Saturday, June 30, 2007

NASCAR NNCS (NEW HAMPSHIRE) - SERIES NOTES

NHIS Hosts Eighth COT Race DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 26, 2007) – Seven large steps have been completed in the 2007 debut of the Car of Tomorrow – NASCAR’s next-generation race car. Now, the eighth step awaits in Sunday’s LENOX Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. And after l ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (RICHMOND) - FINAL STARTING GRID

1. (27) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda 2. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda 3. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda 4. (10) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda 5. ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (RICHMOND) - SERIES NOTES

1. The short track kings? 2. Guest of IndyCar Series salutes America’s heroes 3. Cunningham hopes to build momentum 1. The short track kings?: Short ovals over the past three IndyCar Series seasons have belonged to Team Penske and Andretti Green Racing. ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (RICHMOND) - FRANCHITTI STARTS FIRST AFTER RICHMOND QUALIFYING RAINOUT

IndyCar Series points leader Dario Franchitti will lead the field for the June 30 SunTrust Indy Challenge presented by XM after rain washed out qualifying at Richmond International Raceway for the second consecutive year. The grid was set on entrant points, which rewarded Franchitti for his consistency through eight ra ... Continue reading

NHRA (NORWALK) - ASHLEY BREATHES A SIGH OF RELIEF...

Mike Ashley breathed a sigh of relief Friday as he drove the Torco Race Fuels Dodge Charger R/T to the provisional No. 8 qualifying position at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio. Ashley's run of 4.778/329.58 was the fastest run of the session, returning to the dominant speed form that led him ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (MAGNY COURS) - HRF1 QUALIFYING RESULTS

The Honda Racing F1 Team's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello will line up for tomorrow's French Grand Prix from the sixth and seventh rows of the grid after taking 12th and 13th positions in this afternoon's qualifying session. Jenson and Rubens made it through the first of the two knock-out rounds, but in a close-f ... Continue reading

NASCAR NCTS (DAYTONA) - SERIES NOTES

Competitors, officials and fans will remember one of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ most popular champions at Memphis Motorsports Park on Saturday – an occasion Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has proclaimed “Bobby Hamilton Day.” Pre-race ceremonies will be carried live on SPEED. Hamilton, who succ ... Continue reading

Lancaster Colony Sells Automotive Floor Mat Operations

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 29 -- Lancaster Colony Corporation announced today that, as part of its strategic alternative review of nonfood operations, it has sold substantially all the operating assets of its automotive accessory operations located in Coshocton, Ohio and LaGrange, Georgia. The primary products manufactured a ... Continue reading

Drive Your Way to Better Fuel Economy this Summer with Pep Boys

PHILADELPHIA, June 29 -- With a busy summer travel season ahead, The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, offers families information on how to prepare for safe summer travel and how to improve fuel efficiency when prices at the pump are high. "Pep Boys re ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz Announces Sale of MGG Group

NORTHVILLE, Michigan, June 29 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. today announced the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, MGG Group B.V. to an affiliate of the ECF-Group, a privately held company based in Switzerland and The Netherlands. Located in The Netherlands and Belgium, MGG Group's three facilities manufacture ... Continue reading