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Sunday, July 8, 2007

­­­2007 BRITISH GRAND PRIX SILVERSTONE

­­­2007 BRITISH GRAND PRIX SILVERSTONE

­­­2007 BRITISH GRAND PRIX SILVERSTONE 08 JULY RACE The Honda Racing F1 Team enjoyed a positive result in its home grand prix today after Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button converted 14th and 18th place grid slots into two top ten finishes. They finished just outside the points in 9th and 10th respectively and wer ... Continue reading

NHRA - Troxel Defeated in First Round

NHRA - Troxel Defeated in First Round

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jay Wells (704) 662-3525 – Office (704) 281-5678 – Cell Torco.com TROXEL DEFEATED IN FIRST ROUND BRISTOL, Tenn. (July 8) – The Vietnam Veterans POW/MIA dragster team driven by accomplished three-time Top Fuel winner, Melanie Troxel was defeated in the first round of elimina ... Continue reading

ALMS (LIME ROCK) - PERFECT DAY FOR PENSKE, PORSCHE AT LIME ROCK

ALMS (LIME ROCK) - PERFECT DAY FOR PENSKE, PORSCHE AT LIME ROCK

Sascha Maassen and Ryan Briscoe celebrated their second straight overall victory after winning at Lime Rock Park. Fresh tires, a late pass in traffic and a solid restart with three minutes left gave Penske Motorsports' Ryan Briscoe and Sascha Maassen their second straight overall victory in the American Le Mans Series ... Continue reading

NHRA (BRISTOL) - TOP FUEL PILOT SCHUMACHER GRABS NO.1 SPOT IN BRISTOL

NHRA (BRISTOL) - TOP FUEL PILOT SCHUMACHER GRABS NO.1 SPOT IN BRISTOL

Reigning champion Tony Schumacher will try to become the first Top Fuel driver this season to win a race from the No. 1 qualifying position after racing his U.S. Army dragster to the top of the field Saturday at the seventh annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Q. Schumacher, Funny Car leader Tim W ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (THE GLEN) - Dumoulin, Riddle Team for Grand-Am KONI Challenge Grand Sport Victory

GRAND AM (THE GLEN) - Dumoulin, Riddle Team for Grand-Am KONI Challenge Grand Sport Victory

Jean-Francois Dumoulin passed Spencer Pumpelly moments before the final caution period came out in Saturday’s Supercuts 200 at The Glen and held on for a .481-second advantage over Jeff Segal in Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series action at Watkins Glen International. Dumoulin and Dave Riddle co-drove to give the No. 2 ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (THE GLEN) - POST-QUALIFYING NOTES

INDYCAR (THE GLEN) - POST-QUALIFYING NOTES

CASTRONEVES WINS POLE AT THE GLEN; CUNNINGHAM TAKES FIRST CORNING TWIN 100 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., Saturday, July 7, 2007 – Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves knows his way around Watkins Glen International. Castroneves will start from the pole for the third consecutive year on the 3.37-mile, 11-turn course after wi ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (THE GLEN) - STARTING LINEUP

INDYCAR (THE GLEN) - STARTING LINEUP

Qualifying Saturday for the Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix IndyCar Series event on the 3.4-mile Watkins Glen International, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: <p> 1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 136.021 2. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 135.449 3. (27) ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Considers North American Plant

Volkswagen Considers North American Plant

FRANKFURT Jul 7, 2007; Reuters reported that Volkswagen, the world's fourth-largest carmaker, is considering building a new North American factory if the dollar stays weak, Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn said in an interview with German magazine Focus. "If the dollar stays at its current level, one has to consider a ... Continue reading

Fact Sheet regarding NASCAR Sprint Cup Series announcement

Fact Sheet regarding NASCAR Sprint Cup Series announcement

Media Contacts: Becky Cox, Sprint Nextel 704-634-5899 rebecca.cox@sprint.com Ramsey Poston, NASCAR 386-681-4353 rposton@nascar.com Name & Logo Quick Facts * The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series will be known as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2008. * The determination of the new logo and name was made after months of extensive ... Continue reading

NASCAR’s Premier Series to Be Named NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Beginning Jan. 1, 2008

NASCAR’s Premier Series to Be Named NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Beginning Jan. 1, 2008

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--Sprint Nextel and NASCAR today announced NASCAR’s premier series will be known as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series beginning Jan. 1, 2008. The logo was unveiled in a press conference at Daytona International Speedway. Sprint and NASCAR took extensive measures to talk with race fans throughout the log ... Continue reading

AIM - Toronto podium

AIM - Toronto podium

AIM Autosport scored its third-consecutive Star Mazda Championship podium finish on Saturday – an even sweeter result because it was in front of the team's hometown crowd during the Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto. Devin Cunningham of St-Bruno, Qué., started the No. 33 Discovery Channel Canada Pro Formula Mazda from ... Continue reading

Beckman snares No. 2 in Bristol qualifying

Beckman snares No. 2 in Bristol qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 12 of 23 O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway July 6-8, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BECKMAN SNARES NO. 2 IN BRISTOL QUALIFYING BRISTOL, Tenn. (July 7, ... Continue reading

Bristol's No. 1 ranking earned by Coughlin (NHRA/JEGS)

Bristol's No. 1 ranking earned by Coughlin (NHRA/JEGS)

Bristol's No. 1 ranking earned by Coughlin BRISTOL, Tenn. (July 7) -- By the time Jeg Coughlin Jr. made it up to Bristol Dragway's starting line for his third qualifying pass Saturday morning, his JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt had been knocked out of the field. But unfazed by the magnitude of his do-or-die run, the three-t ... Continue reading

Capps delivers stellar pass to qualify No. 6 in Bristol

Capps delivers stellar pass to qualify No. 6 in Bristol

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 12 of 23 O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway July 6-8, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS DELIVERS STELLAR PASS TO QUALIFY NO. 6 IN BRISTOL BRISTOL, T ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Anderson qualifies No. 2 on new Bristol Dragway surface

KB Racing LLC: Anderson qualifies No. 2 on new Bristol Dragway surface

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC/SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PRO STOCK PONTIAC GTO GREG ANDERSON -- DRIVER ROB DOWNING -- CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE: 920-733-2330 E-MAIL: PR4KBRacingLLC@earthlink.net SEVENTH ANNUAL NHRA O’REILLY THUNDER VALLEY NATIONAL ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Hillary Will heads to eliminations No. 9

KB Racing LLC: Hillary Will heads to eliminations No. 9

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER HILLARY WILL (www.hillarywillrace.com) – DRIVER JIM OBERHOFER (JIM O) – CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE: 920-733-2330 E-MAIL: PR4KBRacingLLC@earthlink.net SEVENTH AN ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Jason Line goes after second consecutive title at Bristol Dragway

KB Racing LLC: Jason Line goes after second consecutive title at Bristol Dragway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC/SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PRO STOCK PONTIAC GTO JASON LINE -- DRIVER ROB DOWNING -- CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE: 920-733-2330 E-MAIL: PR4KBRacingLLC@earthlink.net SEVENTH ANNUAL NHRA O’REILLY THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS B ... Continue reading

Mansfield Midget Results

Mansfield Midget Results

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 7, 2007 - Mansfield, Ohio - Mansfield Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Stephanie Mockler, 6, East-15.770; 2. Bobby East, 4, Klatt-15.854; 3. Kody Swanson, 91, Nine Racing-15.860; 4. Bradley Galedrige, 29, Galedrige-15.863; 5. ... Continue reading

News from Andretti Green Racing

News from Andretti Green Racing

AGR Logo [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=zqxuzbcab.0.pobfu4bab.rublb5bab.247&ts=S02 61&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.andrettigreen.com%2F] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Andretti Green Racing Public Relations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ... Continue reading

NHRA - Beaming Morgan Lucas Qualifies No. 12

NHRA - Beaming Morgan Lucas Qualifies No. 12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jay Wells (704) 662-3525 – Office (704) 281-5678 – Cell LucasOil.com BEAMING MORGAN LUCAS QUALIFIES NO. 12 BRISTOL, Tenn. (July 7) – Morgan Lucas can now beam with pride with the work his Richard Hogan-led Lucas Oil Top Fuel team has done over the weekend of the O’Reilly Thunder V ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: KJ's Strong Saturday Places Him Fifth in Bristol

NHRA Kurt Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: KJ's Strong Saturday Places Him Fifth in Bristol

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ's Strong Saturday Places Him Fifth in Bristol Event: Seventh Annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, July 7, 2007 Location: Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tennessee The second day of qualifying for the O'Reill ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Saturday from Lebanon Valley Dragway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Saturday from Lebanon Valley Dragway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES PRESENTED BY DIAMOND RV - NORTHEAST DIVISION LEBANON VALLEY DRAGWAY, WEST LEBANON, N.Y. SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2007 Contact: Dana Mariotti, NHRA (626) 428-0289 Final Round for Alcohol Classes Set for Sunday at Lebanon Valley D1 Lucas Race Aragona, Franco No. 1 Qualifie ... Continue reading

NHRA: Mike Ashley blasts to No. 4 spot in Bristol

NHRA: Mike Ashley blasts to No. 4 spot in Bristol

Press Release For Immediate Release Media Contact: Matthew Brammer - Active Marketing pr@activemarketing.com (623) 879-4290 Ashley blasts to No. 4 spot in Bristol BRISTOL, Tenn. (July 7, 2007) - With lightening speed, Mike Ashley blasted the Torco Race Fuels, Inc. Dodge Charger R/T into the No. 4 qualifying position at ... Continue reading

NHRA - Troxel is No. 10 and Closing In

NHRA - Troxel is No. 10 and Closing In

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jay Wells (704) 662-3525 – Office (704) 281-5678 – Cell Torco.com TROXEL IS NO. 10 AND CLOSING IN BRISTOL, Tenn. (July 7) – The Vietnam Veterans POW/MIA NHRA Top Fuel dragster driven by Melanie Troxel were ecstatic with their results at the O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals at Bri ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: The Professor Tests, Starts Ninth in Bristol

NHRA Warren Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: The Professor Tests, Starts Ninth in Bristol

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net The Professor Tests, Starts Ninth in Bristol Event: Seventh Annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, July 7, 2007 Location: Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tennessee After posting a best time of 6.805-seconds with ... Continue reading

Pobst Edges Galati For Toronto SPEED GT Pole

Pobst Edges Galati For Toronto SPEED GT Pole

For Immediate Release Pobst Edges Galati For Toronto SPEED GT Pole CANADA (July 7, 2007) - Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., captured his first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship pole of the season today for Sunday's Round Six race at the Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto. Pobst's K-PAX Racing Porsche ... Continue reading

Scelzi earns No. 9 in Bristol qualifying

Scelzi earns No. 9 in Bristol qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 12 of 23 O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway July 6-8, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI EARNS NO. 9 IN BRISTOL QUALIFYING BRISTOL, Tenn. (July 7, 2 ... Continue reading

Wittmer Nabs First SPEED Touring Car Pole at Toronto

Wittmer Nabs First SPEED Touring Car Pole at Toronto

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wittmer Nabs First SPEED Touring Car Pole at Toronto CANADA (July 7, 2007) - Kuno Wittmer, of Montreal, Quebec, captured his first-career pole position for Round Six of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship. Ian Baas, of Noblesville, Ind., also earned his series-best q ... Continue reading

Mansfield Sprint Results

Mansfield Sprint Results

LUCAS OIL/USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 7, 2007 - Mansfield, Ohio - Mansfield Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Bryan Clauson, 67k, Kunz-15.054; 2. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-15.121; 3. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-15.127; 4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 21, Stewart-15.211; 5. ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Saturday from Woodburn Dragstrip

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Saturday from Woodburn Dragstrip

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30th ANNUAL LES SCHWAB CHALLENGE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP, WOODBURN, ORE. Saturday, July 7, 2007 Contact: Dana Mariotti, NHRA Field Marketing Manager (626)428-0289 SEVERANCE, TAYLOR QUALIFY ON TOP AT WOODBURN LUCAS RACE WOODBURN, Ore. - Qualifying is complete at the 30t ... Continue reading

Petersen/White Lightning American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix Review

Petersen/White Lightning American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix Review

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Finishes Seventh in Lime Rock Battle Contact Damages No. 31 While Fightning for GT2 Lead LAKEVILLE, Conn., July 7, 2007 - Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing fought for the GT2 class lead for most of the day here at Lime Rock Park in the American ... Continue reading

San Rafael's Lang Takes Road Criterium Win in Sonoma

San Rafael's Lang Takes Road Criterium Win in Sonoma

IMAGE ATTACHED IS OF ANNA LANG, WINNER OF SATURDAY'S ROAD CRITERIUM RACE AT INFINEON RACEWAY. PHOTO BY STEPHEN SCHARF AGATE ON BOTTOM OF FILE San Rafael Native Lang Takes Road Criterium Win At Cougar Mountain Classic SONOMA, Calif. (July 7, 2007) - San Rafael native Anna Lang granted her own birthday wish by winning Sa ... Continue reading

Team Mopar Pro Stock Qualifying Report - Bristol

Team Mopar Pro Stock Qualifying Report - Bristol

TEAM MOPAR PRO STOCK QUALIFYING REPORT - BRISTOL 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 12 of 23 O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway July 6-8, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 7, 2007 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net Da ... Continue reading

NASCAR (DAYTONA)- Sprint, NASCAR announce new series name and logo for 2008

NASCAR (DAYTONA)- Sprint, NASCAR announce new series name and logo for 2008

NASCAR'S PREMIER SERIES TO BE NAMED NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES BEGINNING JAN. 1, 2008 SprintSpeed(tm) brand identity to be focus of NASCAR sponsorship Fan to receive $1 million from The SprintSpeed(tm) Million July 7, 2007 -Sprint Nextel and NASCAR today announced NASCAR's premier series will be known as the NASCAR Sprin ... Continue reading

NASCAR (DAYTONA) - Sprint Nextel announce new Series name for 2008

NASCAR (DAYTONA) - Sprint Nextel announce new Series name for 2008

NASCAR and Sprint Nextel announcement with regards to the change in Series branding for 2008 – to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Participants NASCAR * Brian France, Chairman and CEO * Jim Hunter, Vice President of Corporate Communications Sprint Nextel * Tim Kelly, Chief Marketing Officer * Tom Murphy, Vic ... Continue reading

USAC (OSWEGO) - NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS SERIES - Oswego Results

USAC (OSWEGO) - NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS SERIES - Oswego Results

USAC NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 7, 2007 - Oswego, New York - Oswego Speedway FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Rick Fedrizzi (#43 Fedrizzi), 2. Steven Intravaia (#73 Intravaia), 3. Dan Moore (#04 Moore), 4. Rick Hart (#22 Hart), 5. ... Continue reading

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