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1999 Kart USF2000 National Championship

1999 Kart USF2000 National Championship

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1999 SKUSA North American Pro Moto

1999 SKUSA North American Pro Moto

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1999 SKUSA North American Pro Moto

1999 SKUSA North American Pro Moto

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1999 SKUSA North American Pro Moto

1999 SKUSA North American Pro Moto

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AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 18

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 18

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Bonded Motors Inc. Announces First Quarter Results

Bonded Motors Inc. Announces First Quarter Results

Revenues rebounded in the first quarter, increasing 14% to $9.7 million for the quarter vs. $8.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 1998, and increasing 30% over the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 1998. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of May 3, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of May 3, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of May 3, 1999. ... Continue reading

Drag Bikes: Greg Underdahl-NCN Communications Pro Stock Suzuki

Drag Bikes: Greg Underdahl-NCN Communications Pro Stock Suzuki

Drag Bikes: Greg Underdahl-NCN Communications Pro Stock Suzuki ... Continue reading

Durakon Reports Further Progress in First Quarter Results

Durakon Reports Further Progress in First Quarter Results

Durakon Industries, Inc. announced stronger profitability in the first quarter compared with a year ago, with a 27% increase in diluted net income per share. This marks Durakon's fifth consecutive quarter of year-to-year profit improvement. ... Continue reading

Executive Appointments at Timken Operations Worldwide

Executive Appointments at Timken Operations Worldwide

The Timken Company announced executive appointments designed to improve performance by strengthening coordination of human resource plans and initiatives among the company's operations worldwide. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Recognizes GNB Technologies for World Excellence in Quality

Ford Motor Company Recognizes GNB Technologies for World Excellence in Quality

GNB Technologies has earned one of Ford Motor Company's first World Excellence Awards. ... Continue reading

Free Vehicle VIN Etching in Delaware

Free Vehicle VIN Etching in Delaware

The Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) along with the District Attorney, police departments and insurance companies will be holding a free VIN etching event on Saturday, May 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Granite Run Mall. ... Continue reading

General Motors Awards $750,000 for Cancer Research

General Motors Awards $750,000 for Cancer Research

Four world-renowned scientists have been recognized by the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation for their seminal contributions to cancer research. ... Continue reading

Guide Corporation Gains Subaru-Isuzu Quality Award

Guide Corporation Gains Subaru-Isuzu Quality Award

Guide Corporation has been awarded The 1998 Quality Achievement Award by Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc. The announcement was made by Carey Winkel, vice president of sales, marketing and planning for Guide Corporation of Anderson, Ind. ... Continue reading

INDYLIGHTS: Dorricott Racing Looks to Nazareth to Maintain its Front-Running Presence

INDYLIGHTS: Dorricott Racing Looks to Nazareth to Maintain its Front-Running Presence

INDYLIGHTS: Dorricott Racing Looks to Nazareth to Maintain its Front-Running Presence ... Continue reading

IRL: Driver McGehee, Car Owner Conti Energized About New Deal

IRL: Driver McGehee, Car Owner Conti Energized About New Deal

IRL: Driver McGehee, Car Owner Conti Energized About New Deal ... Continue reading

IRL: Rain Washes Out Opening Day of Visionaire 500 Practice

IRL: Rain Washes Out Opening Day of Visionaire 500 Practice

IRL: Rain Washes Out Opening Day of Visionaire 500 Practice ... Continue reading

IRL: Rookie McGehee to debut in Energizer entry at VisionAire 500

IRL: Rookie McGehee to debut in Energizer entry at VisionAire 500

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J.H. Heafner Company Commences Solicitation of Consents

J.H. Heafner Company Commences Solicitation of Consents

The Heafner Group/J.H. Heafner Company announced that it is commencing the solicitation of consents to proposed amendments to certain definitions and covenants to the Indentures governing its 10% Series B and 10% Series C Senior Notes due 2008. ... Continue reading

Joe Ivers, J.D. Power and Associates', To Address APA Luncheon

Joe Ivers, J.D. Power and Associates', To Address APA Luncheon

J.D. Power and Associates has restructured its Customer Satisfaction Index to focus more specifically on a key driver of quality in today's automotive marketplace: the dealership service. ... Continue reading

Johnstown America Industries Completes Acquisition of Imperial Group, Inc.

Johnstown America Industries Completes Acquisition of Imperial Group, Inc.

Johnstown America Industries, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Imperial Group, Inc. ... Continue reading

Kia Parodies Y2K Frenzy; Spring Campaign Laughs in the Face of Fear

Kia Parodies Y2K Frenzy; Spring Campaign Laughs in the Face of Fear

Recognizing the Y2K issue is one ripe for satire, Kia Motors America and its advertising agency will introduce a national advertising campaign promoting Kia dealers' May sales event by poking fun at the hysteria created by the Y2K phenomenon. ... Continue reading

Magmotor Receives Order for Automotive Fuel Cell Motors

Magmotor Receives Order for Automotive Fuel Cell Motors

SatCon Technology Corporation(R) announced that it has received an additional order for electric motors and controllers for use in fuel cell vehicles from Opel, General Motors' German partner for alternative fuel vehicles. ... Continue reading

NASCAR GDS: Britts Leading NAPA Filters Rookie of the Year Chase

NASCAR GDS: Britts Leading NAPA Filters Rookie of the Year Chase

NASCAR GDS: Britts Leading NAPA Filters Rookie of the Year Chase ... Continue reading

NASCAR GDS: Mickey York to Start 300th Race

NASCAR GDS: Mickey York to Start 300th Race

NASCAR GDS: Mickey York to Start 300th Race ... Continue reading

NASCAR GDS: Washington Apple Race Team/Ricky Bryant Survive Hickory

NASCAR GDS: Washington Apple Race Team/Ricky Bryant Survive Hickory

NASCAR GDS: Washington Apple Race Team/Ricky Bryant Survive Hickory ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Butch Miller to Pull 'Double Duty' in 1999

NASCAR Trucks: Butch Miller to Pull 'Double Duty' in 1999

NASCAR Trucks: Butch Miller to Pull 'Double Duty' in 1999 ... Continue reading

OSI Systems Reports Revenues of $24.6 Million

OSI Systems Reports Revenues of $24.6 Million

OSI Systems Inc. announced its revenues and earnings for the third quarter and nine months of its fiscal 1999 year, which ended March 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Penske Motorsports Reports First Quarter Results

Penske Motorsports Reports First Quarter Results

Penske Motorsports, Inc. (PMI) announced results for the quarter ending March 31, 1999. First quarter revenues increased 27% to $12.9 million, versus $10.1 million in the prior year period. ... Continue reading

PNGV Partners Pleased by National Research Council's Review

PNGV Partners Pleased by National Research Council's Review

The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles' government and automotive industry members are pleased by the key findings of the National Research Council's fifth annual independent review of the program. ... Continue reading

Porsche Names Mahoney General Manager, Marketing

Porsche Names Mahoney General Manager, Marketing

Porsche Cars North America announced the appointment of Timothy J. Mahoney to the position of General Manager, Marketing. ... Continue reading

RALLY: Kankkunen to Spearhead Extensive Test for Subaru World Rally Team

RALLY: Kankkunen to Spearhead Extensive Test for Subaru World Rally Team

RALLY: Kankkunen to Spearhead Extensive Test for Subaru World Rally Team ... Continue reading

R&B, Inc. Reports Strong Financial Results for the 1999 First Quarter

R&B, Inc. Reports Strong Financial Results for the 1999 First Quarter

R&B, Inc. reported strong financial results for the first quarter ended March 27, 1999. The 1999 first quarter is the twelfth consecutive quarter of improved sales and earnings on a year-over-year basis. ... Continue reading

Ride a ZAP Bike or Scooter on the 'Great Gas Out' Day April 30

Ride a ZAP Bike or Scooter on the 'Great Gas Out' Day April 30

If you are planning to join the millions of protesters against rising gas prices by not buying gas on "The Great Gas Out Day," Friday, April 30th, take the next step and don't use gas at all, says electric bike maker ZAP Power Systems. ... Continue reading

SCCA: RealTime Racing Slates Four Car Team

SCCA: RealTime Racing Slates Four Car Team

SCCA: RealTime Racing Slates Four Car Team ... Continue reading

Simula Inc. to Report Record Revenues in First Quarter

Simula Inc. to Report Record Revenues in First Quarter

Simula Inc. said that for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1999, it expects to report record revenues from continuing operations in excess of $30 million. ... Continue reading

Speedway Motorsports Announces Proposed Private Placement

Speedway Motorsports Announces Proposed Private Placement

Speedway Motorsports, Inc. announced that it intends to offer approximately $75 million of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007. ... Continue reading

Steelworkers Win First Labor Board Ruling Against General Tire

Steelworkers Win First Labor Board Ruling Against General Tire

The National Labor Relations Board, Region 11, has announced that it will issue a Complaint against Continental General Tire charging the company with violations of Federal labor law during negotiations with the United Steelworkers of America. ... Continue reading

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Team Chicago Challenge

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Team Chicago Challenge

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Team Chicago Challenge

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Team Chicago Challenge

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Team Chicago Challenge

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Teleflex Increases Dividend 13 Percent

Teleflex Increases Dividend 13 Percent

Teleflex Incorporated announced that its Board of Directors had declared an increase in the quarterly cash dividend from eleven and one half cents ($0.115) per share to thirteen cents ($0.13) per share of common stock. ... Continue reading

Textron Names Elsborg President of Power Transmission Products

Textron Names Elsborg President of Power Transmission Products

Textron Inc. announced that Anton Elsborg has been named president, Power Transmission Products, part of Textron's Fluid & Power Systems Group, effective immediately. He replaces Chris Brown, who has left Textron to pursue other interests. ... Continue reading

The Hartford Offers Its Omni Automobile Program in South Carolina

The Hartford Offers Its Omni Automobile Program in South Carolina

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced that it is now writing non-standard auto insurance in South Carolina. The Hartford's Omni Automobile Program, available in 24 states, covers higher-risk drivers and vehicles. ... Continue reading

Tower Automotive Partners with Stern Stewart & Co.

Tower Automotive Partners with Stern Stewart & Co.

Tower Automotive, Inc. announced that it has engaged Stern Stewart & Co., a New York-based consulting firm, to assist Tower Automotive in further implementation of the Economic Value Added (EVA) system throughout the company. ... Continue reading

TRAVEL: LINCOLN HIGHWAY

TRAVEL: LINCOLN HIGHWAY

TRAVEL: LINCOLN HIGHWAY ... Continue reading

United Technologies Corp. Declares Two For One Stock Split

United Technologies Corp. Declares Two For One Stock Split

The board of directors of United Technologies Corp. has approved a two for one split of UTC common stock in the form of a stock dividend. ... Continue reading

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 390,124 units, up from the 386,313 cars and trucks built a week ago, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

World Challenge: Mosport, Lime Rock, and Mid Ohio Paddock Information

World Challenge: Mosport, Lime Rock, and Mid Ohio Paddock Information

World Challenge: Mosport, Lime Rock, and Mid Ohio Paddock Information ... Continue reading

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