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Phillip McGilton A Serious Sleeper For ARCA Season Opener

Phillip McGilton A Serious Sleeper For ARCA Season Opener

Phillip McGilton A Serious Sleeper For ARCA Season Opener “Team Swaps Numbers For Guaranteed Starting Berth�?? DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Thursday, February 8, 2007) - - As the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series opener draws near, Phillip McGilton (pronounced McJilton) hopes to draw some focus to his SI Performan ... Continue reading

American Le Mans Series to Race with Ethanol

American Le Mans Series to Race with Ethanol

World-class brand of motorsport switches to E10 WHAT: The American Le Mans Series has joined the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) to make E10, "the official ethanol-enriched fuel" of the series. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061117/CGF027LOGO ) This will be the first time that ethanol-enr ... Continue reading

Hagen Leads CRA to Manzanita

Hagen Leads CRA to Manzanita

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 5, 2007 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 07-12 HAGEN TAKES CRA OPENER AT THE PAS HEADS FOR "THE COPPER ON DIRT" AT PHOENIX' MANZANITA Darren Hagen of Riverside, Calif. leads the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars into battle this weekend in the inaugural "The Copper on Dirt" USAC tripleheader at Man ... Continue reading

Silver Crown Manzanita Debut

Silver Crown Manzanita Debut

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 5, 2007 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 07-13 SILVER CROWN CARS MAKE MANZANITA DEBUT IN "THE COPPER ON DIRT" FRIDAY-SATURDAY The USAC Silver Crown Cars haven't raced on dirt west of the Rocky Mountains in seven years. They haven't been on a half-mile dirt oval west of the Rockies in 1 ... Continue reading

Coons, Rodela Lead Midgets to Manzanita

Coons, Rodela Lead Midgets to Manzanita

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 5, 2007 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 07-14 COONS, RODELA LEAD MIDGETS TO PHOENIX FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY'S "THE COPPER ON DIRT" USAC National and Western Midget Car Champions Jerry Coons Jr. and Jerome Rodela respectively are set to attack Manzanita Speedway's oval this weekend in th ... Continue reading

DuPont NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Sponsorship Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary

DuPont NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Sponsorship Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary

WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 5 -- As the 2007 racing season gets under way in two weeks, DuPont , Hendrick Motorsports and Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, will mark the 15th anniversary of complete consecutive seasons together in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. The sponsor/driver/team combination is currently ... Continue reading

Raceline (TV Show)

Raceline (TV Show)

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Scelzi says Pomona is "the beginning of a war"

Scelzi says Pomona is "the beginning of a war"

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 1 of 23 CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.) Race Date: Feb. 8-11, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI EXCITED ABOUT START OF NEW FUNNY ... Continue reading

20 Questions with Todd Okuhara, crew chief on Mail Terminal Services Dodge Funny Car

20 Questions with Todd Okuhara, crew chief on Mail Terminal Services Dodge Funny Car

(Editors: Attached is digital image of Todd Okuhara at work. Photo by Ron Lewis. Additional images available on request.) DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 1 of 23 CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.) Race Date: Feb. 8-11, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEA ... Continue reading

ASA NORTHWEST TOUR RESURRECTS HISTORICAL STOCK CAR TOURING SERIES

ASA NORTHWEST TOUR RESURRECTS HISTORICAL STOCK CAR TOURING SERIES

For Immediate Release ASA NORTHWEST TOUR RESURRECTS HISTORICAL STOCK CAR TOURING SERIES DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 2, 2007) - Stock car racers and fans in the Pacific Northwest can breath a sigh of relief with the announcement that the American Speed Association will be part of the legendary Northwest Tour. "So many ... Continue reading

Raceline (TV Show)

Raceline (TV Show)

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Second place for the CITGO/SAMAX car at Daytona 24 (05)

Second place for the CITGO/SAMAX car at Daytona 24 (05)

Please click on picture links at the bottom of the release for picture of you choice SAMAX 2007 Rolex 24 at Daytona Race Report Second-place Finish for the CITGO/SAMAX Motorsport Pontiac Riley at Daytona Sunday January 28, 2007. - Las Vegas resident Patrick Carpentier, Milka Duno, from Caracas, Venezuela, English drive ... Continue reading

PARNELLI JONES ACCEPTS "McCLUSKEY" AWARD AS USAC TOASTS 2006 WESTERN CHAMPIONS

PARNELLI JONES ACCEPTS "McCLUSKEY" AWARD AS USAC TOASTS 2006 WESTERN CHAMPIONS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 28, 2007 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 07-9 PARNELLI JONES ACCEPTS "McCLUSKEY" AWARD AS USAC TOASTS 2006 WESTERN CHAMPIONS Indianapolis 500 Champion Parnelli Jones, who captured the 1963 classic and earned USAC Indy Car, Stock Car and Sprint Car championships during his legendary car ... Continue reading

HARD WORK PAYS DIVIDENDS, BUT RACE ENDS EARLY FOR SOUTHARD MOTORSPORTS AT THE 2007 ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

HARD WORK PAYS DIVIDENDS, BUT RACE ENDS EARLY FOR SOUTHARD MOTORSPORTS AT THE 2007 ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

Southard Motorsports No. 3 Preformed Line Products Lexus Riley CONTACT: Cristi Brumm 1-336-210-0980 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HARD WORK PAYS DIVIDENDS, BUT RACE ENDS EARLY FOR SOUTHARD MOTORSPORTS AT THE 2007 ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA Daytona Beach, FL (Jan. 28, 2007) ­ Southard Motorsports made a top-notch effort just getting ... Continue reading

MTS "Mail From Home" program to launch in Pomona

MTS "Mail From Home" program to launch in Pomona

(Editors: Attached is a digital image of the Mail Terminal Services Dodge Charger R/T in action during recent testing at The Strip in Las Vegas. Photo by Ron Lewis.) DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthli ... Continue reading

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