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ASCS Rebel, KISS & AVSS Sprints, BCRA Midgets and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Earn Honors in 2009 Auto Racing Analysis Competition Index

ASCS Rebel, KISS & AVSS Sprints, BCRA Midgets and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Earn Honors in 2009 Auto Racing Analysis Competition Index

The 2009 ASCS Rebel Sprint Car series led the 2009 Auto Racing Analysis Competition Index for Series of Less Than 15 Races with seven winners in seven races for a perfect 1.000 Competition Index; the KISS Sprint Cars were next up at 6 for 6. The AVSS Auto Value Super Sprints, with ten winners in eleven races (0.909) le ... Continue reading

Capps cruises to No. 4 in Houston qualifying

Capps cruises to No. 4 in Houston qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of 23 23rd Annual NHRA Spring Nationals Houston Raceway Park Baytown, Texas April 9-11, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS CRUISES TO NO. 4 IN HOUSTON QUALIFYING BAYTOWN, ... Continue reading

F2000: Chris Keller in for Sunday at VIR

F2000: Chris Keller in for Sunday at VIR

Series Media Contact: Monty Mathisen - 914 419 1070 - [1]f2000@mathisenmedia.com Links: 1. mailto:f2000@mathisenmedia.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10 2010 =CHRIS KELLER IN FOR SUNDAY= Keller is in for Sunday at VIR. (click for high-res) Alton, VA – A last second deal has put 2008 Formula Ford National Champi ... Continue reading

F2000:Daniel Erickson Takes VIR Pole for Race 1

F2000:Daniel Erickson Takes VIR Pole for Race 1

Series Media Contact: Monty Mathisen - 914 419 1070 - [1]f2000@mathisenmedia.com Links: 1. mailto:f2000@mathisenmedia.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10 2010 =DANIEL ERICKSON TAKES VIR POLE FOR RACE 1= Alton, VA – Australian rookie Daniel Erickson took pole for today’s F2000 race at VIR with a new track ... Continue reading

Four-time champ Jeg braces for race day; brother Troy loses close one in Pro Mod

Four-time champ Jeg braces for race day; brother Troy loses close one in Pro Mod

Four-time champ Jeg braces for race day; brother Troy loses close one in Pro Mod HOUSTON (April 10) -- Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will begin his quest for another Houston trophy Sunday against Bob Yonke after qualifying fourth in the field with a 6.555 at 211.63 mph. Coughlin posted his best pass in Satu ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing: Post-Race Report for Barber GRAND-AM Race

Krohn Racing: Post-Race Report for Barber GRAND-AM Race

Krohn Racing: Post-Race Report for Barber GRAND-AM Race The No. 75 Krohn Racing Ford Proto-Auto Lola of car owner/ qualifying driver Tracy W. Krohn and teammate Nic Jönsson finished 11th in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series’ Porsche 250 race at Barber Motorsports Park on April 10. Krohn started from the 13 ... Continue reading

Lowe's Partners With Phoenix International Raceway to Bring Kobalt Tools 500 to Track in November

Lowe's Partners With Phoenix International Raceway to Bring Kobalt Tools 500 to Track in November

PHOENIX, April 10 -- Phoenix International Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber announced today that Lowe's and Kobalt Tools have joined the track's team of corporate partners. As part of this new relationship, Kobalt will act as the official title sponsor for the track's November 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event: The K ... Continue reading

McClenathan is No. 5 in Houston qualifying

McClenathan is No. 5 in Houston qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of 23 23rd Annual NHRA Spring Nationals Houston Raceway Park Baytown, Texas April 9-11, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net MCCLENATHAN IS NO. 5 IN HOUSTON QUALIFYING BAYTOWN, T ... Continue reading

Successful Practice for Eddie Sharp Racing; Hopes to Gain Speed on Sunday

Successful Practice for Eddie Sharp Racing; Hopes to Gain Speed on Sunday

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Summit Racing Greg Anderson NHRA Qualifying Report: Anderson Rebounds to Qualify Fifth in Houston

Summit Racing Greg Anderson NHRA Qualifying Report: Anderson Rebounds to Qualify Fifth in Houston

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704. 662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com Anderson Rebounds to Qualify Fifth in Houston Event: O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals Location: Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX Day/Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010 The two days of qualifying for the O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals proved ... Continue reading

4th Annual Cruisin' For A Cure Canada to be held on Sunday, September 12th, 2010

4th Annual Cruisin' For A Cure Canada to be held on Sunday, September 12th, 2010

Cruisin' For A Cure Canada to be held on Sunday, September 12th, 2010 By Carshownationals.com Dated: Apr 09, 2010 A one-day car show dedicated to increasing awareness of Prostate Cancer. Cruisin' For A Cure Canada A one-day car show dedicated to increasing awareness of Prostate Cancer. One in six men in Ontario will co ... Continue reading

Beasley Allen: Toyota MDL will be Handled in California

Beasley Allen: Toyota MDL will be Handled in California

Joint Panel on Multi-District Litigation announces lawsuits resulting from Toyota sudden unintended acceleration will be handled in U.S. District Court for Central District of California MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 9 -- After hearing from dozens of plaintiffs' attorneys last week, on April 9, 2010, the U.S. Judicial Panel ... Continue reading

DANNY ROWE RACING SIGNS COMPETITION PRODUCTS; LOOKING TO REPEAT WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS IN HOUSTON

DANNY ROWE RACING SIGNS COMPETITION PRODUCTS; LOOKING TO REPEAT WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS IN HOUSTON

Danny Rowe Racing 2010 Get Screened American NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Event 2 of 10 O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil Houston, Texas April 9-11, 2010 Contact: Wes Buck, cell 660-216-9779; wesbuckinc@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DANNY ROWE RACING SIGNS COMPETITION PRODUCTS; LOOK ... Continue reading

F2000: VIR Practice: Cole Morgan Leads the Way

F2000: VIR Practice: Cole Morgan Leads the Way

Series Media Contact: Monty Mathisen - 914 419 1070 - [1]f2000@mathisenmedia.com Links: 1. mailto:f2000@mathisenmedia.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9 2010 =VIR PRACTICE: COLE MORGAN LEADS THE WAY= Alton, VA – 2007 F2000 Champion Cole Morgan turned in fast lap of 1:55.6 to top the time sheets on Friday during ... Continue reading

Genzyme Sets June 16 Date for Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Genzyme Sets June 16 Date for Annual Meeting of Shareholders

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Genzyme Corporation announced today that it is moving the company’s annual meeting of shareholders to June 16 from May 20, 2010. Genzyme will be reporting its first-quarter earnings results on April 21 and will hold its Analyst Day meeting on May 6. Important Information Genzyme, its directors, ... Continue reading

Jeggie soars in Pro Stock; brother Troy a Pro Mod player (NHRA/JEGS)

Jeggie soars in Pro Stock; brother Troy a Pro Mod player (NHRA/JEGS)

Jeggie soars in Pro Stock; brother Troy a Pro Mod player HOUSTON (April 9) -- A pair of championship-winning brothers, Jeg and Troy Coughlin, began Friday's action at Houston Raceway Park with some fantastic runs. Jeg, a four-time titlist in Pro Stock, showed up his older brother by a smidge, running a best of 6.557 se ... Continue reading

Judicial Panel Announces Key Decision in Toyota Litigation

Judicial Panel Announces Key Decision in Toyota Litigation

LOS ANGELES--Today, the Panel announced a major decision that will shape the future of the Toyota litigation. The Panel has decided the cases should be sent to the Central District of California for consolidated pretrial proceedings, making Los Angeles the epicenter of the claims against Toyota. “lawyers seek leaders ... Continue reading

Metroland Uses CarTHINK to Grow Site

Metroland Uses CarTHINK to Grow Site

TORONTO--When Metroland Media Group redesigned and relaunched its Wheels.ca automotive site last year, it had 46 Ontario auto dealers as customers. Now, thanks to software by CarTHINK LLC, Wheels.ca publishes used- and new-car inventory from 750 dealers in the province. “We’re offering a new and unique busines ... Continue reading

News Release: Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Sweeps the NAAMY Awards

News Release: Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Sweeps the NAAMY Awards

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 04/09/10 For Immediate Release CONTACT: Kendra Klink, Operations Director April - 2010 260-925-1444 / kendrak@automobilemuseum.org Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Sweeps the NAAMY Awards AUBURN - The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum was honored by ... Continue reading

Pugh Lubricants Brings Green Oil to Virginia and Carolinas

Pugh Lubricants Brings Green Oil to Virginia and Carolinas

ASHEBORO, N.C., April 9 -- Pugh Lubricants today announced that it is now providing environmentally-friendly motor oil to automotive service centers, dealerships and fleets throughout North and South Carolina, and Virginia. EcoPower motor oil, premium-quality oil produced by re-refining used motor oil, is certified to ... Continue reading

Ralph Perkins Joins Warren Henry Automobiles, Inc.

Ralph Perkins Joins Warren Henry Automobiles, Inc.

MIAMI--Warren Henry Zinn, President and Owner of Warren Henry Automobiles, Inc., announces that Ralph Perkins, formerly Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the Potamkin Automotive Group (October 2004 to March 2010), has recently joined the Warren Henry family of dealerships as Director of Sales Operations and Gene ... Continue reading

Summit Racing Jason Line NHRA Friday Update: Line Opens Houston Qualifying in Fifth

Summit Racing Jason Line NHRA Friday Update: Line Opens Houston Qualifying in Fifth

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704. 662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com Line Opens Houston Qualifying in Fifth Event: O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals Location: Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX Day/Date: Friday, April 9, 2010 Qualifying for the O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals got underway on Friday with two ... Continue reading

Team Canada, Golf, Money or Love?

Team Canada, Golf, Money or Love?

Canada's Leading Manufacturer of Framed Art has Team Canada pictures, Great Golf images, Angelina Wrona and so much more Gorgeous Wall Art! Discover which pictures could bring you Money, Love & Happiness. It's all here at http://www.artcreations.com Discount prices & Free shipping, too. P.S. Great gift ideas for Father ... Continue reading

VON SMITH EYES HOUSTON VICTORY FOR BARWA RACING

VON SMITH EYES HOUSTON VICTORY FOR BARWA RACING

Al-Anabi Racing Group April 9, 2010 Contact: Wes Buck, 660.216.9779 cell; wesbuckinc@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VON SMITH EYES HOUSTON VICTORY FOR BARWA RACING (4-9-10) OAK RIDGE, Tennessee – Heading into the second of ten races on the 2010 Get Screened America NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Von Smith and the ... Continue reading

2010 CHINESE GRAND PRIX - PREVIEW

2010 CHINESE GRAND PRIX - PREVIEW

2010 CHINESE GRAND PRIX SHANGHAI 16-18 APRIL PREVIEW The 2010 Formula One World Championship continues next weekend with the fourth round, the Chinese Grand Prix, taking place at the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday 18 April. Mercedes-Benz Stats (including customer teams) China Total (since 1954) GP Starts 6 28 ... Continue reading

Alkane, Inc. Retains Redwood Consultants, LLC to Assist in Shareholder Relations and Strategic Planning

Alkane, Inc. Retains Redwood Consultants, LLC to Assist in Shareholder Relations and Strategic Planning

BALTIMORE--Alkane, Inc. (Pink Sheet:ALKN) is pleased to announce today that the company has retained California-based Redwood Consultants, LLC to assist in shareholder relations and investor communications. Alkane’s CEO, Dr. Mathew Zuckerman said, "We are very pleased to announce our relationship with Redwood Co ... Continue reading

Arcuso Selects Teledata Communications, Inc. (TCI) DecisionLender (DL) Solution To Propel Future Growth In Auto Lending

Arcuso Selects Teledata Communications, Inc. (TCI) DecisionLender (DL) Solution To Propel Future Growth In Auto Lending

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., April 9 -- Mike Anderson CEO of Arcuso, a credit union service organization comprised of 28 credit unions throughout the state of Arkansas stated that "we needed to assure the long term growth of our organization and felt it was time to look at what the marketplace had to offer. We needed a loan origin ... Continue reading

ASA Truck Series Press Release - Havasu Results & Release

ASA Truck Series Press Release - Havasu Results & Release

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE April 9, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Todd or Lisa McLauchlan (mcracers@prodigy.net or icmtodd@aol.com) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Acquires Dytech ENSA

BorgWarner Acquires Dytech ENSA

BorgWarner Expands Emissions Portfolio with Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Cooler Business AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 9 -- Global powertrain supplier BorgWarner has acquired Dytech ENSA SL, a producer of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) coolers, EGR tubes, and integrated EGR modules including valves for automotive and ... Continue reading

Ferrari Challenge Season Continues At Miller Motorsports Park

Ferrari Challenge Season Continues At Miller Motorsports Park

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., April 9 -- The North American Ferrari Challenge Series 2010 will continue to its second race of the season on April 9-11 at Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City, UT. Now in its 17th racing season in the U.S., the Ferrari Challenge Series (utilizing race-prepared F430 Challenge vehicles) off ... Continue reading

Ferrari Limo Tops Limo Broker's Poll to Win the Title of Most Popular Limousine in the UK

Ferrari Limo Tops Limo Broker's Poll to Win the Title of Most Popular Limousine in the UK

LONDON, April 9, 2010 -- The one-of-a-kind Ferrari limo was crowned the most popular limo in the whole of the UK this week after it topped a poll run by the country's leading limousine hire provider, Limo Broker (http://www.limobroker.co.uk). A truly unique vehicle, the 360 Modena Ferrari Stretch Limo is in a class of ... Continue reading

GE and Konica Minolta to Show the World’s First General-Lighting Quality Flexible OLEDs

GE and Konica Minolta to Show the World’s First General-Lighting Quality Flexible OLEDs

BUDAPEST, Hungary--Imagine the impact on the lighting design industry—and life as a consumer of lighting—if there was a flexible, energy-efficient, paper-thin light source that could be produced economically. “Lighting is becoming more than just a functional, utilitarian aspect of an environment” GE L ... Continue reading

GOSO President Adam Boalt Releases E-Book: Social Media Best Practices for Automotive Dealers

GOSO President Adam Boalt Releases E-Book: Social Media Best Practices for Automotive Dealers

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- GOSO President Adam Boalt released the e-book, Social Media Best Practices for Automotive Dealers, this week. The book is an intuitive and insightful 30-page guide for automotive dealers looking to learn about and embrace social media. Social Media Best Practices for Automotive Dealers will expla ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Financial Receives $2.5 Million in Lease and Loan Payments From Customers Who Manage Their Accounts With Mobile Devices

Mercedes-Benz Financial Receives $2.5 Million in Lease and Loan Payments From Customers Who Manage Their Accounts With Mobile Devices

-- More than 11,000 downloads and 3,000 payments via Apple devices -- Mercedes-Benz Financial's iPhone app now available on iPad -- Convenience for customers; low-cost processing for lender FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., April 9 -- Mercedes-Benz Financial, the first auto finance company to give its customers the convenience ... Continue reading

Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge ARCA Salem Fast Facts

Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge ARCA Salem Fast Facts

Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge Charger; Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by ApplianceZone.com Fast Facts ARCA Racing Series Race No. 3, Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by ApplianceZone.com, Salem Speedway, Salem, Indiana Race Information: Event: Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented b ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Schedules Release of First Quarter Results and Conference Call

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Schedules Release of First Quarter Results and Conference Call

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 9 -- Sonic Automotive, Inc. today announced it will release fiscal 2010 first quarter financial results on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 7:30 A.M. (Eastern). Senior management will hold a conference call at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern). To access the live broadcast of the call over the Internet go to: www.s ... Continue reading

TEAM CASTROL/JOHN AND ASHLEY PRE-RACE PACKAGE FOR HOUSTON

TEAM CASTROL/JOHN AND ASHLEY PRE-RACE PACKAGE FOR HOUSTON

TEAM CASTROL/JFR 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON JOHN FORCE/ASHLEY FORCE HOOD Pre-Race Package for the 23rd annual O’Reilly Spring Nationals April 9-11, 2010 Houston Raceway Park Baytown, Texas (Houston) Fifth event in the Countdown to the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Championship * * * * follow John Force Racing at _www.twi ... Continue reading

Three Earn AAA Safety Patrol Honors

Three Earn AAA Safety Patrol Honors

MADISON, Wis.--Lauren Micolichek of Chippewa Falls will receive the AAA School Safety Patrolâ„¢ Lifesaving Medal at a ceremony in Washington D.C. April 19-21. During that same time, Ralph Coushman, also of Chippewa Falls, will be honored as the 2009-2010 National Safety Patrol Advisor of the Year, and Claire Hitter ... Continue reading

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Study Shows Ford SYNC's Voice Technology Helps Drivers Keep Eyes on Road

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Study Shows Ford SYNC's Voice Technology Helps Drivers Keep Eyes on Road

NEW YORK, April 9 -- -- A new Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study lends further evidence that voice-controlled Ford's SYNC® helps drivers minimize electronics-related distractions compared to manually operating hand-held cell phones and music players. -- The researchers found that participants took their eyes ... Continue reading

Bosch activities at SAE 2010

Bosch activities at SAE 2010

Bosch will be sponsoring a Ride and Drive event at SAE with 3 diesel vehicles and one vehicle featuring Bosch's iBolt(TM) seat sensor technology. We encourage you to stop by- several Bosch subject matter experts will be available to discuss Bosch's technologies at this time. ... Continue reading

Subaru Partners with Pilots N Paws to Help Animals in Need

Subaru Partners with Pilots N Paws to Help Animals in Need

CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 9 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that it will sponsor Pilots N Paws to help them in their mission to relocate animals in need to loving homes. Pilots N Paws is a charitable organization comprised of general aviation pilots working together with rescue volunteers and shelters to relo ... Continue reading

Professor Releases Landmark Book on History of NASCAR - VIDEO ENHANCED

Professor Releases Landmark Book on History of NASCAR - VIDEO ENHANCED

ASHEVILLE, N.C., April 9 -- How did NASCAR evolve from moonshine running and dirt tracks to a billion dollar industry and the biggest spectator sport in the United States? A new book by Daniel S. Pierce, University of North Carolina at Asheville associate professor of history, takes an unprecedented look into NASCAR's ... Continue reading

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