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NHRA (NORWALK) - TOP FRIDAY TIMES HOLD AS FIELD IS SET FOR

NHRA (NORWALK) - TOP FRIDAY TIMES HOLD AS FIELD IS SET FOR

Clear, sunny weather conditions in Northern Ohio kept elapsed times and top speeds in check Saturday during the final day of professional qualifying for the inaugural Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio. All four of Friday night's professional category leaders remained in control of their respective ... Continue reading

NHRA (GLENDORA) - PONTIAC-GMC RETURN AS OFFICIAL VEHICLES OF NHRA

NHRA (GLENDORA) - PONTIAC-GMC RETURN AS OFFICIAL VEHICLES OF NHRA

NHRA officials announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Pontiac-GMC to return in 2008 as the Official Car and Official Truck of the NHRA. It will be the 13th consecutive year that Pontiac has served as the Official Car of the NHRA and the 19th for GMC as the Official Truck of the NHRA, the worldâ ... Continue reading

NHRA (GLENDORA) - FORMER NHRA DIVISION 3 DIRECTOR, ORP MANAGER DANIELS DIES

NHRA (GLENDORA) - FORMER NHRA DIVISION 3 DIRECTOR, ORP MANAGER DANIELS DIES

Bob Daniels, one of the original seven NHRA division directors chosen to organize national operations on a regional basis in November 1959 and a former general manager at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, died June 30. Daniels served as Division 3 director for 20 years, then spent 12 years as general manager ... Continue reading

NHRA (NORWALK) - K&N HORSEPOWER CHALLENGE POSTS BIG BONUS BUCKS

NHRA (NORWALK) - K&N HORSEPOWER CHALLENGE POSTS BIG BONUS BUCKS

NHRA officials announced today a multi-year agreement with K&N Engineering, Inc., to sponsor the K&N Horsepower Challenge, a lucrative bonus event for Pro Stock competitors. The K&N Horsepower Challenge is a special race-within-a-race bonus program for the top Pro Stock drivers in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (RICHMOND) - FINAL RESULTS

INDYCAR (RICHMOND) - FINAL RESULTS

Results Saturday of the SunTrust Indy Challenge IndyCar Series event June 30 at the .75-mile Richmond International Raceway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any) and money earned: 1. (1) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 250, Running $135, ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (RICHMOND) - FRANCHITTI SCORES DOMINATING WIN AT RICHMOND

INDYCAR (RICHMOND) - FRANCHITTI SCORES DOMINATING WIN AT RICHMOND

IndyCar Series point leader Dario Franchitti stretched his lead to 61 points with a dominating victory in the SunTrust Indy Challenge presented by XM at the Richmond International Raceway. Franchitti, who started the No. 27 Canadian Club Dallara/Honda/Firestone from pole position, won for the second time in six days an ... Continue reading

Maserati's Rebound: Italian Brand Finds Success By Carefully Managing Image

Maserati's Rebound: Italian Brand Finds Success By Carefully Managing Image

By MATT VELLA June 30, 2007; Matt Vella writing for the Wall Street Journal reported that after years of losses, Maserati, the Italian exotic car brand, that has at times flirted with financial disaster over the course of its 93-year history, is on the verge of profitability and is carving out a larger share of the U.S ... Continue reading

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results

LOS ANGELES, June 30 -- Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. ("MPA") (OTC Pink Sheets: MPAA.PK), a leading provider of remanufactured alternators and starters for the automotive aftermarket, announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. -- Strong revenue gains with new and ex ... Continue reading

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