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Tuesday, June 19, 2001

American Airlines and Volvo Aero Services in Major Contract On Spare Parts Sales

American Airlines and Volvo Aero Services in Major Contract On Spare Parts Sales

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--June 17, 2001--American Airlines has reached an agreement with Volvo Aero Services (formerly The AGES Group), which will give Volvo Aero Services the right to sell all surplus spares from American Airlines. According to the agreement, American Airlines will supply Volvo Aero Services with surplus of ... Continue reading

Long Day At Pocono For Johnny Benson

Long Day At Pocono For Johnny Benson

Long Day At Pocono For Johnny Benson Valvoline Pontiac Involved In Early 14-Car Accident, Finishes 24th It was a long afternoon Sunday for #10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson at Pocono International Raceway. A day that began with the promise of a seventh-place start turned to disaster about 50 laps into the race ... Continue reading

Volvo Aero Wins Major Space Contract

Volvo Aero Wins Major Space Contract

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--June 16, 2001--The Italian company FiatAvio and Volvo Aero have signed a contract covering the manufacture of LOX turbines for an additional four Vulcain 1 and 19 Vulcain 2 engines. Deliveries will begin during 2001 and are scheduled to be completed in 2003. Including this agreement, Volvo Aero has r ... Continue reading

Benson Father Day Advance (3 Attached jpgs of Johnny and John Benson)

Benson Father Day Advance (3 Attached jpgs of Johnny and John Benson)

Benson: Watching Son Race Is As Difficult As Driving John Benson Hopes Father’s Day Brings Win, But Having A Happy Son Is Most Important In its 1970 cover article, Stock Car Racing Magazine joked that John Benson’ s “close cropped hair and bushy mutton chops make him look more like your favorite bartender than a ... Continue reading

Brian Simo @Detroit

Brian Simo @Detroit

Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Cup June 16, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. Trans-Am Series champion Brian Simo hopes to repeat his 1999 victory on the 2.361-mile Detroit Belle Isle road course, but preferably in different weather conditions. The Carlsbad, Calif., driver started the '99 race from the pole and held for t ... Continue reading

Castrol Super Series - Mosport Wrap & Points

Castrol Super Series - Mosport Wrap & Points

Castrol Super Series For immediate release / June 11, 2001 Dilley's Mosport win tightens Castrol Cup points chase Castrol Super Series // Round #3 // Mosport Speedway 'National Fast Freight delivers the EXIDE Batteries 250' LONDON, ON - Saturday's 'National Fast Freight delivers the EXIDE Batteries 250' at Mosport Spee ... Continue reading

Lynx - Detroit Grand Prix

Lynx - Detroit Grand Prix

THE FASTEST GIRL IN DETROIT Fast Facts -- Lynx Racing driver Sara Senske in the Barber Dodge Pro Series Support Race at the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit at The Raceway at Belle Isle, June 15 - 17 - Senske, 21, of Kennewick, Washington, is one of the fastest-rising female drivers in open wheel racing, and dr ... Continue reading

NHRA: Benza braces for memorable weekend

NHRA: Benza braces for memorable weekend

For more information, contact Rob Geiger at 281-913-3316. Benza braces for memorable weekend COLUMBUS, Ohio (June 12) – Pro Stock driver Bob Benza will be easy to find at this weekend’s 37th annual Pontiac Excitement Nationals – he’ll be the one anxiously awaiting his first trip down National Trail Raceway’s ... Continue reading

Kanaan/Zanardi Detroit Pre-Race Notes/Quotes

Kanaan/Zanardi Detroit Pre-Race Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 310-538-2599 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com MO NUNN RACING - PRE-RACE NOTES/QUOTES Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit - June 15-17, 2001 The Raceway on Belle Isle - Detroit, Mich. - 2.346-Mile Temporary Street Course TONY KANAAN -- #55 HOLLYWOOD/MO NUNN RACING HONDA-REYNARD **Thi ... Continue reading

Problems for Law at Mid-Ohio

Problems for Law at Mid-Ohio

Problems for Law at Mid-Ohio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lexington, Ohio (June 6, 2001) - Despite #81 Motorola/Commscope/G&W Motorsports driver Darren Law's strong efforts, the Porsche GT3-RS finished fifth at the ConAgra U.S. Road Racing Classic on Sunday. "We had a really tough race," Law said. "Our first pit stop was long ... Continue reading

A2i Announces Support for Automotive Parts Catalogs; Enhances xCat to Support Product Applications and Application-Based Search

A2i Announces Support for Automotive Parts Catalogs; Enhances xCat to Support Product Applications and Application-Based Search

LOS ANGELES--June 14, 2001--A2i Inc., the leading provider of next-generation content management and catalog publishing systems, today announced that its xCat(TM) electronic catalog system now supports product applications. Coupled with flexible, application-based search, this capability allows the A2i xCat system to a ... Continue reading

ABC-NACO Adjusts Production To Offset Labor Dispute in Mexico

ABC-NACO Adjusts Production To Offset Labor Dispute in Mexico

LOMBARD, Ill.--June 14, 2001--ABC-NACO Inc. (ABCR) announced today that labor negotiations continue with the unionized employees at its Sahagun, Hidalgo, Mexico Facility. The labor contract expired May 30, 2001, and the employees have not worked since then. Vaughn W. Makary, President and CEO of ABC-NACO said, "Both si ... Continue reading

ABRA Trains Madison Fire Department

ABRA Trains Madison Fire Department

Asset Caption: Robert Rick, VP of ABRA Training, demonstrates airbag deployment to Madison Fire Department Asset Caption: ABRA logo Asset Caption: Press releaseAsset Description: Word document Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo and Logo are available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.bu ... Continue reading

Cascade Corporation Announces Operating Results for the First Quarter

Cascade Corporation Announces Operating Results for the First Quarter

PORTLAND, Ore.--June 14, 2001--Robert C. Warren, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Cascade Corporation reported net income for the first quarter ended April 30, 2001 of $4.9 million ($.40 per share), compared to net income of $5.2 million ($.42 per share) in the first quarter of the prior year. Consolidated ... Continue reading

Environmental Solutions Worldwide Tests With Major North American Retrofit Converter Manufacturer

Environmental Solutions Worldwide Tests With Major North American Retrofit Converter Manufacturer

MARKHAM, Ontario--June 15, 2001--Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. (ESW) (OTCBB:ESWW), a company that develops, manufactures and markets environmental technologies, today announced that a major North American retrofit converter and performance exhaust manufacturer intends to evaluate the performance of ESW's uniq ... Continue reading

TECHNOGLASS DOUGLAS NOUSE Douglas D. Nouse, vice president, domestic sales, AP Technoglass Company. [EM] PLYMOUTH, MI USA 06/15/2001

TECHNOGLASS DOUGLAS NOUSE Douglas D. Nouse, vice president, domestic sales, AP Technoglass Company. [EM] PLYMOUTH, MI USA 06/15/2001

PLYMOUTH, Mich., June 15 Hideki Takase, AP Technoglass Vice President of Sales And Marketing, has announced the promotion of Douglas D. Nouse to Vice President Domestic Sales from Vice President of Business Planning, a position he has held since joining the company last year. The appointment is effective immediately. ( ... Continue reading

ADVISORY/ The U.S. Secretary of Energy to Address AAA State Delegates at its 2001 Public Affairs Conference Regarding the U.S. National Energy Plan

ADVISORY/ The U.S. Secretary of Energy to Address AAA State Delegates at its 2001 Public Affairs Conference Regarding the U.S. National Energy Plan

-- WHO: AAA to Host the Honorable Spencer Abraham, U.S. Secretary of Energy WHAT: The Secretary of Energy will address the federation of AAA Delegates and answer motorists' and travelers' concerns regarding the energy situation. ... Continue reading

DriveCam Video Systems Debuts Next Generation Video Event Data Recorder for Commercial Fleets

DriveCam Video Systems Debuts Next Generation Video Event Data Recorder for Commercial Fleets

SAN DIEGO--June 19, 2001-- Cloud 9 Shuttle and Others Receive Insurance Discounts of Up to 20 Percent With DriveCam DriveCam Video Systems, an innovator in vehicle safety systems, today announced the debut of the next generation of DriveCam, the video event data recorder that enables commercial fleets to dramatically r ... Continue reading

GM Supports Congressional High School Art Competition

GM Supports Congressional High School Art Competition

FOR RELEASE: June 19, 2001 GM Supports Congressional High School Art Competition WASHINGTON, DC - Emerging R & B star and RCA recording artist, Dante, will join leaders of the U.S. Congress and General Motors officials in a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening this year's Congressional high school art exhibition ... Continue reading

"Homes of Hope" - General Motors And Habitat For Humanity Co-Operate On A Joint Project In Poland

"Homes of Hope" - General Motors And Habitat For Humanity Co-Operate On A Joint Project In Poland

FOR RELEASE: June 19, 2001 "Homes of Hope" - General Motors And Habitat For Humanity Co-Operate On A Joint Project In Poland Warsaw - General Motors, through its manufacturing and financial services units in Poland, today announced a co-operation with the Polish branch of Habitat for Humanity, an international charity ... Continue reading

Louden, NH weekend racing results

Louden, NH weekend racing results

AMA Roadracing: Louden, NH, June 16-17, 2001 2001 AMA/Chevy Trucks U.S. Superbike Championships, Round 5 Torrential rains played havoc with the AMA's roadracing schedule on Sunday at the New Hampshire International Speedway, one of the oldest racetracks on the AMA road racing circuit. The Superbike main event was delay ... Continue reading

News from Kenworth: Teichert Gains Competitive Edge with Kenworth W900S 10-Yard Mixers

News from Kenworth: Teichert Gains Competitive Edge with Kenworth W900S 10-Yard Mixers

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeff Parietti, (425) 828-5196 jparietti@paccar.com Teichert Gains Competitive Edge with Kenworth W900S 10-Yard Mixers SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 19, 2001 - Teichert Readymix had a mission: Increase payload by a half yard of concrete, moving from 9.5-yard to 10-yard mixers. The ... Continue reading

Praxair Oevel Belgium Facility Earns QS 9000 Certification

Praxair Oevel Belgium Facility Earns QS 9000 Certification

DANBURY, Conn.--June 19, 2001--Praxair, Inc. announced today that its Oevel, Belgium, Semiconductor Process Gases Facility has received QS 9000 certification. This plant creates product blends, and supplies various silicon precursor, etchant, dopant, and reactant semiconductor process gases for worldwide distribution. ... Continue reading

Re: News from Kenworth: Teichert Gains Competitive Edge with Kenworth W900S 10-Yard Mixers

Re: News from Kenworth: Teichert Gains Competitive Edge with Kenworth W900S 10-Yard Mixers

For some undetermined reason, the image files attached to the below Kenworth release (distributed today) did not send. They are attached to this email. We apologize for any inconvenience. NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeff Parietti, (425) 828-5196 jparietti@paccar.com Teichert Gains Competitive Edge with ... Continue reading

S&P Asgns Prelim Rtgs to Credipar Group's French ABS

S&P Asgns Prelim Rtgs to Credipar Group's French ABS

LONDON--Standard & Poor's--June 19, 2001-- Standard & Poor's today assigned its preliminary ratings to the Eur1 billion floating-rate notes to be issued by Auto ABS Compartiment 2001-1 as part of Auto ABS, a fonds commun de creances (see list below). The units will be backed by a pool of auto loan receivables generated ... Continue reading

Valeo and Iteris Sign Agreement to Develop and Launch Integrated Automotive Vision Systems

Valeo and Iteris Sign Agreement to Develop and Launch Integrated Automotive Vision Systems

PARIS--June 19, 2001--Valeo (Paris:FR) (OTC:VLEEY), one of the world's leading automotive suppliers, and Iteris, Inc., a subsidiary of Odetics, Inc., announced today that they have entered into a strategic and technical partnership that encompasses the technical and commercial development of advanced automotive vision ... Continue reading

Chrome Systems Press Release

Chrome Systems Press Release

Chrome Develops Electronic Ordering Standard for GM Fleet and Commercial Operations PORTLAND, Ore.--June 19, 2001-- General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations and Chrome Partner to Deliver the First Electronic Standard for Fleet Ordering Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technol ... Continue reading

Eaton Highlights Engine Air Management and Powertrain Controls At 2001 Engine Expo

Eaton Highlights Engine Air Management and Powertrain Controls At 2001 Engine Expo

STUTTGART, Germany--June 19, 2001--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation , will showcase its engine air management and powertrain control technologies at the 2001 Engine Technology International Engine Expo here this week. Both technologies are key factors in the company's senior management intent to fo ... Continue reading

Honda Motor Company Chooses GenRad To Supply ECM/PCM Reprogramming Tool

Honda Motor Company Chooses GenRad To Supply ECM/PCM Reprogramming Tool

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom--June 18, 2001--GenRad, Inc. today announced that its Diagnostic Solutions business unit was selected to supply electronic control module reprogramming equipment (ECM/PCM) to Honda Motor Company, Ltd., for distribution among Honda and Acura dealers in the US and Canada. The ECM/PCM reprogramm ... Continue reading

Micrografx Extends 6-Sigma Agreement to Ford Suppliers; Benefits of Ford Relationship Made Available To Ford Suppliers

Micrografx Extends 6-Sigma Agreement to Ford Suppliers; Benefits of Ford Relationship Made Available To Ford Suppliers

DALLAS--June 19, 2001--Micrografx Inc. (OTCBB:MGXI), today announced, that in conjunction with its selection by Ford Motor Company as an integral component of Ford's Customer Driven 6-Sigma Program, that Micrografx will be making many of the benefits of Ford's decision available to Ford suppliers. This will allow Ford ... Continue reading

PlanetCAD Announces Release of Flagship PrescientQA Software Suite; PrescientQA 4.1 for CATIA V4 Will Be the First Release in the Series

PlanetCAD Announces Release of Flagship PrescientQA Software Suite; PrescientQA 4.1 for CATIA V4 Will Be the First Release in the Series

BOULDER, Colo.--June 19, 2001--PlanetCAD Inc. (AMEX:PCD), a leading developer of engineering software solutions that integrate engineering processes and data with the manufacturing supply chain, today announced the release of version 4.1 of the Company's flagship PrescientQA(TM) software suite. Version 4.1, which incor ... Continue reading

The Cobalt Group Forms Field Service Department to Help Automotive Manufacturers and Dealers Implement E-Business Initiatives

The Cobalt Group Forms Field Service Department to Help Automotive Manufacturers and Dealers Implement E-Business Initiatives

SEATTLE--June 19, 2001-- Cobalt's automotive e-business experts provide local consulting services The Cobalt Group , a leading provider of e-business products and services to the automotive industry, announced today that it has formed a Field Service department to offer customized, in-dealership consulting services to ... Continue reading

Prolong International Announces Breakthrough Fuels Technology Agreement

Prolong International Announces Breakthrough Fuels Technology Agreement

Prolong International Corp. announced that it has taken a strategic ownership interest in a newly formed corporation. The new corporation owns the patent-pending rights to a broad spectrum of formulations that can dramatically enhance the combustion performance of various fossil fuels. Prolong Environmental Energy Corp ... Continue reading

Prolong International Corp. Appoints New Director

Prolong International Corp. Appoints New Director

Prolong International Corp. announced the appointment of Gregory W. Orlandella to the board of directors. Orlandella has been the president and founder of Corporate Capital Research Inc., located in Dana Point, Calif., since 1999 where he is engaged in working with institutional and strategic investors in both the publ ... Continue reading

Autoliv Strengthens its Position in Romania

Autoliv Strengthens its Position in Romania

Autoliv Inc., the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, has made Autoliv Romania S.A. a wholly-owned subsidiary by acquiring the remaining 10% from the local partner Metaloplast. The change is related to Autoliv's intensified transfer of labor-intensive production to low wage countries. "Over the last few year ... Continue reading

Volvo Global Trucks Deliveries, January-May 2001

Volvo Global Trucks Deliveries, January-May 2001

Deliveries from Volvo Global Trucks, which comprises Mack Trucks, Inc., Renault V.I. and Volvo Trucks, during the period January-May 2001 amounted to 68 738 units compared to 77 202 in the same period last year, a decrease of 11%. Order intake was down 14%, of which North America was down 30% and Europe 10% compared to ... Continue reading

Pickups Plus Company Store Sales Up 15% for Month of May

Pickups Plus Company Store Sales Up 15% for Month of May

Pickups Plus, Inc., a leading retailer and franchiser in the $30 billion truck and SUV aftermarket accessories industry, announced today that their company stores sales were up 15% in the month of May, compared to same stores sales of the previous year. "This is the second consecutive month when all of our corporate st ... Continue reading

V-Twin Gives Its Dealers Lower-Cost Financing

V-Twin Gives Its Dealers Lower-Cost Financing

Agreement with Motorcycle Funding Corporation Lets Dealers Buy Custom Bikes and Pay Lower Rates V-Twin Holdings, Inc., will provide showroom floor financing to its owned and operated retail stores exclusively from Motorcycle Funding Corporation, V-Twin announced today. Roger Cheek, Chief Executive Officer of V-Twin Hol ... Continue reading

Chrome Develops Electronic Ordering Standard for GM Fleet

Chrome Develops Electronic Ordering Standard for GM Fleet

General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations and Chrome Partner to Deliver the First Electronic Standard for Fleet Ordering Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technology and software solutions, today announced that it has developed and delivered an electronic data standard to Gener ... Continue reading

Solutia Inc. offers sunscreen for your car's interior

Solutia Inc. offers sunscreen for your car's interior

Summer is just around the corner. And your car is about to get burned. A blazing summer sun can cause irreversible damage and discoloration to plastics, cloth and leather inside your vehicle, due to ultraviolet (UV) rays that penetrate ordinary side, rear and roof auto glass. Solutia Inc. offers a new product that help ... Continue reading

High Octane Renewable Fuel Sets Pace at Pike's Peak Climbing Practice

High Octane Renewable Fuel Sets Pace at Pike's Peak Climbing Practice

BAT International, Inc. announced that a new high octane renewable fuel formulation provided by one of its partially-owned subsidiaries -- Dolphin Automotive Company Inc. (Dolphin ACI) -- contributed to the exceptional performance of BAT International's race car in this year's practice runs at the Pike's Peak Hill Clim ... Continue reading

Iteris and Valeo to Develop Integrated Automotive Vision Systems

Iteris and Valeo to Develop Integrated Automotive Vision Systems

Iteris Inc., a subsidiary of Odetics Inc. & and Valeo, one of the world's leading automotive suppliers, today announced that they have entered into a strategic and technical partnership that encompasses the technical and commercial development of advanced automotive vision systems for the car market. Under the terms of ... Continue reading

Nevada Students Win Ford/AAA National Auto Repair Title

Nevada Students Win Ford/AAA National Auto Repair Title

WASHINGTON--June 18, 2001--A two-student team from Churchill County High School in Fallon, Nevada, won the national high school auto repair championship at the 2001 FORD/AAA STUDENT AUTO SKILLS national finals here today. Greg Bolender, 18, and Destin Corbett, 18, outpaced a field of competitors from every state to ear ... Continue reading

ZAPWORLD.COM Changes Name to ZAP

ZAPWORLD.COM Changes Name to ZAP

SEBASTOPOL, Calif.--June 18, 2001--To help solidify its brand name in the electric vehicle market, ZAPWORLD.COM today announced that on Saturday, June 16 its shareholders approved a name change to ZAP. Director of Communications Alex Campbell said the name ZAPWORLD.COM was designed to help jump-start sales and worldwid ... Continue reading

New Timeline Utility Simplifies Time-Dependent Mechanical Simulation

New Timeline Utility Simplifies Time-Dependent Mechanical Simulation

PITTSBURGH--June 18, 2001--ALGOR, Inc., a leading maker of software for mechanical engineers, today announced the addition of Timeline, a graphical utility enabling engineers to more quickly and easily specify and visualize time-based events within its transient finite element analysis (FEA) software products. Timeline ... Continue reading

Roadway Express Selected One of Best Places to Work in Information Technology

Roadway Express Selected One of Best Places to Work in Information Technology

AKRON, Ohio--June 18, 2001--Roadway Express, Inc. is listed in Computerworld's 8th annual "100 Best Places to Work in IT" for 2001, the second consecutive year for the motor carrier. Computerworld invited CIOs, vice presidents and IT directors at U.S.-based companies and major consulting firms with fiscal 2001 revenue ... Continue reading

Trident Rowan Group: Centerpoint Retains Investment Bank

Trident Rowan Group: Centerpoint Retains Investment Bank

NEW YORK--June 18, 2001--Centerpoint Corporation (CPTXE) ("Centerpoint") announced today its recent retention of the investment banking firm of Investec Ernst & Co. ("Investec") to assist Centerpoint in its evaluation of strategic alternatives. Mark Hauser, the President of Centerpoint, commented, "We are enthusiastic ... Continue reading

SOLUTIA SUNSCREEN Solutia Inc. offers sunscreen for your car’s interior.

SOLUTIA SUNSCREEN Solutia Inc. offers sunscreen for your car’s interior.

DETROIT, June 18 Summer is just around the corner. And you're car is about to get burned. A blazing summer sun can cause irreversible damage and discoloration to plastics and cloth inside your vehicle, due to ultraviolet rays (UV) that penetrate ordinary auto glass. Solutia Inc. offers a new product that acts as a suns ... Continue reading

Motion Industries Honored by General Motors for Fifth Consecutive Year as Supplier of the Year for 2000

Motion Industries Honored by General Motors for Fifth Consecutive Year as Supplier of the Year for 2000

WASHINGTON--June 18, 2001--Motion Industries, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company is a recipient of the General Motors 2000 Supplier of the Year Award. Bill Stevens, Motion Industries' president and CEO, accepted the award from General Motors Corporation during ceremonies held in Washington, D.C. T ... Continue reading

Tour de Sol Road Rally Festival Showed That New ``Green'' Vehicles Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Ease America's Energy Crisis

Tour de Sol Road Rally Festival Showed That New ``Green'' Vehicles Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Ease America's Energy Crisis

GREENFIELD, Mass.--June 18, 2001--The "Tour de Sol: The Great American Green Transportation Festival" showcased dozens of vehicles that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ease America's energy crisis. "The impressive quality of the Tour de Sol's winning vehicles shows that Americans don't have to sacrifice safety, ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kenseth gets top ten finish at Pocono

NASCAR WCUP: Kenseth gets top ten finish at Pocono

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 LONG POND, Pa. - Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT Power Tools team charged to a sixth place finish at Pocono Raceway. The finish was the team's third top 10 of the 2001 season. Kenseth was disappointed with the 31st place qualifying effort fo ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Soldiers to Seventh at Pocono

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Soldiers to Seventh at Pocono

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 LONG POND, Pa., - Five hundred mile races at Pocono Raceway tend to make for long days, and Sunday's Pocono 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series event was no different. When it was all said and done, Tony Stewart finished seventh, solidifying his fift ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Earnhardt Jr. Strong Early, Falls Late at Pocono

NASCAR WCUP: Earnhardt Jr. Strong Early, Falls Late at Pocono

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 Ricky Rudd grabbed his first Winston Cup victory since September of 1998 as he led the final 24 laps of the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. Rudd finished ahead of point leader Jeff Gordon and his Robert Yates Racing teammate Dale Jarrett at the f ... Continue reading

NHRA: Amato Understands Bernstein's Emotions

NHRA: Amato Understands Bernstein's Emotions

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 Joe Amato knows that Kenny Bernstein is not only the Top Fuel-class favorite at this weekend's (June 22-24) Sears Craftsman Nationals at Gateway International Raceway (just minutes from downtown St. Louis), but perhaps the hottest driver in all ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Buhl Finishes Third With Infiniti Engine; Cheever Close Behind in Sixth

Northern Light IRL: Buhl Finishes Third With Infiniti Engine; Cheever Close Behind in Sixth

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 Fountain, COLO. -- Infiniti continued its success at Pikes Peak International Raceway, with Robbie Buhl placing third with the Infiniti-powered Team Purex/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing car at the Radisson Indy 200 June 17. It's the best finish to da ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX: Former driver Bill Green dies

ARCA RE/MAX: Former driver Bill Green dies

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 Condolences are extended to the family of Kentuckian and former ARCA driver Bill Green, who died Tuesday, June 12. He was 56. Green was the 1977 ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie of the Year and father of current series driver Willie Green. The elder G ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Burton returns to Sears Point in hopes of getting back to winning form

NASCAR WCUP: Burton returns to Sears Point in hopes of getting back to winning form

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 "Road Courses are great races for the drivers, but what about the fans? There are a couple of areas that they can see, but for the most part they only see a small portion of the race. I don’t know how you can make a road course so the ... Continue reading

ASA: Sauter Storms to Fourth Win in Last Five Races

ASA: Sauter Storms to Fourth Win in Last Five Races

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 ODESSA, Mo. – Lightening-quick Johnny Sauter proved once again that he is indeed the hottest driver on the American Speed Association ACDelco Series tour, picking up his third consecutive win and fourth in the last five races in the 2001 ... Continue reading

Hooters Pro Cup: Vickers Wins at Chemung Speedrome

Hooters Pro Cup: Vickers Wins at Chemung Speedrome

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 CHEMUNG, NY – After collecting two wins last season during his Rookie of the Year season in 2000, Brian Vickers returned to victory lane Sunday afternoon when he outlasted Regan Smith to win the Naturally Fresh Dressings 250 at Chemung Sp ... Continue reading

USAC: Steele takes Pikes Peak Silver Bullet '100'

USAC: Steele takes Pikes Peak Silver Bullet '100'

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 Dave Steele of Tampa, Fla. captured Sunday's 100-mile USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet race at Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colo. It was Dave's third victory in the series, having won at Memphis, Tenn. in 1998 and Indianapolis, I ... Continue reading

USAC: Eldora's 'Oldtimers Weekend' Friday and Saturday

USAC: Eldora's 'Oldtimers Weekend' Friday and Saturday

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 Jason McCord of Anderson, Ind. captured Wednesday night's feature event in the long-awaited return of the Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series to the Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Ind. The victory was McCord's first this year as he l ... Continue reading

USAC's 2,000th Midget Car Race Scheduled Saturday Night

USAC's 2,000th Midget Car Race Scheduled Saturday Night

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 A.J. Fike of Galesburg, Ill. leads the USAC WorldCom National Midget Car Series to the Eldora Speedway this weekend for back-to-back USAC "doubleheaders" on the 1/2-mile dirt oval. Saturday night's Midget Car race is scheduled to be the 2,000th ... Continue reading

USAC: Bobby East scores initial USAC victory at Anderson

USAC: Bobby East scores initial USAC victory at Anderson

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 Sixteen-year-old Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind. scored his initial USAC feature victory in Saturday night's 30-lap "regional" Midget Car race at the Anderson (Ind.) Speedway. East, the son of famed car builder and former driver Bob East, pilote ... Continue reading

USAC: Portland Speedway Hosts Midgets Saturday

USAC: Portland Speedway Hosts Midgets Saturday

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 Thomas Meseraull of San Jose, Calif. drove his Independent Construction Special to victory in Saturday night's 30-lap USAC WorldCom Western Midget Car feature event at the Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway, The win was his second in this year's ser ... Continue reading

USAC Russell Triple Crown: Fonferko looks for repeat at Sears Point

USAC Russell Triple Crown: Fonferko looks for repeat at Sears Point

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 Ross Fonferko of Wheaton, Ill. will try to maintain his lead in the USAC Russell Pro Triple Crown Championship this weekend at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Fonferko won the series opener May 5 at Bakersfield, Calif. and leads runner-up ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Fans Selected For Next Winston No Bull 5 Event

NASCAR WCUP: Fans Selected For Next Winston No Bull 5 Event

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 * The third Winston No Bull 5 event of the 2001 season is the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, July 7, 2001. * Five eligible drivers have the chance to earn a $1 million bonus by winning the Pepsi 400. If a qualified dri ... Continue reading

NHRA: Back to the drawing board for Benza

NHRA: Back to the drawing board for Benza

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 COLUMBUS, Ohio – After another frustrating weekend of drag racing, Pro Stock driver Bob Benza has decided to get back to basics and “run the wheels” off his 2001 Pontiac Grand Am in testing before he returns to the National Ho ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Hamilton plans to leverage of Sears Point testing Sunday

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Hamilton plans to leverage of Sears Point testing Sunday

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C. –This weekend during the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Sears Point Raceway, Bobby Hamilton looks forward to using the information he learned and the road racing skills he perfected in April during a test session at the tricky roa ... Continue reading

NASCAR Winston Cup Drivers Tackle Road Course at Sears Point Raceway, June 21-24

NASCAR Winston Cup Drivers Tackle Road Course at Sears Point Raceway, June 21-24

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 19, 2001 WHAT: Sears Point Raceway will host the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Winston Cup, June 21-24. Forty-three drivers will tackle the twisting 10-turn, 2-mile road course. This is one of just two road-course events on the 36-race NASCAR schedule. The ... Continue reading

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