Saturday, June 23, 2012

IndyCar - Franchitti Takes Pole At Iowa

NEWTON, Jun. 23, 2012: Dario Franchitti, who leaped into the top eight on the time chart in the final seconds of practice to qualify for the heat race, passed Marco Andretti on Lap 8 of 30 and went on the claim the pole for the 250-lap race under the lights June 23. It was the second consecutive week that Franchitti ha ... Continue reading

Grand Am Prototypes - Chevron To Sponsor Second GRAND-AM Entry For Ganassi At Indy

Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray to Pilot No.02 Chevron BMW INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (June 22, 2012) – Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today a partnership with Chevron to field a second Daytona Prototype (DP) in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series’ inaugural race at Indianapolis Motor ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Paris-Madrid Rally 2013 Announced

Paris, Jun. 21, 2012: Once in a while, an iconic event is born. On 24 May 2013, just such an occasion will take place, as the first cars are flagged away from Versailles on the Paris-Madrid Rally, to mark the 110th anniversary - to the day - of the 1903 Paris-Madrid race. The original race was flagged off with exciteme ... Continue reading

Grand Am GT - Segal And Assentato Bring Real Significant Momentum To Road America

ELKHART LAKE, Jun. 21, 2012: Jeff Segal will be bringing a season-high GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series GT Championship points lead to a race for the third-consecutive time this season when he joins co-driver Emil Assentato in the No. 69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Ferrari 458 Italia Grand Am for the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports ... Continue reading

Start Mazda - Mendez Preps For Iowa

Team GDT’s Méndez Set to Tackle Iowa Speedway NEWTON, Iowa, June 20 — Team GDT’s Andrés Méndez is from Colombia. Not Columbia, Iowa, which is about 40 miles from Iowa Speedway, where Méndez will be racing this weekend, but the country of Colombia. Bogotá, to be exact. The 19-year-old is ex ... Continue reading

Summer Forecast: Hot Weather, Fun, and Flat Tires

As America's road trip season commences, tires are being used, worn bald and occasionally kicked. According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, however, one thing drivers are not doing to their tires is inspecting them. 30.18% of drivers say they only inspect their tires when their car gets serviced. ... Continue reading

Keystone Automotive Operations Announces Opening of Portland, Oregon Warehouse Operations

Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. announced today that the company is again expanding its operations, in order to serve its customers better in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. The company has been very actively growing over the past few years and will be opening its fifth warehouse in the Portland Metropol ... Continue reading