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Stremme Brings Home 18th-Place Finish at Phoenix

Stremme Brings Home 18th-Place Finish at Phoenix

AVONDALE, Ariz. (November 12, 2006) - Rookie David Stremme fought the handling of his No. 40 Discount Tire Dodge for most of the 312-lap event but was able to stay out of trouble to bring home an 18th-place finish at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). After an early qualifying draw resulted in a 36th place starting s ... Continue reading

CRUZ PEDREGON AND THE ADVANCE AUTO PARTS RACE TEAM FINISH THE SEASON IN THE TOP 10 DESPITE A DNQ IN POMONA

CRUZ PEDREGON AND THE ADVANCE AUTO PARTS RACE TEAM FINISH THE SEASON IN THE TOP 10 DESPITE A DNQ IN POMONA

Cruz Pedregon and his Advance Auto Parts Race Team came to the NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the last race of the 2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season, with high hopes of ending their 2006 campaign on a positive note, but left that California facility with a DNQ. Pedregon finishes the year tied fo ... Continue reading

Tony Pendregon and the Q Pwer Race Team End 2006 Season with a Stron Effort in Pomona

Tony Pendregon and the Q Pwer Race Team End 2006 Season with a Stron Effort in Pomona

Tony Pedregon and his Q Power Race Team ran well but exited the NHRA Finals after the second round in Nitro Funny Car action at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.) this past weekend, the last race of the 2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season. Pedregon qualified ninth in Pomona, and that effort allowed him to re ... Continue reading

CHEVY NNCS AT PHOENIX: Ricky Carmichael Transcript Media Q & A

CHEVY NNCS AT PHOENIX: Ricky Carmichael Transcript Media Q & A

Ricky Carmichael, MB2 Motorsports Development Driver, media Q & A Carmichael is 15-time American Motorcyclist (AMA) national champion and holder of a record 144 wins in Supercross and motocross competition (closest to Carmichael's AMA win record is Jeremy McGrath at 89). Born in Clearwater, FL, resides in Tallahassee, ... Continue reading

OLSON NAMED NHRA DIRECTOR OF TOP FUEL AND FUNNY CAR RACING

OLSON NAMED NHRA DIRECTOR OF TOP FUEL AND FUNNY CAR RACING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications Dept., (626) 914-4761 NHRA NAMES NEW DIRECTOR, TOP FUEL AND FUNNY CAR RACING Veteran crew chief Dan Olson joins NHRA GLENDORA, Calif (Nov. 12, 2006) - NHRA announced today that Dan Olson, veteran crew chief most recently with Don Schumacher Racing, has been named as Di ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Will earns top ten spot

KB Racing LLC: Will earns top ten spot

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER HILLARY WILL (www.hillarywillrace.com) -- DRIVER JIM OBERHOFER (Jim O.) - CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 42nd ANNUAL NHRA A ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Anderson wins Auto Club Finals

KB Racing LLC: Anderson wins Auto Club Finals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK GREG ANDERSON - DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 42nd ANNUAL NHRA AUTO CLUB FINALS AUTO CLUB RACEWAY AT POMONA (CALIF.) NOVEMBER 9-12, 2006 QUALIFYING ... Continue reading

Troxel is runner-up to champion Schumacher in Pomona

Troxel is runner-up to champion Schumacher in Pomona

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 23 of 23 AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NHRA FINALS Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.) Race Date: Nov. 9-12, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net TROXEL IS RUNNER-UP TO CHAMPI ... Continue reading

Capps completes emotional season third in Funny Car points

Capps completes emotional season third in Funny Car points

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 23 of 23 AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NHRA FINALS Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.) Race Date: Nov. 9-12, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS COMPLETES EMOTIONAL SEA ... Continue reading

Scelzi ends hard season seventh in NHRA FC points

Scelzi ends hard season seventh in NHRA FC points

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 23 of 23 AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NHRA FINALS Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.) Race Date: Nov. 9-12, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI ENDS HARD SEASON SEVEN ... Continue reading

Canadian James Hinchcliffe Scores Twice in China (W)

Canadian James Hinchcliffe Scores Twice in China (W)

Chinese Double Score for A1 Team Canada's Hinchcliffe Sunday November 12, 2006 - A1 Team Canada's James Hinchcliffe endured a fast but frustrating third round of the 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in Beijing, China Sunday as the 19-year-old from Toronto added to the team's points tally with fourth and tenth place ... Continue reading

The Wm Wrigley Jr. Company Gears Up For Partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

The Wm Wrigley Jr. Company Gears Up For Partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

PHOENIX--The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company will make its NASCAR debut with a partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) that features Wrigley’s Spearmint, Doublemint, Big Red, Juicy Fruit and Winterfresh brands. Wrigley will sponsor rising stars Reed Sorenson and David Stremme, who will drive the No ... Continue reading

Beckman bowls 'em over in Pomona, sets both ends of national records, reaches second final

Beckman bowls 'em over in Pomona, sets both ends of national records, reaches second final

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 23 of 23 AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NHRA FINALS Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.) Race Date: Nov. 9-12, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BECKMAN BOWLS 'EM OVER IN POM ... Continue reading

Baca concludes 2006 season with emotional race in Pomona

Baca concludes 2006 season with emotional race in Pomona

Baca concludes 2006 season with emotional race in Pomona POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 12) -- David Baca concluded a constructive 2006 campaign with an emotional race day at Pomona, losing in the first round to reigning series champion Tony Schumacher, who won his fourth series title Sunday. The Mach 1 Air Services team knew th ... Continue reading

Harvick Victory Awards 29 Lucky Race Fans an All-New 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche Through #29 Goodwrench Expertise Challenge

Harvick Victory Awards 29 Lucky Race Fans an All-New 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche Through #29 Goodwrench Expertise Challenge

Harvick Victory at Phoenix Awards 29 Lucky Race Fans an All-New 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche Through #29 Goodwrench Expertise Challenge GM Goodwrench to Establish $200,000 Scholarship Fund as Part of Promotion AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 12, 2006) - GM Goodwrench driver Kevin Harvick powered to victory in the Checker Auto Parts ... Continue reading

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