Riggs Claims First Bud Pole of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Career
Apr 9, 2005
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 8, 2005) -- Scott Riggs captured the Bud Pole for Sunday's Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway. It was the first career pole for the sophomore Nextel Cup driver. Riggs' Valvoline Chevrolet paced the field in Friday's qualifying session with a lap time and speed of 19.588 seconds at ... Continue reading
STATS Inc. to Rank Drivers of Four Top Series Together
Apr 9, 2005
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--April 8, 2005--How does NASCAR's Jeff Gordon stack up against Formula One's Michael Schumacher? IRL champ Tony Kanaan against Dale Earnhardt Jr? Champ Car's Sebastien Bourdais against Juan Pablo Montoya? Well, since you can't even get these answers on today's high-tech video games, SPEED Channel and ST ... Continue reading
Lap record and reliability gains boost B.A.R Honda in Barcelona test
Apr 9, 2005
Honda F1 Press Information Friday 8th April 2005 Lap record and reliability gains boost B.A.R Honda ------------------------------------------------ In an exhaustive two-car, three-day, four-driver test at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona this week, Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda broke its own lap record – set ove ... Continue reading
CASCAR: Mark Dilley & Power Water announce sponsorship
Apr 8, 2005
NOTE: Mark Dilley asked me to pass along his good news regarding his new CASCAR Super Series sponsorship for 2005. (Greg) This press release is also reproduced at: http://insidetracknews.blogspot.com/2005/04/cascar-mark-dilley-and-powe r-water.html *********************************************************************** ... Continue reading
Jamie McMurray and Jeremy Mayfield quotes from Martinsville
Apr 8, 2005
Friday, April 8, 2005 Ray Cooper Martinsville Speedway Clear!Blue Advance Auto Parts 500 Advance Stuff. 704-975-3232 JAMIE McMURRAY (No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Charger) NOTE: McMurray scored a career-best runner-up finish in last fall's Cup race at Martinsville and won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race here last ... Continue reading
Dodge Charger Qualifying Quotes from Martinsville
Apr 8, 2005
Friday, April 8, 2005 Ray Cooper Martinsville Speedway Clear!Blue Advance Auto Parts 500 Qualifying. 704-975-3232 RYAN NEWMAN (No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge Charger) - Qualified 2nd "We unloaded off the truck really fast and we look forward to coming back to Martinsville after the way we performed him last year. We got beat by t ... Continue reading
Hamilton's Ram Wins Pole at Martinsville
Apr 8, 2005
Friday, April 8, 2005 Ray Cooper Martinsville Speedway Clear!Blue Kroger 250 Qualifying. 704-975-3232 BOBBY HAMILTON (No. 04 Bailey's Dodge Ram) - Wins Pole "It's a very close racetrack. The least situation, the wiggle of the steering wheel or slip of the tires can cost you dearly here. We had no intentions of sitting ... Continue reading
Shane Hmiel Statement on Bristol Busch Race
Apr 8, 2005
STATEMENT FROM SHANE HMIEL REGARDING BRISTOL NASCAR BUSCH RACE QUESTION: UPON REFLECTION, IF YOU HAD IT TO DO OVER AGAIN, WOULD YOU DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT AFTER MONDAY’S BUSCH RACE IN BRISTOL? HMIEL ANSWER: Of course I would. I want to apologize to the fans watching on television, especially the children, ... Continue reading
Gil de Ferran appointed B.A.R Honda Sporting Director
Apr 6, 2005
B.A.R Honda Press Information Wednesday 6 April 2005 GIL DE FERRAN APPOINTED B.A.R HONDA SPORTING DIRECTOR Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda has appointed Gil de Ferran to help steer its course towards the Formula One World Championship. ------------------------------------------------ 37 year-old Gil, winner of the 2003 Indy 5 ... Continue reading
G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS: Focus is on Houston
Apr 6, 2005
*G SQUARED/S&S BUELL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * * * * G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS* * OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH* * * * NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES* * PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL* * RIDER: CHIP ELLIS* * * * MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz* * PHONE: 770-476-8477* * E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net* * * * 1 ... Continue reading
Chili Pepper St. Petersburg Race Report
Apr 6, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Amy Jo Young Jim Osborn Has SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Series Career High Finish at St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Fla. Jim Osborn, driver of the Thompson Children’s Hospital/Remote Area Medical/Trenton Forging #24 BMW 325ci Touring Car finished 9th in Sunday’s Round 2 ... Continue reading
Funny Car points leader Bazemore heads back to earth in Houston
Apr 6, 2005
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 FUNNY CAR POINTS LEADER BAZEMORE HEADING BACK TO EARTH BAYTOWN, Texas ... Continue reading
Bill Elliott Transcript from Dodge Teleconference
Apr 6, 2005
Tuesday, April 5, 2005 Ray Cooper Dodge Motorsports Teleconference Clear!Blue Bristol Recap, Martinsville Advance 704-975-3232 BILL ELLIOTT (No. 91 Stanley Tools Dodge Charger) IS MOMENTUM DIFFICULT TO BUILD WHEN YOU'RE NOT RACING EVERY WEEK? "I think it would be harder if you didn't have a team that was running every ... Continue reading
Apr 6, 2005
DALLAS & LOS ANGELES--April 5, 2005--HDNet and NASCAR announced today the schedule for the second season of NASCAR's high-definition television package on HDNet. This year, HDNet will feature 20 live telecasts from the NASCAR Grand National Division, a tier of NASCAR's regional racing series which includes the Busch No ... Continue reading
NHRA WJ's Wrap Sheet - Houston Raceway Park Edition
Apr 6, 2005
(Note: The following has been provided to give a look back on Warren Johnson's career at Houston Raceway Park. We also have two photos of WJ's race cars from 1988 and 2001, respectively, that we can provide upon request. We thank you for your interest.) Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 j ... Continue reading
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