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Monday, April 2, 2007

PENSKE RACE REPORT

PENSKE RACE REPORT

INDY RACING LEAGUE St. Petersburg, Fla. (April 1, 2007) -- Helio Castroneves was as close to perfect as humanly possible in Sunday's Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, leading 95 of the race's 100 laps to claim his 12th career IndyCar Series victory. Castroneves' win in his No. ... Continue reading

SHOPPING EASIER, FASTER FOR FANS AT NEW-LOOK IMS ONLINE STORE

SHOPPING EASIER, FASTER FOR FANS AT NEW-LOOK IMS ONLINE STORE

SHOPPING EASIER, FASTER FOR FANS AT NEW-LOOK IMS ONLINE STORE INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, April 2, 2007 – The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Online Store has been completely redesigned to create an easier, faster shopping experience, helping fans gear up for the 2007 Summer of Speed at IMS. Fans can visit the new-look Onli ... Continue reading

INDYCAR SERIES NEWS AND NOTES & April 2, 2007

INDYCAR SERIES NEWS AND NOTES & April 2, 2007

Today's IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series headlines 1. Consistent Dixon leads point standings 2. Rice's finishes 10th despite broken suspension 3. Drivers reap post-race rewards 1. Consistent Dixon leads point standings: Helio Castroneves and Dan Wheldon have dominated the first two races of the 2007 IndyCar Series se ... Continue reading

CarMax Technicians Provide 'Spring Cleaning' Advice for Your Car

CarMax Technicians Provide 'Spring Cleaning' Advice for Your Car

How to Help Your Car Shake the Winter Blues RICHMOND, Va., April 2 -- Spring has sprung and it's time to help your car shake those winter blues. To help you out, CarMax, Inc. , the nation's largest retailer of used cars, has expert advice on how you can spruce up your car for spring. "The low winter temperatures can pu ... Continue reading

Tim Sauter Martinsville Report

Tim Sauter Martinsville Report

Tim Sauter Martinsville Report March 31st, Martinsville Speedway, Tim Sauter endured a roller- coaster ride in the Craftsman Truck Series Kroger 250 Saturday at the Martinsville Speedway. Three lucky dog passes weren’t enough to overcome a late electrical issue that left the #07 Lester Buildings Silverado in 29th ... Continue reading

Superleague Formula - Two Great Sports, One Thrilling Championship

Superleague Formula - Two Great Sports, One Thrilling Championship

MILAN, Italy, April 2 -- Today heralds the launch of a major new initiative that brings together two of the world's most popular sports: football and motor racing. Superleague Formula is a motorsport series for identical high-performance single-seaters bearing the colours of leading football teams from all over the wor ... Continue reading

Bloomington Speedway -- April 13, 2007 Racing Program

Bloomington Speedway -- April 13, 2007 Racing Program

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 BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY SEASON OPENS ON APRIL 13, 2007 WITH WHCC 105.1 NIGHT Sponsored by J.F. Arms Enterprises BLOOMINGTON, IN (April 1, 2006) - ... Continue reading

Suzuki Increases Middle East Presence

Suzuki Increases Middle East Presence

Dear Editor, Please find attached a press release titled "Suzuki unveils aggressive strategic plan to increase presence in Middle East market" for use in your publication. Also attached is an image of Suzuki Motor Corporation Group. Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Best rega ... Continue reading

smart USA Launches $99 Vehicle Reservation Program

smart USA Launches $99 Vehicle Reservation Program

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--smart USA, a subsidiary of United Auto Group, Inc, , has launched its smart fortwo reservation system. The smart fortwo is expected to go on sale in the United States in the first quarter 2008 through a dealership network being developed by smart USA, the exclusive distributor of the smart fort ... Continue reading

Ford Joins in H2 Research Down Under

Ford Joins in H2 Research Down Under

VICTORIA, Australia, March 29, 2007 -- Ford Motor Company of Australia has confirmed its support of a long-term research project by the University of Melbourne to study efficient and practical hydrogen fuelled vehicle technologies. The important study today received a $1.2 million grant from the Victorian State Governm ... Continue reading

Crown Vic Police Crusier Goes Green

Crown Vic Police Crusier Goes Green

DEARBORN, Mich., March 29, 2007 – Ford Motor Company announced today its new 2008 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor will be offered as a flexible fuel vehicle allowing it to operate on E85 ethanol or gasoline. Ford is the largest producer and seller of police vehicles with more than 80 percent of the market. As po ... Continue reading

Skies The Limit For Ford Mustang Sales

Skies The Limit For Ford Mustang Sales

By Jon Hewett, FCN DEARBORN, April 2, 2007 -- It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. That's how Katy Long of Novi, Mich., ended up driving home in a new 2007 Ford Mustang GT convertible. "I have always wanted a convertible, that's absolutely what it is," says the 26-year-old automotive lease renewal specialist, who took ... Continue reading

Viano production anniversary at Westfalia Van Conversion

Viano production anniversary at Westfalia Van Conversion

Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Mar 30, 2007 Today, the employees of Westfalia Van Conversion are celebrating a small anniversary. Since the start of production of the Viano in 2003, they have converted 5,555 Vianos into recreational vehicles. Whether as the Viano Marco Polo Westfalia or as the Viano Fun with pop-up roof, the vehi ... Continue reading

Japan March minivehicle sales data due on Tuesday

Japan March minivehicle sales data due on Tuesday

TOKYO, April 2, 2007; Reuters reported that the Japan Mini Vehicle Association said on Monday it will release minivehicle sales data for March and for the 2006/07 year on Tuesday, instead of Monday as initially scheduled, because of system problems. Monday is the first working day of fiscal year 2007/08. The Japan Auto ... Continue reading

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