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Jimmy Kite To Double at Indy and Charlotte

Jimmy Kite To Double at Indy and Charlotte

Jimmy Kite To Double at Indy and Charlotte INDIANAPOLIS, IN., May 18, 2005 - Four-time Indianapolis 500-starter Jimmy Kite has been signed to drive the Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing No. 91 Dallara-Toyota in the 89th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 29th. With that announcement today by team officials, the Stockbridge, ... Continue reading

Bazemore aims for turn-around in Ohio

Bazemore aims for turn-around in Ohio

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NHRA NATIONALS NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY HEBRON, OHIO Race Dates: May 20-22 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BAZEMORE AIMS FOR TURN-AROUND IN OHIO HEBRON, Ohio ( ... Continue reading

Ruhlman and Derhaag Motorsports finish testing, continue to build on success

Ruhlman and Derhaag Motorsports finish testing, continue to build on success

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ruhlman and Derhaag Motorsports finish testing, continue to build on success OMAHA, Neb. (May 18, 2005) ­ Randy Ruhlman and Derhaag Motorsports are not resting on their laurels after winning last month¹s Long Beach Grand Prix. The team has just finished up two successful days of testing for the ... Continue reading

Scelzi's Mopar/Oakley Dodge back in shape, ready for Ohio

Scelzi's Mopar/Oakley Dodge back in shape, ready for Ohio

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NHRA NATIONALS NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY HEBRON, OHIO Race Dates: May 20-22 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI'S MOPAR/OAKLEY DODGE BACK IN SHAPE, READY FOR ... Continue reading

Dunlop Tires Drivers Cup Competition

Dunlop Tires Drivers Cup Competition

AKRON, Ohio, May 18 -- The driving equivalent of an "Ironman Triathlon" is coming to America. Once reserved for the best European drivers, North American drivers will compete in this international competitive driving event, which will take place in the United States. The 2006 Dunlop Drivers Cup is scheduled for next Ap ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Columbus Pre Race: KJ Zeroes In on a Winning Combination for Columbus

NHRA Kurt Johnson Columbus Pre Race: KJ Zeroes In on a Winning Combination for Columbus

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ Zeroes In on a Winning Combination for Columbus ACDelco Cobalt crew looks for first Buckeye win at Pontiac Performance Nationals Sugar Hill, Ga., May 16, 2005 - For the first time during the 2005 season, the POWERade Drag Racing Seri ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Columbus pre race: WJ Looks to Marshal a Win in Columbus

NHRA Warren Johnson Columbus pre race: WJ Looks to Marshal a Win in Columbus

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Warren Johnson Looks to Marshal a Win in Columbus GM Performance Parts team Aims for Fifth Ohio win at Pontiac Performance Nationals Sugar Hill, Ga., May 16, 2005 - Throughout his illustrious career, GM Performance Parts Pontiac pilot W ... Continue reading

Jimmy Kite Looks To Lowe's To Finish What He Started

Jimmy Kite Looks To Lowe's To Finish What He Started

Images of Jimmy Kite and the No. 06 MRD Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado available upon request _____ Jimmy Kite Looks To Lowe's To Finish What He Started CONCORD, NC., May 17, 2005 - Jimmy Kite led his first laps in an IndyCar as a rookie at Lowe's Motor Speedway (Lowe's) in 1997. On that hand the Charlotte-area track ... Continue reading

Brut Racing Funny Car Driver Ron Capps Helps Promote NHRA Championship Drag Racing at E3 Expo

Brut Racing Funny Car Driver Ron Capps Helps Promote NHRA Championship Drag Racing at E3 Expo

ValuSoft Selects Kermish-Geylin PR to Launch New Game LOS ANGELES, May 17 -- ValuSoft, a division of THQ Inc. , announces that Ron Capps and his Brut Dodge Stratus Funny Car from Don Schumacher Racing will blast into the Los Angeles Convention Center May 18 during the 2005 E3 Expo to help introduce ValuSoft's NHRA Cham ... Continue reading

Racer Bobby Hamilton Teams With AutoVantage: NASCAR Legend, Auto Club Aim For Checkered Flag In Marketing

Racer Bobby Hamilton Teams With AutoVantage: NASCAR Legend, Auto Club Aim For Checkered Flag In Marketing

NORWALK, Conn., May. 17 -- A racing champion has teamed with a direct marketing champion to rev awareness and accelerate exposure of a national automotive membership club. Reigning NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion, and legendary NASCAR Winston Cup driver Bobby Hamilton has partnered with the Cendant Marketing Gro ... Continue reading

NASCAR NEXTEL: Ford Steps Down as #88 Team Crew Chief

NASCAR NEXTEL: Ford Steps Down as #88 Team Crew Chief

CHARLOTTE, N.C., (May 16, 2005) ----- Robert Yates Racing (RYR) announced today that Mike Ford has elected to step down as crew chief for the #88 UPS/Robert Yates Racing NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series team and driver Dale Jarrett. Ford joined RYR in November 2003. “Mike made this decision based on what was in the best ... Continue reading

6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant- Shane Shots- Shane Lewis Notes and Story Lines

6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant- Shane Shots- Shane Lewis Notes and Story Lines

Shane Shots – Notes on Shane Lewis Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series – Daytona Prototype Class 6 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant– Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Can.– May 19-20 No.3 PAP-PARTS / OZEXE Southard Motorsports BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype birthplace: Lancaster, Calif. current ... Continue reading

USAC - PENNSYLVANIAN SMITH DRIVES TO NORTHEAST FOCUS VICTORY

USAC - PENNSYLVANIAN SMITH DRIVES TO NORTHEAST FOCUS VICTORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 16, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-92 PENNSYLVANIAN SMITH DRIVES TO NORTHEAST FOCUS VICTORY Ryan Smith of Kunkletown, Pa. drove to victory Saturday in the inaugural race of the USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Car Series at the Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway. Smith, who has competed on se ... Continue reading

USAC - MIDWEST FOCUS OPENER DELAYED; SEVERAL REGIONS TO BE REPRESENTED FRIDAY AT LIMA

USAC - MIDWEST FOCUS OPENER DELAYED; SEVERAL REGIONS TO BE REPRESENTED FRIDAY AT LIMA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 16, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-89 MIDWEST FOCUS OPENER DELAYED; SEVERAL REGIONS TO BE REPRESENTED FRIDAY AT LIMA Between 30-35 cars are expected to be present Friday in USAC’s Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car Series season opener at Lima (Ohio) Motorsports Park, as cars fro ... Continue reading

USAC - KERSHAW WINS DIRT FOCUS FEATURE; CALIFORNIA PAVEMENT RESUMES FRIDAY AT STOCKTON

USAC - KERSHAW WINS DIRT FOCUS FEATURE; CALIFORNIA PAVEMENT RESUMES FRIDAY AT STOCKTON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 16, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-90 KERSHAW WINS DIRT FOCUS FEATURE; CALIFORNIA PAVEMENT RESUMES FRIDAY AT STOCKTON The California Ford Focus Midget Car Series returns to the hardtop Friday at Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton, Calif. following another week of dirt racing and ano ... Continue reading

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