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Sunday, March 23, 2003

Chevy Phoenix IRL Results

Chevy Phoenix IRL Results

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing J. Lazier Sixth, Fisher Fast with Chevy in Phoenix PHOENIX, March 23, 2003 - Jaques Lazier recovered from a 360-degree spin to bring Team Menard's Johns Manville Chevrolet Dallara home in sixth place ... Continue reading

Fiat Sells Toro Insurance GroupTo De Agostini

Fiat Sells Toro Insurance GroupTo De Agostini

MILAN March 23, 2003; Dow Jones reports that Fiat SpA said Saturday that it will sell insurance unit Toro Assicurazioni SpA to unlisted publishing company De Agostini SpA for EUR2.4 billion as part of its effort to shore up its unprofitable car unit. The sale of Italy's third largest insurer will slash EUR1.4 billion o ... Continue reading

Budweiser Autosport 2003 Show

Budweiser Autosport 2003 Show

UntitledScheduled guests for Tuesday March 25th for the Budweiser Autosport 2003 Show live from McGilvery's Speedway. Arie Luyendyk, Jr. ... runner up in the inaugural 2002 Infiniti Pro Series point chase. This year Arie is driving for the SRS Team with his eye on the championship for 2003. Whit Bazemore... driver of t ... Continue reading

FIGGE EARNS TOP-10 START AT SEASON-OPENER IN MONTERREY

FIGGE EARNS TOP-10 START AT SEASON-OPENER IN MONTERREY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIGGE EARNS TOP-10 START AT SEASON-OPENER IN MONTERREY MONTERREY, MEXICO (March 22, 2003) –Alex Figge, of Santa Barbara, Calif., today qualified eighth for Round One of the 2003 CART Toyota Atlantic Championship at Fundidora Park. Following a superb qualifying session on Friday, in which he was ... Continue reading

Pacific Coast Motorsports Practice 2 Notes from Fundidora Park

Pacific Coast Motorsports Practice 2 Notes from Fundidora Park

Saturday Practice Notes from Fundidora Park - The second 30-minute practice session for the Tecate Telmex Grand Prix weekend got underway in sunny and comfortable conditions Saturday morning. - Following Friday's superb qualifying session, Pacific Coast Motorsports and driver Alex Figge elected to try some changes to t ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Malaysian GP-Race

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Malaysian GP-Race

Malaysian Grand Prix - RACE 23rd March 2003 Weather: Dry and sunny - air 33-34°C, track 34-37°C Sepang (MAL). That¹s racing. After Ralf Schumacher qualified only 17th, he managed to achieve a further five championship points for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team by finishing the Malaysian Grand Prix in fourth position. Teamma ... Continue reading

Pacific Coast Motorsports Qualifying 2 Notes from Fundidora Park

Pacific Coast Motorsports Qualifying 2 Notes from Fundidora Park

Saturday Qualifying Notes from Fundidora Park - Final qualifying for Sunday's Tecate Telmex Grand Prix, got underway in sunny and hot conditions in the early afternoon. - While battling traffic in the early stages of the 40-minute session, Figge posted a lap of 1:28.601, eighth quickest. - By the 10-minute mark of qual ... Continue reading

Diaz Wins Pole at Monterrey

Diaz Wins Pole at Monterrey

CONTACT: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com LUIS DIAZ THRILLS MEXICAN FANS WITH SECOND CONSECUTIVE TECATE/TELMEX MONTERREY GRAND PRIX POLE POSITION MONTERREY, Mexico (March 22, 2003) - For the second consecutive year, Dorricott driver Luis Diaz, of Mexico City, has placed the No. 33 Telmex/Dorricott Racing Toyota/Sw ... Continue reading

Bowtie Bullets for Phoenix IRL

Bowtie Bullets for Phoenix IRL

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Bowtie Bullet Points: Chevrolet Notes for the Purex/Dial Indy 200 Phoenix International Raceway Round 2 of 16, Indy Racing League IndyCar Series Sunday, March 23, 2003 * Chevy on a Roll Chevrolet shin ... Continue reading

#21 Giaffone, #12 Takagi Phoenix Saturday Qualifying

#21 Giaffone, #12 Takagi Phoenix Saturday Qualifying

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Giaffone Qualifies Second, Takagi 13th at Phoenix PHOENIX (Saturday, March 22, 2003) - Felipe Giaffone and the #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Toyota-powered Panoz G Force will start Sunday's Purex Dial Indy 200 on the outside ... Continue reading

Chevy IRL Phoenix Qualifying

Chevy IRL Phoenix Qualifying

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Jaques Lazier Is Quickest Chevy Qualifier in Phoenix PHOENIX, March 22, 2003 - Jaques Lazier is glad to be back in an IndyCar Series race car after missing most of last season, and he showed his delig ... Continue reading

University of Idaho Wins Gage Fuel Economy Award at Fourth Annual SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge

University of Idaho Wins Gage Fuel Economy Award at Fourth Annual SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge

HOUGHTON, Mich., March 22 -- The University of Idaho's entry in the fourth annual SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge has received an award for best overall fuel economy in the four-day competition held here March 19-22. The Gage Products "Best Fuel Economy" award was presented to the university's 14-member team by Donald D ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Memphis Motorsports Park

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Memphis Motorsports Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK, MEMPHIS, TENN. Saturday, March 22, 2003 FIELDS SET AT NHRA LUCAS OIL EVENT AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK; ELIMINATIONS START SUNDAY MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In the final rounds of qualifying in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racin ... Continue reading

Ron Fellows Karting Championship helps charity

Ron Fellows Karting Championship helps charity

Charity race kicks off 2003 season Frank Launi, Alex Penfold and James Hinchcliffe race for a cause BRAMPTON, ON Three top drivers from the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels got their season off to an early start as they took part in the BARC (British Auto Racing Club) charity rac ... Continue reading

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