Saturday, October 25, 2008

FORD/NATIONWIDE SERIES RACING NOTES AND QUOTES - Saturday, October 25, 2008

Carl Edwards captured his 18th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and first at Memphis Motorsports Park The Memphis Motorsport Park win was the seventh for Ford in 2008 This is Edwards' fifth victory of 2008 Ford has now won two of the 10 NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Memphis Motorsports Park Ford has now won 159 NAS ... Continue reading

NEWMAN WINS E-Z-GO 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SATURDAY AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY

HAMPTON, Ga. Oct. 25, 2008: There isn’t much Ryan Newman can’t do, and he made that point loud and clear Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, winning the E-Z-GO 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck race in his first series start. “I’m not sure if I should just retire now,” Newman deadpanned in the post-ra ... Continue reading

Lamborghini Donates New Gallardo LP560-4 to Italian State Police - VIDEO ENHANCED

BOLOGNA, Italy - October 25, 2008: At a private ceremony yesterday at the Viminale Palace where Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. donated a police version of the company’s newest super sports car, Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia, to the head of the Italian State Police, Prefect Antonio Manganelli. The new Gallardo LP560-4 Po ... Continue reading

Lamborghini Announces the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo: World's Fastest One-make Series

BOLOGNA, Italy - October 25, 2008: Automobili Lamborghini has today announced The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo – the world’s fastest one-make series. The series will debut in May 2009, and feature Lamborghini’s Super Trofeo: a lightweight version of the Gallardo LP 560-4 super sports car launched e ... Continue reading

AGR QUALIFYING NOTES - SURFER'S PARADISE - October 26, 2008

Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone "I was really hoping to get a strong qualifying run for the Motorola car today, but as soon as we went out the rain came and I spun out on the first lap. I was hoping that I would be able to come in and get rain tires and get back out, but my car stalled so we lost qu ... Continue reading

POWER TAKES POLE FOR NIKON INDY 300

SURFERS PARADISE, Australia October 26, 2008: Will Power gave the home crowd something to cheer about. The Team Australia driver captured the PEAK Motor Oil Pole Award presented by AutoZone for the Nikon Indy 300 with a lap of 1 minute, 34.9451 seconds (105.977 mph) on the 2.795-mile course during the Firestone Fast Si ... Continue reading

Aero Performance Products, Inc. Files 2008 Annual Report Showing Increased Sales of Aero Exhaust Products

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah--Aero Performance Products, Inc. (OTCBB: AERPE), which operates Aero Exhaust, Inc., a world leader in performance exhaust airflow technology and NASCAR Performance Partner, today announced the filing of the company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-KSB with audited financials for the fiscal year ... Continue reading

Goodyear Awards Atlanta-Area High School Senior $30,000 Scholarship

Diversity Program Culminates in Scholarships for Six Deserving Students ATLANTA, Oct. 25 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company , the exclusive tire supplier of NASCAR's three largest series, today announced the names of the six students who have won scholarships as part of the Goodyear Racing and Diversity Program. (Lo ... Continue reading

GM/Chrysler Talks Intensify Amid Worldwide Auto Meltdown

DETROIT/PARIS October 24, 2008; David Bailey and Helen Massy-Beresford writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Corp intensified talks to acquire Chrysler LLC on Friday amid a worsening global auto downturn that forced deep cuts of salaried jobs at Chrysler and a warning from France's PSA Peugeot Citroen (Paris ... Continue reading

Everything You Want to Know about Electric Cars at EV-Motoring.com

Electric Cars and Trucks are the Future of Transportation, Get Up to Speed Now AUTO CENTRAL - October 7, 2008: The Auto Channel is proud to have covered the most important alternative fuel and vehicle events in America. You can catch up on all the news and information by visiting our sister website EV-Motoring.com. EV- ... Continue reading

LOOK FOR THE PICKEN'S PLAN ON 60 MINUTES SUNDAY!

Hey Army- 60 Minutes on CBS is taking a look at the Pickens Plan this Sunday! They wondered if this is about politics but I told them what you know – this is about doing what’s best for America and ending our dependence on foreign oil once and for all. Check your local listings and make sure you watch. A whol ... Continue reading