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KB Racing LLC: Hillary Will turned back in good drag race at Firebird

KB Racing LLC: Hillary Will turned back in good drag race at Firebird

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER HILLARY WILL (www.hillarywillrace.com) -- DRIVER JIM OBERHOFER (JIM O) -- CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE: 920-733-2330 E-MAIL: PR4KBRacingLLC@earthlink.net 23rd ANNUAL ... Continue reading

Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Saturday from Gainesville Raceway

Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Saturday from Gainesville Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION GAINESVILLE RACEWAY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006 Contact: Dana Mariotti, NHRA (626) 428-0289 FIELD IS SET IN GAINESVILLE GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Qualifying is complete and the field is set at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series being held this we ... Continue reading

Ford California Busch Race

Ford California Busch Race

FORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES Stater Bros. 300 Qualifying, Page 1 February 24, 2007 California Speedway Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 60 Fusion, spun on his first lap of qualifying this afternoon in turns one and two and was unable to complete his qualifying attempt. While the car suffered no damage, Edwards failed to ... Continue reading

Musgrave, No. 9 Team ASE Toyota Finish 5th at California Speedway

Musgrave, No. 9 Team ASE Toyota Finish 5th at California Speedway

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email/fi ... Continue reading

Honda Racing F1 Team - Bahrain Test Report

Honda Racing F1 Team - Bahrain Test Report

BAHRAIN 24 FEBRUARY END OF TEST REPORT The Honda Racing F1 Team today completed the first of two final pre-season tests which are being held at the Bahrain International Circuit. Testing outside of Europe for the first time this year, race drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello took part in all three days of runn ... Continue reading

Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals at Firebird

Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals at Firebird

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 695-6649 NHRA Media Center Online: http://media.nhra.com HIGHT, SCHUMACHER AND LINE ARE QUALIFYING LEADERS AT CHECKER SCHUCK'S KRAGEN NHRA NATIONALS CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Robert Hight raced to the quickest Funny Car run in NHRA history Friday at the Checker Schuck' ... Continue reading

Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Friday from Gainesville Raceway

Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Friday from Gainesville Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION GAINESVILLE RACEWAY, GAINESVILLE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2006 Contact: Dana Mariotti, NHRA (626) 428-0289 GAINESVILLE RACEWAY KICKS OFF LUCAS OIL EVENT GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series kicked off today at Gainesville Race ... Continue reading

NBC Sports to Broadcast Off Road Racing in 2007

NBC Sports to Broadcast Off Road Racing in 2007

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Feb. 23 -- NBC Sports and Championship Off Road Racing(TM) (CORR) have partnered to add CORR to NBC's diverse array of sports programming. "We see this venture into network television as a huge step forward and a great opportunity to increase viewership and sponsorship value," said Jim Baldwin, o ... Continue reading

Busy Racing Season Ahead For Michael Simko

Busy Racing Season Ahead For Michael Simko

2007 Equals Busy Racing Season For Michael Simko CLARKSTON, Michigan (Friday, February 23, 2007) - - Auburn Racing officially announced today the addition of the ASA (American Speed Association) Late Model Challenge Series to their schedule this season with veteran racecar driver Michael Simko at the helm. They will al ... Continue reading

Honda Tuner Challenge to Debut in 2007 ProSolo Season

Honda Tuner Challenge to Debut in 2007 ProSolo Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Honda Tuner Challenge to Debut in 2007 ProSolo Season TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 22, 2007) - Sports Car Club of America and American Honda are pleased to announce the creation of a new Tire Rack (r) SCCA ProSolo program for Honda owners. In addition to Honda's contingency support, the manufacturer will sp ... Continue reading

GM Executive, Others Urge NASCAR to Explore Renewable Fuels

GM Executive, Others Urge NASCAR to Explore Renewable Fuels

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. February 21, 2007; Chris Jenkins WRITING FOR THE AP REPORTED THAT while working for General Motors in Brazil in the 1990s, Brent Dewar got a firsthand look at the country's successful switch from an oil-based economy to ethanol. Dewar wants to see the same thing happen in the United States, and he t ... Continue reading

NASCAR - Busch Crew Chief Penalized For Daytona Violations

NASCAR - Busch Crew Chief Penalized For Daytona Violations

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 21, 2007) – NASCAR announced today that Bryant Frazier, crew chief of the No. 66 Dodge driven by Steve Wallace in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been penalized due to rule violations at Daytona International Speedway. Frazier was fined $1,000 for violating Sections 12-4-A (actions detri ... Continue reading

CGRFS NASCAR BUSCH SERIES ADVANCE FOR CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY 02.24.07

CGRFS NASCAR BUSCH SERIES ADVANCE FOR CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY 02.24.07

CGRFS NASCAR BUSCH SERIES ADVANCE FOR CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY Race: Stater Bros. 300 on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 Track: California Speedway (2-mile oval) Location: Fontana, Calif. CGRFS Media Contacts at California Speedway: NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Entries NASCAR Busch Series Entries Kelby Krauss, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge ... Continue reading

Kate Harker Mixes It Up With the Boys at Houston Raceway Park

Kate Harker Mixes It Up With the Boys at Houston Raceway Park

*KDH Racing* *media relations* ** *For Immediate Release* *February 20, 2007* *Contact: Kate Harker / KDH Racing* *Email: kate@harkermotorsport.com <mailto:kate@harkermotorsport.com>* ** ** ** *Kate Harker Mixes It Up With the Boys at Houston Raceway Park* *Baytown**, TX**. - *This past weekend's South Central Division ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWSMAKERS: Feb. 19, 2007

NHRA NEWSMAKERS: Feb. 19, 2007

NHRA Newsmakers Your inside glimpse at the world's fastest motorsport For the latest NHRA news, please visit NHRA Media Center Online: http://media.nhra.com NEWS NUGGETS * FORCE VISITS DAYTONA: John Force, 14-time NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car world champion and one of the greatest ambassadors for all moto ... Continue reading

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