-- WHO: 101 Mitsubishi Junior Clippers kids (ages 5-18) will participate in a special basketball clinic at the STAPLES Center. These youth will receive instruction and conditioning tips from the Clippers players and coaches. Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc., Southern California's 21 Mitsubishi Motors Dealers and ... Continue reading
--(BW SportsWire)-- WHO: 101 Mitsubishi Junior Clippers kids (ages 5-18) will participate in a special basketball clinic at the STAPLES Center. These youth will receive instruction and conditioning tips from the Clippers players and coaches. Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc., Southern California's 21 Mitsubishi M ... Continue reading
Borden Chemical, Inc. and Delta-HA, Inc. Combine Foundry Businesses To Form HA-International, LLC
CHICAGO--April 6, 2001--Borden Chemical, Inc. and Delta-HA, Inc. announced today that they have merged their North American foundry businesses into a new company called HA-International, LLC. The businesses produce phenolic resins and related chemical products used by foundries in the manufacture of cast metal parts. C ... Continue reading
Corporate Profile for Autoco.com/TheMotorpages.com, dated April 6, 2001
--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. Published Date: April 6, 2001 Company Name: Autoco.com Inc./ ... Continue reading
Corporate Profile for Autoco.com/TheMotorpages.com, dated April 6, 2001
--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. Published Date: April 6, 2001 Company Name: Autoco.com Inc./ ... Continue reading
CTS Corporation Announces Earnings Conference Call
ELKHART, Ind.--April 6, 2001--CTS Corporation will release earnings for the first quarter 2001 before the NYSE opens on Wednesday, April 18, 2001. A conference call to discuss first quarter financial results is scheduled for Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at 5:00 p.m. (EDT). The dial-in number for the conference call is 87 ... Continue reading
Eaton Announces Live Webcast of First Quarter Conference Call
CLEVELAND--April 6, 2001--Eaton Corporation today said it will be hosting a conference call on Monday, April 16, 2001, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST. The purpose of the call is to discuss first quarter, 2001, earnings results with security analysts and institutional investors. The call will be available to interested lis ... Continue reading
Fitch Affs Pennzoil-Quaker State's Sr Nts `BBB-' Rtg Outlook Neg
NEW YORK--April 6, 2001--Fitch affirms Pennzoil-Quaker State Company's (Pennzoil) senior unsecured debt at `BBB-' and changes its Rating Outlook to Negative from Stable. The negative rating outlook reflects the company's weak operating performance during 2000 as well as the effects from the delay in completing asset sa ... Continue reading
Lind Electronics Announces Strong Quarterly Sales for Its Air/Auto Laptop Power Adapters
MINNEAPOLIS--April 6, 2001-- Lind Electronics announces continued strong sales for DC laptop power adapters for the first quarter of the new year ending March 31, 2001. After a very profitable and strong sales growth year in 2000, these trends continued into the first part of this year with Lind posting a 15.3% increas ... Continue reading
SEATTLE--April 6, 2001--Targeting specific customer needs, LiveListings introduces the first in an aggressive series of releases focused on making it increasingly easier to conduct business on the LiveListings exchange. Listing Q&A(TM) ensures that members have all the information they need to complete a transaction by ... Continue reading
Roadway Express' Clifford Strunk Named a Top Driver by Ohio Trucking Association
AKRON, Ohio--April 6, 2001--Roadway Express, Inc. announced that one of their elite professional over-the-road drivers, Clifford Strunk, was selected as a "2000 Ohio Trucking Association (OTA) Driver of the Month". He received recognition at a ceremony during the OTA Safety Awards Banquet on March 30, 2001 in Columbus. ... Continue reading
S&P Affirms Southern Fire & Casualty Co `BBBpi' FSR
NEW YORK--Standard & Poor's--April 6, 2001-- Standard & Poor's today affirmed its triple-'Bpi' financial strength rating on Southern Fire & Casualty Co. The company's insurance operations are 100% reinsured by its immediate parent, Southern Pilot Insurance Co. (triple-'Bpi' financial strength rating). Based in Montgome ... Continue reading
S&P Affirms Unigard Ins Co, Rltd Pool Mmbrs `Api' FSR
NEW YORK--Standard & Poor's--April 6, 2001-- Standard & Poor's today affirmed its single-'Api' financial strength ratings on Unigard Insurance Co. and its related pool members (see list). Key rating factors include extremely strong capitalization and solid operating results, partially offset by declining premium revenu ... Continue reading
Union Acceptance Corporation Announces Rights Offering
INDIANAPOLIS--April 6, 2001--Union Acceptance Corporation ("UAC") today announced that it would issue to holders of its outstanding Class A and Class B common stock, at no cost, subscription rights entitling such holders to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock. Holders of common stock will receive one bas ... Continue reading
WTA Announces Licensee Sale of 60 Vehicles
SANTEE, Calif.--April 6, 2001--World Transport Authority Inc. (OTCBB:WTAI)(Frankfurt:920943) (WTA) announced today that its South American Master License holder, WorldStar Andino, received an order for a fleet of 60 refrigerated lorries, equipped with WTA's unique, ecologically sound, composite design. Colombian Cold M ... Continue reading
ADVISORY/U.S. Innovative Math Teachers Awarded Toyota Time Grants
-- Students who aspire to design a heart-strengthening program, to partner with the Kennedy Space Center to devise a test plane and to develop an efficient electric vehicle will get their chance thanks to $250,000 in grants awarded by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.'s Investment in Mathematics Excellence (TIME) progra ... Continue reading
The Callahan Report: Return to power: Jarrett wins at Martinsville
By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA: The strong shall survive. Dale Jarrett proved this with horsepower, physical stamina, and fresh tires during the Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway Sunday. Just as he had done at Texas a week ago, Jarrett made a pass for the lead ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Infinit Grand Prix of Miami Race Results, Homestead
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Results Sunday from the Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with finishing position, starting position (in parentheses), driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, rea ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Virginia 500 Race Results, Martinsville
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA: Following are the race results for the Virginia 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car make, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (13) Dale Jarrett, Tauru ... Continue reading
CART: Long Beach Grand Prix Race Results, Long Beach
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 LONG BEACH, CA: Following are the race results for the Long Beach Grand Prix CART race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, chassis-engine, and reason out: 1. (1) Helio Castroneves, Honda Reynard, 82. 2. ... Continue reading
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Face Off LAS VEGAS (April 7, 2001) - It will be an all Nickens Racing first round in tomorrow's second annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mopar Parts Dodge R/T driver Darrell Alderman collected ... Continue reading
INDY LIGHTS: Rain Gives Dominguez First Career Pole At Long Beach
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 LONG BEACH, Calif. - Rainy conditions sealed the first road course pole for Mario Dominguez (del Valle/Corona/Televisa Lola) Saturday after a wet Long Beach race course prevented any improved speeds in final qualifying for Sunday's race. Round ... Continue reading
Old bikes welcome at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days West Bike Show
Old bikes welcome at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days West Bike Show PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- If you've got a cool old motorcycle, you might also have a bike show winner. To find out, bring your 1991 or older motorcycle to the fifth annual Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show at the American Motorcyclist Association's Vintage Mot ... Continue reading
ASA: Clanton Goes Flag to Flag at South Boston
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 SOUTH BOSTON, Va. – Georgia’s Joey Clanton continued his dominance of the .400-mile South Boston Speedway on Saturday night, leading all 300 laps of the event and collecting his second win of the season and third career race, captur ... Continue reading
NHRA: Bernstein, Sarver, Yates, and Stanfield earn top honors at Las Vegas
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 LAS VEGAS -Bruce Sarver earned his second career No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the second annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Kenny Bernstein, Jim Yates and Greg Stanfield also were the No. 1 ... Continue reading
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CART: Castroneves claims pole position for Toyota GP of Long Beach
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 LONG BEACH, Calif. - Helio Castroneves of Marlboro Team Penske emerged from a bizarre qualifying session Saturday to claim the pole position for Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (4 p.m. ET, live, ABC-TV). In claiming his fifth career Fe ... Continue reading
CART Veteran Scott Pruett Wins the 25th Anniversary Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 LONG BEACH, Calif. - Ten-year CART racing veteran Scott Pruett took the overall checkered flag at the 25th annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race from a field of celebrity and professional drivers - just edging out last year's winner Josh Brolin. Toy ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Paul Gentilozzi Grabs Pole At Long Beach
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Long Beach, Calif. -- Paul Gentilozzi (#3 Johnson Controls HomeLink Jaguar XKR) stormed out of the first qualifying session to secure the pole for the Johnson Controls 100 presented by Simple Green, part of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. ... Continue reading
CART: Kanaan starts up front at Long Beach GP
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Tony Kanaan and the #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard will start Sunday’s Grand Prix of Long Beach from the inside of the second row after a wet and wild qualifying session today. Kanaan’s best time was set on his last lap ... Continue reading
CART: Zanardi struggles in Long Beach qualifying
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Alex Zanardi and the #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard will start 20th in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Long Beach after a wet and accident-marred first of two schedule 30-minute qualifying sessions today. Zanardi managed to post ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: AmeriSuites To Sponsor Rookie-Of-The-Year Award
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Long Beach, Calif. - The Trans-Am Series and the Panoz\Sanchez Group (PSG) today announced that AmeriSuites will be the title sponsor of the AmeriSuites Rookie of the Year Award. In addition, AmeriSuites has been named the Preferred Hotel of th ... Continue reading
Trans-Am Series Announces Partnership With August Bishop
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Long Beach, Calif. - The Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup and the Panoz\Sanchez Group (PSG) today annouced that it has signed a strategic marketing agreement with August Bishop LLC to develop and implement a concerted multi-faceted ... Continue reading
CART: Michael Andretti starts from mid pack at Long Beach
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 LONG BEACH, Calif.,---The rain played havoc with the second session of qualifying today on the shores of Long Beach. After the first group of qualifiers sailed through their 30-minute session on a dry track, a light rain began before a lap was ... Continue reading
US F2000: Camirand wins round two at Homestead
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 HOMESTEAD, FLA.–Marc-Antoine Camirand, of Trois-Rivieres, Que., Can., won Round Two of the U.S. F2000 National Championship Presented by Speedvision at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Billy Asaro, of Unionville, Ont., Can. and Jason LaPoint, of ... Continue reading
CART: Da Matta leads Toyota qualifying at Long Beach
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 DA MATTA QUALIFIES FOURTH - Cristiano da Matta (Texaco/Havoline Toyota) placed fourth today in qualifying for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on a drying race track. The result marks the second consecutive race that the diminutive Brazilian ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Simple Green To Be Presenting Sponsor Of Johnson Controls 100
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Miami -- The Panoz\Sanchez Group (PSG) and the Trans-Am Series today announced that Simple Green, the world's leading product line of environmentally safe cleaning products, will be the presenting sponsor of the upcoming Johnson Controls 100 on ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami Pole Set at Over 200 MPH
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Homestead, Fla. -- Jeff Ward will pace the field in Sunday's Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami, earning the pole position today with a 201.551 mph lap. The pole qualifying event was ultra-competitive with only two seconds separating the 26-car field ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Kvapil, Silverado 2nd in Martisville
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 TRAVIS KVAPIL, #60 CAT RENTAL STORES CHEVY SILVERADO, scored his second second-place finish this season, ending up just .874 of a second behind Scott Riggs' Dodge. Kvapil started from 14th position and credited good pit strategy and an excellen ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Buzz Calkins marches into Miami race
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 HOMESTEAD, Fla- Bradley Motorsports and driver Buzz Calkins qualified 15th for tomorrow's Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami presented by 123.com Americatel. The Bradley Food Marts/ Sav-O-Mat Dallara turned an opening lap of 27.6388 seconds (195.378 ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Ford drivers comment on Adavnce 250 Auto Parts race
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 RICHARD LANDRETH-84-Lemon's Auto Parts Ford F-150 (Finished -st) - "We came in for two tires early under yellow and that put us at the back of the field. We were a lot faster than some of those slower trucks, I got to the outside of one and I g ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Cheever expects the unexpected at Infiniti GP of Miami
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Eddie Cheever Jr. (on Sunday's Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami): "The event tomorrow is going to be a survivor's race. The wind, the small amount of banking, the fact that nobody has raced here: there are just so many unknowns. I could have the be ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: MBNA Qualifying Notes, Infiniti GP of Miami
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 BUDDY LAZIER (#91 Tae-Bo/Coors Light/Delta Faucet Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone): "Today is my son's birthday. He turns 2 years old. I wanted to give him a birthday present today. I felt that in practice we were real close being third overall an ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Jeff Ward rolls to Miami Pole
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 MIAMI - Jeff Ward, driving in only his second race for a new team co-owned by Jim Rathmann Jr. and John Mecom III, stormed to his second career MBNA Pole on Saturday for the Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami presented by 123.com Americatel. The Cali ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami Starting Lineup
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Qualifying Saturday for Sunday's Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with starting position, car number in parenthesis, driver, chassis-engine and qualifying speed ... Continue reading
US F2000: Kasemets and Lapoint capture poles at Homestead
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 HOMESTEAD, FLA. –Tonis Kasemets, of Mundelein, Ill. and Jason LaPoint, of Wodburn, Ore., both captured poles in the two qualifying sessions for Saturday’s and Sunday’s Rounds Two and Three U.S. F2000 National Championship Pres ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Series alive with Winchester/Salem short track races
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 The ARCA RE/MAX Series will put its vigorous superspeedway schedule temporarily on hold in favor of back-to-back springtime short-track wars at Winchester and Salem Speedways. Both Indiana half-mile ovals, built by the late Frank Funk, are Midw ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chiefs comment of Martinsville racing, improvements
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 JIMMY MAKAR, CREW CHIEF, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON TIRE STRATEGY FOR SUNDAY) "It's nothing to run 150 or 200 laps on tires here, so I've got a hunch that that is what you're going to have to do. You're going to have to ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Pontiac drivers ready for racing at improved Martinsville facility
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 KENNY WALLACE, NO. 27 EEL RIVER RACING PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON THE WIDER PIT ROAD) "I'll tell you what - the people that own this racetrack - they have done a phenomenal job with this racetrack. For him to be a garage area inside here and widen ... Continue reading
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