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GARY ALTIG TAKES 600cc SERIES OPENER...

GARY ALTIG TAKES 600cc SERIES OPENER...

UPCOMING EVENTS DATE TRACK NAME EVENT DIVISIONS 5/8 Indianapolis Speedrome "Crash-A-Rama" Thrill Show Kenyon MidgetCars & Thrill Show 5/11 Indianapolis Speedrome "Crash-A-Rama" Thrill Show Championship, Regional MidgetCars & Thrill Show 5/15 Indianapolis Speedrome JB Miller 100 (Rescheduled from 5/1) Regional, Kenyon, ... Continue reading

NAMARS PR: RAIN POSTPONES PIKE CO. TO MAY 3.

NAMARS PR: RAIN POSTPONES PIKE CO. TO MAY 3.

RAIN POSTPONES PIKE CO. TO MAY 3 Pittsfield, IL The Inaugural NAMARS 600cc MidgetCar Series Event will have to wait one more week, as recent rain storms in the Pike County area soaked the high banks of Pike County Speedway all day long on Friday. The race, presented by Stealth, has been rescheduled for next Saturday, M ... Continue reading

JB Miller 100 Memorial May 1st

JB Miller 100 Memorial May 1st

Glacier Mark your calender... May 1st. That is the opening night for the NAMARS Thursday Night Lightning Series at the Indianapolis Speedrome. That night will also be the Inaugurial JB Miller 100 Memorial for the "Might" NAMARS Midget Cars. Also on the schedule will be the Kenyon Cars and TQ's. It will be a full night ... Continue reading

"Fastest Mall in the World"

"Fastest Mall in the World"

Please be aware we are holding our awards banquets this weekend and I will be sending releases for each night on Sunday. Mark Brown will also be sending photos to accompany the releases. thanks, Kevin "PRESS RELEASE" For Immediate Release March 13, 2003 Contact: Kevin Wright Phone: 518-794-9606 ROLLING THUNDER MOTORSPO ... Continue reading

Toby LaGrange----DIRT Florida Wrap-Up

Toby LaGrange----DIRT Florida Wrap-Up

The 2003 DIRT Motorsport’s season officially kicked off this past Monday, February 10th, with an on track practice session at Volusia Speedway Park in sunny Florida. Two ten minute sessions were held for the record 40 car’s that were on hand, with still more cars to check in. ... Continue reading

Dirt Track Auto Racing Returns to East Houston With Re-Opening of Battleground Speedway

Dirt Track Auto Racing Returns to East Houston With Re-Opening of Battleground Speedway

HOUSTON--Feb. 7, 2003--Championship dirt track auto racing returns to East Houston when Battleground Speedway re-opens on Saturday, March 8, 2003. Located just four miles north of I-10 on FM 2100, Battleground Speedway features a 3/8 mile groomed dirt track, a 4,000-seat grandstand, and a 1/8 mile infield racing track ... Continue reading

Fw: NJ'S Danny Sammons Makes Racing Return to Homestate

Fw: NJ'S Danny Sammons Makes Racing Return to Homestate

NJ'S Danny Sammons Makes Racing Return to Homestate ----- Original Message ----- From: Danny Sammons To: Tim Southers Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 5:30 PM Subject: NJ'S Danny Sammons Makes Racing Return to Homestate Tim - Could you please send this press release out to your list. Thanks Danny USAR¹S DANNY SAMMON ... Continue reading

Pioneering ABC TV Executive Arledge Dies

Pioneering ABC TV Executive Arledge Dies

NEW YORK Decembwer 6, 2002; Tara Burghart writing for The AP reported that Roone Arledge, the groundbreaking ABC television executive whose legacy includes everything from ``Monday Night Football'' and ``Nightline'' to the slow-motion instant replay, has died at the age of 71. Arledge died Thursday at Memorial Sloan-Ke ... Continue reading

ARCA Truck/Midget year in review release

ARCA Truck/Midget year in review release

GUINN, BAUMGARTNER CONQUER ARCA TOURING TITLES (11-22-02) TOLEDO, OH – Erie, Michigan driver Chad Guinn raced his way into the ARCA record books earning his career-first ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series title in 2002 while Ottawa Lake, Michigan driver Dave Baumgartner nailed down his career-first ARCA Auto Value ... Continue reading

THE LATEST FROM USAC

THE LATEST FROM USAC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 20, 2002 Contact: DICK JORDAN 2002-186 WINSTON CUP CHAMP STEWART READY FOR IRWINDALE & LAS VEGAS Newly-crowned NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Tony Stewart returns to his roots Thanksgiving week to compete in USAC National/Western Midget Car races and Western Sprint Car races in California an ... Continue reading

ARCA Midget release

ARCA Midget release

ARCA Ends Sanctioning of Midget Series TOLEDO OH (11-15-02) ARCA, in an effort to concentrate its efforts on its core racing activities, has announced that the recently completed 2002 season would end its sanctioning of the ARCA Midget Series. “Given the time and effort that it takes to properly administrate our ... Continue reading

DJ-USAC MIDGET NEWS UPDATE

DJ-USAC MIDGET NEWS UPDATE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 11, 2002 Contact: DICK JORDAN 2002-183 5 LEWIS ENTRIES FOR "TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX" DRIVERS: DARLAND, EAST, KAHNE, STEWART & YELEY Car owner Steve Lewis is increasing his percentages for winning the November 28 Lucas Oil "Turkey Night Grand Prix" at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. The South ... Continue reading

RACEf/x System Brings Real-Time Race Data to Telecasts

RACEf/x System Brings Real-Time Race Data to Telecasts

Asset Caption: LynuxWorks' LynxOS real-time software powers the Sportvision RaceF/X solution, seen here as shown during a live broadcast of a NASCAR race. The LynxOS' embedded operating system allows telemetry data from the race car to be delivered and processed in real-time, resulting in a constantly-updated display o ... Continue reading

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