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SCCA SPEED World Challenge, Toyo Tires and Modified Magazine Announce Winner of 2005 Fan Focus Model Search

SCCA SPEED World Challenge, Toyo Tires and Modified Magazine Announce Winner of 2005 Fan Focus Model Search

For Immediate Release SCCA SPEED World Challenge, Toyo Tires and Modified Magazine Announce Winner of the 2005 Fan Focus Model Search TOPEKA, Kan. (Jan. 25, 2006) - SCCA Pro Racing(r) SPEED World Challenge(r), Toyo Tires(r) and Modified Magazine have announced the winner of the 2005 Fan Focus Model Search. Kelsi Vasque ... Continue reading

Busch Champion Randy LaJoie Joins Sports Car Ace Shane Lewis at Rolex 24

Busch Champion Randy LaJoie Joins Sports Car Ace Shane Lewis at Rolex 24

Busch Champion Randy LaJoie Joins Sports Car Ace Shane Lewis at Rolex 24 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., January 25, 2006 – In a field loaded with the biggest stars in motorsports, one might assume that the resident stars of the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve might resent the attention give ... Continue reading

Top Fuel rookie Hillary Will and 13-time NHRA POWERade Series world champion John Force were quickest

Top Fuel rookie Hillary Will and 13-time NHRA POWERade Series world champion John Force were quickest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 914-4761 WILL AND FORCE QUICKEST DURING NHRA PRE-SEASON TESTING AT LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS - Top Fuel rookie Hillary Will and 13-time NHRA POWERade Series world champion John Force were quickest in their respective categories during four days of pre-season testing t ... Continue reading

Bazemore concludes successful Vegas tests with "new" team

Bazemore concludes successful Vegas tests with "new" team

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BAZEMORE CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL VEGAS TESTS WITH "NEW" TEAM LAS VEGAS (Jan. 24, 2006) - Whit Bazemore and the Matco Tools Iron Eagle Dodge Stratus Funny Car team ... Continue reading

ASA Racing announces that it has selected Aliso Communications

ASA Racing announces that it has selected Aliso Communications

By: Aliso Communications DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, January 23, 2006...ASA Racing announces that it has selected Aliso Communications as its preferred race communications provider for teams and ASA member tracks. Aliso Communications specializes in radio communications systems in the motorsports, special events, aviation, ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Sets Its Own Course with Rolex 24 Debut

Krohn Racing Sets Its Own Course with Rolex 24 Debut

Krohn Racing Sets Its Own Course with Rolex 24 Debut DAYTONA, Fla., January 24, 2006 – Krohn Racing is a familiar name in the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. However, as the green flag falls to start the 44th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, it will mark the official debut of the team ... Continue reading

Q & A With Raikkonen And Montoya

Q & A With Raikkonen And Montoya

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on January 24, 2006 at 9:05 AM CST As we told you yesterday, testing for the new McLaren Mercedes MP4-21 has officially kicked off, and by week's end both Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya will have had the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the team's newest World Championship c ... Continue reading

More than 5,000 fans 'Back the Track'

More than 5,000 fans 'Back the Track'

Fan Fest at Tacoma Dome a Roaring Success TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 23 -- A highly supportive and vocal crowd of more than 5,400 race fans gathered at the Tacoma Dome last week to meet some of their favorite NASCAR and Indy Racing League ("IRL") drivers and to show support for Great Western Sports' ("GWS") development of a w ... Continue reading

Bill Auberlen - 2006 preview

Bill Auberlen - 2006 preview

Bill Auberlen will have four opportunities to chase wins, records and championships in 2006 – all in BMWs. The Redondo Beach, Calif., driver will compete in four sports-car series, driving a BMW M3 in the American Le Mans Series, Rolex Sports Car Series and Grand-Am Cup, and a BMW 325i in selected Speed World Cha ... Continue reading

DSR Funny Cars run strong at preseason Las Vegas tests

DSR Funny Cars run strong at preseason Las Vegas tests

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net DON SCHUMACHER RACING FUNNY CARS RUN STRONG AT PRESEASON LAS VEGAS TESTS LAS VEGAS (Jan. 23, 2006) - Defending Funny Car champion Gary Scelzi, his teammates Ro ... Continue reading

Toyota to Also Run in Additional NASCAR Racing Series'

Toyota to Also Run in Additional NASCAR Racing Series'

CHICAGO, Jan 23, 2006; Ben Klayman writing for Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp. said it will join NASCAR's Nextel Series racing circuit, marking another market long dominated by U.S. automakers that the Japanese manufacturer plans to invade. Toyota, which has raced in the National Association for Stock Car Auto ... Continue reading

Brian Shirley Confirms Nine New Sponsors for 2006 Campaign

Brian Shirley Confirms Nine New Sponsors for 2006 Campaign

Press Release BRIAN SHIRLEY CONFIRMS NINE NEW SPONSORS FOR 2006 CAMPAIGN Contact: Michelle Petroff, (618) 406-6842 or michelle@michellepetroff.com CHATHAM, IL (January 21, 2006) ­ The #3s team of Brian Shirley is proud to welcome nine new sponsors for their 2006 campaign. The Illinois-based dirt late model team and th ... Continue reading

American Racing Wheels expands its associate sponsorship program with DSR

American Racing Wheels expands its associate sponsorship program with DSR

Note: Attached is a digital image of the Brut Dodge Stratus Funny Car driven by Ron Capps and equipped with American Racing Wheels, taken Friday during testing at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; ... Continue reading

STEELE THUNDERS TO FIVE STRAIGHT IN NEW SILVER CROWN OPENER

STEELE THUNDERS TO FIVE STRAIGHT IN NEW SILVER CROWN OPENER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 22, 2006 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER (317)247-5151 06-15 DICK JORDAN (317)247-5151 STEELE THUNDERS TO FIVE STRAIGHT IN NEW SILVER CROWN OPENER AVONDALE, Ariz. – Dave Steele put together 50 solid laps in the new generation Silver Crown car to win the inaugural race for the cars and his fi ... Continue reading

Phoenix Midget Results

Phoenix Midget Results

USAC NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: January 21-22, 2006 - Phoenix, Arizona - Phoenix International Raceway - 29th "Copper World Classic" QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Jan. 21) 1. Dave Steele, 91, Nine Racing-26.578; 2. Bobby East, 4, Klatt-26.587; 3. Michael Lewis, 40, Western Speed-26.605; 4. ... Continue reading

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