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Milwaukee Mile Adds ASA Late Model Challenge Series in 2006

Milwaukee Mile Adds ASA Late Model Challenge Series in 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE MILE 100 YEARS AND ACCELERATING Contact: Mr. Jim Tretow, Director of Public Relations, (414) 453-5761, <mailto:jtretow@milwaukeemile.com> jtretow@milwaukeemile.com Contact: Mr. Ron Varney, President of ASA Late Model Series, (800) 385-2503, <mailto:rvarney@asalatemodels.com> rvarney@asal ... Continue reading

NASCAR Star Jeff Gordon Test Drives New 505-Hp Corvette Z06

NASCAR Star Jeff Gordon Test Drives New 505-Hp Corvette Z06

DETROIT&#8211;October 19, 2005&#8211; Four-time NASCAR Cup champion Jeff Gordon gets behind the wheel of the ultimate Corvette&#8212;the new 505-horsepower Chevrolet Corvette Z06&#8212;at Road Atlanta with PEE Channel&#8217;s popular Test Drive program and host Tommy Kendall on Sat., Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. ET. &#8220;I had ... Continue reading

DONOSO, FIKE TURN LAPS IN SILVER CROWN TEST AT IRP

DONOSO, FIKE TURN LAPS IN SILVER CROWN TEST AT IRP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 20, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER DONOSO, FIKE TURN LAPS IN SILVER CROWN TEST AT IRP INDIANAPOLIS &#8211; Pablo Donoso and Aaron Fike combined Wednesday to turn more than 150 laps in the new generation pavement Silver Crown cars in a private test on the .686-mile Indianapolis Ra ... Continue reading

Troxel could be heading toward her first Top Fuel win

Troxel could be heading toward her first Top Fuel win

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES No. 21 of 23 ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Race Dates: Oct. 21-23, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net TROXEL COULD BE HEADING TOWARD ... Continue reading

New Reality Racing TV Show Roars Into the Fast Lane With the Signing of NASCAR Legend Bobby Allison

New Reality Racing TV Show Roars Into the Fast Lane With the Signing of NASCAR Legend Bobby Allison

BOCA RATON, Fla.--Oct. 19, 2005--Reality Racing, Inc. (OTC:RRCG) announced the signing of NASCAR and stockcar superstar, Bobby Allison, to "Reality Racing - The Rookie Challenge," the new reality TV show that gives total amateurs a shot at a racing contract with a sanctioned NASCAR racing team. Mr. Allison will act as ... Continue reading

ZIPmouse Adds Horsepower for Advertisers

ZIPmouse Adds Horsepower for Advertisers

CINCINNATI, Oct. 19 -- ZIPmouse LLC, a leading Internet directory company, today announced the signing of a new driver for its 2006 racing team. Billy Vaughan will be getting behind the wheel of the #93 ZIPmouse racecar. Vaughan has dominated the modified racing circuit for the past 17 years with 182 top-five and 301 t ... Continue reading

Sterling Marlin Martinsville Speedway Advance

Sterling Marlin Martinsville Speedway Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Subway 500- Martinsville Speedway Advance No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Testing: The No. 40 team tested last week at Martinsville in preparation for the Subway 500 this weekend. * Chass ... Continue reading

WIX Filters Presents Lap Leader Awards to Sadler, Stremme

WIX Filters Presents Lap Leader Awards to Sadler, Stremme

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 Sadler, Stremme Claim WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards Drivers Elliott Sadler and David Stremme won the WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards during the Oct. ... Continue reading

Bazemore makes progress, roots for teammates as Funny Car season winds down

Bazemore makes progress, roots for teammates as Funny Car season winds down

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES No. 21 of 23 ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Race Dates: Oct. 21-23, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BAZEMORE MAKES PROGRESS, ROOTS ... Continue reading

Gary Scelzi: It's a two-race war and it starts in Vegas

Gary Scelzi: It's a two-race war and it starts in Vegas

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES No. 21 of 23 ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Race Dates: Oct. 21-23, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net GARY SCELZI: IT'S A TWO-RACE W ... Continue reading

Busy Vegas week takes mind off tense title chase for Capps

Busy Vegas week takes mind off tense title chase for Capps

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES No. 21 of 23 ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Race Dates: Oct. 21-23, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BUSY VEGAS WEEK TAKES MIND OFF ... Continue reading

China Long March Classic Car Rally 2006 - 24th September - 22nd October 2006

China Long March Classic Car Rally 2006 - 24th September - 22nd October 2006

Long March Classic Car Rally Header* * * Press Release* *China Long March Classic Car Rally 2006* *Beijing, October 18th, 2005 - *On September 24^th 2006 the most ambitious classic car rally event of the year will be flagged off from Rui Jin in Southern China's Jiangxi province. The first ever China Long March Classic ... Continue reading

Rocketsports Racing Australia Preview

Rocketsports Racing Australia Preview

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Haupt &#9642; cell: (517) 927-8472 &#9642; e-mail: heatherh@rocketsportsracing.com Rocketsports Racing Australia Notes and Quotes: ROCKETSPORTS RACING HEADS DOWN UNDER WITH NEW DRIVER MCDOWELL AND LOOKS TO CLINCH ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR TITLE WITH GLOCK East Lansing, Mich. (October XX, ... Continue reading

SCOTT LOOKS TO DEFEND USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY AT SHENANDOAH

SCOTT LOOKS TO DEFEND USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY AT SHENANDOAH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 17, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-321 SCOTT LOOKS TO DEFEND USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY AT SHENANDOAH INDIANAPOLIS &#8211; The stage is set for reigning USAC Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car Series champion Chase Scott of Concord, N.C. to success ... Continue reading

NATIONAL SPRINT POINT RACE HEADS WEST "RICH VOGLER CLASSIC" IS DARLAND'S 1ST AT WINCHESTER

NATIONAL SPRINT POINT RACE HEADS WEST "RICH VOGLER CLASSIC" IS DARLAND'S 1ST AT WINCHESTER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 17, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-320 The battle for the 2005 Valvoline USAC National Sprint Car Championship heads west for back-to-back tripleheader weekends at Perris, Calif. and Phoenix, Ariz. The "Budweiser Oval Nationals" are slated at the Perris Auto Speedway Nov. 3-5 ... Continue reading

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