The Auto Channel
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
Official Website of the New Car Buyer

News By Topic: Race Car Drivers

Jimmy Kite Makes History at Texas

Jimmy Kite Makes History at Texas

Jimmy Kite Makes History at Texas FORT WORTH, Tex., June 16, 2005 - Jimmy Kite (Stockbridge, Ga.) made motorsports history this past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). Kite, who is best known as an Indy Racing IndyCar Series driver but is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie this season, became the first person t ... Continue reading

Transcript of Don Schumacher Racing teleconference 6/15/05

Transcript of Don Schumacher Racing teleconference 6/15/05

DON SCHUMACHER RACING TELECONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES JUNE 15, 2005 Contact: Judy Stropus., 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net Participants: Don Schumacher, owner of Don Schumacher Racing Whit Bazemore, driver of the Matco Tools Iron Eagle Dodge Stratus Funny Car Gary Sce ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Englishtown Pre Race: WJ Goes Back to the Beginning in Englishtown

NHRA Warren Johnson Englishtown Pre Race: WJ Goes Back to the Beginning in Englishtown

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ Goes Back to the Beginning in Englishtown GM Performance Parts Driver Returns to Site of First NHRA Pro Stock win at NHRA SuperNationals Sugar Hill, Ga., June 14, 2005 - When Warren Johnson arrives in Englishtown, New Jersey for this ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Englishtown Pre Race: KJ Hopes to Exchange Father's Day Greetings with His Dad in Englishtown Final

NHRA Kurt Johnson Englishtown Pre Race: KJ Hopes to Exchange Father's Day Greetings with His Dad in Englishtown Final

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ Hopes to Exchange Father's Day Greetings with His Dad in Englishtown Final Second-generation racer looks to celebrate with ACDelco Cobalt win Sugar Hill, Ga., June 14, 2005 - This weekend, families across the country will gather to c ... Continue reading

Official Practice Launches Petersen/ White Lightning Le Mans GT2 Title Defense

Official Practice Launches Petersen/ White Lightning Le Mans GT2 Title Defense

Official Practice Launches Petersen/ White Lightning Le Mans GT2 Title Defense LE MANS, France, June 15, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing had its first official on-track activity today in pursuit of their third-straight Grand Touring (GT) class victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Circuit de ... Continue reading

WJ's Wrap Sheet - Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Edition

WJ's Wrap Sheet - Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Edition

(Please note: The following has been provided as a supplement to our pre-race release for this weekend's NHRA SuperNationals, and is intended to provide a look back at Warren Johnson's career at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. We have pictures in JPEG format of WJ's 1975, 1982 and 1993 cars available upon request, as ... Continue reading

HONDA/MICHELIN SERIES RETURN TO MOSPORT FOR THE NEXT EXCITING ROUND

HONDA/MICHELIN SERIES RETURN TO MOSPORT FOR THE NEXT EXCITING ROUND

One photo of the Honda / Michelin Challenge Series will be sent to e-mail subscribers HONDA/MICHELIN SERIES RETURN TO MOSPORT FOR THE NEXT EXCITING ROUND Montreal, Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - The Honda/Michelin Challenge Series returns to Mosport Friday June 17 for Round 3 of the 2005 schedule. Barely six days after a g ... Continue reading

FORMULA BMW USA ROUNDS 7 & 8 PREVIEW, USGP - INDIANAPOLIS

FORMULA BMW USA ROUNDS 7 & 8 PREVIEW, USGP - INDIANAPOLIS

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - June 14, 2005. The 2005 Formula BMW USA season reaches its halfway point at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, providing the ultimate venue for 23 eager young Formula BMW competitors to show some of the finest entry-level, open-wheel racing in the world. As the preparations for the Unite ... Continue reading

Vandamonium and Trail Motors Super Sportsman Headlines SSP on Sunday

Vandamonium and Trail Motors Super Sportsman Headlines SSP on Sunday

Vandamonium Headlines Sunday Night Along with Trail Motors Super Sportsman at SSP NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (June 14, 2005) – This Sunday night, June 19, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will feature the third round of the Trail Motors Super Sportsman Series paying $1,000 to the winner on Father’s Day ... Continue reading

Carrier Boyz Racing: Prerace

Carrier Boyz Racing: Prerace

CARRIER BOYZ RACING FRAM AIRHOG TOP FUEL DRAGSTER *Visit our website at www.carrierboyzracing.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE/FAX: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 36TH ANNUAL NHRA K&N FILTERS SUPERNATIONALS OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK - ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. JUNE 16-19, 2005* ... Continue reading

Brown completes first Pro Challenge race!

Brown completes first Pro Challenge race!

For immediate release; June 14, 2005 Brown completes first Pro Challenge race! Tyler Brown makes debut in Ontario Pro Challenge Series Dodge Intrepid PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO - Waterdown race Tyler Brown finally got to turn some wheels in race mode in his 4B Racing Dodge Intrepid on Saturday night at Peterborough Speedway ... Continue reading

USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget Car Series Schedule Change

USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget Car Series Schedule Change

Due to schedule conflicts, the next two USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget Car Series - June 18 and July 2 - at the Tulsa (Okla.) Speedway, have been removed from the calendar. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. The next USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget Car Series event is scheduled for July 16 at Tul ... Continue reading

Johnson Scores Super Upset in Super Stock SCCA Solo Tour in Toledo

Johnson Scores Super Upset in Super Stock SCCA Solo Tour in Toledo

For Immediate Release Johnson Scores Super Upset in Super Stock At The Tire Rack SCCA Solo Tour in Toledo TOLEDO, Ohio (June 14, 2005) - Shock waves reverberated throughout the Solo community this weekend after Michael Johnson, of Glen Allen, Va., stormed to a win in Super Stock at The Tire Rack(r) SCCA Solo National T ... Continue reading

KISS Racers Anxious to Test Kokomo Makeover

KISS Racers Anxious to Test Kokomo Makeover

June 13, 2005 -- The quest for the 2005 King of Indiana Sprint Series champion continues this Sunday at Kokomo Speedway. While the Kokomo oval has always held the reputation of a very racy facility, an 8-month construction project has delivered a total makeover. The track’s surface has been significantly reworked ... Continue reading

Rick Crawford Michigan Preview

Rick Crawford Michigan Preview

Contact: Craig Bailey Paramount Health Insurance 200 Performance PR Plus Michigan International Speedway 704.377.8727 (office) Brooklyn, Michigan 704.507.2456 (mobile) June 17-18, 2005 cbailey@pprplus.com Rick Crawford's Michigan International Speedway Results Date Start Finish Laps Status 7/31/04 7 32 27/100 Engine 7/ ... Continue reading

Search The Auto Channel

The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.

The Auto Channel Content by Topic

Vehicle manufacturers and alt fuels.

Search The Auto Channel Content by Date Published

July 2025

    1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    

Select Another Month