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Monday, July 23, 2007

TEAM REPORTS (LEXINGTON) - TARGET GANASSI RACE RESULTS

TEAM REPORTS (LEXINGTON) - TARGET GANASSI RACE RESULTS

THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY FOR DIXON AND TARGET TEAM AT MID-OHIO Lexington, Ohio (July 22, 2007)- Target Chip Ganassi Racing and driver Scott Dixon earned their third straight victory with a win at the inaugural Honda 200 event on the road circuit at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and gained valuable ground in the Championship ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (VARIOUS LOCATIONS) - Penske Racing Race Report

TEAM REPORTS (VARIOUS LOCATIONS) - Penske Racing Race Report

IMSA AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES Germany's Timo Bernhard and France's Romain Dumas combined a perfect drive with precise Penske Motorsports pit stops, a race car with a good set-up, good fuel strategy, and Porsche RS Spyder speed and reliability to repeat their 2006 overall win on Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (LEXINGTON) - FINAL RESULTS

INDYCAR (LEXINGTON) - FINAL RESULTS

ndyCar Series Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented By Westfield Insurance LEXINGTON, Ohio - Results Sunday of the Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented By Westfield Insurance IndyCar Series event July 22 at the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, l ... Continue reading

NHRA (SONOMA) - SERIES NOTES

NHRA (SONOMA) - SERIES NOTES

FRAM-AUTOLITE NHRA NATIONALS WHAT: 20th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals, the 15th of 23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Professional competitors in four categories earn points leading to 2007 NHRA POWERade Series world championships. Sportsman competitors in five categories earn points leading to 20 ... Continue reading

NHRA (KENT) - SCHUMACHER, BECKMAN AND CONNOLLY WIN RAIN-PLAGUED SCHUCK'S AUTO SUPPLY

NHRA (KENT) - SCHUMACHER, BECKMAN AND CONNOLLY WIN RAIN-PLAGUED SCHUCK'S AUTO SUPPLY

Four-time Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher defeated Brandon Bernstein on a holeshot by just .004-second to claim the Top Fuel title on a rain-plagued Sunday at the 20th annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals. "Fast Jack" Beckman made it two wins in a row in Funny Car when he defeated John Force in a final round th ... Continue reading

NASCAR (BRISTOL) - New Surface At Bristol Motor Speedway Passes First Test

NASCAR (BRISTOL) - New Surface At Bristol Motor Speedway Passes First Test

The new concrete surface at Bristol Motor Speedway received positive reviews from NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers during a test session on Monday. Thirty teams were at Bristol turning the first laps around the 0.533-mile oval track since it was resurfaced following the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race on March 25. T ... Continue reading

Chrysler Launches Production of All-new 2008 Jeep Liberty at Toledo North Assembly Plant - VIDEO ENHANCED

Chrysler Launches Production of All-new 2008 Jeep Liberty at Toledo North Assembly Plant - VIDEO ENHANCED

- Addition of all-new 2008 Jeep Liberty part of major expansion in Chrysler Group's Toledo Manufacturing capabilities - Flexible manufacturing allows multiple products to be produced at one plant AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 23 -- Chrysler Group today announced the production launch of the all-new 2008 Jeep(R) Liberty whi ... Continue reading

NASCAR NCTS (DAYTONA) - SERIES NOTES

NASCAR NCTS (DAYTONA) - SERIES NOTES

• Dennis Setzer Explains Success At ORP<P> • Skinner Made NASCAR History In 1995-96<P> • Odds Good Experience Will Prevail In Indy<P> • Five From First Race Point Contenders In 2007<P> Position, Handling Keys At ORP DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 23, 2007) – Although Dennis Setzer (No. 75 Spears Man ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (BIRMINGHAM) - Lally, Ballou Storm to KONI Challenge Series Grand Sport Victory

GRAND AM (BIRMINGHAM) - Lally, Ballou Storm to KONI Challenge Series Grand Sport Victory

Smart pit strategy and a dominating car landed No. 41 TRG Carlsen Porsche/Mitchell Global Porsche 997 co-drivers Andy Lally and Ted Ballou their first Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Grand Sport (GS) victory of 2007 Sunday morning at Barber Motorsports Park, as Lally crossed under the checkered flag more than 30 seconds ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS) - SERIES NOTES

INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS) - SERIES NOTES

1. Dixon tightens points race with record-tying win<P> 2. First-time winner Antinucci eyes IndyCar Series<P> 3. Drivers reap post-race rewards<P> <P> 1. Dixon tightens points race with record-tying win: When the IndyCar Series reached its midpoint at the beginning of July, Dario Franchitti tried to avoid every question ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (BIRMINGHAM) - Gurney, Fogarty Record Fifth Grand-Am Rolex Series Daytona Prototype Win

GRAND AM (BIRMINGHAM) - Gurney, Fogarty Record Fifth Grand-Am Rolex Series Daytona Prototype Win

The No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley of Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty pulled within one victory of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve single-season Daytona Prototype record with a 6.033-second win in Sunday’s Porsche 250 presented by Bradley Arant at Barber ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (LEXINGTON) - DIXON TIES INDYCAR SERIES RECORD WITH THIRD-STRAIGHT WIN

INDYCAR (LEXINGTON) - DIXON TIES INDYCAR SERIES RECORD WITH THIRD-STRAIGHT WIN

Scott Dixon gained ground on IndyCar Series points leader Dario Franchitti by winning the inaugural Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance. Unfortunately for the Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver, who tied a series record with his third consecutive victory, Franchitti was the runner-up. Dixon, who start ... Continue reading

TITLE SPONSORS (INDIANAPOLIS) - RED BULL INDIANAPOLIS GP IS 14TH OF 18 RACES ON 2008 MotoGP SCHEDULE

TITLE SPONSORS (INDIANAPOLIS) - RED BULL INDIANAPOLIS GP IS 14TH OF 18 RACES ON 2008 MotoGP SCHEDULE

The inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be the 14th of 18 races on the 2008 provisional MotoGP schedule, released by the FIM. With just four races on the 2008 schedule after the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, the inaugural MotoGP event on the 2.601-mile motorc ... Continue reading

XM and SIRIUS to Offer A La Carte Programming

XM and SIRIUS to Offer A La Carte Programming

Companies' FCC Filing to Detail Array of New Offerings Priced From $6.99 to $16.99 SIRIUS CEO Mel Karmazin to Discuss at National Press Club Address Today NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, July 23 -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio announced today that the merged company will offer American consumers for the first ... Continue reading

Nissan Reveals Van for the Future

Nissan Reveals Van for the Future

LONDON, July 23 -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has today revealed a highly innovative small van concept at Nissan Design Europe (NDE). Called NV200 and due to be given its worldwide debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in October, the concept turns conventional light commercial design inside out... literally. Its most striking fe ... Continue reading

Quantum to Supply Transportable Hydrogen Refueling Stations to General Motors

Quantum to Supply Transportable Hydrogen Refueling Stations to General Motors

IRVINE, Calif., July 23 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., today announced that it is supplying three transportable hydrogen refueling stations to General Motors. These units will be used to refuel GM's fuel cell vehicles, which are equipped with Quantum hydrogen fuel systems, at various locations, f ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster: New high-performance roadster for exclusive open-top motoring

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster: New high-performance roadster for exclusive open-top motoring

The new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster combines high-tech from motor racing and the power of a top high-performance sports car with the long-distance attributes and sophisticated atmosphere of a classic Gran Tourismo car. In common with Formula 1 vehicles of today, it too is made of carbon fibre, a material that en ... Continue reading

NHRA (KENT) - Beckman wins again!

NHRA (KENT) - Beckman wins again!

"Fast" Jack Beckman won his second straight NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car national event today, his third career, and the first at the Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals at Pacific Raceways. And he did it against the 14-time Funny Car champion John Force. Beckman, driving the Mail Terminal Services Dodge ... Continue reading

Ford To Have Larget Presence at Oshkosh Air Show

Ford To Have Larget Presence at Oshkosh Air Show

DEARBORN, Mich., July 20, 2007 – Ford Motor Company will have its largest presence ever next week at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) annual aviation extravaganza. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007, which is expected to draw in excess of 650,000 visitors, will be held July 23-29 in Oshkosh, Wis. “ ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces 'Sustainable Plant' Activities

Toyota Announces 'Sustainable Plant' Activities

Tokyo July 23, 2007; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that it plans to soon initiate "sustainable plant" activities aimed at increasing the sustainability of its production operations. The activities are to emphasize the role of nature in creating production sites that harmonize with their natural surroun ... Continue reading

Toyota to Make Side Airbags and Curtain Shield Airbags Standard on All New Passenger Vehicle Models in Japan

Toyota to Make Side Airbags and Curtain Shield Airbags Standard on All New Passenger Vehicle Models in Japan

Tokyo July 23, 2007; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that, starting with new models to be launched shortly, all of its new passenger vehicle models in Japan would come standard with side-impact-reducing SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) side airbags for front seats and SRS curtain shield airbags. When ... Continue reading

Proton, VW Move Closer to Partnership

Proton, VW Move Closer to Partnership

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21, 2007; Reuters reported that Malaysia's national carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd and Germany's Volkswagen have moved a step closer to a partnership deal after recent talks, a Malaysian newspaper reported on Saturday. State investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd, which owns 43 percent of Proton, is in t ... Continue reading

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