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Chevy Notes - Jeff Gordon Wins The 2004 Brickyard 400

Chevy Notes - Jeff Gordon Wins The 2004 Brickyard 400

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES BRICKYARD 400 RACE NOTES INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY August 8, 2004 THE COMPLETE POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT OF RACE WINNER, JEFF GORDON, WILL FOLLOW IN A SEP ... Continue reading

Mickey Thompson Murder Update

Mickey Thompson Murder Update

IN LIFE OR DEATH, MICKEY THOMPSON IS STILL THEIR BEST MAN PASADENA, CA. - - -The often delayed and long awaited preliminary hearing, for the March 16, 1988, murders of Speed King Mickey Thompson, 59, and his wife Trudy, 41, is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles County Pasadena Superior Court on September 8, 2004. That s ... Continue reading

11th-Place Finish Brings Consistency to Team TRIMSPA

11th-Place Finish Brings Consistency to Team TRIMSPA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Spencer Andrews Braun Racing (704) 799-1118 spencer@braunracing.com 11th-Place Finish Brings Consistency to Team TRIMSPA Indianapolis, IN (August 8, 2004) – TRIMSPA driver David Stremme survived the carnage of night racing at Indianapolis Raceway Park to finish 11th in the Kroger 20 ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning Takes One More Step Up Podium with Canadian Second-Place

Petersen/ White Lightning Takes One More Step Up Podium with Canadian Second-Place

Petersen/ White Lightning Takes One More Step Up Podium with Canadian Second-Place BOWMANVILLE, Ont., Can., Aug. 8, 2004 - Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing took their highest finish in 2004 earning a second-place in GT class- ninth overall- in today's Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport, round six of the American ... Continue reading

RESEND: Top Corvette Driver Randy Ruhlman Primed for Strong Run at Road America in Trans-Am and for Lance Armstrong Charity Bike Ride

RESEND: Top Corvette Driver Randy Ruhlman Primed for Strong Run at Road America in Trans-Am and for Lance Armstrong Charity Bike Ride

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Top Corvette Driver Randy Ruhlman Primed for Strong Run at Road America in Trans-Am and for Lance Armstrong Charity Bike Ride Elkhart Lake, Wisc. (August 6, 2004) -- Top Corvette driver Randy Ruhlman, fresh from a streak of top finishes, is primed and ready to take on the challenge of the long roa ... Continue reading

ARCA Truck results, release, Lake Erie Speedway

ARCA Truck results, release, Lake Erie Speedway

ARCA Rookie Trucker Brett Rowe Wins Wild One at Lake Erie NORTH EAST PA (8-6-04) ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series rookie Brett Rowe battled back from a mid-race collision and then capitalized on the misfortunes of an older brother to win the wild ARCA Lincoln Welders 100 presented by USG Friday night at Lake Erie Spee ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - Burton & Vickers IMS transcript, Aug. 7

Chevy Notes - Burton & Vickers IMS transcript, Aug. 7

For Immediate Release BRICKYARD 400 POST-QUALIFYING PRESS CONFERENCE Elliott Sadler, Ward Burton, Brian Vickers Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004 MODERATOR: Before Ward answers that question, in the NetZero Hi Speed Chevrolet qualified second with 185.391. Fantastic effort. Why don't you address that, coming from South Virginia, ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - Dale Jr. transcript, Aug. 7

Chevy Notes - Dale Jr. transcript, Aug. 7

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES BRICKYARD 400 ADVANCE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY August 7, 2004 DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 8 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO - Note: Highlights of Junior's Q&A session wi ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - IMS Qualifying Notes, Aug. 7

Chevy Notes - IMS Qualifying Notes, Aug. 7

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES BRICKYARD 400 QUALIFYING INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY August 7, 2004 Ward Burton, No. 0 NetZero Hi-Speed Chevrolet (Qualified 2nd) "It was a lot better than yesterday. T ... Continue reading

Document from Doran Racing

Document from Doran Racing

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 /f ... Continue reading

Mosport GT Race 1 Wrap Up

Mosport GT Race 1 Wrap Up

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com GMAC/Trenton Forging #5 GTO Round Six Report Stu Hayner finishes 15th in first GT race at Mosport Bowmanville, Ont. – August 5, 2004 Stu Hayner finished 15th in the #5 GMAC Commercial Finance/Trenton Forging GTO in the first of two World Chall ... Continue reading

SSP Results from 8-5-04

SSP Results from 8-5-04

Contact: Todd Fisher Bryan Householder (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RAHMER EXTENDS POINT LEAD WITH THIRD SSP SPRINT WIN NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (August 5, 2004) – Susquehanna Speedway Park Sprint Car point leader Fred Rahmer padded his point lead with a win in Thursday evening ‘ s 25 lap feature event. In ... Continue reading

Trans-Am Road America Grid Shuffled

Trans-Am Road America Grid Shuffled

CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Ph: 704-348-9400, Cell: 704-589-2100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TRANS-AM ROAD AMERICA STARTING GRID SHUFFLED ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 7, 2004) — Four cars were sent to the back of the grid for today's 35th Annual Trans-Am Rumble at the Road at Road America. The cars of Johnny Miller (No. 64 Eaton ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX results, Lake Erie Speedway

ARCA RE/MAX results, Lake Erie Speedway

2004 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #15 Lake Erie Speedway, North East PA, 8-7-04 Official Results, ARCA RE/MAX 200 by Hamot/Siemens, Giant Eagle & Pork FIN STR NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 1 46 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford 203 Running 2 6 44 Brent Sherman/N. Barrington IL Serta Mat ... Continue reading

8-7-04 Lebanon Valley Results & Recap

8-7-04 Lebanon Valley Results & Recap

Marshall Cements Win on County Concrete Night at Lebanon Valley Checkers Also to Goewey and Hencke By Ed & Betty Biittig August 7, 2004, West Lebanon, NY- Eddie Marshall of Pound Ridge, NY started the main event in sixth position and by lap 10 was chasing leader Brian Berger for the top spot. The two ran side by side f ... Continue reading

Mid-Ohio Wrap-Up August 7, 2004

Mid-Ohio Wrap-Up August 7, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley – 248.356.5699 Specter Werkes/Sports’ Mid-Ohio Wrap-Up #24 Cauley Corvette GTR Presented by Highlander Finishes 10th in GT Lexington, Ohio – August 7, 2004 - The #24 Cauley Corvette GTR presented by Highlander ran as high as 5th in the GT class before a wate ... Continue reading

Bobby Gill wins Pep Boys 250 presented by Lucas Oil Products (Hooters ProCup Series)

Bobby Gill wins Pep Boys 250 presented by Lucas Oil Products (Hooters ProCup Series)

Bobby Gill Wins Pep Boys 250 By Paul Warner Saturday, August 7, 2004 Jefferson, GA-Lamb and Robinson Motorsports put Bobby Gill behind the wheel of the No. 06 USG Sheetrock Ford this week to see where their team stood. At the end of the Pep Boys 250 presented by Lucas Oil Products at Peach State Speedway on Saturday ni ... Continue reading

Kimmel Holds Off Lake Erie Short Track Shooters

Kimmel Holds Off Lake Erie Short Track Shooters

Kimmel Holds Off Lake Erie ARCA Short Track Shooters By Don Radebaugh NORTH EAST PA (8-7-04) Frank Kimmel held off a continual parade of hungry challengers Saturday night at Lake Erie Speedway to win the wild ARCA RE/MAX 200 presented by Hamot/Siemens-Giant Eagle & Pork. Kimmel not only padded his point lead in the pro ... Continue reading

Hooters ProCup Series Unofficial Results from Peach State Speedway

Hooters ProCup Series Unofficial Results from Peach State Speedway

HOOTERS ProCup Series Pep Boys 250 Results Presented by Lucas Oil Products Location- Peach State Speedway Date- 8-7-04 Finish Start Car Driver Sponsor Make/Model Laps Winnings Remarks Position Position # Finished 1 5 O6 Bobby Gill Concord NC USG Sheetrock Brand Products/Kimnach Ford/Building Spec/Tidewater Int Products ... Continue reading

Top-10 ARCA RE/MAX Points after Lake Erie

Top-10 ARCA RE/MAX Points after Lake Erie

Top-10 ARCA RE/MAX Series Points After Lake Erie Speedway (8-7-04): 1) Frank Kimmel 4095; 2) Brent Sherman 3615; 3) Billy Venturini 3520; 4) TJ Bell 3285; 5) Jason Jarrett 3220; 6) Mark Gibson 3135; 7) Christi Passmore 3105; 8) AJ Fike 3060; 9) Todd Bowsher 3055; 10) Darrell Basham 2850. ... Continue reading

CARQUEST Series - Barrie Speedway Summary & Results

CARQUEST Series - Barrie Speedway Summary & Results

CARQUEST Series Barrie Speedway For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / Aug. 7, 2004 Dilley wins CARQUEST Series race at Barrie Speedway BARRIE, ON - The CASCAR CARQUEST Series made its inaugural visit to Barrie Speedway on Saturday night for the CARQUEST 100. The event ended up be ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning to Grid Fourth in Canada

Petersen/ White Lightning to Grid Fourth in Canada

Petersen/ White Lightning to Grid Fourth in Canada BOWMANVILLE, Ont., Can., Aug. 7, 2004 - Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing's David Murry took advantage of his preference for the American Le Mans Series' (ALMS) "enhanced" qualifying format to take fourth on the GT grid for tomorrow's Toronto Grand Prix of M ... Continue reading

Lucas Series at Nebraska Motorplex -- Saturday Qualifying

Lucas Series at Nebraska Motorplex -- Saturday Qualifying

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA WEST CENTRAL DIVISION NEBRASKA MOTORPLEX Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004 Contact: George Phillips, NHRA (626) 327-0480 WEST CENTRAL DIVISION LEADERS TOP LUCAS SERIES QUALIFYING AT NEBRASKA MOTORPLEX SCRIBNER, Neb. - After three exciting rounds of qualifying on Satur ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- SATURDAY from Edgewater Sports Park in Cleves, Ohio

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- SATURDAY from Edgewater Sports Park in Cleves, Ohio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION EDGEWATER SPORTS PARK SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2004 Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207 Thacker and Cheeseman on top heading into final eliminations CLEVES, Ohio - After the final rounds of qualifying at the NHRA Su ... Continue reading

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