Saturday, May 17, 2003

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Saturday from State Capitol Dragway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION STATE CAPITOL DRAGWAY SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2003 FIELDS SET AT STATE CAPITOL DRAGWAY BATON ROUGE, La. - Points leaders Tate Branch and Gene Snow grabbed the number one qualifying spots for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at State Capitol ... Continue reading

Benson's Winston Ends Early

It was a short night Saturday for Johnny Benson and his #10 Valvoline Pontiac team. Benson started 15th and finished 24th of the 24 cars in the 40-lap opening segment of Charlotte's Winston. Only 20 cars transferred from the first to the second segment so Benson's night ended before the second segment began. . "We were ... Continue reading

Four BMWs in top 10 in Mosport Touring race

BMW of North America, LLC Notes and Quotes SCCA Speed Touring Car - Round 2 Race Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada Saturday, May 17, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb, 215-295-3115 Four BMWs in Top 10 in Mosport Touring Car; Auberlen second A race-long charge by Bill Auberlen in his No. 93 Turner Motorsp ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Austrian GP-Final Qualifying

Austrian Grand Prix - FINAL QUALIFYING 17th May 2003 Weather: Sunny, dry, Air/Track temperature 19/32°C (Schumacher), 19/27°C (Montoya) Spielberg (AUT). The BMW WilliamsF1 Team will line up 3rd and 10th on tomorrow¹s grid for the Austrian Grand Prix. After spinning off during yesterday¹s first qualifying session, R ... Continue reading

BMW Mosport Touring Qualifying Notes

BMW of North America, LLC World Challenge Update Notes and Quotes Speed Touring World Challenge Round 2 Qualifying Mosport International Raceway Saturday, May17, 2003 Race Date: Saturday, May 17, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 MOSPORT BMW SPEED TOURING CAR QUALIFYING REPORT Forty-one Touring cars took the green f ... Continue reading

Amelia Motor Raceway Pro-Am Race cancelled for Sunday, May 18 - Next date is July 20

Due to inclement weather the AMR Pro-Am race, part of the 2003 Series for flattrack bikes and ATVs, has been cancelled. The next Pro-Am event at Amelia Motor Raceway is scheduled for July 20. July 20 Gates open: 10 a.m. Practice: Noon Racing: 2:00 For additional information on these and other events at Amelia Motor Rac ... Continue reading

CASCAR - MOPAR 300 - Qualifying & Grid

CASCAR Super Series MOPAR 300 For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / May 17, 2003 Thomson wins the pole for Sunday's MOPAR 300 CASCAR Super Series race at Delaware Speedway LONDON, ON - On Saturday afternoon at Delaware Speedway, Don Thomson made it clear that he's very serious ab ... Continue reading

Louis Meyer Milkman Of The Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS May 17, 2003; Thje AP filed this feature. Louis Meyer is remembered for becoming the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 -- and the Speedway's original milkman. Thanks to Meyer, the Victory Lane chugalug is one of Indy's most storied traditions. It's a ritual that has become so entrenched that ... Continue reading

California Fuel Cell Partnership Concludes Three-Day Road Rally Showcasing Alternative Fueled, Zero-Emission Vehicles to Californians in 10 Counties During Clean Air Month

LOS ANGELES--May 16, 2003-- Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Reach 400-Mile Finish Line in Los Angeles The California Fuel Cell Partnership today concluded its 2003 "Rally Thru The Valley," a caravan of advanced fuel cell vehicles. The Road Rally traveled through the State's Central Valley, a region plagued by poor air qual ... Continue reading

Johnson Grabs Provisional Second at Englishtown

Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series K&N Filters NHRA SuperNationals Old Bridge Township Raceway Park ­ Englishtown, N.J. Qualifying Notes & Quotes ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (May 16, 2003) ­ Mopar NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series drivers completed the first day of qualifying for the K&N Filters NHRA SuperNation ... Continue reading

NHRA Friday: WJ Outruns the Rain to sit Fourth on Friday in Englishtown

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Friday Qualifying Results WJ Outruns the Rain to sit Fourth on Friday in Englishtown Event: 34th NHRA SuperNationals Location: Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Englishtown, NJ Day/Date: Friday May 16, 2003 For the second consecutive ... Continue reading

Mears will try to race his way into The Winston

Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 500-6068, nhamilton@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com> For Immediate Release Mears will try to race his way into The Winston CONCORD, N.C. (May 16, 2003) --- Team Target driver Casey Mears will have to race his way into The Winston Saturday ... Continue reading

Marlin starts fifth for The Winston

Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 500-6068, nhamilton@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com> For Immediate Release Marlin starts fifth for The Winston CONCORD, N.C. (May 16, 2003) --- Coors Light driver Sterling Marlin wants nothing more than to pull his Dodge into Victory Lane ... Continue reading