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Cruz Pedregon / Advance Auto Parts Race Team - Topeka Results

Cruz Pedregon / Advance Auto Parts Race Team - Topeka Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2006 Contact: Allison Holt, JRL Group, (847) 291-7080 x201, Allison@jrlgroup.com Janie Vogel, JRL Group, (440) 915-7627, janievogel@yahoo.com Hi- and low-resolution photos available upon request CRUZ PEDREGON AND THE ADVANCE AUTO PARTS RACE TEAM HEAT UP IN TOPEKA 2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Ra ... Continue reading

Team McLaren Mercedes F1 Race Recap: Monaco

Team McLaren Mercedes F1 Race Recap: Monaco

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on May 29, 2006 at 11:10 AM CST Welcome, ladies and gentlemen; I hope you're all enjoying your extended Memorial Day weekend. To kick things off this sultry Monday morning, we have a recap of the F1 race that transpired over the weekend. As usual, if you don't want to know the outcome, r ... Continue reading

Kahne Wins 2006 Coca-Cola 600

Kahne Wins 2006 Coca-Cola 600

CONCORD, N.C. May 28, 2006; Jenna Fryer writing for the AP rported that Jimmie Johnson's reign ended in frantic -- but fruitless -- pursuit of Kasey Kahne. There's finally a new Coca-Cola 600 winner, and somebody other than Johnson celebrated in Victory Lane at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the first time in six races. <pr ... Continue reading

Temperatures Soar as Cheever and Papis bring their cars home in 13th and 14th at Indy 500

Temperatures Soar as Cheever and Papis bring their cars home in 13th and 14th at Indy 500

Indianapolis, Ind., May 28, 2006 -- Champion boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, who waved the green flag for the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500, said he was cheering for Eddie Cheever Jr. before the start of the race. He didn't get a chance to see Cheever take a second Indianapolis 500 win -- Sam Hornish Jr. won in the sec ... Continue reading

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship - Hamilton weekend

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship - Hamilton weekend

******Please see attached for Saturday and Sunday releases - RB For immediate release May 28, 2006 Formula Senior drivers steal the show Launi, Fox, Marcelli and Vincec pull out all the stops HAMILTON, ONTARIO – There is a reason why the Formula Senior class is the headline class in the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: O'Reilly Summer Nationals Post Race Notes

NHRA NEWS: O'Reilly Summer Nationals Post Race Notes

NHRA POWERADE SERIES POST RACE NOTES: 18th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX May 25-28, Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, Kan. TOP FUEL * Doug Kalitta, of Ann Arbor, Mich., claimed his 27th career victory in 50 career final rounds, by powering his Mac Tools dragster to the win over Brandon Ber ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: XPLOD SERIES FINAL RESULTS FROM TOPEKA, KAN.

NHRA NEWS: XPLOD SERIES FINAL RESULTS FROM TOPEKA, KAN.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian Hacker (626) 428-0280 PERSONETT FINISHES ON TOP AT THE NHRA SPORT COMPACT SUMMER NATIONALS TOPEKA, Kan. - Brad Personett (Pro RWD) continued his winning ways at the NHRA Sport Compact Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Personett gained his fourth win of the year by defeating ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Close not close enough for Line

KB Racing LLC: Close not close enough for Line

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK JASON LINE - DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net NHRA O'REILLY SUMMER NATIONALS HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA - TOPEKA, KANSAS MAY 25-28, 2006 QUALIFYING: #10: 6 ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Maple Grove Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Maple Grove Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY, READING, PA Sunday, May 28, 2006 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION OPENER IN THE BOOKS READING, Pa - Two separate events, more than 700 race cars, and the final champions were crowned Sun ... Continue reading

Capps captures his fourth win of season in Topeka, beats Force in final

Capps captures his fourth win of season in Topeka, beats Force in final

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 9 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SUMMER NATIONALS Heartland Park Topeka (Kan.) Race Date: May 26-28, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS CAPTURES HIS FOURTH WIN OF SEASON, BEATS FORCE IN FI ... Continue reading

Scelzi loses a close second round, moves into top 10 in Topeka

Scelzi loses a close second round, moves into top 10 in Topeka

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 9 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SUMMER NATIONALS Heartland Park Topeka (Kan.) Race Date: May 26-28, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI LOSES A CLOSE SECOND ROUND, MOVES INTO TOP 10 IN TO ... Continue reading

Handling Leaves Herta 20th at Indianapolis

Handling Leaves Herta 20th at Indianapolis

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

Kanaan, Team 7-Eleven Finish Fifth at Indianapolis

Kanaan, Team 7-Eleven Finish Fifth at Indianapolis

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

Franchitti Finishes Seventh at Indianapolis 500

Franchitti Finishes Seventh at Indianapolis 500

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

For Immediate release: Lebanon Valley Speedway 05/27/2006

For Immediate release: Lebanon Valley Speedway 05/27/2006

Tremont Returns to Victory Lane; Corbin Too, Tryon Takes His First! Saturday May 27, 2006 – By: Rodney Rescott New Lebanon, NY: Lebanon Valley Speedway put the warm, sunny weather to good use, as the racers, and fans packed the Valley of Speed for a night of hot action, a little controversy, and the return of a le ... Continue reading

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