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Monday, May 24, 1999

AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES PRESENTED BY DRAG SPECIALTIES

AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES PRESENTED BY DRAG SPECIALTIES

AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES PRESENTED BY DRAG SPECIALTIES ... Continue reading

Amcast Forecasts Third Quarter Earnings Below Expectations

Amcast Forecasts Third Quarter Earnings Below Expectations

Amcast Industrial Corp. announced that it does not expect to meet analyst earnings estimates for the third quarter of fiscal 1999, primarily due to production scale-up of new aluminum products for North American automotive customers. ... Continue reading

Amex to List Options on General Motors Corporation Class H Stock

Amex to List Options on General Motors Corporation Class H Stock

The American Stock Exchange announced it expects to trade options on the listed Class H stock of General Motors Corporation beginning Monday, May 24. ... Continue reading

AMSTED Commences $35-Per-Share Cash Tender Offer for Varlen

AMSTED Commences $35-Per-Share Cash Tender Offer for Varlen

AMSTED Industries Incorporated announced that it has commenced its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Varlen Corporation at $35 per share. ... Continue reading

ARCA: In 1st ARCA Start, Gosselin Goes at Lowes

ARCA: In 1st ARCA Start, Gosselin Goes at Lowes

ARCA: In 1st ARCA Start, Gosselin Goes at Lowes ... Continue reading

Autoliv Stands Behind National Effort to Stop Drivers Who Don't Buckle up Children

Autoliv Stands Behind National Effort to Stop Drivers Who Don't Buckle up Children

Autoliv, the world's largest automotive safety supplier, announced its official support of a national mobilization this Memorial Day week to protect children by stepping up enforcement of child passenger safety laws. ... Continue reading

Automotive Performance Group Announces First-Quarter Results

Automotive Performance Group Announces First-Quarter Results

Automotive Performance Group, Inc. reported an increase in revenues for the first quarter of 1999 and higher expenses associated with the restructuring and refocus of thecorporation and the formation of a professional management and corporate staff. ... Continue reading

Avis Buys Fleet Management and Fuel Card Businesses From Cendant

Avis Buys Fleet Management and Fuel Card Businesses From Cendant

Avis Rent A Car, Inc. announced that it will acquire Cendant Corporation's PHH and Wright Express vehicle management and fuel card businesses. ... Continue reading

Bryan R. Carr New Chief Financial Officer at Intellon Corporation

Bryan R. Carr New Chief Financial Officer at Intellon Corporation

Intellon Corporation announces that Bryan R. Carr has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. ... Continue reading

California Approves Bonded Motors' Offering

California Approves Bonded Motors' Offering

Aaron Landon, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Bonded Motors Inc. announced that the company has secured financing for a $5.1 million tax-exempt industrial development bond offering. ... Continue reading

Cambridge Industries Ratings Placed on Watch Negative by S&P

Cambridge Industries Ratings Placed on Watch Negative by S&P

Standard & Poor's placed its single-'B'-plus corporate credit rating and single-'B'-minus subordinated debt rating for Cambridge Industries, Inc. on CreditWatch with negative implications. ... Continue reading

Chico Kids 'Do The Buckle' During Operation ABC Mobilization

Chico Kids 'Do The Buckle' During Operation ABC Mobilization

One of DaimlerChrysler's "Do the Buckle" minivans has arrived in Chico in support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) "Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children initiative" (May 24-31, 1999). ... Continue reading

Don't Gamble With Safety This Weekend

Don't Gamble With Safety This Weekend

Las Vegas will be the top destination for air and road travelers this Memorial Day weekend, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. ... Continue reading

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight ... Continue reading

E. Gilbert Leon Jr. Joins Helisys, Inc. as Vice President of Finance and Administration

E. Gilbert Leon Jr. Joins Helisys, Inc. as Vice President of Finance and Administration

E. Gilbert Leon Jr. has been appointed vice president of finance and administration for Helisys Inc. according to Gary S. Moskovitz, president and chief executive officer. ... Continue reading

Gary F. Ruff Joins Intermet as Vice President -- Technical Services

Gary F. Ruff Joins Intermet as Vice President -- Technical Services

John Doddridge, chairman and chief executive officer of Intermet Corporation, announced that effective June 1, Gary F. Ruff has been named vice president -- technical services of Intermet. ... Continue reading

IRL, Indy 500: Buhl Beats Rain to Qualify; Field Set

IRL, Indy 500: Buhl Beats Rain to Qualify; Field Set

IRL, Indy 500: Buhl Beats Rain to Qualify; Field Set ... Continue reading

IRL, Indy 500: Carlson 15th fastest after day one of qualifying

IRL, Indy 500: Carlson 15th fastest after day one of qualifying

IRL, Indy 500: Carlson 15th fastest after day one of qualifying ... Continue reading

IRL, Indy 500: Infiniti Indy Engines Power Three Indianapolis 500 Starters

IRL, Indy 500: Infiniti Indy Engines Power Three Indianapolis 500 Starters

IRL, Indy 500: Infiniti Indy Engines Power Three Indianapolis 500 Starters ... Continue reading

IRL, Indy 500: Pennzoil Panther Racing Forms Association with Tyce Carlson and Blueprint-Immke

IRL, Indy 500: Pennzoil Panther Racing Forms Association with Tyce Carlson and Blueprint-Immke

IRL, Indy 500: Pennzoil Panther Racing Forms Association with Tyce Carlson and Blueprint-Immke ... Continue reading

Motorcar Parts & Accessories, Inc. Expects Fourth Quarter Loss

Motorcar Parts & Accessories, Inc. Expects Fourth Quarter Loss

Motorcar Parts & Accessories, Inc. announced that it expects to report a significant loss for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

NASCAR: New Track Surface Hard to Get a Hold of at Jax

NASCAR: New Track Surface Hard to Get a Hold of at Jax

NASCAR: New Track Surface Hard to Get a Hold of at Jax ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP Kenny Wallace Prepares for Next Charlotte Show

NASCAR WCUP Kenny Wallace Prepares for Next Charlotte Show

NASCAR WCUP Kenny Wallace, Ken Schrader Prepare for Next Charlotte Show ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pro Motor Engineering at the Winston Open

NASCAR WCUP: Pro Motor Engineering at the Winston Open

NASCAR WCUP: Pro Motor Engineering at the Winston Open ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Teamwork keeps Michael Waltrip in The Winston

NASCAR WCUP: Teamwork keeps Michael Waltrip in The Winston

NASCAR WCUP: Teamwork keeps Michael Waltrip in The Winston ... Continue reading

Nation's Law Enforcement Declares Zero Tolerance For Unbuckled Children in all 50 States

Nation's Law Enforcement Declares Zero Tolerance For Unbuckled Children in all 50 States

As America Buckles Up Children begins, government officials, elected leaders, business and community organizations, 6,000 law enforcement agencies announce zero tolerance for drivers who fail to restrain children. ... Continue reading

Newark Area Kids 'Do The Buckle' During Operation ABC Mobilization

Newark Area Kids 'Do The Buckle' During Operation ABC Mobilization

One of DaimlerChrysler's "Do the Buckle" minivans has arrived in the Newark Area in support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) "Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children initiative" (May 24-31, 1999). ... Continue reading

OEA Announces Third Quarter Results

OEA Announces Third Quarter Results

OEA, Inc. announced results for its third quarter and nine- month period ended April 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Ohio Jury Finds That DaimlerChrysler Was Not Responsible for Man's Death

Ohio Jury Finds That DaimlerChrysler Was Not Responsible for Man's Death

DaimlerChrysler Corporation scored a legal victory when an Ohio jury concluded that the company was not responsible for the death of an 80-year-old man. ... Continue reading

PARTS Trucks: Record Purse Announced for Truck Race

PARTS Trucks: Record Purse Announced for Truck Race

PARTS Trucks: Record Purse Announced for Truck Race ... Continue reading

Power Lift Expands Into Los Angeles Harbor

Power Lift Expands Into Los Angeles Harbor

Power Lift Corp., the exclusive Caterpillar and Kalmar Lift Truck distributor in Los Angeles County, Orange County and the San Fernando Valley, has added a new fourth facility, in Long Beach. ... Continue reading

Prab Reports Second Quarter Results

Prab Reports Second Quarter Results

Prab Inc. reports second quarter sales of $3,596,000 and a net profit of $39,000. ... Continue reading

PSCR: Archer Wins Speedvision GT Championship Season Opener at Mosport Park

PSCR: Archer Wins Speedvision GT Championship Season Opener at Mosport Park

PSCR: Archer Wins Speedvision GT Championship Season Opener at Mosport Park ... Continue reading

RALLY: Radstrom hails Return With Solid Start in Argentina

RALLY: Radstrom hails Return With Solid Start in Argentina

RALLY: Radstrom hails Return With Solid Start in Argentina ... Continue reading

SEMA Names Sheffer VP-OEM Relations

SEMA Names Sheffer VP-OEM Relations

The appointment of Carl E. Sheffer as vice president -- original equipment manufacturer relations, was announced by SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) president, Charles R. Blum. ... Continue reading

SMC Corporation Announces New President and Chief Operating Officer

SMC Corporation Announces New President and Chief Operating Officer

SMC Corporation announced the appointment of Michael R. Jacque to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. ... Continue reading

SME's EASTEC '99 Exposition Brings More Resources to Manufacturers

SME's EASTEC '99 Exposition Brings More Resources to Manufacturers

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers' (SME) EASTEC '99 Advanced Productivity Exposition (APEX) opens tomorrow at the Eastern States Exposition Grounds. ... Continue reading

SOLVAY (Belgium) and SUBANSAMBLE (Romania) Create a Joint Venture

SOLVAY (Belgium) and SUBANSAMBLE (Romania) Create a Joint Venture

The SOLVAY Group (Belgium) and SUBANSAMBLE (Romania) have signed an agreement for the creation of a joint venture in Romania, SOLVAY AUTOMOTIVE ROMANIA. ... Continue reading

S&P Rates Onyx Acceptance Owner Trust 1999-B Notes 'AAA'

S&P Rates Onyx Acceptance Owner Trust 1999-B Notes 'AAA'

Standard & Poor's assigned its ratings to Onyx Acceptance Owner Trust 1999-B's class A notes and certificates (see list below). ... Continue reading

Stocks: Concord Motorsports Park to Host Hooters Pro Cup Series May 29

Stocks: Concord Motorsports Park to Host Hooters Pro Cup Series May 29

Stocks: Concord Motorsports Park to Host Hooters Pro Cup Series May 29 ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: Indy's Bump Day is Fast, Furious, Friendly

The Callahan Report: Indy's Bump Day is Fast, Furious, Friendly

The Callahan Report: Indy's Bump Day is Fast, Furious and Friendly ... Continue reading

Titan Motorcycle Co. Inks Alliance With Kelley Motorgroup

Titan Motorcycle Co. Inks Alliance With Kelley Motorgroup

Titan Motorcycle Co. of America announced the establishment of a strategic alliance with Kelley Motorgroup of Fort Wayne and Atlanta, and Kelley Racing ofIndianapolis. ... Continue reading

Top Team Changes at Toyota Motor Sales-USA

Top Team Changes at Toyota Motor Sales-USA

It was announced that the top management of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., will change at the end of June. ... Continue reading

Trans-Am: Simo Goes Flag-to-Flag for Mosport Trans-Am Win

Trans-Am: Simo Goes Flag-to-Flag for Mosport Trans-Am Win

Trans-Am: Simo Goes Flag-to-Flag for Mosport Trans-Am Win ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series Race Results, San Bernadino

USAC: MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series Race Results, San Bernadino

USAC: MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series Race Results, San Bernadino ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI WorldCom Western States Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: MCI WorldCom Western States Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: MCI WorldCom Western States Midget Car Series Race Results ... Continue reading

USAC/SCCA Formula 2000: Race Results, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

USAC/SCCA Formula 2000: Race Results, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

USAC/SCCA Formula 2000: Race Results, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada ... Continue reading

USAC/SCCA Formula 2000: Race Results, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada (2nd Round)

USAC/SCCA Formula 2000: Race Results, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada (2nd Round)

USAC/SCCA Formula 2000: Race Results, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada ... Continue reading

U.S. Army Wins Presidential/EPA Award for Their Retread Tire Program

U.S. Army Wins Presidential/EPA Award for Their Retread Tire Program

The U.S. Army TACOM (Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command) Team Tire Group won the Affirmative Procurement category of the White House Closing the Circle Award sponsored by the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. ... Continue reading

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