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Saturday, August 28, 2004

Chrysler Group Celebrates Cars, Cigars and Cuisine with National Art of Driving Tour-Dallas

Chrysler Group Celebrates Cars, Cigars and Cuisine with National Art of Driving Tour-Dallas

* Second annual tour stops in Dallas, August 28-29 * Showcases 2005 Chrysler 300, Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible, Chrysler Crossfire Roadster and Chrysler Town & Country DALLAS, Aug. 26 -- Chrysler is inviting people across the country to taste a few of the finer things in life this summer. The Art of Driving tour tak ... Continue reading

Dodge Fuel Cell Sprinter Includes the Latest DaimlerChrysler Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology

Dodge Fuel Cell Sprinter Includes the Latest DaimlerChrysler Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology

-- Increased Efficiency -- Greater Driving Range -- Improved Cargo Capacity AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 26 -- The Dodge Fuel Cell Sprinter, shown today for the first time publicly, has the latest advancements in DaimlerChrysler fuel cell technology. It is a reflection of 10 years of research and development in fuel cell ... Continue reading

Friday Lucas Oil Series from Heartland Park Topeka -- corx

Friday Lucas Oil Series from Heartland Park Topeka -- corx

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA WEST CENTRAL DIVISION HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA Friday, Aug. 27, 2004 Contact: George Phillips, NHRA (626) 327-0480 SHELLY HOWARD ATOP LUCAS SERIES QUALIFYING LIST AT HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA TOPEKA, Kan. - After two round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil Drag Raci ... Continue reading

Chevy Nazareth IRL Qualifying

Chevy Nazareth IRL Qualifying

Contact: Rick Voegelin GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing SCHECKTER LEADS CHEVY QUALIFIERS IN NAZARETH FINALE NAZARETH, Pa., Aug. 28, 2004 - Tomas Scheckter again set the pace among the six Chevrolet-powered drivers who will compete in Sunday's Firestone Indy 225 at Nazareth Speedway. ... Continue reading

Team 7-Eleven's Kanaan Qualifies Third at Nazareth

Team 7-Eleven's Kanaan Qualifies Third at Nazareth

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HERTA QUALIFIES SEVENTH IN XM SATELLITE RADIO CAR AT NAZARETH

HERTA QUALIFIES SEVENTH IN XM SATELLITE RADIO CAR AT NAZARETH

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Franchitti Qualifies Fourth in ArcaEx Car at Nazareth

Franchitti Qualifies Fourth in ArcaEx Car at Nazareth

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WHELDON QUALIFIES EIGHTH AT NAZARETH IN KLEIN TOOLS/JIM BEAM CAR

WHELDON QUALIFIES EIGHTH AT NAZARETH IN KLEIN TOOLS/JIM BEAM CAR

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ARCA Trucks DuQuoin Rained Out

ARCA Trucks DuQuoin Rained Out

ARCA Truckers Washed Out At DuQuoin Mile-Dirt DUQUOIN IL (8-28-04) The ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series 50, scheduled for Saturday night, August 28 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois, has been rained out. The event will not be rescheduled. ... Continue reading

RAIN PUTS CYWINSKI ON POLE FOR ASA LESTER BUILDINGS 200

RAIN PUTS CYWINSKI ON POLE FOR ASA LESTER BUILDINGS 200

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IRL: Castroneves Wins Pole at Nazareth

IRL: Castroneves Wins Pole at Nazareth

NAZARETH, Pa. Aug 28, 2004; Dick Brinster writing for the AP reported that Helio Castroneves put himself in the best position to win the 100th IRL race by taking the pole Saturday for the final event at Nazareth Speedway. Now, the defending race champion hopes to present car owner Roger Penske with a victory Sunday in ... Continue reading

Trulli Edges Schumacher for Belgian Pole

Trulli Edges Schumacher for Belgian Pole

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium August 28, 2004; Stephen Wade writing for the AP reported that Jarno Trulli, the only driver to beat Michael Schumacher this season, nipped Michael Schumacher for the pole in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix. Trulli, a Renault driver, hopes to repeat his triumph of three months ago in Monaco, wher ... Continue reading

Crim Festival Of Races Sponsor ACDelco Donates Print To Michigan Special Olympics Chapter

Crim Festival Of Races Sponsor ACDelco Donates Print To Michigan Special Olympics Chapter

GRAND BLANC, Mich. August 28. 2004; This year marks ACDelco's seventh consecutive year of sponsoring the Crim's 10-Mile Run, one of many events that comprise the Crim Festival of Races, a premier event that runs from August 26 - 28, 2004. ACDelco, a part of General Motors Service and Parts Operations (GMSPO), also has ... Continue reading

UAW Grants Two Week Delay Of Strike at Ford's Chicago Plant

UAW Grants Two Week Delay Of Strike at Ford's Chicago Plant

CHICAGO, Aug 28, 2004; Reuters reported that a proposed strike at the Ford Motor Co. stamping plant in Chicago over health and safety conditions set to begin on Saturday has been delayed for two weeks, a United Auto Workers union official said. "There has been a two-week extension on the strike deadline," UAW Local 588 ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- Friday Results from Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Md.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- Friday Results from Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Md.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2004 Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207 Gunderson and Manzo leaders at Cecil County Dragway RISING SUN, Md. - After Friday's rounds qualifying at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Rac ... Continue reading

HERTA PUTS XM SATELLITE RADIO CAR THROUGH PACES AT NAZARETH

HERTA PUTS XM SATELLITE RADIO CAR THROUGH PACES AT NAZARETH

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Kanaan, Team 7-Eleven Prepare for Firestone Indy 225

Kanaan, Team 7-Eleven Prepare for Firestone Indy 225

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Franchitti, ArcaEx Begin Preparations for Firestone Indy 225

Franchitti, ArcaEx Begin Preparations for Firestone Indy 225

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WHELDON SCORES SOLID PRACTICE IN KLEIN TOOLS/JIM BEAM MACHINE

WHELDON SCORES SOLID PRACTICE IN KLEIN TOOLS/JIM BEAM MACHINE

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kasey kahne update

kasey kahne update

Bristol Motor Speedway Ray Cooper Sharpie 500 Clear!Blue Friday, Aug. 27, 2004. 704-975-3232 KASEY KAHNE (No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge) NOTE: Kahne hit the wall in the first practice session after qualifying Friday. The team is trying to repair the damage and currently do not plan to go to a backup Dodge for Saturday ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Beech Bend Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Beech Bend Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION BEECH BEND RACEWAY, BOWLING GREEN, KY. Friday, August 27, 2004 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 WILSON, BILLINGTON LEAD QUALIFYING AT BEECH BEND'S LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Beech Bend Raceway is hosti ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - Bristol, Aug. 27

Chevy Notes - Bristol, Aug. 27

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES SHARPIE 500 -QUALIFYING NOTES BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY August 27, 2004 JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO - Qualified 11th: "That was a lot better than i ... Continue reading

Dodge Bristol Qualifying, Kyle Petty Feature

Dodge Bristol Qualifying, Kyle Petty Feature

Kahne Leads Way as Four Dodges Crack Top Five at BMS; Kyle Petty Offers Intriguing New Wrinkle for Points' System Bristol Motor Speedway Ray Cooper Sharpie 500 Qualifying Clear!Blue Friday Aug. 27, 2004. 704-975-3232 KASEY KAHNE (No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge) - Qualified second "In practice we were pretty good. We wer ... Continue reading

Friday from Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Heartland Park Topeka

Friday from Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Heartland Park Topeka

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA WEST CENTRAL DIVISION HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA Friday, Aug. 27, 2004 Contact: George Phillips, NHRA (626) 327-0480 SHELLY HOWARD ATOP LUCAS SERIES QUALIFYING LIST AT HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA TOPEKA, Kan. - After two round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil Drag Raci ... Continue reading

Chrysler Financial and Jeep Rewards Visa Announce 'Freedom to Guess' Winners at Camp Jeep 2004

Chrysler Financial and Jeep Rewards Visa Announce 'Freedom to Guess' Winners at Camp Jeep 2004

* Winners Receive a Two-year Lease on a New Jeep(R) Vehicle * Participants Have Fun and Learn About Chrysler Financial's Financing Options * Customers Redeem Jeep Credit Card Rewards Points for Dealership Products and Services FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Aug. 27 -- Chrysler Financial, a business unit of DaimlerChrysler Se ... Continue reading

First Acceptance Corporation Names Three Board Members; Company To Report Fiscal 2004 Results By September 30

First Acceptance Corporation Names Three Board Members; Company To Report Fiscal 2004 Results By September 30

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Aug. 27, 2004--First Acceptance Corporation , Nashville-based retailer, service provider and underwriter of non-standard personal automobile insurance, today announced the election of three new members to the Company's board of directors. Named as new board members were Rhodes R. Bobbitt, 59, of Dalla ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Files Lawsuit over Transmission Patent Infringement by Eaton Corp.

ArvinMeritor Files Lawsuit over Transmission Patent Infringement by Eaton Corp.

TROY, Mich., Aug. 27 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. has filed a lawsuit in Charlotte, N.C., Federal Court against Eaton Corp. for infringement over a transmission patent. The patent covers an ArvinMeritor transmission automation technology, which was developed for the ArvinMeritor ESS transmission, a model that has been superce ... Continue reading

Don Jakeman of MEDC to Speak at AIAG's Auto-Tech Show

Don Jakeman of MEDC to Speak at AIAG's Auto-Tech Show

DETROIT, Aug. 27 -- Don Jakeman, the new president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), will address attendees of Auto-Tech's Thursday, Sept. 2 luncheon. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040719/DEM007LOGO ) Auto-Tech is the premier automotive industry trade conference organized b ... Continue reading

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