Rookie Buddy Rice Races to Top Finish for Chevy in Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS, May 25, 2003 - Two rookies were the highest finishing Chevy drivers in today's Indianapolis 500. Red Bull Cheever Racing's Buddy Rice brought his Chevrolet Dallara home in 11th and Vitor Meira was 12th in Team Menard's Chevrolet Dallara in the pair's first Indy 500 appearances. The race was won by Gil de ... Continue reading
S Korea Hyundai Motor, Kia Motor Merge Research Centers
SEOUL May 25, 2003; Dow Jones reported that South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. have merged their research centers in an effort to reduce development costs, Hyundai Motor said Monday. Hyundai and Kia have moved their research centers in other parts of South Korea to Kyunggi province, near ... Continue reading
So Thats Where The Cans Go - China scrap demand squeezes U.S. aluminium producers
OSLO, May 26, 2003; Declan Conway writing for Reuters reported that strong Chinese import demand for aluminium scrap will cap output for secondary aluminium makers in the United States, as producers tackle pressured profit margins amid rising scrap prices, a U.S. secondary smelter said on Monday. "A shortage of alumini ... Continue reading
Stu Hayner Qualifies 3rd for Lime Rock Grand Prix
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley johnthawley@GoRevolution.com 248.227.0110 Stu Hayner Qualifies to Start Third for the Lime Rock Grand Prix Bobby Sak to start sixth Lime Rock Park, Conn. – May 23, 2003 – Stu Hayner will start the #2 Trenton Forging/GMAC Commercial Finance Corvette from the second row aft ... Continue reading
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BMW Team PTG's Auberlen takes Speed GT win No. 2 at LRP, BMW leads Mfrs. points
BMW Team PTG Notes and Quotes Speed GT - Round 4 SCCA PRO RACING SPEED GT CHAMPIONSHIP Lime Rock Park Monday, May 26, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 BMW TAKES SPEED GT MANUFACTURER'S CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS LEAD WITH A SECOND WIN AT LIME ROCK PARK FROM AUBERLEN; STUCK THIRD, MARKS FOURTH BMW moved into the Speed GT M ... Continue reading
Benson 24th at Charlotte #10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson’s race at Charlotte Sunday night seemed right on schedule. He was in the top-15 biding his time near the halfway mark waiting for the sun to go down and cool the track. Once the track changed, then the team could make the chassis changes necessary fo ... Continue reading
BMW Team PTG qualify 3,4,5 and 7 for Round 4 of Speed GT at LRP
BMW Team PTG Notes and Quotes SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship - Round 4 Qualifying Lime Rock Park Monday, May 26, 2003 Race Date: Monday, May 26, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 Team PTG BMW M3s to start third, fourth, fifth and seventh for Speed GT Round 4 at Lime Rock Park In a very wet 9:00 a.m. qualifyin ... Continue reading
Five BMWs in Touring top 10 at LRP
BMW of North America, LLC Notes and Quotes SCCA Speed Touring Car - Round 3 Race Lime Rock Park Monday, May 26, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb, 215-295-3115 FIVE BMWs in Top 10 in LIME ROCK TOURING CAR RACE; PLUMB SECOND IN THIRD CAREER TOURING START Matt Plumb finished in a career-best second place in only his third career T ... Continue reading
Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Qualifying 2 Notes from Lime Rock
Monday Qualifying 2 Notes from Lime Rock 9:33 AM – Cars given the one-minute to roll. 9:34 AM – The field rolls on track for a 20-minute qualifying session for Round Four of the 2003 season. 9:34 AM – The first few laps of qualifying will be run under yellow flag conditions, due to heavy rain and the track being ... Continue reading
Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Qualifying Results #2 from Lime Rock
LAKEVILLE, CONN. - Qualifying times for Monday's 32-lap, 48.960-mile Round Three race at Lime Rock Park, with qualifying position, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1. (2), Lawson Aschenbach, Gaithersburg, Md., F2A Van Diemen Ford, 1:07.092, 82.096. 2. ... Continue reading
Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Race 2 Notes from Lime Rock
Monday Race 2 Notes from Lime Rock 12:15 PM – The Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship field has begun to form on the false grid. 12:16 PM – No. 2 Aschenbach will lead the field to the green in very wet conditions. The track has standing water in several races, as it has rained all day. 12:17 PM – No. ... Continue reading
Hales Corners Speedway Complete Story 05-24-2003
Rick Scheffler Romps To UMP LM Win At Hales By John Shea Franklin, Wis., May 24--Rick Scheffler ran away to a dominating victory on Saturday night at the Hales Corners Speedway, leading 26 laps in the night's 30-lap UMP late model main event. Don Scheffler topped the night's sportsmen feature, with Spencer Frost emergi ... Continue reading
WORLD OF OUTLAWS AT LEBANON VALLEY POSTPONED
SORRY! LAST CORRECTION I PROMISE WEST LEBANON, NY - Lebanon Valley Speedway promoter Howard Commander and World of Outlaws owner Ted Johnson have the foresight when making the schedule each year to include a rain date for the annual Lebanon Valley World of Outlaws presented by CARQUEST Auto Parts event. For the first t ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Event at Maple Grove Raceway Postponed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY MONDAY, MAY 26, 2003 RAIN POSTPONES MAPLE GROVE EVENT UNTIL THE FALL READING, Pa. - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, being held at Maple Grove Raceway this weekend, has been postponed until September 20, 20 ... Continue reading
ASCHENBACH CAPTURES WIN AT LIME ROCK IN THE RAIN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ASCHENBACH CAPTURES WIN AT LIME ROCK IN THE RAIN LAKEVILLE, CONN. (May 26, 2003) –Lawson Aschenbach, of Gaithersburg, Md., won Round Four of the 2003 Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship at Lime Rock Park. Completing the top-three was Westley Barber, of Saffron Walden, England and Jonathan B ... Continue reading
Mears Finishes 15th in the Busch Series at Lowe's Motor Speedway
Media Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, work: (704) 662-9642, cell: (704) 500-6068, nhamilton@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com> For Immediate Release Mears Finishes 15th in the Busch Series at Lowe's Motor Speedway CONCORD, N.C. (May 24, 2003) --- Casey Mears drove the No. 19 Mi ... Continue reading
Team Target ends night early in Coca-Cola 600
Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, work: (704) 662-9642, cell: (704) 500-6068, nhamilton@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com> For Immediate Release Team Target ends night early in Coca-Cola 600 CONCORD, N.C. (May 25, 2003) --- Casey Mears and Team Target had an early night in the Co ... Continue reading
Johnny Miller Nabs Lime Rock Prize
CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2003 JOHNNY MILLER NABS LIME ROCK PRIZE LAKEVILLE, Conn. ‹ Johnny Miller has made it clear he was sick of being a bridesmaid this season. On Monday, Miller‹who has finished on the podium in the fir ... Continue reading
Marlin finishes seventh in rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600
Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, work: (704) 662-9642, cell: (704) 500-6068, nhamilton@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com> For Immediate Release Marlin finishes seventh in rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 CONCORD, N.C. (May 25, 2003) --- Sterling Marlin might not know how to qualify ... Continue reading
Johnson wins rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C. May 25, 2003; NASCAR and the AP reported that Jimmie Johnson walked into the NASCAR officials' trailer to check on the weather. He walked out of it as the winner of the Coca-Cola 600. Johnson was declared the winner Sunday night after NASCAR halted the race after 276 laps because of rain. It gave him an i ... Continue reading
R. Gordon Unhappy On Two Circuts
CONCORD, N.C. May 25, 2003; The AP reported that Robby Gordon thought he had cars good enough to win two races Sunday. A broken part and rain ruined his bid. Gordon was knocked out of the Indianapolis 500 late in the race when the gear box in his car broke as he left pit road and he finished 22nd. It did allow Gordon t ... Continue reading
BMW sees brighter second half despite German gloom
CAGLIARI, Italy, May 25, 2003; Reuters reported that a gloomy home market continues to weigh on German luxury carmaker BMW (XETRA:BMWG.DE - News) but it still sees an upswing in the second half of the year, its chief financial officer said. "In Germany there is simply no confidence at the moment," Chief Financial Offic ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Reports Sales Projections
Tokyo May 26, 2003: Dow Jones Reported the Mitsubishi sales numbers. Year Ended March 31: GROUP 2003 2002 Sales Y3.885 tln Y3.201 tln Operating Profit 82.76 bln 40.23 bln Pretax Profit 54.34 bln 11.86 bln Net Profit 37.36 bln 11.26 bln Per share Earnings 25.35 7.66 Diluted earnings 23.43 7.42 Figures may differ from he ... Continue reading
Takagi-Barron-Giaffone Indy 500 Sunday Race
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Takagi Fifth, Barron Sixth at 87th Indy 500; Giaffone Goes Out Early With Mechanical Trouble INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 25, 2003) - Tora Takagi was the highest-finishing rookie with a fifth place in today's 87th Indianapolis ... Continue reading
JIMMY KITE CHARGED THROUGH INDY FIELD
JIMMY KITE CHARGES THROUGH INDY FIELD INDIANAPOLIS, May 25, 2003 - Jimmy Kite, of Stockbridge, Georgia, gained the most positions (19) of any driver in today’s 87th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kite, making his fourth ‘500’ start, drove the #18 Denny Hecker’ ... Continue reading
Cannon out in first round at Topeka
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 9 of 23 O'REILLY SUMMER NATIONALS HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA (Kans.) Race Date: May 23-25 Contact: Judy Stropus 203-438-0501, cell 203-243-2438 CANNON OUT IN FIRST ROUND TOPEKA, Kan. (May 25, 2003) - Scotty Cannon and his Oakley Funny Car team were stoked after qu ... Continue reading
Bazemore reaches fourth NHRA final round
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 9 of 23 O'REILLY SUMMER NATIONALS HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA (Kans.) Race Date: May 23-25 Contact: Judy Stropus 203-438-0501, cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE GOES TO FOURTH FINAL OF YEAR TOPEKA, Kan. (May 25, 2003) - For most NHRA pro teams it really doesn't get much b ... Continue reading
Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Rookie Buddy Rice Races to Top Finish for Chevy in Indianapolis 500 INDIANAPOLIS, May 25, 2003 - Two rookies were the highest finishing Chevy drivers in today's Indianapolis 500. Red Bull Cheever Raci ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Sunday Results from Maple Grove Raceway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2003 RACING AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY DELAYED UNTIL MONDAY READING, Pa. -The third day of racing at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held at Maple Grove Raceway, is delayed until Monday du ... Continue reading
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