on the concrete. We had a decent lap. We d ... Continue reading

Rand Racing - Watkins Glen 1-2

Rand Racing - Watkins Glen 1-2

Watkins Glen International race, Aug. 9, 2002 fourth 1-2 Rand Racing scored its fourth 1-2 finish in the SRPII class during the Friday evening Rolex Sports Car Series race at Watkins Glen International. Terry Borcheller started the No. 8 Rand Racing Nissan Lola from the class pole position and held the class lead throu ... Continue reading

LODRS NHRA Friday from Atlanta

LODRS NHRA Friday from Atlanta

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION ATLANTA DRAGWAY, COMMERCE, GA. Friday, August 09, 2002 HALEY, PAYNE LEAD ALCOHOL FIELDS AT LUCAS OIL RACE AT ATLANTA DRAGWAY COMMERCE, Ga. - In the first rounds of qualifying at Atlanta Dragway, Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD) driver John Haley and ... Continue reading

Bully Hill Vineyards 250 Race Results

Bully Hill Vineyards 250 Race Results

Rolex Sports Car Series Race results for the Bully Hill Vineyards 250 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 9, 2002) - Race results for the Bully Hill Vineyards 250, round seven of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series at Watkins Glen International with finish position, (car number), drivers and hometowns, class, car and lap ... Continue reading

Dyson Racing Finish 1-2 at Bully Hill Vineyards 250

Dyson Racing Finish 1-2 at Bully Hill Vineyards 250

Dyson Racing Finish 1-2 at Bully Hill Vineyards 250 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 9, 2002) -- Dyson Racing Team dominated the Bully Hill Vineyards 250 at Watkins Glen International Friday night with the team's pair of Ford-powered Riley & Scott race cars finishing 1-2 in the twilight race. Butch Leitzinger and Rob Dyson p ... Continue reading

TACH Speed Channel - Doncaster Captures Grand-Am Cup Pole at Mid-Ohio

TACH Speed Channel - Doncaster Captures Grand-Am Cup Pole at Mid-Ohio

Doncaster Captures Grand-Am Cup Pole at Mid-Ohio LEXINGTON, Ohio (August 9, 2002) -- Scott Maxwell drove his #76 Doncaster Racing Telus/CIBC Porsche GT3 to the best time in qualifying Friday for the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series race that will run at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday afternoon. Maxwell's time o ... Continue reading

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