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Saturday, December 4, 2010

IZOD IndyCar Series Q & A - Tim Cindric

IZOD IndyCar Series Q & A - Tim Cindric

Indianapolis, Dec. 4, 2010: Tim Cindric, president of Penske participated in an IZOD IndyCar Series teleconference earlier today to discuss Shell-Pennzoil sponsoring the No. 3 Shell-V-Power Pennzoil-Ultra car in the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series. Below are select quotes from his interview. A full transcript and MP3 audio fi ... Continue reading

New Fan Hospitality Option For ROYAL PURPLE 200 Unveiled

New Fan Hospitality Option For ROYAL PURPLE 200 Unveiled

DARLINGTON, Dec., 3 2010: A new fan hospitality option has been announced for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Royal Purple 200 announced Darlington Raceway President, Chris Browning. The new hospitality option will be known as the T4 Zone playing off of Darlington Raceway’s nickname as the track Too Tough To Tame. Lo ... Continue reading

Dover International Speedway Announces Reduced Junior Ticket Prices For Friday And Saturday NASCAR Events in 2011

Dover International Speedway Announces Reduced Junior Ticket Prices For Friday And Saturday NASCAR Events in 2011

DOVER, Dec 3. 2010: Continuing its initiative of making NASCAR events at the Monster Mile more family friendly and affordable, Dover International Speedway has reduced the price of junior tickets for those 14 years old and under to just $8 for Friday and Saturday NASCAR events in 2011. Friday events include the NASCAR ... Continue reading

Jeff Segal Leads No. 69 FXDD/SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 GT Team Through Productive Two-Day Test

Jeff Segal Leads No. 69 FXDD/SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 GT Team Through Productive Two-Day Test

MIAMI Dec. 3, 2010: Reigning GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series GT co-champion Jeff Segal led the No. 69 FXDD/SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 GT team through a productive two-day GRAND-AM open test session at Homestead-Miami Speedway Wednesday and Thursday to close the curtain on the team’s 2010 racing season. Jeff Segal tes ... Continue reading

Trans-Am Series Announces Three Dates On 2011 Schedule

Trans-Am Series Announces Three Dates On 2011 Schedule

TOPEKA, Dec. 3, 2010: SCCA Pro Racing today confirmed three races on the 2011 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series schedule, including the season opener at Sebring International Raceway, a May date north of the border at Mosport International Raceway, and an August race at Road America. The 2011 season will not only include ... Continue reading

First Collaboration in Japan between Automobile Maker and Electronics Retailer for Electric Vehicle Sales

First Collaboration in Japan between Automobile Maker and Electronics Retailer for Electric Vehicle Sales

Yamada-Denki Co., Ltd. Starts Trial Sales of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation's i-MiEV Tokyo, Dec 1, 2010; Yamada-Denki Co., Ltd. (Yamada Denki) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to start trial sales of the i-MiEV electric vehicle (EV) in Yamada Denki retail stores and sale ... Continue reading

Inside the Audi November U.S. Sales Momentum Story

Inside the Audi November U.S. Sales Momentum Story

The sales momentum Audi has built throughout the year showed no signs of easing as the brand set a November sales record, increased its market share, established 2010 as the second-best year in its U.S. history with a month to go and stayed on pace to top 100,000 vehicles sold in America for the first time. "We have a ... Continue reading

CEA Applauds Negotiators for Agreement on the Korea-U.S. Trade Agreement (KORUS)

CEA Applauds Negotiators for Agreement on the Korea-U.S. Trade Agreement (KORUS)

ARLINGTON, Va.--“The breakthrough achieved today by U.S. and Korean negotiators paves the way for this vital trade pact to be sent to, and approved by, Congress,â€??? said Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. “CEA represents over 2,000 of the worldà ... Continue reading

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