ARCA RE/MAX: Kimmel to Run His 200th Race and Raise Money for JDRF
June 23, 2001 Frank Kimmel could hardly believe his eyes when he looked at the 2001 ARCA RE/MAX schedule and discovered that his 200th race would be in Memphis. After all, Kimmel is a huge Elvis fan. "It's hard to believe that this is my 200th career start in ARCA. It seems like only yesterday that I was starting my fi ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Starting Lineup, Sears Point Raceway
June 22, 2001 1. 24. Jeff Gordon, Monte Carlo, 93.699 m.p.h. 2. 2. Rusty Wallace, Taurus, 93.417 3. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon Interview: Winning at Sears Point
June 22, 2001 Friday morning comments from Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo driver and series point-leader who has won the last three consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup races at Sears Point Raceway: (Who do you think is your biggest threat right now?) "I still think it's so early that right now the biggest ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Teams continue to pound pavement in busy testing
June 22, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, June 22, 2001 - The quest for speed and information continued for Indy Racing teams June 21, as an aggressive testing schedule continued at three tracks new to the Northern Light Series this season. Shigeaki Hattori and Airton Dare tested at Richmond International Raceway, site of th ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Trans-Am Drivers Play Prominent Role In NASCAR Race At Sears Point
June 22, 2001 Miami - Defending BFGoodrich Tires Cup Champion Brian Simo leads a pack of eight former and current Trans-Am Series drivers into this weekend’s NASCAR Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Simo will be joined by former Trans-Am Series champions Dorsey Schroeder, Scott Pruett a ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Sprague, Silverado take second pole of year in Memphis
June 22, 2001 JACK SPRAGUE, NO. 24 NETZERO PLATINUM SILVERADO, claimed the pole position for the second time this year, his 15th career, tying Mike Skinner and Joe Ruttman for most poles. Chevrolets have collected the most pole positions of any manufacturer since the series' inception in 1995, with a current total of 6 ... Continue reading
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Description of Rollover Resistance Rating Most rollover crashes occur when a vehicle runs off the road and is tripped by a ditch, curb, soft soil, or other object causing it to rollover. These crashes are usually caused by driver behavior such as speeding or inattention. These are called single vehicle crashes because ... Continue reading
GOUGHARY JR. CAPTURES THIRD CAREER POLE AT SEARS POINT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 22, 2001 Contact SCCA Pro Racing, 303-694-7223, kkrauss@sccapro.com GOUGHARY JR. CAPTURES THIRD CAREER POLE AT SEARS POINT SONOMA, Calif. (June 22, 2001)-Jim Goughary Jr., of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., earned the pole in the final qualifying session for today's Round Four Pro Spec Racer race a ... Continue reading
Ericsson Automotive e-Services preview of the future in Car technology
Courtesy: Telematics Update.Com Ericsson Automotive e-Services preview of the future in Car technology Telematics enables new and effective ways of dynamically delivering services. Ericsson Automotive e-Services demonstrated recently with a car manufacturer a sneak preview of the future in Car technology. One hundred o ... Continue reading
PRO SPEC RACER ROUND FOUR PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING RESULTS FROM SEA RS POINT RACEWAY
Sonoma, Calif. -- Provisional qualifying session times for the 26-lap, 50.674-mile Pro Spec Racer Round Four race at Sears Point Raceway, with provisional qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1. (17), John Black, Tahoe City, Calif., Spec Racer, 1:28.00 ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX starting grid, Memphis
CARELLI TAKES MEMPHIS ARCA POLE MILLINGTON TENN, 6-21-01 - The last time Rick Carelli raced at Memphis Motorsports Park, the Arvada, Colorado driver was whisked away to a Memphis hospital where he would stay for ten days in the intensive care unit fighting for his life. More than two years later, the driver of the RE/M ... Continue reading
European Grand Prix - free practice
TRULLI HEADS HONDA FOURSOME Jarno fastest of Honda-powered quartet at Nürburgring Jarno Trulli was the fastest of the four Honda-powered drivers in today's free practice for the European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, Germany. The Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda driver finished the two sessions seventh fastest overall ... Continue reading
National Midget Auto Racing Museum & High Banks Hall of Fame ground-breaking July 5 in Belleville
For Immediate Release NATIONAL MIDGET AUTO RACING MUSEUM & HIGH BANKS HALL OF FAME GROUND-BREAKING JULY 5 IN BELLEVILLE BELLEVILLE, Kan. (June 22, 2001) - After four years of pursuing this historical project, the National Midget Auto Racing Museum & High Banks Hall of Fame will break ground on Thursday, July 5, for new ... Continue reading
European GP free practice - BMW WilliamsF1 Team
European Grand Prix - FREE PRACTICE 22nd June 2001 Weather: Air temperature 15°C average. Track temperature 23°C average. At the end of day one in the Nurburgring the BMW WilliamsF1 Team is fairly happy after Ralf Schumacher finished third and Juan Pablo Montoya sixth fastest. Ralf Schumacher Position: 3rd Chassis: F ... Continue reading
Ralf Schumacher agreement - BMW WilliamsF1 Team
Nurburgring (D), 22 June 2001 Ralf Schumacher with BMW WilliamsF1 Team until 2004 The BMW WilliamsF1 Team is delighted to announce that an agreement has been reached today with Ralf Schumacher to extend his contract to drive for the team to the end of the 2004 season, making a six-year partnership. Frank Williams: "A v ... Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND DONATION TO THE MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER
LOUISVILLE, KY . The Auto Channel will bring you special and exclusive video and audio coverage of the Ford Motor Company Fund announcment of their significant donation to the Muhammad Ali Center in a ceremony on Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at the Belvedere in downtown Louisville. The Muhammad Ali Center will be located on ... Continue reading
Gas Prices Continue to Inch Lower
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline continued its slow decline throughout Southern California for the fourth straight week, according to the Weekend Gas Watch compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Prices fell by 2.5 cents per gallon in the Los Angeles-Long Beach reporting area. The declin ... Continue reading
Roadway Express Delivers Regional Speed With Enhanced Service
Roadway Express, Inc. announced the first phase in a comprehensive re-engineering effort to speed up its unparalleled freight network, effective June 11, 2001. Over the coming months Roadway will be refining its system and reducing transit times to meet its customers' changing needs. The first phase reduces service sta ... Continue reading
Motion Industries Receives Award Given by Bethlehem Steel
Motion Industries is among eleven companies to receive the 2000 Premier Supplier Award given by Bethlehem Steel Corporation. The winners were chosen from more than 7000 suppliers around the world that provide Bethlehem Steel with $3 billion worth of products and services each year. The announcement was made by Bethlehe ... Continue reading
Additional Response by Consumer Reports to Mitsubishi's Statements
"Mitsubishi's claim that it took Consumer Reports more than 60 test runs to get its results is misleading," said Consumer Reports Technical Director David Pittle. The following background explains why. Background on the Consumer Reports Emergency Avoidance-Maneuver Test Consumer Reports' emergency avoidance maneuvers a ... Continue reading
GM to Redevelop Assembly Plant in Sleepy Hollow
Officials of General Motors and Sleepy Hollow Mayor Philip Zegarelli revealed plans today to redevelop the former GM vehicle assembly plant site here. GM also announced the selection of a developer/partner for the project, Roseland Property Company of Short Hills, N.J. The project will be called Lighthouse Landing at S ... Continue reading
Pierce Receives $5.6M Order from Sacramento
Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., was awarded a $5.6 million contract for three aerial and 11 pumper fire trucks by the Sacramento Fire Department. Overall apparatus quality was a critical factor in awarding the contract to Pierce. For more than a year before issu ... Continue reading
Tenneco Automotive: a Fundamental Component for Vehicle Safety
All the Negative Effects Caused by Worn Shock Absorbers On Other Parts of the Car Is one of your car headlights not working? When you change the bulb it is also a good idea to check the efficiency of the shock absorbers, because they could be the cause of the fault! This is one of the unsettling facts that emerged from ... Continue reading
New Rollover Ratings and New Crash Test Results
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) latest rollover resistance ratings and crash test results for 2001 model year vehicles are now available on the agency's World Wide Web site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov For rollover resistance, the Dodge Ram Wagon and Jeep Cherokee two-door Utility 4x2 are rate ... Continue reading
YONKERS, N.Y.--June 20, 2001-- Statement by Dr. R. David Pittle, Senior Vice President and Technical Director Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports Here are the facts of what occurred. Using its standard test protocols, CU tested seven SUVs on the same day, May 16. During those tests the only vehicle to tip up ... Continue reading
Sonoma, Calif. -- Practice Session times for the 26-lap, 50.674-mile Pro Spec Racer Round Four race at Sears Point Raceway, with practice position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1 (17), John Black, Tahoe City, Calif., Spec Racer, 1:28.679, 79.121. 2 (2), Lee Fleming ... Continue reading
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