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Winning Season: UGS Technology Helps Hendrick Motorsports and Driver Jimmie Johnson Win the 2006 NASCAR(R) NEXTEL Cup Championship

Winning Season: UGS Technology Helps Hendrick Motorsports and Driver Jimmie Johnson Win the 2006 NASCAR(R) NEXTEL Cup Championship

Hendrick Motorsports Wins Sixth NEXTEL Cup Title and Becomes the Second UGS- Sponsored Racing Team, Along With KB Racing, to Win the 2006 Championship PLANO, Texas, Nov. 28 -- UGS Corp., a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) products and services, today announced driver Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Mo ... Continue reading

NATIONAL, WESTERN CHAMPS CROWNED

NATIONAL, WESTERN CHAMPS CROWNED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 27, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-325 WEASE WINS "TURKEY NIGHT;" COONS, KUNZ, RODELA & BARBER EARN USAC TITLES Billy Wease of Noblesville, Ind. captured Thursday night's 66th "Turkey Night Grand Prix" at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. The event concluded the 2006 USAC National ... Continue reading

FACCINTO, SCELZI FOCUS CHAMPS

FACCINTO, SCELZI FOCUS CHAMPS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 27, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-324 FACCINTO, SCELZI EARN NATIONAL TITLE, PLACE ON HENRY FORD SWEEPSTAKES TROPHY Michael Faccinto of Hanford, Calif. and the Gary Scelzi Motorsports racing team are the 2006 USAC National Ford Focus racing champions and their names will be e ... Continue reading

NHRA Norwalk Tickets On Sale Monday December 4

NHRA Norwalk Tickets On Sale Monday December 4

Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Tickets On Sale Monday, December 4 Norwalk, Ohio, November 27 - The most popular pieces of paper in the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule will soon be available. Tickets to the inaugural Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals go on sale to the public Monday, December ... Continue reading

Raceline (TV Show)

Raceline (TV Show)

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Bank of America Becomes 'Official Bank of NASCAR' Starting With 2007 Season

Bank of America Becomes 'Official Bank of NASCAR' Starting With 2007 Season

Company's expansion into racing driven by enterprise-wide business growth potential Multi-year agreement exemplifies NASCAR's strategy to partner with Fortune 500 blue chip companies that will market the sport nationally CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 27 -- Bank of America, one of the world's largest financial institutions, tod ... Continue reading

76 Year-Old Otto Vs. Father Time at Sebring

76 Year-Old Otto Vs. Father Time at Sebring

76 Year-Old Otto vs. Father Time at Sebring Two Face-Off On the Track One More Time in 2006 SEBRING, Fla., November 27, 2006 - In March, Edgar Otto, Jr. declared the 2006 Historic Sports Car Racing Series (HSR) season the "Beat Father Time Tour". The 76 year-old from Boca Raton, Fla. knows you can't declare victory ove ... Continue reading

Team HUMMER Extends Winning Streak In Baja

Team HUMMER Extends Winning Streak In Baja

H2 dominates full stock class; H3 secures mini stock championship title DETROIT – Team HUMMER once again demonstrated why it's one of the most successful teams in off-road racing, as Team HUMMER driver Josh Hall piloted his H2 to its second consecutive Baja 1000 Stock Full class win at the 39th annual SCORE Tecate ... Continue reading

Top-5 Finish for McIntosh in Malaysia (z04)

Top-5 Finish for McIntosh in Malaysia (z04)

Canada's McIntosh scores top-five Feature finish in Malaysia Sunday 26 November, 2006 - Vancouver's Sean McIntosh enjoyed a competitive return to racing with A1 Team Canada Sunday as he scored a fifth place points-paying finish in the Feature race at the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia in Round 4 of the 2006-07 ... Continue reading

Irwindale Ford Focus Results

Irwindale Ford Focus Results

USAC FORD FOCUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: November 23, 2006 - Irwindale, California - Irwindale Speedway - "Presented by BDP International" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Michael Faccinto, 4x, Scelzi-14.258; 2. Zach Schiff, 5, East-14.334; 3. Alison MacLeod, 4, East-14.351; 4. Ryan Smith, 55, S & S-14.355; 5. ... Continue reading

Wyatt Motorsports LLC Continuing to Make Strides

Wyatt Motorsports LLC Continuing to Make Strides

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2006 By Wyatt Motorsports, LLC Edited photo of NEW Wyatt Motorsports LLC BGN East Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Wyatt Motorsports LLC Continuing to Make Strides Newport News, VA- Wyatt Motorsports LLC continues to make great strides towards their commitment to NASCAR's Busch Gr ... Continue reading

McIntosh Will Start from Row Five in Malaysian A1GP (z04)

McIntosh Will Start from Row Five in Malaysian A1GP (z04)

McIntosh Ninth Fastest for Canada in Malaysian A1GP Qualifying Saturday 25 November, 2006 - Sean McIntosh ensured A1 Team Canada kept its top-ten qualifying record intact Saturday as he posted the ninth fastest aggregate lap time at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia ahead of Round 4 of the 12-round 2006-07 A ... Continue reading

HOUSTON MOTORSPORTS PARK ALIGNS WITH NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AS PART OF ASA MEMBER TRACK PROGRAM

HOUSTON MOTORSPORTS PARK ALIGNS WITH NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AS PART OF ASA MEMBER TRACK PROGRAM

For Immediate Release HOUSTON MOTORSPORTS PARK ALIGNS WITH NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AS PART OF ASA MEMBER TRACK PROGRAM DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 24, 2006) - Citing a need to join a national sanctioning body to help maintain their momentum in the short track world, Houston Motorsports Park has joined as a Level I part ... Continue reading

2006 HONDA RACING F1 TEAM Winter Testing Information

2006 HONDA RACING F1 TEAM Winter Testing Information

The PDF attached is safe and free from viruses BRACKLEY, UK 24 NOVEMBER 2006 HONDA RACING F1 TEAM - WINTER TESTING INFORMATION The Honda Racing F1 Team will commence its preparations for the 2007 Formula One season next week when the winter testing programme gets underway at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona on Tue ... Continue reading

Canada's McIntosh Maximizes Malaysian Track Time (z04)

Canada's McIntosh Maximizes Malaysian Track Time (z04)

Canada's McIntosh Maximizes Malaysian Track Time Friday 24 November, 2006 - A1 Team Canada's Sean McIntosh kicked off preparations for Sunday's fourth round of the 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, hosted at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, by posting the 13th fastest lap time in Friday's official prac ... Continue reading

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