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Sunday, August 12, 2007

Nissan Produces 3 Millionth Altima in Tennessee

Nissan Produces 3 Millionth Altima in Tennessee

SMYRNA, Tenn. Aug. 13, 2007; Last week Nissan North America produced its 3 millionth Altima – 15 years after the first Altima rolled off the line at the Smyrna Plant. “The Altima plays an important role in Nissan’s lineup, and we put a lot of discipline and skill into building each one,” said Greg D ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (KENTUCKY) - KANAAN WINS MEIJER INDY 300 AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY

INDYCAR (KENTUCKY) - KANAAN WINS MEIJER INDY 300 AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY

Tony Kanaan scored his second straight IndyCar Series victory, beating Scott Dixon to win the Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy’s at Kentucky Speedway. The victory was Kanaan’s fourth win of the season and the 11th of his IndyCar Series career. Dixon’s runner-up finish, coupled with Dario Fr ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (KENTUCKY) - FINAL RESULTS

INDYCAR (KENTUCKY) - FINAL RESULTS

Results Saturday of the Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy's IndyCar Series event Aug. 11 at the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money earned: 1. (1) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $ ... Continue reading

ALMS (ELKHART LAKE) - Theys and Lienhard Finish Third in GT1 With Brand-New Lista Maserati

ALMS (ELKHART LAKE) - Theys and Lienhard Finish Third in GT1 With Brand-New Lista Maserati

The debut of the Doran Racing Maserati MC 12 was a big success, as Didier Theys and Fredy Lienhard finished right behind the two factory Corvettes in the Generac 500 American Le Mans Series race Saturday at Road America. Their efforts were rewarded with a GT1 podium finish in their first race with the marque and this p ... Continue reading

SPECIAL EVENT (NEW YORK) - New York Driver Sets Record Score...

SPECIAL EVENT (NEW YORK) - New York Driver Sets Record Score...

New York Driver Sets Record Score In Last Stop Of Six-City National Driving Competition; Only One Among 10,000 Competitors To Beat Pro Driver's Time - LANDOVER, Md. [August 11, 2007] - After six weekend events spread across the U.S., from San Francisco to Washington D.C., and 10,000 competitors all vying for the grand ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (THE GLEN) - CRITICAL PODIUM FINISH AT THE GLEN FOR TELMEX TEAM

GRAND AM (THE GLEN) - CRITICAL PODIUM FINISH AT THE GLEN FOR TELMEX TEAM

After a third place finish at Watkins Glen International, Pruett and the No.01 TELMEX team are able to hold on to their claim as the forerunners in the driver and team championship. The championship battle intensifies with Angelelli and the No.10 team as the two are now tied with the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Saba ... Continue reading

ALMS (ELKHART LAKE) - BERNHARD, DUMAS SCORE THRILLING ROAD AMERICA WIN

ALMS (ELKHART LAKE) - BERNHARD, DUMAS SCORE THRILLING ROAD AMERICA WIN

Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas celebrate their overall victory Saturday in the Generac 500 at Road America. On a track dominated by Audi early in the weekend, Penske Motorsports' Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas scored an improbable overall victory Saturday at Road America, their fourth of the American Le Mans Series. Be ... Continue reading

INDYPRO (SPARTA) - FINAL RESULTS

INDYPRO (SPARTA) - FINAL RESULTS

Indy Pro Series Kentucky 100 SPARTA, Ky. - Results Saturday of the Kentucky 100 Indy Pro Series event Aug. 11 at the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money earned: 1. (1) Hideki Mutoh, 67, Running $33,500 2. (2) Alex Lloy ... Continue reading

INDYPRO (SPARTA) - ROOKIE MUTOH CLAIMS VICTORY IN KENTUCKY 100

INDYPRO (SPARTA) - ROOKIE MUTOH CLAIMS VICTORY IN KENTUCKY 100

Rookie Hideki Mutoh earned his second Indy Pro Series victory, holding off Alex Lloyd and Wade Cunningham to win the Kentucky 100 at Kentucky Speedway. Mutoh, who will make his IndyCar Series debut with Panther Racing at Chicagoland Speedway, ran three-wide with Lloyd and Cunningham for the lead on the backstretch of t ... Continue reading

ALMS (ELKHART LAKE) - Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing battled to a fourth place GT2...

ALMS (ELKHART LAKE) - Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing battled to a fourth place GT2...

Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing battled to a fourth place GT2 class finish in today's Generac 500 at Road America. The two-time American Le Mans Series GT2 Driver Championship-winning team had been declared the third-place finisher at the conclusion of Round Eight of the American Le Mans Series season but a ... Continue reading

Preview: 2008 Volkswagen Touareg 2

Preview: 2008 Volkswagen Touareg 2

Preview: 2008 Volkswagen Touareg 2 By Carey Russ 2007 Understatement is a European specialty, and the Volkswagen Touareg 2 is nothing if not understated. With minimal fanfare, it's been on sale since June. Nowhere on the vehicle does the badging say "Touareg 2", merely "Touareg". While there are some external styling c ... Continue reading

2007 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring AWD Review

2007 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring AWD Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2007 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring AWD Crossovers seem to be the vehicle du jour, replacing the truck-based SUVs of the 1990s. With their emphasis on comfort, practicality, and utility this is understandable. With car-like construction, independent suspension, and V6 instead of V8 power ... Continue reading

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