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Saturday, May 29, 2004

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, Pa.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, Pa.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2004 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 CANTRELL, MANZO PICK UP WINS AT SEASON OPENER READING, Pa. - Steve Cantrell and Frank Manzo took home wins at this weekend's NHRA Northeast Division Lucas Oil D ... Continue reading

CASCAR - MOPAR 250 - Summary & Results

CASCAR - MOPAR 250 - Summary & Results

CASCAR Super Series MOPAR 250 For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / May 29, 2004 Gibbons wins MOPAR 250 CASCAR Super Series race at Delaware Speedway LONDON, ON ­ Two-time CASCAR Super Series champion Peter Gibbons started the season on a winning note, Saturday night, with a vic ... Continue reading

Thanks to OPEC and Hollywood - Hybrids Become The Rising Star

Thanks to OPEC and Hollywood - Hybrids Become The Rising Star

DETROIT May 29, 2004; Poornima Gupta writing for Reuters reported that Hybrid vehicles made headlines last March after movie stars like Will Ferrell, Robin Williams and Tim Robbins used the Toyota Prius to get to the Academy Awards show. Their environmentally conscious fashion statement seems to have foreshadowed a tre ... Continue reading

Report Says All Future GM Mid-sized Vehicles to be Developed By Germany's Opel

Report Says All Future GM Mid-sized Vehicles to be Developed By Germany's Opel

FRANKFURT, May 29, 2004; Reuters reported that Germany's Adam Opel will in future develop all of parent General Motors Corp's mid-sized vehicles, Opel's chief executive was quoted as saying on Saturday. As part of a restructuring of GM's European activities, Opel will assume a central role in the mid-sized class, Welt ... Continue reading

Bazemore takes No. 1 in Friday Topeka qualifying

Bazemore takes No. 1 in Friday Topeka qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 9 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SUMMER NATIONALS HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA (Kan.) RACE DATES: MAY 28-30, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE TAKES TOP SPOT IN TOPEKA'S FRIDAY QUALIFYING TOPEKA, Kan. (May 28, 2004) ... Continue reading

NHRA Friday: KJ Keeps His Cool in Kansas, Places Fifth on Friday

NHRA Friday: KJ Keeps His Cool in Kansas, Places Fifth on Friday

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Friday Qualifying Results KJ Keeps His Cool in Kansas, Places Fifth on Friday Event: 16th annual O'Reilly Summer Nationals Location: Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, KS Day/Date: Friday, May 28, 2004 The first day of qualifying for the ... Continue reading

IHRA Friday: Harold Martin Sits Second after First day of the ACDelco Nationals

IHRA Friday: Harold Martin Sits Second after First day of the ACDelco Nationals

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Friday Qualifying Results Harold Martin Sits Second after First day of the ACDelco Nationals Event: Fourth annual ACDelco Nationals Location: Virginia Motorsports Park Dinwiddie, VA Day/Date: Friday, May 28, 2004 The fourth annual AC ... Continue reading

PA Insurance Commissioner Reminds Summer Travelers to Understand Their Personal Auto Insurance Coverage

PA Insurance Commissioner Reminds Summer Travelers to Understand Their Personal Auto Insurance Coverage

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 28 -- As consumers prepare and plan their summer travel schedules, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken today reminded consumers to understand what types of losses are covered in their personal auto insurance policies. "The summer travel season is just around the corner, and consumers ar ... Continue reading

Renting a Car This Summer? What You Need to Know before Reaching the Rental Car Counter

Renting a Car This Summer? What You Need to Know before Reaching the Rental Car Counter

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--May 28, 2004-- Progressive Helps Travelers Answer That Dreaded Question: Would You Like to Buy the Rental Car Waivers? It's a scene that will play out during countless vacations this summer: You stand at the rental car counter, questioning whether you should spend money on the optional damage wa ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX Rookie Hemphill Wins at Lowe's

ARCA RE/MAX Rookie Hemphill Wins at Lowe's

ARCA RE/MAX Rookies Roar at Lowe's; Ryan Hemphill Triumphs By Don Radebaugh - CONCORD NC (5-27-04) ARCA RE/MAX Series rookie Ryan Hemphill triumphed over a stellar field of able contenders Thursday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway to win the Quaker Steak & Lube 100. Hemphill, in Todd Braun's TrimSpa Dodge, passed fellow ... Continue reading

Top-10 ARCA RE/MAX Points after Lowe's

Top-10 ARCA RE/MAX Points after Lowe's

CURRENT TOP-10 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES POINTS AFTER LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY (5-27-04): 1) Frank Kimmel 1540; 2) Billy Venturini 1380; 3) AJ Fike 1240; 4) Jason Jarrett 1235; 5) Brent Sherman 1215; 6) Mike Buckley 1185; 7) Todd Bowsher 1120; 8) TJ Bell 1110; 9) Mark Gibson 1105; 10) Ryan Hemphill 1095. ... Continue reading

Apache Motor Corporation to Acquire Electromagnetic Engine Technology

Apache Motor Corporation to Acquire Electromagnetic Engine Technology

SEATTLE--May 28, 2004--Apache Motor Corporation (OTCBB:APHC) announced today that it has entered into an Agreement with 3D Environment Technology of Las Vegas, Nevada to acquire 100% of the assets of its electromagnetic engine project. The goal of management is to license the technology to manufacturers of next generat ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY MAY 28, 2004 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 NHRA KICKS OFF DOUBLE HEADER AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY READING, Pa. - NHRA drag racing kicked off today for a double header weekend at Maple Grove Raceway. Racers will compe ... Continue reading

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