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Sunday, September 23, 2001

USAC: Yeley wins Coors Light Silver Bullet feature at 4-Crown Nationals

USAC: Yeley wins Coors Light Silver Bullet feature at 4-Crown Nationals

September 23, 2001 Rossburg, Ohio. - J.J. Yeley of Phoenix, Ariz. captured Saturday night's 50-lap USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series feature at the Eldora Speedway, capping a great night for him at the "4-Crown Nationals." Yeley emerged the victor in a race interrupted by four yellow flags and two reds, but no driv ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Ford powers clear in title race as McRae grabs lead

FIA RALLY: Ford powers clear in title race as McRae grabs lead

September 23, 2001 Ford Martini moved into a clear lead in the FIA World Rally Championship after Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya finished second and fourth respectively on the Rally New Zealand today. McRae's podium finish at the wheel of a Ford Focus RS World Rally Car moved him ... Continue reading

NHRA: Yates sits out today's eliminations, to undergo more tests

NHRA: Yates sits out today's eliminations, to undergo more tests

September 23, 2001 Jim Yates, No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock for today's eliminations, will not compete. Yates, 48, became ill yesterday and is still undergoing tests at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis to determine the source of his illness. He is scheduled to see a physician this morning. While no diagnosis has b ... Continue reading

SCCA: First eight champions crowned at SCCA Valvoline Runoffs

SCCA: First eight champions crowned at SCCA Valvoline Runoffs

September 23, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio - The first eight of 24 shootouts took place today at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the 38th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Valvoline Runoffs. The weather played a major role in the eight SCCA National Championship races, as the skies couldn't decide whether to rain or s ... Continue reading

CART teams rally around Zanardi in charity effort

CART teams rally around Zanardi in charity effort

September 23, 2001 CORBY, England (September 22, 2001) - Championship Auto Racing Teams will donate $100 for every lap leader from today's inaugural Rockingham 500 to the charity fund designated by recently injured two-time FedEx Series champion Alex Zanardi. A $100 donation will be sent on behalf of every driver who l ... Continue reading

CART: Da Matta takes top Toyota to controversial fourth place in England

CART: Da Matta takes top Toyota to controversial fourth place in England

September 23, 2001 - Cristiano da Matta was the top finishing Toyota and appeared to be on the way to a podium finish, only to be passed under yellow by Helio Castroneves on the pit lane after the final pit stop. Da Matta had entered the pits in third and replays showed he clearly crossed the exit blend line in third i ... Continue reading

CART: Andretti happy to finish in points after no practice

CART: Andretti happy to finish in points after no practice

September 23, 2001 Corby, ENGLAND---After two long days waiting for the track to dry and the weepers to be corrected Andretti and Team Motorola finally got on track today at the Rockingham Motor Speedway. In one day Team Motorola got in their first practice time on the newly built 1.5-mile oval and also raced the inaug ... Continue reading

ASA: Stremme Uses Experience to Win Pole for Winchester 400

ASA: Stremme Uses Experience to Win Pole for Winchester 400

September 23, 2001 WINCHESTER, Ind. (September 22, 2001) – Local favorite David Stremme collected his second career American Speed Association pole, and first of the 2001 ASA ACDelco Series season, qualifying first for Sunday’s 32nd Annual Winchester 400 at Winchester (Ind.)Speedway. Stremme used his experi ... Continue reading

NHRA: Dixon, Force take top qualifying awards at Autozone Nationals

NHRA: Dixon, Force take top qualifying awards at Autozone Nationals

September 23, 2001 MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- NHRA Winston Top Fuel championship leader Larry Dixon earned his second No. 1 qualifying position of the season Saturday at the AutoZone Nationals. John Force, Jim Yates and Mike Coughlin also will lead their respective categories into the $1.9 million race, the 19th of 24 events ... Continue reading

SCCA: Supreme racing, weather for day two at Valvoline Runoffs

SCCA: Supreme racing, weather for day two at Valvoline Runoffs

September 23, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio - Day two concluded today at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the 38th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Valvoline Runoffs. Unlike the previous day, skies were clear for all eight SCCA National Championship races. The racing was fierce and the thousands of spectators that pour ... Continue reading

USAC: Worldcom National Midget Car Race Results, 4-Crown Nationals

USAC: Worldcom National Midget Car Race Results, 4-Crown Nationals

September 23, 2001 USAC WORLDCOM NATIONAL MIDGET CAR RACE RESULTS: September 21-22, 2001 – Rossburg, Ohio – Eldora Speedway - 21st "4-Crown Nationals" QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Sept. 21) 1. Tracy Hines, 66, JS-16.359; 2. J.J. Yeley, 91, Lewis-16.376; 3. Dave Darland, 19, Lewis-16.486; 4. ... Continue reading

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Race Results, 4-Crown Nationals

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Race Results, 4-Crown Nationals

September 23, 2001 USAC STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: September 22, 2001 – Rossburg, Ohio – Eldora Speedway - 21st "4-Crown Nationals" QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Sept. 21) 1. J.J. Yeley, 76, GT Racing-16.013; 2. Bud Kaeding, 29k, BK-16.342; 3. Rob Chaney, 22, Elden-16.392; 4. ... Continue reading

CART: DeFerran becomes record-tying 11th winner with victory at Rockingham

CART: DeFerran becomes record-tying 11th winner with victory at Rockingham

September 23, 2001 CORBY, England (September 22, 2001) - Defending FedEx Championship Series champion Gil de Ferran of Team Penske slipped past current FedEx Championship Series leader Kenny Brack of Team Rahal heading into the third turn of the final lap Saturday and held on for a scintillating victory in the inaugura ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: MBNA Cal Ripken, Jr. 400 Race Results

NASCAR WCUP: MBNA Cal Ripken, Jr. 400 Race Results

September 23, 2001 DOVER, DE: Following are the race results for the MBNA Cal Ripken, Jr. 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, starting position, driver, car model, and laps completed: 1. 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Monte Carlo, 400 2. ... Continue reading

Fw: Please Replace Original Release with following (TYPO) Vickers &BLV Motorsports to Debut New Paint Scheme

Fw: Please Replace Original Release with following (TYPO) Vickers &BLV Motorsports to Debut New Paint Scheme

Please Replace Original Release with following (TYPO) Vickers & BLV Motorsports to Debut New Paint Scheme ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Steele To: sfolk@dnp.com ; adavid@foodcity.com ; mwhite@naturallyfresh.com ; thembree@foodcity.com ; Becky Cecil ; tpierce@saralee.com ; amesches@naturallyfresh.com ; paulha ... Continue reading

GRAND BLANC, Mich. -

GRAND BLANC, Mich. -

FOR RELEASE: September 21, 2001 GRAND BLANC, Mich. - On August 25, the General Motors Grand Blanc Metal Center hosted its First Annual Diversity Golf Outing Fundraiser. This fundraiser was a joint GM-UAW effort, and its theme was “Many People, One GM.” This year, the recipient of the funds raised by the golf outing ... Continue reading

Loyalist Insurance Brokers - Announcement

Loyalist Insurance Brokers - Announcement

TORONTO--Sept. 21, 2001--Loyalist Insurance Brokers is proud to announce the inauguration of its Mexican Insurance web page (www.MexACan.com). This web page offers personal and commercial insurance (auto, RVs, tour buses, Long Haul truckers or airplanes) on vehicles traveling into Mexico. We can also provide cargo and ... Continue reading

Press Release: General Motors Group of Companies

Press Release: General Motors Group of Companies

Press Release: General Motors Group of Companies Date of Release: Sep 21, 2001 Confirms at A and R-1 (low) David Schroeder, Kam Hon / 416-593-5577 ext.2232, ext.2243 / e-mail: dschroeder@dbrs.com General Motors Corporation Rating Trend Rating Action Debt Rated "A" Stable Confirmed Long Term Debt R-1 (low) Stable Confir ... Continue reading

SALEM, N.H.

SALEM, N.H.

FOR RELEASE: September 21, 2001 40 Hopefuls Across the Nation Receive Chevrolet Vehicles SALEM, N.H. - Katie King, Salem-native and U.S. Olympic Team hopeful in women's ice hockey, today received a new Chevrolet Malibu from Bentley Chevrolet as part of a unique vehicle donation program that supports aspiring athletes b ... Continue reading

Volvo's Largest Sponsorship Ever Sets Sail

Volvo's Largest Sponsorship Ever Sets Sail

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Sept. 21, 2001-- Volvo's (OMX:VOLVb.) largest sponsorship investment ever, the Volvo Ocean Race, sets sails on September 23, 2001 when the eight race boats competing leave Southampton, UK. The Volvo Ocean Race is the Grand Prix of ocean races and rated as one of the top seven TV sporting events, worl ... Continue reading

FMDRS Friday from Denver

FMDRS Friday from Denver

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY, DENVER Friday, September 21, 2001 FIRST ROUNDS OF QUALIFYING COMPLETE AT BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY'S NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT DENVER - In the first rounds of qualifying at Bandimere Speedway, David Wells ... Continue reading

Honeywell's September 24th Financial Analyst Meeting To Be Broadcast On Company's Website

Honeywell's September 24th Financial Analyst Meeting To Be Broadcast On Company's Website

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.--Sept. 21, 2001--Honeywell said a simultaneous webcast of its Monday, September 24, financial analyst meeting, along with presentation materials, will be provided on the company's website at http://www.honeywell.com/investor. The webcast will begin at 12:30pm EDT. Honeywell is a US$25-billion dive ... Continue reading

Newstream.com Digest: Help for New York Disaster Victims, `Evolution' Comes to PBS and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

Newstream.com Digest: Help for New York Disaster Victims, `Evolution' Comes to PBS and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

NEW YORK--Sept. 21, 2001-- -------------------------------------------------- Storage Vendors Come Together to Aid New York Disaster Victims A consortium of data storage companies has announced it will be offering free data recovery services to businesses affected by the attacks on Sept 11. You can reach the story dire ... Continue reading

SEOUL

SEOUL

FOR RELEASE: September 20, 2001 Sign MOU to Form New Company SEOUL- General Motors Corporation, Daewoo Motor Company, and the Korea Development Bank, acting on behalf of the Daewoo Motor Creditors Committee (creditors), today signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding outlining the terms and conditions, timetable ... Continue reading

WFS Financial Revises Third Quarter Earnings Forecast; Announces Third Quarter Conference Call

WFS Financial Revises Third Quarter Earnings Forecast; Announces Third Quarter Conference Call

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 21, 2001--WFS Financial Inc today announced that its third quarter earnings on both a reported and portfolio basis will be less than previously forecast as a result of continued slowing in the economy. Reported earnings are expected to be approximately $9.3 million or $0.26 per diluted share for t ... Continue reading

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