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Saturday, October 11, 2003

TEAM 7-ELEVEN'S KANAAN AND WHELDON MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS

TEAM 7-ELEVEN'S KANAAN AND WHELDON MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS

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NHRA Friday: Sitting Fifth, WJ Looks to Improve on Saturday in Dallas

NHRA Friday: Sitting Fifth, WJ Looks to Improve on Saturday in Dallas

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Friday Qualifying Results Sitting Fifth, WJ Looks to Improve on Saturday in Dallas Event: 18th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals Location: Texas Motorplex Ennis, TX Day/Date: Saturday October 10, 2003 Qualifying for the O'Reilly Fall Na ... Continue reading

2004 Barber Dodge Format

2004 Barber Dodge Format

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Chrysler Group Executive to Receive 'Woman of Color' Award For Professional Achievement

Chrysler Group Executive to Receive 'Woman of Color' Award For Professional Achievement

- Lisa J. Wicker to receive top honors - A Chrysler Group 'Woman of Color' has been awarded the past eight years AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 10 -- Some of America's leading women professionals will be honored at the eighth annual "Women of Color" Technology Awards Conference on Saturday, October 11, in Atlanta. Among the ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Support of the DSO Makes Max M. Fisher Center a Reality

Chrysler Group Support of the DSO Makes Max M. Fisher Center a Reality

* DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund was first corporate sponsor of project seven years ago * Chrysler Group helps celebrate the opening of the Max M. Fisher Music Center AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 10 -- In 1996, when the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) requested assistance from the Detroit community to help renovate Orc ... Continue reading

Coachmen Industries, Inc. Expects Significantly Improved Third Quarter Performance

Coachmen Industries, Inc. Expects Significantly Improved Third Quarter Performance

- Anticipated third quarter profit exceeds market consensus estimate by 32% to 40% - Company expects highest earnings level in 16 quarters: $0.33 to $0.35 per share. - Sales increase expected to be 13% over last year. ELKHART, Ind., Oct. 10 -- Coachmen Industries, Inc. today announced it expects improved financial resu ... Continue reading

Company Profile for Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

Company Profile for Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

--Apogee Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a world leader in technologies involving the design and development of value-added glass products, services and systems. Apogee's businesses maintain industry leadership through quality, service and innovation, and are committed to providing superior value to ... Continue reading

Group Honors Johnson Controls with Top Award for Firm's Efforts in Developing Diverse Suppliers

Group Honors Johnson Controls with Top Award for Firm's Efforts in Developing Diverse Suppliers

Company Is Named a 2003 'Corporation of the Year' by Michigan Minority Business Development Council PLYMOUTH, Mich., Oct. 10 -- For its outstanding efforts in supporting and developing diverse suppliers, Johnson Controls has been named "Corporation of the Year" for 2003 by the Michigan Minority Business Development Cou ... Continue reading

Image Microsystems Names Chief Marketing Officer

Image Microsystems Names Chief Marketing Officer

AUSTIN, Texas--Oct. 10, 2003--Image Microsystems (IMI), today named Mr. Lennie Myers to serve as chief marketing officer. Myers will immediately focus 100% of his time on marketing the company, brand recognition and in particular the recycling services. Myers joined Image Microsystems one year ago as chief operating of ... Continue reading

Joey Clanton Entered for BFGoodrich Traction T/A Tires 300

Joey Clanton Entered for BFGoodrich Traction T/A Tires 300

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Johnson Controls to Relocate Seat Systems Production for Ford and Lincoln Models Produced in Michigan

Johnson Controls to Relocate Seat Systems Production for Ford and Lincoln Models Produced in Michigan

Work to be moved from Chesterfield site to facilities in Warren and Plymouth Township PLYMOUTH, Mich., Oct. 10 -- Officials at automotive supplier Johnson Controls announced today that seating business recently awarded to the firm by Ford Motor Company will be moved to the company's Plymouth Township, Michigan plant - ... Continue reading

News Release: BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC, EARNS FOUR "CONSUMERS DIGEST BEST BUY" RECOMMENDATIONS

News Release: BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC, EARNS FOUR "CONSUMERS DIGEST BEST BUY" RECOMMENDATIONS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Media Center (877) 201-2373 BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC, EARNS FOUR "CONSUMERS DIGEST BEST BUY" RECOMMENDATIONS NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 10, 2003) - Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT), recently received four "Consumers Digest Best Buys," more recommenda ... Continue reading

Stoneridge, Inc. to Broadcast its Third-Quarter Conference Call on the Web

Stoneridge, Inc. to Broadcast its Third-Quarter Conference Call on the Web

WARREN, Ohio, Oct. 10 -- Stoneridge, Inc. will broadcast its 2003 third-quarter earnings conference call live over the Internet on Thursday, October 23, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time with President and CEO, Cloyd Abruzzo and Vice President and CFO, Kevin Bagby. What: Stoneridge, Inc. Third-Quarter Earnings Conference ... Continue reading

TriMas Corporation's Lake Erie Products Earns Supplier of the Year Awards

TriMas Corporation's Lake Erie Products Earns Supplier of the Year Awards

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Oct. 10 -- In recognition of its superior performance, TriMas Corporation's Lake Erie Products Livonia (Mich.) Operations has earned "supplier of the year" awards from both Cooper Standard Automotive and Mark IV Automotive (Dayco). The companies separately presented the 2003 awards to Lake Erie ... Continue reading

ZAP's New SEASCOOTER(TM) 'Too Much Fun!'

ZAP's New SEASCOOTER(TM) 'Too Much Fun!'

MIAMI, Oct. 10 -- Even veteran divers are convinced, the new SEASCOOTER(TM) from ZAP(R) (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) is the best new product of the year. This week advanced transport company ZAP is attending DEMA in Miami, the world's largest dive equipment trade fair with more than 14,000 attendees from around the world. Th ... Continue reading

Palcan Fuel Cells Applauds Canadian Government for its Commitment to Fuel Cell Technology

Palcan Fuel Cells Applauds Canadian Government for its Commitment to Fuel Cell Technology

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Oct. 10, 2003--Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: PC) applauds the Canadian Government's announcement yesterday for its commitment of $215-million to capitalize on the upcoming hydrogen economy. Canadian global leadership will be maintained and Canada's fuel cells will enable our research ... Continue reading

Hyundai NEOS-II Crossover Concept to Debut at 2003 Tokyo Motor Show

Hyundai NEOS-II Crossover Concept to Debut at 2003 Tokyo Motor Show

SEOUL, Korea, Oct. 10 -- At the 2003 Tokyo Motor Show which opens Oct. 22, Hyundai Motor Co. will unveil NEOS-II a new Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV). A creation of the company's Japan Design Center, NEOS-II (NEologism Of Style) is the second major concept to be executed by the Chiba-based center. In providing a hint ... Continue reading

ANNOUCEMENT: Prilosec joins Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates as an associate sponsor

ANNOUCEMENT: Prilosec joins Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates as an associate sponsor

Prilosec OTC* Races Into Nextel Cup with Sterling Marlin New Sponsorship of Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 40 Team Announced Charlotte, NC, October 10, 2003 - Prilosec OTC will sponsor two time Daytona 500 winner Sterling Marlin and the No. 40 NASCAR Cup team owned by Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. Beginning with t ... Continue reading

M25 CW incident results in rush hour chaos

M25 CW incident results in rush hour chaos

Carnfield, Bedfordshire, October 10 -- An incident on the M25 clockwise between junctions 27 and 28 of the M25 has caused mayhem on the roads during this evening's peak rush hour, warns Trafficmaster plc, the UK's leading supplier of live traffic information. A Heavy Good Vehicle has shed its load of steel rolls across ... Continue reading

Prilosec OTC(TM) Races Into Nextel Cup with Sterling Marlin

Prilosec OTC(TM) Races Into Nextel Cup with Sterling Marlin

New Sponsorship of Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 40 Team Announced CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 10 -- Prilosec OTC will sponsor two-time Daytona 500 winner Sterling Marlin and the No. 40 NASCAR Cup team owned by Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. Beginning with the 2004 Nextel Cup season, Prilosec OTC will integrate its Asso ... Continue reading

'Mr. President' Wins Over Detroit Automotive Technology Executives

'Mr. President' Wins Over Detroit Automotive Technology Executives

Elaborate marketing hoax has high-level automotive crowd rolling in the aisles while receiving education on V-I-A's 'Business Atoms' BIRMINGHAM, Mich., Oct. 10 -- More than 80 top automotive technology executives laughed their way through a previously billed "White House visit" at the Townsend Hotel Wednesday night, en ... Continue reading

Safelite Sets the Record Straight on Judge's Ruling Concerning IGA Subpoena

Safelite Sets the Record Straight on Judge's Ruling Concerning IGA Subpoena

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 10 -- Safelite(R) Glass Corp., a leading provider of property and casualty claims management solutions and the nation's leader in auto glass repair and replacement services, wishes to clarify the record regarding a ruling on Safelite's request for documents from the Independent Glass Association (I ... Continue reading

Solvay Advanced Polymers' AMODEL(R) Polyphthalamide Successfully Positioned at Valve Related Controls, Inc.

Solvay Advanced Polymers' AMODEL(R) Polyphthalamide Successfully Positioned at Valve Related Controls, Inc.

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Oct. 10 -- A valve positioner isn't exactly a top-of-mind item for most people. But for Ed Lester, president of Loveland, Ohio's Valve Related Controls, Inc. (VRC), it is an essential component of the products VRC manufactures for nearly every industry segment imaginable. VRC products are found in a br ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Files Shelf Registration Statement

Pep Boys Files Shelf Registration Statement

PHILADELPHIA--Oct. 10, 2003--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket and service chain, announced that it filed a shelf registration statement today with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for up to an aggregate of $300 million of its securities. Once the registration ... Continue reading

Johnny Miller To Miss Trans-Am Tour Season Finale in Puerto Rico

Johnny Miller To Miss Trans-Am Tour Season Finale in Puerto Rico

CONTACT: Harry Warren, (517) 927-3613 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JOHNNY MILLER TO MISS TRANS-AM TOUR SEASON FINALE IN PUERTO RICO LANSING, Mich. - Johnny Miller, who drives the familiar No. 64 Jaguar XKR, will not compete in the Puerto Rico Grand Prix, Round 11 and the season finale for the Motorock Trans-Am Tour for the BF ... Continue reading

BMW and BMW Team PTG close in on Speed GT Championships at Road Atlanta

BMW and BMW Team PTG close in on Speed GT Championships at Road Atlanta

NEWS FROM BMW TEAM PTG For Immediate Release BMW and BMW Team PTG Close in on Speed GT Championships at Road Atlanta WINCHESTER, Va. (Oct. 10, 2003) - BMW and BMW Team PTG driver Bill Auberlen lead the Manufacturer's and Driver's Championships heading into the penultimate round of the 10-race 2003 SCCA Pro Racing Speed ... Continue reading

IRL TV in Brazil: Giaffone-Nunn Comments

IRL TV in Brazil: Giaffone-Nunn Comments

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information IRL IndyCar Series Announces New TV/Radio Package in Brazil FORT WORTH, Texas (Friday, Oct. 10, 2003) - Comments from Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing driver Felipe Giaffone and team owner Morris Nunn regarding today's announcement ... Continue reading

Cywinski to Clinch ASA Title With a 28th Place Finish or Better

Cywinski to Clinch ASA Title With a 28th Place Finish or Better

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NASCAR : GM RACING NOTES & QUOTES--UAW-GM QUALITY 500 POST-PRACTICE

NASCAR : GM RACING NOTES & QUOTES--UAW-GM QUALITY 500 POST-PRACTICE

Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. or Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell nmwager@aol.com (727) 784-8465 (office) (727) 415-3109 (cell) For more information: http://media.gm.com/gmracing GM RACING WINSTON CUP NOTES & QUOTES; POST-PRACTICE NOTES; LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWA ... Continue reading

Top-10 ARCA RE/MAX points after Lowe's

Top-10 ARCA RE/MAX points after Lowe's

CURRENT TOP-10 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES POINTS AFTER LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY (10-9-03): 1) Frank Kimmel 5650; 2) Jason Jarrett 4985; 3) Billy Venturini 4600; 4) Shelby Howard 4570; 5) Brent Sherman 4550; 6) Mark Gibson 4500; 7) Bill Eversole 4230; 8) Christi Passmore 4175; 9) Todd Bowsher 4045; 10) Ron Cox 3965. ... Continue reading

EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 150 : Shelmerdine wins at Lowe's

EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 150 : Shelmerdine wins at Lowe's

Shelmerdine-Hylton dynamic duo outshine Charlotte rain CONCORD NC (10-9-03) By Don Radebaugh - When it rains it pours. It also pays off; especially for Kirk Shelmerdine whose rain dance worked just long enough to win the EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 150 Thursday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Shelmerdine, the ma ... Continue reading

Chevy 500 IRL IndyCar : Giaffone-Takagi Texas Friday Qualifying

Chevy 500 IRL IndyCar : Giaffone-Takagi Texas Friday Qualifying

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Giaffone Qualifies Fourth, Takagi 11th for Sunday's Season Finale FORT WORTH, Texas (Friday, Oct. 10, 2003) - Felipe Giaffone will start Sunday's Chevy 500 IRL IndyCar Series season finale on the outside of the second row wh ... Continue reading

NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals-Friday from Southwestern Int'l Raceway

NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals-Friday from Southwestern Int'l Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION FINALS SOUTHWESTERN INTERNATIONAL DRAGWAY, TUCSON, ARIZ. Friday, October 10, 2003 the best racers in nhra's pacific division converge on sir TUCSON, Ariz. - All of the drag strips in NHRA's Pacific Division have came together at Southwestern Int'l Racew ... Continue reading

Chevy Texas IRL Qualifying Notes

Chevy Texas IRL Qualifying Notes

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Meira Is Chevy's Top Gun in Texas IRL Qualifying FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 10, 2003 - For the second straight race, Vitor Meira set the pace for the seven Chevy-powered entries in the season-ending Chev ... Continue reading

IndyCar: De Ferran, Dixon Lead Toyota Top 5 Sweep At Texas

IndyCar: De Ferran, Dixon Lead Toyota Top 5 Sweep At Texas

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O'Reilly Fall Nationals : Bazemore No. 8 in Friday Dallas Qualifying

O'Reilly Fall Nationals : Bazemore No. 8 in Friday Dallas Qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 21 of 23 O'Reilly Fall Nationals Texas Motorplex Ennis, Texas Race Dates: Oct. 10-12, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE QUALIFIES NO. 8 ON FRIDAY NIGHT IN DALLAS ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 10, 2003) - Whit Bazemore, who often shines ... Continue reading

O'Reilly Fall Nationals : Cannon in sixth on Friday in Dallas

O'Reilly Fall Nationals : Cannon in sixth on Friday in Dallas

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 21 of 23 O'Reilly Fall Nationals Texas Motorplex Ennis, Texas Race Dates: Oct. 10-12, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 CANNON GOES CONSERVATIVE, GETS INTO FIELD IN NO. 6 SPOT ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 10, 2003) - Scotty Cannon qualified his ... Continue reading

TEAM 7-ELEVEN DRIVERS KANAAN, WHELDON TURNING ATTENTION TO SUNDAY

TEAM 7-ELEVEN DRIVERS KANAAN, WHELDON TURNING ATTENTION TO SUNDAY

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ARCHIPELAGO/MOTOROLA DRIVER BRYAN HERTA TO START 8th AT TEXAS

ARCHIPELAGO/MOTOROLA DRIVER BRYAN HERTA TO START 8th AT TEXAS

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