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Sunday, August 18, 2002

Sunday's Pepsi 400 Results- Dale Jarrett Brown All Over

Sunday's Pepsi 400 Results- Dale Jarrett Brown All Over

Results from Sunday's Pepsi 400 Winston Cup race at Michigan International Speedway: 1. (8) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 200, $179,530. 2. (24) Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 200, $136,183. 3. ... Continue reading

Sunday's CART Race Results What's da Matta

Sunday's CART Race Results What's da Matta

Results from Sunday's CART-Motorola 220 at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.: 1. (2) Cristiano da Matta, Toyota/Lola/Bridgestone, 60. 2. (3) Alex Tagliani, Ford-Cosworth/Reynard/Bridgestone, 60. 3. ... Continue reading

Cabela's 250 NASCAR Grand National Race Results

Cabela's 250 NASCAR Grand National Race Results

Results from Saturday's Cabela's 250 NASCAR Grand National race at Michigan International Speedway: 1. (2) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 125, $34,650. 2. (10) Jeff Burton, Ford, 125, $30,650. 3. ... Continue reading

ANDY BACHETTI & RYAN LARKIN GET CAREER FIRSTS AT LEBANON VALLEY

ANDY BACHETTI & RYAN LARKIN GET CAREER FIRSTS AT LEBANON VALLEY

ANDY BACHETTI & RYAN LARKIN GET CAREER FIRSTS AT LEBANON VALLEY August 17, 2002 West Lebanon, NY- Andy Bachetti, from Great Barrington, scored the victory in the 30-lap modified feature Saturday night at Lebanon Valley. Second generation driver, Ryan Larkin captured his first career sportsman victory in their 20-lap fe ... Continue reading

Hales Corners Speedway results - 08/17/2002

Hales Corners Speedway results - 08/17/2002

Franklin, Wis., Aug. 17--Defending track champ Russ Scheffler led flag-to-flag in winning the UMP late model feature at the Hales Corners Speedway on Saturday night. Dave Gorny came back from being stuffed in the fence a week ago to notch an impressive win in the third and championship round of the Borchardt Speed - Au ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX Results, Points, Springfield Dirt

ARCA RE/MAX Results, Points, Springfield Dirt

CURRENT TOP-10 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES POINTS: 1) Frank Kimmel 4225; 2) Chad Blount 3945; 3) Jason Jarrett 3520; 4) Chase Montgomery 3425; 5) Billy Venturini 3300; 6) Shelby Howard 3285; 7) Andy Belmont 3160; 8) Ron Cox 3065; 9) Mark Gibson 3055; 10) Kevin Belmont 2990. KIMMEL WEARS SPRINGFIELD DIRT CROWN SPRINGFIELD IL (8- ... Continue reading

Mopar NHRA Elimination Notes

Mopar NHRA Elimination Notes

Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Rugged Liner NHRA Nationals ‹ Brainerd International Raceway Notes & Quotes ­ Aug. 18, 2002 TELEVISION TIMES: (ALL TIMES EASTERN) FINAL ROUND: Sun., Aug. 18; 9­11 p.m.; ESPN2 REPEAT: Fri., Aug. 30; 3-5 a.m.; ESPN2thir BRAINERD, Minn. -- Mopar Motorsports NHRA P ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Road America Sunday Race

#10 Kanaan CART Road America Sunday Race

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002) -- Tony Kanaan and the #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola charged from the 18th and final starting grid position to a fourth-place finish in today's Grand Prix of Road America. He moved from 18th to 13th as the race went green, but was called by CART officials for ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes & Quotes - Pepsi 400 at MIS, Aug. 18

Chevy Notes & Quotes - Pepsi 400 at MIS, Aug. 18

Kevin Harvick, driver of the GM Goodwrench Monte Carlo, put Chevrolet on the podium with his 3rd place finish in the Pepsi 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Jimmie Johnson finished 7th in his Lowe's Monte Carlo and regained the point lead in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year battle. Notes & ... Continue reading

NHRA Wrap Up: Mechanical bugs bite Angelle in Brainerd

NHRA Wrap Up: Mechanical bugs bite Angelle in Brainerd

Star Racing Report Race Wrap Up Contact: Jon Knapp (704) 662-3121 J2Racing@aol.com Mechanical bugs bite Angelle in Brainerd Event: 21st Annual Rugged Liner Nationals Location: Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minnesota Date: August 18, 2002 In the first two rounds of Sunday's final eliminations at the Rugged L ... Continue reading

CASCAR - Kawartha Summary & Results

CASCAR - Kawartha Summary & Results

CASCAR Super Series For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / August 18 , 2002 Thomson wins at Kawartha, again CASCAR Super Series points leader is a step closer to another title PETERBOROUGH, ON - Defending CASCAR Super Series champion Don Thomson took a big step toward another Nati ... Continue reading

DODGE NASCAR WINSTON CUP NOTES, QUOTES FROM SUNDAY'S PEPSI 400 AT MIS

DODGE NASCAR WINSTON CUP NOTES, QUOTES FROM SUNDAY'S PEPSI 400 AT MIS

Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002 Ray Cooper Michigan International Speedway Golin/Harris International Dodge notes and quotes. 803-466-9085 Pepsi 400 Pre-Race. Page 1. COMMENTS FROM DODGE DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PRESS CONFERENCE RAY EVERNHAM (President, CEO and team owner Evernham Motorsports) "Mike Ford (crew chief No. ... Continue reading

Ford Adds Inducements To Buy 2002 and 2003 cars.

Ford Adds Inducements To Buy 2002 and 2003 cars.

DEARBORN, Mich. Ford Motor Co. said it is offering up to $3,500 cash back or zero-percent financing for 2002 Mustang, Windstar and Explorer models. In addition, the automaker has set cash-back levels at $1,000 on certain 2003 models, including Taurus, Crown Victoria, Windstar, Ranger, the two-door Explorer Sport, the F ... Continue reading

Honda Ends F-1 Engine Agreement

Honda Ends F-1 Engine Agreement

Honda F1 Press Information 18 August 2002 STATEMENT FROM HONDA MOTOR COMPANY ------------------------------------------------ Honda Motor Company announced today that it has reached agreement with Jordan Grand Prix to end its Formula One engine supply contract at the end of the 2002 season. The Japanese manufacturer re ... Continue reading

CART Offers Teams Expanded Financial and Operational Inducements To Race In Effort To Maintain Market Position

CART Offers Teams Expanded Financial and Operational Inducements To Race In Effort To Maintain Market Position

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17 Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. announced today enhanced financial incentives for existing and new race teams to compete in the CART FedEx Championship Series for the year 2003 and beyond. Enhancing the Entrant Support Program (ESP) previously announced in June, the expanded ESP plan will pro ... Continue reading

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