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Saturday, August 13, 2005

KLAUS GRAF WINS THE CYTOMAX SPORT DRINK 100

KLAUS GRAF WINS THE CYTOMAX SPORT DRINK 100

MEDIA CONTACT: Bruce Lyon brucel@rocketsportsracing.com (517) 337-2600 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KLAUS GRAF WINS THE CYTOMAX SPORT DRINK 100 DENVER, Col. (August 13, 2005) After two consecutive near misses, Klaus Graf, drove the No. 7 Jaguar R Performance XKR to victory in Denver. Winning the Cytomax Sport Drink 100, the n ... Continue reading

Suddenly It's 1969!, Media Backgrounder

Suddenly It's 1969!, Media Backgrounder

Media Friends: Because we are introducing the prototype of The Great American Supercar (1969 Baldwin-Motion Camaro SuperCoupe) at the SEMA Show on November 1, 2005, and there is so much misinformation about Baldwin-Motion and Motion on the Internet, I've prepared the attached backgrounder which accurately documents the ... Continue reading

Bloomington Speedway -- Sheldon Kinser Memorial Results

Bloomington Speedway -- Sheldon Kinser Memorial Results

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY P.O. Box 239 Clear Creek, IN 47426-0239 Contact: Tim McKinney, 812-372-3936 email: redclay@bluemarble.net www.bloomingtonspeedway.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GAINES WINS SHELDON KINSER MEMORIAL !!! HARRIS & CRAMER WIN TOO BLOOMINGTON, IN (AUGUST 13, 2005) - Sheldon Kinser would have been proud of the ... Continue reading

Rocketsports Racing Denver Qualifying Report

Rocketsports Racing Denver Qualifying Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Haupt ▪ cell: (517) 927-8472 ▪ e-mail: heatherh@rocketsportsracing.com ROCKETSPORTS RACING QUALFIES IN DENVER; GLOCK TOP ROOKIE AS HUNTER-REAY LOSES FASTEST LAP DENVER, Col. (August 13, 2005) – Final qualifying for tomorrow’s Centrix Financial Grand Prix of ... Continue reading

Capps makes Ace happy, qualifies fourth in Brainerd

Capps makes Ace happy, qualifies fourth in Brainerd

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 16 of 23 LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS BRAINERD INT'L RACEWAY BRAINERD, MINN. Race Dates: Aug. 12-14, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell, 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS IS FOURTH IN BRAINERD QUALIFYING BRAINERD, M ... Continue reading

Bazemore posts three strong runs, qualifies No. 9 in Brainerd

Bazemore posts three strong runs, qualifies No. 9 in Brainerd

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 16 of 23 LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS BRAINERD INT'L RACEWAY BRAINERD, MINN. Race Dates: Aug. 12-14, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell, 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BAZEMORE POSTS THREE STRONG RUNS, QUALIFIES NO. 9 ... Continue reading

Scelzi breaks track record, grabs No. 5 in Brainerd qualifying

Scelzi breaks track record, grabs No. 5 in Brainerd qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 16 of 23 LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS BRAINERD INT'L RACEWAY BRAINERD, MINN. Race Dates: Aug. 12-14, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell, 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI BREAKS TRACK RECORD, GRABS NO. 5 IN QUALIFY ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Saturday Update: WJ Powers His New Car to the No. 1 spot in Brainerd

NHRA Warren Johnson Saturday Update: WJ Powers His New Car to the No. 1 spot in Brainerd

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ Powers His New Car to the No. 1 spot in Brainerd Event: 24th Annual Lucas Oil Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, August 13, 2005 Location: Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, MN Warren Johnson's first race with his new GM Perform ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Saturday Update: KJ Qualifies Third in Brainerd

NHRA Kurt Johnson Saturday Update: KJ Qualifies Third in Brainerd

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Kurt Johnson Qualifies Third in Brainerd Event: 24th Annual Lucas Oil Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, August 13, 2005 Location: Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, MN Kurt Johnson and the ACDelco Cobalt Racing team worked through ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: Saturday qualifying, Brainerd, Minn.

NHRA NEWS: Saturday qualifying, Brainerd, Minn.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 253-6337 SCHUMACHER, MEDLEN, WARREN JOHNSON AND TONGLET ARE QUALIFYING LEADERS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS BRAINERD, Minn. - Tony Schumacher, two-time and defending NHRA Top Fuel world champion, clocked the fastest speed in the history of the sport during the se ... Continue reading

Carrrier Boyz Racing: McClenathan happy at No. 2 at BIR

Carrrier Boyz Racing: McClenathan happy at No. 2 at BIR

CARRIER BOYZ RACING FRAM AIRHOG TOP FUEL 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 24TH ANNUAL NHRA LUCAS OIL NATIONALS BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY - BRAINERD, MINN. AUGUST 11-14, 2005 Qualifying: ... Continue reading

24TH ANNUAL NHRA LUCAS OIL NATIONALS BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

24TH ANNUAL NHRA LUCAS OIL NATIONALS BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Visit our website at www.g2motorsports.net 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 24TH ANNUAL NHRA LUCAS ... Continue reading

Jeg Coughlin preps for fourth Brainerd trophy run (NHRA/JEG'S)

Jeg Coughlin preps for fourth Brainerd trophy run (NHRA/JEG'S)

NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, MN August 13th NHRA - Pro Stock Jeg Coughlin - JEG'S Mail Order / Mopar - Dodge Stratus RT Saturday Qualifying Summary Coughlin preps for fourth Brainerd trophy run After qualifying No. 2 on the opening day of racing acti ... Continue reading

Henzler SPEEDS To Denver GT Pole, Third of 2005

Henzler SPEEDS To Denver GT Pole, Third of 2005

For Immediate Release HENZLER SPEEDS TO DENVER GT POLE, THIRD OF 2005 DENVER (Aug. 13, 2005) - German Wolf Henzler captured his third SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT pole position of 2005, and will lead the field at the standing start of Round Nine on Sunday from the CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver Pres ... Continue reading

Herr Earns First Air Force Reserve Pole For Denver SPEED Touring Car

Herr Earns First Air Force Reserve Pole For Denver SPEED Touring Car

For Immediate Release Herr Earns First Air Force Reserve Pole in Denver, Puts Ford on Top of SPEED Touring Car Grid For First Time DENVER (Aug. 13, 2005) - Chip Herr, of Litiz, Pa., tried to play it off as just another qualifying session, but the more he talked, the more it became apparent that winning the first Air Fo ... Continue reading

GM Provides E85 (Bio Fuel) Capable Chevrolet Tahoes

GM Provides E85 (Bio Fuel) Capable Chevrolet Tahoes

Partnership with Ohio Corn Growers Promotes Ethanol as Alternative, Renewable Fuel COLUMBUS, Ohio – General Motors today provided an E85-capable Chevrolet Tahoe to the Ohio Corn Growers for use in the state as part of a campaign to promote ethanol and E85-capable vehicles in Ohio. The vehicle presentation was mad ... Continue reading

Toyota Revs Up World-Wide Production Capacity: Plans to Double Output Capacity at South African Plant

Toyota Revs Up World-Wide Production Capacity: Plans to Double Output Capacity at South African Plant

TOKYO August 13, 2005; The AP reported that the Nihon Keizai newspaper said Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggest automaker, plans to nearly double production capacity at its plant in South Africa by 2007 as part of a strategy to expand overseas, a newspaper reported Saturday. The plant, operated by the subsidiary Toyota ... Continue reading

Pedregon Continues Strong Qualifying Pace

Pedregon Continues Strong Qualifying Pace

NHRA 2005 NOTES & QUOTES 24th Annual NHRA Nationals Brainerd International Raceway – Brainerd, Minn. Q Racing Nitro Funny Car - Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Tony Pedregon Scores Second After Day One Strong Opener for the Q Racing Team Brainerd, Minn. (August 12, 2005) - Tony Pedregon guided th ... Continue reading

Cruz Pedregon Opens Weekend In Sixth

Cruz Pedregon Opens Weekend In Sixth

24th Annual NHRA Nationals Brainerd International Raceway– Brainerd, Minn. Advance Auto Parts Nitro Funny Car - Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Cruz Pedregon Drives to Sixth After First Day Advance Auto Parts Driver Places in Top Half of Field BRAINERD, Minn. (August 12, 2005) - Cruz Pedregon and ... Continue reading

introduction of ZHY Turbo Manufacture Co

introduction of ZHY Turbo Manufacture Co

Information from China Zhenyang Turbocharger Manufcature Company Limited. To the people who is doing turbocharger business, no matter you are turbo manufacturer, mender, importer or distributor, our company would bring you great chance to make your dream come true, to expand your business and let your economy jump to a ... Continue reading

Duckworth Appointed Hyundai Alabama Deputy President and Chief Administrative Officer

Duckworth Appointed Hyundai Alabama Deputy President and Chief Administrative Officer

MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 12 -- Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC, (HMMA) President Joo Soo Ahn has appointed M. Keith Duckworth as Deputy President and Chief Administrative Officer. In this role, Duckworth will be responsible for oversight of HMMA's administration, including human resources, general affairs, publi ... Continue reading

G Squared Motorsports: Ellis No. 3 Runs Career Best

G Squared Motorsports: Ellis No. 3 Runs Career Best

Visit our website at www.g2motorsports.net 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 24TH ANNUAL NHRA LUCAS ... Continue reading

SCHUMACHER, MEDLEN, ANDERSON AND HINES ARE QUALIFYING LEADERS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS

SCHUMACHER, MEDLEN, ANDERSON AND HINES ARE QUALIFYING LEADERS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 253-6337 SCHUMACHER, MEDLEN, ANDERSON AND HINES ARE QUALIFYING LEADERS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS BRAINERD, Minn. - Two-time and defending POWERade World Champion Tony Schumacher led all Top Fuel competitors Friday at the 24th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: MINIMUM WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ANNOUNCED FOR SUZUKIS IN PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

NHRA NEWS: MINIMUM WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ANNOUNCED FOR SUZUKIS IN PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 914-4761 NHRA ANNOUNCES MINIMUM WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT FOR SUZUKIS IN PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE GLENDORA, Calif. (Aug. 12, 2005) - NHRA officials announced today that the minimum weight requirement for all Suzuki entries in Pro Stock Motorcycle will be reduced by 10 pound ... Continue reading

Rocketsports Racing Denver Report - Friday

Rocketsports Racing Denver Report - Friday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Haupt ▪ cell: (517) 927-8472 ▪ e-mail: heatherh@rocketsportsracing.com ROCKETSPORTS RACING CARS GOOD ENOUGH TO BE TOP TEN IN DENVER DENVER, Col. (August 12, 2005) – Track conditions were a bit slick this morning as the Rocketsports Racing duo of Ryan Hunter-Reay ... Continue reading

GENTILOZZI TOP QUALIFYING IN DENVER

GENTILOZZI TOP QUALIFYING IN DENVER

MEDIA CONTACT: Bruce Lyon brucel@rocketsportsracing.com (517) 337-2600 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENTILOZZI TOP QUALIFYING IN DENVER FOR THE CYTOMAX SPORT DRINK 100 DENVER, Col. (August 12, 2005) Qualifying for the Cytomax Sport Drink 100 was led by Rocketsports Racing. Paul Gentilozzi, driving the No. 1 Jaguar R Performan ... Continue reading

Coughlin crushes rivals, grabs No. 2 spot in field (NHRA/JEG'S)

Coughlin crushes rivals, grabs No. 2 spot in field (NHRA/JEG'S)

NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, MN August 12th NHRA - Pro Stock Jeg Coughlin - JEG'S Mail Order / Mopar - Dodge Stratus RT Friday Qualifying Summary Coughlin crushes rivals, grabs No. 2 spot in field Turning in his best qualifying performance of the 200 ... Continue reading

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