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Capps' Brut Dodge consistency takes him to semis in Ohio

Capps' Brut Dodge consistency takes him to semis in Ohio

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NHRA NATIONALS NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY HEBRON, OHIO Race Dates: May 20-22, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS' CONSISTENT PASSES IN BRUT CAR TAKE HIM ... Continue reading

Cruz Pedregon Takes Home Fourth-Straight Semifinal

Cruz Pedregon Takes Home Fourth-Straight Semifinal

NHRA 2005 NOTES & QUOTES Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals National Trail Raceway ­ Hebron, Ohio. Advance Auto Parts Nitro Funny Car - Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Consistency is Key for Cruz Pedregon The Advance Auto Parts Funny Car Drives To Fourth-Straight Semifinal HEBRON, Ohio (May 22, 2005) ... Continue reading

G Squared Motorsports: Chip Ellis & G2/S&S Buell advance to semifinals

G Squared Motorsports: Chip Ellis & G2/S&S Buell advance to semifinals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL RIDER: CHIP ELLIS MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 41ST ANNUAL NHRA PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NATIONALS presented by SUMMIT ... Continue reading

Lebanon Valley Speedway

Lebanon Valley Speedway

The Valley stays dry again, Heffner and Yetman see Checkers. Saturday May 21, 2005: Howard Commander’s Lebanon Valley Speedway pulled the wild card, Saturday Night, and came up the winner, again. As Mother Nature tried to wash out the program, she could only muster a short shower early in the evening, gi ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Columbus Wrap Up: WJ Reaches the Second Round in Columbus

NHRA Warren Johnson Columbus Wrap Up: WJ Reaches the Second Round in Columbus

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ Reaches the Second Round in Columbus Event: 41st Annual Pontiac Performance Nationals Day/Date: Sunday, May 22, 2005 Location: National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio After being honored as the event's Grand Marshal during pre-race c ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Columbus Wrap Up: KJ Powers to a Runner-Up Finish in Columbus

NHRA Kurt Johnson Columbus Wrap Up: KJ Powers to a Runner-Up Finish in Columbus

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ Powers to a Runner-Up Finish in Columbus Event: 41st Annual Pontiac Performance Nationals Day/Date: Sunday, May 22, 2005 Location: National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio ACDelco Driver Kurt Johnson added another page to his NHRA res ... Continue reading

Bazemore upset in first round in Ohio

Bazemore upset in first round in Ohio

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NHRA NATIONALS NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY HEBRON, OHIO Race Dates: May 20-22, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BAZEMORE UPSET IN FIRST ROUND IN OHIO HEBRON, ... Continue reading

F1 Monaco 2005 : Kimi Raikkonen wins

F1 Monaco 2005 : Kimi Raikkonen wins

Monte Carlo, May 22, 2005 The start: Kimi started from his third consecutive pole position and for the sixth time in his career. He took an immediate lead ahead of Alonso and finished the opening lap 1.2sec ahead. Juan Pablo Montoya moved up in the first lap from 16th to 12th position. The race: Until lap 24 Kimi set t ... Continue reading

Tony Pedregon Moves Up To 11th in Columbus

Tony Pedregon Moves Up To 11th in Columbus

NHRA 2005 NOTES & QUOTES Pontiac Performance Nationals National Trial Raceway ­ Hebron, Ohio Q Racing Nitro Funny Car - Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Tony Pedregon Moves Into the 11th Qualifying Position Q Racing Pilot Faces Gary Scelzi in Round One HEBRON, Ohio. (May 21, 2005) ­ Tony Pedregon wiel ... Continue reading

NHRA Pacific Division Lucas Oil Series from Famoso Raceway-- Saturday Qualifying

NHRA Pacific Division Lucas Oil Series from Famoso Raceway-- Saturday Qualifying

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION FAMOSO RACEWAY, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2005 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

Jimmy Kite Puts Ethanol Entry Into Indy 500 Field

Jimmy Kite Puts Ethanol Entry Into Indy 500 Field

Jimmy Kite Puts Ethanol Entry Into Indy 500 Field SPEEDWAY, IN., May 21, 2005 - Jimmy Kite, 29, made his first attempt since 2003 to make the Indianapolis 500 today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). The Stockbridge, Georgia-resident put in four laps at an average of 218.565 mph to place the No. 91 Ethanol Hemel ... Continue reading

Shouldice ALSTAR Series - Race #1 - Sauble Results

Shouldice ALSTAR Series - Race #1 - Sauble Results

Shouldice ALSTAR Series Race #1 Summary & Results Sauble Speedway // May 21, 2005 Shaw wins Shouldice ALSTAR opener at Sauble Speedway SAUBLE BEACH, ON - Jason Shaw made history on Saturday night at Sauble Speedway when he won the first race of the 2005 Shouldice ALSTAR Late Model Series season. With the victory, the G ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Is `Satisfied' With Sales on Higher Demand

Volkswagen Is `Satisfied' With Sales on Higher Demand

Berlin May 21, 2005; Jeremy Van Loon writing for Bloomberg reported that-- Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, is ``very satisfied'' with sales so far this year and is finding demand for its new models, Chief Executive Officer Bernd Pischetsrieder said. ``We have a large fleet of totally new vehicles on the marke ... Continue reading

AAA Texas Statewide Competition Determines the BEST Young Auto Technicians; Top Team from Birdville, Texas

AAA Texas Statewide Competition Determines the BEST Young Auto Technicians; Top Team from Birdville, Texas

HOUSTON--May 21, 2005--A team from Birdville, Texas, took top honors in the statewide AAA/Ford Student Auto Skills competition held today at Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas. Students Michael Easley and Christopher Powell of Shannon Career Center moved one step closer to becoming the best student automotive techn ... Continue reading

TRG - Mont-Tremblant race

TRG - Mont-Tremblant race

photos at HYPERLINK "BLOCKED::http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media. htm"http:/ /theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm TRG led the GT class for more than half of the six-hour Rolex Sports Car Series race at Mont-Tremblant, but contact with a Daytona Prototype car ended the charge. Andy ... Continue reading

Krohn/TRG - Mont-Tremblant race

Krohn/TRG - Mont-Tremblant race

photos at HYPERLINK "http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm" http://theracer sgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm Krohn Racing/TRG finished fifth after a grueling six-hour Rolex Sports Car Series race at le Circuit Mont-Tremblant. Both Jörg Bergmeister and Christian Fittipaldi led the rain ... Continue reading

Carrier Boyz Racing: After qualifying No. 9, the 600th round of eliminations coming up for McClenathan

Carrier Boyz Racing: After qualifying No. 9, the 600th round of eliminations coming up for McClenathan

CARRIER BOYZ RACING FRAM AIRHOG DRAGSTER Visit our website at www.carrierboyzracing.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE/FAX: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 41ST ANNUAL NHRA PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NATIONALS presented by SUMMIT RACING NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY - COLUMBUS (HEBRON) OHIO MAY ... Continue reading

Scelzi has an air of confidence after qualifying No. 6 in Ohio

Scelzi has an air of confidence after qualifying No. 6 in Ohio

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NHRA NATIONALS NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY HEBRON, OHIO Race Dates: May 20-22, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI HAS AN AIR OF CONFIDENCE AFTER QUALIFYI ... Continue reading

NMAR HoF Inductees Announced

NMAR HoF Inductees Announced

Attached is a pdf version of the press release announcing this year's National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Inductees and listed below is a raw text version. In a second e-mail you will find profiles and headshots of each inductee. ------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NMARHoF-05-03 MAY 21, 2005 Conta ... Continue reading

FIA/AMD Formula One Survey 2005

FIA/AMD Formula One Survey 2005

MONACO--May 21, 2005--At the beginning of 2005, the FIA initiated a consultation on the future of Formula One. A timetable for the consultation has since been published with an open invitation to all of the stakeholders to participate. The FIA has always considered the fans of Formula One to be an essential part of thi ... Continue reading

Capps deals with tricky track, qualifies No. 12 in Ohio

Capps deals with tricky track, qualifies No. 12 in Ohio

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NHRA NATIONALS NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY HEBRON, OHIO Race Dates: May 20-22, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS DEALS WITH TRICKY TRACK, QUALIFIES NO. 1 ... Continue reading

Still Plenty of Yellow and Black Going Into Race Day For JEG'S (NHRA/JEG'S)

Still Plenty of Yellow and Black Going Into Race Day For JEG'S (NHRA/JEG'S)

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series NHRA Pontiac Performance Nationals National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio May 21st JEG'S Mail Order - Saturday Summary / Sportsman John Coughlin - Super Comp Troy Coughlin - Super Gas Mike Coughlin - Super Comp Still Plenty of Yellow and Black The Coughlin family and their JEG'S Mail Or ... Continue reading

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