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Sunday, September 18, 2005

NHRA Kurt Johnson Race Wrap Up: KJ Sees Red in Reading Semifinals

NHRA Kurt Johnson Race Wrap Up: KJ Sees Red in Reading Semifinals

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ Sees Red in Reading Semifinals Event: 21st Annual Toyo Tires Nationals Day/Date: Sunday, September 18, 2005 Location: Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, PA Three thousandths of a second is an almost immeasurable amount of time, barely ... Continue reading

Stevens loses first round in Reading by a foot

Stevens loses first round in Reading by a foot

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 19 OF 23 TOYO TIRES NHRA NATIONALS MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY READING, PA. Race Dates: Sept. 16-18, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net STEVENS LOSES FIRST ROUND IN READING BY ONE FOOT READIN ... Continue reading

Carrier Boyz Racing: Cory Mac sees red at Reading

Carrier Boyz Racing: Cory Mac sees red at Reading

Visit our website at www.carrierboyzracing.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARRIER BOYZ RACING ANDY CARRIER and MARK CARRIER -- OWNERS NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES FRAM AIRHOG TOP FUEL DRAGSTER CORY McCLENATHAN -- DRIVER TODD SMITH - CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth. ... Continue reading

G Squared Motorsports: Ellis to semifinals; Smith out early

G Squared Motorsports: Ellis to semifinals; Smith out early

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 21ST ANNUAL NHRA TOYO T ... Continue reading

Troxel sets new career-best ET, advances to second round in Reading

Troxel sets new career-best ET, advances to second round in Reading

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 19 OF 23 TOYO TIRES NHRA NATIONALS MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY READING, PA. Race Dates: Sept. 16-18, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net TROXEL SETS NEW CAREER-BEST ET, ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUN ... Continue reading

Salt Lake City Sprints

Salt Lake City Sprints

USAC/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE GROUP ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 17, 2005 ­ Salt Lake City, Utah ­ Rocky Mountain Raceways QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jimmy Wysong, 29, Spiers-14.416; 2. Jim Waters, 24x, Ault-14.533; 3. Rick Pardee, 10, Pardee-14.600; 4. Dave Fitzgerald, 32, Hamblin-14.653; 5. ... Continue reading

Spr Lt Mdls, Lt Mdls, Spr Trks, Legends, Mini Stks, Bandoleros September

Spr Lt Mdls, Lt Mdls, Spr Trks, Legends, Mini Stks, Bandoleros September

Following is subject story for next issue. Spr Lt Mdls, Lt Mdls, Spr Trks, Legends, Mini Stks, Bandoleros - By Tim Kennedy Irwindale, CA., Sept. 17 - Six racing divisions and 149 drivers competed in six main events and crowned three track champions Saturday at Irwindale Speedway. Five of ten IS series titles remain to ... Continue reading

Lebanon Valley Speedway Finishes 53 Season

Lebanon Valley Speedway Finishes 53 Season

Collins Snags $1,000 DMC Bonus, Season Comes to a Close! By: Rodney Rescott Saturday, September 17, 2005 West Lebanon, NY: Lebanon Valley Speedway wrote its final chapter of its 53rd season this past Saturday, with plenty to of action to keep fans and teams talking for the long winter months to come. DMC Racing Product ... Continue reading

New Motorcycle Product from Promotion Mama, Div. of Cosmic Entertainment, LLC.

New Motorcycle Product from Promotion Mama, Div. of Cosmic Entertainment, LLC.

Hello, My name is Peggy, Owner of Promotion Mama Div. of Cosmic Entertainment, LLC. and would like to introduce you to a new product that is revolutionizing the motorcycle industry. It is called the "Wraptor Motor Cover". The Wraptor Motor Cover is light weight, attaches to your handlebars, takes less than five minutes ... Continue reading

MetLife Auto Provides Free Identity Relief to Homeowners impacted by Hurricane Katrina

MetLife Auto Provides Free Identity Relief to Homeowners impacted by Hurricane Katrina

WARWICK, R.I.--Sept. 18, 2005--To help property owners devastated by Hurricane Katrina get back on their feet as quickly as possible, MetLife Auto & Home has announced that it is offering "identity relief" to all customers of the company who have a renters, condominium, or standard homeowners policy. The services will ... Continue reading

Cleary Motorsports; Gary Sherman A Threat Again; Finishes Seventh At Salem

Cleary Motorsports; Gary Sherman A Threat Again; Finishes Seventh At Salem

Surprise, Surprise Cleary Motorsports; Gary Sherman A Threat Again; Finishes Seventh At Salem Salem, Indiana (09-18-05) - - While it wasn’t an exact performance of Berlin Raceway it was pretty darn close for the Cleary Motorsports team as the Michigan-based operation racked up their third top-ten finish ... Continue reading

New York City Concours d'Elegance Press Conference, NYC 11 a.m., Monday Sept. 19, 2005

New York City Concours d'Elegance Press Conference, NYC 11 a.m., Monday Sept. 19, 2005

NEW YORK CITY, NY September 18, 2005 -- The New York City Concours d’Elegance will hold a press conference at the Audi Forum (250 Park Avenue) at 11 a.m. on Monday 19 September 2005. Thomas Hamann, the Chairman of the New York City Concours d’Elegance, will speak about his personal motivations for bringing ... Continue reading

Freescale Hot Swap Controllers Designed for Safe Insertion and Removal of Circuit Cards without Powering Down Systems

Freescale Hot Swap Controllers Designed for Safe Insertion and Removal of Circuit Cards without Powering Down Systems

TEL AVIV, Israel--Sept. 18, 2005--Two advanced power management integrated circuits (ICs) from Freescale Semiconductor are available now to help designers of telecommunication and networking equipment reduce board space and cut system costs. Freescale's MC34652 and MC34653 single-chip hot swap controllers provide the l ... Continue reading

Perris CRA Results

Perris CRA Results

VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 17, 2005 ­ Perris, California ­ Perris Auto Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Rickie Gaunt, 2A, Smiley-16.512; 2. Damion Gardner, 50, Chaffin-16.638; 3. Seth Wilson, 17, Racing Optics-16.702; 4. Mike Spencer, 44, Engstrom-16.705; 5. ... Continue reading

STATEMENT: 2006 MAZDA5 EXHAUST SYSTEM OVERHEAT

STATEMENT: 2006 MAZDA5 EXHAUST SYSTEM OVERHEAT

The exhaust system of the MAZDA5 could have a safety-related problem that may cause a fire. Although only three instances have been reported, and there have been no injuries, Mazda will be initiating an aggressive campaign to repair all of the approximately 2,700 affected vehicles. Customers will receive a formal recal ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Thunder Valley Raceway Park, Noble, Okla.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Thunder Valley Raceway Park, Noble, Okla.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION THUNDER VALLEY RACEWAY PARK Saturday, September 17, 2005 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 Torrence, Harrington Lead Fields into Sunday's Eliminations NOBLE, Okla. - In the final rounds of qualifying Steve Torrence held on to the No. ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from California Dragway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from California Dragway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION California Dragway, Fontana, Calif. Saturday, September 17, 2005 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 FIELDS SET FOR SUNDAY ELIMINATIONS AT CALIFORNIA DRAGWAY'S NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT FONTANA, Calif. - After three days of q ... Continue reading

Jeg Coughlin gets quicker, eyes Round 1 showdown with old rival (NHRA/JEG'S)

Jeg Coughlin gets quicker, eyes Round 1 showdown with old rival (NHRA/JEG'S)

NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals Maple Grove Raceway Reading, PA Sept. 17th Jeg Coughlin - JEG'S Mail Order / Mopar - Dodge Stratus RT (Pro Stock) Saturday Qualifying Summary Jeg Coughlin gets quicker, eyes Round 1 showdown with old rival Mission accomplished. That's the general feeling in the ... Continue reading

NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division from Brainerd

NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division from Brainerd

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION FINALS BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, BRAINERD, MINN. SATURDAY, Sept. 17, 2005 Contact: George Phillips 626-327-0480 ARNIE OZOLS AND CRAIG VOGT WIN AT BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY. BRAINERD, Minn. - Arnie Ozols, of Prior Lake, Minn., and Craig V ... Continue reading

Stevens relies on four consistent runs to qualify No. 12 in Reading

Stevens relies on four consistent runs to qualify No. 12 in Reading

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 19 OF 23 TOYO TIRES NHRA NATIONALS MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY READING, PA. Race Dates: Sept. 16-18, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net STEVENS RELIES ON FOUR CONSISTENT RUNS TO QUALIFY NO. 1 ... Continue reading

Troxel pumped after qualifying No. 5 in Reading

Troxel pumped after qualifying No. 5 in Reading

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 19 OF 23 TOYO TIRES NHRA NATIONALS MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY READING, PA. Race Dates: Sept. 16-18, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net TROXEL, SKULL GEAR TEAM PUMPED UP AFTER NO. 5 QUALIFYIN ... Continue reading

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