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MOPAR'S HUBINETTE READIES FOR ROAD ATLANTA

MOPAR'S HUBINETTE READIES FOR ROAD ATLANTA

NEWS RELEASE May 3, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEAM MOPAR CONTACT: Misha Geisert J.R. Thompson Company (317) 432-4110 MoparPR@aol.com MOPAR'S HUBINETTE READIES FOR ROAD ATLANTA Center Line, Mich. - Samuel Hubinette and the Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper Team may have been down after the first round of the Need For Speed Formu ... Continue reading

DARLINGTON Fast Facts

DARLINGTON Fast Facts

SHANE HMIEL Darlington Raceway Sponsor: WINFUEL Owner: Todd Braun Busch Crew Chief: Todd Lohse Busch Chassis: BR06 Nextel Cup Crew Chief: Frank Kerr Nextel Cup Chassis: BRNC002 Manufacturer: Chevrolet Engine Builder: Dale Earnhardt Inc. Shane Hmiel / Braun Racing Quick Facts: · - Braun Racing associate sponsor, The ... Continue reading

Sterling Marlin Makes his 650th Career Start This Weekend at Darlington Raceway

Sterling Marlin Makes his 650th Career Start This Weekend at Darlington Raceway

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Dodge Charger 500 - Darlington Raceway Advance 650th-Career Start No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Career Milestone: Sterling Marlin will make his 650th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career start at D ... Continue reading

PEE Channel Cameras Will Be Rolling at PINKS 'King of the Hill' Event

PEE Channel Cameras Will Be Rolling at PINKS 'King of the Hill' Event

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--May 3, 2005--SPEED Channel's much-anticipated new show, PINKS, scheduled to debut June 29 at 8:30 p.m. ET will be on-site at Orlando's historic Speedworld Dragway on May 26 and 28 to host and record a 12-car "King of the Hill" drag racing event with uniquely high stakes -- lose the race, lose your ride ... Continue reading

DJ Looks for 500-Mile Darlington Win

DJ Looks for 500-Mile Darlington Win

Media contact: Penny Copen, Elevation Group of Companies, 704.595.0112, pcopen@elevationgrp.com Access complete UPS Racing information by logging onto the definitive source for all things related to Dale Jarrett and the #88 team at www.racing.ups.com. Photos of Dale Jarrett and the team may be downloaded from www.ciast ... Continue reading

SPEEDWAY MINORITY DRIVER SEARCH GOES “ON-TRACK”

SPEEDWAY MINORITY DRIVER SEARCH GOES “ON-TRACK”

SATURDAY … FIFTEEN YOUNG DRIVERS EXPECTED FOR MORNING LEGENDS DRIVING TEST SESSION ON OVAL Irwindale, Calif. - - All the talking and posing, and smiling for the camera is over, and the driving part of the deal is on. Youngsters who have stepped forward to take part in Irwindale Speedway's Minority Driver and Crew ... Continue reading

SASSELLI TIES WIN RECORD SATURDAY; CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUSES PLAY TWICE THIS WEEKEND

SASSELLI TIES WIN RECORD SATURDAY; CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUSES PLAY TWICE THIS WEEKEND

-----Original Message----- From: Michael Harker [mailto:mharker@usacracing.com] Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 6:00 PM To: mharker@iquest.net Subject: USAC Release #71 - SASSELLI TIES WIN RECORD SATURDAY; CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUSES PLAY TWICE THIS WEEKEND FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 2, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 0 ... Continue reading

LYNCH WINS NASCAR WEST SERIES RACE AT STOCKTON 99

LYNCH WINS NASCAR WEST SERIES RACE AT STOCKTON 99

STOCKTON, Calif. (May 2, 2005) – Former series champ Scott Lynch won the NASCAR Grand National West Series race at Stockton 99 Speedway over a diverse and competitive field, all racing on Goodyear Eagles. Stockton 99 Speedway is a quarter-mile oval with two distinct racing groves. It is one of California’s ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Laguna Seca race

Terry Borcheller - Laguna Seca race

sweet podium Terry Borcheller of Gainesville, Ga., scored a valuable podium finish in the May 1 Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway. After developing the first Daytona Prototype car and winning the series championship, the Bell Motorsports team has struggled to compete with newer cars. Their effort paid ... Continue reading

'Bike Night on Grant Avenue' in Novato Returns AMA Weekend

'Bike Night on Grant Avenue' in Novato Returns AMA Weekend

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 'Bike Night on Grant Avenue' in Novato Returns During AMA Weekend SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Downtown Novato will turn into a motorcycle wonderland during the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown weekend at Infineon Raceway. Be sure to mark down Saturday, May 14, on your cale ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Earns Top-10 at Laguna Seca

Shane Lewis Earns Top-10 at Laguna Seca

Shane Lewis Earns Top-10 at Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif., May 2, 2005 - Shane Lewis, Jupiter, Fla, grabbed his first top-10 finish of 2005 in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Sunday. In the process of starting 22nd in the 52-car field and finishing eighth, Lewis, who took over driving duties just under an hou ... Continue reading

NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Stockton Results- Vidovich Dominates Again for Second Straight Win

NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Stockton Results- Vidovich Dominates Again for Second Straight Win

STOCKTON, CALIF. (April 30, 2005) Auggie Vidovich from Lakeside, Calif. dominated the action for the second race in a row to claim his second victory of the season in NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series competition Saturday night at the historic Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway. Vidovich maneuvered lap traffi ... Continue reading

Wachovia Championship, Coca-Cola 600 Bookends for Truly 'A-May-zing' Month in Charlotte USA

Wachovia Championship, Coca-Cola 600 Bookends for Truly 'A-May-zing' Month in Charlotte USA

16-County Region Bursting With Activity, Initiatives Pointing To Vibrant Future CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 2 -- Beginning with the Wachovia Championship May 2-8 and wrapping up with the Coca-Cola 600 May 29, there's only one way to describe the next four weeks in Charlotte USA: A-May-zing! The PGA TOUR stop at Quail Hollow C ... Continue reading

Jimmy Kite Earns Second Top-20 in NASCAR Truck Series

Jimmy Kite Earns Second Top-20 in NASCAR Truck Series

Jimmy Kite Earns Second Top-20 in NASCAR Truck Series MADISON, Ill., May 2, 2005 - Jimmy Kite continues his strong rookie season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The Stockbridge, Georgia-resident marked his second NASCAR start with his second top-20 finish earning 18th at Gateway International Raceway's Ram Tough ... Continue reading

HALL, DANIELS SPLIT MAZDA RACEWAY MIATA CUP SEASON-OPENING DOUBLEHEADER

HALL, DANIELS SPLIT MAZDA RACEWAY MIATA CUP SEASON-OPENING DOUBLEHEADER

MONTEREY, Calif. (May 2, 2005) – Justin Hall, of Davis, Calif., and Jim Daniels, of Germantown, Tenn., split the season-opening SCCA Pro Racing Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Presented by Hankook doubleheader this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, part of the U.S. Sports Car Invitational weekend. Driving the No. 12 Off ... Continue reading

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