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Saturday, August 14, 2004

Hamilton Earns Fourth Truck Win of Season

Hamilton Earns Fourth Truck Win of Season

GLADEVILLE, Tenn. August 14, 2004; The AP reported that Bobby Hamilton used a high pass to get around David Starr with eight laps remaining and claimed his fourth Craftsman Truck Series race of the season at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday. Hamilton, the series point leader, won the Toyota Tundra 200 by 0.795 secon ... Continue reading

Gentilozzi Ties Trans-Am Record With Win

Gentilozzi Ties Trans-Am Record With Win

DENVER August 14, 2004; The AP reported that Paul Gentilozzi tied the Trans-Am record for career victories when he earned his 29th Saturday night at the Grand Prix of Denver. Gentilozzi, who tied the record set by Mark Donohue in 1971, led 60 of 61 laps in a Jaguar XKR to earn the victory in his 196th start. "Mark Dono ... Continue reading

Miller Tops ARCA RE/MAX Nashville Warriors

Miller Tops ARCA RE/MAX Nashville Warriors

Joey Miller Takes Nashville ARCA RE/MAX Warriors in First Attempt By Don Radebaugh NASHVILLE TN (8-14-04) In the beginning, most had written him off. In the end, most were scratching their heads wondering how he pulled it off. ARCA RE/MAX Series rookie Joey Miller, in his career-first series start, battled back from tw ... Continue reading

Tony Pedregon Wraps Up Sixth-Qualifying Position

Tony Pedregon Wraps Up Sixth-Qualifying Position

Quaker State Racing Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Brainerd (Minn.) International Raceway Final Qualifying Notes & Quotes Tony Pedregon Wraps Up Sixth-Qualifying Position Quaker State Racing Monte Carlo Awaits Burkhart, Jr. BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 14, 2004) ­ Tony Pedregon and the Quaker Stat ... Continue reading

dodge notes, quotes from saturday at The Glen

dodge notes, quotes from saturday at The Glen

Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004 Ray Cooper Watkins Glen International. Clear!Blue, Inc. Sirius at The Glen Advance. 704-975-3232 JEFF GREEN (No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge) NOTE: Fresh off his best finish of the season, a 14th-place run in last week's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Green finds himself with ... Continue reading

Chevy Advance Notes - Robby Gordon

Chevy Advance Notes - Robby Gordon

Robby Gordon in the No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet was the guest of today's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup wake up call. Robby Gordon won each of the road courses at Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen International in 2003. He is currently ranked 23rd in the points standings with two finishes in the top five and four finishes in ... Continue reading

Hooters ProCup Series Announces Postponement

Hooters ProCup Series Announces Postponement

Hurricane Charley Forces Postponement of Sponge Absorbant 250 Saturday, August 14, 2004 South Boston, VA - After sitting through persistant rain all morning and the forecast of heavy rain throughout the day from Hurricane Charley, USAR and South Boston Speedway has decided to postpone the Sponge Absorbant 250 until Sun ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX results, Nashville Superspeedway

ARCA RE/MAX results, Nashville Superspeedway

2004 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #16 Nashville Superspeedway, Nashville TN, 8-14-04 Official Results, Waste Management 200 FIN STR NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 3 9 Joey Miller/Farmington MN Country Joe Homes Dodge 151 Running 2 6 5 Kyle Krisiloff/Indianapolis IN ditech.com Chevrolet 151 Running 3 4 46 Frank ... Continue reading

SCHECKTER TOP CHEVY QUALIFIER AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY

SCHECKTER TOP CHEVY QUALIFIER AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY

Contact: Rick Voegelin GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing SPARTA, Ky., Aug. 14, 2004 - Tomas Scheckter was the fastest Chevrolet-powered driver in qualifying for Sunday's Belterra Casino Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway. Scheckter will start Pennzoil Panther Racing's Chevrolet from the 13 ... Continue reading

NHRA Saturday: Kurt Johnson Qualifies 13th in Brainerd

NHRA Saturday: Kurt Johnson Qualifies 13th in Brainerd

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Qualifying Results Kurt Johnson Qualifies 13th in Brainerd Event: 17th Annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Location: Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, MN Day/Date: Saturday August 14, 2004 On the strength of a 6.789 second, ... Continue reading

Chevy Happy Hour Notes - Watkins Glen

Chevy Happy Hour Notes - Watkins Glen

Chevy Notes and Quotes NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Sirius at the Glen - Happy Hour Notes Watkins Glen International Aug. 14, 2004 Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet (WILL THE PATTERN OF THE RACE CHANGE DUE TO THE CHASE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP?) "I think you're disregarding that all of us go out there trying to win every weekend. ... Continue reading

Cruz Pedregon Faces Tough Foe in Round One

Cruz Pedregon Faces Tough Foe in Round One

Advance Auto Parts Racing Nitro Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Brainerd (Minn.) International Raceway Final Qualifying Notes & Quotes Cruz Pedregon Awaits Tough First Round Test Advance Auto Parts Machine Qualifies 15th BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 14, 2004) ­ Cruz Pedregon, driver of the Advance ... Continue reading

WHELDON PLACES KLEIN TOOLS/JIM BEAM MACHINE 11TH ON KENTUCKY GRID

WHELDON PLACES KLEIN TOOLS/JIM BEAM MACHINE 11TH ON KENTUCKY GRID

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Kanaan, Team 7-Eleven, Earn Front Row Grid Position at Kentucky

Kanaan, Team 7-Eleven, Earn Front Row Grid Position at Kentucky

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Franchitti Qualifies ArcaEx Car Fifth at Kentucky

Franchitti Qualifies ArcaEx Car Fifth at Kentucky

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HERTA FORCED TO START 21ST AT KENTUCKY AFTER ENGINE CHANGE

HERTA FORCED TO START 21ST AT KENTUCKY AFTER ENGINE CHANGE

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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - SATURDAY from Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - SATURDAY from Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2004 Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207 Racers ready for final eliminations at Raceway Park ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Over 500 racers turned out today for the second ... Continue reading

Scelzi qualifies No. 7 for Lucas Oil Nats in Brainerd

Scelzi qualifies No. 7 for Lucas Oil Nats in Brainerd

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 16 of 23 LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Brainerd, Minn. Race Dates: Aug. 13-15, 2004 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI NO. 7 AFTER FOUR QUALIFYING SESSIONS IN BRAINERD BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. ... Continue reading

Bazemore No. 5 in Brainerd qualifying

Bazemore No. 5 in Brainerd qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 16 of 23 LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Brainerd, Minn. Race Dates: Aug. 13-15, 2004 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE QUALIFIES NO. 5 AT LUCAS OIL NATIONALS IN BRAINERD BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. ... Continue reading

Doran-Lista WINS Sahlen's 200 at the Glen

Doran-Lista WINS Sahlen's 200 at the Glen

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FW: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FRIDAY results from State Capitol Dragway in Baton Rouge, La.

FW: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FRIDAY results from State Capitol Dragway in Baton Rouge, La.

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION > STATE CAPITOL DRAGWAY > FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004 > Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207 > > Lucas Series racers back in action at State Capitol Dragway > BATON ROUGE, La. - Despite a delay of nearly three m ... Continue reading

Ruhlman Scores another Fast Five Qualifying in Trans-Am at Denver Grand Prix

Ruhlman Scores another Fast Five Qualifying in Trans-Am at Denver Grand Prix

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ruhlman Scores another Fast Five Qualifying in Trans-Am at Denver Grand Prix Denver, CO (August 13, 2004)— Randy Ruhlman in the Preformed Line Products/Coyote Closure Corvette scored another Fast Five Qualifying today by placing fifth for tomorrow’s Round 8 race of the Motorock Trans-A ... Continue reading

GM do Brasil presents Astra Multipower to Brazilian President

GM do Brasil presents Astra Multipower to Brazilian President

The Chevrolet Astra Multipower 2.0 is able to use alcohol, gasoline and compressed natural gas (CNG) Brasilia,(DF) August 13, 2004; Today at the Palácio do Planalto, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian President, saw first hand the new Chevrolet Astra Multipower 2.0 that General Motors do Brasil will produce in ... Continue reading

Invisible Bar Code System Developed

Invisible Bar Code System Developed

Seoul August 14, 2004; Choi Kyong-ae writing for the Korea Times reported that Korean scientists have developed the world¡¯s first invisible and omnipresent bar code system. After eight years of research, a team of Seoul National University (SNU) professors and chemists announced Wednesday the development of what is ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday Results from Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday Results from Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004 Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207 First of Lucas Oil qualifying complete at Raceway Park ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - In the opening rounds of qualifying at the NHR ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Splashes Color and Funds During 'Paint the Town'

DaimlerChrysler Splashes Color and Funds During 'Paint the Town'

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 13 -- DaimlerChrysler Corporation will donate $10,000 in home repairs and hundreds of employees will join "Paint the Town" volunteers Saturday, August 14 to paint, conduct repairs and improve living conditions for 61 Detroit homeowners. The $10,000 company donation and serious repairs began th ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX starting grid, Nashville

ARCA RE/MAX starting grid, Nashville

Rookie Ryan Hemphill Smashes Nashville Track Record; Earns 6th Career ARCA Pork Pole Award..... NASHVILLE TN (8-13-04) ARCA RE/MAX Series rookie Ryan Hemphill made just one lap in qualifying; it was all he needed. The Apollo, Pennsylvania driver, in the TRIMSPA Dodge, smashed his own one-lap track record Friday afterno ... Continue reading

Nissan, TeamRTR, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Partner to Help Children; Nissan and Milwaukee-area Dealers to Donate $3,500 to Make A-Wish Foundation

Nissan, TeamRTR, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Partner to Help Children; Nissan and Milwaukee-area Dealers to Donate $3,500 to Make A-Wish Foundation

ELKHART LAKE, Wis.--Aug. 13, 2004--When a 14-year-old named Brandon arrives at the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship at Road America on Sunday, August 22, for a short time he may be able to forget about his life-threatening medical condition. His day will be full of screeching tires, high-revving engi ... Continue reading

Cruz Pedregon Day One Wrap Up From Brainerd

Cruz Pedregon Day One Wrap Up From Brainerd

Advance Auto Parts Racing Nitro Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Brainerd (Minn.) International Raceway Friday Qualifying Notes & Quotes Cruz Pedregon Drives to 15th After First Day Advance Auto Parts Nitro Funny Car Poised to Move Up BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 13, 2004) ­ Cruz Pedregon and the Ad ... Continue reading

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