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Saturday, August 30, 2003

CASCAR - Great Canadian 300 - Qualifying & Grid

CASCAR - Great Canadian 300 - Qualifying & Grid

CASCAR Super Series Great Canadian Race Weekend Qualifying Results and Starting Grid For immediate release / August 30, 2003 Dilley leads the all-Whitlock Motorsports front row in qualifying for the Great Canadian 300 LONDON, ON - Just one day after winning the $10,000-to-win 'CASCAR Challenge' at Delaware Speedway, Ma ... Continue reading

'Give School Buses a Brake at Rail Crossings'

'Give School Buses a Brake at Rail Crossings'

Operation Lifesaver Urges Drivers WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- As schools open their doors for the 2003-2004 academic years, Operation Lifesaver reminds drivers to be particularly careful along school routes. OL President Gerri Hall encourages motorists to "leave home just a little earlier" to allow for traffic. "At railroad ... Continue reading

GM RACING NEWS/ADVANCE--SOUTHERN 500

GM RACING NEWS/ADVANCE--SOUTHERN 500

Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell For more information: http://media.gm.com/gmracing GM RACING WINSTON CUP NEWS/ADVANCE; SOUTHERN 500; DARLINGTON RACEWAY, AUG. 29, 2003 RICKY CRAVEN, NO. 32 TIDE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: NOTE: Ricky Craven, who wo ... Continue reading

GM RACING NOTES & QUOTES--SOUTHERN 500 POST-QUALIFYING

GM RACING NOTES & QUOTES--SOUTHERN 500 POST-QUALIFYING

Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell For more information: http://www.media.gm.com GM RACING WINSTON CUP NOTES & QUOTES; QUALIFYING; SOUTHERN 500; DARLINGTON RACEWAY; AUG. 29, 2003 JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: Qualified 1 ... Continue reading

ProRally Champion Mitsubishi Will Keep Pressure on at Wild West

ProRally Champion Mitsubishi Will Keep Pressure on at Wild West

Mitsubishi's Team Driver O'Sullivan Still Battling For Second in Overall Driver's Standings CYPRESS, Calif., Aug. 29 -- Even though Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) locked up the Sports Car Club of America ProRally Championship with David Higgins' overall victory at last weekend's Ojibwe Forests ProRally in Minne ... Continue reading

GM RACING SATURDAY ADVANCE--SOUTHERN 500

GM RACING SATURDAY ADVANCE--SOUTHERN 500

Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell For more information: http://media.gm.com/gmracing GM RACING WINSTON CUP ADVANCE; RICKY CRAVEN; SOUTHERN 500; DARLINGTON RACEWAY, AUG. 30, 2003 RICKY CRAVEN, NO. 32 GIVE KIDS THE WORLD/TIDE PONTIAC GRAND PRI ... Continue reading

Pruett Up to Speed in Second Round at Denver

Pruett Up to Speed in Second Round at Denver

TRANS-AM CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 MOTOROCK CONTACT: Chris Fleming 212-691-2800 Cell: 917-647-4790 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 29, 2003 PRUETT UP TO SPEED IN SECOND ROUND AT DENVER DENVER ‹ MotoRock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup points leader Scot ... Continue reading

Honda's Cumulative Worldwide Automobile Production Reaches 50 Million Units

Honda's Cumulative Worldwide Automobile Production Reaches 50 Million Units

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Honda's Cumulative Worldwide Automobile Production Reaches 50 Million Units Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 27, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that as of August 2003, its cumulative worldwide production of automobiles had reached 50 million units. In 1 ... Continue reading

Not All SUVs are Gas-Guzzlers - Biodiesel Ford Explorer on Display at 10th Annual MHTA Wonders of Technology State Fair Exhibit

Not All SUVs are Gas-Guzzlers - Biodiesel Ford Explorer on Display at 10th Annual MHTA Wonders of Technology State Fair Exhibit

Student-Modified SUV Runs on Soybean Oil WHAT: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will display a student- modified 2002 Ford Explorer at the 10th annual Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) Wonders of Technology State Fair exhibit. The 4,500-pound SUV gets 40 miles to the gallon and runs on biodiesel, a renewable ... Continue reading

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