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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FRI Results from THE STRIP at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FRI Results from THE STRIP at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA PACIFIC DIVISION THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207 Windham and Payne early leaders at The Strip LAS VEGAS - After a hiatus of a little less than a week, NHRA racing act ... Continue reading

Stewart, Truex Jr. Clinch WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards

Stewart, Truex Jr. Clinch WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards

NEWS RELEASE Contact: Bruce Johnston Ashleigh Lockhart WIX Filters Wray Ward Laseter (704) 869-3383 (704) 926-1314 Bruce.Johnston@affiniagroup.com ALockhart@wwlcreative.com Stewart, Truex Jr. Clinch WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards Battle for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Lap Leader Honors Intensifies LAS VEGAS (Oct. 28, ... Continue reading

Dover Motorsports, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Dover Motorsports, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

DOVER, Del., Oct. 26 -- Dover Motorsports, Inc. Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend on both classes of common stock of $.015 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 10, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 10, 2005. Dover Motorsports, Inc. is a leading ... Continue reading

USAC Special Release - FLORIDA SPRINT CAR LEGENDS ADAMS, STAUFFER PURCHASE FIRST 2006 DRC SILVER CROWN CHASSIS

USAC Special Release - FLORIDA SPRINT CAR LEGENDS ADAMS, STAUFFER PURCHASE FIRST 2006 DRC SILVER CROWN CHASSIS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 26, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN FLORIDA SPRINT CAR LEGENDS ADAMS, STAUFFER PURCHASE FIRST 2006 DRC SILVER CROWN CHASSIS INDIANAPOLIS – Devin Racing Chassis President Joe Devin announced Tuesday that his first new generation pavement Silver Crown chassis has been purchase ... Continue reading

Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn Back in Action With Bobby Labonte at Atlanta

Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn Back in Action With Bobby Labonte at Atlanta

For Immediate Release Contact: Robin Ferrier Tel: (301) 592-6719 Fax: (301) 592-6177 _robin_ferrier@choicehotels.com_ (mailto:robin_ferrier@choicehotels.com) Judy Kouba Dominick GM Racing Communications (317) 408-1049 Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn Back in Action With Bobby Labonte at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Look to Take ... Continue reading

WIX Filters Announces Lap Leader Award Contest Winners for Kansas

WIX Filters Announces Lap Leader Award Contest Winners for Kansas

NEWS RELEASE Contact: Bruce Johnston Ashleigh Lockhart WIX Filters Wray Ward Laseter (704) 869-3383 (704) 926-1314 Bruce.Johnston@affiniagroup.com alockhart@wwlcreative.com Kansas Predictions Earn Fans Top Honors in WIX Filters Lap Leader Award Contest Fans use NASCAR knowledge to earn prizes in online competition Race ... Continue reading

Cruz and Tony Pedregon at Racetown Atlanta

Cruz and Tony Pedregon at Racetown Atlanta

Cruz And Tony Pedregon At RaceTown Atlanta ATLANTA (Oct. 26, 2005) ­ NHRA Nitro Funny Car champions Cruz and Tony Pedregon will participate in the RaceTown Atlanta street festival Oct. 28-29 at the Centennial Olympic Park in the heart of downtown. GREAT STUFF (DOW), sponsor of Cruz Pedregon¹s Advance Auto Parts Nitro ... Continue reading

The Candy Bowl at SSP on Saturday, Oct. 29

The Candy Bowl at SSP on Saturday, Oct. 29

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Candy Bowl featured at SSP on Saturday, October 29 NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (October 25, 2005) – This Saturday night, October 29, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will present the “The Candy Bowl�?? at 4:00 p.m. This exciting even ... Continue reading

USAC Special Release - MUNCIE, INDIANA NATIVE PIERCE PURCHASES RILEY SILVER CROWN CAR FOR 2006 SEASON

USAC Special Release - MUNCIE, INDIANA NATIVE PIERCE PURCHASES RILEY SILVER CROWN CAR FOR 2006 SEASON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 25, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN MUNCIE, INDIANA NATIVE PIERCE PURCHASES RILEY SILVER CROWN CAR FOR 2006 SEASON INDIANAPOLIS – USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown Series car owner Sam Pierce of Muncie, Ind. has joined the list of owners for the 2006 season with the purchase of ... Continue reading

Sterling Marlin AMS Race Advance

Sterling Marlin AMS Race Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642,jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500- Atlanta Motor Speedway Advance No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: The Coors Light team will race chassis #205 at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. Marlin ... Continue reading

Toyota Motorsport Aligns Its IT Systems with Race Track Targets

Toyota Motorsport Aligns Its IT Systems with Race Track Targets

Single view of Toyota's IT infrastructure reduces car manufacture time from years to days, cuts system downtime, and saves millions through identification of unused IT resources HOUSTON, Oct. 25 -- BMC Software, Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise management solutions, today announced that Toyota Motorsport GmbH ha ... Continue reading

SHENANDOAH FINALE RAINED OUT

SHENANDOAH FINALE RAINED OUT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 24, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-324 SHENANDOAH FINALE RAINED OUT; USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA SERIES LOOKING TO RESCHEDULE INDIANAPOLIS – USAC and Shenandoah (Va.) Speedway track officials are looking to reschedule Saturday’s Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car S ... Continue reading

Clint Bowyer Wins $20,000 in Prize Money at Sam's Town 250 NASCAR Busch Race

Clint Bowyer Wins $20,000 in Prize Money at Sam's Town 250 NASCAR Busch Race

Weekend of Exciting Sam's Town 250 Racing Action Topped Off By the Announcement of Boyd Gaming's Sam's Town Challenge Winner TUNICA, Miss., Oct. 24 -- Immediately following the Sam's Town 250 race this Saturday, Boyd Gaming Corporation awarded the 2005 winner of the Sam's Town Challenge to NASCAR Busch Series driver Cl ... Continue reading

Bazemore survives huge fire in Vegas testing on Monday

Bazemore survives huge fire in Vegas testing on Monday

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE SURVIVES HUGE FIRE IN TESTING, MATCO TOOLS DODGE STRATUS DESTROYED LAS VEGAS (Oct. 24, 2005) - Whit Bazemore survived a huge fire today while testing the Matco Tools Iron Eag ... Continue reading

PARNELLI JONES TO SERVE AS GRAND MARSHAL FOR "WAGSDASH" CRA SPRINTS HEAD FOR VENTURA; FORD FINALLY WINS AT PERRIS!

PARNELLI JONES TO SERVE AS GRAND MARSHAL FOR "WAGSDASH" CRA SPRINTS HEAD FOR VENTURA; FORD FINALLY WINS AT PERRIS!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 24, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-322 PARNELLI JONES TO SERVE AS GRAND MARSHAL FOR "WAGSDASH" CRA SPRINTS HEAD FOR VENTURA; FORD FINALLY WINS AT PERRIS! Parnelli Jones, one of USAC's most popular drivers ever, will serve as the Grand Marshal for this Saturday's "Wagsdash" act ... Continue reading

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