Sunday, June 5, 2011

Nationwide Series - Tire Woes Spoil Night For Elliott Sadler And OneMain Financial Team At Chicago

JOLIET, June 5, 2011: The NASCAR Nationwide Series roared into the Windy City for the STP 300 where Elliott Sadler and the No. 2 OneMain Financial team were in contention for the win before right-front tire issues spoiled the night. Sadler and the Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team started the 200-lap event from the outside ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Roush Fenway Solid At Kansas

KANSAS CITY, June 5, 2011: Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth led the Roush Fenway effort with fifth and sixth-place finishes in Sunday’s STP 400 Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway. Greg Biffle finished 10th and David Ragan was 13th to place all four Roush Fenway Fords inside the top 15. Edwards led 29 laps in the race ... Continue reading

Cupcake Convertible Car at 60th Annual Sun Fun Festival in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

cupcake convertible car at the 60th Annual Sun Fun Festival in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Myrtle Beach area, popularly known as the Grand Strand, stretches from Little River to Pawleys Island, comprising 12 distinct cities along the South Carolina coast. ... Continue reading

2011 Volvo XC60 T6 R-Design - RoadTest Review

2011 Volvo XC60 T6 R-Design Volvo's press events are always noteworthy for the amount of seat time involved. Some other manufacturers may have as little as an hour or two of drive time, and four or five is typical, with a couple hundred miles of mostly back roads covered. Volvo's recent "2011 XC Adventure" was anything ... Continue reading

NHRA Funny Car - Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang Loses Round One By A Nose

Englishtown, June 5, 2011: Four-thousandths of a second blocked Bob Tasca III from getting out of the first round of eliminations at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Tasca, the defending event winner, hoped luck would swing his way for his hometown crowd – but while his team’s pit area was crowded with guest ... Continue reading

Continental Tire Series - Gleason Brothers Win Thriller At Watkins Glen

WATKINS GLEN, June 5, 2011: The rookies only led one lap, but it was the one that counted. And to make it even more of a storybook ending, they came from the rear to boot. The Gleason brothers — Chris Gleason Jr. of Wayne, Pa. and Kevin Gleason of Johnstown, Pa. ... Continue reading

Grand Am - GAINSCO, Gurney And Fogerty Finish Third At The Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 4, 2011) — GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, closed out the first half of the 2011 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season with a much-needed podium finish in Saturday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen where the team finished third in the No. 9 ... Continue reading

Grand Am GT - Segal, Assentato And Cosmo Finish Third At The Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 4, 2011) – Jeff Segal, co-driving with Emil Assentato and Guy Cosmo, made a major move in the 2011 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series GT Championship standings with a hard-earned third-place finish in the No. 69 FXDD/SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 GT in Saturday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The ... Continue reading

POWRi - Pickens Wins 2nd Straight In POWRi/BMARA Midgets, Felker Triumphs In 600cc Micros At Peoria

PEORIA, June 5, 2011: Michael Pickens held off Brad Loyet in the closing laps to take his second straight feature victory in a POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget//Badger Midget Auto Racing Association co-sanctioned event Saturday at Peoria Speedway. Loyet, of Sunset Hills, Mo., climbed from 10th starting position to secon ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Events - How To Order Pay-Per-View Broadcast Of Prelude To The Dream

ROSSBURG, June 5, 2011: If you can’t make the drive to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 8 to see the seventh annual Prelude to the Dream in person, don’t worry. Beginning Monday, June 6, race fans across the nation will have their first opportunity to order the charity all-star race on pa ... Continue reading

NHRA Pro Mod - Troy Coughlin Disappointed With Early Exit From E-town

ENGLISHTOWN, June 5, 2011: After a season-best result at the last stop of the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Troy Coughlin was pumped up about this weekend's 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals. But some gremlins in his JEGS.com Pontiac's electronics left him outside the elimination field with a best pass ... Continue reading

2012 BMW 1 Series First Look - It's Official Now!

2012 BMW 1 Series, First official look at the details and pictures from Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor, The Auto Channel ... Continue reading

VRA Sprint Car - Niemela Produces Strong Fourth In Pro Sprints Main At Ventura

Ventura California, June 5, 2011: The Markus Niemela Experience rolled into Ventura Raceway last evening to produce a series of strong performances in the #69 Steve Watt Enterprises/Maxwell Industries 360, netting a second in the ten lap heat, and a fourth in the main. Niemela, who is currently the only Finnish driver ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Harleys To Race In August At IMS

INDIANAPOLIS, June 4, 2011: The thunder of Harley-Davidson V-Twin engines will roar around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this summer as the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 division will compete at the fourth annual Red Bull Indianapolis GP on Aug. 26-28. It will be the Brickyard debut for AMA Pro Racing's newest class, ... Continue reading

FIA GP3 - Daly Completes Solid Test in Hungary

Noblesville, June 4, 2011: MAZDASPEED driver Conor Daly, second-generation formula car racer, put the wraps on an excellent 2 days of GP3 Series testing at the famed Hungaroring track located outside of Budapest, Hungary. Most drivers set their best times in the morning of the second day as the afternoon session was cu ... Continue reading

POWRi - Pickens wins POWRi/BMARA Midgets, Beckinger Takes 600cc Outlaw Micros At Fayette County

BROWNSTOWN, June 4, 2011: New Zealand’s Michael Pickens led all 30 laps en route to a runaway feature victory Friday in a POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series/Badger Midget Auto Racing Assocation co-sanctioned event at Fayette County Speedway. Pickens, a three-time New Zealand and two-time Australian Speedcar Su ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Formula DRIFT Makes Impressive Debut at Palm Beach International Raceway

JUPITER, June 4, 2011: Activity was non-stop at Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR) on Friday with the opening practice and qualifying sessions for Formula DRIFT – Round 3: Invasion. Fans packed the grandstands and watched as nearly 100 drifters wheel race cars into tight turns inches apart, spinning and smoki ... Continue reading

German Auto Manufacturers Support HomePlug

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance announced support from Germany's major car manufacturers Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen for its HomePlug Technology. For electric vehicles to be widely accepted, they must integrate into existing and emerging charging infrastructures, connected to the smart grid. ... Continue reading

Protect Your Boats, Cars, Motorcycles and RVs This Hurricane Season

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts an above-normal hurricane season this year, with as many as 10 hurricanes forming over the Atlantic Ocean. Progressive car insurance reminds boaters, bikers and drivers that it is important to prepare early and create a plan for what y ... Continue reading

Insurance Association Celebrates the Next Generation of Industry Talent Through $10K in Scholarships

The Chicago chapter of the National African-American Insurance Association (NAAIA) recently held its 5th Annual Spring Benefit & Scholarship Luncheon. Themed The Road Ahead, the event highlighted NAAIA Chicago's successes and 2011 agenda, including the expansion of its internship program targeted at high school juniors ... Continue reading

DuPont Performance Coatings Uses an Interactive Approach for Southeast Toyota Dealers Lean Learning

The DuPont Performance Services team provided the first two courses in a series related to Lean Thinking & Continuous Improvement for Toyota Dealership Collision Repair Shops, Southeast Toyota Distributors Port Processing Facilities and Southeast Toyota Consultants. ... Continue reading

Goodyear and National Tire Safety Week Perfect Together

They're all too often neglected, abused and ignored. But this week, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is urging everyone to show a more caring attitude toward their tires. National Tire Safety Week, held June 5-11, is a time to remind drivers of the simple steps they can take to ensure their tires are safe and in good ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Past and Present at Greenwich Concours

Mercedes-Benz USA debuts the brand's brightest stars at the 16th Annual Greenwich Concours d' Elegance from June 4-5, 2011 including the all new 2012 C-Class Coupe. The event features rare vehicles from past and present and benefits Americares, the private, non-profit relief and humanitarian aid organization. ... Continue reading