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Sunday, October 3, 2004

ARCA Rookie Feese Takes Talladega

ARCA Rookie Feese Takes Talladega

ARCA Rookie Blake Feese Takes Talladega By Don Radebaugh TALLADEGA AL (10-2-04) It came down to a NASCAR showdown in ARCA town when Hendrick Motorsports development driver Blake Feese held off Ganassi Racing development driver Reed Sorenson to win the wild Food World 300 Saturday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway. " ... Continue reading

Scelzi No. 7 in Chicago, watches Force surpass his record speed

Scelzi No. 7 in Chicago, watches Force surpass his record speed

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 20 of 23 CARQUEST AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS ROUTE 66 RACEWAY JOLIET, ILL. Race Dates: Oct. 1-3, 2004 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell, 203-243-2438 SCELZI NO. 7 IN CHICAGO, WATCHES FORCE SURPASS HIS RECORD SPEED JOLIET, Ill. (Oct. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Unveils 1st Hybrid Car

Hyundai Motor Unveils 1st Hybrid Car

Staff Reporter Seoul, October 3, 32004; Bae Keun-min writing for the Korea Times reported that Hyundai Motor has stepped on the gas to advance the mass production era of environmentally friendly passenger cars, planning to begin commercial marketing across the nation at the end of 2006. Hyundai Motor on Friday unveiled ... Continue reading

General Motors Commends State of Michigan on Reaching Historic 90.5 Percent Safety Belt Use

General Motors Commends State of Michigan on Reaching Historic 90.5 Percent Safety Belt Use

Statement attributable to Robert C. Lange, GM Executive Director, Structure and Safety Integration "On behalf of General Motors Corp., I congratulate Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning on the increase in Michigan's safety belt use rate to a historic 90.5 percent. This inc ... Continue reading

Tony Pedregon Takes Home Eighth Qualifier

Tony Pedregon Takes Home Eighth Qualifier

Quaker State Racing Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Route 66 Raceway Final Qualifying Notes & Quotes Tony Pedregon Grabs Eighth Qualifier Quaker State Racing Monte Carlo Extends Streak JOLIET, Ill. (Oct. 2, 2004) ­ Tony Pedregon and the Quaker State Racing ... Continue reading

Cruz Pedregon Grabs Fourth; Career-Best Elapsed Time

Cruz Pedregon Grabs Fourth; Career-Best Elapsed Time

Advance Auto Parts Racing Nitro Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Route 66 Raceway ­ Joliet, Ill. Final Qualifying Notes & Quotes Cruz Pedregon Records Career-Best Elapsed Time Advance Auto Parts Monte Carlo Nabs Fourth Slot JOLIET, Ill. (Oct. 2, 2004) ­ Advance Auto Parts Monte Carlo Nitro F ... Continue reading

Craig Stanton Back On Top of Grand-Am Cup Victory Podium

Craig Stanton Back On Top of Grand-Am Cup Victory Podium

Craig Stanton Back On Top of Grand-Am Cup Victory Podium ALTON, Vir., October 2, 2004 - Craig Stanton returned to his dominating ways in Grand-Am Cup competition with a win at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) today. The Long Beach, Calif.-resident joined with multi-series teammate David Murry (Cumming, Ga.) to cont ... Continue reading

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