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Saturday, August 11, 2007

NHRA (BRAINERD) - FULLER, ASHLEY, LINE, AND ELLIS SITTING NO.1

NHRA (BRAINERD) - FULLER, ASHLEY, LINE, AND ELLIS SITTING NO.1

Top Fuel points leader "Hot Rod" Fuller navigated a sweltering hot Brainerd International Raceway in 4.607 seconds Friday night to take the provisional qualifying lead at the 26th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Running without the benefit of a title sponsor, Fuller still found a spot for his all-white dragster beside ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (KENTUCKY) - QUALIFYING RESULTS

INDYCAR (KENTUCKY) - QUALIFYING RESULTS

Qualifying Friday for the Meijer Indy 300 IndyCar Series event on the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: 1. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 218.086 2. (27) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 216.810 3. (8) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Honda, 216.658 4 ... Continue reading

INDYPRO (KENTUCKY) - QUALIFYING RESULTS

INDYPRO (KENTUCKY) - QUALIFYING RESULTS

Qualifying Friday for the Kentucky 100 Indy Pro Series event on the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver and speed: 1. (55) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara, 191.276 2. (7) Alex Lloyd, Dallara, 190.759 3. (27) Wade Cunningham, Dallara, 189.586 4. (23) Logan Gomez, Dallara, 189.166 ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (KENTUCKY) - KANAAN CLAIMS POLE FOR MEIJER INDY 300

INDYCAR (KENTUCKY) - KANAAN CLAIMS POLE FOR MEIJER INDY 300

; MUTOH SETS RECORD LAP FOR KENTUCKY 100 SPARTA, Ky., Friday, Aug. 10, 2007 – Tony Kanaan's momentum from his win at Michigan International Speedway transferred to the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway oval. Kanaan, driving the No. 11 Team 7-Eleven Dallara/Honda/Firestone, recorded a quick lap of 218.086 mph (24.4307 sec ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (THE GLEN) - Fogarty, Gurney Tie Single Season Rolex Series Victory

GRAND AM (THE GLEN) - Fogarty, Gurney Tie Single Season Rolex Series Victory

After setting a track record in qualifying and posting a record-breaking pole position in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype competition, the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley of Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney continued their record-setting theme Fri ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (THE GLEN) - GANASSI/SABATES NOTES

TEAM REPORTS (THE GLEN) - GANASSI/SABATES NOTES

TEAMS: Back to back Rolex 24 At Daytona Champions TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in the No.01 TELMEX Lexus-Riley, Rob Finlay and Michael Valiante in the No.19 Z-Line Designs/Mission Residential/Make-A-Wish Foundation Lexus-Riley. VENUE: Watkins Glen International t ... Continue reading

ALMS (ELKHART LAKE) - AUDI BACK ON FRONT ROW AT ROAD AMERICA

ALMS (ELKHART LAKE) - AUDI BACK ON FRONT ROW AT ROAD AMERICA

Allan McNish put Audi on the overall pole position for Saturday's Generac 500 at Road America. Allan McNish and Audi returned to the head of the American Le Mans Series grid Friday with a record run to pole position for Saturday's Generac 500 at Road America. The record-setting Scot turned in a lap of 1:47.665 in Audi' ... Continue reading

Announcing the 14th Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference and Expo 2008

Announcing the 14th Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference and Expo 2008

Announcing The 14th Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo 2008 Website Is Live for the Largest AFV Conference in North America Las Vegas, NV - August 10, 2007 The Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo 2008 (AF&V 2008) will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from May 11-14, 2008. Details a ... Continue reading

Paul Wilbur Named President & CEO of Two Companies: Saleen and ASC

Paul Wilbur Named President & CEO of Two Companies: Saleen and ASC

~ Saleen and ASC Combine Competencies to Build Niche Vehicles ~ IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 10 -- Hancock Park Associates, the primary investor in Saleen Incorporated, recently completed the acquisition of assets of American Specialty Cars Incorporated (ASC). Paul Wilbur, current President and CEO of ASC, was today appointed ... Continue reading

Local Soldier Heroes to be Honored for Service in Iraq and Afghanistan at Customized Car Show

Local Soldier Heroes to be Honored for Service in Iraq and Afghanistan at Customized Car Show

Honorees include California National Guard Soldier who designed tribute car for fallen comrades WHAT: Several area Soldiers will be honored for their service in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of festivities at the Boost Mobile "Night Shift" customized car show this Saturday at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill. One Soldier, ... Continue reading

Monterey Car Week Charity Auctions

Monterey Car Week Charity Auctions

PHOENIX--Online auctioneer www.bid123sold.com will sell seven classic automobiles, rare mascots and collectibles from the Marvin Tamarroff and Don Sommer Collections on eBay Motors during Monterey Car Week’s Pebble Beach RetroAuto Auction. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to benefit the Pebble Beach Compa ... Continue reading

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