Villaconn Dominates UnitedAuto Touring 250
Apr 20, 2002
Villaconn Dominates UnitedAuto Touring 250 DTM Engineering Captures Mazda's First Sport Touring II Win PHOENIX (April 19, 2002) -- Villaconn International's #34 Primerica BMW Z3 dominated the UnitedAuto Touring 250 from start to finish at Phoenix International Raceway tonight. Ken Dobson, of Carmel Valley, Calif., grab ... Continue reading
Rand Racing record Phoenix pole
Apr 20, 2002
Phoenix International Raceway qualifying, April 19, 2002 record pole Marino Franchitti drove the No. 7 Rand Racing Nissan Lola to a record class pole position in qualifying for Saturday's Rolex Sports Car Series race on the 1.51-mile Phoenix International Raceway road course. His lap time of 56.339 seconds was good for ... Continue reading
Rand Racing - Phoenix practice
Apr 19, 2002
Phoenix International Raceway practice, April 18, 2002 night moves Rand Racing topped the SRPII class during the two Thursday practice sessions for Sunday's Rolex Sports Car Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. Bill Rand, Niclas Jönsson and Marino Franchitti drove the new No. 7 Rand Racing Nissan Lola. Terry ... Continue reading
SCCA ProRally - Start Order & News - Oregon Trail Rally
Apr 19, 2002
The press release text included below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, or if you wish to opt out of these distributions, please send your request to: sccaprorally@aol.com. For immediate release 19 April 2002 Start Order & Late B ... Continue reading
Delphi Honors Top Inventors With 'Boss' Kettering Award
Apr 10, 2002
TROY, Mich., April 10 -- Delphi today named 20 of its top inventors as ``Boss'' Kettering Award winners, one of the company's most prestigious engineering achievements. (The annual awards are named for Charles ``Boss'' Kettering, the first vice president of the GM Research Laboratories. Kettering was a prolific invento ... Continue reading
Action Performance Companies Proposes Increase in Authorized Shares
Apr 6, 2002
Board to Consider Stock Split PHOENIX, Ariz.--April 5, 2002--Action Performance Companies, Inc. (Company) , the leader in the design, marketing, promotion, and distribution of licensed motorsports merchandise, today filed a preliminary proxy statement for a special meeting of shareholders to consider an increase in the ... Continue reading
Trans-Am Series to Incorporate Pit Stops During 2002 Racing Season
Mar 28, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: T.E. McHale (727) 533-0503 TRANS-AM SERIES TO INCORPORATE PIT STOPS DURING 2002 RACING SEASON CLEARWATER, Fla. (March 27, 2002) - The Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup, North America's longest-running road racing series, has announced several competition-related rules changes f ... Continue reading
Gentilozzi to Race New Body Style Jaguar in 2002 Trans-Am Series
Mar 27, 2002
CONTACT: Wendy Gabers, (517) 371-3230 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENTILOZZI TO RACE A NEW BODY STYLE JAGUAR IN 2002 TRANS-AM SERIES LANSING, Mich. - Three-time Trans-Am champion Paul Gentilozzi will again campaign a Jaguar XKR for the third consecutive year during the 2002 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup. Genti ... Continue reading
IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY WELCOMES LOS ANGELES KART CLUB - MARCH 31
Mar 27, 2002
IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY WELCOMES LOS ANGELES KART CLUB FOR 2002 … NINE-RACE SEASON WILL RUN MARCH - NOVEMBER Irwindale, Calif. - - (February 28,2002) The very active Los Angeles Kart Club will bring its own style of action-packed family Kart racing to Irwindale Speedway for the 2002 season with a nine-race series of m ... Continue reading
JUSTIN BELL RETURNS TO TRANS-AM IN DERHAAG CORVETTE
Mar 26, 2002
PR: JUSTIN BELL RETURNS TO TRANS-AM IN DERHAAG CORVETTE March 26, 2002 For Immediate Release Contact: Caroline B. Wright gofazt@aol.com (281) 471-4584 JUSTIN BELL RETURNS TO TRANS-AM WITH DERHAAG Del Ray, FL Justin Bell, the 2001 Trans-Am Series Rookie of the Year, will return in the #40 Derhaag Motorsports Corvette fo ... Continue reading
SHANE LEWIS EARNS SECOND TOP-10 OF SEASON
Mar 25, 2002
www.shanelewis.com SHANE LEWIS EARNS SECOND TOP-10 of SEASON -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- FONTANA, Calif., Sunday, March 24, 2002 - Shane Lewis, a native Californian, returned home to earn another top-ten finish in the second Grand-Am Cup race of the season. The #43 Planet Earth Motorsports Corvette qualified seventh and Le ... Continue reading
Three Great Ways To Enjoy Grand American 400
Mar 23, 2002
Three Great Ways To Enjoy Grand American 400 FONTANA, Calif. (March 22, 2002) -- Race fans have three great ways to enjoy Saturday's inaugural Grand American 400 on California Speedway's new road course. Whether in person, on television or via the Internet, fans can track all of the Rolex Sports Car Series racing excit ... Continue reading
Rolex 24 Winner Grabs Inaugural Grand American 400 Pole With Dominant Run
Mar 23, 2002
Rolex 24 Winner Grabs Inaugural Grand American 400 Pole With Dominant Run FONTANA, Calif. (March 22, 2002) -- Belgian Didier Theys captured his third-straight pole of the Rolex Sports Car Series season during qualifying for Saturday's Grand American 400 on California Speedway's new road course. Theys piloted the #27 Do ... Continue reading
Law Takes Pole for California's Grand-Am Cup 250
Mar 23, 2002
Law Takes Pole for California's Grand-Am Cup 250 FONTANA, Calif. (March 22, 2002) -- Darren Law picked up his first Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series pole during qualifying for Sunday's inaugural running of the Grand-Am Cup 250 at California Speedway. Law, who will also race in the Rolex Sports Car Series Grand American ... Continue reading
G&W Motorsports Leads 54-Car Field On California's New Road Course
Mar 22, 2002
G&W Motorsports Leads 54-Car Field On California's New Road Course FONTANA, Calif. (March 21, 2002) -- The Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series took to California Speedway today for its first practice session on the new 2.8-mile, 21-turn road course. At the front of the 54-car field was the #81 G&W Motorsports Porsche GT3 ... Continue reading
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