NASCAR and iN DEMAND Launch; `NASCAR IN CAR on iN DEMAND'
Apr 15, 2002
LOS ANGELES--April 15, 2002-- Multi-Channel In-Car Camera Package to Enhance Live Event Coverage will Premiere on Digital Cable in June The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and iN DEMAND have partnered to launch `NASCAR IN CAR on iN DEMAND,' a multi-channel season-long television package that off ... Continue reading
Samsung/RadioShack 500 Sunday Pit Notes
Apr 7, 2002
Howie Long, Grand Marshall for the Samsung/RadioShack 500: “My first impression on seeing this place was the size. They took my 12-year-old and me for a lap at speed. When you hit these banks it’s kind of like flying into Missoula, Mont., and you bank over the mountains. My son loved it. My introduction to ... Continue reading
Samsung/RadioShack Texas 500 Postponed
Apr 7, 2002
-- For Immediate Release SAMSUNG/RADIOSHACK 500 POSTPONED FORT WORTH-DALLAS (April 7, 2002) – The Samsung/RadioShack 500, scheduled for Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, has been postponed until Monday morning, April 8, due to rain. The gates will open at 7:30 a.m. with race start scheduled for 11:00 a.m. All race ... Continue reading
Action Performance Companies Proposes Increase in Authorized Shares
Apr 6, 2002
Board to Consider Stock Split PHOENIX, Ariz.--April 5, 2002--Action Performance Companies, Inc. (Company) , the leader in the design, marketing, promotion, and distribution of licensed motorsports merchandise, today filed a preliminary proxy statement for a special meeting of shareholders to consider an increase in the ... Continue reading
Dodge Motorsports Weekend Preview
Apr 4, 2002
<<...OLE_Obj...>> Weekend Preview Contact: Dave Elshoff, 248-512-2690 Ray Cooper, 803-466-9085 Winston Cup, Outlaws Headed to Texas; The Strip at Vegas to Host NHRA Action FORT WORTH, Texas (April 4, 2002) - Dodge NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams will return to action this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway in the Samsung/ ... Continue reading
Apr 4, 2002
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--April 4, 2002--International Speedway Corporation ("ISC") today reported results for the first quarter ended February 28, 2002. Total revenues for the 2002 first quarter increased to $125.8 million from $120.7 million in 2001. Operating income for the first quarter increased to $49.2 million compar ... Continue reading
TEXAS MARKS GORDON'S 300th START
Apr 2, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FURTHER INFO: Jon Edwards Performance PR Plus (704) 377-8727 Pprplus50@aol.com TEXAS MARKS GORDON'S 300th START JUSTIN, Texas. - When Jeff Gordon starts the Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway this Sunday, he will become the only driver to start 300 consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup races ... Continue reading
Biffle Finishes Fifth in Crash-Filled Busch Race
Mar 25, 2002
GREG BIFFLE—60—Grainger Ford Taurus (Finished 5th) - “He (Kevin Harvick) checked up out of the throttle. Kevin knows he came up out of the throttle and he got loose over there and I got in the back of him. It was not intentional by any means and I know that there will be some fans pissed at me. It was ... Continue reading
40 and 41 Bristol qualifying report
Mar 22, 2002
Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing, 704/662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2002 STERLING MARLIN / JIMMY SPENCER CHIP GANASSI RACING WITH FELIX SABATES FOOD CITY 500 QUALIFYING RESULTS BRISTOL, Tenn. (March 22, 2002) - The No. 40 Coors Light and No. 41 Target teams of Chip Ganassi ... Continue reading
Even The Great Fittipaldi Can't Be In Two Places At The Same Time
Mar 20, 2002
Contact: Kyle Chapman, 336-777-0007 kchapman@tsii.net Fittipaldi's 2002 Busch Series Debut Postponed Until May 3 at Richmond MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 19, 2002) -- Christian Fittipaldi, who was scheduled to make his 2002 NASCAR Busch Series debut this weekend at the Channellock 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, will instea ... Continue reading
HAVOLINE TEAM WORKING WELL WITH ONE ENGINE RULE
Mar 13, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FURTHER INFO: Steve Post Performance PR Plus (704) 333-2828 or pprplus28@aol.com HAVOLINE TEAM WORKING WELL WITH ONE ENGINE RULE DARLINGTON, S.C. - It's been three races since NASCAR instituted the rule requiring teams to use only one engine per race weekend. For Doug Yates, engine builder for the ... Continue reading
Dodge Motorsports Weekend Preview
Mar 7, 2002
<<...OLE_Obj...>> Weekend Preview Contact: Dave Elshoff, 248-512-2690 Ray Cooper, 803-466-9085 Fresh Off Odds-Defying Victory at Las Vegas, Marlin Bringing Winning Chassis No. 115 to Atlanta ATLANTA (March 7, 2002) - Sterling Marlin delivered an odds-defying winning punch by capturing last Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler ... Continue reading
Dodge Motorsports Weekend Results
Mar 5, 2002
<<...OLE_Obj...>> Weekend Results Contact: Dave Elshoff, 248-512-2690 Ray Cooper, 803-466-9085 Marlin Scores Second Victory of the Season for Dodge, Records Sixth Straight Top 10 Finish, Pads Points Lead LAS VEGAS (March 3, 2002) -- Sterling Marlin rolled the dice and cracked the ice Sunday in the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 4 ... Continue reading
Mar 1, 2002
FOR RELEASE: March 1, 2002 HORSHAM, Pa. - is giving away a race fan's dream as the national remote bank is teaming up with Hendrick Motor Sports and its NASCAR® race team to offer a March 2002 promotional sweepstakes entitled "Rev Up Your Banking...Win the Ultimate Racing Experience." Sweepstakes entrants can win an a ... Continue reading
Hooters Returns to Winston Cup: We Sure Missed Them!
Feb 28, 2002
For Immediate Release Tim Southers Hooters Racing (770) 719-0204 usar@bellsouth.net Hooters Returns to Winston Cup Competition Atlanta, GA (Feb. 28, 2002) - After a six-year absence from the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Hooters will return to the series on a limited basis during the 2002 season. Hooters controlling owner ... Continue reading
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