News By Topic: Race Car Drivers

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Sunday from Memphis Motorsports Park

Mar 26, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK, MEMPHIS, TENN. Sunday, March 25, 2007 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 LUCAS, WILKERSON COLLECT WINS AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK'S LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Morgan Lucas scored h ... Continue reading

Bakersfield Focus Results

Mar 26, 2007

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS DIRT RACE RESULTS: March 24, 2007 - Bakersfield, California - Bakesfield Speedway FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Jet Davison (#59 Davison), 2. Nick Carlson (#44 Carlson), 3. Bobby Michnowicz (#21 Michnowicz/Zoriki), 4. Ricky Kirkbride (#87 Van Meter), 5. ... Continue reading

Perris CRA Results

Mar 26, 2007

USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: March 24, 2007 - Perris, California - Perris Auto Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Rickie Gaunt, 94, Keller-16.467, 2. Tony Jones, 4, Alexander-16.482, 3. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-16.651, 4. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-16.661, 5. ... Continue reading

Bill Auberlen - Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Homestead win

Mar 25, 2007

Bill Auberlen charged from the back of the field to win the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday. Auberlen, of Redondo Beach, Calif., teamed with Matthew Alhadeff of Los Angeles for the win. Alhadeff qualified the No. 05 Sigalsport BMW-powered Riley Mk XI 15th on the 20-car Dayt ... Continue reading

CITGO/SAMAX Team Finishes Fourth at Grand Prix of Miami (05)

Mar 25, 2007

SAMAX Grand Prix of Miami Race Report CITGO/SAMAX Motorsport COMES BACK TO FINISH FOURTH AT GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI Saturday March 24, 2007. - Patrick Carpentier and Milka Duno brought the #11 CITGO/SAMAX Pontiac Riley home in fourth place in the Grand Prix of Miami, Round 3 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series held Sat ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from Memphis Motorsports Park

Mar 25, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK, MEMPHIS, TENN. Sunday, March 24, 2007 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 QUALIFYING FIELDS SET AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK'S LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING EVENT MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In the final rounds of qualifying at ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Memphis Motorsports Park

Mar 24, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK, MEMPHIS, TENN. Friday, March 23, 2007 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 PIERCE, HARKER SET THE QUALIFYING BAR AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Brandon Pierce opened qualifying at the NHRA Mid-S ... Continue reading

Statement from Don Schumacher Racing regarding Eric Medlen

Mar 24, 2007

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net STATEMENT FROM DON SCHUMACHER RACING REGARDING ERIC MEDLEN ­ March 23, 2007 All of us at Don Schumacher Racing are deeply saddened by the passing of Eric Medlen. Eric was a rival o ... Continue reading

NHRA STATEMENT: PASSING OF ERIC MEDLEN

Mar 24, 2007

NHRA President Tom Compton statement on the passing of Eric Medlen Words cannot describe how everyone at NHRA is feeling after the passing of one of our brightest young stars, Eric Medlen. He earned his way to the top through hard work and perseverance and, in doing so, gained the respect of his fellow competitors. Eri ... Continue reading

CHEVROLET AIMS FOR 600TH NASCAR CUP WIN AT THE SHORT BRISTOL SPEEDWAY

Mar 23, 2007

By Marty Bernstein The Auto Channel NASCAR is a numbers requisite sport – inches, feet, miles, laps, seconds, mille-seconds, hours, rpms and other data, including dollars and cents are standard racing terms. Chevrolet this weekend will not only introduce the new Chevy Impala SS racecar (a palindrome by the way) bu ... Continue reading

Milka Duno To Enter the 91st Running of the Indianapolis 500

Mar 23, 2007

MIAMI, Fla. (March 23, 2007) - Milka Duno, the first woman in history to win a major international sportscar race in North America, and CITGO Racing, announced today at Homestead-Miami Speedway that they will compete in the 2007 IndyCar Series with SAMAX Motorsport. Duno will drive the No. 23 CITGO Racing/SAMAX Motorsp ... Continue reading

Bryan Clauson ARCA Advance

Mar 23, 2007

Race: ARCA Construct Corps-Palm Beach Grading 250 Track: USA International Speedway (0.75-mile oval) Location: Lakeland, Fla. Bryan Clauson and the No. 40 Memorex Team Facts: * Counting down the days: Clauson, like many high school students, is counting down the days until graduation, but he doesn't have much longer to ... Continue reading

McClenathan, Todd to fire-up dragsters at NASCAR race in Bristol (NHRA)

Mar 22, 2007

McClenathan, Todd to fire-up dragsters at NASCAR race in Bristol BRISTOL, TN. (March 22) -- Team JEGS Top Fuel veteran Cory McClenathan and reigning Auto Club Rookie of the Year J.R. Todd will provide NASCAR fans attending this Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway a whopping 14,000 horsepower in surround so ... Continue reading

Mike Ashley and Torco Announce Major Sponsorship with A&R Transport

Mar 22, 2007

Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Matthew Brammer - Active Marketing pr@activemarketing.com (623) 879-4290 Mike Ashley and Torco Announce Major Sponsorship with A&R Transport JOLIET, Ill./ MELVILLE, NY - Mike Ashley, driver of the Torco Race Fuels, Inc. nitro Funny Car, announced a Major Associate Sponsorshi ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis To Debut in Indy Pro Series at Homestead

Mar 22, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Shane Lewis to Make Indy Pro Series Debut at Homestead-Miami Veteran Road Racer to Do Florida Double with Southard Grand-Am and Michael Crawford Pro Series Entries HOMESTEAD, FL., March 21, 2007 – The list of cars that Shane Lewis has raced and won with is far-reaching. The Jupiter, Florida-r ... Continue reading