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Funny Car - Finally! Tasca Watches As Shuttle Endeavour Makes Last Lift-Off

Funny Car - Finally! Tasca Watches As Shuttle Endeavour Makes Last Lift-Off

Cape Canaveral, may 16, 2011: The ground rumbled under his feet as Bob Tasca III stood as close to the Shuttle Endeavour as a person can be without being inside. After a month of postponements, the moment was finally here – the final lift-off for Shuttle Endeavour. Mark Kelly, a friend of Tasca’s, is on board ... Continue reading

Brand News - Yokohama Tire Corporation Adds the Philadelphia Phillies To 2011 Sports Marketing Roster

Brand News - Yokohama Tire Corporation Adds the Philadelphia Phillies To 2011 Sports Marketing Roster

FULLERTON, May 16, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation has added one of Major League Baseball’s most dominant teams – the Philadelphia Phillies – to its line-up of sports teams in 2011. “The sponsorship is designed to drive consumer traffic to our dealers,â€� said Shawn Denlein, Yokohama direct ... Continue reading

A First for LeMay America's Car Museum: Its 1927 LaSalle is Entered in Italy's Famed Mille Miglia, May 11-15

A First for LeMay America's Car Museum: Its 1927 LaSalle is Entered in Italy's Famed Mille Miglia, May 11-15

<b>Harley Earle-designed car will also be on display when Tacoma, Wash. museum opens in May 2012</b> TACOMA, May 11, 2011: LeMay – America’s Car Museum (ACM) is going Italian. For the first time, a vehicle – a 1927 LaSalle 303 Roadster – from the soon-to-open, four-story, 165,000-sq.-ft. Washington ... Continue reading

Automotive/Motorsports Consumer News - AiM Surpasses 35 million Vehicle Inspections Looks for Continued Growth

Automotive/Motorsports Consumer News - AiM Surpasses 35 million Vehicle Inspections Looks for Continued Growth

<b>Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan, Avis Budget Group - and consumers - Use AiM for New and Used Car Evaluations</b> <p> • AiM, launched in 2005, has conducted its 35 millionth vehicle inspection. <p> • AiM inspects new and used vehicles for manufacturers, captive finance companies, dealers, auctions, ... Continue reading

The Edge - If Even Trump Won't Show Up For the 500, What's The Future Of Indy Look Like Now?

The Edge - If Even Trump Won't Show Up For the 500, What's The Future Of Indy Look Like Now?

<b>By Rick Carlton</b> <p> I admit it. I am one of the four or five people in this country who thought that Donald Trump would have been a great honorary pace car representive for the centennial running of the Indianapolis 500. In the end, I was apparently wrong, along with Trump himself. So, what do we do now? <p> Hav ... Continue reading

Thank God! Trump Saves The Indy 500!

Thank God! Trump Saves The Indy 500!

<b>Op-Ed By Rick Carlton</b> <p> This morning, I got a heads up message from an automotive colleague at The Auto Channel regarding an apparent Facebook effort calling for the removal of Donald Trump as the honorary pace driver for this year's Indy 500. <p> After an immediate "why should I care" moment, and before I had ... Continue reading

NASCAR Adds Key Talent To Executive Team

NASCAR Adds Key Talent To Executive Team

DAYTONA BEACH, April 28, 2011: To drive strategic priorities and overall industry growth, NASCAR today announced key additions to its executive leadership team and several organizational changes designed to better position the sanctioning body for long-term growth and to meet the immediate needs of key industry partner ... Continue reading

Talladega Superspeedway To Aid in Alabama Disaster Relief with $100,000 Commitment Donate and Drive DEGA

Talladega Superspeedway To Aid in Alabama Disaster Relief with $100,000 Commitment Donate and Drive DEGA

TALLADEGA, Apr. 26, 2011: Talladega Superspeedway announced plans today to aid the American Red Cross in relief efforts from the devastation of yesterday’s storms that tore through Alabama with a $100,000 commitment. Race fans can do their part as well and get a chance at tackling the high-banks of Talladega in tu ... Continue reading

Lucas Oil Global News...

Lucas Oil Global News...

UNITED KINGDOM: Lucas Oil UK's new and improved website is up and running with a fresh new look and more features: download product information, view product brochures and features links to YouTube and Facebook. UNITED KINGDOM - Birmingham: Lucas Oil UK exhibited at the annual Autosport International show in the NEC ar ... Continue reading

Knight Motorsports Management Vows To Help Unemployed In Racing Community Through "HERE I AM" Campaign

Knight Motorsports Management Vows To Help Unemployed In Racing Community Through "HERE I AM" Campaign

MOORESVILLE, April 22, 2011: Officials from Mooresville, North Carolina-based Knight Motorsports Management (KMM) officially announced today their commitment to helping the unemployed in the racing community through their “HERE I AMâ€&#65533; program available at Knightmm.com or ChrisKnightpr.com. The “HERE ... Continue reading

3 Amigos Tequila Named Official Tequila Of Darlington Raceway

3 Amigos Tequila Named Official Tequila Of Darlington Raceway

DARLINGTON, April 22, 2011: 3 Amigos Tequila has been named "The Official Tequila" of Darlington Raceway, raceway officials announced today. 3 Amigos Tequila was founded by Arizona resident Santiago Gonzalez and his family in 2007. The product is made from agave grown at his family's farm in Mexico. The tequila is dist ... Continue reading

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