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Hagan Dominates at Topeka, Scores Back-to-Back Wins in Mopar Express Lane Dodge

Hagan Dominates at Topeka, Scores Back-to-Back Wins in Mopar Express Lane Dodge

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 22, 2016 Matt Hagan caps superb weekend at NHRA Kansas Nationals with victory over Jack Beckman in all-Mopar Dodge Funny Car final Hagan races Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car to second consecutive victory and 20th of his career Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) driver Hagan also collec ... Continue reading

Matt Brabham to start 27th in Indianapolis 500

Matt Brabham to start 27th in Indianapolis 500

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Shane Gray excited about future after semifinal finish in Topeka

Shane Gray excited about future after semifinal finish in Topeka

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Tanner Foust Sweeps Red Bull Global Rallycross Phoenix

Tanner Foust Sweeps Red Bull Global Rallycross Phoenix

[Macintosh HD:Users:andrea:Desktop:RBGRC_cmyk_pos.eps]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Andrea Sobel Red Bull Global Rallycross 213-745-2123 asobel@redbullglobalrallycross.com<mailto:ebronner@jmprpublicrelatio ns.com> Tanner Foust Sweeps Red Bull Global Rallycross Phoenix FOR PRESS IMAGES: http://win.gs/RedBullGRCM ... Continue reading

Two-time Topeka winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. falls in first round

Two-time Topeka winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. falls in first round

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Pippa Mann Qualifies for 100th Indianapolis 500

Pippa Mann Qualifies for 100th Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (May 22, 2016) - Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pippa Mann qualified 25th for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, entering herself into the legendary event for the fifth time in her motorsports career. Racing in the No. 63 Susan G. Komen car, Mann completed her four qualifying laps wi ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Corporation: Investment Fund Aimed at Silicon Valley Startups Reaches Fundraising Target

Mitsubishi Corporation: Investment Fund Aimed at Silicon Valley Startups Reaches Fundraising Target

Capital to support innovative enterprises and help expand technology in Japan TOKYO, May, 17 2016; Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce that "Geodesic Capital Fund I" has concluded the final closing with the aggregate investment amount of $335 million. The fund is aimed at providing investment capital for ... Continue reading

Always be prepared: GEICO shares helpful tips on wildfires

Always be prepared: GEICO shares helpful tips on wildfires

WASHINGTON—If you live in dry climates, wildfires can strike without warning, causing major damage to your property and possessions. The National Interagency Fire Center recently forecasted that the West and Southwest states including Alaska and Hawaii face an elevated wildfire risk this summer. GEICO is offering the ... Continue reading

DS VIRGIN RACING MOVE INTO PODIUM POSITION IN OVERALL FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP IN BERLIN

DS VIRGIN RACING MOVE INTO PODIUM POSITION IN OVERALL FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP IN BERLIN

21st May 2016 DS VIRGIN RACING MOVE INTO PODIUM POSITION IN OVERALL FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP IN BERLIN DS Virgin Racing are now in third place in the overall Formula E Championship standings after a strong drive from Jean-Eric Vergne was enough to push the team one spot further up the leaderboard. Vergne’s perform ... Continue reading

Hoosier Hundred At Indiana State Fairgrounds Coming This Thursday

Hoosier Hundred At Indiana State Fairgrounds Coming This Thursday

*Third Generation Drivers Make Mark in Hoosier Hundred at Indiana State Fairgrounds* By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Staff (May 18, 2016)-Indianapolis, IN-A historic racing venue in existence for 113 years and a historic motor race held on the same facility for the last 63 years are bound to produce competitors with fa ... Continue reading

JEAN-ERIC VERGNE CHARGES TO POLE POSITION IN BERLIN

JEAN-ERIC VERGNE CHARGES TO POLE POSITION IN BERLIN

21st May 2016 JEAN-ERIC VERGNE CHARGES TO POLE POSITION IN BERLIN Third time in a row for DS Virgin Racing as Jean-Eric Vergne claimed the Berlin ePrix Pole Position during Qualifying and Superpole today at Round 8 of the FIA Formula E Championship. This is also the first time a Frenchman has qualified on Pole Position ... Continue reading

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes No. 13 qualifying spot is lucky charm in Topeka

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes No. 13 qualifying spot is lucky charm in Topeka

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Lucas Oil's Richie Crampton has 'ammunition' to repeat as Topeka winner

Lucas Oil's Richie Crampton has 'ammunition' to repeat as Topeka winner

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Matt Brabham and PIRTEK Team Murray qualify for the 100th Indianapolis 500

Matt Brabham and PIRTEK Team Murray qualify for the 100th Indianapolis 500

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NASCAR SALUTE TO THE ARMED FORCES... IRWINDALE!

NASCAR SALUTE TO THE ARMED FORCES... IRWINDALE!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IRWINDALE EVENT CENTER LATE NEWS: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ May 28 at Irwindale Speedway: NASCAR Memorial Day Salute ARMED FORCES NIGHT 2016 ...The night of Saturday, May 28 at Irwin ... Continue reading

Pro Stock ace Shane Gray ready for a long race day in Topeka

Pro Stock ace Shane Gray ready for a long race day in Topeka

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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders starts Topeka defense against Elite teammate

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders starts Topeka defense against Elite teammate

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Red Bull GRC Media Alert // Race Previews: Phoenix

Red Bull GRC Media Alert // Race Previews: Phoenix

Red Bull GRC Race Preview: Phoenix IN BRIEF: The 2016 Red Bull GRC season kicks off with a doubleheader for the first time in series history, as drivers will battle for a pair of victories at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Phoenix. Defending series champion Scott Speed will lead many of the world’s best rallycro ... Continue reading

Street Car Showdown kicks off summer next weekend at BIR

Street Car Showdown kicks off summer next weekend at BIR

Warren Peterson's 1933 Plymouth, attached. Thanks for your consideration! May 21, 2016 News Release Street Car Showdown kicks off summer Memorial Day weekend at BIR BRAINERD, Minn. - Even after winning a Muscle Car Series championship last year, Warren Peterson refuses to take himself seriously. "I'm out there just to ... Continue reading

Tanner Foust Wins Red Bull Global Rallycross Phoenix I

Tanner Foust Wins Red Bull Global Rallycross Phoenix I

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Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest May 16-22, 2016

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest May 16-22, 2016

* GM told Chevy, GMC and Buick dealers this week to stop selling Traverse, Acadia and Enclave large crossovers due to mis-stated fuel economy numbers. The stop-sale order covers 60,000 vehicle both FWD and AWD models. These three-row crossovers built in the Delta Assembly Plant near Lansing, MI has been one of GM’ ... Continue reading

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