Scheduled guests for the Budweiser Autosport 2002 Show broadcast live from McGilvery's Speedway beginning at 7:00 pm will be... ----------------------------------------------------------- --------- Arie Luyendyk Jr.... currently third in the Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series points standings heading into the Chicagoland ... Continue reading
Rand Racing - Virginia race 1-2
Virginia International Raceway race, Sept. 1, 2002 notch another Rand Racing scored its ninth victory in as many races, winning the SRPII class in the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Virginia International Raceway. Terry Borcheller and Anthony Lazzaro took the class win and third overall in the No. 8 Nissan Lola. Their ... Continue reading
MOHEGAN SUN JOINS ANGELLE'S CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE
Contact: Jon G. Knapp Ph: (704) 662-3121 J2Racing@aol.com MOHEGAN SUN JOINS ANGELLE'S CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE Connecticut entertainment giant joins Star Racing for remainder of 2002 season Uncasville, Conn., September 1, 2002 - Star Racing team owner George Bryce today announced that Mohegan Sun, a Connecticut resort and ga ... Continue reading
Dyson Racing Earns Crawford Its First-Ever Win at VIR 500
EDITORS NOTE: Photos and results agate from today's race are available on the Grand American media-specific website at www.grand-am.com/media. For more information contact Grand American Road Racing Association Christie Hyde (386) 795-1189 cell; email: CHyde@grand-am.com ************************************************ ... Continue reading
FOGARTY WINS ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP !
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com JON FOGARTY IS THE 2002 TOYOTA ATLANTIC CHAMPION ! ! ! ATLANTIC'S CHAMPION RIPS THROUGH DENVER'S DOWNTOWN STREETS FOR RACE WIN AND ATLANTIC TITLE ALEX GURNEY FINISHES IN THIRD PLACE AT DENVER DENVER (Sept. 1, 2002) - It's indisputable. It's a fact. Jo ... Continue reading
VIR 500 Race Results ALTON, Va. (Sept. 1, 2002) - Race results for the VIR 500, round eight of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series at Virginia International Raceway with finish position, (car number), drivers and hometowns, class, car and laps completed. Race Stats - time of race: 5:00:19.482, distance: 153 laps ... Continue reading
VIR 500 Driver Quotes Andy Wallace, Dyson Racing Team, #16 Judd Crawford Overall and SRP Winner "It ran beautifully. It did a 500-mile race and won the race and I'm very happy for all the Crawford and the Dyson racing people. It's the first win for the car, there were a few problems but there always are. Its great the ... Continue reading
Skuza Falls in Bud Shootout Final
Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series 48th Annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Notes & Quotes Sept. 1, 2002 TELEVISION TIMES: (ALL TIMES EASTERN) QUALIFYING: Sat., Aug. 31; 12-1 p.m.; ESPN2 QUALIFYING: Sun., Sept. 1; 14 p.m.; ESPN2 BUD SHOOTOUT: Sun., Sept. 1; 9:30 p.m.- Midnight; ESPN2 EARLY ELIMINATIONS ... Continue reading
#10 Kanaan CART Denver Sunday Race Notes/Quotes
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Kanaan Finishes Sixth at Shell Grand Prix of Denver DENVER (Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002) -- Tony Kanaan and the #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola finished sixth in today's inaugural Shell Grand Prix of Denver CART Fed ... Continue reading
Dodge NASCAR Southern 500 Notes and Quotes
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002 Ray Cooper Darlington Raceway Golin/Harris International Dodge notes and quotes. 803-466-9085 Mountain Dew Southern 500. JOHN ANDRETTI (No. 43 Cheerios Dodge Intrepid R/T) "I had a motor failure at Martinsville, but otherwise those are the only two motor failures we've had all season at Petty Ente ... Continue reading
#40 NASCAR Race Report - Darlington
Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing, 704/662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2002 COORS LIGHT TEAM SCORES TOP-5 IN DARLINGTON Marlin remains in Winston Cup championship points lead DARLINGTON, S.C. (September 1, 2002) - Sterling Marlin drove the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Intrepid ... Continue reading
#41 Race Report - NASCAR Darlington
Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing, 704/662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2002 TEAM TARGET FINISHES TOP-20 IN SOUTHERN 500 Spencer remains in 26th place in NASCAR Winston Cup championship points DARLINGTON, S.C. (September 1, 2002) - The No. 41 Target Dodge Intrepid R/T drive ... Continue reading
J. Gordon Wins Two in a Row - NASCAR Darlington
TEAM MONTE CARLO Contact: Nancy Wager Mountain Dew Southern 500 Race Notes nmwager@aol.com Sunday, September 01, 2002 GM Racing Communications Darlington Raceway (727) 784-8465 Page 1 JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO - Winner - Note: Gordon went 31 races without a win, and has now taken two wins in a ro ... Continue reading
Angelle captures third consecutive U.S. Nationals No.1 qualifying position
(Note: The following is attached in text format for your convenience.) Star Racing Report Final qualifying results Contact: Jon Knapp (704) 662-3121 J2Racing@aol.com Angelle captures third consecutive U.S. Nationals No.1 qualifying position Event: 48th Annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Location: Indianapolis Raceway Park ... Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: T.E. McHale (727) 533-0503 SAID ENJOYING ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH FOLLOWING FIFTH TRANS-AM SERIES VICTORY OF SEASON ON STREETS OF DENVER DENVER, Colo. (September 1, 2002) - Tradition-laden permanent road course or first-time temporary street circuit, it makes no difference to Boris Said, as he ... Continue reading
NHRA U.S. Nationals Complete Results
NHRA-Mac Tools U.S. Nationals results: Top Fuel 1. Cory McClenathan, 4.553 seconds, 322.34 mph., vs. 16. Yuichi Oyama, 4.760, 301.07; 2. Doug Kalitta, 4.572, 322.19, vs. ... Continue reading
Michael Wins Again - Complete Belgian GP results
Results from Sunday's Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium: 1. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 1 hour, 21 minutes, 20.634 seconds (140.4 mph). 2. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Ferrari, 1:21.22.611. 3. Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombia, Williams-BMW, 1:21.39.079. ... Continue reading
Junqueira Wins Denver CART GP - Complete Results
1. (1) Bruno Junqueira, Toyota/Lola/Bridgestone, 100. 2. (4) Scott Dixon, Toyota/Lola/Bridgestone, 100. 3. ... Continue reading
Jeff Gordon Wins Southern 500 - Complete Results
Results from Sunday's rain-delayed NASCAR Southern 500 at the 1.366-mile Darlington (S.C.) Raceway: 1. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 367, $212,183. 2. (12) Ryan Newman, Ford, 367, $135,505. 3. ... Continue reading
Spanish car sales down 10.4 pct yr/yr in Aug
MADRID, Sept 2 Reuters reported that new car sales in Spain fell 10.4 percent year-on-year in August to 79,416 units, provisional data from Spain's National Carmakers' Association ANFAC said on Monday. It followed a six percent year-on-year fall in new car sales in July. The number of new cars sold in the first eight m ... Continue reading
French New Car Sales Take a Tumble in August
PARIS, Sept 2 Reuters is reporting that French sales of new cars fell for a fourth consecutive month in August, tumbling 17.7 percent in the latest sign that a nascent economic recovery in the euro-zone's second largest economy is flagging. French carmaking association CCFA said on Monday that sales of new passenger ca ... Continue reading
BLANEY Fast, Frustrated at Darlington
JASPER MOTORSPORTS BLANEY HAS FAST CAR, FRUSTRATING DAY AT DARLINGTON WHILE NEWMAN'S RUNNER-UP EFFORT LEADS PENSKE-JASPER ENGINE TRIO IN SOUTHERN 500 Dave Blaney's streak of bad summer luck stretched into September when tire problems in two different race-segments doomed his day and relegated him to a 29th-place finish ... Continue reading
Hales Corners Speedway Points As of 08-31-2002
UMP Late Model Name Car # 08-31-YTD 1 Sievert, Bret 5 9365 2 Scheffler, Russ 74 8065 3 Specht, Scott 99 7970 4 Scheffler, Rick 15 6120 5 Carlson, Chris C-12 5915 6 Sorce, Dan 14 4660 7 Dolhun, T.J. 01 4350 8 Watson, Jim 00 4275 9 Rezutek, Bill 8-R 4010 10 Scheffler, George 10 3215 11 Stroika, Ron 33 2910 12 Letizia, Tu ... Continue reading
VW plans to extend range with eye on China, U.S.
FRANKFURT, Sept 1 Reuters reported that Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen is planning to increase the number of models it makes by 30 percent as it seeks to grow in the United States and China, its chief executive said in remarks published on Sunday. Volkswagen AG currently produces some 50 models. "In the medium te ... Continue reading
S.Korea's Daewoo Motor August Sales Down 42 %
SEOUL, Sept 2 Reuters is reporting that Daewoo Motor Co, South Korea's third largest automaker, said on Monday its sales in August were 22,952 units, down 42.1 percent from a year ago. Exports over the same period dropped 73.4 percent to 7,018 units, Daewoo said. "Overall sales fell due to a drop in exports, as our com ... Continue reading
S Korea Kia Motors August Sales Up 12.7%
SEOUL September 2, 2002- Dow Jones reported that South Korea's Kia Motors Corp. said todayMonday its August sales rose 12.7% on year to 93,465 units as a temporary sales tax cut continued to spur local demand. Its domestic sales climbed 23% on year to 42,271 units in August, while export shipments rose 5.4% to 51,194 u ... Continue reading
Korea Hyundai Motor Domestic August Sales Up 11.3%
SEOUL September 2, 2002 - Dow Jones reported that South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. sold a total of 156,321 automobiles in August, including 69,040 units sold domestically and 87, 281 units exported, the company said Monday. The country's largest carmaker saw its August car exports jumping 23.9% and local sales rising 11 ... Continue reading
Japan August Auto Sales Down 1.4% From 2001
TOKYO -Dow Jones reported that Japan's sales of new cars, trucks and buses, as measured by registrations, fell for the 12th straight month, reflecting depressed consumer demand due to shrinking wages. Sales in August totaled 252,338 units, down 1.4% from the same month a year ago, the Japan Automobile Dealers' Associat ... Continue reading
Toyota, Nissan to Work Together to Develop Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Vehicles
TOKYO -- Reuteurs reported that Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. are planning to work together to develop gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in a rare example of cooperation between fierce rivals that promises to help speed the development of more affordable and environmentally-friendly cars. Toyota, Japan's larg ... Continue reading
Opel says to beat 2002 output goal for new Vectra car
FRANKFURT, Sept 2 Reuters reported that German carmaker Opel said it is set to beat its production target for its new mid-sized Vectra car on the back of strong demand and that it has introduced extra shifts to cut waiting times. A spokesman for the loss-making unit of the world's largest automaker General Motors Corp ... Continue reading
Carmichael Completes Perfect Season!
AMA/Chevy Trucks US Motocross Series, Round 12: Steel City Raceway, Delmont, PA, Sunday, September 1, 2002 Honda Racing's Ricky Carmichael completes the perfect season! En route to the 2002 AMA Motocross Championship RC has crushed the competition by winning 24 out of 24 moto's aboard his CR250R. Carmichael came into t ... Continue reading
September 1, 2002 by Rick McHugh President Bush held an August economic summit where no administration figure even mentioned helping unemployed workers as a response to the continued economic slowdown. Here's some facts President Bush and his advisors must have overlooked: Over 8 million individuals have been out of wo ... Continue reading
A Labor Day message from UAW's Ron Gettelfinger There will be one marcher missing from this year's Labor Day Parade in Detroit: Our friend and brother Stephen P. Yokich, who was taken from us all too soon, just weeks after he retired as President of the UAW. Steve will never be far from our hearts, however, whenever wo ... Continue reading
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao@ UAW 2001 Labor Day Picnic with President Bush
Labor Day, September 3, 2001 Thank you, Bill. It's a privilege to celebrate Labor Day with the hard-working men and women of Michigan. I am grateful to be joining President George W. Bush today. And to visit your state with Governor and First Lady Engler, Lt. Governor Dick Posthumus, and Congressman Hoekstra and Congre ... Continue reading
Labor Day Kindles Memories of UAW Pioneer Walter Reuther
By Ron Russell NTC Communications As we observe Labor Day 2002, it's fitting that we remember a UAW trailblazer and an icon of the labor movement in the 20th century. His name is Walter P. Reuther. Labor Day eve marks the 95th anniversary of Reuther's birth, on Sept. l, 1907. After moving to Detroit in 1926 from his na ... Continue reading
Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means "Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country," said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. "All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man ... Continue reading
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