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Saturday, September 27, 2003

Aftermarket Technology warns of 2003 shortfall

Aftermarket Technology warns of 2003 shortfall

LOS ANGELES, Sept 26, 2003; Reuters reporte that auto parts maker Aftermarket Technology Corp. on Friday warned that its 2003 earnings will fall short due to lower-than-expected Chrysler volumes, coupled with soft demand for aftermarket engines. The company, based in Westmont, Illinois, said it now projects third-quart ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Announces Key Leadership Changes; Gary L. Paxton Named President and Chief Executive Officer

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Announces Key Leadership Changes; Gary L. Paxton Named President and Chief Executive Officer

TULSA, Okla., Sept. 26 -- The Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. Board of Directors today announced the implementation of its succession plan for the leadership of DTG, effective October 1, 2003. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020412/DTGLOGO ) Gary L. Paxton, 57, currently DTG President and Chief Opera ... Continue reading

NHRA Summit Racing Series-Final Results from Cecil County Dragway, Rising Sun, Md.

NHRA Summit Racing Series-Final Results from Cecil County Dragway, Rising Sun, Md.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION FINALS CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2003 Summit Racing Series winners crowned at Cecil County California bound RISING SUN, Md. - The NHRA Summit Racing Series Northeast Division Finals concluded at Cecil County Dragway on Saturday with ... Continue reading

Menard Takes Talladega

Menard Takes Talladega

MENARD TAKES TALLADEGA TALLADEGA AL (9-27-03) ARCA RE/MAX Series rookie Paul Menard overcame a variety of challenging issues throughout the week to win the action-packed Food World 300 Saturday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway. Menard, in Andy Petree's Turtle Wax-Monaco Coach Chevrolet, worked his way to the front ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Miami race

Terry Borcheller - Miami race

seeing yellow Terry Borcheller scored a hard-earned finish in the American Le Mans Series race in Miami on Sept. 27, dodging the crashes and debris that felled several of his competitors. The Phoenix driver again teamed with Shane Lewis of Jupiter, Fla., driving the No. 63 ACEMCO Motorsports Ferrari 360 Modena GT. Lewi ... Continue reading

NHRA Summit Racing Series ET Finals at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas - Saturday 9/27

NHRA Summit Racing Series ET Finals at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas - Saturday 9/27

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION FINALS TEXAS MOTORPLEX, ENNIS, TEXAS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2003 THREE CROWNED IN SUMMIT SERIES RACE OF CHAMPIONS ENNIS, TEXAS - Racing action heated up at Texas Motorplex today, and winners of the prestigious Race of Champions were decided. Clev ... Continue reading

NHRA Saturday: Kurt Johnson Qualifies Tenth at the Carquest Nationals

NHRA Saturday: Kurt Johnson Qualifies Tenth at the Carquest Nationals

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Qualifying Results Kurt Johnson Qualifies Tenth at the Carquest Nationals Event: Third annual Carquest Auto Parts Nationals Location: Route 66 Raceway Joliet, IL Day/Date: Saturday September 27, 2003 On the strength of a 6.778 ... Continue reading

NHRA Saturday: WJ Starts Third at Route 66 Raceway

NHRA Saturday: WJ Starts Third at Route 66 Raceway

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Qualifying Results WJ Starts Third at Route 66 Raceway Event: Third annual Carquest Auto Parts Nationals Location: Route 66 Raceway Joliet, IL Day/Date: Saturday September 27, 2003 Racers returning to Route 66 Raceway on Saturd ... Continue reading

Cerulean - New Fuel Consumption-Cutting Product to Be Trialled by UK Bus Operator Stagecoach

Cerulean - New Fuel Consumption-Cutting Product to Be Trialled by UK Bus Operator Stagecoach

OXFORD, England--Sept. 28, 2003-- -- Envirox Cuts Fuel Consumption by 10% -- Next Generation Product to Be Tested in 1,000 Buses Cerulean International Limited, the Oxford, UK-based subsidiary of the British nanomaterials company Oxonica Limited, has announced that its new product Envirox is to be commercially evaluate ... Continue reading

Formula BMW USA Debuts In 2004

Formula BMW USA Debuts In 2004

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-US GP-Final Qualifying

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-US GP-Final Qualifying

United States Grand Prix - FINAL QUALIFYING 27th September 2003 Weather: Sunny, partly cloudy. Air temperature 18-20°C Track temperature 23-34°C Indianapolis (USA). The BMW WilliamsF1 Team drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher qualified today in 4th and 5th position respectively and will start tomorrow¹s US ... Continue reading

Scott Pruett Climbs Trans-Am Tour Pole at Miami

Scott Pruett Climbs Trans-Am Tour Pole at Miami

TRANS-AM CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 MOTOROCK CONTACT: Chris Fleming 212-691-2800 Cell: 917-647-4790 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 27, 2003 SCOTT PRUETT CLIMBS TRANS-AM TOUR POLE AT MIAMI MIAMI ‹ Scott Pruett continued his quest to claim his third Motorock Trans- ... Continue reading

ROCKETSPORTS RACING SCOTT PRUETT DRIVER NOTES AND QUOTES

ROCKETSPORTS RACING SCOTT PRUETT DRIVER NOTES AND QUOTES

ROCKETSPORTS RACING ­ SCOTT PRUETT DRIVER NOTES AND QUOTES MOTOROCK TRANS-AM TOUR FOR THE BFGOODRICH TIRES CUP SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH ­ POST-QUALIFYING SCOTT PRUETT, DRIVER OF THE NO. 7 MOTOROCK/JAGUAR R PERFORMANCE XKR, QUALIFIED ON THE POLE WITH A TIME OF 52:808 FOR TOMORROW¹S MOTOROCK MIAMI 100ŠEIGHTH POLE ... Continue reading

Rocketsports Sweeps Front Row in Trans-Am Qualifying in Miami

Rocketsports Sweeps Front Row in Trans-Am Qualifying in Miami

CONTACT: Harry Warren, (517) 927-3613 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROCKETSPORTS SWEEPS FRONT ROW IN TRANS-AM QUALIFYING IN MIAMI MIAMI ­ Rocketsports Racing swept the front row in qualifying for Round 10 of the Motorock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup in the streets of Miami for tomorrow¹s Motorock Miami 100. Two ... Continue reading

GM RACING NOTES & QUOTES--GREG ZIPADELLI TALKS ON STEWART, GOODYEAR

GM RACING NOTES & QUOTES--GREG ZIPADELLI TALKS ON STEWART, GOODYEAR

Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. or Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell nmwager@aol.com (727) 784-8465 (office) (727) 415-3109 (cell) For more information: http://media.gm.com/gmracing GM RACING WINSTON CUP NOTES & QUOTES; GREG ZIPADELLI TALKS ON TONY STEWART, GOO ... Continue reading

Revolution Motorsports Motorock Miami 100 - Practice

Revolution Motorsports Motorock Miami 100 - Practice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley johnthawley@GoRevolution.com 248.227.0110 Bobby Sak 4th Quickest in Practice for the Motorock Miami 100 Don Sak returns with a splash! Miami, Sept. 26, 2003 – The Trans-Am Series Motorock Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup cars took to the streets of Miami today amidst a ... Continue reading

Motorock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup. Round 10, Motorock Miami 100 Qualifying

Motorock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup. Round 10, Motorock Miami 100 Qualifying

Motorock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup. Round 10, Motorock Miami 100 Qualifying. Grand Prix Americas Circuit. After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday. At Street Course, 1.15 miles. ... Continue reading

REVISED: Bazemore takes second straight No. 1 in Joliet qualifying

REVISED: Bazemore takes second straight No. 1 in Joliet qualifying

REVISED Bazemore used the Matco Tools Iron Eagle Dodge Stratus body to take No. 1, not the "Animal House" body. DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 20 of 23 CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill. Race Dates: Sept. 26-28, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell, ... Continue reading

GM RACING NASCAR BULLET POINTS--EA SPORTS 500

GM RACING NASCAR BULLET POINTS--EA SPORTS 500

Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. or Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell nmwager@aol.com (727) 784-8465 (office) (727) 415-3109 (cell) For more information: http://media.gm.com/gmracing GM RACING WINSTON CUP BULLET POINTS-TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY; SEPT. 27, 2003 Rac ... Continue reading

CASCAR: POSTPONED: Cayuga Schedule Washed Away

CASCAR: POSTPONED: Cayuga Schedule Washed Away

CASCAR SUPER SERIES CAYUGA WEEKEND SCHEDULE POSTPONED For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / Sept. 28, 2003 Heavy rain at Cayuga Speedway postpones CASCAR 'Championship Showdown' weekend HAMILTON, ON - Following a night of sustained rain in area surrounding Cayuga Speedway, CASCAR ... Continue reading

Scelzi snags career-best 4.750, is No. 4 in Joliet qualifying

Scelzi snags career-best 4.750, is No. 4 in Joliet qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 20 of 23 CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill. Race Dates: Sept. 26-28, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell, 203-243-2438 cell SCELZI NO. 4 IN JOLIET QUALIFYING WITH CAREER BEST 4.750 JOLIET, Ill. (Sept. ... Continue reading

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