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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Sprint Cup - Kenseth Qualifies P1 At Daytona

Sprint Cup - Kenseth Qualifies P1 At Daytona

Daytona, Jul. 7, 2012: Roush Fenway Racing continued its recent dominance at Daytona International Speedway, with Matt Kenseth taking pole for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400. He will look to become the first driver in 30 years to win both Sprint Cup events at DIS in the same season. Kenseth turned a fast lap of 46.78 ( ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Alonso Qualifies P1 For British GP

FIA F1 - Alonso Qualifies P1 For British GP

Drivers: 1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing), 3 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) Q: Fernando first pole since 2010, very difficult to get it right today, especially with that long delay in Q2. What was the secret though at the end? Fernando Alonso: No secret. I think it’s tricky conditi ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Alonso Fastest In Final Practice

FIA F1 - Alonso Fastest In Final Practice

Silverstone, Jul. 7, 2012: Fernando Alonso staked his claim to the British Grand Prix as the good weather returned to Silverstone for final practice on Saturday morning. Last year’s winner lapped his Ferrari in 1m 32.167s to go 0.153 faster than Jenson Button’s McLaren. The 2009 champion posted 1m 32.320s to ... Continue reading

FIA GP3 - Pace Electronics To Sponsor Conor Daly

FIA GP3 - Pace Electronics To Sponsor Conor Daly

Sodus, Jul. 6, 2012: New York based, PACE Electronics will back American race car driver Conor Daly for the rest of the 2012 season. It is a return to open wheel racing for PACE Electronics founder and motorsports enthusiast, Pat Kehoe, who is a former team owner at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The motorsports plat ... Continue reading

FIA GP3 - Daly Silverstone Preview

FIA GP3 - Daly Silverstone Preview

Silverstone, Jul. 6, 2012: American race car driver Conor Daly goes to Silverstone this weekend with just one mission to be accomplished - execute a clean race weekend on one of his favorite race tracks. At the last two events, Monaco and Valencia, Daly received a 10 place grid penalty at each event for incidents durin ... Continue reading

Grand Am DP - GAINSCO Leads Late, Produces First Podium In Three Months

Grand Am DP - GAINSCO Leads Late, Produces First Podium In Three Months

Gurney sets fastest race lap, as team earns first podium in more than three months WATKINS GLEN, July 6, 2012: GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, scored a finish they needed but not quite the result they wanted Saturday in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen where the No. 99 GAIN ... Continue reading

NHRA Pro Stock - Coughlin Jr. Sees Light Of Progress

NHRA Pro Stock - Coughlin Jr. Sees Light Of Progress

CHICAGO, Jul. 6, 2012: The individual pieces are showing a lot of promise for Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the JEGS / Mopar Dodge Avenger, the next step is to blend all that potential into a few round wins on Sunday. Coughlin lost to No. 1 qualifier Allen Johnson in the first round of Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA ... Continue reading

Lucas Oil Off Road - Stronghold Shreds Utah

Lucas Oil Off Road - Stronghold Shreds Utah

Riverside, Jul. 6, 2012: The Stronghold Motorsports Monster Energy/ WalkerEvansRacing.com short course off road race team takes on the tight, technical track at Utah's Miller Motorsports Park and comes away with a pair of podium finishes as well as a firm hold on the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series ProLite title chase ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Stewart Daytona Preview

Sprint Cup - Stewart Daytona Preview

KANNAPOLIS, Jul. 6, 2012: Tony Stewart has been racing at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway since February 1996 when he qualified a Pontiac for car owner Harry Ranier in the season-opening NASCAR Nationwide Series race. Since then, Stewart has competed on Daytona’s 2.5-mile oval 70 times and on its 3.56-mile r ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Franchitti Tops First Practice At Toronto

IndyCar - Franchitti Tops First Practice At Toronto

TORONTO, Jul. 6, 2012: Dario Franchitti came away from the 2011 Honda Indy Toronto with a 55-point lead over Will Power in the IZOD IndyCar Series championship standings, which was a determining factor in securing his third consecutive title. Sitting eighth in the title chase entering the 85-lap race July 8 on the 1.75 ... Continue reading

Ford Drives into New Orleans for Fourth Consecutive Year as Exclusive Automotive Partner of 2012 Essence Music Festival

Ford Drives into New Orleans for Fourth Consecutive Year as Exclusive Automotive Partner of 2012 Essence Music Festival

Ford will take part in the 2012 Essence Music Festival for the fourth consecutive year as the exclusive automotive partner of the event. The festival has been billed as the largest African American music and culture event in the U.S. that regularly attracts a quarter-million attendees a year. Ford continues to enhance ... Continue reading

All Stand Please for the MINI Horn Section

All Stand Please for the MINI Horn Section

MINI and the London Philharmonic Orchestra Honk Team GB to victory In support of Team GB, MINI has teamed up with the London Philharmonic Orchestra ahead of the London 2012 Games to create a rousing rendition of God Save the Queen using just MINI horns. The MINI Orchestra was made up of nine musicians from the London P ... Continue reading

GreenTech Automotive Unveils Revolutionary All-Electric MyCar, Marks Creation of 426 Manufacturing Jobs in Mississippi

GreenTech Automotive Unveils Revolutionary All-Electric MyCar, Marks Creation of 426 Manufacturing Jobs in Mississippi

Former President Bill Clinton and former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour participate in event revealing affordable, environmentally friendly MyCar HORN LAKE, Miss., GreenTech Automotive (GTA), a U.S.-based manufacturer of environmentally friendly, energy-efficient vehicles, today unveiled its revolutionary MyCar, a two- ... Continue reading

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