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Race Report - Mike Vincec - Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship (SRFKC)

Race Report - Mike Vincec - Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship (SRFKC)

Vincec turns up the heat in Hamilton Three podiums including two wins in Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship Stouffville, Ontario - June 1, 2006 – The second round of the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship took place this past weekend in Hamilton and Mike Vincec would be looking to make up some ... Continue reading

Red Bull Racing 3 Day Barcelona Test Round-Up

Red Bull Racing 3 Day Barcelona Test Round-Up

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/fi ... Continue reading

Andretti's Return to Indy 500: UGS Digital Product Development Software Helps Andretti Green Racing's Marco Andretti Win Indy 500 Rookie of the Year

Andretti's Return to Indy 500: UGS Digital Product Development Software Helps Andretti Green Racing's Marco Andretti Win Indy 500 Rookie of the Year

Andretti Joined His Grandfather, Father and Uncle in Being Named the Indy 500 Rookie of the Year Father-Son Duo, Marco and Michael Andretti Take Second and Third Place at Indy 500; Tony Kanaan Rounds Out Top Five With Fifth Place Finish for Andretti Green Racing PLANO, Texas, June 2 -- UGS Corp., a leading provider of ... Continue reading

Le Mans Test Day Can Be Strong Indicator of What Is To Come - Petersen/White Lightning Looks to Get Off on Right Foot Sunday

Le Mans Test Day Can Be Strong Indicator of What Is To Come - Petersen/White Lightning Looks to Get Off on Right Foot Sunday

Le Mans Test Day Can Be Strong Indicator of What Is To Come Petersen/ White Lightning Looks to Get Off on Right Foot Sunday LE MANS, France, June 2, 2006 – Past successes show the significance of Sunday’s (June 4) Test Day for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Test Day can give a great deal of insight into how a t ... Continue reading

Diesel Hot Rod Association (DHRA) Announces Indiana Diesel Nationals

Diesel Hot Rod Association (DHRA) Announces Indiana Diesel Nationals

REDKEY, Ind.--June 2, 2006--One of the fastest growing spectator sports in the U.S., DHRA racing, is in full growth mode. The Indiana Diesel Nationals scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 24-25 in Brownsburg, IN is expected to have record crowds, close to 15,000, at the Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP) this year. Thi ... Continue reading

Ford Dover Truck Advance -- Edwards

Ford Dover Truck Advance -- Edwards

FORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES AAA Insurance 200 (Truck), Page 1 June 1, 2006 Dover International Speedway Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Ford Fusion in the Nextel Cup Series and No. 60 Ford Fusion in the Busch Series, is slated to make his return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on Friday in the AAA Insurance 20 ... Continue reading

IHRA Harold Martin Pre Race: Martin is Ready to Turn the Corner in Grand Bend

IHRA Harold Martin Pre Race: Martin is Ready to Turn the Corner in Grand Bend

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Team ACDelco IHRA Race Preview Harold Martin, Owner/Driver ACDelco Pro Modified Pontiac Event: IHRA Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol Location: Grand Bend Motorplex Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada Dates: June 2-4, 2006 Harold Marti ... Continue reading

Nextel News - June 2006

Nextel News - June 2006

June 2006 Volume 1; Issue 2 Table of Contents * Calendar of Events * Sprint Nextel Spotlight * Sprint Nextel in the Community * Sprint Nextel Products & Services * Nextel Wake-Up Call Lineup * Trivia Calendar of Events * June 4 - Neighborhood Excellence 400 at Dover International Raceway * June 11 - Pocono 500 at Pocon ... Continue reading

Tim Sauter Ready for Monster Mile

Tim Sauter Ready for Monster Mile

Tim Sauter Ready for Monster Mile McGill Motorsports team ready to hit the concrete Last Saturday’s race at Charlotte was the first of sixteen straight weeks of racing without a weekend off for the NASCAR Busch Series. Without a break in the schedule for the next three months, the McGill Motorsports team and drive ... Continue reading

Grand Prix of Cleveland Celebrity Go-Kart Race to Benefit Grand Prix Charities

Grand Prix of Cleveland Celebrity Go-Kart Race to Benefit Grand Prix Charities

For Immediate Release Grand Prix of Cleveland Celebrity Go-Kart Race to Benefit Grand Prix Charities CLEVELAND, June 1, 2006 - During the colorful history of the Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by U.S. Bank, the event has been known not only for high speed thrills on the track, but also charitable giving off the trac ... Continue reading

Friday Night Racing Cancelled at SSP

Friday Night Racing Cancelled at SSP

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Racing Events Cancelled for Friday Night at SSP NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (June 2, 2006) – The racing events scheduled for Friday night, June 2 have been cancelled after the severe thunderstorms that cancelled last night’s events caused maj ... Continue reading

Stevens Jr. seeded No. 5 for King Demon Crown at Chicago

Stevens Jr. seeded No. 5 for King Demon Crown at Chicago

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 10 of 23 CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill. Race Date: June 9-11, 2006 STEVENS JR. SEEDED NO. 5 FOR KING DEMON CROWN AT CHICAGO INDIANAPOLIS (June 1, 2006) - Don Schumacher Racing Pro Stock pilot Richie Stevens Jr. is the No ... Continue reading

Robert Wickens Formula BMW USA Lime Rock Report

Robert Wickens Formula BMW USA Lime Rock Report

Robert atop the podium at Lime Rock. Heads to Montreal with series championship lead Toronto, Ontario May 31, 2006 – Red Bull Junior Driver Robert Wickens headed to Lime Rock for round two of the Formula BMW USA series sitting sixth in the championship and looking for another podium finish. By the end of ... Continue reading

Inaugural NASCAR Driver Development Clinic Set for October 19th

Inaugural NASCAR Driver Development Clinic Set for October 19th

Contact: Mike Calinoff, (704) 726-6278, driverdevelopment@earthlink.net Inaugural NASCAR Driver Development Clinic Set for October 19th (MOORESVILLE, N.C.) June 1, 2006 - It is no secret that top-level car owners are reaching deep into the junior leagues of racing to seek out their next star. Some Driver Development Sp ... Continue reading

Pruett to Drive Coors Light Dodge at Infineon Raceway

Pruett to Drive Coors Light Dodge at Infineon Raceway

Thought this might be of interest. --------------------------- John Cardinale VP of Media/Community Relations Infineon Raceway Highways 37 &121, Sonoma, CA 95476 wk: 707-933-3907 cell: 707-334-9805 -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Powell [mailto:jpowell@ganassi.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:06 AM Subjec ... Continue reading

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