Saturday, July 24, 2010

Brickyard 400 Press Conference - Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin - July 24, 2010

MODERATOR: We're now joined in the infield media center by today's third quick qualifying driver of the No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, Mark Martin. Mark, tell us about your run. MARK MARTIN: The car was just really solid, it was yesterday as well. We were third quick in the final practice there yesterday. ... Continue reading

KV Racing Rookie Impressive in Edmonton Debut with Viso, Tracy and Moraes Also Quick

EDMONTON, July 24, 2010: IZOD IndyCar Series rookie Takuma Sato looked to be at home Friday in his debut on the City Centre Raceway temporary circuit in the first day of action for Sunday’s Honda Indy Edmonton Sato, a seven-year Formula One veteran, is competing in just his 11th race in the 17-event campaign but t ... Continue reading

Power Leads Practice At Edmonton

EDMONTON, July 24, 2010: The drivers who have earned the six PEAK Performance Pole Awards on street/road courses this season gave a preview of what's to come in the first round of IZOD IndyCar Series qualifications July 24 for the Honda Indy Edmonton. Of the top 12 on the combined practice time sheet July 23, eight are ... Continue reading

Montoya Leads Friday Practice At Indy

INDIANAPOLIS, July 24, 2010: Juan Pablo Montoya’s quest for revenge at the race that left him disappointed in 2009 got off to a good start Friday, July 23, as he dominated the speed chart in both practice sessions for the 2010 Brickyard 400. Montoya drove the No. 42 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Target Chevrolet to a t ... Continue reading

ModelsDesired.com ANNOUNCES NEW COMP CARD PUBLISHING, PHOTOGRAPHER DATABASE AND STORE FRONT SERVICES

<b><center>Now MD services cover all of the USA!</b></center> July 19, 2010: Models Desired.com, a leading professional services firm for the trade and motorsports modeling industries, has announced the addition of national modeling comp card publishing and professional photographer database to its services line. Model ... Continue reading

Mercedes GP Qualifying - Hockenheim - July 24, 2010

In today's qualifying session at Hockenheim, the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS drivers, Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher, qualified in ninth and 11th positions respectively ahead of Sunday's German Grand Prix. Just 0.06s separated the pair at the end of Q2 with Nico progressing to the final session and Michael just missing o ... Continue reading

Simona De Silvestro Ready For Edmonton

EDMONTON, July 22, 2010: Just days after enjoying her best finish of her young IndyCar career, a 9th place at last weekend’s Honda Indy Toronto, Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racing’s, Simona De Silvestro now turns her attention to this weekend’s Honda Indy Edmonton. The recent result helped Simona in her cha ... Continue reading

Racing Recovery SCCA's Increased Participation Shows Positive Trend

TOPEKA, July 22, 2010: Just two days after opening on July 20, the SCCA National Championship Runoffs entry list shows exactly 401 entries. That, coupled with an increase of 13 cars over 2009 regular season event averages, signifies that the pendulum may have shifted for the Club that felt the negative effects of the e ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation Launches Online Fuel Savings Calculator for Commercial Fleet Owners

<b>Interactive Web site tool calculates savings with Yokohama’s fuel-efficient truck tires</b> FULLERTON, July 22, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation today announced it has launched an interactive, online-based tool on its Web site that will enable commercial fleet owners to learn how they can improve their bottom li ... Continue reading

Robby Gordon Brickyard Preview

Charlotte, July 23, 2010 Robby Gordon enters the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with two top-12 finishes in his last three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts, and is more determined than ever to bring home a strong finish at The Brickyard in the No. 7 SpeedFactory.tv Toyota Camry. Gordon, who spent several yea ... Continue reading

Contingency Programs for 2010 Solo Nationals Released

TOPEKA, July 23, 2010: With the Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championships at the Lincoln (Neb.) Airpark, just around the corner, Sports Car Club of America has released a full line-up of contingency sponsors to support participants. More than $780,360 in cash and prizes is up for grabs at the Championship event, h ... Continue reading

Ford Posts Net Income of $2.6 Billion in Second Quarter 2010; Continues to Deliver Profitable Growth+

DEARBORN, Mich., July 23 -- -- Ford reports second quarter net income of $2.6 billion, or 61 cents per share, a $338 million improvement from second quarter 2009. Pre-tax operating profit totaled $2.9 billion, or 68 cents per share, a $3.5 billion improvement from second quarter 2009 and a $932 million improvement from ... Continue reading