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CASCAR - Toronto Indy Preview

CASCAR - Toronto Indy Preview

CASCAR Super Series Preview: ATTO 100 CASCAR Super Series Race Molson Indy Toronto // July 8-10, 2005 CASCAR returns to the streets of Toronto for this weekend’s Molson Indy Toronto; Jeff Lapcevich sets his sights on his third T.O. Indy Super Series win in a row LONDON, ON - This weekend, the CASCAR Super Series ... Continue reading

New Corvette Ready to Roll at Infineon Raceway

New Corvette Ready to Roll at Infineon Raceway

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 New Corvette C6-R Ready to Roll at Infineon Technologies Grand Prix of Sonoma SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - The Chevrolet Corvette has dominated American Le Mans Series competition at Infineon Raceway, and this year the team will arrive with a new arsenal for the Infineon T ... Continue reading

Nextel News

Nextel News

July 6, 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series(tm) Key Dates to Keep in Mind A July 7 - Rusty Wallace to visit Children <> 's Memorial Hospital A July 8 - Nextel Wake-Up Call with Tony Stewart at 10:30 a.m. <> A July 8 - Bud Pole Qualifying at 3:10 p.m. CDT A July 10 - USG Sheetrock 400 at 2:35 p.m. CDT (267 laps/400.5 miles) N ... Continue reading

COUNTDOWN TO THE WEST COAST HALL OF FAME ... HAIR, NOT THE MUSICAL

COUNTDOWN TO THE WEST COAST HALL OF FAME ... HAIR, NOT THE MUSICAL

Hippie-Hater Won&#8217;t Allow Long Hair on Riverside 500 Drivers. In the week of hype leading up to the Riverside race (February 2, 1969, Pacific Coast Late Model Race #1, Grand National (Nextel Cup) Combined Event), the following article, partially quoted hereafter, appeared in the Riverside newspaper along with seve ... Continue reading

Milwaukee Mile Media Alert -July 7 Carpentier skates, Andretti testing

Milwaukee Mile Media Alert -July 7 Carpentier skates, Andretti testing

MEDIA ALERT MILWAUKEE MILE 100 YEARS AND ACCELERATING INDY CAR DRIVER PATRICK CARPENTIER MARCO ANDRETTI TESTING PRESS FUNCTION, LUNCH -Mark Your Calendar For THIS Thursday, July 7 from 10:30am -1pm For Your One-On-One Opportunity with Carpentier, The Milwaukee Mile's All-Time Speed King -Grab A Byte With Marco Andretti ... Continue reading

Chicago Fast Facts

Chicago Fast Facts

Jason Leffler Chicagoland Speedway Sponsor: WINFUEL Owner: Todd Braun Crew Chief: Todd Lohse Chassis: BR21 Manufacturer: Chevrolet Engine Builder: Dale Earnhardt Inc. Jason Leffler Quick Facts: · Jason Leffler brought the #32 home in 9th place at Daytona in his first start for Braun Racing · In 2004, Leffler made ... Continue reading

IRL Driver Enge Tests Infineon Raceway on Wednesday

IRL Driver Enge Tests Infineon Raceway on Wednesday

Diana Rose (707) 933-3918 IRL Driver Enge to Visit Infineon Raceway for One-Day Test on Wednesday SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - IRL IndyCar(r) Series driver Tomas Enge will visit Infineon Raceway for a one-day test session on Wednesday, July 6. Enge, who drives for Rockstar Panther Racing, did not participate in ... Continue reading

Rick Crawford Kentucky Speedway Preview

Rick Crawford Kentucky Speedway Preview

Contact: Craig Bailey Built Ford Tough 225 Performance PR Plus Kentucky Speedway 704.377.8727 (office) Sparta, KY 704.507.2456 (mobile) July 8-9, 2005 cbailey@pprplus.com Rick Crawford's Kentucky Speedway Results Date Start Finish Laps Status 7/10/04 4 16 153/153 Running 7/12/03 16 11 150/150 Running 7/13/02 12 4 150/1 ... Continue reading

Audi, Corvette Ready to Tame Track at Infineon Raceway

Audi, Corvette Ready to Tame Track at Infineon Raceway

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 Audi, Corvette Ready to Tame Track at Infineon Technologies Grand Prix of Sonoma, July 15-17 SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Some of the most famous names in sports-car racing will return to Infineon Raceway for the Infineon Technologies Grand Prix of Sonoma, presented by Rav ... Continue reading

NEXTEL Cup Driver Carl Edwards Will Meet Fans at the Joliet, Ill., Fanfest Thursday, July 7

NEXTEL Cup Driver Carl Edwards Will Meet Fans at the Joliet, Ill., Fanfest Thursday, July 7

WHAT: Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 AAA Ford in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series, will participate in the Joliet Fanfest in downtown Joliet Thursday, July 7, in advance of Sunday's NEXTEL race at the Chicagoland Speedway. WHEN: Edwards will make an appearance on the Fanfest's main stage at about 7:30 p.m. After his stage ... Continue reading

Kelly Sutton Makes NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series History

Kelly Sutton Makes NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series History

Start at Kansas Speedway breaks mark for series starts by a female driver DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 5, 2005) &#8211; With Saturday&#8217;s start at Kansas Speedway, Kelly Sutton has broken the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series record for starts by a female driver. Sutton&#8217;s 33rd career start moves her past Tammy Jo Ki ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Lime Rock race

Terry Borcheller - Lime Rock race

podium Terry Borcheller came from the back of the grid to earn his second-consecutive American Le Mans Series GT1 podium finish, with a strong run at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., on July 4. Borcheller's qualifying time on the 1.54-mile road course was disallowed when his Saleen S7R failed a stall test during pos ... Continue reading

Elkin Focus Results

Elkin Focus Results

USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 3, 2005 ­ Elkin, North Carolina ­ Friendship Motor Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chase Scott, 4, Real Race Cars-14.892; 2. Robbie Ray, 11, Trotter-14.944; 3. Mike Ward, 80, Ward-14.949; 4. Michael Sboro, 24, Sboro-15.164; 5. ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning Continues Podium Streak with Second at Lime Rock

Petersen/ White Lightning Continues Podium Streak with Second at Lime Rock

Petersen/ White Lightning Continues Podium Streak with Second at Lime Rock LAKEVILLE, Conn., July 4, 2005 &#8211; With the conclusion of today&#8217;s New England Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park (Lakeville, Conn.), Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing continues its streak of finishing on the GT2 class podium in ev ... Continue reading

STEVENS LEADS NORTHEAST FOCUSES TO OSWEGO

STEVENS LEADS NORTHEAST FOCUSES TO OSWEGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 4, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-173 STEVENS LEADS NORTHEAST FOCUSES TO OSWEGO Stephanie Stevens of Phillipsburg, N.J. leads the USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Car Series to action Saturday at the Oswego Speedway in Oswego, N.Y. Stevens leads Michael Sboro of Watertown, N.Y. b ... Continue reading

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