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LIVE TONIGHT - Woodward Dream Cruise 7-9 p.m. Exclusively From WXYZ-TV

LIVE TONIGHT - Woodward Dream Cruise 7-9 p.m. Exclusively From WXYZ-TV

DETROIT, Aug. 17 -- WXYZ-TV revs up for the 16th annual Woodward Dream Cruise with exclusive coverage of the world's largest one-day automotive event. Channel 7's "Woodward Dream Cruise" will be broadcast live on Saturday, August 21, from 7-9 p.m. An encore presentation will air Sunday, August 22, from 8-10 a.m. Channe ... Continue reading

Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 Recycling Services / Ferguson Pipe Dodge Charger, Allen Crowe 100 Fast Facts - August 21, 2010

Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 Recycling Services / Ferguson Pipe Dodge Charger, Allen Crowe 100 Fast Facts - August 21, 2010

Race Information: Event: Allen Crowe 100, Sunday, August 22, at 1:00 p.m. Local Time Track: Illinois State Fairgrounds Qualifying: Sunday, August 22, at 11:00 a.m. Local Time; Track Length: 1.0-mile clay. Last Time Out; New Jersey Motorsports Park: On the heels of a second-place run at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway a week pri ... Continue reading

First Base Freight Ltd, Car Shipping Company Launches New Website

First Base Freight Ltd, Car Shipping Company Launches New Website

Abertillery, UK, August 21, 2010:First Base Freight Ltd, headquartered in South Wales, United Kingdom, announces the launch of their new interactive website. The new site highlights the company's car shipping capabilities - Specialising in cost-effectiveness for bespoke roll on/roll off or container services throughout ... Continue reading

Three KVRT Drivers Deal With Tough Track Conditions In Practice

Three KVRT Drivers Deal With Tough Track Conditions In Practice

SONOMA, Aug. 21, 2010: Mario Moraes, who finished fourth last year at Infineon Raceway, led the KV Racing Technology three-car lineup Friday in the opening practice round for Sunday’s Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. Moraes, driving the No. 32 KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone car, posted an average speed of ... Continue reading

Conor Daly Shatters Record For Most Pole Positions Won In A Season

Conor Daly Shatters Record For Most Pole Positions Won In A Season

Elkhart Lake, August 21, 2010: Conor Daly officially scored his eighth pole position of the season this morning at the famous 4.048-mile road course of Road America in Wisconsin, shattering the record for most pole positions won in a single season in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear. Though two more ev ... Continue reading

Mercedes GP Preview - Spa - August 21, 2010

Mercedes GP Preview - Spa - August 21, 2010

After the summer break, Formula One returns to action next week with Round 13 of the 2010 World Championship, the Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps. Located in the forests of the Ardennes, the Spa circuit has been shortened over the years but retains much of its original character and is the longest track on ... Continue reading

Franchitti Leads Practice Session At Infineon

Franchitti Leads Practice Session At Infineon

Sonoma, August 21, 2010: Defending Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma winner Dario Franchitti led the opening one-hour practice session as IZOD IndyCar Series teams began preparations for the 2010 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway on Aug. 20. Franchitti, driver of the No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car turned a l ... Continue reading

Seasoned Coughlin A Playoff Frontrunner

Seasoned Coughlin A Playoff Frontrunner

DELAWARE, Aug. 21, 2010: In three previous years of playoff-style drag racing, Jeg Coughlin Jr. has walked away with the Full Throttle world championship twice. On the eve of the 2010 Countdown to the Championship, which begins Sept. 2-6 with the 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, the 40-year-old fro ... Continue reading

De Silvestro Looking To Post Back To Back Top Ten Finishes At Sonoma

De Silvestro Looking To Post Back To Back Top Ten Finishes At Sonoma

SONOMA, August 20, 2010: – Heading into the last road course race this season, Team Stargate World/HVM Racing’s Simona De Silvestro rolls into Sonoma with tremendous momentum, posting 2 Top Ten finishes in her last 3 races. Her most recent finish of 8th, at Mid-Ohio, was the best of her rookie IZOD IndyCar se ... Continue reading

Hayden, DiSalvo, Noyes prepare for Red Bull Indianapolis GP

Hayden, DiSalvo, Noyes prepare for Red Bull Indianapolis GP

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20, 2010: American riders Roger Lee Hayden, Jason DiSalvo and Kenny Noyes began to get familiar with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during testing Aug. 19-20, preparing for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP on Aug. 27-29. All three riders will compete in the new Moto2 class during the annual Grand Prix m ... Continue reading

Forbes: Why Can't You Trust General Motors' Financials? Because GM Says You Can't.

Forbes: Why Can't You Trust General Motors' Financials? Because GM Says You Can't.

August 20, 2010; Joann Muller writing for Forbes reported that with two profitable quarters under its belt, the “new” General Motors is preparing to seek new investors, the first step toward cutting its ties to the U.S. government. The $3.8 billion it earned before interest and taxes in the first half of 2010 ... Continue reading

2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Takes Center Stage at Annual Woodward Dream Cruise

2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Takes Center Stage at Annual Woodward Dream Cruise

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 18 -- -- New 2012 Mustang Boss 302 will make its Motor City debut as part of Ford display at the Woodward Dream Cruise. Mustang Alley also will honor the pony car's heritage with more than 500 Mustangs lining the street at the event, to be held Aug. 19-21 -- On Saturday, Mustang Garage will give v ... Continue reading

Pennsylvania DEP: Motorists to Benefit From Investments in Advanced Fuel-Saving Technology

Pennsylvania DEP: Motorists to Benefit From Investments in Advanced Fuel-Saving Technology

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State grants are helping to expand the network of businesses where motorists can have their tires filled with fuel-saving nitrogen, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said today as he announced the latest recipients of Nitrogen Tire Inflation ... Continue reading

Mahindra's EPA Certification Announcement

Mahindra's EPA Certification Announcement

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 20 -- Mahindra just announced that it has received long awaited EPA certification for the pick-up trucks it plans to import into the United States by the end of this year. Moreover, Global Vehicles remains committed to distributing vehicles to its dealers under the terms of its agreement with Mahi ... Continue reading

THIS WEEK ON STEVE PURDY'S SHUNPIKER'S JOURNAL

THIS WEEK ON STEVE PURDY'S SHUNPIKER'S JOURNAL

PROGRAM NOTE – AUGUST 21, 2010 THIS WEEK ON STEVE PURDY’S SHUNPIKER’S JOURNAL THE RADIO PROGRAM FOR THOSE TO WHOM AN AUTOMOBILE IS MORE THAN TRANSPORTATION NOW ON EVERY SATURDAY - 7AM AND 2PM REPEATED SUNDAY – 7AM AND 2PM WWW.TALKLANSING.NET WEB RADIO ‘Top Hat’ John Jendza co-hosts in-stud ... Continue reading

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