Saturday, March 15, 2003

Hooters ProCup Series starting lineup

Nesbitt Wins First Career Pole Good things come to those who wait. In his 94th career start Mart Nesbitt won his first career Advance Auto Parts Pole Award for tonight's running of the Jackaroo sauces 250 presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts & Alltel. Nesbitt circled the demanding track at Five Flags Speedway with a time o ... Continue reading

North American Scheduled Overtime/Downtime for Week of March 17, 2003

FOR RELEASE: March 13, 2003 Total U.S. Passenger Car 26,497 Total U.S. Truck 57,138 Total Canada Passenger Car 13,155 Total Canada Truck 6,990 Total N.A. Car and Truck 113,692 North American Scheduled Overtime/Downtime for Week of March 17, 2003 Mon 3/17 Tue 3/18 Wed 3/19 Thu 3/20 Fri 3/21 Sat/Sun 3/22 - 3/23 Approx. # ... Continue reading

Pontiac Partners With NCCA Championships

FOR RELEASE: March 14, 2003 Vehicles named 'Official Performance Machines of the NCAA' DETROIT- Pontiac, the excitement division of General Motors, today launches a fully integrated partnership of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports championships. The partnership is part of Pontiac's multi-year contr ... Continue reading

Alderman & Johnson Face Off in Round One

Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series 34th Annual Mac Tools Gatornationals Gainesville Raceway ­ Gainesville, Florida Final Qualifying Release Alderman & Johnson Line Up Together in Round One Bazemore Collects Fourth in the Funny Car Category GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 15, 2003) ­ Three-time NHRA POWERade ... Continue reading

Lund International Holdings, Inc. Announces Merger With Aftermarket Holdings, Inc.

DULUTH, Ga., March 14 -- Lund International Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad line of accessories for the automotive aftermarket, today announced that Aftermarket Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation which owned approximately 92.4% of the outstanding vot ... Continue reading

Raybestos to Sponsor Sarah Fisher's Car at Phoenix IRL IndyCar Series Race

Sponsorship Allows IRL's Most Popular Driver to Race March 23 MCHENRY, Ill., March 14 -- Brake Parts Inc., manufacturer of Raybestos(R) Brand Brakes, announced it will sponsor Indy Racing League (IRL) IndyCar Series driver Sarah Fisher's car for the March 23 IRL Series Purex Dial Indy 200 at the Phoenix International S ... Continue reading

Johnson & Alderman Set the Tone for Mopar

Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series 34th Annual Mac Tools Gatornationals Gainesville Raceway ­ Gainesville, Florida Qualifying Notes & Quotes GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14, 2003) ­ Mopar NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series drivers completed the first day of qualifying for the Mac Tools Gatornationals at the ... Continue reading

Auto Club Warns of St. Patrick's DUI Dangers Due to Increase in Drunk Driving Crashes

LOS ANGELES--March 14, 2003--California drivers on the road over St. Patrick's Day are 23 percent more likely to be killed or injured in an alcohol-related crash than they are on other days, according to an analysis by the Automobile Club of Southern California. With drinking and driving crashes on the rise in the stat ... Continue reading

Motorola Drives Volvo's Four-C1 Technology (Continuously Controlled Chassis Concept)1

HANNOVER, Germany, March 14, 2003;-- CeBIT -- Motorola, Inc. , a global leader in the worldwide communications and electronics marketplace, and Volvo have joined forces to provide an advanced chassis controller for the new Volvo S60 R and V70 R models. Running on Motorola's technology, the car's electronic controller c ... Continue reading