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Great American School Buses Return to SSP on Thursday

Great American School Buses Return to SSP on Thursday

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Great American School Buses Return to SSP on Thursday; Trail Motors Super Sportsman and Late Models Scheduled on Friday NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (May 23, 2006) – The Great American School Buses return to the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Thursday night, M ... Continue reading

KB Racing Focus on winner'circle in visit to Topeka

KB Racing Focus on winner'circle in visit to Topeka

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER HILLARY WILL (www.hillarywillrace.com) -- DRIVER JIM OBERHOFER (Jim O.) – CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net NHRA O’R ... Continue reading

Ricky Rudd at Mid-Ohio

Ricky Rudd at Mid-Ohio

Ricky Rudd, NASCAR's "Iron Man," and one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers will be at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course tomorrow, Wednesday, May 24th, testing with the Frisselle brothers, who compete in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. It will be Ricky's first experience at Mid-Ohio, and I will be holding a press con ... Continue reading

Dale Jr.'s DMP Season Finale

Dale Jr.'s DMP Season Finale

Dale Jr.'s DMP Season Finale Written By: Ryan Johnston May 23, 2006 This week Dale Jr.'s DMP Series heads to Atlanta to race in the Cup Series. Tonight, at 9:00 p.m. EST some of NASCAR's best may race head to head with some of the best Sim Racers in the world from the United States, Canada, and yes, even Europe. The po ... Continue reading

24 Heures du Mans Plans

24 Heures du Mans Plans

Team Contact: Jennifer Hart, Flying Lizard Motorsports Tel: 707.935.9600 x 552; Mobile: 415.425.3578, e-mail: jennifer@lizardms.com Flying Lizard Announces 24 Heures du Mans Plans for PortalPlayer/Flying Lizard No. 80 Porsche Entry May 23, 2006--Sonoma, Calif.--Flying Lizard announced today the team's plans for the upc ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Marks 70th Anniversary of World-Famous BorgWarner Indianapolis 500 Trophy

BorgWarner Marks 70th Anniversary of World-Famous BorgWarner Indianapolis 500 Trophy

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 22 -- Long termed "the Greatest Spectacle in Racing," the Indianapolis 500 will once again thrill race fans the world over on May 28 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Making it to Victory Lane at the legendary Brickyard earns the winning driver a place not only in racing history but also at t ... Continue reading

Michelin 2006 Monaco F1 GP - Preview

Michelin 2006 Monaco F1 GP - Preview

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

Bloomington Speedway -- May 26 & June 2 Racing Programs

Bloomington Speedway -- May 26 & June 2 Racing Programs

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY P.O. Box 239 Clear Creek, IN 47426-0239 Contact: Tim McKinney, 812-372-3936 email: redclay@bluemarble.net www.bloomingtonspeedway.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KIVA NETWORKING NIGHT BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY FEATURES SPRINTS, MODIFIEDS, & SUPER STOCKS ON FRIDAY, MAY 26 BLOOMINGTON, IN (May 14) - The good fo ... Continue reading

Concord Midget Results

Concord Midget Results

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 21, 2006 - Concord, North Carolina - Concord Motorsports Park - "Mopar All-Star Showdown" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Billy Wease, 80, Western Speed-15.430; 2. Bryan Clauson, 67, Kunz-15.461; 3. Bradley Galedrige, 129, Galedrige-15.485; 4. Josh Wise, 20, Stewart-15.499; 5. ... Continue reading

Troxel pads points lead after second-round loss in Columbus

Troxel pads points lead after second-round loss in Columbus

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio Race Date: May 19-21, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net TROXEL PADS POINTS LEAD AFTER SECOND-ROUND LO ... Continue reading

Concord Sprint Results

Concord Sprint Results

USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 21, 2006 - Concord, North Carolina - Concord Motorsports Park - "Mopar All-Star Showdown" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Mike Murgoitio, 80, Hamilton-15.040; 2. Dave Darland, 11D, Walker/Guiducci-15.071; 3. Josh Wise, 20, Stewart-15.089; 4. Eric Gordon, 51, Bowman-15.121; 5. ... Continue reading

PENSKE PORSCHES WIN HISTORIC MID-OHIO OPENER

PENSKE PORSCHES WIN HISTORIC MID-OHIO OPENER

PENSKE PORSCHES WIN HISTORIC MID-OHIO OPENER Lexington, Ohio (May 21, 2006) - The #7 Penske Porsche RS Spyder, forced to the rear of the grid after pole-setting qualifying times because of a vehicle weight violation, used spectacular driving at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course by German Timo Bernhard and Frenchman Romain Dum ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: XPLOD SERIES FINAL RESULTS FROM ATCO, N.J.

NHRA NEWS: XPLOD SERIES FINAL RESULTS FROM ATCO, N.J.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian Hacker (626) 428-0280 PERSONETT BACKS UP RECORDS WHILE WINNNING AT NORTHEAST NHRA SPORT COMPACT NATIONALS ATCO, N.J. - Brad Personett (Orlando, Fla.), who drove his Titan Motorsports Scion tC to a historic 220.15 mph in qualifying, was able to back it up within the 1 percent require ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Red River Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Red River Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION RED RIVER RACEWAY, GILLIAM, LA. SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2006 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 MASSEY GRABS FIRST WIN, LEVATINO DOUBLES UP GILLIAM, La. - The Top Alcohol Dragster final round was a repeat of last years...sort of. Gene Snow fa ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: Pontiac Performance Nationals POST RACE NOTES

NHRA NEWS: Pontiac Performance Nationals POST RACE NOTES

NHRA POWERADE SERIES POST RACE NOTES: 42nd annual Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals presented by Summit Racing May 18-21, National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio TOP FUEL * Brandon Bernstein, of Lake Forest, Calif., claimed his 10th career victory in 11 career final rounds, by powering his Budweiser dragster to the win o ... Continue reading

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