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Jim Beam(R) to Sponsor NEXTEL Cup(R) Car In 2005 Season; Robby Gordon to Drive No. 7 Chevrolet

Jim Beam(R) to Sponsor NEXTEL Cup(R) Car In 2005 Season; Robby Gordon to Drive No. 7 Chevrolet

Jim Beam, 'The Official Spirit of Racing,' Extends Motorsports Involvement DAYTONA, Fla., Jan. 19 -- Jim Beam Brands Co. announced today that its flagship brand, Jim Beam(R) Bourbon, has teamed up with Robby Gordon Motorsports to sponsor the No. 7 car for the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL(R) Cup Series. Team owner and veteran dri ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Bobby Labonte

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Bobby Labonte

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications Cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DAYTONA TEST SESSION 2 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY January 19, 2005 BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: "We're a day and a half into a ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Jeff Burton

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Jeff Burton

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications Cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DAYTONA TEST SESSION 2 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY January 19, 2005 JEFF BURTON, NO. 31 CINGULAR WIRELESS CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: (WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON 2005?) "I ... Continue reading

Richie Stevens completes 3-day test in Team Mopar Dodge

Richie Stevens completes 3-day test in Team Mopar Dodge

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 RICHIE STEVENS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES THREE DAYS OF TESTING IN TEAM MOPAR DODGE INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 19, 2005) - Richie Stevens Jr. today completed three days of testing the Don Schumacher Racing Team Mopar ... Continue reading

2003 GT Champion Randy Pobst to Drive MAZDA6 in Speed World Challenge Series

2003 GT Champion Randy Pobst to Drive MAZDA6 in Speed World Challenge Series

- Tri-Point Motorsports to Field Three-Car Team for Pobst, Altenburg and Crescentini - IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 19 -- MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development today announced that Randy Pobst will drive one of Tri-Point Motorsports' MAZDA6 racecars in the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car series. Joining the 2003 GT-class c ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago Parent Company ACG Sponsors NASCAR Racecar Driver Carl Edwards

AAA Chicago Parent Company ACG Sponsors NASCAR Racecar Driver Carl Edwards

DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 19 -- The Auto Club Group (ACG), the largest AAA affiliate in the Midwest, has signed a contract with Roush Racing to sponsor the No. 99 AAA Ford Taurus, driven by Carl Edwards, at NASCAR Nextel Cup Series races in 2005. "Sponsorship of a car and driver on the hugely popular NASCAR racing circuit ... Continue reading

IRL-First day of testing for Patrick Carpentier

IRL-First day of testing for Patrick Carpentier

Hi Included with the release is the results of the first day of testing at Homestead max CARPENTIER SHINES WITH A SIXTH-PLACE FINISH IN FIRST DAY OF TESTING Homestead, FL (January 19, 2005) - The newly configured Red Bull Cheever Racing team finished up their first day of IndyCar Series open testing in heavy traffic on ... 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

Women's Auxiliary of Motorsports, an Official Charity of NASCAR, and Slim-Fast Team Up to Drive Weight Loss Success During the 2005 Racing Season

Women's Auxiliary of Motorsports, an Official Charity of NASCAR, and Slim-Fast Team Up to Drive Weight Loss Success During the 2005 Racing Season

Registered Dietitians (RDs) Offer Advice to NASCAR Fans at Races DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 19 -- To drive awareness of convenient and affordable ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle, Slim-Fast and the women of NASCAR have created an unprecedented partnership for the 2005 NASCAR racing season. The Women's Auxiliary of M ... Continue reading

Jeff Green Dodge Charger notes from DIS

Jeff Green Dodge Charger notes from DIS

Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005 Ray Cooper Daytona International Speedway Clear!Blue Day One, Second Session. 704-975-3232 JEFF GREEN (No. 43 Cheerios Dodge Charger) NOTE: Green posted the fourth and fifth fastest times in the morning session. CAN YOU FEEL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE MOTOR? "It's hard to come to a restrictor-plate ra ... Continue reading

Infineon Raceway Continues with Track Enhancements for 2005

Infineon Raceway Continues with Track Enhancements for 2005

Contact: John Cardinale Infineon Raceway (707) 933-3907 Infineon Raceway Continues With Track Enhancements for 2005 Season SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Construction crews have begun work at Infineon Raceway on track enhancements to the road course that will be in place for the 2005 Big O Tires Racing Season. Th ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Jimmie Johnson

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Jimmie Johnson

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DAYTONA TEST SESSION 2 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY January 18, 2005 JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO - MEDIA Q&A's (REMARKS ABOUT THE UPDATED DAYTONA RAC ... Continue reading

Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure Sets New Income Record

Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure Sets New Income Record

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 18 -- January 13th was a record day for Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure (BULLETIN BOARD: DJRT) as it booked over $250,000 in corporate business with three Fortune 100 corporate clients for the upcoming 2005 season. "We are extremely excited about our new partners. The corporate marketing campaign of ... Continue reading

Spike TV Goes Behind Sce nes at Stock Car Race Spotlighting Up-and-Coming Drivers - That's Edgey

Spike TV Goes Behind Sce nes at Stock Car Race Spotlighting Up-and-Coming Drivers - That's Edgey

'The Funkmaster Flex Super Series' Profiles Racing Hopefuls Vying for an Opportunity at Racing Stardom Premieres on Spike TV Friday, January 21 NEW YORK, Jan. 18 -- The Funkmaster Flex Super Series, premiering on Spike TV on Friday, January 21 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT), is an original racing reality special that gives an un ... Continue reading

Craftsman Truck Series: Jimmy Spencer Dodge Ram feature

Craftsman Truck Series: Jimmy Spencer Dodge Ram feature

Monday, Jan. 17, 2005 Ray Cooper Daytona International Speedway Clear!Blue Material from 2005 Testing. 704-975-3232 Craftsman Truck Series. JIMMY SPENCER (No. 1 Mopar Dodge Ram) NOTE: The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series test session encountered several weather-related problems on Saturday and Sunday. ... Continue reading

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