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Scelzi out in Memphis first round

Scelzi out in Memphis first round

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 17 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA MID-SOUTH NATIONALS Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park Race Date: Aug. 18-20, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI OUT IN MEMPHIS FIRST ROUND MEMPHIS, Tenn. ... Continue reading

Archer Goes Flag-To-Flag For SPEED GT Win At Road America

Archer Goes Flag-To-Flag For SPEED GT Win At Road America

For Immediate Release Archer Goes Flag-To-Flag For SPEED GT Win At Road America ELKHART LAKE, Wis., (Aug. 20, 2006) - Tommy Archer, of Duluth, Minn., captured his first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship win of 2006 in a race that shuffled the season points at the Road America Generac 500 weekend. La ... Continue reading

2007 Toyota Yaris Review

2007 Toyota Yaris Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: 2007 Toyota Yaris 4-door sedan ENGINE: 1.5-liter I-4 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 106 hp @ 6000 rpm/103 lb.-ft. @ 4200 rpm TRANSMISSION: 4-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 100.4 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 169.3 x 66.5 x 56.7 in. TIRES: P175/65R14 CARGO VOLUME: 12.9 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

Great Road Trips From John Heilig - Antique Auto Museum Hershey PA

Great Road Trips From John Heilig - Antique Auto Museum Hershey PA

By John Heilig With more than 130 cars in its collection, and a strong working relationship with the Smithsonian Institution, the Antique Auto Museum in Hershey has established itself, after only three years of existence, as one of the premier collections in the country. The museum is independent, but is an outgrowth o ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: WJ Builds Drama, Starts 11th in Memphis

NHRA Warren Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: WJ Builds Drama, Starts 11th in Memphis

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ Builds Drama, Starts 11th in Memphis Event: 19th Annual O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, August 19, 2006 Location: Memphis Motorsports Park, Millington, TN Entering the final qualifying session of the O'Reilly ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Line jumps to No. 3 as qualifying ends at Memphis

KB Racing LLC: Line jumps to No. 3 as qualifying ends at Memphis

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 MID-SOUTH NATIONALS MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK - MEMPHIS, TENN. AUGUST 18-20, 20 ... Continue reading

Bazemore qualifies No. 11 in Memphis

Bazemore qualifies No. 11 in Memphis

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 17 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA MID-SOUTH NATIONALS Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park Race Date: Aug. 18-20, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BAZEMORE QUALIFIES NO. 11 IN MEMPHIS MEMPHIS, Ten ... Continue reading

Both Audi R10 TDI Sportscars on the Front Row

Both Audi R10 TDI Sportscars on the Front Row

* Allan McNish claims pole-position in Road America * Championship leader shatters ALMS track record * Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro in second place ELKHART LAKE, Wis., Aug. 19 -- The two Audi R10 TDI sports-prototypes start the seventh race of the American Le Mans Series at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI from the f ... Continue reading

Laguna Seca Track Record Lowered Again by Zonta

Laguna Seca Track Record Lowered Again by Zonta

LAGUNA SECA TRACK RECORD LOWERED AGAIN BY ZONTA ON DAY TWO OF ROLEX MONTEREY HISTORIC AUTOMOBILE RACES PRESENTED BY TOYOTA Salinas, Calif. (August 19, 2006) – On day two of the 33rd Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races Presented by Toyota, Panasonic Toyota Race Team driver Ricardo Zonta broke his 24-hour-old r ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Saturday from Yellowstone Drag Strip (National)

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Saturday from Yellowstone Drag Strip (National)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION YELLOWSTONE DRAG STRIP - ACTON, MONTANA SATURDAY, AUGUST, 19 2006 Contact: Dana Mariotti, NHRA (626) 428-0289 O'BANNON, HOUGH QUALIFY FIRST AT YELLOWSTONE ACTON, Mont. - The final rounds of qualifying are complete at Yellowstone Drag Strip's 3 ... Continue reading

Road America 2006 Qualifying

Road America 2006 Qualifying

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Springfield SC Box Score

Springfield SC Box Score

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP BOX SCORE (Series presented by K & N Engineering) Springfield, Illinois - Illinois State Fairgrounds 1-Mile Dirt Track - August 19, 2006 - 100 Miles - Round 10 Total Posted Purse - $43,450 Race Organizer - Bob Sargent "Tony Bettenhausen 100" FIN POS ST POS DRIVER CAR NAME/ NUMBER Money Wo ... Continue reading

Western Automotive Journalists Set Dates For 2007 Media Days in Monterey

Western Automotive Journalists Set Dates For 2007 Media Days in Monterey

SAN FRANCISCO - August 20, 2007: Western Automotive Journalists, the nation's second largest organization of working auto journalists and producers, has announced that they will be returning to the Monterey Bay Penninsula for their 15th Annual Media Days event. Media Days allows all group members to drive and compare d ... Continue reading

Fiat Showrooms Look to Ikea For Bright Modern Image

Fiat Showrooms Look to Ikea For Bright Modern Image

August 20, 2006: As part of a pan-European initiative, Fiat Auto UK recently announced new corporate identity plans with the introduction of IKEA furniture into Fiat dealerships nationwide. The IKEA furniture range now becoming available to Fiat Auto’s 170-strong UK network has been specially chosen to dramaticall ... Continue reading

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