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Tuesday, July 4, 2006

12-POINT GAP AT RMR

12-POINT GAP AT RMR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 3, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-170 12-POINT GAP HIGHLIGHTS JULY 22 SALT LAKE SPRINT CAMPBELL SCORES 40-LAP RMR FEATURE VICTORY A 12-point gap is all that stands between defending champion Jimmy Wysong and former champion Jim Waters in the new USAC/SLVRA Young Automotive Group ... Continue reading

Accuride Corporation Announces Aluminum Wheel Forging Presses Operating at Full Production Following Outages; Aluminum Cost Pressures Continue

Accuride Corporation Announces Aluminum Wheel Forging Presses Operating at Full Production Following Outages; Aluminum Cost Pressures Continue

EVANSVILLE, Ind.--July 3, 2006--Today, Accuride Corporation announced that all forging presses located at its Erie, Pennsylvania, facility have returned to full production levels, following the breakdown of two presses. "Earlier this quarter, Accuride lost production capability on one of our forging presses located in ... Continue reading

Alamo Group Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Alamo Group Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

SEGUIN, Texas--July 3, 2006--Alamo Group Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share, payable August 3, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 17, 2006. Alamo Group is a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and service o ... Continue reading

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum News Release - Museum Launches "Ticket to Ride" Fundraiser

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum News Release - Museum Launches "Ticket to Ride" Fundraiser

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE & PHOTO - 7/03/2006 CONTACT: Gran Roberts, For Immediate Release Marketing Director July 2006 (260) 925-1444 ext. 30 Museum Launches "Ticket to Ride" Fundraiser AUBURN - The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum has launched the 2006 "Ticket to Ride" new car raffle. The raffle is one ... Continue reading

Bloomington Speedway -- July 7 & July 14 Racing Programs

Bloomington Speedway -- July 7 & July 14 Racing Programs

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY P.O. Box 239 Clear Creek, IN 47426-0239 Contact: Tim McKinney, 812-372-3936 email: redclay@bluemarble.net www.bloomingtonspeedway.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY FEATURES SPRINTS, MODIFIEDS, & SUPER STOCKS ON FRIDAY, JULY 7 BLOOMINGTON, IN (July 2, 2006) - July 7 will be the last opp ... Continue reading

CASCAR Sportsman Series - Race #2 Barrie Summary & Results

CASCAR Sportsman Series - Race #2 Barrie Summary & Results

CASCAR Sportsman Series MOPAR 100 @ Barrie Speedway: Summary & Results For more information contact CASCAR's Toronto office at (416) 531-4714 For immediate release / July 2, 2006 Alguire joins CASCAR winners' club with a victory in the MOPAR 100 CASCAR Sportsman Series race at Barrie Speedway BARRIE, ON - Although he'd ... Continue reading

CASCAR Super Series - Barrie MOPAR Canada Day 300 Summary & Results

CASCAR Super Series - Barrie MOPAR Canada Day 300 Summary & Results

CASCAR Super Series MOPAR Canada Day 300 Presented by the Dodge Dealers of Ontario: Summary & Results For more information contact CASCAR’s Toronto office at (416) 531-4714 For immediate release / July 2, 2006 J.R. Fitzpatrick earns his first CASCAR Super Series checkered flag in the MOPAR Canada Day 300 at Barrie Sp ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group Announces Second Quarter 2006 Conference Call

Commercial Vehicle Group Announces Second Quarter 2006 Conference Call

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, July 3 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. , today announced it will host a conference call and Webcast to discuss the company's second quarter 2006 earnings on Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. ET (10:00 a.m. CT). The company will issue an earnings announcement prior to the conference call. Mervi ... Continue reading

CRA "OFF" UNTIL JULY 22

CRA "OFF" UNTIL JULY 22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 3, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-169 CRA SPRINTS "OFF" UNTIL PERRIS RETURN JULY 22 JONES WINS PERRIS 40-LAPPER Cory Kruseman of Ventura, Calif. bolted into the USAC/CRA Sprint Car point lead Saturday night and will have three weeks to enjoy it as the series takes a "hiatus," sch ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Media Briefing on American Cancer Society Benefit

DaimlerChrysler Media Briefing on American Cancer Society Benefit

DaimlerChrysler will hold a media briefing on Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at 11:30 a.m. at DaimlerChrysler Headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan (come to WHQ lobby). Chrysler COO Eric Ridenour will announce the Cattle Baron Star Search, a series of events to highlight Detroit talent and support the American Cancer Societ ... Continue reading

Elkin Focus Results

Elkin Focus Results

USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 2, 2006 - Elkin, North Carolina - Friendship Motor Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chase Scott, 77, Performance Research-14.745; 2. Aron Oakley, 43, Tucker-14.868; 3. Mike Ward, 80, Ward-14.879; 4. Mark Burt, 22, Burt-15.019; 5. ... Continue reading

Garron Cadiente Leads G&R Racing to Top Five at the SCORE Baja 500

Garron Cadiente Leads G&R Racing to Top Five at the SCORE Baja 500

For Immediate Release: Garron Cadiente Leads G&R Racing to Top Five at the SCORE Baja 500 Ensenada, Mexico (June 28, 2006)– Garron Cadiente and Ron Whitton have been on a roll lately, capturing overall wins at the rugged SCORE San Felipe 250 and the Pro Desert Racing Desert Rat 250. Those two victories, combined with ... Continue reading

Jimmy Kite Returns to Raceway Park for Second PRA Show

Jimmy Kite Returns to Raceway Park for Second PRA Show

Jimmy Kite Returns to Raceway Park for Second PRA Show CLERMONT, IND., July 3, 2006 - Jimmy Kite, Stockbridge, Ga., will return to O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis on July 5 for the third scheduled round of the Premier Racing Association (PRA) Big Car Series. Earlier this season, the debut of the Big Car Series he ... Continue reading

MexEEdev Promotes Development of Mexico High Tech Industry; Freescale Looks to Developer Conference for Next Wave of Technical Talent

MexEEdev Promotes Development of Mexico High Tech Industry; Freescale Looks to Developer Conference for Next Wave of Technical Talent

GUADALAJARA, Mexico--July 3, 2006--Mexico's engineers and technologists are at the heart of a burgeoning Mexican tech industry. To help foster their development, Freescale Semiconductor will sponsor MexEEdev, Mexico Electronics & Embedded Developers Forum, the premier developer's conference slated for October in Guadal ... Continue reading

Motorola Completes Sale of Automotive Electronics Business to Continental AG

Motorola Completes Sale of Automotive Electronics Business to Continental AG

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 3 -- Motorola, Inc. today announced it has completed the sale of its automotive electronics business to Continental AG, a leading automotive supplier, for approximately $1 billion. On 3 April 2006, Motorola and Continental AG announced that the companies had entered into an agreement under which ... Continue reading

Musgrave, No. 9 Team ASE Toyota Finish 22nd in Kansas

Musgrave, No. 9 Team ASE Toyota Finish 22nd in Kansas

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email/fi ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: Newsmakers July 3, 2006

NHRA NEWS: Newsmakers July 3, 2006

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! NHRA Newsmakers Your inside glimpse at the world's fastest motorsport WHO'S HOT! THE MIDSEASON POINTS LEADERS: If recent history holds true, then three of the four current points leaders - Melanie Troxel, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson and Angelle Sampey - will be POWERade Series world champions by year ... Continue reading

R. Sorenson No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge Advance for the USG Durock 300 @ Chicagoland Speedway 07.08.06

R. Sorenson No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge Advance for the USG Durock 300 @ Chicagoland Speedway 07.08.06

Media Contact: Angie Copen, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, 704-662-9642, acopen@ganassi.com Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge USG Durock 300 - Chicagoland Speedway - 07.08.06 To view the 2006 Discount Tire Media Guide, please visit www.discounttiremotorsports.com <http://www.discounttiremotorsports.com ... Continue reading

SPRINTS/MIDGETS AT COLUMBUS, TOLEDO

SPRINTS/MIDGETS AT COLUMBUS, TOLEDO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 3, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-167 WISE, COONS LEAD SPRINTS/MIDGETS TO COLUMBUS & TOLEDO O.R.P. 30'S TO STEELE & SANTOS Josh Wise and Jerry Coons Jr. will try to protect USAC National point leads this week as the Sprint Cars and Midgets compete in a pair of Ohio "doubleheaders ... Continue reading

STOCKTON FINALE SATURDAY

STOCKTON FINALE SATURDAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 3, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-168 USAC CLOSES STOCKTON CHAPTER SATURDAY BROWN WINS VENTURA MIDGET RACE USAC's storied history of racing at the Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway loses this Saturday when the USAC Western Sprint Cars and Midgets return to the 1/4-mile paved oval for ... Continue reading

SVOX press release

SVOX press release

Dear Sir or Madam, Please find attached our latest press release. Would you mind sharing it with your readers? Thank you very much for your support. ... Continue reading

'The City of David Gospel Fest' Features the Motor City's Top Gospel Talent in a 'Free' Two-Day Outdoor Summer Festival

'The City of David Gospel Fest' Features the Motor City's Top Gospel Talent in a 'Free' Two-Day Outdoor Summer Festival

Event Also Features the GGT Classic & New Car Show, Inflatables for the Kids, and Fabulous Food! DETROIT, July 3 -- It's two days of gospel music, food, and fun! The CITY OF DAVID GOSPEL FEST is the biggest outdoor gospel concert event of the summer in Detroit. It happens July 7 - 8 at God's Graceland Park, just in fro ... Continue reading

USAC Release - CAMERON VEACH WINS VENTURA FOCUS RACE; MICHNOWICZ MAINTAINS POINT LEAD

USAC Release - CAMERON VEACH WINS VENTURA FOCUS RACE; MICHNOWICZ MAINTAINS POINT LEAD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 3, 2006 CONTACT: MICHAEL HARKER (mharker@usacracing.com) DICK JORDAN (djordan@usacracing.com) 06-174 CAMERON VEACH WINS VENTURA FOCUS RACE; MICHNOWICZ MAINTAINS POINT LEAD COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cameron Veach came away with a 14-lap victory Saturday at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway in USAC California ... Continue reading

USAC Release - CAROLINA/VIRGINIA POINT BATTLE CONTINUES SATURDAY; WARD WINS ELKIN

USAC Release - CAROLINA/VIRGINIA POINT BATTLE CONTINUES SATURDAY; WARD WINS ELKIN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 3, 2006 CONTACT: MICHAEL HARKER (mharker@usacracing.com) DICK JORDAN (djordan@usacracing.com) 06-176 CAROLINA/VIRGINIA POINT BATTLE CONTINUES SATURDAY; WARD WINS ELKIN COLUMBUS, Ohio – USAC Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car Series competitors Chase Scott and Bradley Riethmeyer continu ... Continue reading

USAC Release - EXTRA RACES SCHEDULED FOR REGIONAL, KENYON MIDGETS THIS WEEK

USAC Release - EXTRA RACES SCHEDULED FOR REGIONAL, KENYON MIDGETS THIS WEEK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 3, 2006 CONTACT: MICHAEL HARKER (mharker@usacracing.com) DICK JORDAN (djordan@usacracing.com) 06-173 EXTRA RACES SCHEDULED FOR REGIONAL, KENYON MIDGETS THIS WEEK COLUMBUS, Ohio – USAC’s Regional and Kenyon Midget Car Series divisions will have the opportunity to compete more than once thi ... Continue reading

USAC Release - MARTZ LEADS MIDWEST FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT SERIES TO KENTUCKY

USAC Release - MARTZ LEADS MIDWEST FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT SERIES TO KENTUCKY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 3, 2006 CONTACT: MICHAEL HARKER (mharker@usacracing.com) DICK JORDAN (djordan@usacracing.com) 06-175 MARTZ LEADS MIDWEST FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT SERIES TO KENTUCKY COLUMBUS, Ohio – Tate Martz has won at least two Ford Focus races over each of the last four seasons. However, none of them has com ... Continue reading

West Coast Stock Car Hall Of Fame

West Coast Stock Car Hall Of Fame

2006 West Coast Stock Car Hall Of Fame Banquet What: 5th Annual West Coast Stock Car Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony and Banquet When: Friday, July 21, 2006 5 to 7 pm: Reception 7 to 8 pm: Dinner 8 to 11 pm: Induction Ceremony Where: Holiday Inn Monrovia Grand Ball Room 924 West Huntington Drive Monrovia, CA 91016 Admi ... Continue reading

WISE LEADS 2 EARL'S RACES

WISE LEADS 2 EARL'S RACES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 3, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-171 WISE NOW LEADS NATIONAL SPRINT & MIDGET FQ POINTS Drivers earning top Earl's points in last weekend's action included Tracy Hines (National Sprints), Josh Wise (National Midgets), Chase Barber (Western Midgets), Charles davis Jr. (CRA Sprints ... Continue reading

Re: Dion Hindi

Re: Dion Hindi

For More Information contact: Paul W. Joiner III Ideas & Images, Inc. 816-305-0450 www.ideasimages.com <http://www.ideasimages.com/> Hindi an up and down weekend! July 10th 2006 (Sioux Falls, SD) Over the last month and a ½ Neon Dion Hindi has been one of the fastest cars on the World of Outlaws tour but just did not ... Continue reading

RE: Justin Henderson

RE: Justin Henderson

For More Information: Contact-Paul Joiner Ideas & Images, Inc 816-305-0450 www.ideasimages.com <http://www.ideasimages.com/> Henderson continues strong runs over holiday weekend! Sioux Falls, SD (July 4th, 2006) When Justin Henderson rolled into action this past weekend with the World of Outlaws he had just completed 4 ... Continue reading

Re: Randy Hannagan

Re: Randy Hannagan

For More information contact: Paul W. Joiner III Ideas & Images, Inc. 816-305-0450 www.ideasimages.com <http://www.ideasimages.com/> The Hurricane storms to 3rd at Husets! July 4th, 2006 (Sioux Falls, SD) It has been an up and down season so far for the Hurricane, Randy Hannagan. Earlier in May, his mother became ill a ... Continue reading

Stevenson Motorsports Brumos 250 Race Report

Stevenson Motorsports Brumos 250 Race Report

Attached is a race report for the #57 Stevenson Motorsports Corvette that finished 6th at the Brumos Porsche 250 Grand American Rolex Series event at Daytona International Speedway. The attachment is in .pdf format. The report also appears below. July 4, 2006 For Immediate Release: Stevenson Motorsports Corvette Finish ... Continue reading

Team JNE Consulting Sunset Preview

Team JNE Consulting Sunset Preview

SUNSET SPEEDWAY NEXT STOP FOR JOHN FLETCHER AND TEAM JNE CONSULTING Milton, On; Current OSCAAR Outlaw Super Late Model points leader and winner of the Barrie Speedway event travel to the 1/3 mile Sunset Speedway located in Innisfil, On this Saturday July 8 in hopes of capturing a second race victory this season. John F ... Continue reading

Sprint Nextel Race Weekend Highlights - Chicagoland Speedway

Sprint Nextel Race Weekend Highlights - Chicagoland Speedway

Sprint Nextel Race Weekend Highlights Chicagoland Speedway Nextel Wake-Up Call When: Friday, July 7, 10:00 a.m. Breakfast served at 8:30 a.m. Who: Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Where: Chicagoland Speedway Media Center Nextel Leader Bonus - $90,000 If the points leader wins the USG Sheetrock 4 ... Continue reading

Toyota to Enter Hybrid Sedan in 24-hour Race

Toyota to Enter Hybrid Sedan in 24-hour Race

TOKYO — July 4, 2006: Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that it plans to compete in Japan's only round-the-clock semi-international racing event with a Lexus GS450h hybrid sedan. The grueling Tokachi 24-hour Race* race is set to take place at the Tokachi International Speedway in Hokkaido (in northern Japan ... Continue reading

The New Ford Focus Coupe Cabriolet Unveiled

The New Ford Focus Coupe Cabriolet Unveiled

THE NEW FORD FOCUS COUPE CABRIOLET - ROOF UP OR ROOF DOWN, IT'S STUNNING FORD FOCUS COUPÉ-CABRIOLET New four-seater Coupé-Cabriolet from Ford, on sale October Based on Vignale concept, first seen at the Paris Motor Show in 2004 Stylish and elegant – designed in Italy Two-piece folding metal roof takes 29sec ... Continue reading

Ethanol's Mandated Use as a Gasoline Additive May Be Contributing to Higher Gas Prices, Says Institute for Energy Research

Ethanol's Mandated Use as a Gasoline Additive May Be Contributing to Higher Gas Prices, Says Institute for Energy Research

HOUSTON, TX July 3, 2006; As America celebrates the 4th of July, politicians in Washington are talking about a different kind of independence: With gas and energy prices soaring -- and also driving up the costs of travel, food, and manufactured goods -- there is talk of energy independence. Tom Tanton -- a senior fello ... Continue reading

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum News Release - Museum offers ninth annual "Dry, Sweet and Classic" wine tasting

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum News Release - Museum offers ninth annual "Dry, Sweet and Classic" wine tasting

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE & PHOTO - 7/03/2006 CONTACT: Gran Roberts, For Immediate Release Marketing Director July 2006 (260) 925-1444 ext. 30 Museum offers ninth annual 'Dry, Sweet and Classic' wine tasting AUBURN - The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum's ninth annual wine tasting, "Dry, Sweet and Classic ... Continue reading

Cale Gale Looking Forward To Second Busch Race In Chicagoland

Cale Gale Looking Forward To Second Busch Race In Chicagoland

Cale Gale Looking Forward To Second Busch Race In Chicagoland Spartanburg, S.C. - Cale Gale is looking to make his second career NASCAR Busch Series start this weekend in the USG Durock 300, at Chicagoland Speedway. The 21 year old from Mobile, Alabama has one previous start in the Busch Series, occurring June 3rd at N ... Continue reading

Tyler Brown takes lead in Rookie standings

Tyler Brown takes lead in Rookie standings

For immediate release; July 3, 2006 Tyler Brown takes lead in Rookie standings Waterdown youngster takes the lead at Delaware Speedway WATERDOWN, ONTARIO –Last Friday was a pivotal night in the young career of 14-year-old stockcar driver Tyler Brown. Delaware hosted 27 Late Models with an influx of cars form upper ... Continue reading

Nissan Statement Viz GM

Nissan Statement Viz GM

TOKYO--July 3, 2006--The Board of Directors of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, met today. The meeting was chaired by Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn and included discussion on the events following the initiative taken by Tracinda Corporation regarding General Motors forming a new alliance with Renault and Nissan. The Boar ... Continue reading

Driver News - Mike Vincec Barrie Grand Prix Report

Driver News - Mike Vincec Barrie Grand Prix Report

Mike Vincec Barrie Grand Prix Report 225 laps! 2 Podiums! and a technical hiccup... The King of the Bay looks forward to Shining at Stars Stouffville, Ontario - July 02, 2006 That’s right & 225 laps and the Barrie Grand Prix, where racers navigate streets along the city’s waterfront, is no ... Continue reading

Send Them All To Philadelphia to Hear The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies

Send Them All To Philadelphia to Hear The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies

Snide&#8217;s Remarks: Happy July 4th to our American viewers and those others who love freedom and democracy around the world. I am taking the liberty (so to speak) to suggest what I believe should become a mandatory Independence Day event for the Members of both the Congress and Senate of the United States. Just last ... Continue reading

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