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Saturday, May 15, 2004

NHRA Saturday: Kurt Johnson Qualifies 13th in Atlanta

NHRA Saturday: Kurt Johnson Qualifies 13th in Atlanta

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Qualifying Results Kurt Johnson Qualifies 13th in Atlanta Event: 24th annual Summit Racing Equipment Nationals Location: Atlanta Dragway Commerce, Georgia Day/Date: Saturday May 15, 2004 Kurt Johnson entered the final qualifyin ... Continue reading

TEAM 7-ELEVEN'S KANAAN QUALIFIES FIFTH FOR 88TH INDIANAPOLIS 500

TEAM 7-ELEVEN'S KANAAN QUALIFIES FIFTH FOR 88TH INDIANAPOLIS 500

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FRANCHITTI PUTS ARCAEX CAR IN FRONT ROW FOR INDIANAPOLIS 500

FRANCHITTI PUTS ARCAEX CAR IN FRONT ROW FOR INDIANAPOLIS 500

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Scelzi No. 5 in Atlanta qualifying

Scelzi No. 5 in Atlanta qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 7 OF 23 SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS ATLANTA DRAGWAY COMMERCE, GA. RACE DATES: May 14-16, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI GRABS NO. 5 IN ATLANTA QUALIFYING COMMERCE, Ga. (May 15, ... Continue reading

U.S. DOT Proposes Tougher Standard For Side Crash Protection

U.S. DOT Proposes Tougher Standard For Side Crash Protection

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today proposed a major regulatory upgrade in side-impact crash protection for all passenger vehicles. The proposed upgrade, developed by the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), would require auto manufacturers to provide head protection i ... Continue reading

BIFFLE LONE TOP 10 FORD QUALIFIER AT RICHMOND

BIFFLE LONE TOP 10 FORD QUALIFIER AT RICHMOND

DALE JARRETT – No. 88 UPS Taurus – “I just lost a lot of grip. Mike and I talked about that very thing this morning. This place loosens up whenever you get ready to go qualify, but we didn’t know with the new asphalt if it would do that, but it did. We freed the car up just a little too much the ... Continue reading

FORD DRIVERS REACT TO NASCAR'S SCHEDULE REALIGNMENT

FORD DRIVERS REACT TO NASCAR'S SCHEDULE REALIGNMENT

NASCAR announced plans for 2005 realignment Friday morning at Richmond International Raceway. Ford drivers reacted to the news that Rockingham will no longer host a Nextel Cup date and Darlington will lose one of its two races. Texas and Phoenix will now have two races each next season. RICKY RUDD – No. 21 Rent-A ... Continue reading

MäRTIN IDEALLY PLACED FOR FORD AFTER FIRST DAY IN CYPRUS

MäRTIN IDEALLY PLACED FOR FORD AFTER FIRST DAY IN CYPRUS

Ford BP Rallye Sport drivers Markko Märtin and Michael Park ended today's gruelling opening leg of the Cyprus Rally in fourth place in their Focus RS World Rally Car. The FIA World Rally Championship leaders mixed caution with speed over rock-strewn tracks high in the mountains of the Mediterranean island to end the d ... Continue reading

KK Vs DCX The Beat Goes On

KK Vs DCX The Beat Goes On

PHILADELPHIA, May 14, 2004; Jon Hurdle writing for Reuters reported that - DaimlerChrysler on Friday issued its latest rejection of a claim by billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian that it had fraudulently called the 1998 combination of the two automakers a merger of equals rather than a takeover. In court papers, Daimle ... Continue reading

BLACK ENTERPRISE/General Motors Entrepreneurs Conference Highlights for Saturday, May 15 at Wyndham Anatole, Dallas

BLACK ENTERPRISE/General Motors Entrepreneurs Conference Highlights for Saturday, May 15 at Wyndham Anatole, Dallas

WHAT: The BLACK ENTERPRISE/General Motors Entrepreneurs Conference WHERE: Wyndham Anatole, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas WHEN: Saturday, May 15 8:00 a.m. - Bishop T.D. Jakes, Pastor, The Potters House 9:00 a.m. Motivational Session, Khmer Pavilion 10:30 a.m. - Opportunities in the Hip-Hop Industry, Khmer Pavilion 12:15 ... Continue reading

Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. Status of 10-K and 10-Q Filing With the Securities and Exchange Commission

Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. Status of 10-K and 10-Q Filing With the Securities and Exchange Commission

INDIANAPOLIS, May 14 -- Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. ("Championship" or "Company") (BULLETIN BOARD: CPNTE) announced today that it will be unable to file its quarterly report for the three month-period ending March 31, 2004 by May 17, 2004. On March 30, 2004, the Company filed a Form 12b-25 with the SEC, which ... Continue reading

Credit Acceptance Announces 1st Quarter Earnings

Credit Acceptance Announces 1st Quarter Earnings

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--May 14, 2004--Credit Acceptance Corporation Credit Acceptance Corporation (the "Company") announced consolidated net income for the three months ended March 31, 2004 of $1,530,000 or $0.04 per diluted share compared to $8,593,000 or $0.20 per diluted share for the same period in 2003. Results for the ... Continue reading

Episode of TLC's Overhaulin' Show Highlights Corinthian's WyoTech Automotive Talents

Episode of TLC's Overhaulin' Show Highlights Corinthian's WyoTech Automotive Talents

- WyoTech Students, Teachers and Alums Collaborate With Overhaulin' Team to Convert '56 Chevy to Sleek Custom Show Car at 9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT on May 18 - SANTA ANA, Calif., May 14 -- More than 30 of Corinthian Colleges' Laramie, Wyoming WyoTech (http://www.wyotech.com/) students, teachers and alums and the head of the WT ... Continue reading

MOPAR'S MUSGRAVE TO CHAT ON RACERS-CHAT.COM

MOPAR'S MUSGRAVE TO CHAT ON RACERS-CHAT.COM

NEWS RELEASE May 14, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEAM MOPAR CONTACT: Misha Geisert J.R. Thompson Company (317) 432-4110 MoparPR@aol.com Mopar's Musgrave to Chat on Racers-Chat.com Center Line, Mich. - Mopar's Ted Musgrave, driver of Ultra Motorsports' No. 1 Mopar Dodge Ram, will be the featured guest on Racers-Chat.com ... Continue reading

Raymarine Rigs Zodiac's Ultimate Adventure Boat

Raymarine Rigs Zodiac's Ultimate Adventure Boat

CZ7 Built for Extreme Excursions NASHUA, N.H., May 14 -- Marine weekend warriors have met their match with the introduction of the Zodiac CZ7. A hybrid of the Zodiac Hurricane 733 Special Warfare used by Navy SEALS for rescues in intense weather conditions, the CZ7 is aimed at marine adventurers. Outfitted with Raymari ... Continue reading

Sports Resorts International, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2004 Results

Sports Resorts International, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2004 Results

OWOSSO, Mich., May 14 -- Sports Resorts International, Inc. (the "Company") today reported its operating results for the first quarter of 2004. For the quarter ending March 31, 2004, Sports Resorts recorded revenue of $4,670,000 as compared to revenue of $4,388,000 the same period in 2003. For the quarter ending March ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - Vickers on pole at Richmond, May 14

Chevy Notes - Vickers on pole at Richmond, May 14

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications nmwager@aol.com ofc: (727) 784-8465 fax: (727) 787-8990 cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES CHEVY AMERICAN REVOLUTION 400 NOTES RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY May 14, 2004 TERRY LABONTE, NO. 5 KELLOGG'S C ... Continue reading

NHRA Friday: KJ Opens Atlanta Qualifying in Eighth, Looks to Improve on Saturday

NHRA Friday: KJ Opens Atlanta Qualifying in Eighth, Looks to Improve on Saturday

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Friday Qualifying Results KJ Opens Atlanta Qualifying in Eighth, Looks to Improve on Saturday Event: 24th annual Summit Racing Equipment Nationals Location: Atlanta Dragway Commerce, Georgia Day/Date: Friday May 14, 2004 Kurt Johnson ... Continue reading

dodge cup quotes from richmond qualifying

dodge cup quotes from richmond qualifying

Friday, May 14, 2004. Ray Cooper Richmond International Raceway. Clear!Blue Qualifying Notes and Quotes. 704-975-3232 RYAN NEWMAN (No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge) COMMENT ON QUALIFYING LAP "Going out first certainly wasn't an advantage. ... Continue reading

RAIN SCRUBS "FAST FRIDAY" PRACTICE AT INDIANAPOLIS

RAIN SCRUBS "FAST FRIDAY" PRACTICE AT INDIANAPOLIS

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NHRA Friday: Sixth on Friday, Warren Johnson Aims High for Saturday in Atlanta

NHRA Friday: Sixth on Friday, Warren Johnson Aims High for Saturday in Atlanta

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Friday Qualifying Results Sixth on Friday, Warren Johnson Aims High for Saturday in Atlanta Event: 24th annual Summit Racing Equipment Nationals Location: Atlanta Dragway Commerce, Georgia Day/Date: Friday May 14, 2004 Warren Johnson ... Continue reading

Scelzi back to form, takes No. 5 in Friday Atlanta qualifying

Scelzi back to form, takes No. 5 in Friday Atlanta qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 7 OF 23 SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS ATLANTA DRAGWAY COMMERCE, GA. RACE DATES: May 14-16, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 WITH TWO GOOD QUALIFYING RUNS, SCELZI TAKES NO. 5 FRIDAY NIGHT ... Continue reading

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