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Sunday, June 27, 2004

Divisional Winners from Decals Unlimited 300 at Amelia Motor Raceway

Divisional Winners from Decals Unlimited 300 at Amelia Motor Raceway

Attached are the top three divisional winners from last night's Decals Unlimited 300 held at Amelia Motor Raceway. AMR will be closed next week in observance of Independence Day. We will reopen July 10, for The Kart Shop 300. Gates open at Noon, practice is from 2:00 - 4:00 and heat races begin at 5:00. Features follow ... Continue reading

BAM! - Mid-Ohio race

BAM! - Mid-Ohio race

solid finish BAM! finished a difficult American Le Mans Series race week at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with a solid race performance. Leo Hindery, Jr. and Peter Baron combined to finish eighth in the GT class on the 2.25-mile Lexington, Ohio road course. More important, their No. 43 YES Network Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is i ... Continue reading

Hayner Mid Ohio Wrap-Up

Hayner Mid Ohio Wrap-Up

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com GMAC/Trenton Forging/PR Machine Works #5 GTO Finishes Strong 15th Hayner Wins The Sunoco Hard Charger Award Lexington, Oh – June 27, 2004 Showing sure signs that their program is moving in the right direction, Stu Hayner’s GMAC / Trenton For ... Continue reading

Kanaan Lands Fifth-Place Finish at Richmond

Kanaan Lands Fifth-Place Finish at Richmond

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Lady Luck Spoils Strong Run For Franchitti at Richmond

Lady Luck Spoils Strong Run For Franchitti at Richmond

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XM Satellite Radio Driver Bryan Herta fourth at Richmond

XM Satellite Radio Driver Bryan Herta fourth at Richmond

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Klein Tools/Jim Beam Driver Dan Wheldon Wins in Richmond

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Driver Dan Wheldon Wins in Richmond

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6-26-04 Lebanon Valley Story and Results

6-26-04 Lebanon Valley Story and Results

QUINN, KNIPE & SPEED BANK FIRST WINS OF '04 AT LEBANON VALLEY June 26, 2004 West Lebanon, NY- A capacity crowd was on hand Saturday night to see three drivers get to victory lane for the first time in 2004. Matt Quinn, breaking a string of bad luck won the 30-lap modified feature. An emotional Bobby Knipe stood in vict ... Continue reading

Kimmel Holds Off Sherman at South Boston

Kimmel Holds Off Sherman at South Boston

Kimmel Holds Off Sherman For Top South Boston Brass By Don Radebaugh - SOUTH BOSTON VA (6-26-04) Frank Kimmel dominated most of the ARCA RE/MAX 200 Saturday night at South Boston Speedway en route to victory lane, but it did not come without a challenge or two. Kimmel, after leading the majority of the laps, found hims ... Continue reading

NHRA Saturday: Down to his last shot, WJ Steps Up to Start Eighth in Madison

NHRA Saturday: Down to his last shot, WJ Steps Up to Start Eighth in Madison

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Qualifying Results Down to his last shot, WJ Steps Up to Start Eighth in Madison Event: Eighth annual Sears Craftsman Nationals Location: Gateway International Raceway Madison, Illinois Day/Date: Saturday June 26, 2004 Warren J ... Continue reading

NHRA Saturday: Kurt Johnson Will Roll Off 13th in Madison

NHRA Saturday: Kurt Johnson Will Roll Off 13th in Madison

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Qualifying Results Kurt Johnson Will Roll Off 13th in Madison Event: Eighth annual Sears Craftsman Nationals Location: Gateway International Raceway Madison, Illinois Day/Date: Saturday June 26, 2004 The second day of qualifyin ... Continue reading

Honda Begins Sales of New 50cc Scooter in China

Honda Begins Sales of New 50cc Scooter in China

Tokyo (JCNN) June 25, 2004; Sundiro Honda Motorcycle Co., Ltd., Honda's motorcycle production and sales joint venture in China, has begun sales in the Chinese market of the 50cc scooter, "Ziyou Today" (known as "Today" in Japan). The Ziyou Today achieves excellent environmental performance, adopting the EURO1 emission ... Continue reading

Scelzi uncorks new track records, takes No. 1 at Gateway

Scelzi uncorks new track records, takes No. 1 at Gateway

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 12 of 23 SEARS CRAFTSMAN NHRA NATIONALS GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY MADISON, ILL. Race Dates: June 25-27, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI UNCORKS NEW TRACK RECORDS, QUALIFIES NO. 1 AT GATEWAY MAD ... Continue reading

Former Mitsubishi Manager to Daimler Trucks

Former Mitsubishi Manager to Daimler Trucks

FRANKFURT, June 26, 2004; Reuters reported that German-American carmaker DaimlerChrysler will appoint former Mitsubishi Motors manager Ulrich Walker as head of its trucks unit as part of a sweeping management revamp, a newspaper reported. Citing company sources, Germany's Welt am Sonntag Sunday newspaper said Walker wo ... Continue reading

BAM! - Mid-Ohio qualifying

BAM! - Mid-Ohio qualifying

25s ... BAM! (British American Motorsport) will start 12th on the GT grid for Sunday's American Le Mans Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Peter Baron qualified the No. 43 YES Network Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in one minute 25.710 seconds on the 2.25-mile road course. He and Leo Hindery, Jr. will share driving duty i ... Continue reading

Boris Said Earns Seventh-Career Motorock Trans-Am Pole at Infineon Raceway

Boris Said Earns Seventh-Career Motorock Trans-Am Pole at Infineon Raceway

CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Ph: 704-348-9400, Cell: 704-589-2100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BORIS SAID EARNS SEVENTH-CAREER MOTOROCK TRANS-AM POLE AT INFINEON RACEWAY SONOMA, Calif. (June 26, 2004) ‹ Boris Said won the pole for the Trans-Am 100, Saturday at Infineon Raceway. Said (No. 33 Applied Computer Systems/GE Access F ... Continue reading

CARQUEST Series - Ste-Croix Results

CARQUEST Series - Ste-Croix Results

CASCAR CARQUEST Series Race #3: CARQUEST 100 Circuit Ste-Croix For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / June 26, 2004 Hathaway takes second straight CARQUEST Series win QUEBEC CITY, QC - Just one week after CASCAR CARQUEST Series racer Jason Hathaway won his first-ever CARQUEST Seri ... Continue reading

Joey Scarallo Seeks Repeat Performance at Infineon

Joey Scarallo Seeks Repeat Performance at Infineon

Contact: Susan D. Clark (704) 287­3266 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JOEY SCARALLO SEEKS REPEAT PERFORMANCE AT INFINEON SONOMA, Calif. (June 26, 2004) ­ Joey Scarallo, driver of the No. 06 ROH Wheels/Group A Autotrend/Toyo Tires Chevrolet Corvette in the Motorock Trans-Am Series, was seventh and ninth fastest, respectively, ... Continue reading

Morgan qualifies fifth at Gateway

Morgan qualifies fifth at Gateway

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 12 of 23 SEARS CRAFTSMAN NHRA NATIONALS GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY MADISON, ILL. Race Dates: June 25-27, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 LARRY MORGAN QUALIFIES FIFTH AT GATEWAY MADISON, ILL. (June 26, ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning To Launch Mid-Ohio GT Bid from Top-Five

Petersen/ White Lightning To Launch Mid-Ohio GT Bid from Top-Five

Petersen/ White Lightning To Launch Mid-Ohio GT Bid from Top-Five LEXINGTON, Oh., June 26 2004 - Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing returned to the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) this weekend for the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio. The No. 31 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche driven by David Mur ... Continue reading

TEAM VIPER OFF TO STRONG START AT MID-OHIO

TEAM VIPER OFF TO STRONG START AT MID-OHIO

PRESS RELEASE June 26, 2004 PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACT: Misha E. Geisert 317-432-4110 Cellular MoparPR@aol.com TEAM VIPER TO START STRONG IN SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE GT EVENT AT MID-OHIO Auburn Hills, Mich. - With three cars starting in the Top-10 of Sunday's Speed World Challenge GT Series event at the Mid-0hio Sports Car ... Continue reading

Bill Auberlen - seven for seven

Bill Auberlen - seven for seven

Bill Auberlen is on a roll, with seven victories in his last seven races, plus four pole positions, five fast race laps and four records. With the exception of the first race of the season when a mechanical failure forced an early retirement, he has won every race he has entered in three series this year. His tally inc ... Continue reading

IRL: A LONG DAY'S NIGHT FOR CHEVY ON RICHMOND SHORT TRACK

IRL: A LONG DAY'S NIGHT FOR CHEVY ON RICHMOND SHORT TRACK

Contact: Rick Voegelin GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing A LONG DAY'S NIGHT FOR CHEVY ON RICHMOND SHORT TRACK RICHMOND, Va., June 26, 2004 - When you step into a bullring, sometimes the bull wins. That was the case tonight on the 3/4-mile Richmond International Raceway bullring as acc ... Continue reading

Mazda Introduces All New 'Titan' Truck Series

Mazda Introduces All New 'Titan' Truck Series

Tokyo, Japan, June 24, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation announces the new Titan truck series, which will go on sale today at Mazda and selected Mazda Anfini dealers throughout Japan. The Titan series boasts the eco-friendly diesel engine lineup, which all comply with Japan's new short-term diesel emissio ... Continue reading

Iwatani Develops Mobile Hydrogen Station Truck with Fuel Cell Vehicle Carrying Capability

Iwatani Develops Mobile Hydrogen Station Truck with Fuel Cell Vehicle Carrying Capability

Tokyo June 26, 2004; (JCNN) - Iwatani International Corporation has announced the development of a mobile hydrogen station truck with fuel cell vehicle carrying capability. With a fuel storage capacity of 240m3, the truck can fully fill a fuel cell vehicle for two times, enabling it to travel a total of about 1,000 km. ... Continue reading

Korean Cars Capture 24 Pct of Chinese Market in January-May Period

Korean Cars Capture 24 Pct of Chinese Market in January-May Period

SHANGHAI, June 26, 2004 (Yonhap) South Korean cars accounted for nearly a quarter of the vehicles imported by China in the first five months of this year, the customs office here said Saturday. The customs agency said 16,968 of the 77,863 vehicles imported from January through May, or 24 percent, were from South Korea, ... Continue reading

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