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Sunday, April 2, 2006

Franchitti Suffers Suspension Failure at Honda Grand Prix

Franchitti Suffers Suspension Failure at Honda Grand Prix

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Capps continues to roll, wins his second straight Funny Car race in Houston

Capps continues to roll, wins his second straight Funny Car race in Houston

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 4 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS Houston Raceway Race Date: March 31-April 2, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS CONTINUES TO ROLL, WINS HIS SECOND STRAIGHT FUNNY CAR RACE ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Greg Anderson out in two at Houston, testing for Las Vegas

KB Racing LLC: Greg Anderson out in two at Houston, testing for Las Vegas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK GREG ANDERSON - DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 19th ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY SPRING NATIONALS HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK - HOUSTON (BAYTOWN) TEXAS MARCH 31-AP ... Continue reading

Herta Scores Fourth-Place Finish in XM Satellite Radio Car

Herta Scores Fourth-Place Finish in XM Satellite Radio Car

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KB Racing LLC: Jason Line advances to semifinals

KB Racing LLC: Jason Line advances to semifinals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK JASON LINE - DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 19th ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY SPRING NATIONALS HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK - HOUSTON (BAYTOWN) TEXAS MARCH 31-APRIL ... Continue reading

Troxel on fire, reaches fifth consecutive final round in Houston

Troxel on fire, reaches fifth consecutive final round in Houston

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 4 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS Houston Raceway Race Date: March 31-April 2, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net TROXEL ON FIRE, REACHES FIFTH CONSECUTIVE FINAL ROUND IN HOUSTON ... Continue reading

2006 Jaguar Super V8 Review

2006 Jaguar Super V8 Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Jaguar Super V8 In a world where automobiles are increasingly alike, no matter where their origin, there will always be a Jaguar. And Jaguars will always be undeniably British. One look at the styling, both exterior and interior, and there is no doubt as to any Jaguar's origin ... Continue reading

Bazemore out early in Houston

Bazemore out early in Houston

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 4 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS Houston Raceway Race Date: March 31-April 2, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BAZEMORE OUT EARLY IN HOUSTON BAYTOWN, Texas (April 2, 2006) - W ... Continue reading

Giving Concept Cars A Longer Life

Giving Concept Cars A Longer Life

By Michael Collins, FCN Had it not been for a Lincoln design team's vision of the future, who knows what Batman might have driven in the '60s. The vehicle that became famous as television's Batmobile started out as the Lincoln Futura, a concept car that debuted at the Chicago Auto Show in 1955. Called "Dream Cars" and ... Continue reading

Demand for Collector Cars Drive Sales to $35 Million at 4th Annual Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach

Demand for Collector Cars Drive Sales to $35 Million at 4th Annual Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach

PALM BEACH, Fla.--April 2, 2006--Continued strong demand pushed sales to over US$35,000,000, during the fourth annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Event at the South Florida Expo Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. From Thursday, March 30 through Saturday, April 1, 2006, the finest post-war classics, muscle car ... Continue reading

NEWSWEEK INTERVIEW: Rick Wagoner CEO of General Motors

NEWSWEEK INTERVIEW: Rick Wagoner CEO of General Motors

Feels 'Completely' Secure in His Job: 'I Know in the End, All of Us Are Going to be Judged on Accomplishments' On Calls For 'New Blood' in GM Management: 'That Is So Simplistic ... That Would Be The Biggest Risk I've Ever Heard Of' NEW YORK, April 2 -- General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner tells Newsweek's Detroit Bureau Chi ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Named One of Nation's Top Corporations for Supplier Diversity

Chrysler Group Named One of Nation's Top Corporations for Supplier Diversity

Company cited for outstanding supplier diversity Over $31 billion spent with minority suppliers Las Vegas - April 2, 2006 - Chrysler Group was honored last Thursday by DiversityBusiness.com as a Top 50 Corporation for Multicultural Business Opportunities of 2006 at the Sixth Annual DiversityBusiness.com Multicultural A ... Continue reading

NHTSA's New Car Crash Damage Susceptibility Ratings

NHTSA's New Car Crash Damage Susceptibility Ratings

Comparison of Insurance Costs - 2006 COMPARISON OF DIFFERENCES IN INSURANCE COSTS FOR PASSENGER CARS, STATION WAGONS/PASSENGER VANS, PICKUPS AND UTILITY VEHICLES ON THE BASIS OF DAMAGE SUSCEPTIBILITY FEBRUARY 2006 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has provided the information in this booklet in ... Continue reading

2006 Australian Grand Prix - Race Report

2006 Australian Grand Prix - Race Report

The PDF attached is safe and free from viruses. 2006 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE 2 APRIL RACE A torrid race came to a disappointing conclusion for pole-sitter Jenson Button in Melbourne today. Four outings for the safety car in an action-packed Australian Grand Prix left Jenson struggling for grip as h ... Continue reading

'The Best Day of My Life!' Mat Rebeaud wins the Red Bull X-Fighters in Mexico City

'The Best Day of My Life!' Mat Rebeaud wins the Red Bull X-Fighters in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY--April 1, 2006--42,000 enthusiastic fans in the world's largest bull fighting arena, Live-TV transmissions in Mexico, Guatemala and Venezuela: Mexico City celebrated at the Red Bull X-Fighters an exhilarating Freestyle Motocross night. The end of the evening came shortly before midnight, when the jury passe ... Continue reading

NYSE Qualifying Report, Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

NYSE Qualifying Report, Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Herta Qualifies 6th in XM Satellite Radio Car at Honda Grand Prix

Herta Qualifies 6th in XM Satellite Radio Car at Honda Grand Prix

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KB Racing LLC: Hillary Will Qualified No. 14

KB Racing LLC: Hillary Will Qualified No. 14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER HILLARY WILL (www.hillarywillrace.com) -- DRIVER JIM OBERHOFER (Jim O.) - CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 19th ANNUAL NHRA O ... Continue reading

Franchitti Qualifies on the Pole in Klein Tools/Jim Beam Car

Franchitti Qualifies on the Pole in Klein Tools/Jim Beam Car

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Top Fuel points leader Troxel gets into show in final qualifying in Houston

Top Fuel points leader Troxel gets into show in final qualifying in Houston

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 4 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS Houston Raceway Race Date: March 31-April 2, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT RACE, TROXEL GETS INTO THE SHOW IN FINAL ... Continue reading

No. 14 qualifier Stevens takes 'anything can happen on Sunday" 'tude into Houston eliminations

No. 14 qualifier Stevens takes 'anything can happen on Sunday" 'tude into Houston eliminations

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 4 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS Houston Raceway Race Date: March 31-April 2, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net NO. 14 QUALIFIER STEVENS TAKES 'ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON SUNDAY' A ... Continue reading

Kurt Johnson NHRA Saturday Update: KJ Will Start Fifth in Houston

Kurt Johnson NHRA Saturday Update: KJ Will Start Fifth in Houston

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ Will Start Fifth in Houston Event: 19th Annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, April 1, 2006 Location: Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX Kurt Johnson completed his best qualifying effort of the young NHRA season ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Jason Line No. 1 at Houston

KB Racing LLC: Jason Line No. 1 at Houston

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK JASON LINE - DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 19th ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY SPRING NATIONALS HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK - HOUSTON (BAYTOWN) TEXAS MARCH 31-APRIL ... Continue reading

Rookie Carlson still adapting and learning in Pro Stock

Rookie Carlson still adapting and learning in Pro Stock

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 4 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS Houston Raceway Race Date: March 31-April 2, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net ROOKIE CARLSON STILL ADAPTING AND LEARNING IN PRO STOCK BAYTOWN, ... Continue reading

Warren Johnson NHRA Saturday Update: WJ Qualifies 11th in Houston

Warren Johnson NHRA Saturday Update: WJ Qualifies 11th in Houston

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ Qualifies 11th in Houston Event: 19th Annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, April 1, 2006 Location: Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX On the strength of 6.724-second, 204.57 mph run made on Friday afternoon, Wa ... Continue reading

Eldora Sprint Results

Eldora Sprint Results

USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: April 1, 2006 - Rossburg, Ohio - Eldora Speedway - "Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tracy Hines, 69, Dynamics-14.940; 2. Jay Drake, 62, BWB-14.941; 3. Josh Wise, 20, Stewart-14.945; 4. Daron Clayton, 92, Clayton-15.008; 5. ... Continue reading

Pobst Perfect Through St. Pete SPEED Touring Car Qualifying

Pobst Perfect Through St. Pete SPEED Touring Car Qualifying

For Immediate Release Pobst Perfect Through St. Pete SPEED Touring Car Qualifying ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (April 1, 2006) - Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., topped the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship charts for the third time in three tries at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, this ti ... Continue reading

Nissan Launches Offsite Internship Program In Japan

Nissan Launches Offsite Internship Program In Japan

TOKYO - April 2, 2006: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., announced on Friday an offsite internship program for aspiring car designers in Naka-Meguro, Tokyo. The program, scheduled to begin in June, is the first such program to be offered by an automaker at an external facility in Japan. Students on the program will learn about a ... Continue reading

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