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Entigo and ARI Partner to Offer Aftermarket Service Solution

Entigo and ARI Partner to Offer Aftermarket Service Solution

Entigo and ARI Partner to Offer Aftermarket Service Solution Integrated Service Content, Order and Warranty Management Accelerate Customer Service, and Increase Dealer Effectiveness Milwaukee, WI and Vienna, VA, May 6, 2002 - ARI Network Services, Inc. (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of catalog-enabled business soluti ... Continue reading

Hooters: USAR Official Results

Hooters: USAR Official Results

----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Southers To: Tim Southers Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:59 PM Subject: USAR Official Results Naturally Fresh Dressings 250 Official Results USAR Hooters ProCup Series Winchester, Indiana Sunday May 5, 2002 Finish Start Car Driver Sponsor Make/Model Laps Winnings Remarks Pos Pos # ... Continue reading

Motorcar Parts Makes Preliminary Earnings Announcement

Motorcar Parts Makes Preliminary Earnings Announcement

TORRANCE, Calif.--May 6, 2002--Motorcar Parts & Accessories, Inc. (Internet billboard:MPAA) announced today that its net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 will be in excess of $7,000,000 or over $.90 per share per share (fully diluted). This compares to a net loss of ($4,102,000) or ($.63) per fully dilut ... Continue reading

Northrop, TRW take major step toward deal

Northrop, TRW take major step toward deal

NEW YORK, May 6 Reuters is reporting that TRW Inc. , a defense and autoparts company, on Monday ended weeks of acrimony with hostile bidder Northrop Grumman Corp. , by agreeing to share confidential information with Northrop that could result in a final takeover bid. Northrop, whose $6.7 billion bid for TRW has been re ... Continue reading

ADVISORY/Civic Tour and Boston's Rock Station WAAF to Award 2002 Honda Civic Si Custom Designed by Rock Band Incubus to a Greater Boston Area Fan

ADVISORY/Civic Tour and Boston's Rock Station WAAF to Award 2002 Honda Civic Si Custom Designed by Rock Band Incubus to a Greater Boston Area Fan

Asset Caption: Incubus with their customized 2002 Honda Civic Si Asset Caption: Web-ready logo Asset Caption: Media advisoryAsset Description: Word document Asset Caption: Downloadable headline & body textAsset Description: Text file containing headline & body text Entertainment/Popular Music/Photo/Assignment Editors A ... Continue reading

ADVISORY/Civic Tour and Radio Station Y-100 to Award 2002 Honda Civic Si Custom Designed by Rock Band Incubus to Philadelphia Fan

ADVISORY/Civic Tour and Radio Station Y-100 to Award 2002 Honda Civic Si Custom Designed by Rock Band Incubus to Philadelphia Fan

Asset Caption: Incubus with their customized 2002 Honda Civic Si Asset Caption: Web-ready logo Asset Caption: Media advisoryAsset Description: Word document Asset Caption: Downloadable headline & body textAsset Description: Text file containing headline & body text Entertainment Editors/Music Writers ADVISORY...for Sat ... Continue reading

Auto Club's Insurance Affiliate Bucks Trend During Lean Times; Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club Grows to 20th Largest Auto Insurer

Auto Club's Insurance Affiliate Bucks Trend During Lean Times; Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club Grows to 20th Largest Auto Insurer

LOS ANGELES--May 6, 2002--Despite a poor underwriting environment in 2001, the Automobile Club of Southern California's affiliated Interinsurance Exchange continued to grow and now is ranked by A.M. Best among the 20 largest insurers of private passenger autos in the nation. In addition, A.M. Best recently affirmed the ... Continue reading

Auto Club's Insurance Affiliate Bucks Trend During Lean Times; Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club Grows to 20th Largest Auto Insurer

Auto Club's Insurance Affiliate Bucks Trend During Lean Times; Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club Grows to 20th Largest Auto Insurer

LOS ANGELES--May 6, 2002--Despite a poor underwriting environment in 2001, the Automobile Club of Southern California's affiliated Interinsurance Exchange continued to grow and now is ranked by A.M. Best among the 20 largest insurers of private passenger autos in the nation. In addition, A.M. Best recently affirmed the ... Continue reading

Fw: USAR Winchester Race Story

Fw: USAR Winchester Race Story

----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Southers To: Tim Southers Cc: bslemons@earthlink.net Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 11:56 AM Subject: USAR Winchester Race Story For Immediate Release Tim Southers USAR Media Relations (770) 719-0204 usar@bellsouth.net www.usarprocup.com Ross Wins at Winchester Speedway Winchester, IN ... Continue reading

GP Strategies Reports Private Equity Sales of $9.3 Million

GP Strategies Reports Private Equity Sales of $9.3 Million

NEW YORK--May 6, 2002--GP Strategies Corporation , a leader in workforce development and technical and soft skills training, today announced it has received an aggregate of $9.3 million from private placements of its equity securities. Investors include an affiliate of Equity Group Investments, L.L.C. ("EGI"), a Chicag ... Continue reading

GreenMan Technologies, Inc. Reports Sixth Consecutive Profitable Quarter; Second Quarter Revenue Increases 21 Percent; Operating Profit Increases 138 Percent

GreenMan Technologies, Inc. Reports Sixth Consecutive Profitable Quarter; Second Quarter Revenue Increases 21 Percent; Operating Profit Increases 138 Percent

LYNNFIELD, Mass.--May 6, 2002--GreenMan Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GMTI) (BSE: GMY) today announced results for its second quarter ended March 31, 2002. "We are pleased to report our sixth profitable quarter in a row, especially during a period which is historically our slowest due to seasonal factors" said Bob Davis, ... Continue reading

MAII Holdings' Car Rental Direct Subsidiary Enters Into Agreement to Acquire the Assets of a Discount Rent-a-Car Franchisee in Phoenix, Arizona

MAII Holdings' Car Rental Direct Subsidiary Enters Into Agreement to Acquire the Assets of a Discount Rent-a-Car Franchisee in Phoenix, Arizona

LOS ANGELES--May 6, 2002--Car Rental Direct, Inc. (CRD), the fast growing automobile rental subsidiary of MAII Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:MAII), announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the operating assets of a Discount Rent-a-Car franchisee in the greater Phoenix/Scottsdale area. The ... Continue reading

Multimedia Available: Civic Tour and Boston's Rock Station WAAF to Award 2002 Honda Civic Si Custom Designed by Rock Band Incubus to a Greater Boston Area Fan

Multimedia Available: Civic Tour and Boston's Rock Station WAAF to Award 2002 Honda Civic Si Custom Designed by Rock Band Incubus to a Greater Boston Area Fan

-- Civic Tour, an American Honda Motor Co. Inc. owned entertainment property, will give one lucky WAAF (107.3 FM) listener the keys to an all-new Honda Civic Si, customized and autographed by Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, Kilmore, Dirk Lance and Jose Pasillas of the rock band Incubus, who will be headlining the sold-out ... Continue reading

price discount for new tld extensions

price discount for new tld extensions

New Domain Extensions are Now Affordable Dear sir/madam, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [ICANN] has recently approved the addition of new extensions to the internet domain space. The new domain names will offer much-needed competition in the domain market. Consumers will be able to choose from ... Continue reading

Rubber Technology International Signs Agreement With Recovery Technologies Group

Rubber Technology International Signs Agreement With Recovery Technologies Group

LOS ANGELES--May 6, 2002--Rubber Technology International, Inc. (OTCBB:RTEKE) ("RTI") announced today that the Company has reached an agreement with Recovery Technologies Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("RTG"), for the lease of RTI's Los Angeles facility and the equipment located in that facility. The decision to ... Continue reading

Rubber Technology International Signs Agreement With Recovery Technologies Group

Rubber Technology International Signs Agreement With Recovery Technologies Group

LOS ANGELES--May 6, 2002--Rubber Technology International, Inc. (OTCBB:RTEKE) ("RTI") announced today that the Company has reached an agreement with Recovery Technologies Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("RTG"), for the lease of RTI's Los Angeles facility and the equipment located in that facility. The decision to ... Continue reading

Valeo Announces That Union Members Approved Revisions to Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc. Collective Bargaining Agreement

Valeo Announces That Union Members Approved Revisions to Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc. Collective Bargaining Agreement

PARIS--May 6, 2002--Valeo (Paris: FR; OTC: VLEEY) today announced that members of Local 509 IUE-CWA voted to approve revisions to the Union's collective bargaining agreement with Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc. (VESI) at the Rochester (New York) facility. The contract changes include: - Instituting multiple attrition pr ... Continue reading

Fw: USAR Northern Points

Fw: USAR Northern Points

----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Southers To: Tim Southers Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:55 PM Subject: USAR Northern Points USAR Hooters ProCup Series Northern Division Points as of May 6, 2002 1. Brian Ross 485** 2. Forrest Urban 404 3. Mardy Lindley 393* 3. Jay Fogleman 393 5. ... Continue reading

MAII Holdings' Car Rental Direct Subsidiary Enters Into Agreement to Acquire the Assets of a Discount Rent-a-Car Franchisee in Phoenix, Arizona

MAII Holdings' Car Rental Direct Subsidiary Enters Into Agreement to Acquire the Assets of a Discount Rent-a-Car Franchisee in Phoenix, Arizona

LOS ANGELES--May 6, 2002--Car Rental Direct, Inc. (CRD), the fast growing automobile rental subsidiary of MAII Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:MAII), announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the operating assets of a Discount Rent-a-Car franchisee in the greater Phoenix/Scottsdale area. The ... Continue reading

America's Car-Mart, Inc. Reaches Agreement to Sell Mortgage Lender Subsidiary; Company Completes $3.8 Million Sale of Precision IBC Subsidiary

America's Car-Mart, Inc. Reaches Agreement to Sell Mortgage Lender Subsidiary; Company Completes $3.8 Million Sale of Precision IBC Subsidiary

IRVING, Texas--May 6, 2002--America's Car-Mart, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its 80% interest in Concorde Acceptance Corporation, a residential mortgage lender. Under the terms of the agreement, the buyer, which is made up of Concorde's senior management team, will pay approximately $2. ... Continue reading

Delphi Advances Electric Brake-By-Wire Technology

Delphi Advances Electric Brake-By-Wire Technology

TROY, Mich., May 6 -- Delphi Corp. announced today that it is continuing to advance development of the next generation of electric brake-by-wire technologies to make them commercially viable for future passenger vehicles. The Ohio Department of Development, through a Technology Action Fund grant, awarded the collaborat ... Continue reading

MSN Develops Custom Ad to Launch 2003 Ford Expedition

MSN Develops Custom Ad to Launch 2003 Ford Expedition

J. Walter Thompson and MSN Collaborate on Online Ad to Boost Impact of Ford Campaign REDMOND, Wash., May 6 - The MSN® network of Internet services, the world's leading Internet destination, today launched a newly designed, unique and highly interactive ad to help launch and promote the 2003 Ford Expedition in the Unit ... Continue reading

Raceline Weekend Update

Raceline Weekend Update

Congratulations to this week's winners Jason Keller and Tony Stewart • The Winston Cup Series takes Mother's Day weekend off, but the Busch Teams are running on Saturday at New Hampshire. We'll preview the Busch 200 this week on RACELINE. •We'll take you into the garage at the Lowes Motor Speedway for this ... Continue reading

Mothers of Men and Women Fighting the War on Terrorism To Be Honored at NASCAR Busch Series Race in New Hampshire

Mothers of Men and Women Fighting the War on Terrorism To Be Honored at NASCAR Busch Series Race in New Hampshire

MOORESVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--May 6, 2002--It can never be said that NASCAR is not a patriotic sport. Just watch a race on Saturday and Sunday and watch 500 men stand at attention for the National Anthem and stare up at the sky with chill bumps on their arms as U.S. military jets perform the flyover. Wit ... Continue reading

World-Famous BorgWarner Trophy to Honor Winner at Indy

World-Famous BorgWarner Trophy to Honor Winner at Indy

CHICAGO, May 6 - As the calendar turns to May, thoughts of racing fans all over turn to the world-class racing spectacle that will close out the month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Yesterday's Opening Day will be followed by weekends of practice and qualifying, and there's never a dull moment this month at Indy. ... Continue reading

Claims Survey Finds There's No Place Like Home - for Vehicle Crashes

Claims Survey Finds There's No Place Like Home - for Vehicle Crashes

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio, May 6 It has been said that home is where the heart is. Well, according to a survey by Progressive Insurance, one of the largest auto insurance companies in the country, home is also where vehicle crashes are most likely to occur. The survey found that 52 percent of reported crashes occurred fiv ... Continue reading

Questor Partners Fund II Agrees to Acquire ASC Incorporated

Questor Partners Fund II Agrees to Acquire ASC Incorporated

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 6 -- ASC Incorporated and Questor Management Company, LLC announced today that Questor Partners Fund II, L.P. and other funds managed by Questor have agreed to acquire ASC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ASC, headquartered in Southgate, MI, is a leading North American Tier 1 supplie ... Continue reading

Advanced Engine Technologies Steps Up Testing of The OX2 Engine After Recent Positive Test Results

Advanced Engine Technologies Steps Up Testing of The OX2 Engine After Recent Positive Test Results

LOS ANGELES, May 6-- Advanced Engine Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has successfully completed early phase testing of its innovative OX2 internal combustion engine. During testing, its OX2 test engine #2 created 135 lb ft of torque, resulting in 16.8 horsepower at 650 rpm -- one-third the typical idle speed ... Continue reading

Timken Introduces New Packaging for IsoClass Metric 30000 Series

Timken Introduces New Packaging for IsoClass Metric 30000 Series

CANTON, Ohio, May 6 -- The Timken Company is introducing a new design for its IsoClass(TM) metric 30000 series packaging. The design is consistent with the rest of the company's aftermarket product packaging, which was introduced in 1999. The transition will be completed by early 2003. The company introduced its Timken ... Continue reading

Cadalog Releases World's Largest Native, Feature Based Parts Library

Cadalog Releases World's Largest Native, Feature Based Parts Library

BELLINGHAM, Wash.--May 6, 2002--A new release of PartsNow!, available from Cadalog, Inc. (formerly EMT Software), can create several million standard and manufacturer-specific parts such as bearings, fasteners, and steel shapes from inside Autodesk Inventor(R) 5.3. Cadalog, Inc. claims this is the world's largest parts ... Continue reading

BMW Group Selects Manugistics to Create Advanced Global Transportation Network

BMW Group Selects Manugistics to Create Advanced Global Transportation Network

SAN DIEGO, Calif.--May 6, 2002--Today from enVISION 2002, Manugistics Group, Inc. , the leading global provider of Enterprise Profit Optimization (EPO)(TM) solutions that help companies enhance margins by lowering costs and improving revenues across their supply-demand networks, announced that BMW Group - one of the wo ... Continue reading

Spartan Motors Announces Special Cash Dividend

Spartan Motors Announces Special Cash Dividend

The following is information regarding Spartan Motors, Inc. . If you have any questions, please call Jeff Lambert or Ben Buursma at 616.233.0500. Thank you for your interest in Spartan. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Spartan Motors Announces Special Cas ... Continue reading

Goodyear Increases Ownership Share in Slovenia's Sava Tires

Goodyear Increases Ownership Share in Slovenia's Sava Tires

AKRON, Ohio, May 6, In a move that further strengthens its position in the growing Eastern European market, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has acquired an additional 20 percent stake in Sava Tires d.o.o., a joint venture tire manufacturing company in Kranj, Slovenia. Goodyear now owns 80 percent of the rapidly expa ... Continue reading

California Senate's bill to cut tailpipe exhaust could force higher fuel efficiency standards

California Senate's bill to cut tailpipe exhaust could force higher fuel efficiency standards

May 6, 2002 SACRAMENTO, Calif. AP reports that the California Senate has passed the nation's first bill to limit carbon dioxide emissions from vehicle exhaust -- a bow to fears of global warming, and a move automakers say might force them to sell more fuel-efficient vehicles. Environmentalists and many senators, hoping ... Continue reading

Volkswagen 1st-qtr profit falls 24% on lower sales

Volkswagen 1st-qtr profit falls 24% on lower sales

May 6, 2002 Wolfsburg, Germany -- Bloomberg News Isis reporting that "Volkswagen AG's first-quarter profit fell 24 percent as demand for its two best-selling models declined. The shares rose as much as 4.7 percent as the carmaker reiterated it expects to match 2001's earnings. Europe's largest carmaker's net income fel ... Continue reading

Alderman Fourth & Skuza Fifth

Alderman Fourth & Skuza Fifth

Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Notes & Quotes ­ May 2, 2002 TELEVISION TIMES: (ALL TIMES EASTERN) QUALIFYING: Sat., May 4; 9-11 p.m.; ESPN2 FINAL ROUND: Sun., May 5; 5:30 p.m. ­ 7:30 p.m.; ESPN2 REPEAT: Tues., May 5; 11:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; ESPN2 COMMERCE, Ga. ... Continue reading

Korea-Imported Cars Likely to Total 12,000 This Year

Korea-Imported Cars Likely to Total 12,000 This Year

Korea Times Special To The Auto Channel Kim Ki-tae Staff Reporter "Imported cars are expected to return to the market position they held prior to the financial crisis, after posting a series of record sales. According to the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association, they sold 1,371 units in April, breaking ... Continue reading

Fiat's Domestic Market Continues Shrinkage

Fiat's Domestic Market Continues Shrinkage

MILAN, May 6 Reuters has reported that the struggling Italian carmaker Fiat (Milan:FIA.MI - news) saw its share of the domestic market market shrink sharply in March and April just as it is trying to turn around its loss-making operations. Figures from the Transport Ministry on Monday showed Fiat group sales in April t ... Continue reading

S&P Global Credit Markets Digest -- European Update

S&P Global Credit Markets Digest -- European Update

NEW YORK--May 6, 2002--Here is the current lineup of top articles and research from Standard & Poor's Credit Information Services: COMING UP: -- Manufactured Housing ABS Update: A Turnaround Delayed -- Gaining a Competitive Advantage Through Credit-Risk Management in a Basel Context -- Can Bermuda Reinsurance Startups ... Continue reading

Fiat's Domestic Market Continues Shrinkage

Fiat's Domestic Market Continues Shrinkage

MILAN, May 6 Reuters has reported that the struggling Italian carmaker Fiat saw its share of the domestic market market shrink sharply in March and April just as it is trying to turn around its loss-making operations. Figures from the Transport Ministry on Monday showed Fiat group sales in April totalled 61,340, down 2 ... Continue reading

GM's Saab scraps planned sport utility vehicle-WSJ

GM's Saab scraps planned sport utility vehicle-WSJ

NEW YORK, May 6 Reuters reported that General Motors Corp.'s Saab unit has given up plans for a seven-passenger sport-utility vehicle because of worries that developing it would require too much investment and not generate enough returns, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday. The proposed ve ... Continue reading

German Industrial Union on Strike-Auto Workers Walk

German Industrial Union on Strike-Auto Workers Walk

STUTTGART, Germany, AP is reporting that the first strike by Germany's largest industrial union in seven years moved into full gear Monday as thousands of auto workers joined the stoppage, which many fear could slow the recovery of Europe's biggest economy. The 2.7 million-member IG Metall union called on 50,000 worker ... Continue reading

Mother's Day Weekend feature material from Dodge Motorsports. Dri ver Hut Stricklin

Mother's Day Weekend feature material from Dodge Motorsports. Dri ver Hut Stricklin

<<...OLE_Obj...>> <<...OLE_Obj...>> Monday, May 6, 2002 Ray Cooper Dodge notes and quotes. Golin/Harris International Mother's Day Weekend Feature. 803-466-9085 HUT STRICKLIN (No. 23 Hills Bros Coffee Dodge Intrepid R/T) NOTE: Growing up in Calera, Ala., Hut Stricklin's mother, Vivian, was known as a dare devil. She en ... Continue reading

SCCA ProRally - Final News and Results - Rim of the World

SCCA ProRally - Final News and Results - Rim of the World

The press release text included below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, or if you wish to opt out of these distributions, please send your request to: sccaprorally@aol.com. For immediate release 04 May, 2002 SCCA® ProRallysm Cha ... Continue reading

#41 Target Richmond race report

#41 Target Richmond race report

Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing, 704/662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2002 TEAM TARGET SCORES TOP-10 FINISH IN RICHMOND Spencer moves up to 20th position in Winston Cup championship points RICHMOND, Va. (May 5, 2002) - The Target Dodge Intrepid R/T driven by Jimmy Spencer finis ... Continue reading

#40 Coors Light Richmond race report

#40 Coors Light Richmond race report

Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing, 704/662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2002 COORS LIGHT DODGE FINISHES 11th IN RICHMOND Marlin remains first in the Winston Cup championship points race RICHMOND, Va. (May 5, 2002) - Sterling Marlin drove the Coors Light Dodge Intrepid R/T to an 1 ... Continue reading

CooperKatz Wins Carrier Corporation, Volvo Assignments

CooperKatz Wins Carrier Corporation, Volvo Assignments

NEW YORK, May 6 -- Touring a high-tech concept car and celebrating the hundredth anniversary of a great invention are the basis of two new assignments for marketing/public relations firm CooperKatz & Company. For Volvo Cars of North America, CooperKatz will execute a six-city media tour of the Volvo Safety Concept Car, ... Continue reading

Universal Automotive Industries, Inc. Announces Record First Quarter Results

Universal Automotive Industries, Inc. Announces Record First Quarter Results

ALSIP, Ill., May 6 -- Universal Automotive Industries, Inc., today announced that first quarter 2002 net sales increased 10.1% to $17.6 million compared to the first quarter of 2001 sales of $16.0 million. The Company's core brake parts business experienced strong growth fueled by increased economic activity and expans ... Continue reading

Feeling Mixed at Daewoo's Overseas Arms - Korean Viewpoint Of GM Buyout

Feeling Mixed at Daewoo's Overseas Arms - Korean Viewpoint Of GM Buyout

Korean Tomes Kim Ki-tae Staff Reporter Special To The Auto Channel As General Motors dropped 12 of Daewoo's overseas branches from its shopping basket, out of the total 45, mixed reactions are being reported from Daewoo's worldwide subsidiaries. Responding to news of the takeover, the U.S. car dealer group issued a sta ... Continue reading

THe Japanese Are TACH'n On Broadband

THe Japanese Are TACH'n On Broadband

Friday, May 3, 2002 at 10:30 JST TOKYO &#8212; The number of subscribers to digital subscriber line (DSL) high-speed Internet access services totaled 2,378,795 at the end of March, an increase of 302,493 over a month earlier, the telecommunications ministry said Thursday. DSL services offer high-speed Internet access v ... Continue reading

Infiniti Powers Three Drivers in Top Ten at Indy Opening Day [May 05, 02]

Infiniti Powers Three Drivers in Top Ten at Indy Opening Day [May 05, 02]

Indianapolis, Ind. (May 5, 2002) &#8211; Three of the six Infiniti drivers entered in the 86th running of the Indianapolis 500 were in the top ten of the speed charts during Opening Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Eddie Cheever Jr. was the fastest Infiniti driver, turning the fifth and sixth fastest speeds of t ... Continue reading

Alderman Drives to POWERade Semifinals

Alderman Drives to POWERade Semifinals

Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Notes & Quotes ­ May 5, 2002 TELEVISION TIMES: (ALL TIMES EASTERN) FINAL ROUND: Sun., May 5; 5:30 p.m ­ 7:30 p.m.; ESPN2 REPEAT: Sun., May 5; 11:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; ESPN2 COMMERCE, Ga. -- Mopar Parts NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Ser ... Continue reading

Hardeeville Motor Speedway Race Results

Hardeeville Motor Speedway Race Results

Contact: Todd Fisher (843) 784-RACE -- For Immediate Release Speedo the Clown and Exciting Racing Action at the Hardeeville Motor Speedway HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (May 4, 2002) - Speedo the Clown entertained both race fans young and old alike Saturday night as The Beasley Agency sponsored an exciting night of racing at the H ... Continue reading

LEBANON VALLEY Results

LEBANON VALLEY Results

HEARN STILL UNDEFEATED AT LEBANON VALLEY IN '02 COLLINS CAPTURES 1ST IN SPORTSMAN May 4, 2002 WEST LEBANON, NY - Brett Hearn continued his domination in the DIRT modified division by posting his third straight victory Saturday night. Hearn also picked up an extra five hundred bucks by winning a special six-lap dash for ... Continue reading

NASCAR Winston Cup Notes and Quotes from Richmond. Jeremy Ma yfield leads the way for Dodge.

NASCAR Winston Cup Notes and Quotes from Richmond. Jeremy Ma yfield leads the way for Dodge.

Sunday, May 5, 2002 Ray Cooper Richmond International Raceway Golin/Harris International Dodge Notes and Quotes. 803-466-9085 WARD BURTON (No. 22 Caterpillar Dodge Intrepid R/T) "It looks like the transmission broke. It's unfortunate for us. We've struggled a little bit the last month or so, but nobody is giving up on ... Continue reading

JEFF GORDON TOP CHEVY FINISHER IN RICHMOND CRASHFEST

JEFF GORDON TOP CHEVY FINISHER IN RICHMOND CRASHFEST

TEAM MONTE CARLO NOTES AND QUOTES PONTIAC EXCITEMENT 400 RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY 2002 NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2002 Contact: Judy Stropus ­ 203-438-0501 (cell 203-788-5863) JEFF GORDON TOP CHEVY FINISHER IN RICHMOND CRASHFEST JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO (seventh, first Chevr ... Continue reading

Dale Jr. Quotes From Richmond and Points

Dale Jr. Quotes From Richmond and Points

TEAM MONTE CARLO NOTES AND QUOTES PONTIAC EXCITEMENT 400 RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY 2002 NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2002 Contact: Judy Stropus ­ 203-438-0501 (cell 203-788-5863) DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 8 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO, spun on lap 148 in turn four and slammed into the wall, damagin ... Continue reading

Dodge NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race notes/quotes from St. Louis

Dodge NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race notes/quotes from St. Louis

<<...OLE_Obj...>> Sunday, May 5, 2002 Gateway Int'l Raceway - St. Louis, MO Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 Race Results Patrick Mason Golin/Harris International 773-593-2044 TED MUSGRAVE (No. 1 Mopar Performance Parts Dodge Ram) NOTE: Musgrave was the fastest qualifying Dodge Ram (Third - 34.775 sec, 129 ... Continue reading

#21 Giaffone Indy 500 May 5 Practice

#21 Giaffone Indy 500 May 5 Practice

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Felipe Giaffone #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Chevrolet G-Force 86th Indianapolis 500 - Practice Notes/Quotes - Sunday, May 5, 2002 Indianapolis Motor Speedway - 2.5-Mile Oval Round 5 of 15 on the 2002 Indy Racing League Felipe Giaffone and th ... Continue reading

#17 Kanaan Indy 500 May 5 Practice

#17 Kanaan Indy 500 May 5 Practice

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #17 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Chevrolet G-Force 86th Indianapolis 500 - Practice Notes/Quotes - Sunday, May 5, 2002 Indianapolis Motor Speedway - 2.5-Mile Oval Round 5 of 15 on the 2002 Indy Racing League Tony Kanaan and the #17 Ho ... Continue reading

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - Finals from Heartland Park Topeka

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - Finals from Heartland Park Topeka

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA, TOPEKA, KAN. Sunday, May 05, 2002 JONES, STIDHAM MAKE FIRST TRIP TO WINNER'S CIRCLE IN TOPEKA TOPEKA, Kan. - Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD) driver Paul Jones and Top Alcohol Funny Car (TAFC) pilot Jackie Stidham both visi ... Continue reading

NHRA LODRS - Mission Raceway Park (Sunday)

NHRA LODRS - Mission Raceway Park (Sunday)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION MISSION RACEWAY PARK SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2002 LORDCO AUTO PARTS B.C. NATIONALS POSTPONED TILL JUNE Mission, B.C. - The Lordco Auto Parts B.C. Nationals at Mission Raceway Park has been postponed till June 21-23 due to scattered showers. "This is th ... Continue reading

Hayden Completes Sweep at Sears Point Raceway

Hayden Completes Sweep at Sears Point Raceway

Contact: John Cardinale Sears Point Raceway (707) 938-8448 X107 Honda's Hayden Sweeps AMA Supercuts Superbike Challenge Doubleheader at Sears Point Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Honda's Nicky Hayden completed a doubleheader sweep Sunday of the AMA Supercuts Superbike Challenge, presented by Honda of Milp ... Continue reading

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