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Sunday, July 14, 2002

ARCA Truck release, results, Dixie

ARCA Truck release, results, Dixie

GUINN RACING WHISTLIN’ DIXIE AFTER LUCKY WIN NUMBER 13 Birch Run, Michigan (7-12-02) by Wendy Wellman Current championship points leader Chad Guinn put on a near-perfect performance Friday night at Dixie Motor Speedway, earning the outside pole and leading every lap of the 50-lap event. The victory marks the Erie, Mi ... Continue reading

LORDS Saturday Results from Woodburn

LORDS Saturday Results from Woodburn

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2002 HENTGES, MINOR LEAD FIELDS FOR LES SCHWAB TIRES CHALLENGE WOODBURN, Ore., - In final qualifying for the Les Schwab Tires Challenge at Woodburn Dragstrip, Mark Hentges held on to the number one spot in ... Continue reading

Said Extends Trans-Am Series Points Lead with Victory in Trans-Am on the Tarmac Presented by Microchip

Said Extends Trans-Am Series Points Lead with Victory in Trans-Am on the Tarmac Presented by Microchip

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: T.E. McHale (727) 533-0503 SAID EXTENDS TRANS-AM SERIES POINTS LEAD WITH VICTORY IN TRANS-AM ON THE TARMAC PRESENTED BY MICROCHIP CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 13, 2002) - Boris Said of ACS Express Racing continued his early-season dominance of the 2002 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cu ... Continue reading

dodge nascar winston cup notes and quotes from tropicana 400 at chicagoland speedway

dodge nascar winston cup notes and quotes from tropicana 400 at chicagoland speedway

Sunday, July 14 , 2002 Ray Cooper Chicagoland Speedway Golin/Harris International Dodge notes and quotes. 803-466-9085 Tropicana 400. WARD BURTON (No. 22 Caterpillar Dodge Intrepid R/T) "I either lost it or cut a tire off turn four. I'm not sure. ... Continue reading

LODRS Sunday Results from Woodburn

LODRS Sunday Results from Woodburn

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2002 SLAEM RESIDENT, LAWERENCE SCORES BIG WIN WOODBURN, Ore., - Greg Lawrence of Salem, Ore., took home the win in Top Alcohol Dragster at this weekend's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Les Schwab Tires Ch ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Final Results from Douglas In t'l Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Final Results from Douglas In t'l Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2002 BRADSHAW & WILLIAMS CONTINUE TO LEAD FIELDS Douglas, Wyo. - Alan Bradshaw in Top Alcohol Dragster and Kirk Williams in Top Alcohol Funny Car earned event wins as racing concluded at the NH ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Cleveland Sunday Race

#10 Kanaan CART Cleveland Sunday Race

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland - Sunday, July 14, 2002 - Race Notes/Quotes Burke Lakefront Airport - Cleveland, Ohio - 2.106-Mile Temporary Road Course Round 9 of 20 on the 2002 CART ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes: Waltrip/NAPA press conf.-Chicagoland

Chevy Notes: Waltrip/NAPA press conf.-Chicagoland

CHEVROLET/TEAM MONTE CARLO NOTES AND QUOTES TROPICANA 400 CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY JOLIET, ILL. NO. 18 OF 36 EVENTS NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2002 HIGHLIGHTS OF NAPA PRESS CONFERENCE WITH DALE EARNHARDT INC., AND MICHAEL WALTRIP, NO. 15 NAPA PARTS CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: TY NORRIS, VICE PRESIDENT, DALE EARN ... Continue reading

Gibbs to switch from Pontiac to Chevrolet in 2003

Gibbs to switch from Pontiac to Chevrolet in 2003

michael.stoller@gm.com GM Communications (313) 665-2445 NOTES AND QUOTES; CHICAGOLAND; ADVANCE MATERIAL; JULY 14; PAGE 1 [Doug Duchardt, NASCAR group manager of GM Racing, and Joe Gibbs, owner of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), announced today that Gibbs' two NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams of Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte wi ... Continue reading

Size Does Matter

Size Does Matter

Over the past 6 years people have often asked us, “What’s the difference between The Auto Channel and all the other automotive web sites?” Well the two main differences are our editorial concept, and the importance we place on the depth and breadth of relevant content. The Auto Channel (TACH) was desi ... Continue reading

HMS Race Results from July 13th (I1)

HMS Race Results from July 13th (I1)

Contact: Mike Covert, Todd Fisher (843) 784-RACE For Immediate Release Late Models and Road Warriors Beat the Rain at the HMS HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (July 13, 2002) - A brief shower arrived at the Hardeeville Motor Speedway during the singing of the National Anthem and after a 45 minute rain delay racing fans were treated t ... Continue reading

CART Toyota Atlantic Championship -Dorricott Racing - Fogarty on Outside Pole

CART Toyota Atlantic Championship -Dorricott Racing - Fogarty on Outside Pole

Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com Fogarty Captures Outside Pole at Burke Lakefront Airport; Diaz To Start Fourth ... Gurney Seventh on Grid CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 13, 2002) - Before the sun broke over the top of the Cleveland skyline on Saturday morning, there was anticipation that many of the drivers in th ... Continue reading

Hales Corners Speedway results -- 07/13/2002

Hales Corners Speedway results -- 07/13/2002

Jimmy Watson Wins UMP Late Model Feature at Hales Corners Speedway By John Shea Franklin, Wis., July 13-Jimmy Watson scored a popular victory in the UMP late model feature Saturday on Gary Belman Design Homes Waukesha County Night at the Hales Corners Speedway. Rick Scheffler started from the pole and led the 30-lap he ... Continue reading

Robert Pressley is back as top-Dodge with third-place run, Gaughan is top-rookie at Kentucky -- Dodge Notes & Quotes

Robert Pressley is back as top-Dodge with third-place run, Gaughan is top-rookie at Kentucky -- Dodge Notes & Quotes

Saturday, July 13, 2002 Kentucky Speedway - Sparta, Ken. Kroger 225 -- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Patrick Mason Golin/Harris International 773-593-2044 ROBERT PRESSLEY (No. 18 Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge Ram) NOTE: Pressley finished third, earning his fourth top-five and seventh top-10 this year. "I'm pretty happy a ... Continue reading

Full Story Of DaimlerChrysler Announces New Seven Year / 70,000 Mile Powertrain Warranty

Full Story Of DaimlerChrysler Announces New Seven Year / 70,000 Mile Powertrain Warranty

No-Cost Plan is Transferable to Subsequent Owners Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, July 2002 DaimlerChrysler Corporation today announced it will provide an industry-leading seven year/70,000-mile limited powertrain warranty on its Chrysler, Jeep ® and Dodge brand vehicles in the U.S. The warranty, which is fully transfera ... Continue reading

CSI Index - Chrysler Quality Up- Jeep Way Up

CSI Index - Chrysler Quality Up- Jeep Way Up

Auburn Hills, Mich. The J.D. Power and Associates 2002 Customer Service Index (CSI) Study released today showed the Chrysler Group as a whole posted a 15-point improvement over last year, representing the industry's greatest rate of improvement in the study among major automotive manufacturers. In addition, the study i ... Continue reading

Navistar and CAW Reach Tentative Agreement on New Labor Pact

Navistar and CAW Reach Tentative Agreement on New Labor Pact

WARRENVILLE, Ill., July 14 International Truck and Engine Corporation and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) have reached tentative agreement on a new two-year labor contract. The new contract covers approximately 645 CAW-represented production and maintenance employees at the company's Chatham, Ontario heavy truck assemb ... Continue reading

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