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Motorsports Venues - Kentucky Speedway Statement From General Manager Mark Simendinger On Traffic Issues

Motorsports Venues - Kentucky Speedway Statement From General Manager Mark Simendinger On Traffic Issues

Sparta, July 10, 2011: "Kentucky Speedway regrets the traffic conditions surrounding the ‘Quaker State 400.’ We’re committed to working with NASCAR, state and local officials and traffic experts to assure that this never happens again. The details of these improvements will be announced over time as they ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Mercedes/Petronas GP British GP Race Report

FIA F1 - Mercedes/Petronas GP British GP Race Report

Silverstone, July 10, 2011: Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher finished in sixth and ninth places respectively today at the end of an action-packed British Grand Prix at Silverstone, taking the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team to fourth place in the Constructors' Championship. Both drivers started the race on intermediates t ... Continue reading

Indy Lights - Andretti Autosports Race Comments

Indy Lights - Andretti Autosports Race Comments

PETER DEMPSEY, #26 TEAM ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT CAR Finished the race in second place, his third podium finish of the 2011 season "This is a fantastic result for everyone at Andretti Autosport. The name of the game was to come home first and second. The guys were working extremely hard all weekend. Stefan drove a great race ... Continue reading

JEGS All-Star Series - Division 4 Gets Takes Dramatic Victory

JEGS All-Star Series - Division 4 Gets Takes Dramatic Victory

CHICAGO, July 10, 2011: Following a thrilling day of competition among drag racing’s best sportsman racers, the team representing Division 4 claimed the overall team title at the prestigious JEGS All-stars event today at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill. Tied with the Division 7 team heading into the final round, t ... Continue reading

Grand Am Protoype - Sun Trust Race Report

Grand Am Protoype - Sun Trust Race Report

Laguna Seca, July 10, 2011: Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor picked up right where the No. 10 SunTrust Chevrolet Dallara of Wayne Taylor Racing left off – both in their last outing of 2011 and in the series’ last visit to historic Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif., two years ago – during Saturd ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Smith Posts 17th-Place Finish iAt Kentucky

Sprint Cup - Smith Posts 17th-Place Finish iAt Kentucky

SPARTA, Ky. (July 9, 2011) -- A steady performance by Regan Smith landed the Furniture Row Racing driver a 17th-place finish in Saturday night's inaugural Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway. Smith, who started the race from the 12th position, virtually rode in the top-20 throughout the 267-lap, 400-mile event. An unt ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Tony Stewart Race Report

Sprint Cup - Tony Stewart Race Report

Sparta, July 10, 2011: For many drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, a solid top-15 finish is something they can hang their helmet on. It may not be flashy, but it is respectable and provides a decent amount of points toward the season-ending championship. Tony Stewart, however, is not most drivers, as his two Spri ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Ryan Newman Race Report

Sprint Cup - Ryan Newman Race Report

Sparta, July 10, 2011: Ryan Newman fought an ill-handling racecar and rallied from one lap down to score a hard-earned fourth-place finish in the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta. It was the fifth top-five finish of 2011 for the driver of the No. 39 Tornados Chevrolet Impala for St ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Andretti Autosports Qualifying Comments

IndyCar - Andretti Autosports Qualifying Comments

MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM DR PEPPER CAR Will start the race in P20 "I'm obviously disappointed with the qualifying results for the No. 26 car. I'm really struggling to find the back end of the car on entry that works for me. We'll work on it tonight and the race is a different story - a lot can happen here in 85 laps. H ... Continue reading

Grand Am Prototype - Fogarty On Front Row At Laguna

Grand Am Prototype - Fogarty On Front Row At Laguna

GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, Jon Fogarty on Front Row for Second-Straight Race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Chevy team won in last series appearance in 2009 MONTEREY, July 9, 2011: GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and Jon Fogarty qualified second Friday for tomorrow’s Continental Tire Fe ... Continue reading

Nationwide Series - Keselowski Powers To Victory At Kentucky

Nationwide Series - Keselowski Powers To Victory At Kentucky

SPARTA, July 9, 2011: Brad Keselowski leaned on pure power provided by a brand new No. 22 Penske Racing Dodge to lead the final 131 of 133 laps en route to taking his first career Kentucky Speedway victory by 1.180 seconds over Kevin Harvick in the NASCAR Nationwide Series “Feed The Children 300â€� in fro ... Continue reading

Grand Am Prototype - Sun Trust On The Pole - Again

Grand Am Prototype - Sun Trust On The Pole - Again

Laguna Seca, July 9, 2011: The No. 10 SunTrust Chevrolet Dallara of Wayne Taylor Racing will start Saturday’s GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Continental Tire Sports Car Festival from the pole for the fourth race in a row after qualifying Friday afternoon at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. Ricky Tay ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Toronto Starting Grid

IndyCar - Toronto Starting Grid

TORONTO - Qualifying Saturday for the Honda Indy Toronto IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 1.755-mile(s) Streets of Toronto, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses:" <p> 1. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 59.5771 (106.047)<br> 2. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara- ... Continue reading

Inteva Products Oshawa, Canada Team Honored for Flawless Facility Launch

Inteva Products Oshawa, Canada Team Honored for Flawless Facility Launch

Inteva Products President and CEO Lon Offenbacher presented the Oshawa, Canada launch team with the President's Platinum Award of Excellence, the highest annual honor Inteva can bestow upon an employee. The Oshawa launch team was honored for a flawless new plant start-up within five months of business award. Inteva ass ... Continue reading

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