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ESX Motorsports Debuts SPEED GT Subaru Impreza WRX STi at Long Beach

ESX Motorsports Debuts SPEED GT Subaru Impreza WRX STi at Long Beach

For Immediate Release Release Courtesy of ESX Motorsports ESX Motorsports Debuts SPEED GT Subaru Impreza WRX STi at Long Beach VALENCIA, CA (April 6, 2006) - Easy Street Motorsports (ESX) announces a new entry in the highly competitive SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT field, with the team making its debut at th ... Continue reading

Veteran Driver Mark Martin Shares Thoughts on Teen Driving

Veteran Driver Mark Martin Shares Thoughts on Teen Driving

FORT WORTH, Texas--April 6, 2006--The new AAA-sponsored, No. 6 Ford Fusion piloted by veteran driver Mark Martin, will make its Lone Star debut at the 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at the Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 9th, in Fort Worth, Texas. Veteran driver Mark Martin will conduct media interviews on Friday, Ap ... Continue reading

Honda Racing F1 Team - Vallelunga Test Report

Honda Racing F1 Team - Vallelunga Test Report

The PDF attached is safe and free from viruses. VALLELUNGA, ITALY 6 APRIL TEST REPORT The Honda Racing F1 Team returned to Europe this week for the first of two important tests before the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola in two weeks time. The three-day test at the Vallelunga circuit in Italy saw Jenson Button, Anthony D ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at IRP postponed

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at IRP postponed

INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK PRESS RELEASE NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES RACE CANCELLED AT IRP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Scott R. Smith, IRP, 317-387-7343 INDIANAPOLIS (April 6, 2006) Due to the threat of strong storms in Indianapolis during the weekend, the North Central Division NHRA Luca ... Continue reading

NASCAR NEXTEL: Greg Biffle Teleconference Transcript

NASCAR NEXTEL: Greg Biffle Teleconference Transcript

Tuesday, April 4, 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Teleconference West Region Media Greg Biffle (Driver of the No. 16 National Guard Subway Ford Fusion) As part of the monthly series of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series conference calls, West Region media members took part in a question and answer session with NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver Gr ... Continue reading

Hearn Motorsports April Notes- Notes and News about Hearn Motorsports

Hearn Motorsports April Notes- Notes and News about Hearn Motorsports

Hearn Motorsports News and Notes - April, 2006 As a professional driver, Richie Hearn (Henderson, Nev.) knows that to stay on top you have to keep moving forward. In the short off-season, Hearn Motorsports has done just that. They have signed two young drivers; Jules Duc (Los Gatos, Calif.) and Ryan Phinny (Carmel Vall ... Continue reading

Bank of America Hires Jill Gregory to Lead Company's NASCAR Marketing Efforts

Bank of America Hires Jill Gregory to Lead Company's NASCAR Marketing Efforts

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 6 -- Bank of America, one of the world's largest financial institutions, today announced that Jill Gregory has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Strategic Marketing Executive for the bank's NASCAR sponsorship programs. In this new role, Gregory will oversee strategy and activation d ... Continue reading

Rocketsports Duo of Gentilozzi & Drissi Head to Familiar Ground

Rocketsports Duo of Gentilozzi & Drissi Head to Familiar Ground

ROCKETSPORTS DUO OF GENTILOZZI & DRISSI HEAD TO FAMILIAR GROUND EAST LANSING, Mich. (April 5, 2006) With a long history of competing and winning on the legendary streets of Long Beach, the Rocketsports duo of Paul Gentilozzi and Tomy Drissi look forward to returning to Southern California for the Crown Royal Grand Amer ... Continue reading

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Testing Report

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Testing Report

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

Chris Wimmer - Texas Race Advance

Chris Wimmer - Texas Race Advance

Chris Wimmer #23 Keith Coleman Racing Chevrolet Event Advance – Texas Race 7 of 35 Event Details: O’Reilly 300 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas Saturday, April 8, 2006 – 3:10 pm (EST) Qualifying: Thursday, April 6, 2006 – 7:05 pm (EST) 1.5-mile quad-oval, 200 laps/300 miles 2005 Winner: K ... Continue reading

XM Satellite Radio Test Report, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

XM Satellite Radio Test Report, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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

SCCA SPEED GT To Long Beach This Weekend

SCCA SPEED GT To Long Beach This Weekend

MEDIA ADVISORY SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship SPEED GT Round Three Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach, Calif. Contact: Eric Prill, Director of Marketing Communications (785) 250-7920, eprill@scca.com Event/Circuit: Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary circuit Q ... Continue reading

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series News - Texas

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series News - Texas

April 5, 2006 - Texas Motor Speedway Race weekend schedule Friday, April 7 11 a.m. EDT - Nextel Wake-Up Call with Troy Aikman 3:40 p.m. EDT - NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole Qualifying Sunday, April 9 1 p.m. EDT - Samsung/RadioShack 500 (334 laps, 501 miles) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Media Opportunities * Nextel Wake- ... Continue reading

Canadian Club Whisky Makes Indy Racing League Series Debut at the Indianapolis 500 with Dario Franchitti

Canadian Club Whisky Makes Indy Racing League Series Debut at the Indianapolis 500 with Dario Franchitti

DEERFIELD, Ill.--April 5, 2006--Canadian Club(R), a leading premium Canadian whisky and core brand of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc., announced yesterday that it will venture into the Indy Racing League(R) IndyCar(R) Series through a partnership with Andretti Green Racing (AGR). Canadian Club will make its racing deb ... Continue reading

Club Revolutionizes How Car Enthusiasts Experience Driving the World's Most Desirable Automobiles

Club Revolutionizes How Car Enthusiasts Experience Driving the World's Most Desirable Automobiles

BOSTON--April 5, 2006--Scott Speed's Squadra Piloti is a national club that provides car enthusiasts with access to virtually any car that they want to drive. By connecting local car enthusiasts with each other, the club makes it convenient, affordable and hassle-free for its members to routinely drive a variety of exc ... Continue reading

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