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The Callahan Report: Harvick wins while memories of Earnhardt dominate

The Callahan Report: Harvick wins while memories of Earnhardt dominate

March 11, 2001 HAMPTON, GA: Kevin Harvick was given mission after Dale Earnhardt died in the Daytona 500 last month. His mission was to take Earnhardt's ride and the well organized Richard Childress Racing team to victory lane. Not a small task for a rookie driver. When Kevin Harvick blurred across the finish line just ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Cracker Barrel 500 Race Results, Atlanta

NASCAR WCUP: Cracker Barrel 500 Race Results, Atlanta

HAMPTON, GA: Following are the race results for the Cracker Barrel 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, starting position, driver, car model, and laps completed: 1. 5. Kevin Harvick, Monte Carlo, 325 2. 2. ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire Recall

Cooper Tire Recall

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of auto safety recalls announced in January 2001 and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. The list identifies the make and model of the vehicle or equipment involved, with a brief description of the safety problem. NHTSA sa ... Continue reading

Firestone Tires Recalled

Firestone Tires Recalled

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of auto safety recalls announced in January 2001 and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. The list identifies the make and model of the vehicle or equipment involved, with a brief description of the safety problem. NHTSA sa ... Continue reading

Toyota Recalls

Toyota Recalls

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of auto safety recalls announced in January 2001 and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. The list identifies the make and model of the vehicle or equipment involved, with a brief description of the safety problem. NHTSA sa ... Continue reading

Mercedes Benz Recall

Mercedes Benz Recall

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of auto safety recalls announced in January 2001 and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. The list identifies the make and model of the vehicle or equipment involved, with a brief description of the safety problem. NHTSA sa ... Continue reading

Kawasaki Bike Recall

Kawasaki Bike Recall

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of auto safety recalls announced in January 2001 and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. The list identifies the make and model of the vehicle or equipment involved, with a brief description of the safety problem. NHTSA sa ... Continue reading

Dodge Ram Recalled

Dodge Ram Recalled

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of auto safety recalls announced in January 2001 and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. The list identifies the make and model of the vehicle or equipment involved, with a brief description of the safety problem. NHTSA sa ... Continue reading

Daewoo Recalls

Daewoo Recalls

Daewoo Motor Company, Ltd. Models: Daewoo Lanos Years: 2000-2001 Number Involved: 27,884 Dates of Manufacture: December 1999 - November 2000 Defect: On certain passenger vehicles, a wiring harness, located beneath the carpet in the front passenger floor area, can become damaged by passenger traffic as the wire harness ... Continue reading

JV to Develop and Market Alternate Fuel Engines to Meet Rapidly Growing Demand

JV to Develop and Market Alternate Fuel Engines to Meet Rapidly Growing Demand

COLUMBUS, Ind. & VANCOUVER, British Columbia-- March 8, 2001--Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Indiana and Westport Innovations Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia announced today the formation of a 50/50 joint venture (JV) to develop and market low-emissions, high performance natural gas engines. Under the terms of the agree ... Continue reading

Canfor and DynaMotive Establish Alliance To Develop Commercial BioOil Applications for the Forest Industry

Canfor and DynaMotive Establish Alliance To Develop Commercial BioOil Applications for the Forest Industry

VANCOUVER, March 8 - DynaMotive Technologies Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF) and Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (CFP:TSE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop commercial applications for BioOil in the forest industry. The announcement was made at the official opening of DynaMotive's new 10 tonne per day BioOi ... Continue reading

NOL Group 2000 Annual Results

NOL Group 2000 Annual Results

'These are the best results we have ever had, but we're not stopping here.' Mr. Flemming R. Jacobs NOL Group President and CEO The Results FY 2000 Overall Profit US$178 million Up 90% S$308m FY 2000 EBITDA US$593 million Up 56% S$1,020m FY 2000 Turnover US$4.7 billion Up 9% S$8.0 b The Reasons -- Better rates and volum ... Continue reading

Woodside and Team Walker Motorsports Hope to Follow Up at Tucson with Another Podium Finish

Woodside and Team Walker Motorsports Hope to Follow Up at Tucson with Another Podium Finish

Contacts: Donna Walker Team Walker Motorsports 818/255-3468 dwwteam@aol.com Barbara Evans Evans MMPR 818/920-0527 evansmmpr@earthlink.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WOODSIDE AND TEAM WALKER MOTORSPORTS HOPE TO FOLLOW UP AT TUCSON WITH ANOTHER PODIUM FINISH March 7, 2001 (North Hollywood, Calif.) - Sean Woodside and Team Wal ... Continue reading

ARKONA Trading Symbol Changes Following Name Change

ARKONA Trading Symbol Changes Following Name Change

SALT LAKE CITY--March 8, 2001--ARKONA(R) Inc. (OTC:ARKN), a leader in integrated information management and data distribution solutions, Thursday announced that the trading symbol has changed to OTC:ARKN following the company's name change from Sundog(TM) Technologies (OTC:SDTH) to ARKONA Inc. on Feb. 28, 2001. Shareho ... Continue reading

Auto Manufacturers Worldwide Select Websense to Drive out Costs by Eliminating Inappropriate Internet Use at Work

Auto Manufacturers Worldwide Select Websense to Drive out Costs by Eliminating Inappropriate Internet Use at Work

SAN DIEGO--March 8, 2001--Auto manufacturers worldwide are increasing the horsepower of their corporate networks while curbing inappropriate use of the Web at work, according to recent customer additions by Websense Inc. . Companies that have adopted Websense software in recent months include auto industry leaders such ... Continue reading

Cimatron Limited Appoints New General Manager To Cimatron France

Cimatron Limited Appoints New General Manager To Cimatron France

GIVAT SHMUEL, Israel, March 8 Cimatron Ltd. , a leading developer of CAD/CAM solutions for the tooling industry, has appointed Mr. Marc Kolesnikov, as the new General Manager of the Company's subsidiary, Cimatron France. Nitzan Sapir, Cimatron's president & CEO commented, "Marc has a proven track record in a range of h ... Continue reading

Delphi Earns Recognition as a John Deere 'Partner-Level Supplier'

Delphi Earns Recognition as a John Deere 'Partner-Level Supplier'

FLINT, Mich., March 8 Delphi Automotive Systems has earned recognition as a top supplier for 2000, from John Deere as part of Deere's Achieving Excellence Process. Delphi was named a "Partner- Level Supplier," Deere's highest supplier rating, in recognition of its dedication to providing products and service of outstan ... Continue reading

Dyna Group International Announces Earnings for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2000

Dyna Group International Announces Earnings for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2000

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas--March 8, 2001--Dyna Group International (OTCBB:DGIX) announced today earnings from operations for the 4th quarter and year ending December 31, 2000. 4th quarter ended Year ended December 31 December 31 ---------------------- ---------------------- 2000 1999 2000 1999 ---------------------- ------- ... Continue reading

eshare NetAgent Provides DealerGain With Technology For Online Customer Interactions

eshare NetAgent Provides DealerGain With Technology For Online Customer Interactions

ATLANTA, March 8 eshare communications(TM), Inc. , a leading provider of Customer Interaction Management (CIM) solutions, today announced an licensing agreement with DealerGain, Inc., the Atlanta-based firm which provides live agent, Web- based selling services to car dealerships. eshare will provide NetAgent, the comp ... Continue reading

Exide Technologies to Help Earthquake Victims in India; Exide Employees in India Contribute Two Days Wages

Exide Technologies to Help Earthquake Victims in India; Exide Employees in India Contribute Two Days Wages

PRINCETON, N.J., March 8 With the effects of the recent major earthquake in India still causing pain for the country's populace, Exide Technologies has donated $30,000 worth of tents to the affected region. "The need for tents as temporary shelter for hundreds of thousands survivors continues to be critical, so we're t ... Continue reading

Flying Start to Year for Scania in Denmark

Flying Start to Year for Scania in Denmark

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--March 8, 2001--Scania Bus Nordic has started the year strongly in Denmark by securing an order for 91 buses from Combus, one of the country's leading bus operators. "Scania signed a main supplier contract with Combus last year," explains Leif Nystrom, MD of Scania Bus Nordic AB. "This order is a resu ... Continue reading

Grupo Dina Announces Death of Former Chairman

Grupo Dina Announces Death of Former Chairman

MEXICO CITY, March 8 Consorcio G. Grupo Dina, S.A. de C.V., a leading Latin American producer of trucks, today announced the death on March 4th of Mr. Rafael Gomez Flores, its former Chairman. He died in Guadalajara after a long illness. Mr.Gomez Flores, 43, had stepped down as Dina's Chairman and resigned from the Boa ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz Bowling Green Operations Receives Ford Q1 Award for Excellence

Hayes Lemmerz Bowling Green Operations Receives Ford Q1 Award for Excellence

NORTHVILLE, Mich., March 8 Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. today announced that its Bowling Green, Kentucky Operations has received the coveted Ford Q1 Award. The Q1 Award is Ford's recognition of suppliers that have achieved a sustained level of excellence in customer satisfaction by meeting the automaker's requirem ... Continue reading

Independent Testing Confirms Power Technology Batteries Are More Powerful

Independent Testing Confirms Power Technology Batteries Are More Powerful

LAS VEGAS, Nev.--March 8, 2001--Power Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:PWTC) announced today they have received verification from an independent testing laboratory that the advanced chemistry battery paste provided by Bipolar Power International, Inc. (Bipolar) significantly improves the performance of sealed lead-acid batterie ... Continue reading

J.L. French Automotive Castings, Inc., Announces Fourth-Quarter Results

J.L. French Automotive Castings, Inc., Announces Fourth-Quarter Results

MINNEAPOLIS, March 8 J.L. French Automotive Castings, Inc., today announced revenues and operating income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2000. For the fourth quarter of 2000, revenues were $134.9 million, an increase of $11.8 million compared with $123.1 million in the 1999 period. Operating income was $5. ... Continue reading

John F. Kennedy Jr.'s Jeep Up for Bid on eBay Motors

John F. Kennedy Jr.'s Jeep Up for Bid on eBay Motors

Sale Begins on http://www.ebaymotors.com March 8-18 SAN JOSE, Calif., March 8 A Jeep Wrangler Sahara owned by John F. Kennedy Jr. will be offered for sale on eBay Motors (http://www.ebaymotors.com) through March 18. The auto is being listed by premier collector car auction company Kruse International on behalf of the s ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Earns Top Automotive Supplier Ranking on FORTUNE Most Admired Companies List

Johnson Controls Earns Top Automotive Supplier Ranking on FORTUNE Most Admired Companies List

MILWAUKEE, March 8 Johnson Controls, Inc. was ranked at the top of FORTUNE magazine's America's Most Admired Companies list of automotive suppliers for 2000. Clark, Martire & Bartolomeo (CM&B), a leading research firm, polled 10,000 executives, directors and financial analysts, asking them to rank companies in their ow ... Continue reading

Marc Anthony to Pilot Jaguar's Tribute to Style Into Barker Hangar

Marc Anthony to Pilot Jaguar's Tribute to Style Into Barker Hangar

Gala Evening Featuring North American Preview and Auction of All New Jaguar X-TYPE to Benefit the Entertainment Industry Foundation Arts And Education Fund BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 8 Rodeo Drive will be re-created at Santa Monica's Barker Hangar for Jaguar's Tribute to Style on Sunday March 18, 2001 -- one week pri ... Continue reading

Motorcycle Industry Appeals to Riders to 'Take it Easy' During Daytona Bike Week

Motorcycle Industry Appeals to Riders to 'Take it Easy' During Daytona Bike Week

ORLANDO, Fla., March 8 A grassroots safety awareness campaign was rolled out this week at the world's largest motorcycle event in Daytona Beach, Fla. According to Tim Buche, President of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, the comprehensive campaign will be called "Take It Easy" and is aimed at both motorists and riders. ... Continue reading

Mr. Gasket Announces The Super-Sucker Carburetor Spacer Kit

Mr. Gasket Announces The Super-Sucker Carburetor Spacer Kit

Click here if you can't read this <http://www.musicianassist.com/q5testing/mrgasket/altern ateview.asp?ID=1 05> Mr. Gasket Announces The Super-Sucker Carburetor Spacer Kit Click on a thumnail image to view it full size <http://www.mrgasket.com/primages/3420.jpg> Cleveland, Ohio (DATE 2001) Mr. Gasket announces the avai ... Continue reading

Niclas Jonsson: royal safety to helmet tech

Niclas Jonsson: royal safety to helmet tech

Niclas Jonsson driver notes American Le Mans Series Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway March 12 to 17, 2001 (note: the first O in Jonsson is spelled with an umlaut) royal safety Niclas Jonsson believes his royal experience helped save his race car when a tire puncture caused a blowout dur ... Continue reading

Owosso Corporation Announces Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2001

Owosso Corporation Announces Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2001

King of Prussia, Pa., March 8 Owosso Corporation today announced a net loss for common shareholders of ($2.2 million), or ($0.38) per share, for its first fiscal quarter ended January 28, 2001, as compared to a net loss available for common shareholders of ($550,000) or ($0.09) per share, for the prior year quarter. Lo ... Continue reading

PA Consumer Advocate Endorses Proposed PA Lemon Law Changes During Public Hearings

PA Consumer Advocate Endorses Proposed PA Lemon Law Changes During Public Hearings

Attorney Craig Thor Kimmel Commends Inclusion of Leased Vehicles And Stresses the Need for Title Branding HARRISBURG, Penn., March 8 Attorney and automobile consumer advocate Craig Thor Kimmel, whose firm has provided free lemon law representation to more than 15,000 consumers in the past ten years, commended the Consu ... Continue reading

PlanetCAD Selects Craig Berry as Vice President of Sales; Berry Brings 16 Years Sales Management and Strategic Experience to Operation

PlanetCAD Selects Craig Berry as Vice President of Sales; Berry Brings 16 Years Sales Management and Strategic Experience to Operation

BOULDER, Colo.--March 8, 2001--PlanetCAD Inc. (AMEX:PCD), the world's leading developer of engineering application services and interoperability solutions for the manufacturing supply chain, today announced that it has appointed Craig Berry as vice president of sales. Berry has more than 16 years of sales management ex ... Continue reading

Robert Bosch GmbH Selects Quickturn for Next-Generation In-Circuit Fault Emulation Projects

Robert Bosch GmbH Selects Quickturn for Next-Generation In-Circuit Fault Emulation Projects

MUNICH, Germany--March 8, 2001-- The Quickturn MercuryPlus System Demonstrates Superior Debugging Capabilities and Greater Capacity Than Competitive Products Quickturn, a company of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. , today announced that Robert Bosch GmbH selected its MercuryPlus in-circuit emulation system as the platform ... Continue reading

Sears February Comparable Sales Decrease 2.0 Percent

Sears February Comparable Sales Decrease 2.0 Percent

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., March 8 Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced total domestic store revenues for the four weeks ending March 3, 2001 were $1.97 billion. Comparable domestic store revenues decreased 2.0 percent. Total domestic store revenues decreased 1.5 percent compared to $2.0 billion for the four weeks ending March ... Continue reading

Synapz Names Dalton As Supply Chain Analyst

Synapz Names Dalton As Supply Chain Analyst

NORTHVILLE, Mich., March 8 Synapz, a leading e-commerce solution provider serving the automotive market, has recently appointed Ronald E. Dalton as a supply chain analyst. In this position, he is responsible for assisting existing and new clients in evaluating supply chain business practices and determining cost benefi ... Continue reading

Trans-Am Series Names High Tech Performance Trailers Official Trailer

Trans-Am Series Names High Tech Performance Trailers Official Trailer

For Immediate Release - March 8, 2001 Contact David Lang, 305-670-4343 or transampr@compuserve.com Trans-Am Series Names High Tech Performance Trailers Official Trailer Will Be Presenting Sponsor For Owners’ Championship; Contingency Posting of $60,000 Cash And Products Miami - The Trans-Am Series and the Panoz/Sanch ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto Announces Executive Appointment; Robert K. Wilshaw Named Senior Vice President - Manufacturer Relations

UnitedAuto Announces Executive Appointment; Robert K. Wilshaw Named Senior Vice President - Manufacturer Relations

DETROIT--March 8, 2001--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a leading publicly traded automotive retailer, today announced a new executive appointment. Robert K. "Bob" Wilshaw has joined UnitedAuto as Senior Vice President - Manufacturer Relations. Mr. Wilshaw will report to Chairman Roger S. Penske and President Sam DiFeo, Jr. W ... Continue reading

USAR 2001 Stats

USAR 2001 Stats

Here are the drivers statistics after Race #1. ... Continue reading

Visteon Is Right On Track With 2001 Sponsorship

Visteon Is Right On Track With 2001 Sponsorship

DEARBORN, Mich., March 8 With an eye on being fast, flexible and flawless as one of the world's leading suppliers of integrated automotive components and systems, Visteon Corporation identifies with the principles of today's car racing scene. So, for the 2001 season, the company has renewed its sponsorship with the Pat ... Continue reading

V-Twin/Capture.Net Form Strategic Alliance

V-Twin/Capture.Net Form Strategic Alliance

NEW YORK--March 8, 2001--V-Twin Holdings, Inc., (OTCBB: VTWN) CycleClick.com subsidiary today announced an agreement to obtain exclusive rights to Capture.Net Technologies Inc., (Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) symbol: (YCP)) for its Retail Management System (RMS) application within the motorcycle retail industry. In ... Continue reading

Working Woman Honors Metro-Detroit Business Owner Lizabeth Ardisana for Entrepreneurial Excellence

Working Woman Honors Metro-Detroit Business Owner Lizabeth Ardisana for Entrepreneurial Excellence

DEARBORN, Mich., March 8 ASG Renaissance owner Lizabeth Ardisana has been presented with two Working Woman Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards. Ardisana was one of two honorees in her region to be recognized in more than one category, and one of two winners from the Metro-Detroit area. Close to 100 nominations were submi ... Continue reading

#55 Kanaan - Monterrey Friday Practice Report

#55 Kanaan - Monterrey Friday Practice Report

Contact: Laz Denes, 310-538-2599 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com #55 Tony Kanaan #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix – Practice Notes-Quotes – Friday, March. 9 Parque Fundidora – Monterrey, Mexico – 2.1-Mile Road Course Round 1 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx ... Continue reading

#66 Zanardi - Monterrey Friday Practice Report

#66 Zanardi - Monterrey Friday Practice Report

Contact: Laz Denes, 310-538-2599 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com #66 Alex Zanardi #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix – Practice Notes-Quotes – Friday, March. 9 Parque Fundidora – Monterrey, Mexico – 2.1-Mile Road Course Round 1 of 21 on the 2001 CAR ... Continue reading

ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series sched release

ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series sched release

ARCA LINCOLN WELDERS TRUCK SERIES RELEASES ’01 SCHEDULE For Immediate Release TOLEDO, OHIO, 3-7-01 - In its third season, the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series has released its 2001 schedule to include 14 events in six states. The ‘01 schedule, like previous years, will include a mix of dirt and pavement tracks beg ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX Series release, Ken Schrader

ARCA RE/MAX Series release, Ken Schrader

Schrader enters inaugural Nashville ARCA RE/MAX race For Immediate Release TOLEDO, OHIO, 3-8-01 - With a weekend off from the NASCAR Winston Cup world, veteran Ken Schrader has filed an entry for the April 13 PFG Lester ARCA 150 at the new Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Schrader, a seven-time ARCA RE/MA ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX Series release, Pork sponsorship

ARCA RE/MAX Series release, Pork sponsorship

NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS; OFFICIAL MEAT PRODUCT OF ARCA For Immediate Release TOLEDO, OHIO, 3-9-01 – Officials of ARCA, along with the National Pork Producers Council, have announced a three-year agreement that will recognize Pork ‘the other white meat’ as the official meat product of the ARCA RE/MAX Series. The p ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team Malaysian GP advance

BMW WilliamsF1 Team Malaysian GP advance

Malaysian Grand Prix - PREVIEW 9th March 2001 The BMW WilliamsF1 Team comes to Sepang adamant to achieve a good result in the second race of this 2001 season, after the disappointments in Australia. Most of the teams have stayed out during the gap between the Australian and the Malaysian Grands Prix and this is true fo ... Continue reading

CertainTeed Roofing and Ventilation Team With Top NASCAR Winston Cup Driver

CertainTeed Roofing and Ventilation Team With Top NASCAR Winston Cup Driver

VALLEY FORGE, Pa., March 9 CertainTeed Corporation is pleased to announce it has partnered with NASCAR Winston Cup driver Ward Burton to promote the company's residential and commercial roofing products as well as AirVent, Inc., a CertainTeed company that manufacturers a full line of attic ventilation products, includi ... Continue reading

FMDRS Results Baton Rouge, La.

FMDRS Results Baton Rouge, La.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION STATE CAPITOL DRAGWAY, BATON ROUGE, LOUSIANA FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2001 RAIN-SOAKED DRAGWAY ELIMINATES QUALIFYING FOR TODAY BATON ROUGE, La. - State Capitol Dragway received over two inches of rain overnight adding to the six inches of rain ... Continue reading

NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series--Orlando Speed World Dragway--Friday Qualifying

NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series--Orlando Speed World Dragway--Friday Qualifying

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES-SOUTHEAST DIVISION ORLANDO SPEED WORLD DRAGWAY FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2001 FRIDAY QUALIFYING AT ORLANDO SPEED WORLD DRAGWAY OUTRUNS THE RAIN ORLANDO, Fla. - Over 500 competitors from as far away as Washington State made their way to partly-sunny Orlando to take part ... Continue reading

Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup Changes Portland Race Date

Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup Changes Portland Race Date

For Immediate Release - March 9, 2001 Contact David Lang, 305-670-4343 or transampr@compuserve.com Trans-Am Series Announces Schedule Change For Portland Race Miami - The Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup and the Panoz/Sanchez Group today announced that the series’ race in Portland will be held on Saturday ... Continue reading

Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup, Prerace Notes

Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup, Prerace Notes

Weekend Facts What: Round One of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup. This is the season-opener for the Trans-Am Series 36th season. This weekend’s race, the Trans-Am Series 100, will be the 392nd in Trans-Am Series history. Television: Friday’s race will be carried on a same-day taped delay basis at 8 ... Continue reading

WYNN'S 100 ASA RACE RAINED OUT AT IRWINDALE ... tires.com ON TRACK FOR SATURDAY!

WYNN'S 100 ASA RACE RAINED OUT AT IRWINDALE ... tires.com ON TRACK FOR SATURDAY!

FRIDAY NIGHT WYNN'S 100 ASA RACE AT IRWINDALE RAINED-OUT tires.com 300 STILL ON SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT MARCH 10 Irwindale, Calif. - - (March 9, 2001) The American Speed Association (ASA) Wynn's 100 qualifying race was rained out tonight and will not be rescheduled. The weekend's feature race the "tires.com 300 pre ... Continue reading

Caliber Collision Centers Expands Production Capabilities at its Costa Mesa Facility; Additional Production Location Will Support Current Facility

Caliber Collision Centers Expands Production Capabilities at its Costa Mesa Facility; Additional Production Location Will Support Current Facility

IRVINE, Calif.--March 9, 2001--Caliber Collision Centers, an Irvine-based operator of high-quality collision repair facilities in California and Texas, announced the addition of more than 10,000 square feet of production space through the acquisition of Innovative Autocraft Inc.'s collision repair assets and facility i ... Continue reading

60-Foot Long Volvo Ocean Race Yachts 'Cruise' the Skies

60-Foot Long Volvo Ocean Race Yachts 'Cruise' the Skies

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 9 A giant Russian cargo plane, dubbed 'the ugly duckling of the skies', early today successfully delivered two sleek, but hardly slim-line Volvo Ocean Race yachts weighing a total 27,000 kilos after a unique 22-hour flight between Auckland, New Zealand and Miami, USA. The near identical yachts ... Continue reading

Bedford, N.H.-Based Land Rover Bedford Opens for Business

Bedford, N.H.-Based Land Rover Bedford Opens for Business

Manchester, N.H.-Area Land Rover 'Centre' Will Sell Land Rover Vehicles Exclusively BEDFORD, N.H., March 9 Purchasing the world's most prestigious sport-utility vehicle just became easier in the Manchester, N.H. area with the opening of Land Rover Bedford, one of the newest Land Rover retail outlets in the U.S. Land Ro ... Continue reading

Coachmen Industries Forecasts 2001 Performance

Coachmen Industries Forecasts 2001 Performance

ELKHART, Ind., March 9 Coachmen Industries , a full-line manufacturer of recreational vehicles (RVs) and America's leading producer of modular homes, is presenting its calendar year 2000 performance and outlook for 2001 at the RedChip.com(TM) Investor Conference today in San Francisco. The meeting will be web cast on W ... Continue reading

Corporate Profile for Dealix Corporation, dated March 9, 2001

Corporate Profile for Dealix Corporation, dated March 9, 2001

--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. Published Date: March 9, 2001 Company Name: Dealix Corporati ... Continue reading

Crown Group, Inc. Reports FY2001 Third- Quarter Earnings; Net Income From Operations Increased 15% in First Nine Months of Fiscal Year

Crown Group, Inc. Reports FY2001 Third- Quarter Earnings; Net Income From Operations Increased 15% in First Nine Months of Fiscal Year

DALLAS--March 9, 2001--Crown Group, Inc. today announced its operating results for the third quarter and first nine months of FY2001. For the three months ended January 31, 2001, revenues increased 36% to $80.1 million, compared with $58.7 million in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year. Net income for the mos ... Continue reading

Hertz Rent A Car Opens Location in Decatur, Illinois

Hertz Rent A Car Opens Location in Decatur, Illinois

PARK RIDGE, N.J., March 9 The Hertz Corporation , the world's largest car rental company, has opened a new location in Decatur, Illinois. Located conveniently at Decatur Airport, the facility is situated at 910 North Airport Road. The full-service location offers Hertz customers a range of rental vehicles including min ... Continue reading

Mr. Gasket Announces A New Power Valve Protector

Mr. Gasket Announces A New Power Valve Protector

Click here if you can't read this <http://www.musicianassist.com/q5testing/mrgasket/altern ateview.asp?ID=1 07> Mr. Gasket Announces A New Power Valve Protector Click on a thumnail image to view it full size <http://www.mrgasket.com/primages/1511G.jpg> Mr. Gasket Announces A New Power Valve Protector Cleveland, Ohio (M ... Continue reading

PACE International Union Announces Resignation of Robert E. Wages As Executive Vice President

PACE International Union Announces Resignation of Robert E. Wages As Executive Vice President

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 9 President Boyd Young of the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE) announced today that Executive Vice President Robert E. Wages has resigned his position as an officer of the union effective immediately. Wages is the former president of the Oil, Chemi ... Continue reading

PHH Arval Names George J. Kilroy President and CEO; Replaces Mark Miller, Who Joins Cendant Corporation

PHH Arval Names George J. Kilroy President and CEO; Replaces Mark Miller, Who Joins Cendant Corporation

HUNT VALLEY, Md., March 9 Mark E. Miller, President and Chief Operating Officer of Cendant Corporation's Travel Division, announced today that George J. Kilroy has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of PHH Arval, the fleet services subsidiary of Cendant . Kilroy replaces Miller, who was promoted to his ne ... Continue reading

Synapz's Alderson Receives DISA's Edward A. Guilbert EDI Professional Award

Synapz's Alderson Receives DISA's Edward A. Guilbert EDI Professional Award

NORTHVILLE, Mich., March 9 Jessie W. Alderson, director of industrial technology for Synapz -- a leading e-commerce solution provider serving the automotive market -- has been honored with the Data Interchange Standards Association's (DISA) prestigious Edward A. Guilbert Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Professional A ... Continue reading

Timken Steel Bar Prices Continue to Rebound

Timken Steel Bar Prices Continue to Rebound

CANTON, Ohio, March 9 The Timken Corporation announced today price increases on carbon and alloy steel bar products. The new steel pricing structure is effective with new orders scheduled for shipment beginning May 1, 2001. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991012/TKRLOGO ) Product Increase Hot rolled bars ... Continue reading

Transmission Technologies Corporation Kicks Off The 2001 Fun Ford Weekend (FFW) Drag Racing Series At the 11th Annual Spring Break Shoot Out in Bradenton, Florida

Transmission Technologies Corporation Kicks Off The 2001 Fun Ford Weekend (FFW) Drag Racing Series At the 11th Annual Spring Break Shoot Out in Bradenton, Florida

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 9 Transmission Technologies Corporation (TTC) announced that it has re-signed as the title sponsor of the "TREMEC Street Bandit" class for the 2001 FFW drag racing series. This is TTC's second year as a FFW title sponsor. The "TREMEC Street Bandit" class was designed for naturally aspirat ... Continue reading

Valvoline To Pay $1 Million To Big Brothers Big Sisters If Benson Wins Pole And Race On Same Winston Cup Weekend; Benson to Drive Valvoline's Caring Hands Program for BBBSA in 2001

Valvoline To Pay $1 Million To Big Brothers Big Sisters If Benson Wins Pole And Race On Same Winston Cup Weekend; Benson to Drive Valvoline's Caring Hands Program for BBBSA in 2001

ATLANTA--March 9, 2001--Pro Football Hall of Famer Lynn Swann today announced a $1 million pledge from Valvoline to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) if Valvoline NASCAR driver Johnny Benson wins a pole position and race on the same weekend for any of the remaining Winston Cup races in the 2001 season. The an ... Continue reading

CART: Monterrey Starting Lineup, Monterrey Mexico

CART: Monterrey Starting Lineup, Monterrey Mexico

MONTERREY MEXICO: Following are the qualifying results for the CART FedEx Championship race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, driver, engine, and qualifying speed: 1. Kenny Brack, Ford, 100.665 m.p.h. 2. Cristiano da Matta, Toyota, 100.404 m.p.h. 3. Gil de Ferran, Honda, 100.255 m.p.h. 4. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Aaron's 312 Race Results, Atlanta

NASCAR BGN: Aaron's 312 Race Results, Atlanta

HAMPTON, GA: Following are the race results for the Aaron's 312 Busch Grand National race held Saturday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car model, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (3) Joe Nemechek, Monte Carlo, 203, $43,550. 2. (5) Greg Biffle, Taurus, 203, $38,325 ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Cracker Barrel 500 Starting Lineup, Atlanta

NASCAR WCUP: Cracker Barrel 500 Starting Lineup, Atlanta

HAMPTON, GA: Following are the qualifying results for the Cracker Barrel 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, driver, car model, and qualifying speed: 1. Dale Jarrett, Taurus, 192.748. 2. Jeff Gordon, Monte Carlo, 192.413 3. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ron Hornaday off to strong start in 2001

NASCAR WCUP: Ron Hornaday off to strong start in 2001

RON HORNADAY, NO. 14 CONSECO PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON GETTING OFF TO A STRONG START IN 2001) "I've just been going out there and running the best I can. These guys have been working pretty hard for the past year to get the cars, bodies and people situated. I fell into a great opportunity to drive for A.J. Everything has ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Happy Hour Notes and Quotes, Atlanta

NASCAR WCUP: Happy Hour Notes and Quotes, Atlanta

Jerry Nadeau, No. 25 UAW-Delphi Chevrolet Monte Carlo: "We've really been basing everything off of the last time we were here. We won the race here, and we had just an awesome racecar. But these new tires have really thrown us a curveball. I think they're a safer tire, a better tire for everybody - most guys like them. ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Infiniti Track Tests New 35A Indy Racing Engine

Northern Light IRL: Infiniti Track Tests New 35A Indy Racing Engine

PHOENIX, Ariz.--Infiniti successfully track-tested its new 35A Indy Racing engine at Phoenix International Raceway this week. Eddie Cheever Jr. and Scott Goodyear were the first to log miles on the all-new Infiniti Indy engine, completing 429 trouble-free miles on two different engines in the No. 51 Excite@ Home Dallar ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: TAP Rallye De Portugal, End of Leg Two

FIA RALLY: TAP Rallye De Portugal, End of Leg Two

Appalling weather conditions have again played their part on the second day of the TAP Rally of Portugal, third round of the 2001 FIA World Rally Championship. Several leading stars including Harri Rovanperä, Freddy Loix and Markko Martin have been forced to retire through accidents and mechanical problems. However, f ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Aaron's 312 Post Race Notes, Atlanta

NASCAR BGN: Aaron's 312 Post Race Notes, Atlanta

MARK GREEN-55-Davis & Weight Motorsports Ford Taurus (Retired, Lap 50) - WHAT HAPPENED? "Something went through the grille and punched a hole in the radiator. We lost all the water out of it and the motor seized. That's all for us today." HOW WERE THE TRACK CONDITIONS? "They were about the same as yesterday. It was kin ... Continue reading

CART: Da Matta takes front row spot for GP of Monterrey

CART: Da Matta takes front row spot for GP of Monterrey

- DA MATTA ON FRONT ROW - Cristiano da Matta (Texaco/Havoline Toyota) held the provisional pole for much of Saturday's qualifying before losing the top spot late in the session on the way to capturing second and a front-row qualifying spot for Sunday's Tecate Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey. - MATCHES CAREER BEST - Cris ... Continue reading

CART: Bryan Herta Qualifying Notes, Monterrey

CART: Bryan Herta Qualifying Notes, Monterrey

Herta on qualifying: "It has been a frustrating day. Between the red flags and the changes we made to the car, we missed out on a lot of track time this morning. Obviously, I was hoping to qualify much higher this afternoon. During qualifying, the track was back to conditions similar to yesterday, very slippery. We hav ... Continue reading

CART: Tony Kanaan Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Monterrey

CART: Tony Kanaan Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Monterrey

#55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix &#8211; Qualifying Notes-Quotes &#8211; Sat., March 10 Parque Fundidora &#8211; Monterrey, Mexico &#8211; 2.1-Mile Road Course Round 1 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series Tony Kanaan and the #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Rey ... Continue reading

CART: Alex Zanardi Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Monterrey

CART: Alex Zanardi Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Monterrey

#66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix &#8211; Qualifying Notes-Quotes &#8211; Sat., March 10 Parque Fundidora &#8211; Monterrey, Mexico &#8211; 2.1-Mile Road Course Round 1 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series Alex Zanardi and his #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn R ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Higgins Wins First Dayton Indy Lights Pole In Mexico

INDY LIGHTS: Higgins Wins First Dayton Indy Lights Pole In Mexico

MONTERREY, Mexico (March 10, 2001) - Derek Higgins (Mexpro/StarlightDiamonds.com/PrecioBase.com Lola) improved on his Friday provisional pole-winning time and retained the top qualifying spot for Sunday's inaugural Dayton Indy Lights Championship race at Fundidora Park with his second new track record in as many days. ... Continue reading

CART: Brack collects first career pole at Monterrey GP

CART: Brack collects first career pole at Monterrey GP

MONTERREY, Mexico (March 10, 2001) - Kenny Brack of Team Rahal, whose solid rookie FedEx Championship Series season last year brought him the Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year Award but neither a race victory nor a pole position, collected his first of the latter Saturday when he earned the pole for the inaugural Tecate T ... Continue reading

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