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``Mickey & Friends'' Rev Engines at Daytona 500; Disney to Feature Collectibles and Merchandise at 2005 NASCAR Events

``Mickey & Friends'' Rev Engines at Daytona 500; Disney to Feature Collectibles and Merchandise at 2005 NASCAR Events

BURBANK, Calif.--Feb. 18, 2005--Mickey and his friends will help NASCAR kick-off the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 20, 2005 at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. "Race Across America" is this year's theme, as Disney Consumer Products -- for the second year in a row -- will create a comprehensive racing-th ... Continue reading

AAA Returns to Racing as ``Official Auto Club'' of International Speedway Corporation Facilities

AAA Returns to Racing as ``Official Auto Club'' of International Speedway Corporation Facilities

ORLANDO, Fla.--Feb. 18, 2005--AAA, the organization that helped pioneer and officiate motor sports in the United States until 1955, announced today its return as a major participant in professional auto racing. The motorists' organization will be the "Official Auto Club" at eleven tracks owned and/or operated by Intern ... Continue reading

The Cars of Daytona 500: How They Compete from Track to Street - MSnide Asks: Huh! Are You Kidding Me?

The Cars of Daytona 500: How They Compete from Track to Street - MSnide Asks: Huh! Are You Kidding Me?

NADAguides.com Compares the Taurus, Charger and Monte Carlo Side-by-Side COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 18 -- NASCAR enthusiasts across the world are anxiously awaiting their Super Bowl of racing -- the Daytona 500 -- which takes place this Sunday, February 20th at Daytona National Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. 43 cars ... Continue reading

Women of Motorsports and Slim-Fast Encourage Racing Fans to Get On Track to Weight Loss Success This Racing Season

Women of Motorsports and Slim-Fast Encourage Racing Fans to Get On Track to Weight Loss Success This Racing Season

DAYTONA, Fla., Feb. 18 -- What: Led by Ann Schrader, wife of NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Kenny Schrader and President of The Women's Auxiliary of Motorsports (WAM), WAM and Slim-Fast have teamed together to launch the "Champions of Healthy Weight" program, to encourage Americans to get on track to weight loss success. The ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Silverado Sweeps Front Row for Daytona 250

Chevrolet Silverado Sweeps Front Row for Daytona 250

For Release: February 17, 2005, 11 p.m. EDT Chevrolet Silverado Sweeps Front Row for Daytona 250 Kerry Earnhardt and Dennis Setzer will lead NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Field to Green Flag DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Chevrolet’s Silverado NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams swept the front row ... Continue reading

NASCAR Star Tony Stewart 'Cleans Up' Just in Time for Start of 2005 Racing Season

NASCAR Star Tony Stewart 'Cleans Up' Just in Time for Start of 2005 Racing Season

Stewart to Drive Mr. Clean AutoDry Pro-Series Carwash Chevrolet in Six NASCAR Busch Series Races in 2005, Making Debut at Daytona CINCINNATI, Feb. 14 -- Tony Stewart plans to "clean up" in this year's 2005 NASCAR Busch Series racing season with a little help from America's favorite cleaning icon, Mr. Clean. Procter & G ... Continue reading

Web Reporter Speeds to Victory in AAA Race Simulation at Chicago Auto Show

Web Reporter Speeds to Victory in AAA Race Simulation at Chicago Auto Show

DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 10 -- Ryan Goemans of Various Velocities Group in Green Bay, Wis., outmaneuvered representatives from more than 100 news media organizations today in a simulated NASCAR race sponsored by The Auto Club Group (ACG) during the Chicago Auto Show's news media preview days. Goemans posted a 201.877 mph ... Continue reading

EA Signs Ryan Newman as Cover Athlete and Development Advisor for NASCAR SimRacing

EA Signs Ryan Newman as Cover Athlete and Development Advisor for NASCAR SimRacing

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--Feb. 3, 2005--Electronic Arts announced today that the latest game from its NASCAR(R) videogame franchise from the EA SPORTS(TM) brand, NASCAR(R) SimRacing(TM), will feature NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series(TM) star Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge. In addition to being both cover athlete an ... Continue reading

NASCAR Welcomes First Quit-Smoking Sponsor - A Long Way From Winston Cup - Talk About Conflicted

NASCAR Welcomes First Quit-Smoking Sponsor - A Long Way From Winston Cup - Talk About Conflicted

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27 -- A new era in NASCAR sponsorship began today with the announcement by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare that it has become the first quit-smoking product sponsor in the sport. GSK Consumer Healthcare's Nicorette(R) nicotine gum, NicoDerm(R) CQ(R) nicotine patches and Commit(R) nicotine loz ... Continue reading

International Speedway Posts Record Results For The Fourth Quarter And Full Year Of Fiscal 2004

International Speedway Posts Record Results For The Fourth Quarter And Full Year Of Fiscal 2004

~ Full Year Revenues Increase 18 Percent Over Prior Year ~ ~ Company Reiterates First Quarter 2005 Guidance ~ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 27 -- International Speedway Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: ISCB) ("ISC") today reported record results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended November 30, 2004. Fourth Quarter C ... Continue reading

Bill Elliott, No. 39 Dodge Charger, Budweiser Shootout Quotes

Bill Elliott, No. 39 Dodge Charger, Budweiser Shootout Quotes

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005 Ray Cooper Daytona International Speedway Clear!Blue Day Two, Second Session. Page 1. 704-975-3232 BILL ELLIOTT (No. 39 Coors Dodge Charger) "My first plan is to run the Budweiser Shootout in Chip Ganassi's Coors' sponsored Dodge. ... Continue reading

TELEVISION BROADCAST SCHEDULES SET FOR 2005 NASCAR SEASON

TELEVISION BROADCAST SCHEDULES SET FOR 2005 NASCAR SEASON

Total of 99 live broadcasts – 38 in prime time – planned for three national series DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 14, 2005) – NASCAR and its television partners today announced the full 2005 broadcast schedules, including an unprecedented 38 prime-time races, live coverage of all 99 events from the NASCAR ... Continue reading

Stater Bros. to Sponsor NASCAR Race in 2005

Stater Bros. to Sponsor NASCAR Race in 2005

COLTON, Calif., Jan. 14 -- Stater Bros. Supermarkets announced today that a Letter of Intent has been entered into by Stater Bros. and its partners, Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Gatorade and Tropicana, to be the title sponsor of the Stater Bros. 300 NASCAR Busch Series race at California Speedway in Fontana, California on Saturda ... Continue reading

Dodge Rookie Travis Kvapil

Dodge Rookie Travis Kvapil

Friday, Jan. 14, 2005 Ray Cooper Daytona International Speedway Clear!Blue Material from 2005 Testing. 704-975-3232 TRAVIS KVAPIL (No. 77 Kodak/Jasper Dodge Charger) NOTE: Dodge drivers have won Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors the past two seasons on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup circuit. Jamie McMurray won it in 2003, and ... Continue reading

Statement from Trevor Ashline, President, Safety Solutions, Regarding NASCAR's Ban of Hutchens Device

Statement from Trevor Ashline, President, Safety Solutions, Regarding NASCAR's Ban of Hutchens Device

CONCORD, N.C., Jan. 5 -- The following is a statement from Trevor Ashline, President, Safety Solutions, regarding NASCAR's ban of Hutchens Device: I have spent the last three years working closely with NASCAR officials to successfully develop and distribute head and neck restraint systems that provide life-saving prote ... Continue reading

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