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Coors Light team finishes Pepsi 400 in Top-20

Coors Light team finishes Pepsi 400 in Top-20

Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, nhamilton@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com>, work: (704) 662-9642, cell: (704) 500-6068 For Immediate Release Coors Light team finishes Pepsi 400 in Top-20 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 5, 2003) --- Sterling Marlin's promising start to the Pepsi 400 ... Continue reading

Team Target scores Top-25 in Daytona

Team Target scores Top-25 in Daytona

Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, nhamilton@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com>, work: (704) 662-9642, cell: (704) 500-6068 For Immediate Release Team Target scores Top-25 in Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 5, 2003) --- Rookie Casey Mears opened his NASCAR Winston Cup textbook t ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-French GP-Race

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-French GP-Race

French Grand Prix - RACE 6th July 2003 Weather: dry, overcast, air 24-25°C, track 28-31°C Magny-Cours (FRA). For the second time in a row, the BMW WilliamsF1 Team today secured their second one-two victory. As at the Nürburgring, Ralf Schumacher crossed the line first, ahead of team mate Juan Pablo Montoya. Ralf¹s ... Continue reading

Poll finds public wants SUVs to get better gas mileage, divided over their safety

Poll finds public wants SUVs to get better gas mileage, divided over their safety

WASHINGTON July 4, 2003; Will Lester writimng for the AP reported that the majority of Americans say SUVs should have to meet the same fuel economy standards as cars, says an Associated Press poll. But they're split on whether SUVs are safer - people tend to think they're safer for those inside them and more dangerous ... Continue reading

Kia Motors cuts '03 domestic sales target

Kia Motors cuts '03 domestic sales target

SEOUL, July 6, 2003; Reuters reported that Kia Motors Corp, South Korea's second-largest auto maker, has cut its domestic sales target for this year by more than 10 percent to 440,000 vehicles, citing sluggish demand, local media reported on Sunday. Kia, an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest auto mak ... Continue reading

GM RACING NOTES & QUOTES-- NASCAR PEPSI 400

GM RACING NOTES & QUOTES-- NASCAR PEPSI 400

Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell For more information: media.gm.com Contact: Kirk Weeks krkweeks@cs.com GM Racing Communications (317) 843-5443 (office) (317) 506-0010 (cell) For more information: media.gm.com GM RACING WINSTON CUP NOTES & ... Continue reading

7-5-03 Lebanon Valley Release

7-5-03 Lebanon Valley Release

"PRESS RELEASE" For Immediate Release May 27, 2003 Contact: Kevin Wright Phone: 518-794-9606 QUINN SNAPS 2ND WIN OF '03, BRIDGE RISES TO TOP IN SPORTSMAN MAIN West Lebanon, NY- Matt Quinn became the first two time winner at Lebanon Valley Speedway on Saturday night. His victory came at the expense of Chris Whitehead wh ... Continue reading

Hales Corners Speedway Points As of 07-05-2003

Hales Corners Speedway Points As of 07-05-2003

Hales Corners Speedway, Franklin, Wisconsin UMP Late Model Name Car # 07-05-YTD 1 Specht, Scott 99 4170 2 Scheffler, Rick 15 4045 3 Scheffler, Russ 74 3935 4 Sievert, Bret 5 3790 5 Watson, Jim W-1 3020 6 Carlson, Chris C-12 2885 7 Sorce, Dan 14 2595 8 Rezutek, Bill 8-R 2315 9 Scheffler, George 10-S 2060 10 Letizia, Tur ... Continue reading

Dorricott Racing - Cleveland Race Report

Dorricott Racing - Cleveland Race Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com DIAZ IS INCREDIBLE AT CLEVELAND BUT SHORTCHANGED AGAIN Kyle Krisiloff Solid for a Seventh Place Finish CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 5, 2003) - - Luis Diaz, of Mexico City, showed again that he is one of the fastest and most talented drivers in this year's To ... Continue reading

NASCAR Daytona RESULTS

NASCAR Daytona RESULTS

Benson 27th at Daytona #10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson wasn&#8217;t happy with his 27th-place finish Saturday night in Daytona, but it beats the frustration of recent history in the 400-mile night race. Benson was running in the top-ten on lap 8 last year when he was wrecked forcing him to miss the next two ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Infineon Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Infineon Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION INFINEON RACEWAY SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2003 GASPARRELLI GOES FOR WILD AT INFINEON SONOMA, Calif. - All Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Steve Gasparrelli could do was hold on as his 2003 Firebird lost control during a qualifying run, crossed the center ... Continue reading

New Model BMWs to Go on Sale in Europe

New Model BMWs to Go on Sale in Europe

FRANKFURT, Germany July 5, 2003; David McHugh writing for the AP reported that auto maker BMW launches its new-model offensive in earnest Saturday as its redesigned 5-series cars go on sale in Europe - a make-or-break product launch that will determine profits for years to come. The 5-series, wedged between the smaller ... Continue reading

Winston Rookie Greg Biffle Wins at Daytona

Winston Rookie Greg Biffle Wins at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. July 5, 2003; Mike Harris writing for the AP reported that rookie Greg Biffle played the fuel strategy game and won Saturday night in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Biffle ducked into the pits to top off his gas tank under caution on lap 79 of the 160-lap race. That gave him just e ... Continue reading

Renault 1st Half Russian Sales +47.5% On Year At 5,290 Cars

Renault 1st Half Russian Sales +47.5% On Year At 5,290 Cars

MOSCOW July 4, 2003; Dow Jones reported that French car maker Renault said Friday that its sales in Russia rose 48% in the first half of 2003 to 5,290 compared with the same period last year. Renault said that, while other European auto producers have suffered from the falling value of the ruble, Renault reaped benefit ... Continue reading

Takagi-Giaffone Kansas Saturday Qualifying

Takagi-Giaffone Kansas Saturday Qualifying

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Takagi Qualifies Third, Giaffone Fifth for Sunday's Kansas Indy 300 KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Saturday, July 5, 2003) - After a bit of suspense at the end of today's qualifying session for Sunday's Kansas Indy 300, Mo Nunn Racing t ... Continue reading

Chevy IRL Kansas Qualifying

Chevy IRL Kansas Qualifying

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Meira Top Chevy Qualifier for Hot Kansas Indy 300 KANSAS CITY, Kan., July 5, 2003 - Vitor Meira was the fastest Chevy qualifier for Sunday's Kansas Indy 300 in Team Menard's Johns Manville Chevrolet D ... Continue reading

Target Twins 1-2; Toyota Takes Top 7 At Kansas

Target Twins 1-2; Toyota Takes Top 7 At Kansas

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BMW WilliamsF1 Team-French GP-Final Qualifying

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-French GP-Final Qualifying

French Grand Prix - FINAL QUALIFYING 5th July 2003 Weather: dry, overcast. Air 22°C Track temperature 30°C Magny-Cours (FRA) Even though the BMW WiliamsF1 Team¹s drivers were amongst the first out on circuit this afternoon, they both qualified on the first row of the grid for tomorrow¹s French Grand Prix. Ralf Schu ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Final Qualifying Results from Lebanon Valley Dragway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Final Qualifying Results from Lebanon Valley Dragway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION LEBANON VALLEY DRAGWAY SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2003 KOSKY EARNS FIRST LOW QUALIFIER WEST LEBANON, N.Y. - Mike Kosky and Frank Manzo retained number one qualifier positions in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car as qualifying concluded at ... Continue reading

Herta to Start Eleventh at Kansas

Herta to Start Eleventh at Kansas

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WHELDON LINING UP 13th IN KANSAS

WHELDON LINING UP 13th IN KANSAS

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