Scelzi 6th, Cannon 9th at Pomona
Feb 7, 2003
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series K&N Winternationals Pomona (Calif.) Raceway Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003 FUNNY CAR POST-QUALIFYING SCOTTY CANNON, OAKLEY TIME BOMB FUNNY CAR, qualified eighth in first round of qualifying for the NHRA season opener, with a quality run of 4.918 seconds at 318.17 mph, the ... Continue reading
Whit Bazemore Pre-Event Notes and Quotes
Feb 6, 2003
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series K&N Filters Winternationals Pomona (Calif.) Raceway -- Feb. 6-9, 2003 PRE-EVENT NOTES AND QUOTES FROM WHIT BAZEMORE, MATCO TOOLS DODGE STRATUS R/T FUNNY CAR: ON BEING WITH DON SCHUMACHER RACING, NOW THE LARGEST PRO TEAM IN NHRA: "It's a real credit to Don that he's ... Continue reading
Gary Scelzi Pre-Event Notes and Quotes
Feb 6, 2003
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series K&N Filters Winternationals Pomona (Calif.) Raceway -- Feb. 6-9, 2003 PRE-EVENT NOTES AND QUOTES - Feb. 5, 2003 GARY SCELZI, OAKLEY TIME BOMB DODGE STRATUS R/T FUNNY CAR, was NHRA's guest at a media conference today at Pomona Raceway. Following are highlights from ... Continue reading
SAVOIE, STAR RACING AGREE TO BREAK UP CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Feb 1, 2003
Contact: Jackie Bryce Ph: (229) 924-0031 info@starracing.com SAVOIE, STAR RACING AGREE TO BREAK UP CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Americus, Ga., January 31, 2003 - Team owner George Bryce today announced that due to a lack of funding, the Star Racing organization would no longer be fielding an entry in the NHRA's Pro Stock Motorcyc ... Continue reading
Two Supercross Champs - NHRA Freak View!
Feb 1, 2003
It's A 2K3 NHRA Season Preview While SX Champs Carmichael and Emig Climb Into The Freaks Pits Hollywood, CA (January 31, 2003) - America's number one motorsports radio show will again discard the meek like a Silverback on a Jackal (what the hell?) and welcome back a couple of Supercross heroes. Current 250 SX bread win ... Continue reading
NHRA Pre Race: KJ Aims to Make His New Look a Winner in Pomona
Jan 31, 2003
(Note: Pictures of Kurt's new ACDelco Cavalier are available in jpeg format upon request.) Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ Aims to Make His New Look a Winner in Pomona ACDelco Cavalier to debut dynamic new Sam Bass paint scheme at Season-opening Winternationals ... Continue reading
SCHUMACHER RACING HEADS INTO POMONA AND 2003 WITH EXPANDED FUNNY CAR EFFORT
Jan 31, 2003
Crew chief and co-crew chief assignments clarified. DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501, fax 203-431-4139 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (January 30, 2003) -- With the addition of Gary Scelzi in the Oakley Time Bomb Dodge Stratus R/T Funny Car to its existing two-car Funny Car ... Continue reading
Veteran drivers Koretsky and Nickens join forces for 2003.
Jan 14, 2003
RICHBORO, Pa. January 13, 2003; Veteran NHRA Pro Stock driver Kenny Koretsky, who resides in Richboro, Pa., and former driver and engine builder David Nickens, of Conroe, Texas, have joined forces on a NHRA Pro Stock team for the 2003 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Koretsky will handle the driving duties on the team ... Continue reading
Teams prepare for the 2003 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing season.
Jan 14, 2003
CHANDLER, Arizona January 13, 2003; Firebird International Raceway will serve as the host for the 2003 NHRA National Time Trials, Feb. 17-19, as NHRA teams prepare for the 2003 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Competitors will try to take advantage of the knowledge they obtain from the preseason and apply it to the 23 ... Continue reading
John Force wins AARWBA's Titus Award
Jan 13, 2003
POMONA, Calif. January 12, 2003; John Force made more history Saturday night as the first four-time winner of the Jerry Titus Memorial Award presented each year to the driver earning the most total votes in balloting for auto racing's official All-America Team as selected by the membership of the American Auto Racing W ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Partners With NHRA Don Schmacher Racing
Dec 23, 2002
INDIANAPOLIS Dec. 23, 2002; Don Schumacher Racing announced it has reached a multi-year agreement with DaimlerChrysler to form a partnership and run the Dodge Stratus R/T Funny Car body, beginning with the 2003 NHRA POWERade drag racing season. "I can't tell you how excited I am to be reunited with the Dodge/Mopar fami ... Continue reading
Star Racing 2002 Wrap-Up: Angelle's Ride to the Championship was a Memorable One
Dec 11, 2002
(Note: The following has been sent in text format as an attachment to a separate e-mail which follows immediately.) Contact: Jon Knapp (704) 662-3121 J2Racing@aol.com ANGELLE'S RIDE TO THE POWERADE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS A MEMORABLE ONE Star Racing Team overcame multiple obstacles en route to third consecutive Pro Stock Bike ... Continue reading
GM PERFORMANCE PARTS EXTENDS WARREN JOHNSON SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT
Dec 7, 2002
Contact: Rick Voegelin TMG Sports Marketing rickvoegelin@compuserve.com 831-761-2201 "Professor of Pro Stock" to Represent GM Performance Parts in Multi-Year Agreement INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 6, 2002 - One of the longest running sponsorships in NHRA drag racing will continue for three more years with the announcement today ... Continue reading
Pioneering ABC TV Executive Arledge Dies
Dec 6, 2002
NEW YORK Decembwer 6, 2002; Tara Burghart writing for The AP reported that Roone Arledge, the groundbreaking ABC television executive whose legacy includes everything from ``Monday Night Football'' and ``Nightline'' to the slow-motion instant replay, has died at the age of 71. Arledge died Thursday at Memorial Sloan-Ke ... Continue reading
Fox/Sports Service: Launching On DirecTV, Time Warner
Dec 4, 2002
ANAHEIM, Calif. December 4, 2002 Dow Jones reported that Fox Entertainment Group Inc. unit Fox Cable Networks Group plans to launch a new 24-hour sports digital programming service in the summer of 2003. In a press release Wednesday, the unit said DirecTV Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp. , and AOL Time Warner I ... Continue reading
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