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Saturday, July 21, 2001

CART: Brack, Papis form Team Rahal front row at Michigan

CART: Brack, Papis form Team Rahal front row at Michigan

July 21, 2001 BROOKLYN, Mich. (July 21, 2001) - Team Rahal's driving tandem of Kenny Brack and Max Papis claimed the front row for Sunday's Harrah's 500 at Michigan Speedway Saturday when rain wiped out the remainder of qualifying after seven of 26 cars had posted timed laps. Due to the rainout, the starting grid for S ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Harrah's Indy 200 Staring Lineup, Nashville

Northern Light IRL: Harrah's Indy 200 Staring Lineup, Nashville

July 21, 2001 LEBANON, Tenn. - Qualifying Friday for Saturday's Harrah's Indy 200 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Nashville Superspeedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and qualifying speed in mph: 1. (2) Greg Ray, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 199.922 2. (4) Sam Hornish Jr. ... Continue reading

BUSINESS: Indy Racing Car to be Featured on Indiana's Quarter

BUSINESS: Indy Racing Car to be Featured on Indiana's Quarter

July 21, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - An Indy racing car will grace Indiana's commemorative quarter scheduled for distribution in August 2002. The quarter will feature an Indy racing car imposed over the state, with a circle of 19 stars to the left side of the coin. The state flag also includes 19 stars in recognition of Indian ... Continue reading

ASA: Butch Miller Collects Sixth Pole of Season for Tecumseh 300

ASA: Butch Miller Collects Sixth Pole of Season for Tecumseh 300

July 21, 2001 Salem, Indiana – Veteran Butch Miller followed up his first victory of the season last week in his home state of Michigan by continuing his dominance of qualifying, collecting his sixth pole of 2001 for Saturday’s Tecumseh 300 at Salem Spee dway. Miller toured the .540-mile high-banked speedwa ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Martinsville Speedway Announces 2002 Winston Cup Dates

NASCAR WCUP: Martinsville Speedway Announces 2002 Winston Cup Dates

July 21, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA – Martinsville Speedway president Clay Campbell Friday morning announced the historic track’s two NASCAR Winston Cup dates for 2002. The .526-mile track will host the NASCAR Winston Cup Series on Sunday, April 14 for the Virginia 500 and Sunday, October 20 for the Old Dominion ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Sainz holds second for Ford amid Safari carnage

FIA RALLY: Sainz holds second for Ford amid Safari carnage

July 21, 2001 Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya ended a destructive opening leg of Kenya's Safari Rally in second place at the wheel of their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car. The Spanish duo are 1min 32sec behind Tommi Mäkinen, a small margin in Safari Rally terms, after a gruelling day's competition across the vast open plain ... Continue reading

USAC: Big Money Up for Grabs in Pennzoil 'Indiana Sprint Week'

USAC: Big Money Up for Grabs in Pennzoil 'Indiana Sprint Week'

July 21, 2001 USAC Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car participants will compete for nearly $140,000 in total prize money over the next nine nights, with seven races on seven Indiana tracks comprising the 14th Annual Pennzoil "Indiana Sprint Week." Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville hosts Saturday night's (July 21) opener ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kevin Harvick Interview: Another hectic weekend or racing

NASCAR WCUP: Kevin Harvick Interview: Another hectic weekend or racing

July 21, 2001 Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo (highlights of a post-practice Q&A session) Note: Following today's qualifying session, Harvick will fly to St. Louis to practice and qualify for the Busch race. (Are you surprised at the fan turnout here at NHIS?) "I didn't really pay attention, t ... Continue reading

SCCA: Racing heightens awareness and reunites daughter with father

SCCA: Racing heightens awareness and reunites daughter with father

July 21, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo-Tori Wollingur was reunited with her father yesterday, less than a month after her picture was displayed on the dashboard of the No. 08 Grand Sport Racing Corvette C5 driven by Don Sak in the SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship. The race, held at Detroit, June 17, a ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Ray edges Hornish for MBNA Pole in Nashville

Northern Light IRL: Ray edges Hornish for MBNA Pole in Nashville

July 21, 2001 LEBANON, Tenn. - Greg Ray returned to his usual strong qualifying form, edging Indy Racing Northern Light Series points leader Sam Hornish Jr. to win the MBNA Pole for the Harrah's Indy 200 with a lap of 199.922 mph July 20 at Nashville Superspeedway. It was the fourth MBNA Pole of the season for Ray in t ... Continue reading

Promising Debut for New Dodge Neon R/T

Promising Debut for New Dodge Neon R/T

<<Denver Friday Notes.doc>> Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals Contact David Harris - David.Harris@sfx.com Bandimere Speedway Team Mopar NHRA Representative Friday Qualifying Notes Mobile: (704) 756-9301/Office: (704) 455-3500 Promising Debut MORRISON, Colo. (July 20, 2001) - Darrell Alderman feels like a kid again. And f ... Continue reading

TREADWELL TAKES CONTROL OF ARA

TREADWELL TAKES CONTROL OF ARA

Contact: Vivid Images Press, Inc. Earl Fannin - efannin@hotmail.com Telephone: 404-229-5549 for immediate release July 20, 2001 TREADWELL TAKES CONTROL OF ARA PENDERGRASS, GA - The American Racing Association (ARA) has become stronger and more viable thanks to the ongoing efforts of new President Terry Treadwell. In th ... Continue reading

Enhanced GPS Device Offers Improved Theft Detection and Tracking for Stolen Vehicles

Enhanced GPS Device Offers Improved Theft Detection and Tracking for Stolen Vehicles

Enhanced GPS Device Offers Improved Theft Detection and Tracking for Stolen Vehicles SALT LAKE CITY, July 20 Every year, the automobile insurance industry publishes new lists of the most-stolen motor vehicles. While newer technologies are available to thwart such thefts, none of them offers the level of sophistication ... Continue reading

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