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Kvapil fifth in Nashville; first Silverado

Kvapil fifth in Nashville; first Silverado

SILVERADO RACING NOTES AND QUOTES FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES -- ROUND 16 NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY NASHVILLE, TENN. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2001 TRAVIS KVAPIL FIFTH; FIRST SILVERADO IN NASHVILLE You would have thought there had been a full moon out tonight, with all the weird happenings at the star ... Continue reading

Results From FMDRS Event in Englishtown, NJ

Results From FMDRS Event in Englishtown, NJ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2001 MANZO AND GIBSON TOP SATURDAY QUALIFYING IN ENGLISHTOWN ENGLISHTOWN, NJ - In the finals rounds of qualifying at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, in Englishtown, NJ, defending NHRA ... Continue reading

Re: Winning Confirmation

Re: Winning Confirmation

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SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER ROUND SEVEN COMBINED QUALIFYING RE SULTS FROM VIRGINIA

SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER ROUND SEVEN COMBINED QUALIFYING RE SULTS FROM VIRGINIA

(ALTON, Virginia) - Starting grid for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing Pro Spec Racer Round Seven race, part of the SCCA Spectator Nationals at Virginia International Raceway, with starting position, car number in parenthesis, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time and speed in miles per hour. 1. (29), James Goughary Jr, Palm ... Continue reading

SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER ROUND SEVEN PRACTICE TIMES FROM VI RGINIA

SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER ROUND SEVEN PRACTICE TIMES FROM VI RGINIA

(ALTON, Virginia) - Practice times for the SCCA Pro Racing Pro Spec Racer Round Seven race, part of the SCCA Spectator Nationals at Virginia International Raceway, with position, car number in parenthesis, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time and speed in miles per hour. 1 (65), Richard Spicer, Laurel, Md., Spec Rac ... Continue reading

SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER ROUND SEVEN QUALIFYING ONE TIMES F ROM VIRGINIA

SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER ROUND SEVEN QUALIFYING ONE TIMES F ROM VIRGINIA

(ALTON, Virginia) - Qualifying Session One times for the SCCA Pro Racing Pro Spec Racer Round Seven race, part of the SCCA Spectator Nationals at Virginia International Raceway, with position, car number in parenthesis, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time and speed in miles per hour. 1. (0), Chris Funk, Kansas City ... Continue reading

Townsend Bell Wins Pole at Mid-Ohio

Townsend Bell Wins Pole at Mid-Ohio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com TOWNSEND BELL WINS INDY LIGHTS POLE AT MID-OHIO DAMIEN FAULKNER QUALIFIES THIRD LEXINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 11, 2000) - He made it look easy but nothing felt certain for Townsend Bell until the checkered flag waved and the pole position for Sunday's eighth ... Continue reading

U.S. F2000 Race Notes from Mid-Ohio

U.S. F2000 Race Notes from Mid-Ohio

Race Notes from Mid-Ohio 3:13 PM – Cars roll onto the front straight to line up. 3:13 PM – No. 89 LaPoint, who captured his third pole of the season of Friday, will lead the field to the green. 3:14 PM – No. 6 Kasemets, who won at Mid-Ohio in June, will start second. ... Continue reading

U.S. F2000 Warm-Up Notes from Mid-Ohio

U.S. F2000 Warm-Up Notes from Mid-Ohio

Warm-Up Notes from Mid-Ohio - No. 3 Bell replaced his engine following qualifying on Friday. - No. 11 Rubenzer and No. 43 Ellis elected not to go out for the warm-up. ... Continue reading

U.S. F2000 Warm-Up Results from Mid-Ohio

U.S. F2000 Warm-Up Results from Mid-Ohio

LEXINGTON, OHIO - Practice times for the 25 lap, 56.25-mile Round Eleven race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with practice position, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1 (2),Peter Gray(R), Aberdeen, Scotland, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.631, 95.709. 2 (89),Jason LaPoint(R), Woodburn, Ore., F2A, Van ... Continue reading

ZEKE JUSTICE SERVICES

ZEKE JUSTICE SERVICES

08.11.01 WE'VE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT FRIEND AND MOTORSPORTS PIONEER ZEKE JUSTICE (ONE OF THE FAMED JUSTICE BROTHERS) PASSED AWAY THIS PAST THURSDAY AT AGE 81 AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. HE WILL BE MISSED BY MANY. SERVICES WILL BE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 AT 10:30AM FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH 1211 EAST BADILLO AVENUE IN WEST COVIN ... Continue reading

Goodyear Declares Dividend

Goodyear Declares Dividend

Goodyear Declares Dividend AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 7 Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share. The dividend is payable September 17, to shareholders of record August 17. The payout represents an annual rate of $1.20 per share. Goodyear is the world's largest tire ... Continue reading

PEACH STATE BUILT FOR SPEED

PEACH STATE BUILT FOR SPEED

for immediate release August 7, 2001 PEACH STATE BUILT FOR SPEED JEFFERSON, GA - The consensus opinion among drivers entered in the American Racing Association's (ARA) US Auto Sales Twin 125s Sunday at Peach State Speedway is that the track is a "high-banked, two-grooved oval built for speed". That means you can expect ... Continue reading

Document from Porsche Motorsports

Document from Porsche Motorsports

For Immediate Release Contact: Bob Carlson (770) 290-3676 Andy Schupack (401) 739-5677 Fred Hammond (201) 750-3533 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS CHARGE LED BY NASCAR’S KYLE PETTY AND JOHN ANDRETTIIN BULLY HILL VINEYARDS 250 AT A UNIQUE FRIDAY NIGHT WATKINS GLEN EVENT -Veteran stock car drivers have surprising expertise at the G ... Continue reading

MEDIA ADVISORY - U.S. F2000 Rounds Eleven

MEDIA ADVISORY - U.S. F2000 Rounds Eleven

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY U.S. F2000 National Championship Round Eleven Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Green Flag: Saturday, August 11, 2001, 3:15 p.m. (ET) Circuit: 2.25-mile road course Television: The Mid-Ohio U.S. F2000 race will televised on tape-delayed basis on the Speedvision Network. The race will origi ... Continue reading

U.S. F2000 Thursday Test Notes from Mid-Ohio

U.S. F2000 Thursday Test Notes from Mid-Ohio

Thursday Test Day Notes from Mid-Ohio - No. 4 Hagar is running a car with Continental Motorsport Services this weekend. Hagar was unable to repair his regular car in time for Round 11 after it was determined it had a crack in the chassis. - No. 20 Tesone, No. ... Continue reading

Baldi Captures First X-1R Pole of Season at The Glen

Baldi Captures First X-1R Pole of Season at The Glen

Baldi Captures First X-1R Pole of Season at The Glen Petty, Andretti Struggle in Practice, Qualifying WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 9, 2001) -- After capturing their first victory of the season at Watkins Glen International back in May, Doran Lista Racing began their quest for a sweep of The Glen's Rolex Sports Car Series ... Continue reading

Bully Hill Vineyards 250 Qualifying Results

Bully Hill Vineyards 250 Qualifying Results

GRAND AMERICAN ROLEX SPORTS CAR SERIES WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. BULLY HILL VINEYARDS 250 - QUALIFYING RESULTS WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Thursday, August 9, 2001) - Qualifying results of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series at Watkins Glen International for Friday's Bully Hill Vineyards 250 with qu ... Continue reading

CITY OF HOPE / PRESIDENT BUSH EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH

CITY OF HOPE / PRESIDENT BUSH EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH

Auto Channel -- Robert Gordon, Co-Publisher CITY OF HOPE TO RESPOND TO PRESIDENT BUSH FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS PACKAGE INCLUDES SOUNDBITES WITH: THEODORE KRONTIRIS, MD/PHD EXECUTIVE V.P. FOR MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS AT CITY OF HOPE CANCER CENTER CITY OF HOPE DIABETIES PATI ... Continue reading

Flex-N-Gate Corporation announces mailing of bid circular for Ventra bid

Flex-N-Gate Corporation announces mailing of bid circular for Ventra bid

Flex-N-Gate Corporation announces mailing of bid circular for Ventra bid -- Offer represents a 30% premium over the pre-bid closing price -- TORONTO, Aug. 9 - Flex-N-Gate Corporation ("FNG"), a private U.S. company, through its wholly owned subsidiary VTA Acquisition Company ("VTA Acquisition") announced today that VTA ... Continue reading

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY "TRUCKER'S NIGHT"

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY "TRUCKER'S NIGHT"

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY "TRUCKER'S NIGHT" SET FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 Irwindale, Calif. - - They're all going to be "Truckin' on down to Irwindale Speedway on Saturday afternoon September 1... That's when Irwindale Speedway will present its first "Truckers Appreciation Night & Truck Beauty Contest ". Open to all sty ... Continue reading

Lynx - Senske at Mid-Ohio

Lynx - Senske at Mid-Ohio

CHASING HISTORY WITH VICTORY Fast Facts Lynx Racing driver Sara Senske in the Barber Dodge Pro Series support race at the Miller Lite 200, August 11 - 12 - At the Target Grand Prix of Chicago on August 29, Senske made history by becoming the first female driver ever to start on the front row and finish on the podium at ... Continue reading

Nashville Silverado chassis notes

Nashville Silverado chassis notes

Contact: Judy Stropus 203-438-0501 203-431-4139 fax 203-788-5863 cell 800-CHEVY-VM messages NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES SILVERADO RACING CHASSIS NOTES NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY 17 RICKY HENDRICK, NO. 17 GMAC SILVERADO. T-Rex4. Has run St. Louis (6th),Darlington (34th), Texas (5th), Kansas (1st) and Kentucky (6th). 20 C ... Continue reading

Sprague, Silverado second in Nashville qualifying

Sprague, Silverado second in Nashville qualifying

SILVERADO RACING NOTES AND QUOTES FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES -- ROUND 16 NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY NASHVILLE, TENN. THURSSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2001 SPRAGUE IS BEST-QUALIFYING SILVERADO DRIVER, IN SECOND, AT NASHVILLE JACK SPRAGUE, NO. 24 NETZERO PLATINUM SILVERADO (second behind Dodge driver Scott R ... Continue reading

Standard Automotive Corporation Announces Acceleration Notice Under Senior Secured Facility has Been Withdrawn

Standard Automotive Corporation Announces Acceleration Notice Under Senior Secured Facility has Been Withdrawn

NEW YORK--Aug. 9, 2001--Standard Automotive Corporation (AMEX: AJX - news) today announced that it had received a letter from PNC Bank, National Association, the administrative agent under Standard's senior secured credit facility, withdrawing the acceleration notice previously sent to Standard. Standard Automotive Cor ... Continue reading

Standard Automotive Corporation Announces Hire of Matthew B. Burris as Chief Financial Officer

Standard Automotive Corporation Announces Hire of Matthew B. Burris as Chief Financial Officer

NEW YORK--Aug. 9, 2001--Standard Automotive Corporation (AMEX: AJX - news) today announced the hiring of Matthew B. Burris as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Burris has been a senior executive in finance and operations in manufacturing and retail for over 15 years. He was most recently Chief Financial Officer and Vice Pre ... Continue reading

Castrol Super Series - Mac Tools 250 Cayuga Preview

Castrol Super Series - Mac Tools 250 Cayuga Preview

Castrol Super Series For immediate release / August 10, 2001 Castrol Super Series to race under the lights at Cayuga Castrol Super Series // Round #9 // Mac Tools 250 // Nelles Corners, ON LONDON, ON - On Saturday night (August 11), the Castrol Super Series will make its lone visit of the summer to Cayuga Speedway. The ... Continue reading

Covisint Forms Holding Company, Names Corporate Officers

Covisint Forms Holding Company, Names Corporate Officers

Covisint Forms Holding Company, Names Corporate Officers COVISINT LOGO Covisint, L.L.C. logo. (PRNewsFoto)[TC] DETROIT, MI USA 03/22/2001 Senior Leadership Team Takes Shape DETROIT, Aug. 10 In a move to strengthen its ability to serve the global automotive industry and position itself for significant future opportuniti ... Continue reading

Hungarian GP preview - BMW WilliamsF1 Team

Hungarian GP preview - BMW WilliamsF1 Team

Hungarian Grand Prix - 17/18/19-08-01- PREVIEW The BMW WilliamsF1 Team heads to Hungary for the Grand Prix on the 19th August with three victories, two pole positions and five fastest laps from the first 12 races. However, the team is aware this race will present it with a difficult task, as the low-downforce Hungarori ... Continue reading

Lynx - New Driver

Lynx - New Driver

Getting To LaPoint (Los Angeles, August 9) -- Lynx Racing announced today that it will field a car for Jason LaPoint, currently running second in the U.S. F2000 Championship, in three of the final four races of the CART Toyota Atlantic season. LaPoint, 24, of Woodburn, Oregon, will be teamed with David Rutledge, 23, of ... Continue reading

News from Kenworth: Ferrellgas Relies on T300 Fleet

News from Kenworth: Ferrellgas Relies on T300 Fleet

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeff Parietti, (425) 828-5196 jparietti@paccar.com Leading Propane Company Ferrellgas Relies on Fleet of Kenworth T300s KIRKLAND, Wash. - August 9, 2001 - You don't become the nation's largest propane company by making mistakes. That's why making the right truck spec'ing deci ... Continue reading

Townsend Bell @ Dorricott Prep for Mid-Ohio

Townsend Bell @ Dorricott Prep for Mid-Ohio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com TOWNSEND BELL and DAMIEN FAULKNER LOOK TO MID-OHIO TO INCREASE INDY LIGHTS LEAD FOR DORRICOTT RACING LEXINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 10, 2000) - Dorricott Racing and the Dayton Indy Lights Championship return to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with Dorricott dri ... Continue reading

U.S. F2000 Practice Notes from Mid-Ohio

U.S. F2000 Practice Notes from Mid-Ohio

Practice Notes from Mid-Ohio - No. 20 Tesone and No. 43 Ellis were on course for the first time in the weekend, after not running the test day yesterday. - No. 11 Dismore did not go out in the session. ... Continue reading

U.S. F2000 Practice Results from Mid-Ohio

U.S. F2000 Practice Results from Mid-Ohio

LEXINGTON, OHIO - Practice times for the 25 lap, 56.25-mile Round Eleven race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with practice position, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1 (2),Peter Gray(R), Aberdeen, Scotland, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:26.063, 94.117. 2 (3),Doug Bell(R), St. Albans, England, F2A, Van ... Continue reading

X-by-Wire Technologies to Digitalise Cars

X-by-Wire Technologies to Digitalise Cars

X-by-Wire Technologies to Digitalise Cars Imagine this: You are driving up the Alps climbing at 50 mph using your joystick to steer the car on the sharp corner, you push the sports button to get the extra power and suddenly on the sharp turn you hit a puddle and start to skid. Almost instantaneously and simultaneously, ... Continue reading

Bully Hill Vineyards 250 Driver Quotes

Bully Hill Vineyards 250 Driver Quotes

Bully Hill Vineyards 250 Driver Quotes Watkins Glen International - August 10, 2001 Butch Leitzinger -- #16 Dyson Racing Team Ford R&S - 1st place in SRP and overall -- "It went great. James gave me the car halfway through and we were in very good shape. We made a pit stop kind of hoping that there would be a yellow fl ... Continue reading

Exide Technologies Announces First Fiscal Quarter 2002 Dividend

Exide Technologies Announces First Fiscal Quarter 2002 Dividend

Exide Technologies Announces First Fiscal Quarter 2002 Dividend PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 10 The Board of Directors of Exide Technologies , the global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, has voted a cash dividend for its first fiscal quarter of 2002 of $.02 per share of common stock, payable September 5, 2001, to ... Continue reading

Field Gets Valuable Seat Time at The Glen

Field Gets Valuable Seat Time at The Glen

Field Gets Valuable Seat Time at The Glen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WATKINS GLEN, New York (August 10, 2001) - Although Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series driver, Clint Field won't be competing in tonight's Bully Hill Vineyard 250, he put in over an hour of practice on Thursday afternoon. "I went out three times this a ... Continue reading

FMDRS Event- Friday from Scribner

FMDRS Event- Friday from Scribner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES- WEST CENTRAL DIVISION NEBRASKA MOTORPLEX FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2001 RANDY MEYER AND SCOTT PALMER RACE TO TOP SPOT SCRIBNER, Neb.- In the first rounds of qualifying at the Nebraska Motorplex, Randy Meyer in Federal-Mogul Dragster and Scott Palmer in Federal-Mogul ... Continue reading

IRWINDALE STREET LEGAL DRAGSTRIP

IRWINDALE STREET LEGAL DRAGSTRIP

IRWINDALE STREET LEGAL DRAGSTRIP RECEIVES IRWINDALE CITY COUNCIL'S OK Irwindale, Calif. (Friday, August 10, 2001) - - Irwindale Speedway, LLC last evening received the Irwindale City Council's approval for the operation of Irwindale Dragstrip, a brand-new 1/8-Mile Street Legal and Junior Dragster race facility to be lo ... Continue reading

IRWINDALE STREET LEGAL DRAGSTRIP

IRWINDALE STREET LEGAL DRAGSTRIP

IRWINDALE STREET LEGAL DRAGSTRIP RECEIVES IRWINDALE CITY COUNCIL'S OK Irwindale, Calif. (Friday, August 10, 2001) - - Irwindale Speedway, LLC last evening received the Irwindale City Council's approval for the operation of Irwindale Dragstrip, a brand-new NHRA 1/8-Mile Street Legal and Junior Dragster race facility to ... Continue reading

Make $100,000 with your computer GUARANTEED!!

Make $100,000 with your computer GUARANTEED!!

_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ SPECIAL EDITION!! INTERNET WEALTH BUILDING 2001! ***How to make a fortune with you computer starting today!*** _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Marketing in today's world can be challenging. There is a way to increase your profits, d ... Continue reading

Oilgear Reports Second Quarter Results

Oilgear Reports Second Quarter Results

MILWAUKEE--Aug. 10, 2001--The Oilgear Company today reported sales and earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001. For the second quarter of 2001, Oilgear reported net sales of $21,709,000, compared to sales of $22,097,000 for the same period in 2000. Net earnings were $141,000 or $0.07 per share for the secon ... Continue reading

Revision to FMDRS Results From Englishtown

Revision to FMDRS Results From Englishtown

Please be advised that the event taking place August 10-12 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park is being held in the Northeast Division, not the Southeast Division, as stated earlier. Sorry for the confusion. ... Continue reading

Rosen Products Sponsors SEMA's First Mobile Electronics Seminar Series

Rosen Products Sponsors SEMA's First Mobile Electronics Seminar Series

For More Information Contact: Shari McCullough-Arfons McCullough Public Relations 330-244-9980 ROSEN PRODUCTS SPONSORS SEMA'S FIRST MOBILE ELECTRONICS SEMINAR SERIES EUGENE, OR – Rosen Products, LLC is proud to announce its sponsorship of the first ever Mobile Electronics Seminar Series at the upcoming 2001 SEMA*ITE ... Continue reading

SAE SoCal Panel to Discuss Motorsports History @ Future Transport ation Technology Conference

SAE SoCal Panel to Discuss Motorsports History @ Future Transport ation Technology Conference

Can you look into both the future and the past at one meeting? You can if it's the Society of Automotive Engineers Future Transportation Technology Conference. What: Historical Session focusing on factory motorsports programs of the 1960's. Where: 2001 SAE Future Transportation Technology Conference Emerald Bay Room Hi ... Continue reading

T. Bell Wins Provisional Pole at Mid-Ohio

T. Bell Wins Provisional Pole at Mid-Ohio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com TOWNSEND BELL WINS PROVISIONAL POLE AT MID-OHIO DAMIEN FAULKNER NEARBY IN THIRD LEXINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 10, 2000) - Townsend Bell, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., felt he had a perfect car from the start and he proved it by sailing to the provisional pole a ... Continue reading

Unfortunate Turn of Events for Hiskey at The Glen

Unfortunate Turn of Events for Hiskey at The Glen

Unfortunate Turn of Events for Hiskey at The Glen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WATKINS GLEN, New York (August 10, 2001) - Despite a very hectic week, today started off great. The #15 Fordahl Motorsports/Crazy Redhead Racing Porsche GT3-R was once again starting from the front of the GT class and came out with a bang. The team ... Continue reading

Valeo Names Timothy Glock Group Customer Director for DaimlerChrysler

Valeo Names Timothy Glock Group Customer Director for DaimlerChrysler

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--Aug. 10, 2001--Timothy J. Glock has been appointed group customer director, DaimlerChrysler Corporation, a newly created position at Valeo, a leading supplier of innovative components, systems and modules for cars and trucks. He reports to Hans-Peter Kunze, senior group vice president -- sales and ... Continue reading

WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 Salutes Woodward Dream Cruise 2001, August 18 With a Live Two-Hour Special and Primetime Movie

WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 Salutes Woodward Dream Cruise 2001, August 18 With a Live Two-Hour Special and Primetime Movie

WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 Salutes Woodward Dream Cruise 2001, August 18 With a Live Two-Hour Special and Primetime Movie SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 10 WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 celebrates the days when cruisin' was king and hot rods ruled the road on Saturday, August 18 with an evening of live programming, a primetime movie saluting clas ... Continue reading

Hungarian Grand Prix - Preview

Hungarian Grand Prix - Preview

PREVIEW Hungarian Grand Prix, 17-19 August 2001 As Honda and its partner teams, Lucky Strike BAR Honda and Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda, move to Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix after a three-week break from the racetrack, the everyday challenge of technological development has continued behind the scenes for th ... Continue reading

Good and Bad News for Law at The Glen

Good and Bad News for Law at The Glen

Good and Bad News for Law at The Glen WATKINS GLEN, New York (August 10, 2001) - Grand-Am GT class points leader Darren Law had a less-than-great day at the Bully Hill 250 at Watkins Glen International. Only five laps in to the race Law's teammate, Matt Drendel, was tapped in the rear by a prototype, causing him to spi ... Continue reading

Rolex Series Bully Hill Vineyards 250 Results

Rolex Series Bully Hill Vineyards 250 Results

GRAND AMERICAN ROLEX SPORTS CAR SERIES WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. BULLY HILL VINEYARDS 250 - RACE RESULTS WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Friday, August 10, 2001) - Results of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Bully Hill Vineyards 250 at Watkins Glen International with finish position (car number) driv ... Continue reading

Dyson Captures Victory at The Glen

Dyson Captures Victory at The Glen

Dyson Captures Victory at The Glen Petty, Andretti Take GT Class Win WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 10, 2001) -- Dyson Racing Team earned its second-straight victory in the Bully Hill Vineyards 250 at Watkins Glen International. The rivalry at The Glen between Dyson and Doran Lista Racing was evident as Dyson's #16 Thetfor ... Continue reading

Unofficial Finish Miller Lite 250

Unofficial Finish Miller Lite 250

Unofficial Results Illiana Speedway, Schererville, IN Miller Lite 250 1. Brian Vickers 2. Mardy Lindley 3. Jeff Agnew 4. Regan Smith 5. ... Continue reading

FMDRS NEBRASKA MOTORPLEX SATURDAY

FMDRS NEBRASKA MOTORPLEX SATURDAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES- WEST CENTRAL DIVISION NEBRASKA MOTORPLEX SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2001 TOP QUALIFYING HONORS GO TO MEYER AND CHESTERMAN SCRIBNER, Neb.- In the final rounds of qualifying at Nebraska Motorplex, Federal-Mogul Dragster driver Randy Meyer and Federal-Mogul Funny Car ... Continue reading

Starting Lineup Miller Lite 250

Starting Lineup Miller Lite 250

Starting Line-Up for the Miller Lite 250 from Illiana Speedway 1. Mario Gosselin 2. Mardy Lindley 3. Sean Studer 4. Brian Vickers 5. ... Continue reading

Scott Sharp And Mark Dinsmore Up Front For Start

Scott Sharp And Mark Dinsmore Up Front For Start

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Sharp Makes Point with Third Pole of Season at Kentucky Speedway SPARTA, Ky., Saturday, August 11, 2001 - Kelley Racing teammates Scott Sharp and Mark Dismore will start at the sharp end of the grid after sweeping the front row f ... Continue reading

#55 Kanaan Mid-Ohio Saturday Qualifying Notes/Quotes

#55 Kanaan Mid-Ohio Saturday Qualifying Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Miller Lite 200 - Practice Notes/Quotes - Friday, Aug. 10, 2001 Mid Ohio Sports Car Course - Lexington, Ohio - 2.258-mile Road Course Round 13 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Se ... Continue reading

LAPOINT CAPTURES FIRST WIN AT MID-OHIO

LAPOINT CAPTURES FIRST WIN AT MID-OHIO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAPOINT CAPTURES FIRST WIN AT MID-OHIO LEXINGTON, OHIO (August 11, 2001)–Jason LaPoint, of Woodburn, Ore., won Round Eleven of the U.S. F2000 National Championship Presented by Speedvision at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Tonis Kasemets, of Mundelein, Ill. and Peter Gray, of Aberdeen, Scot ... Continue reading

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