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Friday, July 3, 1998

ALLSTAR Sprints: KC Raceway Race Results

ALLSTAR Sprints: KC Raceway Race Results

ALLSTAR Sprints: KC Raceway Race Results ... Continue reading

ALLSTAR Sprints: Ohio Speedweek Results - Sharon Speedway

ALLSTAR Sprints: Ohio Speedweek Results - Sharon Speedway

ALLSTAR Sprints: Ohio Speedweek Results - Sharon Speedway ... Continue reading

AMA Prostar: Team Kawasaki Adds Drag Racing Team to their Success Stories

AMA Prostar: Team Kawasaki Adds Drag Racing Team to their Success Stories

AMA Prostar: Team Kawasaki Adds Drag Racing Team to their Success Stories ... Continue reading

ARCA: Heading to Pikes Peak for the First Time

ARCA: Heading to Pikes Peak for the First Time

ARCA: Heading to Pikes Peak for the First Time ... Continue reading

Audi Announces Best June and Best First Half in Eleven Years

Audi Announces Best June and Best First Half in Eleven Years

Audi of America, Inc. reported U.S. sales of 3,993 for the month of June, representing a 23.9 percent increase over the same month last year when sales were 3,224. ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 27

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 27

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 27 ... Continue reading

Brazilians Dominate F-3 Race in Londrina

Brazilians Dominate F-3 Race in Londrina

Report from the Sudam F-3 Race in Londrina at the Ayrton Senna Circuit, June 27, 1998. ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Technologies' Platinum Plus Fuel Additive Receives OK

Clean Diesel Technologies' Platinum Plus Fuel Additive Receives OK

Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. announced that its Platinum Plus(R) bimetallic diesel fuel additive has earned certification from the Taipei, Taiwan Transportation Ministry for use with catalyzed soot filters. ... Continue reading

Fiance, Inc., Names Schumacher Vice President

Fiance, Inc., Names Schumacher Vice President

Defiance, Inc. has named Cliff Schumacher vice president of marketing and corporate development, a new position at the company. He will be based in the Detroit area. ... Continue reading

IRL: Guthrie, Leffler Among Drivers Geared up for Atlanta Open Test

IRL: Guthrie, Leffler Among Drivers Geared up for Atlanta Open Test

IRL: Guthrie, Leffler Among Drivers Geared up for Atlanta Open Test ... Continue reading

Mazda Reports Month-End June Sales

Mazda Reports Month-End June Sales

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) reported month-end June sales of 24,724. ... Continue reading

NASCAR Makes Good Call: Pepsi 400 Postponed

NASCAR Makes Good Call: Pepsi 400 Postponed

NASCAR made the right decision to postpone the Pepsi 400. Bill France, Jr. and the rest of the staff put people in front of the almighty dollar. What a refreshing view! ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Wildfires Continue in Daytona; Pepsi 400 Postponed

NASCAR: Wildfires Continue in Daytona; Pepsi 400 Postponed

NASCAR: Wildfires Continue in Daytona; Pepsi 400 Postponed ... Continue reading

Pantera Owners Challenge Car Clubs to Race

Pantera Owners Challenge Car Clubs to Race

Team Pantera Racing, a group of individual hardcore De Tomaso Pantera owners, has issued a national challenge to performance car clubs to compete in the 10th Anniversary Silver State Challenge on September 20, 1998, in Elko, Nevada. ... Continue reading

Pepsi 400 Rescheduled for October 17, 1998

Pepsi 400 Rescheduled for October 17, 1998

International Speedway Corporation announced that the Pepsi 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race, originally scheduled for Saturday, July 4, 1998, has been postponed until the night of Saturday, October 17, 1998. ... Continue reading

Porsche U.S. Sales up Thirty-Three Percent Through June 1998

Porsche U.S. Sales up Thirty-Three Percent Through June 1998

Porsche Cars North America, importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States, announced sales and stock figures for the month of June 1998. Figures reflect a 75% increase in sales for the Boxster, and a 50% increase in sales. ... Continue reading

Progressive Lowers California Auto Insurance Rates

Progressive Lowers California Auto Insurance Rates

Progressive, one of the largest auto insurers in California is, on July 4, reducing its rates for the third time in 10 months, Mark Niehaus, president, Progressive West Insurance Company, announced. ... Continue reading

Secretary Slater Announces July 4th Survey Results; Cautions Holiday Travelers

Secretary Slater Announces July 4th Survey Results; Cautions Holiday Travelers

U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater today urged Americans to travel safely as they celebrate the July 4 holiday, especially in light of a new survey indicating that nearly two-thirds of adults attending July 4th parties will consume alcohol. ... Continue reading

South American Touring Cars Championship - 4th Round Schedule

South American Touring Cars Championship - 4th Round Schedule

Race Schedule for South American Touring Cars Championship, 4th Round, Autodromo de Posadas circuit, August 5, 1998 ... Continue reading

Transportation Secretary Slater Announces July 4th Survey Results

Transportation Secretary Slater Announces July 4th Survey Results

U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater urged Americans to travel safely as they celebrate the nation's 222nd birthday, especially in light of a new Dept of Trans survey indicating that nearly 2/3 of adults attending July 4th parties will consume alcohol. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen's June Sales Up 90.8 Percent

Volkswagen's June Sales Up 90.8 Percent

With sales of 24,907, Volkswagen of America, Inc. reported its best June sales results since 1980 and best month overall since 1981. This figure represents a 90.8 percent increase over last year's June figure of 13,057. ... Continue reading

Ward Reports New-Vehicle Inventory to Enter Six-Year Low

Ward Reports New-Vehicle Inventory to Enter Six-Year Low

Surging sales combined with massive production losses at General Motors Corp. will leave U.S. dealers of new cars and light trucks with inventory at a six-year low as they head into July, based on an analysis by Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

WOO: Donny Schatz Receives AP Dakota Award

WOO: Donny Schatz Receives AP Dakota Award

WOO: Donny Schatz Receives AP Dakota Award ... Continue reading

WOO: Olson Moves Beaver Dam Event to Hales Corners

WOO: Olson Moves Beaver Dam Event to Hales Corners

WOO: Olson Moves Beaver Dam Event to Hales Corners ... Continue reading

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