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Sunday, February 29, 2004

NHRA Sunday: KJ Opens Season with Strong Semi-Final Run in Pomona

NHRA Sunday: KJ Opens Season with Strong Semi-Final Run in Pomona

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Results KJ Opens Season with Strong Semi-Final Run in Pomona Event: 44th annual Winternationals Location: Pomona Raceway Pomona, California Day/Date: Sunday February 29, 2004 Kurt Johnson gave his new ACDelco Cavalier a good wo ... Continue reading

5 OF 6 MIDSIZE CARS EARN LOW RATINGS In IIHS Rear Bumper Test - Galant Best

5 OF 6 MIDSIZE CARS EARN LOW RATINGS In IIHS Rear Bumper Test - Galant Best

ARLINGTON, VA -- Five of six new midsize cars earned poor or marginal ratings in low-speed crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Only one model, the Mitsubishi Galant, earned the second highest rating of acceptable. The Suzuki Verona, Nissan Maxima, and Acura TL are rated marginal. The Ch ... Continue reading

Homestead ; Bryan Herta Finishes 13th

Homestead ; Bryan Herta Finishes 13th

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Klein Tools/Jim Beam Driver Dan Wheldon Third in Season Opener

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Driver Dan Wheldon Third in Season Opener

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Scelzi reaches semis at Winternationals

Scelzi reaches semis at Winternationals

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 1 of 23 K&N FILTERS WINTERNATIONALS POMONA (Calif.) RACEWAY RE-SCHEDULED RACE DATES: FEB. 27-29, 2004 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI TAKES HEMI OAKLEY STRATUS TO SEMIFINALS AT WINTERNATIONALS POMONA, Calif. (Feb. 29, 2004) ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- FINAL Results from Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Fla

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- FINAL Results from Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Fla

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION GAINESVILLE RACEWAY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2004 Payne and Cannon show off winning ways with wins in Gainesville GAINESVILLE, Fla. -In the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held at Gainesville Raceway, defe ... Continue reading

Red Light to Road Safety - Parents Should Teach Street Safety to Their Children

Red Light to Road Safety - Parents Should Teach Street Safety to Their Children

LONDON, February 29 -- Nearly two thirds of parents are so worried about protection from abduction that they are not teaching their children basic road safety according to the research released today. The study has found over 60% of parents who drive their child to school would allow their children to walk or cycle if ... Continue reading

KANAAN QUALIFIES EIGHTH FOR TOMORROW'S SEASON OPENER IN HOMESTEAD

KANAAN QUALIFIES EIGHTH FOR TOMORROW'S SEASON OPENER IN HOMESTEAD

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FRANCHITTI TO ROLL OFF FOURTH IN SERIES OPENER AT HOMESTEAD

FRANCHITTI TO ROLL OFF FOURTH IN SERIES OPENER AT HOMESTEAD

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Chevy Qualifies on Front Row in IRL

Chevy Qualifies on Front Row in IRL

Contact: Rick Voegelin GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing CHEVY POWERS BARRON TO FRONT-ROW START IN IRL SEASON-OPENER Chevrolet Makes Fast Start in 2004 with Five Chevy Indy V-8s Qualified in Top 11 HOMESTEAD, Fla., Feb. 28, 2004 - Chevrolet claimed two of the top three starting spots ... Continue reading

AASCO Motorsports Wins Grand Prix of Miami SGS Class

AASCO Motorsports Wins Grand Prix of Miami SGS Class

AASCO Motorsports Wins Grand Prix of Miami SGS Class HOMESTEAD, Fla., February 28, 2004 - Legendary racer Dennis Aase's AASCO Motorsports won their first Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series race of 2004 today at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS). The Anaheim, California-based Porsche 911 GT3 Cup entry of Craig Stanton ... Continue reading

BMW Team PTG M3s 1-2 at Grand Prix of Miami

BMW Team PTG M3s 1-2 at Grand Prix of Miami

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NHRA Saturday: KJ Starts Second at NHRA Season-Opener

NHRA Saturday: KJ Starts Second at NHRA Season-Opener

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Qualifying Results KJ Starts Second at NHRA Season-Opener Event: 44th annual Winternationals Location: Pomona Raceway Pomona, California Day/Date: Saturday February 28, 2004 Kurt Johnson continued to power through his new ACDel ... Continue reading

NHRA Saturday: WJ Will Open His Winternationals Defense From The Sixth Position

NHRA Saturday: WJ Will Open His Winternationals Defense From The Sixth Position

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ Will Open His Winternationals Defense From The Sixth Position Final Qualifying Results Day/Date: Saturday, February 28, 2004 Event: 44th Annual NHRA Winternationals Location: Pomona Raceway, Pomona, CA Warren Johnson and the GM Pe ... Continue reading

Scelzi No. 4 in Winternationals final qualifying

Scelzi No. 4 in Winternationals final qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 1 of 23 K&N FILTERS WINTERNATIONALS POMONA (Calif.) RACEWAY RE-SCHEDULED RACE DATES: FEB. 27-29, 2004 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI BACK ON TRACK, QUALIFIES NO. 4 IN WINTERNATIONALS POMONA, Calif. (Feb. 28, 2004) - By the ... Continue reading

Bazemore qualifies No. 5 at Winternationals

Bazemore qualifies No. 5 at Winternationals

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 1 of 23 K&N FILTERS WINTERNATIONALS POMONA (Calif.) RACEWAY RE-SCHEDULED RACE DATES: FEB. 27-29, 2004 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE POWERS TO NO. 5 AT WINTERNATIONALS POMONA, Calif. (Feb. 28, 2004) - Whit Bazemore found ... Continue reading

Saturday Results from the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Event at Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla

Saturday Results from the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Event at Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION GAINESVILLE RACEWAY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2004 Reichert and Sickles top fields at Lucas Oil opener in Gainesville GAINESVILLE, Fla. - In the final qualifying from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held this weekend at Gai ... Continue reading

2004 Geneva Motor Show: Corvette Convertible Makes European Debut

2004 Geneva Motor Show: Corvette Convertible Makes European Debut

GENEVA February 29, 2004; John Porretto writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp. will add a new Chevrolet Corvette convertible to its European lineup this year, part of a product enhancement the world's largest automaker hopes will give its struggling overseas business a needed lift. GM's Chevy nameplate w ... Continue reading

Sting with Oscar Night Hybrid Vehicle

Sting with Oscar Night Hybrid Vehicle

February 2004 (Newstream) -- Sting gets into a Toyota Prius the day before the Academy Awards. He is among several nominees and presenters, including Charlize Theron, Marcia Gay Harden, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Will Ferrell and Jack Black, who are taking the gas-electric hybrids instead of gas guzzl ... Continue reading

Homestead: Dan Wheldon to Start 14th

Homestead: Dan Wheldon to Start 14th

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