Saturday, June 4, 2011

Historic Motorsports - Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival Notes

"It never rains in California..." And, yes, it pours. Saturday's official opening day of the Second Annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival dawned with rain showers dampening the 2.52-mile Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., but not the spirits of the 400 participants, as many took to the wet course for practice an ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - The Sounds Of Indy Cars Testing Excites Drivers And Fans

WEST ALLIS, June 4, 2011: The sweet sound of 650-horsepowered IZOD IndyCar Series open-wheel machines rang through the historic Milwaukee Mile one-mile oval this week when 23 talented drivers returned the famed track in preparation for the June 17-19 Milwaukee 225 racing weekend. Coming off a wild 100th anniversary Ind ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Events - Hornaday, Carmichael And Dillon Truck From Kansas To Eldora

KANSAS CITY, June 3, 2011: From the cornfields of Kansas to the cornfields of rural Ohio, three established drivers of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will venture from the series’ 400th race on Saturday at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City to the seventh annual Prelude to the Dream on Wednesday, June 8 at the ... Continue reading

SCORE Off Road Series - Robby Gordon Tecate Baja 500 Preview

Charlotte, June 3, 2011: Robby Gordon will return to his desert roots in SCORE International Off-Road Racing competition this weekend, June 3-5, 2011, in search of his fifth official class title in the Baja 500. Gordon will compete behind the wheel of the No. 77 SPEED Energy / Toyo Tires HUMMER prepared by Robby Gordon ... Continue reading

Grand Am - SunTrust Racing Takes Pole At The Glen

Watkins Glen, June 4, 2011: The No. 10 SunTrust Chevrolet Dallara of Wayne Taylor Racing will start Saturday’s GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen from the pole after qualifying Friday afternoon at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, marking the second time in five days the SunTrust ... Continue reading

NHRA Top Fuel - Zizzo Racing, PEAK Dragster Featured At Chicagoland Speedway NASCAR Race

JOLIET, June 3, 2011: Chicagoland Speedway is the home track for TJ Zizzo and his PEAK Motor Oil/Herculiner NHRA Full Throttle Series Top Fuel team, but all their racing has been at Route 66 Raceway, the facility’s world-class drag strip. This Saturday, the team will be part of a different motorsports experience a ... Continue reading

Grand Am - GAINSCO, Gurney And Fogerty Qualify Fourth At The Glen

WATKINS GLEN, June 4, 2011: Turning his fastest lap in his sixth and final flyer of a competitive qualifying session, Alex Gurney and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing will start on the inside of row two in fourth place for tomorrow’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen in the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Chevrolet Ri ... Continue reading

Keith M. Shull Becomes Visteon's Senior Vice President of Human Resources

Visteon Corporation , a leading global automotive supplier, has appointed Keith M. Shull as senior vice president, human resources, effective June 1. Shull has held senior executive human resources positions at several Fortune 500 companies, most recently as senior vice president, human resources, for Walter Energy Inc ... Continue reading

Ford eNews - June 1, 2011

It's all about location: Ford finds the best spot for electric vehicle charge ports When owners of Ford Focus Electric or the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid charge up their cars, they'll find a natural, instinctive fit. And that's because Ford engineers did their homework, ensuring that the left front fender is the perfec ... Continue reading

Recargo Releases Updated Mobile App for Electric Car Charging

Recargo, the electric vehicle (EV) mobile app developer led by the founder of Dictionary.com, today announced the release of Recargo 1.5. Upgrades to the EV charger-finder app include the industry's only real-time comments section, crowd-sourced from drivers for chargers coast to coast, a news feed and photo sharing. ... Continue reading