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Richie Stevens survives Katrina, will race in Indy

Richie Stevens survives Katrina, will race in Indy

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES U.S. NATIONALS INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK ROUND 18 OF 23 RACE DATES: SEPT. 2-5, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net RICHIE STEVENS SURVIVES HURRICANE KATRINA, WILL RACE AT U.S. NATIONALS INDI ... Continue reading

Crosby weathers storm, prepares to race in California

Crosby weathers storm, prepares to race in California

Crosby weathers storm, prepares to race in California Eddyville, Ky. – Kim Crosby has spent the last few days doing what everyone else who lives in the New Orleans area has been doing, surviving. Crosby lives in Slidell, La., on the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain. She and her husband Chris evacuated on Sund ... Continue reading

kcr release 8-31 Green

kcr release 8-31 Green

Green prepares for Ameriquest 300 Eddyville, Ky. – Mark Green will attempt to qualify for his third consecutive race at the California Speedway this weekend. Last week Green qualified 33rd for the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He miraculously avoided any collisions on the track, finished on the lead la ... Continue reading

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels heads to Mosport this weekend

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels heads to Mosport this weekend

For immediate release August 31, 2005 Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels heads to Mosport this weekend Morad, Di Leo, Bilotta, de Heus, Pelletier, Vincec, May, Di Meo and Arnold all look to hold onto class points lead MOSPORT, ONTARIO One of the biggest motorsports events in Ontari ... Continue reading

Trail Motors Super Sportsman 75 lapper on Sunday

Trail Motors Super Sportsman 75 lapper on Sunday

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Inaugural Trail Motors Super Sportsman Championship at SSP This Sunday NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (August 31, 2005) – This Sunday night, September 4, the Super Sportsman at SSP culminates with the Inaugural 75-lap Trail Motors Championship paying $2,500 to ... Continue reading

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Statement

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Statement

CONCORD, N.C. (August 31, 2005) --- Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates accepts the penalty issued by NASCAR for rules violations committed at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 26, 2005. As an organization, we pride ourselves in following the guidelines set forth by NASCAR's governing body. There will be no formal appe ... Continue reading

CASCAR - N#10 - Delaware Preview

CASCAR - N#10 - Delaware Preview

CASCAR Super Series Preview: Delaware Speedway: APC 300 Great Canadian Race Weekend For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / August 31, 2005 The CASCAR Super Series heads to Delaware Speedway for the APC 300 Great Canadian Race Weekend LONDON, ON - This weekend, the CASCAR Super Ser ... Continue reading

Jimmy Kite To Run IndyCar Demonstration Laps at Fontana NEXTEL Cup Race

Jimmy Kite To Run IndyCar Demonstration Laps at Fontana NEXTEL Cup Race

Jimmy Kite To Run IndyCar Demonstration Laps at Fontana NEXTEL Cup Race INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 31, 2005 - Jimmy Kite, Stockbridge, Ga., has been asked to run three demonstration laps at California Speedway prior to Sunday's Sony HD 500 NEXTEL Cup event. The laps will give the diehard stock car fans at Fontana's two ... Continue reading

Indy not just another race for G Squared Motorsports

Indy not just another race for G Squared Motorsports

*Visit our website at www.g2motorsports.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL RIDER: CHIP ELLIS MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 51ST ANNUAL NHRA MAC T ... Continue reading

Nextel News - California Speedway

Nextel News - California Speedway

August 30, 2005 - California Speedway Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Key Dates to Keep in Mind California weekend A Sept. 2 - Nextel Wake-Up Call with Jimmie Johnson at 11:30 a.m. PDT A Sept. 3 - Bud Pole Qualifying at 2:20 p.m. PDT (Impound) A Sept. 4 - Sony HD 500 at 5:10 p.m. PDT (250 laps/500 miles) Chase for the ... Continue reading

Air Force Reserve Jet Car Takes On Portland Air Show Attendees

Air Force Reserve Jet Car Takes On Portland Air Show Attendees

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 30 -- In a fraction of the time it takes to sit through a red light, the Air Force Reserve Jet Car accelerates from zero to 400 mph! This jet-powered car, made of aluminum stretched over a chrome-moly chassis, will create mini sonic booms as it thunders down the runway at Hillsboro Airport, during the O ... Continue reading

RACE REPORT - IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY - JULY 30, 2005

RACE REPORT - IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY - JULY 30, 2005

RACE REPORT JULY 30, 2005 from Staff reports (Tim Kennedy has the week off) Irwindale, Calif. - - The points chase in Irwindale Speedway's premier stock car division got a whole lot tighter on Saturday night when two points-paying 50-lappers were run on a warm night in front of an appreciative crowd. San Marcos' Todd S ... Continue reading

Hearn Motorsports Debuts Jay Howard at Mosport

Hearn Motorsports Debuts Jay Howard at Mosport

Hearn Motorsports Debuts Jay Howard at Mosport BOWMANVILLE, Ont. Can., August 30, 2005 - Mosport International Raceway has been the site of several key moments in the early success of Hearn Motorsports. In 2004, the team owned by IndyCar star Richie Hearn (Henderson, Nev.) earned its first career Star Mazda Series Nort ... Continue reading

Fire and Rain Can't Keep Doug Smith from Capturing Two Mid-Ohio Top-10s

Fire and Rain Can't Keep Doug Smith from Capturing Two Mid-Ohio Top-10s

Fire and Rain Can't Keep Doug Smith from Capturing Two Mid-Ohio Top-10s Announces Piloti Racing Shoes as Marketing Partner LEXINGTON, Oh., August 29, 2005 - Doug Smith can now sing the James Taylor lyric; "I've seen fire and I've seen rain" with full understanding following this weekend's Formula Ford Zetec Cooper Tire ... Continue reading

WHITCHURCH TAKES FOURTH IN LAST SEVEN CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUS RACES; BARBER CLOSING IN ON TITLE

WHITCHURCH TAKES FOURTH IN LAST SEVEN CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUS RACES; BARBER CLOSING IN ON TITLE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 29, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-258 WHITCHURCH TAKES FOURTH IN LAST SEVEN CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUS RACES; BARBER CLOSING IN ON TITLE INDIANAPOLIS – Californians Robbie Whitchurch of Chico and Chase Barber of Morgan Hill are closing out the USAC California Ford Focus Dirt ... Continue reading

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