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Saturday, March 31, 2007

Team Mopar Pro Stock Houston qualifying report

Team Mopar Pro Stock Houston qualifying report

TEAM MOPAR PRO STOCK 2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 4 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS Houston Raceway Park Baytown, Texas March 30-April 1, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net RICHIE STEVENS JR., DON SCHUMACHER RACING'S TEAM MOPAR/V ... Continue reading

Beckman No 14 in Houston qualifying

Beckman No 14 in Houston qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 4 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS Houston Raceway Park Baytown, Texas March 30-April 1, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BECKMAN NO. 14 IN HOUSTON QUALIFYING BAYTOWN, Texas (Ma ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: Starting Fifth, WJ Looks Forward to a "Green" Houston Track

NHRA Warren Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: Starting Fifth, WJ Looks Forward to a "Green" Houston Track

Houston Raceway Park, Houston, TX On the strength of his 6.680-second, 207.94 mph pass from Friday afternoon, Warren Johnson qualified his GM Performance Parts GTO in the fifth position for Sunday's final eliminations of the O'Reilly Spring Nationals in Houston, TX. With Saturday's twin qualifying sessions at Houston R ... Continue reading

Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Tomas Enge Medical Update

Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Tomas Enge Medical Update

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 31, 2007 – Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing driver Tomas Enge (a native of the Czech Republic living in Monaco) is in stable condition at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla. following a serious accident on lap 87 of the Sports Car Challenge at St. ... Continue reading

Will looks forward to eliminations and birthday tomorrow

Will looks forward to eliminations and birthday tomorrow

BAYTOWN, TEXAS MARCH 30 - APRIL 1, 2007 Qualifying:Session 1 Friday: 4.712 seconds at 302.62 mph (#11)Session 2 Friday: 4.630 seconds at 310.41 mph (#8)* *Session 3 Saturday: canceled Session 4 Saturday: canceled* *Will qualifies No. 8 after rains cancel Saturday's qualifying at Houston* *Looks forward to eliminations ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Line No. 4

KB Racing LLC: Line No. 4

BAYTOWN, TEXAS MARCH 30 - APRIL 1, 2007 Qualifying: Session 1 Friday: 6.676 seconds at 208.42 mph (#3) Session 2 Friday: 6.691 seconds at 208.07 mph (#4) Session 3 Saturday: canceled Session 4 Saturday: canceled* *Periodic rains wash out qualifying on Saturday* *Line No. 4* BAYTOWN, Texas (March 31, 2007) -- Jason Line ... Continue reading

RAIN WASHES AWAY QUALIFYING ROUNDS THREE AND FOUR; FINAL ELIMINATIONS SUNDAY

RAIN WASHES AWAY QUALIFYING ROUNDS THREE AND FOUR; FINAL ELIMINATIONS SUNDAY

BAYTOWN, Texas -- The final two rounds of qualifying at the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals were washed away by persistent rains in the Houston area Saturday. Still, two rounds of qualifying were completed Friday and that was sufficient to set the ladder for final eliminations, which will be run as scheduled Sunday, beg ... Continue reading

Indy Pro Series Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Indy Pro Series Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

<b>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Results Saturday of the Indy Pro Series Grand Prix of St. Petersburg event March 31 at the 1.8-mile Streets of St. Petersburg, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed and reason out (if any) and money earned:</B> <P> <P>1. ... Continue reading

INDYCAR - ST. PETE NOTES

INDYCAR - ST. PETE NOTES

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Saturday, March 31, 2007 – Helio Castroneves took advantage of a mistake by Tony Kanaan to claim pole position for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Kanaan, who posted the best time in single-car qualifying, looked like a lock for the pole position early in the 10-minute "Firestone Fast ... Continue reading

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Qualifying Saturday for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg IndyCar Series

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Qualifying Saturday for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg IndyCar Series

1.80-mile Streets of St. Petersburg, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: <p> <p> 1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 105.052</p> <p>2. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 104.970</p> <p>3. (27) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 104.723</p> <p>4. ... Continue reading

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Qualifying Saturday for the Indy Pro Series Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Qualifying Saturday for the Indy Pro Series Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

NOTE: Race 1 of the Indy Pro Series Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will take place later Saturday afternoon. 1.8-mile "Streets of St. Petersburg with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, and speed: 1. (7) Alex Lloyd, 96.514 2. ... Continue reading

US DRIFTING ASSOCIATION NEWS

US DRIFTING ASSOCIATION NEWS

Torrance, CA - The United States Drifting Association is pleased to announce their partnership with Formula Drift, Inc. in the creation of the Formula Drift Pro-Am Series. The Formula Drift Pro-Am Series is the first and only official amateur drifting championship in the United States tied to a professional series. Thi ... Continue reading

2007 USDrift Competition Rules & Regulations (CRR) released.

2007 USDrift Competition Rules & Regulations (CRR) released.

The newly updated USDrift Competition Rules & Regulations (CRR) has been released and is now available online on the USDrift website, under the "forms" tab. Please take the time now to read over the rulebook and ensure that you fully understand everything contained within it, as there have been quite a few changes and ... Continue reading

ALMS NOTES

ALMS NOTES

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 30, 2007 - Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing set the fastest time in today’s GT2 qualifying for the Sports Car Challenge at St. Petersburg. It is the team’s first official pole position of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season and its first in the Ferrari F430 GT. ... Continue reading

NHRA SHORT BURNOUTS

NHRA SHORT BURNOUTS

BAYTOWN, Tex. (March 30, 2007) - With rain in the forecast for Saturday, Mike Ashley and the entire Gotham City racing team were focused on putting the Torco Race Fuels, Inc. Dodge Charger solidly into the field heading into Saturday. A 4.814/309.63 run during the second qualifying session earned the provisional No. 4 ... Continue reading

Stewart, Wallace, Skinner Post Early Lead in the WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards

Stewart, Wallace, Skinner Post Early Lead in the WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards

One month into the 2007 NASCAR season, defending WIX Filters Lap Leader Award winners Tony Stewart and Mike Skinner are again sitting atop the Lap Leader standings, proving WIX Filters' ability to deliver consistent, premium performance for drivers in the series. "Historically, WIX Filters are on the cars of series lea ... Continue reading

NHRA XPLÔD SPORT COMPACT RACING SERIES TELECASTS

NHRA XPLÔD SPORT COMPACT RACING SERIES TELECASTS

GLENDORA, Calif. (March 30, 2007) – The NHRA Xplôd Sport Compact Racing Series will be returning to ESPN2 for the 2007 season with a dynamic programming package that will comprise part of the motorsports-oriented /ESPN2 Garage/. The season will be showcased in eight race telecasts and eight Stylefest telecasts ... Continue reading

Stock Car Racer Of The Year?

Stock Car Racer Of The Year?

Inside Track Motorsport News Magazine, Canada's Source For Motorsport have released this years nominees for its annual driver awards. This years nominees include your 2006 OSCAAR Outlaw Super Late Model Champion John Fletcher Jr. ,John dominated the action in 2006 by not only capturing the title but also winning 7 of 1 ... Continue reading

Diverse Field Attracts Record Number of First-Time Bidders to Barrett-Jackson

Diverse Field Attracts Record Number of First-Time Bidders to Barrett-Jackson

PALM BEACH, Fla.--A diverse collection of the world’s rarest collector cars attracted a crowd of both seasoned and first-time bidders to the South Florida Expo Center for day two of the 5th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Palm Beach, Fla. New bidders accounted for 52 percent of the buyers during week ... Continue reading

MEDLEN RECEIVES TRIBUTE AS NHRA RETURNS TO COMPETITION AT O'REILLY SPRING NATIONALS

MEDLEN RECEIVES TRIBUTE AS NHRA RETURNS TO COMPETITION AT O'REILLY SPRING NATIONALS

BAYTOWN, Texas -- Nineteen-year Funny Car veteran Whit Bazemore is turning out to be a quick study in Top Fuel as he raced to the provisional No. 1 spot in just his fourth race in the class, posting a 4.514 at 326.87 mph to lead Friday qualifying at the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Racing stopp ... Continue reading

A Holy Ride - Infamous Car Selling Again on eBay

A Holy Ride - Infamous Car Selling Again on eBay

LONDON, March 30 -- - The Pope Benedict XVI Mobile from record-breaking auction is back on the block for charity The car that drew international attention and broke eBay records with over 10 million visitors to its auction page in May 2005, is now going to be put back on the auction block by GoldenPalace.com, the winne ... Continue reading

2007 Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec Review

2007 Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec Review

MERCEDES E320 BLUETEC DIESEL Torquey, Efficient, Teutonic Luxury By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau A 700-mile cruising range? Wow. I like that. That means fewer stops at the fuel pump, but it’ll be mighty costly to fill ‘er up. This week regular unleaded gasoline is $2.45, here in mid Michigan ... Continue reading

Enterprise Rent-A-Car to Acquire Vanguard Car Rental

Enterprise Rent-A-Car to Acquire Vanguard Car Rental

ST. LOUIS--Enterprise Rent-A-Car has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Vanguard Car Rental Group Inc. This transaction between two privately held companies is expected to close in the third or fourth quarter of 2007, contingent upon clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Anti-Trust Improvements Act and oth ... Continue reading

Is E-85-nergy Policy Headed Down the Wrong Path?

Is E-85-nergy Policy Headed Down the Wrong Path?

Washington DC March 30, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that a series of high-profile meetings between President Bush and the heads of the Detroit automakers on their role in the nation's energy debate have resulted in many photo ops, said a recent report in BusinessWeek. But what if any changes will be made to the ... Continue reading

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