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Bazemore No. 2 behind teammate in first day of Indy qualifying

Bazemore No. 2 behind teammate in first day of Indy qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 17 of 23 U.S. NATIONALS INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK Race Dates: Aug, 28-Sept. 1, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE TAKES SECOND IN FIRST DAY OF QUALIFYING INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 30, 2003) - Whit Bazemore made it an all-Schumacher ... Continue reading

Giaffone Back, Joins Takagi at Chicagoland Test

Giaffone Back, Joins Takagi at Chicagoland Test

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Giaffone Returns To Join Takagi at Chicagoland Test JOLIET, Ill. (Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003) - Felipe Giaffone, injured in a racing accident at Kansas Speedway on July 6, returned to the cockpit of the #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn R ... Continue reading

Indianapolis 500 Winner Gil De Ferran to Retire; Penske Racing Hires Two-Time Series Champion Sam Hornish, Jr.

Indianapolis 500 Winner Gil De Ferran to Retire; Penske Racing Hires Two-Time Series Champion Sam Hornish, Jr.

READING, Pa., Aug. 25 -- Penske Racing, Inc. announced today that 2003 Indianapolis 500-Mile race winner and two-time National Champion Gil de Ferran will retire at season's end. Two-time IRL Series Champion Sam Hornish, Jr. has signed a multi-year deal to drive for the team beginning in 2004. "My experience with Marlb ... Continue reading

Barron-Takagi Nazareth Sunday Race Notes/Quotes

Barron-Takagi Nazareth Sunday Race Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Barron's Bid for Victory at Nazareth Ends Abruptly; Takagi Loses Electrical Power in the Closing Laps NAZARETH, Pa. (Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003) - Alex Barron's bid for victory in today's Firestone Indy 225 on the Nazareth Speedw ... Continue reading

Chevy Nazareth IRL Results - August 24, 2003

Chevy Nazareth IRL Results - August 24, 2003

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Hornish Hustles to Runner-Up Finish at Nazareth Speedway NAZARETH, Pa., Aug. 24, 2003 - Sam Hornish Jr. continued his comeback in the race for the IRL IndyCar Series championship with a runner-up fini ... Continue reading

Chevy Nazareth IRL Qualifying

Chevy Nazareth IRL Qualifying

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Hornish Top Chevy Qualifier for Nazareth IRL Race NAZARETH, Pa., Aug. 23, 2003 - Fresh from a victory last weekend at Kentucky Speedway, Sam Hornish Jr. was the fastest Chevy driver in qualifying for ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes for Nazareth IRL

Chevy Notes for Nazareth IRL

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Bowtie Bullet Points: Chevrolet Notes for the IRL Firestone Indy 225 Nazareth Speedway Round 13 of 16, Indy Racing League IndyCar Series Sunday, Aug. 24, 3 p.m. EDT * Gen IV Chevy Indy V8 Takes on Fin ... Continue reading

Riverside Motorsports Park Appoints Mike Yurick President & General Manager

Riverside Motorsports Park Appoints Mike Yurick President & General Manager

ATWATER, Calif.--Aug. 18, 2003--Riverside Motorsports Park, LLC (RMP) announced today that it has employed Michael Yurick as the motorsports facility's President and General Manager. Yurick's motorsports operational and management expertise spans 35 years, and includes positions as Director of Operations at Indianapoli ... Continue reading

Hornish Wins Fastest IRL Race Ever

Hornish Wins Fastest IRL Race Ever

SPARTA, Ky. August 17, 2003; Murry Evans writing for the AP reported that Sam Hornish Jr. set Indy Racing League records for average speed and career wins in a dominating victory at the Belterra Casino Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway on Sunday. The 24-year-old Hornish, the two-time defending IRL IndyCar Series champion, ... Continue reading

Chevy to Race New IRL Engine in Kentucky

Chevy to Race New IRL Engine in Kentucky

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Bowtie Bullet Points: Chevrolet Notes for the IRL Belterra Casino Indy 300 Kentucky Speedway Round 12 of 16, Indy Racing League IndyCar Series Sunday, Aug. 17, 2 p.m. EDT * Chevrolet Teams to Race Gen ... Continue reading

Takagi-Barron Kentucky Pre-Race Notes/Quotes

Takagi-Barron Kentucky Pre-Race Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Barron, Takagi Head to Kentucky, Scene of Giaffone's 2002 Victory Pre-Race Notes/Quotes - Belterra Casino Indy 300 - Aug. 16-17, 2003 Kentucky Speedway - Sparta, Ky. - 1.5-Mile Tri-Oval Round 12 of 16 on the 2003 IRL IndyCar ... Continue reading

Chevy St. Louis IRL Results

Chevy St. Louis IRL Results

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Hornish Gives Gen III Chevy Final Send-Off with Sixth in St. Louis MADISON, Ill., Aug. 10, 2003 - With a sixth-place finish in his final race with the Gen III Chevy Indy V8, Sam Hornish Jr. was the hi ... Continue reading

Chevy St. Louis IRL Qualifying

Chevy St. Louis IRL Qualifying

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Rice Qualifies New Gen IV Chevy 11th at Gateway MADISON, Ill., Aug. 9, 2003 - Buddy Rice, the only driver using the Gen IV Chevy Indy V8 in Sunday's Emerson Indy 250 at Gateway International Raceway, ... Continue reading

Barron-Takagi Gateway Saturday Qualifying

Barron-Takagi Gateway Saturday Qualifying

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Barron Qualifies Eighth, Takagi and New Dallara 10th at Gateway MADISON, Ill. (Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003) - Mo Nunn Racing teammates Alex Barron and Tora Takagi will start Sunday's Emerson Indy 250 from the outside of the fourt ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes for St. Louis IRL

Chevy Notes for St. Louis IRL

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Bowtie Bullet Points: Chevrolet Notes for the IRL Emerson Indy 250 Gateway International Raceway Round 11 of 16, Indy Racing League IndyCar Series Sunday, Aug. 10, 2 p.m. CDT * Gateway Race Is First S ... Continue reading

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