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NHRA NEWS: POWERADE SERIES RESULTS FRIDAY FROM LAS VEGAS

NHRA NEWS: POWERADE SERIES RESULTS FRIDAY FROM LAS VEGAS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 695-6649 HIGHT, SCHUMACHER AND ANDERSON LEAD QUALIFYING FRIDAY AT LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS -- Robert Hight raced to a track record performance in Funny Car Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, covering the quarter-mile distance in 4.702 seconds at 327 mph ... Continue reading

Kurt Johnson NHRA Friday Update: Friday Night in Vegas finds KJ Sitting Fifth

Kurt Johnson NHRA Friday Update: Friday Night in Vegas finds KJ Sitting Fifth

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Friday Night in Vegas finds KJ Sitting Fifth Event: 7th Annual Summitracing.com Nationals Day/Date: Friday, April 7, 2006 Location: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV The first day of qualifying for the Summitracing ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: After two of four qualifying sessions Anderson No. 1

KB Racing LLC: After two of four qualifying sessions Anderson No. 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK GREG ANDERSON - DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net SEVENTH ANNUAL NHRA SUMMITRACING.COM NATIONALS THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - LAS VEGAS APRI ... Continue reading

Rookie Driver Leads SPEED GT Into Long Beach Debut

Rookie Driver Leads SPEED GT Into Long Beach Debut

For Immediate Release Rookie Driver Leads SPEED GT Into Long Beach Debut LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 7, 2006) - For the first time in its 16-year history, SCCA Pro Racing's SPEED World Challenge will make an appearance at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. And, for the first time since 1994, a rookie leads the SCCA SPE ... Continue reading

Santa Rosa's Standish Takes Win in Spring Cycling Series

Santa Rosa's Standish Takes Win in Spring Cycling Series

Santa Rosa's Standish Takes Win in Spring Cycling Series SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Ben Standish took the first victory of the year Thursday night in the first round of the Infineon Raceway Spring Cycling Series. Santa Rosa's Standish (Dewars Racing Team) topped Darin Divine (GS Lombardi Team, Mill Valley) an ... Continue reading

Professional Skateboarder Bucky Lasek Takes Pole Position for the 30th Annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race

Professional Skateboarder Bucky Lasek Takes Pole Position for the 30th Annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race

LONG BEACH, Calif.--April 7, 2006--Bucky Lasek turned the fastest lap (1:48.044) in today's qualifying session at the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race to take the pole position for the 30th Anniversary of the fan-favorite event on Saturday, April 8. The top professional driver was Todd Bodine, with a lap time of 1:47.535. In ... Continue reading

ROCKETSPORTS RACING AND THE CHAMP CAR ROTAX KART CHALLENGE/NATIONAL KART NEWS TEAM TOGETHER IN LONG BEACH

ROCKETSPORTS RACING AND THE CHAMP CAR ROTAX KART CHALLENGE/NATIONAL KART NEWS TEAM TOGETHER IN LONG BEACH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Haupt ▪ cell: (517) 927-8472 ▪ e-mail: heatherh@rocketsportsracing.com ROCKETSPORTS RACING AND THE CHAMP CAR ROTAX KART CHALLENGE/NATIONAL KART NEWS TEAM TOGETHER IN LONG BEACH LONG BEACH, California (April 7, 2006) – Rocketsports Racing is proud to announce the ... Continue reading

Archer Takes Opening SCCA SPEED GT Practice at Long Beach

Archer Takes Opening SCCA SPEED GT Practice at Long Beach

For Immediate Release Archer Takes Opening SCCA SPEED GT Practice at Long Beach LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 7, 2006) - Tommy Archer, of Duluth, Minn., started his weekend off on the right foot Friday afternoon, taking the first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge practice session for Sunday's SPEED GT race, part of the ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Qualifies Seventh with Last Lap Long Beach Dash

Shane Lewis Qualifies Seventh with Last Lap Long Beach Dash

Shane Lewis Qualifies Seventh with Last Lap Long Beach Dash LONG BEACH, Calif., April 7, 2006 - With a last lap dash to pull the remaining speed from the car, Shane Lewis earned seventh on the grid for tomorrow's Crown Royal Grand American Challenge of Long Beach (Calif.) Daytona Prototype race. The native Californian, ... Continue reading

Walnut Ridge Battle Embers Ready To Rekindle at Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo National Series This Weekend

Walnut Ridge Battle Embers Ready To Rekindle at Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo National Series This Weekend

For Immediate Release Walnut Ridge Battle Embers Ready To Rekindle at Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo National Series This Weekend TOPEKA, Kan. (April 7, 2006) - One week after the Walnut Ridge community poured out its support for the Tire Rack(r) SCCA Solo National Tour event at the Walnut Ridge Airport, local enthusiasts will ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from South Georgia Motorsports Park

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from South Georgia Motorsports Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK, CECIL, GA. Friday, April 7, 2006 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 TAYLOR, GARDNER LEAD QUALIFYING AT SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK CECIL, Ga. - The first rounds of qualifying at South Georgia Motorspor ... Continue reading

Shamu to Join Johnson at Daytona in July

Shamu to Join Johnson at Daytona in July

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 7 -- Lowe's and SeaWorld announced today that Jimmie Johnson will feature a Shamu paint scheme on his Chevrolet when the Daytona 500 champion returns to the superspeedway on July 1. "The No. 48 Lowe's team has done some great family-themed paint schemes in the past few years," said Johnson. "Th ... Continue reading

'The King' and Bobby Labonte Unveil Special STP Retro Ride to Drive Charity Donation

'The King' and Bobby Labonte Unveil Special STP Retro Ride to Drive Charity Donation

-- STP(R) Returns to the Hood of Legendary No. 43 for the First Time in Six Years -- FT. WORTH, Texas, April 7 -- Showcasing its commitment to Petty Enterprises, the makers of STP(R) products announced today a return to the hood of the legendary No. 43 car being driven by former Nextel Cup champion, Bobby Labonte. The ... Continue reading

Quintin Crye Heads To Ventura Raceway Saturday

Quintin Crye Heads To Ventura Raceway Saturday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2006 Contact: Janie Vogel, ProRace Marketing (440) 915-7627, quintincryepr@yahoo.com QUINTIN CRYE HEADS TO VENTURA RACEWAY SATURDAY (GRIDLEY, Calif.): Quintin Crye, the 17-year-old USAC Ford Focus Series driver from Gridley, Calif., will be heading to Ventura (Calif.) Raceway this Saturda ... Continue reading

NASCAR NEXTEL Driver Kyle Busch to Tell Teens: ''Focus on Driving''

NASCAR NEXTEL Driver Kyle Busch to Tell Teens: ''Focus on Driving''

--Sprint Nextel will join with the Virginia State Police, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, local educators, and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Cup driver Kyle Busch to announce the Virginia kickoff of Focus on Driving, Sprint Nextel's attentive driving education program. As part of the announcement, Sprint Nextel will ... Continue reading

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