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Liddell Puts Porsche On Top Early in SCCA SPEED GT at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Liddell Puts Porsche On Top Early in SCCA SPEED GT at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

For Immediate Release Liddell Puts Porsche On Top Early in SCCA SPEED GT at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2005) - Robin Liddell, of Edinburgh, Scotland, paced early-morning practice Friday during the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT portion of the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazd ... Continue reading

'HOTLAPS" NORM BOGAN TALKS ABOUT THE SEASON CLOSER AT IRWINDALE

'HOTLAPS" NORM BOGAN TALKS ABOUT THE SEASON CLOSER AT IRWINDALE

END OF THE YEAR WARMUP As the season winds down for the Irwindale regulars, USAC appeared with their Western Sprint series and Ford Focus Midgets to tune up for Turkey Night. Tonight's faire was a little crowded as Irwindale Speedway plans to go dark next weekend in honor of the final competition at Mesa Marin Raceway. ... Continue reading

NHRA Summit Racing Series - Thursday from So. Ga. Motorsports Park in Cecil, Ga.

NHRA Summit Racing Series - Thursday from So. Ga. Motorsports Park in Cecil, Ga.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION FINALS SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2005 Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 250-2293 Southeast Division Summit Series finals underway at South Ga. Motorsports Park CECIL, Ga. - More than 600 of the top racers, r ... Continue reading

Last Minute Hardship Rewarded for Doug Smith at VIR

Last Minute Hardship Rewarded for Doug Smith at VIR

Last Minute Hardship Rewarded for Doug Smith at VIR ALTON, Vir., October 12, 2005 - Doug Smith matched his best finish of the 2005 season in the second of two Formula Ford Zetec Cooper Tire Championship races at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). The fifth-place finish came at the conclusion of a very difficult week ... Continue reading

Eighty-eight Racing Fans Will Ride with Jeff Green and Kyle Petty In This Weekend's Race in Charlotte

Eighty-eight Racing Fans Will Ride with Jeff Green and Kyle Petty In This Weekend's Race in Charlotte

MINNEAPOLIS--Oct. 13, 2005--The next time Jeff Green or Kyle Petty tear down a straightaway or take on a treacherous turn, they'll have 88 race fans riding along with them. That's because both the Cheerios/Betty Crocker #43 Dodge and the Georgia Pacific #45 Dodge will carry the images of fans who were selected through ... Continue reading

Nextel News - Lowe's Motor Speedway

Nextel News - Lowe's Motor Speedway

Oct. 12, 2005 - Lowe's Motor Speedway Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Key Dates to Keep in Mind Race weekend A Oct. 13 - Nextel Wake-Up Call at 6:00 p.m. EDT with Carl Edwards A Oct. 13 - Bojangles Pole Night at 7:10 p.m. EDT A Oct. 15 - UAW-GM Quality 500 at 7:05 p.m. EDT (334 laps/501 miles) Chase for the NASCAR NEXT ... Continue reading

ZAP(R) Teams Up With ArcaEx(R) for Toyota Indy 400, October 16 at the California Speedway; ZAP Joins as Logo Sponsor for ArcaEx Sponsored IndyCar

ZAP(R) Teams Up With ArcaEx(R) for Toyota Indy 400, October 16 at the California Speedway; ZAP Joins as Logo Sponsor for ArcaEx Sponsored IndyCar

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--Oct. 12, 2005--Transportation pioneer ZAP (PCX:ZP) announced today that the company has joined as a logo sponsor with ArcaEx for the Toyota Indy 400, October 16, 2005, at the California Speedway. Officials from ZAP will be attending the race this Sunday. In June 2005, the Archipelago Exchange(SM) (A ... Continue reading

Sterling Marlin Charlotte Race Advance

Sterling Marlin Charlotte Race Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge UAW Quality 500- Lowe's Motor Speedway Advance No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Testing: Sterling Marlin and the Coors Light team are testing at Martinsville Speedway this week in preparat ... Continue reading

XM Satellite Radio 2005 California Indy 400 Fact Sheet

XM Satellite Radio 2005 California Indy 400 Fact Sheet

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

Carrier Boyz Racing announces Wes Cerny as crew chief for final two races

Carrier Boyz Racing announces Wes Cerny as crew chief for final two races

Visit our website at www.carrierboyzracing.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARRIER BOYZ RACING ANDY CARRIER and MARK CARRIER -- OWNERS NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES FRAM AIRHOG TOP FUEL DRAGSTER CORY McCLENATHAN -- DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net Carrier Boyz Racing ... Continue reading

Klein Tools/Jim Beam 2005 California Indy 400 Fact Sheet

Klein Tools/Jim Beam 2005 California Indy 400 Fact Sheet

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

Ringers Gloves Weekend Wrap-Up

Ringers Gloves Weekend Wrap-Up

Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact Information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations 800.421.8454 _RingersIndy@aol.com_ (mailto:RingersIndy@aol.com) RINGERS GLOVES WEEKEND WRAP-UP Moorpark, Calif. - (October 11, 2005) The same song that has been sung pretty much most of the year was sung again at ... Continue reading

Reed Sorenson Dollar General 300 Race Advance

Reed Sorenson Dollar General 300 Race Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge Dollar General 300-Lowe's Motor Speedway Advance No. 41 TEAM FACTS: * Busch Series Points Standings: Reed Sorenson's sixth-place finish at Kansas Speedway kept him third in the ... Continue reading

2005 ArcaEx California Indy 400 Fact Sheet

2005 ArcaEx California Indy 400 Fact Sheet

Indianapolis, Ind. ArcaEx Driver Dario Franchitti 2005 California Indy 400 Fact Sheet Who: #27 ArcaEx Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver Dario Franchitti What: California Indy 400, Round 17 of the Indy Racing League® IndyCar® Series Where: California Speedway, Fontana, Calif. When: Sunday, Oct. 16, 2005 Television: ESPN, ... Continue reading

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