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Saturday, September 8, 2007

NASCAR NNCS (DAYTONA) - Cup Series Tests At Talladega Superspeedway

NASCAR NNCS (DAYTONA) - Cup Series Tests At Talladega Superspeedway

Next week’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series test at Talladega Superspeedway marks more than the usual in-season prep session. The track’s Oct. 7 UAW-Ford 500 will be the first restrictor-plate event for the Car of Tomorrow – NASCAR’s next-generation race car that will compete fulltime in 2008 – so nex ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS ( MONZA) - HRF1 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING NOTES

TEAM REPORTS ( MONZA) - HRF1 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING NOTES

After an encouraging start to its Italian Grand Prix weekend yesterday, the Honda Racing F1 Team carried the momentum through to this afternoon's qualifying hour with a further improved showing. Drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello will now line up on the fifth and sixth rows of the grid tomorrow after qualifyi ... Continue reading

NHRA (GAINESVILLE) - CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON NEW RACE CONTROL TOWER

NHRA (GAINESVILLE) - CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON NEW RACE CONTROL TOWER

Phase two of the multi-million-dollar, multi-phase renovation project at Gainesville Raceway is underway, with the new race control tower and media center quickly taking shape. Fans, media and personnel should expect to see the new facility – complete with a state-of-the-art media center and 360-degree race contro ... Continue reading

NASCAR (DAYTONA) - NASCAR, Sprint Nextel Reach Agreement With AT&T In Branding Dispute

NASCAR (DAYTONA) - NASCAR, Sprint Nextel Reach Agreement With AT&T In Branding Dispute

NASCAR, Sprint Nextel, AT&T and Richard Childress Racing have agreed to end the legal dispute over branding of the No. 31 car. The agreement immediately permits AT&T to continue as primary sponsor of the No. 31 car, using the AT&T name and logos, through the 2008 season. “This agreement represents compromise from ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (DAYTONA) - Rolex Moment of the Year Voting Now Available on Grand-Am.com

GRAND AM (DAYTONA) - Rolex Moment of the Year Voting Now Available on Grand-Am.com

Voting for the 2007 Rolex Moment of Year is now open at Grand-Am.com. The annual contest leaves it up to visitors to Grand-Am’s official web site to determine which top moment from this racing season will be honored as the most memorable of the year. The Rolex Moment garnering the most votes will be announced at t ... Continue reading

ALMS (BRASELTON) - BRABHAM AT PETIT

ALMS (BRASELTON) - BRABHAM AT PETIT

David Brabham then at the 1999 Petit Le Mans in the race-winning Panoz prototype... To those who have followed the American Le Mans Series since its inception - and even before that - David Brabham's name is synonomous with Panoz. One of the most popular and experienced drivers in the paddock, a majority of Brabham's b ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (DAYTONA) - Bill Lester Returns For Grand-Am Rolex Series

GRAND AM (DAYTONA) - Bill Lester Returns For Grand-Am Rolex Series

Bill Lester, a veteran of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype competition as well as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, will return to Rolex Series action for the 2007 series finale – the Sunchaser 1000k at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. Lester ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (DAYTONA) - Scott Pruett Live on Wind Tunnel this Sunday

GRAND AM (DAYTONA) - Scott Pruett Live on Wind Tunnel this Sunday

Scott Pruett, the 2004 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype Co-Champion, will be one of the featured guests on this Sunday’s edition of SPEED’s Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain at 9 p.m. ET. Pruett, lead driver of the No. ... Continue reading

Ford offers $78 million for Romanian carmaker

Ford offers $78 million for Romanian carmaker

BUCHAREST September 6, 2007; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co has offered to pay 57 million euros ($78 million) for the Romanian government's majority stake in troubled carmaker Automobile Craiova SA, officials said on Friday. The centrist government bought back the Craiova-based carmaker from its bankrupt owner, Da ... Continue reading

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