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Sunday, June 20, 2004

Allmendinger Battles for Sixth in Portland

Allmendinger Battles for Sixth in Portland

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Jourdain Portland Race Report

Jourdain Portland Race Report

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June Sprints Drivers Set Road America Track Records

June Sprints Drivers Set Road America Track Records

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NHRA Sunday: Kurt Johnson Powers to Runner-Up Finish in Englishtown, Gains Ground in Championship Battle

NHRA Sunday: Kurt Johnson Powers to Runner-Up Finish in Englishtown, Gains Ground in Championship Battle

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Results Kurt Johnson Powers to Runner-Up Finish in Englishtown, Gains Ground in Championship Battle Event: 35th annual NHRA SuperNationals Location: Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Englishtown, New Jersey Day/Date: Sunday June ... Continue reading

Bazemore out in first round in E-Town

Bazemore out in first round in E-Town

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 11 of 23 K&N FILTERS SUPERNATIONALS OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. Race Dates: June 18-20, 2004 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE LOSES TO WORSHAM IN FIRST ROUND AT E-TOWN; FALLS TO SECOND IN POINTS ENGLISHTOW ... Continue reading

Happy Fathers Day 2004: The Callahan Report: Racing and Father's Day; Remembering the Bond

Happy Fathers Day 2004: The Callahan Report: Racing and Father's Day; Remembering the Bond

Publishers Note: This is a republication of an article which appeared here on TACH back on Fathers Day 2001...I thought it worth seeing again on Fathers Day 2004. June 16, 2001 NEW ORLEANS: I was five years old when my father introduced me to motorsports. Dad thought it was a normal family outing to the Indianapolis Mo ... Continue reading

7-Eleven, Inc. Appoints Six New Vice Presidents

7-Eleven, Inc. Appoints Six New Vice Presidents

DALLAS, June 18 -- 7-Eleven, Inc. today announced six new vice presidents in the areas of merchandising, operations, logistics, legal and fresh foods. "The six appointments serve to acknowledge and commend these individuals for demonstrating a high level of expertise and excellence on behalf of this organization," said ... Continue reading

Allmendinger Fourth in Portland Provisional Qualifying

Allmendinger Fourth in Portland Provisional Qualifying

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Bazemore No. 9 Friday in E-town

Bazemore No. 9 Friday in E-town

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 11 of 23 K&N FILTERS SUPERNATIONALS OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. Race Dates: June 18-20, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE NO. 9 FRIDAY NIGHT IN E-TOWN ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 18, ... Continue reading

Chevy Advance - Harvick & Johnson, June 18

Chevy Advance - Harvick & Johnson, June 18

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications nmwager@aol.com cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DHL 400 MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY June 18, 2004 Page 1 KEVIN HARVICK, DRIVER OF THE NO. 29 GM GOODWRENCH CHEVROLET FIELDED BY RICHARD CHILDRESS RA ... Continue reading

Chevy Qualifying Notes - MIS, June 18

Chevy Qualifying Notes - MIS, June 18

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications nmwager@aol.com cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DHL 400 - QUALIFYING NOTES MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY June 18, 2004 SCOTT RIGGS, NO. 10 VALVOLINE CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: "We were a little bit diff ... Continue reading

Friday Notebook from Albertsons Trans-Am 100

Friday Notebook from Albertsons Trans-Am 100

CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Ph: 704-348-9400, Cell: 704-589-2100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY NOTEBOOK FROM ALBERTSONS TRANS-AM 100 PORTLAND, Ore. (June 18, 2004) ‹ Friday¹s notebook for qualifying and first-round practice for the Albertsons Trans-Am 100 at Portland International Raceway. * Paul Gentilozzi¹s Rocketsp ... Continue reading

Jourdain Tenth in Portland Provisional Qualifying

Jourdain Tenth in Portland Provisional Qualifying

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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Bandimere Speedway, Denver

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Bandimere Speedway, Denver

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY Friday, June 18, 2004 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 RAIN SHOWERS DAMPEN ACTION ON THUNDER MOUNTAIN DENVER - Rain showers forced officials to cancel the remainder of today's qualifying action for the NHRA Lucas O ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series -FRIDAY Results from Mid Michigan Motorplex

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series -FRIDAY Results from Mid Michigan Motorplex

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION MID-MICHIGAN MOTORPLEX FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2004 Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207 Owosso's Reichert sets track record in Top Alcohol Dragster STANTON, Mich. - After the opening rounds of qualifying at the Lucas ... Continue reading

Official Qualifying Results for the Albertsons Trans-Am 100

Official Qualifying Results for the Albertsons Trans-Am 100

Official qualifying results for the Albertsons 100, Round 2 of the 2004 Motorock Trans-Am Series championship, are attached in PDF format. They are also available in HTML and PDF format at www.trans-amseries.com. ... Continue reading

Scarallo Sixth Fastest in First-Round Practice at Portland

Scarallo Sixth Fastest in First-Round Practice at Portland

Contact: Susan D. Clark (704) 287­3266 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCARALLO SIXTH FASTEST IN FIRST-ROUND PRACTICE AT PORTLAND PORTLAND, Ore. (June 18, 2004) ­ Joey Scarallo, driver of the No. 06 ROH Wheels/Group A Autotrend/Toyo Tires Chevrolet Corvette, was sixth fastest in today¹s Albertsons Trans-Am 100 first-round pra ... Continue reading

Scelzi No. 7 on Friday in E-town

Scelzi No. 7 on Friday in E-town

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 11 of 23 K&N FILTERS SUPERNATIONALS OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. Race Dates: June 18-20, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI NO. 7 ON FRIDAY NIGHT IN E-TOWN ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 18, ... Continue reading

Tomy Drissi Earns First Trans-Am Pole; Will Start First in Albertsons Trans-Am 100

Tomy Drissi Earns First Trans-Am Pole; Will Start First in Albertsons Trans-Am 100

CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Ph: 704-348-9400, Cell: 704-589-2100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TOMY DRISSI EARNS FIRST TRANS-AM POLE; WILL START FIRST IN ALBERTSONS TRANS-AM 100 PORTLAND, Ore. (June 18, 2004) ‹ Tomy Drissi earned his first Motorock Trans-Am pole Friday, in qualifying for Saturday¹s Albertsons Trans-Am 100. Dr ... Continue reading

Trans-Am driver Ruhlman Sixth at Portland

Trans-Am driver Ruhlman Sixth at Portland

Ruhlman Qualifies Sixth for Saturday¹s Trans-Am at Portland International Raceway Portland, Ore (June 18, 2004) -- Top Trans-Am driver Randy Ruhlman qualified sixth for tomorrow¹s Albertsons Trans-Am 100 at Portland International Raceway. With a time of 1:05.059, Ruhlman will be on the outside of row three, next to f ... Continue reading

Trans-Am Television Correction

Trans-Am Television Correction

Please note: There has been a change in the television coverage on HDTV: The race will air on HDNet on Sunday, June 19, at 11 a.m. PDT, not Live Saturday as stated in the release. ... Continue reading

CARQUEST Series - Mosport Summary & Results

CARQUEST Series - Mosport Summary & Results

CARQUEST Series SUMMARY: Mosport Speedway For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / June 19, 2004 Jason Hathaway wins CARQUEST Series race at Mosport Speedway OSHAWA, ON - CASCAR CARQUEST Series racer Jason Hathaway won his first-ever CARQUEST Series race on Saturday night (June 19) ... Continue reading

RE: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series -SATURDAY Results from Mid Michigan Motorplex

RE: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series -SATURDAY Results from Mid Michigan Motorplex

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES – NHRA NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION MID-MICHIGAN MOTORPLEX SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2004 Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207 Michigan’s Reichert remains on top at Mid-Michigan Motorplex STANTON, Mich. -� In the final qualifying results f ... Continue reading

Official Race Results from Saturday's Albertsons Trans-Am 100 at Portland International Raceway

Official Race Results from Saturday's Albertsons Trans-Am 100 at Portland International Raceway

Official Results from the Albertsons Trans-Am 100. Results are also available at www.trans-amseries.com in both HTML and PDF formats. Saturday Portland International Raceway Portland, Ore. (Starting position in parenthesis) 1. (14) Paul Gentilozzi, Jaguar XKR, 51, Running. ... Continue reading

Gentilozzi Grabs 26th Career Trans-Am Victory in Albertsons Trans-Am 100

Gentilozzi Grabs 26th Career Trans-Am Victory in Albertsons Trans-Am 100

CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Ph: 704-348-9400, Cell: 704-589-2100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENTILOZZI GRABS 26TH CAREER TRANS-AM VICTORY IN ALBERTSONS TRANS-AM 100 PORTLAND, Ore. (June 19, 2004) ‹ It was a study in déjà vu all over again as Paul Gentilozzi won Saturday¹s Albertsons Trans-Am 100 at Portland Internati ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX points after MIS

ARCA RE/MAX points after MIS

TOP-10 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES POINTS after MIS (6-19-04): 1. Frank Kimmel 2155; 2. Billy Venturini 1870; 3. Brent Sherman 1820; 4. Mark Gibson 1690; 5. ... Continue reading

Reed Sorenson Rules MIS; Wins Flagstar 200

Reed Sorenson Rules MIS; Wins Flagstar 200

Rookie Reed Sorenson Rules MIS; Wins Flagstar 200 By Don Radebaugh - BROOKLYN MI (6-19-04) - When it was all said and done, eighteen-year-old ARCA RE/MAX Series rookie Reed Sorenson, in only his second series start, had nary a challenger on his way to victory lane Saturday afternoon in the Flagstar 200 at Michigan Inte ... Continue reading

ARCA Trucks Race Results- Terre Haute

ARCA Trucks Race Results- Terre Haute

ARCA Truck Rookie Brett Rowe Takes Terre Haute TERRE HAUTE IN (6-18-04) ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series rookie Brett Rowe won the Wabash Valley Harley Davidson 100 Friday night at the Terre Haute Action Track. It was Rowe's second victory in only his third series attempt. An all Rowe front row led to a one-two finish ... Continue reading

Pre-race Dodge Quotes from MIS June 20, 2004

Pre-race Dodge Quotes from MIS June 20, 2004

Sunday, June 20, 2004 Ray Cooper Michigan International Speedway Clear!Blue, Inc. DHL 400. 704-975-3232 CHIP GANASSI (Owner Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) NOTE: Ganassi announced Sunday morning that Discount Tire Co. and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) have joined forces. Discount Tire Co. will ... Continue reading

Joey Scarallo Finishes a Career-Best Fourth at Portland

Joey Scarallo Finishes a Career-Best Fourth at Portland

CONTACT: Susan D. Clark (704) 287­3266 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JOEY SCARALLO FINISHES A CAREER-BEST FOURTH AT PORTLAND PORTLAND, Ore. (June 19, 2004) ­ Joey Scarallo, driver of the No. 06 ROH Wheels / Group A Autotrend / Toyo Tires Chevrolet Corvette, finished fourth in today¹s Albertsons Trans-Am 100 at Portland Inte ... Continue reading

6-19-04 Lebanon Valley Press Release and Results

6-19-04 Lebanon Valley Press Release and Results

HEARN WINS 300TH CAREER DIRT MODIFIED FEATURE JUNE 19, 2004 West Lebanon, NY-For the third time this season Brett Hearn won the 30-lap modified feature at Lebanon Valley. It also marked his 300th career big block DIRT modified victory. Ryan Larkin was victorious in the 20-lap sportsman feature while Scott Govertsen won ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Pacific Raceways, Kent, Wash.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Pacific Raceways, Kent, Wash.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION PACIFIC RACEWAYS SATURDAY, JUNE 19,2004 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-6846 LUCAS, WEAVER TAKE WINS AT PACIFIC RACEWAYS KENT, Wash. - Morgan Lucas and John Weaver took home wins at this weekend's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series presented by D ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Bandimere Speedway, Denver, Colo.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Bandimere Speedway, Denver, Colo.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY Saturday, June 19, 2004 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 PUTZ, CHESTERMAN ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN DENVER - In the final rounds of qualifying for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series presented by Grease Monkey Top A ... Continue reading

New Nissan Design Studio Readied

New Nissan Design Studio Readied

Farmington Hills, Mich. Space Nearly Tripling FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (June 19, 2004) – Nissan Design America, Inc. is nearing completion of a significant expansion of its automotive design studios in Farmington Hills, Mich., nearly tripling the size and enhancing the capabilities of the facility. The expansion, ... Continue reading

Jourdain's Eighth Puts RuSPORT Teammates in Portland Top 10

Jourdain's Eighth Puts RuSPORT Teammates in Portland Top 10

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Craig Stanton Back In Grand-Am Cup Victory Lane

Craig Stanton Back In Grand-Am Cup Victory Lane

Craig Stanton Back in Grand-Am Cup Victory Lane WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., June 19, 2004 - Grand-Am Cup points' leader Craig Stanton, of Long Beach, Calif., added to his win total today at Watkins Glen (NY) International. Driving the No. 44 TheRaceSite.com Porsche 996 with David Murry, Cumming, Ga., in The Glen 250, three-hou ... Continue reading

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