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New Porsche Prototype Racing Program Announced for North America

New Porsche Prototype Racing Program Announced for North America

Penske Motorsports to Partner in Campaigning New Factory-Built Porsche Racecar ATLANTA, April 15 -- In response to increasing customer demand and to raise the excitement level in American sports cars racing, Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), and Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA), today revealed they will e ... Continue reading

Yamoto by Patriot Scores Big Win at Long Beach Grand Prix

Yamoto by Patriot Scores Big Win at Long Beach Grand Prix

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.--April 14, 2005--Patriot Motorcycles Corporation (Pink Sheets: PMCY) today announced a record-breaking performance at last weekend's 31st Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Both the company and its flagship line of Yamoto by Patriot dirt bikes and ATVs were a major presence in every aspect of ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: WJ Looks to Double Up in Las Vegas

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: WJ Looks to Double Up in Las Vegas

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ Looks to Double Up in Las Vegas GM Performance Parts Team Aims for First Vegas Win at SummitRacing,com Nationals Sugar Hill, Ga., April 12, 2005 - For the first time this season, the 2005 POWERade Drag Racing Series will be competing ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Road Atlanta preview

Terry Borcheller - Road Atlanta preview

home faith Terry Borcheller has good reason to enjoy racing at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., the site of the next American Le Mans Series race. The 2001 ALMS GTS champion likes the track and the area so much, he moved his family from Phoenix to nearby Gainesville, Ga. In 1983, Borcheller was one race from the World K ... Continue reading

Autosport Development Atlanta Pre Race Report

Autosport Development Atlanta Pre Race Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com GMAC / Trenton Forging #5 GTO Road Atlanta Pre-Race Report Autosport Development Team Anxious To Hit The Track Detroit – April 12, 2005 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Series is back in action as part of the Sportsbook.com Grand Prix ... Continue reading

TEXAS Race Advance

TEXAS Race Advance

Shane Hmiel Texas Motor Speedway Sponsor: WINFUEL Owner: Todd Braun Busch Crew Chief: Todd Lohse Busch Chassis: BR06 Manufacturer: Chevrolet Engine Builder: Dale Earnhardt Inc. Shane Hmiel / Braun Racing Quick Facts: · - BR06 is the same car that Jamie McMurray drove to victory lane at Rockingham in 2004 · - Shan ... Continue reading

CENTRIX Financial to Sponsor Two-Car Program for Newman/Haas Racing for the 89th Running of the Indianapolis 500

CENTRIX Financial to Sponsor Two-Car Program for Newman/Haas Racing for the 89th Running of the Indianapolis 500

CENTENNIAL, Colo., April 12 -- Financial services firm CENTRIX Financial announced today that they will sponsor a two-car program for Newman/Haas Racing for the 2005 Indianapolis 500. Bruno Junqueira, 28, will make his fourth start in the event while Sebastien Bourdais, 26, will make his debut. (Logo: http://www.newsco ... Continue reading

Scelzi doubles up in Vegas

Scelzi doubles up in Vegas

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of 23 NHRA SUMMITRACING.COM NATIONALS THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS Race Dates: April 15-17, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI DOUBLES UP IN VEGAS LAS VEGAS (April 12, 2005) - Gary ... Continue reading

Season Opener at SSP on Thursday

Season Opener at SSP on Thursday

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Season Opener on Thursday at SSP NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (April 11, 2005) – This Thursday night, April 14, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will host the season opener of it 51st racing season featuring the Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stock Cars and Legends Cars. ... Continue reading

Jeff Gordon Wins 6th Time at Martinsville

Jeff Gordon Wins 6th Time at Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, Va. April 11, 2005; Hank Kurz writing for the AP reported that Jeff Gordon showed that he might be the new king of short-track racing Sunday, coming from three laps down early on to win his sixth NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. Fourth on a restart with 46 laps to go, Gordon wasted no time ... Continue reading

CARRIER BOYZ RACING: Cory Mac advances to final round

CARRIER BOYZ RACING: Cory Mac advances to final round

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARRIER BOYZ RACING FRAM AIRHOG TOP FUEL DRAGSTER MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE/FAX: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 18TH ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY SPRING NATIONALS HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK - HOUSTON (BAYTOWN) TEXAS APRIL 8-10, 2005 Qualified: #2 (4.496 seconds at 329.10 mph) Eliminations ... Continue reading

Capps dismissed in first round in Houston

Capps dismissed in first round in Houston

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 4 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS HOUSTON RACEWAY Race Dates: April 8-10, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; 203-243-2438 cell; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS DISMISSED IN FIRST ROUND IN HOUSTON BAYTOWN, Texas (April 10, 2 ... Continue reading

Scelzi ousted in first round by Bazemore in Houston

Scelzi ousted in first round by Bazemore in Houston

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 4 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS HOUSTON RACEWAY Race Dates: April 8-10, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; 203-243-2438 cell; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI OUT IN FIRST ROUND AGAINST TEAMMATE BAZEMORE IN HOUSTON BAYTOW ... Continue reading

Bazemore advances to quarterfinal in Houston

Bazemore advances to quarterfinal in Houston

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 4 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS HOUSTON RACEWAY Race Dates: April 8-10, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; 203-243-2438 cell; jstropus@earthlink.net BAZEMORE ADVANCES TO QUARTERFINAL IN HOUSTON BAYTOWN, Texas (April 10 ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Sunday: Warren Johnson Scores Dominant Win at O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals

NHRA Warren Johnson Sunday: Warren Johnson Scores Dominant Win at O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Warren Johnson Scores Dominant Win at O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals Sunday, April 10, 2005, Baytown, TX- Warren Johnson, "The Professor of Pro Stock", made a dramatic return to the NHRA winner's circle on Sunday, scoring a dominant ... Continue reading

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