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Sunday, March 21, 2004

Bazemore out in first round at Gatornationals

Bazemore out in first round at Gatornationals

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 3 of 23 NHRA GATORNATIONALS GAINESVILLE (FLA.) RACEWAY RACE DATES: MARCH 19-21, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE OUT IN FIRST ROUND AT GATORNATIONALS GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 21, 2004) - Every opp ... Continue reading

Scelzi in first-round loss at Gatornationals

Scelzi in first-round loss at Gatornationals

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 3 of 23 NHRA GATORNATIONALS GAINESVILLE (FLA.) RACEWAY RACE DATES: MARCH 19-21, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI OUSTED IN EARLY-ROUND LOSS AT GATORNATIONALS GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 21, 2004) - Gar ... Continue reading

2004 NMRA Denso Ford Drag Racing Series

2004 NMRA Denso Ford Drag Racing Series

A record crowd, a huge car show, and fantastic racing highlight the first round of the 2004 NMRA Denso Ford Drag Racing Series SANTA ANA, Calif. – March 19, 2004 – You couldn’t have asked for better weather than that at Bradenton Motorsports Park (Bradenton, Florida) for the season-opener on March 11- ... Continue reading

BAM! - Sebring race final

BAM! - Sebring race final

top five BAM! survived an eventful second half of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring to finish fifth in GT. The demanding 3.7-mile Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway road course and large international field exacted their toll on many in the 44-car field, including the No. 43 YES Network Porsche 911 GT3 RS driven by ... Continue reading

BAM! - Sebring race half-distance

BAM! - Sebring race half-distance

half-distance BAM! had a strong start to the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, charging from the back of the grid to first in GT in the first hour of the 12-hour race. Despite a long pitstop to replace a broken windshield, the team's No. 43 YES Network Porsche 911 GT3 RS was fifth in class at the halfway mark. Mike Rock ... Continue reading

Moon, Ramos Split the Opener

Moon, Ramos Split the Opener

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TRIMSPA's Stremme Earns Back-to-Back Top-Five Finishes In First Darlington Start

TRIMSPA's Stremme Earns Back-to-Back Top-Five Finishes In First Darlington Start

DARLINGTON, S.C., and CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., March 20 -- Team TRIMSPA driver David Stremme posted his second top-five finish of 2004 in only his first start at Darlington Raceway finishing a strong fifth through a combination of veteran-like driving and strong pit stops. "To come out of here with a top five finish is awes ... Continue reading

Chevy Powers Patrick and Unser Jr.

Chevy Powers Patrick and Unser Jr.

Contact: Rick Voegelin GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing CHEVROLET TO POWER PATRICK RACING AND AL UNSER JR. IN IRL PHOENIX, March 21, 2004 - Partnerships that produced a total of 26 open-wheel victories, two Indianapolis 500 titles and two national championships will be renewed when C ... Continue reading

New Car Review: 2004 Mazda MPV

New Car Review: 2004 Mazda MPV

By Bob Gordon Co-Publisher, The Auto Channel My question has always been; “why get a mini-van if cargo space with all the seats in place is really mini?” This is a good question and one that you big family types out there should be asking before you buy what seems like a very practical way to transport your ... Continue reading

Daytime Running Lights in Government Spotlite

Daytime Running Lights in Government Spotlite

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2004; Reuters reported that U.S. auto regulators withdrew a proposal on Friday to reduce glare from daytime running lamps and will instead consider the issue in their review of an industry petition to require them on new vehicles. Running lamps, which are mounted on the front of a car and illumina ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning Takes Sebring Podium After Exciting Battle

Petersen/ White Lightning Takes Sebring Podium After Exciting Battle

Petersen/ White Lightning Takes Sebring Podium After Exciting Battle SEBRING, Fla., March 20, 2004 - Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing, who qualified the No. 31 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Justice Brothers Porsche 911 GT3 RS fifth in GT class, finished third in class in today's 52nd Annual Mobil 1 Twelv ... Continue reading

SCHECKTER TOP CHEVY QUALIFIER IN PHOENIX

SCHECKTER TOP CHEVY QUALIFIER IN PHOENIX

Contact: Rick Voegelin GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing SCHECKTER TOP CHEVY QUALIFIER IN PHOENIX PHOENIX, March 20, 2004 - A record-breaking spring heat wave, a reconfigured track and a new low-downforce aerodynamic package presented the five Chevrolet drivers in the IRL IndyCar Seri ... Continue reading

Schumacher Racing to contribute to JEG'S Foundation Racing for Cancer Research

Schumacher Racing to contribute to JEG'S Foundation Racing for Cancer Research

DON SCHUMACHER RACING FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2004 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 Schumacher Racing to Contribute to JEG¹S Foundation Racing for Cancer Research GAINESVILLE, Fla. ­ Sara and Don Schumacher, Funny Car driver Whit Bazemore, and Matco Tools Iron Eagle Dodge Stratus crew ch ... Continue reading

Skip Barber Formula Dodge National Championship - Moon, Ramos Split the Opener

Skip Barber Formula Dodge National Championship - Moon, Ramos Split the Opener

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XM Satellite Radio Driver Bryan Herta Qualifies Ninth at Phoenix

XM Satellite Radio Driver Bryan Herta Qualifies Ninth at Phoenix

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KANAAN PUTS TEAM 7-ELEVEN MACHINE SECOND ON PHOENIX GRID

KANAAN PUTS TEAM 7-ELEVEN MACHINE SECOND ON PHOENIX GRID

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FRANCHITTI PLACES ARCHIPELAGO EXCHANGE (ARCAEX) CAR 7TH AT PIR

FRANCHITTI PLACES ARCHIPELAGO EXCHANGE (ARCAEX) CAR 7TH AT PIR

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Klein Tools/Jim Beam Driver Dan Wheldon Earns First Career Pole

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Driver Dan Wheldon Earns First Career Pole

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NHRA Saturday: WJ Works His Way to the Ninth Starting Position in Gainesville

NHRA Saturday: WJ Works His Way to the Ninth Starting Position in Gainesville

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Qualifying Results WJ Works His Way to the Ninth Starting Position in Gainesville Event: 35th annual Mac Tools Gatornationals Location: Gainesville Raceway Gainesville, Florida Day/Date: Saturday March 20, 2004 Entering the fin ... Continue reading

NHRA Saturday: KJ Will Defend his Gatornationals Title from the Seventh Position

NHRA Saturday: KJ Will Defend his Gatornationals Title from the Seventh Position

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Qualifying Results KJ Will Defend his Gatornationals Title from the Seventh Position Event: 35th annual Mac Tools Gatornationals Location: Gainesville Raceway Gainesville, Florida Day/Date: Saturday March 20, 2004 On the streng ... Continue reading

Bazemore No. 2 qualifier at NHRA Gatornationals

Bazemore No. 2 qualifier at NHRA Gatornationals

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 3 of 23 NHRA GATORNATIONALS GAINESVILLE (FLA.) RACEWAY RACE DATES: MARCH 19-21, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE SQUEEZED OUT OF NO. 1 FOR THE SECOND RACE IN A ROW GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 20, 200 ... Continue reading

Scelzi settles into No. 4 in final Gatornationals qualifying

Scelzi settles into No. 4 in final Gatornationals qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 3 of 23 NHRA GATORNATIONALS GAINESVILLE (FLA.) RACEWAY RACE DATES: MARCH 19-21, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI SETTLES INTO NO. 4 IN FINAL GATORNATIONALS QUALIFYING GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 21, 20 ... Continue reading

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