Hacquard Finishes in Top-Ten under Blue Skies at the Milwaukee Mile
Milwaukee, June 20, 2009: Yesterdayâs unyielding rainstorms had a consequential impact on the schedule of events this weekend at the Milwaukee Mile. The stormy weather let up just long enough for the drivers of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear to get both scheduled practice times in, but a last mi ... Continue reading
Daly Starts P3 At The Milwaukee Mile
Milwaukee, June 20, 2009: Mazdaspeed driver Conor Daly qualified 3rd for todays' Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear round at The Mile. <P> To view a full stats view please click on the image below. <p> We will have a race report shortly. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen GTIs Sweep Front Row For Sunday's Street Tuner Race
LEXINGTON, June 20, 2009: Ken Wilden took another step towards the 2009 Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge Grand Sport championship Saturday, scoring a dominating victory at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with Dean Martin in the No. 59 RehagenRacingProducts.com Ford Mustang GT. Martin led the opening 41 circuits, press ... Continue reading
Thrash Involved In Single-Car Fatality At Road America
ELKHART LAKE, June 20, 2009: Thomas Thrash Jr., age 48, of Houston, Texas, was pronounced dead late Saturday morning at St. Nicholas Hospital (Sheboygan, Wis.). Thrash was involved in a single-car incident Saturday at Road America during the Sports Car Club of America-sanctioned Chicago Region June Sprints event. The c ... Continue reading
2009 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV Review
2009 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SV By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau “The 4-Door Sports Car” says Nissan’s tag line for the new Maxima. They’ve used that line for the last four generations of this mid-size sedan, now in its seventh iteration since 1981. That may be a bit of a stretch semantically but the ... Continue reading
Northern California Center to Receive Portion of Monterey Car Week Event Ticket Sales
Auburn, June 20, 2009: La Dolce Vita Automobili at Black Horse will be contributing a portion of each spectator ticket purchased to Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California (SHCNC). âWe are very grateful that La Dolce Vita Automobili is a member of our team, joining the host of physicians, surgeons, nur ... Continue reading
World Challenge Online Merchandise Store Now Open
TOPEKA, June 19, 2009: Fans of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Championships can now purchase series and team merchandise online at www.worldchallengegear.com. While series and team apparel has been available all season at each World Challenge event, fans who arenât able to make it to the track can now g ... Continue reading
SunTrust Racing Qualifying Report
Mid-Ohio June 20, 2009: The No. 10 SunTrust Ford Dallara of Wayne Taylor Racing driving duo of Max Angelelli and Brian Frisselle will start Saturdayâs Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series EMCO Gears Classic from the outside of the second row after qualifying Friday afternoon at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexing ... Continue reading
ELKHART LAKE, June 19, 2009: They say the Chicago Region June Sprints are ânot just another race,â and the 54th running of the event at Road America is shaping up to be no different. More than 500 entrants have made the trek to Wisconsinâs Kettle Moraine region looking to claim the first jewel in the Chi ... Continue reading
Fogarty and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing win first Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series pole
LEXINGTON, June 19, 2009: A qualifying session that got off to a great start before the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac Riley even turned a wheel saw Jon Fogarty give GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing its first Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series pole since 2007 Friday in qualifying for Saturdayâs EMCO Gears Classic ... Continue reading
Brawn GP - British GP - June 20, 2009
Silverstone, Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello delivered an excellent performance in qualifying for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone today to put his Brawn-Mercedes car on the front of the grid for the race tomorrow. Team-mate Jenson Button brought his car home in sixth position and will start his home race from the t ... Continue reading
Number of States Banning Texting While Driving Doubles in '09
North Carolina Becomes 14th State to Ban Dangerous Driving Habit WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue signed a law banning all drivers from text messaging while driving. The Tar Heel State becomes the 14th state with this law. In just the first six months of 2009, sev ... Continue reading
EYES ON DESIGN 2009 THIS WEEKEND
EYES ON DESIGN 2009 A Fatherâs Day Tradition By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau A Fatherâs Day tradition for me over the past 20 years has been the fascinating EyesOn Design car show on the beautiful, expansive lawns of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Jefferson Avenue near 9-Mile Road in Gross ... Continue reading
U.S. Car Dealers Bank On Cash for Clunkers
June 20, 2009; Andrew Grossman writing for the Wall Street Journal reported that car dealers and auto makers are laying plans to try to capitalize on the "cash for clunkers" provision in the war-funding bill passed by Congress this week. But analysts are skeptical that the program will provide as large a boost to new-v ... Continue reading
City of Santa Monica Continues Its 'Clean Leadership'
ORDERS FIRST US BUILT COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC ZEROTRUCK LOS ANGELES, June 19 -- The City of Santa Monica has purchased the first ZeroTruck all-electric zero emission medium duty truck. The vehicle will be equipped with a Scelzi utility body for use in the City of Santa Monica. Fleet Superintendent Rick Sikes explains what ... Continue reading
Firing on All Eight: A Q&A with the Drivers in the 2009 K&N Horsepower Challenge
(Please note: JPEG Headshots of all eight drivers are available upon request.) Firing on All Eight: A Q&A with the Drivers in the 2009 K&N Horsepower Challenge  Norwalk, Ohio, June 19, 2009 – At next weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, eight of the NHRA’s best Pro Stock ... Continue reading
Friday's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Event @ Atco Raceway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION ATCO RACEWAY; ATCO, NEW JERSEY FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009 Contact: BRETT LYONS (626) 483-8242 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Arrives in Atco ATCO, N.J. (June 19, 2009) - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series takes over Atco Raceway this weekend ... Continue reading
RACE REPORT - GOLDEN GATE RACING TEAM, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. A RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING DRIVER DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JUNE 19, 2009 TEAM WEBSITE/CONTACT: Jim Offenbach, www.goldengateracingteam.com GGRT MEDIA CONTACT: Bill Sullivan, sullivanimages@sbcglobal.net  Koch survives road course qualifying de ... Continue reading
Goodyear Moves to Align Capacity with Weak Industry Demand
AKRON, Ohio, June 19 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is taking another important step in its efforts to align North American production capacity with weak industry demand. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) The company's consumer tire plant in Union City, Tenn., will move from a continuo ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. Receives Certificate of Achievement for Quality
NORTHVILLE, Mich., June 19 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. ("Hayes" or the "Company") announced today that its subsidiary, Hayes Lemmerz Werke GmbH, which operates the Company's Konigswinter, Germany facility, has received a certificate of achievement from DAF Trucks N.V. and Leyland Trucks, both divisions of Pacc ... Continue reading
Jeg Coughlin Jr / Pre-race Notes (Norwalk, OH) - NHRA/JEGS
Jeg Coughlin Jr / Pre-race Notes NHRA Nationals Norwalk Raceway Park Norwalk, Ohio (June 25-28) After recently celebrating his 39th birthday, Jeg Coughlin enters this weekend’s NHRA Nationals in Norwalk on a hot streak after winning the last two NHRA Full Throttle events in Joliet, Ill. and Englishtown, N.J. Jeg ... Continue reading
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--The U.S. District Court of Northern District of Texas has dismissed a lawsuit against American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (ATS) claiming that photo enforcement vendors operating in Texas must first obtain a private investigators’ license. In his favorable ruling, Senior U.S. District Judge A. Joe Fish ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday from Bandimere Speedway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY, MORRISON, COLO. Friday, June 19, 2009 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 PUTZ, BATEMAN LEAD QUALIFIERS AT BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY'S LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING EVENT MORRISON, Colo. (June 19, 2009) - In the first rounds of q ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Pacific Raceways
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION PACIFIC RACEWAYS, KENT, WASH. Friday, June 19, 2009 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 RAIN PLAGUES FIRST DAY OF QUALIFYING AT PACIFIC RACEWAYS' NHRA LUCAS OIL SERIES EVENT KENT, Wash. (June 19, 2009) - The first rounds of qualifying at ... Continue reading
Shelby Automobiles to Honor Carroll Shelby as Triple Crown Winner of Le Mans
LAS VEGAS--Shelby Automobiles Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc., (CSBI.PK) will celebrate the birth of a racing legend’s dynasty when it marks the 50th anniversary of Carroll Shelby’s victory at Le Mans during the 35th annual Mid America Ford and Team Shelby Nationals in Tulsa, Ok ... Continue reading
Spartan Stores Offers GM Auto Workers Support with MICHIGAN PROUD Card
Card offers 10% on groceries and 3 cents off fuel through July 12, 2009 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 19 -- Spartan Stores, grocery supplier to independent grocers and operator of 99 retail stores throughout Michigan, announced today that the Company is stepping up to provide support to the General Motors auto workers who ... Continue reading
Teachers' Insurance Plan of NJ Introduces New Customer Benefit Free First Class Roadside Assistance
RED BANK, N.J., June 19 -- Teachers' Insurance Plan of NJ announced today that effective June 27, 2009 its customers will be able to take advantage of a complimentary new roadside assistance benefit. First Class Roadside Assistance will cover all Teachers' customers with a comprehensive package of benefits and services ... Continue reading
The March Group Announces Acquisition of Able Tire by Liberty Tire, Scrap Tire Recycling
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.--The nation's leading tire recycling company, Liberty Tire, purchased Texas-based Able Tire Company, and The March Group represented the seller. Liberty and Able Tire’s merger represents a partnering in the Texas and Oklahoma scrap tire market. The estimated number of waste tires produced in Ameri ... Continue reading
Venturini Motorsports Jake Crum Release
Venturini Motorsports and 2008 UARA Stars Champion Jake Crum Ready for Mansfield ARCA Debut CONCORD, NC (6/18/09) - Venturini Motorsports, coming off another first class run at Michigan International Speedway, before mechanical problems ruined their one-two day, are locked and loaded for their much anticipated Mansfiel ... Continue reading
Auto Group Comments on Cash for Clunkers Legislation
WASHINGTON--As President Obama prepares to sign âcash-for-clunkersâ legislation that would provide up to $4,500 in tax credits for Americans who trade in higher emission older vehicles, an automotive group cites recent data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that underscores the environmental ... Continue reading
Complete 2010 General Motors Product Guide for the United States
A Leaner, Greener, Reinvented General Motors Launches Six All-New Models in North America for 2010 DETROIT â June 10, 2009: General Motors begins its new chapter with the introduction of six all-new 2010 models that combine leading-edge design, technology, engineering excellence and quality, backed by the most com ... Continue reading
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