Viasystems Group, Inc. to Report Results On April 25
ST. LOUIS--April 19, 2001--Viasystems Group, Inc. today announced that the company will report financial results for the period ended March 31, 2001 after the close of trading on Wednesday, April 25. Following the release of financial results, the company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. EST. The call is availa ... Continue reading
Big doings at www.VintageRally.com this month. - Several articles on the Curta calculator and its use for rallying. - The 1954 SCCA Continental Divde Rally, how rallies were organized five decdes ago. - NEW WEB SITE: www.FlyingFinns.com - history of Famous Finnish Rally Drivers, from the time they began to dominate the ... Continue reading
TBC Corporation's First Quarter Conference Call On the Internet
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--April 19, 2001--TBC Corporation will provide an online, real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its conference call for the first quarter of 2001 and outlook for the full year on Tuesday, April 24, 2001. The live broadcast of TBC Corporation's quarterly conference call will be available online at www.Stree ... Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO--April 19, 2001-- An Elegant Street Party Showcasing The Rare Sports Cars of the California Mille On April 29 from 4 to 6 p.m., the public can preview one of the nation's most spectacular displays of vintage sports cars at "Nob Hill Toasts The California Mille." Sponsored by The Fairmont San Francisco, th ... Continue reading
Goodyear, AZ- Practice times for the 30-lap, 45.45-mile Pro Spec Racer event at Phoenix International Raceway, with practice position, car number, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1 (48), Steve Ott, Spec Racer, 1:09.772, 78.168. 2 (2), Lee Fleming, Lakeforest, Calif., Spec Racer, 1:09.824, 78.11 ... Continue reading
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iauto mortgage Launches Nation's First Instant Home Equity Loan Auto Purchase Process
BALTIMORE--April 19, 2001--A new financial service provider, iauto mortgage, in conjunction with American Bank, FSB, Monday successfully employed its Web-based technology to assist in the procurement of a home equity loan where all loan proceeds were devoted to an auto purchase. Bill Salladin, of Cockeysville, Md., pur ... Continue reading
PPG Chairman: Should Outperform Competitors in `Difficult' Business Environment
PITTSBURGH--April 19, 2001--PPG Industries should outperform many of its competitors in the current "difficult" economy by continuing "to do the things we do best" while pursuing a consistent three-point strategy, Chairman and Chief Executive Raymond W. LeBoeuf said at the company's annual shareholders meeting today. P ... Continue reading
puraDYN Chairman Increases Stock Holdings
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.--April 19, 2001--puraDYN Filter Technologies Inc. (OTC BB: PFTI) today disclosed that Joseph V. Vittoria, Chairman of the Board, and a major shareholder, has been continuing to increase his current stockholder position in the Company and has indicated he will make purchases of up to an additional 10 ... Continue reading
Just a reminder to everyone to tune it tonight for the airing of the Jackaroo Sauces 250 presented by Dave Discount Furniture USAR Hooters ProCup Series race from Ace Speedway. Air time is 9:00 p.m. with a re-airing a 1 a.m. and again of Friday at 12 noon. ... Continue reading
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ARCA RE/MAX Winchester Factsheet
WINCHESTER FACTSHEET RACE: Winchester ARCA 250, 4-22-01 TRACK: Winchester Speedway, .5-mile paved oval LOCATION: Winchester, Indiana DISTANCE: 125 miles (250 laps) SANCTION: ARCA SERIES: Event #3 of the 2001 ARCA RE/MAX Series PROMOTER: Tom Bigelow (765) 584-9701 SCHEDULE: Sat, Apr 21: Old Milwaukee Pole Award Qualifyi ... Continue reading
CCC Information Services Inc. Announces its Exit from the U.S. Claims Outsourcing Markets
CHICAGO--(BUSINESSS WIRE)--April 19, 2001-- Reinforces focus on core strengths CCC Information Services Inc., a leading supplier of advanced software and communications systems to the automotive claims industry, today announced that it will exit the U.S. claims outsourcing market. This market is served by CCC Consumer ... Continue reading
SAN JOSE, Calif.--April 19, 2001--MforMobile 2001 Show--MobileBriefs, the premier wireless broadcaster of personalized mobile audio, announced today that it has completed the expansion of its business article system with the addition of over 1,600 business news sources updated each minute. Articles are categorized by g ... Continue reading
PITTSBURGH--April 19, 2001--The board of directors of PPG Industries today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 42 cents a share, payable June 12 to shareholders of record May 10. ... Continue reading
PITTSBURGH--April 19, 2001--The board of directors of PPG Industries today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 42 cents a share, payable June 12 to shareholders of record May 10. ... Continue reading
PASADENA, Calif.--April 19, 2001--WestStart, AeroVironment, and Delphi Automotive Systems have been awarded a contract to design and integrate a solid oxide fuel cell for use as an auxiliary power unit (APU) in heavy-duty vehicle applications. The $3.4 million program, which comes under the Department of Defense's (DoD ... Continue reading
Superior Industries International Sets New Q1 Records
Superior Industries International Inc. announced today that revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001, increased to a record $166,093,000 from $155,390,000 a year earlier as unit shipments rose 4.3% to a new first quarter record. Net income was $15,957,000 or $0.61 per diluted share, in accordance with the Com ... Continue reading
Textron Reports First Quarter EPS
Textron Inc. today reported first-quarter earnings per share from continuing operations before special charges and restructuring-related expenses of $1.00, which is in line with the Company's previous guidance, compared with $1.06 last year. Income from continuing operations before special charges and restructuring-rel ... Continue reading
Midas Reports First Quarter Earnings Per Share of $.21
Midas, Inc. announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001, in line with previous guidance. Operating income for the first quarter of 2001 was $7.3 million and net income was $3.2 million. Earnings per diluted share for the quarter were $0.21. In 2000, operating income was $12.5 million. Last year's n ... Continue reading
WTA Announces Receipt of Royalty Payments
World Transport Authority, Inc. (WTA) announced that it has received its first royalty payments upon the production and sale of WorldStar utility vehicles in developing nations. In the month of March 2001, WTA received royalties from CBN WorldStar, Inc. (CBN) and WorldStar Andino (Andino). These payments mark the begin ... Continue reading
Union Acceptance Corporation Announces Third Quarter Results
Union Acceptance Corporation today announced financial and operational results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2001. Net earnings for the quarter climbed 39% to $4.6 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, before giving effect to the earnings impact of derivative instruments on held for sale receivables. This compar ... Continue reading
Three South Florida Powerhouses Join Forces
Alamo and National, divisions of ANC Rental Corporation , and Spirit Airlines today announced a partnership agreement that brings these three South Florida-based companies together in order to provide car rental services to Spirit customers at special, preferred rates. The partnership of the three powerhouse brands - A ... Continue reading
PPG Reports On Quarter, Takes Restructuring Charge
PPG Industries' first quarter 2001 net income was $56 million, or 33 cents a share, including a pretax restructuring charge of $101 million. After-tax, the charge was $71 million, or 42 cents a share. Excluding the charge, net income was $127 million, or 75 cents a share. Sales for the quarter were $2.1 billion. First ... Continue reading
Buick Introduces New Divisional Tag Line In Television Advertising
DETROIT - In advance of a campaign for the all new Rendezvous, Buick is introducing a new divisional tag line in upcoming television work that breaks this week for the Century. The line "It's All Good" closes the new spot and begins to appear in print advertising for all Buick brands. "Our goal is to change the percept ... Continue reading
GM Names Annette Clayton President Of Saturn Corporation
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. today announced the appointment of Annette K. Clayton as president of Saturn Corp., effective immediately. Clayton has been a leader in implementing GM's global manufacturing system in North America since April 2000. She replaces Cynthia M. Trudell, who recently resigned to accept a posi ... Continue reading
Covisint Names Kevin English Chief Executive Officer
DETROIT -- Covisint's board of directors today named Kevin W. English, 48, an e-commerce leader with a prestigious investment banking firm and a respected pioneer in Internet communications, as chairman, president and chief executive officer. English was previously the managing director and chief executive officer, e-c ... Continue reading
The Jaguar F-TYPE roadster has been given the production go-ahead
4 January 2001 The Jaguar F-TYPE roadster has been given the production go-ahead, the company announced today. The all-new, compact Jaguar roadster becomes the fifth model in the company’s expanding product range and marks Jaguar’s return to the true sports car market, which it helped to create in the 1950s ... Continue reading
SIR STIRLING MOSS AND JAGUAR RE-UNITE TO CELEBRATE LE MANS ANNIVERSARY
SIR STIRLING MOSS AND JAGUAR RE-UNITE TO CELEBRATE LE MANS ANNIVERSARY Sir Stirling Moss and Jaguar Cars will be re-united at Le Mans this year – fifty years after the legendary racing driver first competed at the classic French circuit – and on the fiftieth anniversary of Jaguar's first victory in the worl ... Continue reading
NIKI LAUDA ANNOUNCED AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF NEW PREMIER PERFORMANCE DIVISION
DIVISION [London] Three times world Formula One champion Niki Lauda has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Premier Performance Division – a newly formed division of the Premier Automotive Group established to oversee, coordinate and support the motor sport activities of Jaguar Racing, Cosworth Racing a ... Continue reading
February 20, 2001 Volvo Cross Country - The Right Car on Slippery Winter Roads Bad weather tests machine and driver to the fullest. Getting a hand up is what the Cross Country is all about. The new Volvo Cross Country has the right characteristics to help ensure maneuverability and safe driving, even in the worst of wi ... Continue reading
Mazda is Making News! Here are just a few of the latest stories about Mazda's vehicles, innovations, and events. 1. Mazda inks title sponsorship deal with Jeremy McGrath to form Team Mazda Yamaha 2. Mazda launches 2001 Tribute: "The SUV with the soul of a sports car" 3. A history of ZOOM: New Mazda brand campaign draws ... Continue reading
Automax Group Announces Expansion Into Broward County, Florida
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--April 18, 2001--Automax Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:AMXX) has executed a lease on a new location in Broward County, Florida. This new location equals the size of the two existing Automax locations. The added space will allow for up to 100 cars in inventory as well as the ability to perform the necessar ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Exec Changes Story
Rolf Eckrodt, the DaimlerChrysler executive placed at Mitsubishi Motors as COO, denies he told Automotive News that DCX would walk away from its planned relationship with Hyundai Motors to build commercial vehicles. DCX representatives in Germany yesterday confirmed that the company has plans to move ahead with the Kor ... Continue reading
Jeremy Mayfield Unveils New Mobil 1 Sony/WEGA Ford Taurus for Talladega
MOORESVILLE, N.C., April 19 When Penske Racing unloads at Talladega SuperSpeedway this week, they will not roll out the familiar blue and white Ford... In it¹s place, the silver and black with a hint of red; Jeremy Mayfield will pilot the Sony/WEGA Ford Taurus for the first time this season. Sony Electronics and Pensk ... Continue reading
Raudman Hopes Again for Tenth Southwest Series Win
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Dave Reed Dave Reed Racing 800/245-5299 dr@advantagememory.com Barbara Evans Evans-MMPR 818/920-0527 evansmmpr@earthlink.net RAUDMAN HOPES AGAIN FOR TENTH SOUTHWEST SERIES WIN Rancho Santa Margarita, California (April 18, 2001) -- Craig Raudman, driver of Dave Reed Racing's #2 Yerf-dog F ... Continue reading
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AmeriCredit Announces $1,089,000,000 Asset-backed Securitization
FORT WORTH, Texas--April 18, 2001--AMERICREDIT CORP. today announced the pricing of a $1,089,000,000 offering of automobile receivables-backed securities through Chase Securities Inc. and Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown. The securities will be issued via an owner trust, AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2001-1, in sev ... Continue reading
FEATHERLITE SOUTHWEST TOUR ENTRIES FOR 04.21.01
(as of 04.18.01) # Name, Hometown, State Sponsor, Car Make, Model 2 Craig Raudman, Bakersfield, CA Yerf Dog/ITPS, Chevy 4 Jon Nelson, Hemet, CA Ultra Wheels, Pontiac 04 Mark Reed, Bakersfield, CA Food 4 Less/JH Sims Trucking, Pontiac 07 Kevin Clark, Colorado Springs, CO Kenwood Car Audio, Chevy 09 Richard Ellison, Salt ... Continue reading
FLASH! SPRING BREAK SPECIAL AT IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY
FEATHERLITE SOUTHWEST TOUR RACE: KIDS 12 UNDER FREE PLUS ON-TRACK AUTOGRAPH SESSION WITH NASCAR STARS Irwindale, Calif. - - Spring Break! NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour! A great one-two combination if ever there was one! And Irwindale Speedway will make it even better with FREE admission for all kids 12 years old an ... Continue reading
Law Shares Race Experience with Phoenix Children's Hospital
Law Shares Race Experience with Phoenix Children's Hospital FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phoenix, Arizona (April 17, 2001) - Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series driver, Darren Law visited the children at the Phoenix Children's Hospital on Monday. With helmet and fire suit in hand, Law explained to more than 30 kids what it ... Continue reading
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Raytech Corporation Announces Emergence From Bankruptcy
SHELTON, Conn.--April 18, 2001--Raytech Corporation today reported that the Confirmation of the Corporation's Second Amended Plan of Reorganization ("Plan") became effective on this date, April 18, 2001 ("Effective Date"). The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut ("Court") had confirmed the Pl ... Continue reading
CINCINNATI--April 18, 2001--SDRC today announced its results for the first quarter of 2001. Revenues for the March quarter totaled $112.8 million, up 4% compared to $108.2 million last year. Net income for the quarter was $5.8 million, or $0.16 per share, compared to $4.3 million, or $0.12 per share last year. "Better ... Continue reading
VAN NUYS, Calif.--April 18, 2001--Superior Industries International Inc. today announced that it will release results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001, at approximately 8 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 19. Superior has scheduled a conference call that morning to discuss its results for the quarter. During the co ... Continue reading
Westcorp to Webcast Analyst Conference Call On First Quarter Earnings Results
IRVINE, Calif.--April 18, 2001--Westcorp will release its first quarter earnings results on Tuesday, April 24, 2001 after the NYSE stock exchange closes. Joy Schaefer, president, and Lee A. Whatcott, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will host a webcast conference call for analysts and investors at ... Continue reading
WFS Financial to Webcast Analyst Conference Call On First Quarter Earnings Results
IRVINE, Calif.--April 18, 2001--WFS Financial Inc. will release its first quarter earnings results on Tuesday, April 24, 2001 after the Nasdaq stock exchange closes. Joy Schaefer, chief executive officer, and Lee A. Whatcott, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, will host a webcast conference ca ... Continue reading
Are dot Coms Really Dead -- Perception VS. Reality
Auto Channel -- Robert Gordon, Co-Publisher PERCEPTION: "Everyone who wants to be is already on the Internet" REALITY: "In four years we'll add twice as many web sites as there are already, we'll double the number of users, and we'll triple the number of employees on Intranets" IDC, the leading international market int ... Continue reading
Kenworth Installs Parts Council Members for 2001
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeff Parietti, (425) 828-5196 jparietti@paccar.com Kenworth Installs Parts Council Members for 2001 KIRKLAND, Wash., April 18, 2001 -- Kenworth Truck Co. has installed its Kenworth Parts Council members for 2001. The council consists of leading parts managers from Kenworth de ... Continue reading
European Automotive Telematics Market: A New Study by Frost & Sullivan
The European Automotive Telematics Market for Hardware and Services: A New Study by Frost & Sullivan Telematics: the race to connect with the consumer has begun! Technology is driving the European automotive market to new heights as key automakers engage in a battle for a share of the market. The weaponry being used to ... Continue reading
CHICAGO--April 18, 2001--Fitch has affirmed the debt ratings of Ford Motor Company (Ford) and its automotive financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company (Ford Credit), and assigned ratings for a number of foreign subsidiaries. In total, approximately $159 billion of debt and preferred securities are affected by thi ... Continue reading
INDIANAPOLIS--April 18, 2001--Powerway, Inc. today announced it will begin offering collaborative quality and engineering solutions to the Commerce One worldwide network of e-marketplace customers, suppliers and partners. Powerway was named a Business Service Provider for Commerce One. The Commerce One Global Trading W ... Continue reading
Ugly Duckling Announces Upcoming Financial Results for First Quarter 2001, Conference Call
PHOENIX--April 18, 2001--Ugly Duckling Corporation, , announced today that members of the public are invited to the Company's live quarterly call on the Internet, on Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at 8:30 AM MST/11:30 EST. The one-hour conference call will feature Greg Sullivan, CEO, and Steven Darak, CFO in a discussion of ... Continue reading
Vallejo Speedway to Host Flat-Track Racing at Sonomafest
Contact: John Cardinale Sears Point Raceway (707) 938-8448 X107 Vallejo Speedway to Host Flat-Track Motorcycle Racing at Sonomafest 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - Sears Point Raceway won't be the only site to watch exciting motorcycle racing during Sonomafest 2001, April 27-May 6. Vallejo Speedway2, which is located 10 miles ea ... Continue reading
World Research Group's Auto Marketing Summit 2001 Information
NEW YORK--April 18, 2001--As the economy continues to show signs of stress, there is a need to re-focus big budget auto campaigns and concentrate on more strategic, cost-effective methods of generating sales. In today's market automotive professionals need to invest in current customers, while enticing new ones through ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Credit Trust Rated `AAA' By Fitch
NEW YORK--April 18, 2001--Fitch rates MMCA Auto Owner Trust 2001- 1's $140 million 4.6363% class A-1 notes `F1+', the $165 million floating-rate class A-2, $350 million floating-rate class A-3 and $193.022 million 5.34% class A-4 notes `AAA', and the $64.1 million 6.19% class B notes `A'. The Trust also issued $73,955, ... Continue reading
Content Sites Best To Advertise On Just Ask eMOTION.
DETROIT--April 18, 2001--eMOTION! REPORTS.net, (www.emotionreports.net) the recently launched automotive/aerospace research and analysis site, has announced posting of its advertising rates. But the story is not in the rates themselves, rather, it is the internally developed "Modular Web-Ad" approach. The system takes ... Continue reading
INDIANAPOLIS--April 18, 2001--Powerway, Inc. today announced it will begin offering collaborative quality and engineering solutions to the Commerce One worldwide network of e-marketplace customers, suppliers and partners. Powerway was named a Business Service Provider for Commerce One. The Commerce One Global Trading W ... Continue reading
SDRC Receives Order for 150 I-DEAS Enterprise Seats from Siemens Medical Solutions
CINCINNATI--April 18, 2001-- Siemens becomes an early adopter of I-DEAS Enterprise; SDRC pushes market to a unified data and collaboration environment SDRC today announced a 150 seat order from Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany, for I-DEAS(R) Enterprise(TM), an integration of SDRC's award-winning I-DEAS(R) m ... Continue reading
Veteran Auto Exec To Run Online Wholesale Auto Auction.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--April 18, 2001--ZapCar Inc. Wednesday announced that it has hired Barry Schneble, long-time automotive industry executive, to the position of president and chief executive officer of the new online start-up for the wholesale automotive remarketing industry. Schneble comes to the position with 30-plus ... Continue reading
LemonBusters Auto Inspection Service $129
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--April 18, 2001--When it comes to buying a used car, nobody wants to get stuck with a lemon. Announced today, Kelley Blue Book(R) and Inspection Solution will offer consumers nationwide an inspection that promises to bring peace of mind to thousands of used car buyers and sellers. The LemonBusters Pre- ... Continue reading
Teleflex First Quarter Results
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.--April 18, 2001--Teleflex Incorporated announced today that revenues for the first quarter ended April 1, 2001 increased 10% to $470.7 million compared to $427.6 million for the first three months last year. Net income increased 12% to $30.0 million in the quarter from $26.8 million for the same p ... Continue reading
New Tractor Trailer Anti-Jackknife System
BELLINGHAM, Wash.--April 18, 2001--Safe Transportation Systems, Inc. (STS) (OTC BB: SFTS) announced today that the Company has accepted an invitation to demonstrate its new Accident Control and Anti-Jackknife System at The Fourth International Conference on Accident Investigation, Reconstruction, Interpretation and the ... Continue reading
CTS Announces First Quarter Results
ELKHART, Ind.--April 18, 2001--CTS Corporation today announced quarterly results for sales, net earnings and earnings per share for the first quarter 2001. First quarter sales were $177.0 million compared to $204.5 million in the first quarter of last year. Excluding severance expense of $1.6 million, adjusted net earn ... Continue reading
PPG Reports On Quarter, Takes Restructuring Charge
PITTSBURGH--April 19, 2001--PPG Industries' first quarter 2001 net income was $56 million, or 33 cents a share, including a pretax restructuring charge of $101 million. After-tax, the charge was $71 million, or 42 cents a share. Excluding the charge, net income was $127 million, or 75 cents a share. Sales for the quart ... Continue reading
USFreightways Reports First Quarter Results
CHICAGO--April 19, 2001--USFreightways Corporation reported revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001 of $621,393,000 compared to $618,690,000 reported for the first quarter which ended April 1, 2000. Net income for the current year's quarter was $8,451,000, or 32 cents diluted earnings per share, compared to ... Continue reading
USA Truck, Inc. Announces Operating Results
VAN BUREN, Ark.--April 18, 2001--USA Truck, Inc. today announced operating revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 of $60,908,374, up 10.5% from $55,144,425 for the same quarter of 2000. The net loss of $404,910 for the first quarter of 2001 was slightly more than the loss of $394,385 for the first quarter of 200 ... Continue reading
Auto Makers Abandon London Motor Show
London - Appearently Europeans may be getting tired of worn out car shows that feature glitz and glamour with little real substance. There's word from Europe that Ferrari and Maserati have joined Ford, Vauxhall, BMW and other car makers in a decision to abandon the traditional London Motor Show, typically held in Octob ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Indianapolis 500 leads US sporting events in economic impact
April 19, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- This weekend, Jimmy Spencer returns to the #1 Yellow Racing Pontiac driver's seat for the Subway 300 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Spencer is no stranger to the 2.66-mile oval, having won the 1994 DieHard 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race w ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Luyendyk takes first laps at IMS since 1999 Indy 500
April 19, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk stood in a garage in Gasoline Alley Wednesday, wearing a driver's suit and eyeing the Treadway Racing No. 5 Meijer G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone entry that had just carried him for a few shakedown laps around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Spe ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW Team PTG continues countdown to Sears Point
April 19, 2001 Four weeks after a strong fourth-place GT class finish at the 12 Hours of Sebring, BMW Team PTG and BMW of North America continue the countdown to the next American Le Mans Series race on July 22 at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., and the debut of the V8-powered Team PTG BMW M3 GTR. So, are the PT ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Rules May Rule at Talladega
April 19, 2001 DETROIT - Restrictor plate racing is known for its excitement and its unpredictability. It is that element of surprise that makes "plate" races the most popular among many fans and most nerve-wracking for most competitors. This weekend's stop at Talladega Superspeedway promises more of the same, but its ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jarrett to win first quarter DOTY
April 19, 2001 NASCAR/Winston Cup's Dale Jarrett has served notice this may be 1999 all over again. That was when the driver of the No. 88 Robert Yates/UPS Ford Taurus won first-quarter DRIVER OF THE YEAR balloting and then went on to claim the most prestigious award in American motorsports along with the Winston Cup C ... Continue reading
NASCAR HISTORY: Dodge Return To Talladega Triggers Flashbacks to 1969
April 19, 2001 Talladega, Ala. - The Dodge return to Talladega Superspeedway this week is sure to trigger flashbacks to 1969 and the early 1970s when a Dodge unlike any before it arrived on the scene to turn heads, win races and produce headaches among competitors and sanctioning officials. The car was the Dodge Charge ... Continue reading
NHRA's 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 32: Darrell Gwynn
April 19, 2001 Over the course of his 10-year career, from May 1980 to April 1990, only two racers won more NHRA national events than Darrell Gwynn: Bob Glidden and Kenny Bernstein. Gwynn was at the height of his career, just a month removed from his last win, when he crashed at England's Santa Pod Raceway on April 15, ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jarrett ready to resume the rigors of racing at Talladega
April 19, 2001 TALLADEGA, Ala., - As drivers and fans brace for the most anticipated Winston Cup race in recent memory, Dale Jarrett and his #88 UPS Team look to continue their winning ways in Sunday's Talladega 500 (FOX; 1 p.m. EDT) at Talladega Superspeedway. Noteworthy items include: Jarrett is on an unprecedented r ... Continue reading
WTQMA: Season opens Saturday at Hawkeye Raceway
April 19, 2001 Davenport, IA -- The Winged Three-Quarter Midget Association begins it's season Saturday, April 21 at Hawkeye Raceway in Blue Grass, IA. The WTQMA stars will be making three appearances at Hawkeye Raceway before their season championship race Sept. 8 at Aledo Raceway, in Aledo, IL. Drivers who are expect ... Continue reading
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