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First Practice Session for the Indy Japan 300

First Practice Session for the Indy Japan 300

PATRICK CARPENTIER NEWS BUREAU UPDATE Round Four of the IndyCar Series in Japan First Practice Session for the Indy Japan 300 Montreal, April 27, 2005 - Patrick Carpentier completed his first practice session in preparation for Saturday's Indy Japan 300 to be held at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan. Carpentier finished 9th w ... Continue reading

Mark Martin to Drive Batman Begins Themed Nextel Cup Car

Mark Martin to Drive Batman Begins Themed Nextel Cup Car

BURBANK, Calif.--April 27, 2005--NASCAR, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and International Speedway Corporation announced today that Batman Begins(TM), the highly anticipated film from Warner Bros. Pictures, will take center stage at Michigan International Speedway on June 19 for the running of the NASCAR Nextel Cup "Ba ... Continue reading

Bristol one of four tracks Scelzi has yet to conquer

Bristol one of four tracks Scelzi has yet to conquer

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 6 of 23 O'REILLY THUNDER VALLEY NHRA NATIONALS BRISTOL (Tenn.) DRAGWAY Race Dates: April 29-May 1, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BRISTOL ONE OF FOUR TRACKS SCELZI HAS YET TO CONQ ... Continue reading

Stevens tests new car for Bristol

Stevens tests new car for Bristol

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 6 of 23 O'REILLY THUNDER VALLEY NHRA NATIONALS BRISTOL (Tenn.) DRAGWAY Race Dates: April 29-May 1, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net RICHIE STEVENS TESTS NEW CAR FOR BRISTOL BRISTOL, ... Continue reading

Shane Shots- Laguna Seca News and Notes on Shane Lewis

Shane Shots- Laguna Seca News and Notes on Shane Lewis

Shane Shots – Notes on Shane Lewis Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series – Daytona Prototype Class The Road & Track 250 – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif. – April 29 – May 1, 2005 No.3 PAP-PARTS / OZEXE Southard Motorsports BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype birthplace: Lancaster, Cal ... Continue reading

Milwaukee Mile Free Admission, Free Autographs at Champ Car Open Test

Milwaukee Mile Free Admission, Free Autographs at Champ Car Open Test

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE MILE 100 YEARS AND ACCELERATING FREE ADMISSION TO CHAMP CAR OPEN TEST FREE DRIVER AUTOGRAPH SESSION (April 27, 2005) Milwaukee, Wis. - On Tuesday May 3 and Wednesday May 4, race fans are invited to The Milwaukee Mile to catch a free preview of the "Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 prese ... Continue reading

NHRA WJ's Wrap Sheet - Bristol Dragway Edition

NHRA WJ's Wrap Sheet - Bristol Dragway Edition

(Note: The following has been provided as a supplement to our pre-race release to provide additional insight on Warren Johnson's NHRA Pro Stock career at Bristol Dragway. We also have two photos of WJ's race cars from 2001 and 2002, respectively that we can provide by e-mail upon request. We thank you for your interest ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: WJ's Pro Stock History in Bristol Precedes the NHRA's Arrival

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: WJ's Pro Stock History in Bristol Precedes the NHRA's Arrival

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ's Pro Stock History in Bristol Precedes the NHRA's Arrival GM Performance Parts Driver Looks to Add to Long Record of Success in Tennessee Sugar Hill, Ga., April 25, 2005 - This weekend the POWERade Drag Racing Series will make its a ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Pre Race: KJ Battles Compressed Schedule to Complete Cobalt for Bristol

NHRA Kurt Johnson Pre Race: KJ Battles Compressed Schedule to Complete Cobalt for Bristol

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ Battles Compressed Schedule to Complete Cobalt for Bristol ACDelco crew preps new car for successful debut at O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals Sugar Hill, Ga., April 26, 2005 - Throughout his illustrious career, ACDelco Pro Stock dr ... Continue reading

Craig Stanton Gets Championship Boost Entering Laguna Seca

Craig Stanton Gets Championship Boost Entering Laguna Seca

Craig Stanton Gets Championship Boost Entering Laguna Seca LONG BEACH, Calif., April 26, 2005 - Craig Stanton's 2005 championship hopes have been rekindled. Entering Sunday's Road & Track 250 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the Long Beach, California-resident has been moved into sec ... Continue reading

Northern Allstars Late Models

Northern Allstars Late Models

April 25, 2005 -- It’s the kind of week that late model racing fans talk about all winter, four straight nights of wheel-banging, fender-rubbing excitement. In just two weeks, the Northern Allstars Late Models will tow into the toughest tracks in the Hoosier state for the 2005 Indiana Dirt Late Model Speedweek. T ... Continue reading

LUNATI TO HONOR NASCAR AUTOZONE ELITE DIVISION CREW CHIEFS

LUNATI TO HONOR NASCAR AUTOZONE ELITE DIVISION CREW CHIEFS

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 25, 2005) – Lunati, a leading manufacturer of camshafts, crankshafts and other performance drivetrain components, will sponsor an all-new special award to recognize the top crew chiefs in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division. Lunati, a subsidiary of Kentucky-based Holley Performance Produ ... Continue reading

ESPN Provides LIVE Webcasts 6 Years After The Auto Channel Did

ESPN Provides LIVE Webcasts 6 Years After The Auto Channel Did

NHRA AND ESPN360 TEAM UP TO PROVIDE LIVE QUALIFYING FROM O’REILLY NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS GLENDORA, Calif. (April 25, 2005) – ESPN360, ESPN’s customizable broadband service, will air live coverage of professional qualifying from the O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, as part of a prom ... Continue reading

NASCAR Autograph Session in Stockton California

NASCAR Autograph Session in Stockton California

What: NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series driver autograph session. When: Thursday, April 28 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. Where: The AutoZone Store located at: 1100 N WILSON WAY, STOCKTON, CA, 95205. 209-942-2992 Who: NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series drivers: Jim Pettit II (2004 Southwest Series c ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Sterling Marlin Talladega Race Advance

NASCAR: Sterling Marlin Talladega Race Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Aaron's 499 - Talladega Superspeedway Advance No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: The Coors Light team will race chassis #211 at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. This is the sam ... Continue reading

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