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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Indy Lights - Webb Joins Schmidt For 2012 Season

Indy Lights - Webb Joins Schmidt For 2012 Season

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2, 2011: Englishman Oliver Webb is the next piece of the Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) puzzle that is being assembled in Indianapolis to become a championship-contending team when the Firestone Indy Lights Series begins its 2012 season on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., next March. The 20-year-o ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - Toyota NSCS Champion's Week Notes & Quotes - Busch/Hamlin

Motorsports Brands - Toyota NSCS Champion's Week Notes & Quotes - Busch/Hamlin

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How would you look back on the 2011 season? "Certainly there were some high points -- certainly there were some low points to it. Of course, winning the inaugural race at Kentucky and winning for our first time at Michigan -- being pretty dominant on the short tra ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - RFR Wins Five Year-End Awards At NASCAR Champions Week

Special Motorsports Event - RFR Wins Five Year-End Awards At NASCAR Champions Week

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 2, 2011: Roush Fenway Racing claimed five awards at today’s NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Luncheon in Las Vegas. Carl Edwards won the Coors Light Pole Award, Bob Osborne earned the DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Year award, the No. 99 Aflac pit crew won the Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew award, Matt ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Cressona Fire Company No. 1 Wins Miles The Monster Trophy

Motorsports Venues - Cressona Fire Company No. 1 Wins Miles The Monster Trophy

DOVER, Dec. 2, 2011: Dover International Speedway is set to present Cressona Fire Company No. 1 in Cressona, Pa. with its very own Miles the Monster trophy on Saturday, Dec. 10 after the group was declared the winner of the Firehouse Challenge contest at the Speedway during the Oct. ... Continue reading

AAA Inspectors Select Favorite Lodgings for 12 Nights of Holiday Magic

AAA Inspectors Select Favorite Lodgings for 12 Nights of Holiday Magic

Hotels and resorts offer ice skating, winter wonderlands, gingerbread villages and more. For those who wait all year to deck the halls or for Jack Frost to nip at their nose, AAA polled its professional inspectors about their favorite places to find holiday magic. Travelers can find extravagant lighting displays, sensa ... Continue reading

National Safety Council Calls for Teen Driver Crash Stories

National Safety Council Calls for Teen Driver Crash Stories

The National Safety Council today issued a call for stories and reports of teen driver crashes that resulted in serious injuries or fatalities. The HEARTS Network, initiated in part by The Allstate Foundation and implemented by the National Safety Council, is building a community of individuals and families who want to ... Continue reading

2013 Scion FR-S Brings the SPORT Back to the CAR +VIDEO

2013 Scion FR-S Brings the SPORT Back to the CAR +VIDEO

Scion tonight unveiled its 2013 FR-S compact rear-wheel drive sports car to a crowd of eager car enthusiasts. The high-performance coupe is the fifth model to join the Scion family and will go on sale in the spring of 2012. The FR-S, which stands for Front-engine, Rear-wheel drive, Sport; is Scion's definition of an au ... Continue reading

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