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Saturday, September 15, 2012

IndyCar - Qualifying Report Fontana

IndyCar - Qualifying Report Fontana

FONTANA, Sep. 15, 2012: The IZOD IndyCar Series championship contenders will start the title-deciding race mid-pack and further back following qualifications for the Sept. 15 MAVTV 500 INDYCAR World Championships at Auto Club Speedway. Will Power takes a 17-point lead over Ryan Hunter-Reay entering the 250-lap race on ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Andretti P1 At Fontana

IndyCar - Andretti P1 At Fontana

FONTANA, Sep. 15, 2012: Qualifying Friday for the MAVTV 500 IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway, with qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, and speed: <p> 1. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Chevy, 216.069<br> 2. (2) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Chevy, 216.058<br> 3. (12) W ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Kanaan Hopes History Repeats Itself At Auto Club Speedway

IndyCar - Kanaan Hopes History Repeats Itself At Auto Club Speedway

Fontana, Sep. 14, 2012: Tony Kanaan's history at Auto Club Speedway shows three podium finishes, five top-five finishes and a pole position in his previous five starts on the 2-mile oval. So he enters the MAVTV 500 with hopes of ending the year on a high note by producing KV Racing Technology's first win since 2008 and ... Continue reading

Toyota and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Launch Teen Driver Distraction Study

Toyota and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Launch Teen Driver Distraction Study

At a Safety Research Forum here yesterday, Toyota announced that it has teamed up with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) to conduct a major new study of 5,600 teens and adults. Results of the Teen Driver Distraction Study commissioned by the Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center ... Continue reading

Meritor's Plainfield, Ind. Facility Named IndustryWeek "Best Plants" Finalist

Meritor's Plainfield, Ind. Facility Named IndustryWeek "Best Plants" Finalist

Meritor, Inc. announced that its Plainfield, Ind. facility, which remanufactures commercial truck components, has been named a finalist for IndustryWeek's 2012 IW Best Plants award. The Plainfield, Ind. ... Continue reading

Hertz Brings Mobile Car Booking To The Palm Of Your Hand

Hertz Brings Mobile Car Booking To The Palm Of Your Hand

The Hertz Corporation announced today the addition of Hertz for Windows Phone. The app allows users to book, modify and search car rental reservations as well as find locations, all from the palm of their hand. Once on the road the app helps Windows Phone users find the nearest gas station and even where their rental c ... Continue reading

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