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Sunday, May 23, 2004

KENSETH WINS 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL ALL-STAR CHALLENGE

KENSETH WINS 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL ALL-STAR CHALLENGE

NEXTEL OPEN QUOTES JEFF BURTON – No. 99 Roundup Taurus (Finished 25th) – YOU CAME OUT OF THE AMBULANCE AND PLAYED A NICE JOKE ON EVERYONE. “Well, you might as well, you know? It’s been one of those years. I thought I actually had it missed. We were starting so far back that I got excited. ... Continue reading

Bourdais Wins 2004 Monterrey Grand Prix

Bourdais Wins 2004 Monterrey Grand Prix

MONTERREY, Mexico May 23, 2004; Will Weissert writing for the AP reported that France's Sebastien Bourdais fought off numerous challenges by Bruno Junqueira and made an early lead stand up Sunday to win the Monterrey Grand Prix. The 25-year-old pole-sitter led 43 of 72 laps, falling behind only when stopping to pit. He ... Continue reading

Kenseth Wins NASCAR All-Star Challenge

Kenseth Wins NASCAR All-Star Challenge

CONCORD, N.C. May 23, 2004; Keith Parsons writing for the AP reported that with $1 million on the line, Matt Kenseth showed just how aggressive he can be. He moved right to the rear bumper of Ryan Newman -- but never touched him -- and then drove past with four laps left to win the Nextel All-Star Challenge on Saturday ... Continue reading

Roush Gets Win, Grief in NASCAR Challenge

Roush Gets Win, Grief in NASCAR Challenge

CONCORD, N.C. May 23, 2004; Keith Parsons writing for the AP reported that Jack Roush won NASCAR's All-Star Challenge for the second time, and with it, the longtime car owner pocketed a large portion of the $1 million prize. He likely needs every penny. While Matt Kenseth was beating Ryan Newman for the victory, two ot ... Continue reading

ArcaEx Practice Report (May 22, 2004)

ArcaEx Practice Report (May 22, 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

Dalziel Continues Perfect Toyota Atlantic Weekend with Record-Setting Pole at Monterrey

Dalziel Continues Perfect Toyota Atlantic Weekend with Record-Setting Pole at Monterrey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Interim Public Relations Manager, ph: 704-348-9400, cellular 704-589-2100 DALZIEL CONTINUES PERFECT TOYOTA ATLANTIC WEEKEND WITH RECORD-SETTING POLE AT MONTERREY MONTERREY, Mexico (May 22, 2004) ‹ Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama points leader Ryan Dal ... Continue reading

HOLTOM CONTINUES TO SET PACE IN PRACTICE TWO

HOLTOM CONTINUES TO SET PACE IN PRACTICE TWO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Todd Benne toddbenne@americangt.com 636.262.1723 HOLTOM CONTINUES TO SET PACE IN PRACTICE TWO Bowmanville, Ontario- For Jim Holtom [number 38 Scadapack Corvette] the chilly Canadian weather didn't slow his fast pace at the American GT Challenge Saturday practice session two. Holtom contin ... Continue reading

Results from Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama Qualifying from Grand Prix of Monterrey

Results from Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama Qualifying from Grand Prix of Monterrey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Interim Public Relations Manager, ph: 704-348-9400, cellular 704-589-2100 MONTERREY, Mexico (May 22, 2004) ‹ Official results for today¹s Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama final qualifying session at the Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey are attach ... Continue reading

Ryan Dalziel Fastest in Second-Round Toyota Atlantic Practice at Monterrey

Ryan Dalziel Fastest in Second-Round Toyota Atlantic Practice at Monterrey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Interim Public Relations Manager, ph: 704-348-9400, cellular 704-589-2100 RYAN DALZIEL FASTEST IN SECOND-ROUND TOYOTA ATLANTIC PRACTICE IN MONTERREY MONTERREY, Mexico (May 22, 2004) ‹ Ryan Dalziel continued his assault on the Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yo ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from S.R.C.A. Dragstrip in Great Bend, Kansas

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from S.R.C.A. Dragstrip in Great Bend, Kansas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION S.R.C.A. DRAGSTRIP, GREAT BEND, KANSAS SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2004 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 KANSAS RACER ON TOP IN GREAT BEND GREAT BEND, Kan. - More than 500 cars took shots at the S.R.C.A. quarter mile dragstrip Friday and Satur ... Continue reading

Holtom puts the hammer down at Mosport!

Holtom puts the hammer down at Mosport!

For immediate release; May 22, 2004 Holtom puts the hammer down at Mosport! Ottawa driver Jim Holtom puts Control Microsystems SCADAPack Corvette on AGT pole MOSPORT ONTARIO - Ottawa racer Jim Holtom backed up his AGT field leading practice times with a dominating performance in qualifying that put his Control Microsys ... Continue reading

CASCAR - MOPAR 250 - Rescheduled to Monday

CASCAR - MOPAR 250 - Rescheduled to Monday

CASCAR Super Series MOPAR 250 Rain bumps the MOPAR 250 CASCAR Super Series opener to Monday LONDON, ON - Steady rain and a damp weather forecast in the London area have caused CASCAR officials to postpone Sunday's season-opening MOPAR 250 CASCAR Super Series race at Delaware Speedway. The race has been moved back one d ... Continue reading

Trail Motors 358/360 Sprint Open Challenge at SSP (WB)

Trail Motors 358/360 Sprint Open Challenge at SSP (WB)

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trail Motors 358/360 Sprint Car Open Challenge at SSP on Thursday NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (May 23, 2004) – On Thursday night, May 27, the 358/360 Sprint Cars from Pennsylvania and all bordering states will invade the Susquehanna Speedway Park for the Trail M ... Continue reading

Craig Stanton Takes Grand-Am Cup Points Lead After Fourth-Round

Craig Stanton Takes Grand-Am Cup Points Lead After Fourth-Round

Craig Stanton Takes Grand-Am Cup Points Lead After Fourth-Round MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec, Canada, May 23, 2004 - Craig Stanton, Long Beach, California, came into the fourth-round of the 2004 Grand-Am Cup tied for the lead in the series' points chase and three-for-three in victories. He leaves the Canadian province of Que ... Continue reading

PR: Sheehan Sets Fastest Lap, New GS Track Record in Grand-Am Cup Race Debut

PR: Sheehan Sets Fastest Lap, New GS Track Record in Grand-Am Cup Race Debut

CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gary Sheehan (415) 652-7903/gary@teamsmr.com Sunday May 23, 2004 Thom Wilder (949) 275 5585/twilder3@cox.net Sheehan sets Fastest lap, new GS track record in grand-am Cup race DEBUT SATURDAY RACE report, Mont-Tremblant 250 Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada - Former U.S. Touring Car Champions ... Continue reading

Alex Figge Earns First Toyota Atlantic Championship Victory at Grand Prix of Monterrey Grand Prix

Alex Figge Earns First Toyota Atlantic Championship Victory at Grand Prix of Monterrey Grand Prix

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Interim Public Relations Manager, ph: 704-348-9400, cellular 704-589-2100 ALEX FIGGE EARNS FIRST TOYOTA ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY AT MONTERREY GRAND PRIX MONTERREY, Mexico (May 23, 2003) ‹ Alex Figge dominated Round 2 of the Toyota Atlantic Championship Presente ... Continue reading

Toyota Atlantic Championship Race Results from Monterrey Grand Prix

Toyota Atlantic Championship Race Results from Monterrey Grand Prix

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Interim Public Relations Manager, ph: 704-348-9400, cellular 704-589-2100 MONTERREY, Mexico (May 23, 2004) ‹ Official results for today¹s Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama race at the Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey are attached in PDF format ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Mont-Tremblant race

Orbit Racing - Mont-Tremblant race

hosed Orbit Racing had a strong start to the Rolex Sports Car Series race at le Circuit Mont-Tremblant, but a cut water hose took them out of contention for a podium finish. The team finished ninth in the GT class after six hours on the 2.65-mile road course. Mike Fitzgerald started the No. 44 Classic Industries Porsch ... Continue reading

Bazemore sets national ET record, fastest Funny Car speed, moves into No. 1

Bazemore sets national ET record, fastest Funny Car speed, moves into No. 1

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS ROUTE 66 RACEWAY JOLIET, ILL. RACE DATES: May 21-23, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE GOES TO NO. 1, SETS NATIONAL ET RECORD, BECOMES FASTEST FUNNY CAR DRIVER ON PLANET ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Has Wild Canadian Ride

Shane Lewis Has Wild Canadian Ride

Shane Lewis Has Wild Canadian Ride MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec, Canada, May 23, 2004 - Shane Lewis and the No. 7 PAP-Parts/ Southard Motorsports BMW-FABCAR Daytona Prototype fought through a difficult weekend here at the beautiful Circuit du Mont-Tremblant. Despite a stunning effort by the Jupiter, Fla. resident in today's ... Continue reading

Truex Jr. Wins Thrilling Goulds Pumps ITT Industries 200 Busch Race

Truex Jr. Wins Thrilling Goulds Pumps ITT Industries 200 Busch Race

NAZARETH, Pa. May 23, 2004; Dan Gelston writing for the AP reported that Martin Truex Jr. led for just one lap in the final NASCAR Busch Series race at Nazareth Speedway on Sunday, yet still managed his series-best fourth win of the season. Truex battled lapped traffic and cut underneath Bobby Hamilton Jr. down the bac ... Continue reading

Jarno Trulli Wins 2004 Monaco Grand Prix; Schumacher Crashes, Ends Formula 1 Streak

Jarno Trulli Wins 2004 Monaco Grand Prix; Schumacher Crashes, Ends Formula 1 Streak

MONTE CARLO, Monaco May 23, 2004; John Leicester writing for the AP reported that Formula One can count on this much: Michael Schumacher will not win every race this season. After starting the season with five straight victories, Schumacher's commanding run ended Sunday with a crash at the Monaco Grand Prix that left r ... Continue reading

LAST LAP HEROICS EARN HEARN A WIN AT LEBANON VALLEY

LAST LAP HEROICS EARN HEARN A WIN AT LEBANON VALLEY

LAST LAP HEROICS EARN HEARN A WIN AT LEBANON VALLEY May 22, 2004 WEST LEBANON, NY-Brett Hearn left the fans speechless after the 30-lap modified feature at Lebanon Valley on Saturday night. His performance in the Gable Motorsports-Budweiser #1 will have the fans talking for years to come. He went from third to first in ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION FAMOSO RACEWAY, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2004 Contact: George Phillips, NHRA (626) 327-0480 FIELDS SET FOR BIG LUCAS SERIES SHOWDOWN AT FAMOSO RACEWAY BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - More than 530 drivers slugged it out Saturday to make t ... Continue reading

dodge cup quotes from Nextel All-Star Challenge

dodge cup quotes from Nextel All-Star Challenge

Saturday, May 22, 2004. Ray Cooper Lowe's Motor Speedway. Clear!Blue NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge. 704-975-3232 RUSTY WALLACE (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge) - Finished Ninth "It was OK. ... Continue reading

Visteon Announces Tentative Agreement With IUE-CWA Local 907

Visteon Announces Tentative Agreement With IUE-CWA Local 907

DEARBORN, Mich., May 23 -- Visteon Corporation today announced it has reached a tentative agreement with IUE-CWA Local 907. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) The local operating agreement covers 1,026 hourly employees at Visteon's Bedford manufacturing facility located in Bedford, Ind. Th ... Continue reading

G7 to Call on OPEC to Pump More Oil

G7 to Call on OPEC to Pump More Oil

NEW YORK May 22, 2004; Mike Dolan writing for Reuters reported that the Group of Seven top economic powers are set this weekend to call on oil-producing nations to lower sky-high energy prices by pumping more crude. G7 finance officials meeting in New York are worried record oil prices - which earlier this month topped ... Continue reading

Results from Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama Qualifying from Grand Prix of Monterrey

Results from Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama Qualifying from Grand Prix of Monterrey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Interim Public Relations Manager, ph: 704-348-9400, cellular 704-589-2100 MONTERREY, Mexico (May 22, 2004) ‹ Official results for today¹s Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama final qualifying session at the Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey are at ... Continue reading

Ryan Dalziel Fastest in Second-Round Toyota Atlantic Practice at Monterrey

Ryan Dalziel Fastest in Second-Round Toyota Atlantic Practice at Monterrey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Interim Public Relations Manager, ph: 704-348-9400, cellular 704-589-2100 RYAN DALZIEL FASTEST IN SECOND-ROUND TOYOTA ATLANTIC PRACTICE IN MONTERREY MONTERREY, Mexico (May 22, 2004) ‹ Ryan Dalziel continued his assault on the Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented b ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Mont-Tremblant qualifying

Orbit Racing - Mont-Tremblant qualifying

off track Orbit Racing will start the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Mont-Tremblant from sixth on the GT grid, after an off-course excursion stopped the team's qualifying momentum. Mike Fitzgerald was third-fastest in class when he went off-track in the No. 44 Classic Industries Porsche 911 GT3 RS. He saved the car fr ... Continue reading

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Indy 500 Practice Report May 22, 2004

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Indy 500 Practice Report May 22, 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

Matco Tools Extends Contract with Schumacher Racing to 2006

Matco Tools Extends Contract with Schumacher Racing to 2006

DON SCHUMACHER RACING FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell, 203-243-2438 cell MATCO TOOLS EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH SCHUMACHER RACING TO 2006 INDIANAPOLIS (May --, 2004) - Don Schumacher today announced that Matco Tools has extended its sponsorship contract with Don Schumacher Racing through 2006 ... Continue reading

Sheehan puts Audi on front row in Grand-Am Cup GS debut

Sheehan puts Audi on front row in Grand-Am Cup GS debut

CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gary Sheehan (415) 652-7903/gary@teamsmr.com Saturday May 22, 2004 Thom Wilder (949) 275 5585/twilder3@cox.net Sheehan PUTS AUDI on Front Row in grand-am Cup GS DEBUT SATURDAY QUALIFYING report, Mont-Tremblant 250 Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada - Former U.S. Touring Car Championship drive ... Continue reading

CASCAR - MOPAR 250 - Qualifying & Grid

CASCAR - MOPAR 250 - Qualifying & Grid

CASCAR Super Series QUALIFYING: MOPAR 250 Delaware Speedway For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / May 22, 2004 Don Thomson Jr. wins the pole for Sunday’s MOPAR 250 CASCAR Super Series opener LONDON, ON ­ Three-time and defending CASCAR Super Series champion Don Thomson Jr. ... Continue reading

Team 7-Eleven Indy 500 Practice Report (May 22, 2004)

Team 7-Eleven Indy 500 Practice Report (May 22, 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

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