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Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car Unveiled

Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car Unveiled

For Release: April 10, 2002 Contacts: Rick Voegelin GM Racing Communications rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Chevrolet Communications Chevrolet Media Online: http://media.gm.com/chevy 1-800-CHEVY-MI Fax: 313-667-4007 CORVETTE 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION TO PACE INDY 500 Hollywood Star J ... Continue reading

Action Performance Companies Proposes Increase in Authorized Shares

Action Performance Companies Proposes Increase in Authorized Shares

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

Indy 500 Hollywood Entry: Kanaan & Giaffone

Indy 500 Hollywood Entry: Kanaan & Giaffone

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Kanaan Joins Giaffone in Two-Car Hollywood-Sponsored Entry As Mo Nunn Racing Makes its Indianapolis 500 Debut WorldCom Adds Associate Sponsorship for Both Kanaan, Giaffone INDIANAPOLIS (April 1, 2002) - CART FedEx Championship Series veteran ... Continue reading

Chevy 1-2 in Fontana IRL

Chevy 1-2 in Fontana IRL

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Chevy 1-2 in Fontana Photo Finish FONTANA, Calif., March 24, 2002 -- After 400 hard-fought miles, Chevrolet drivers Sam Hornish Jr. and Jaques Lazier crossed the finish line inches apart in the inaugural Yamaha Indy 400 at Califo ... Continue reading

#21 Giaffone IRL Fontana Sunday Race Notes/Quotes

#21 Giaffone IRL Fontana Sunday Race Notes/Quotes

Felipe Giaffone #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Chevrolet G-Force Yamaha Indy 400 - Race Notes/Quotes - Sunday, March 24, 2002 California Speedway - Fontana, Calif. - 2-Mile Oval Round 3 of 15 on the 2002 Indy Racing League Felipe Giaffone and the #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Chevrolet G-Force finished sixth in today's Ya ... Continue reading

#21 Giaffone IRL Fontana Saturday Qualifying

#21 Giaffone IRL Fontana Saturday Qualifying

Felipe Giaffone #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Chevrolet G-Force Yamaha Indy 400 - Qualifying Notes/Quotes - Saturday, March 23, 2002 California Speedway - Fontana, Calif. - 2-Mile Oval Round 3 of 15 on the 2002 Indy Racing League Felipe Giaffone and the #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Chevrolet G-Force qualified 10th for S ... Continue reading

#21 Giaffone IRL Fontana Pre-Race Notes/Quotes

#21 Giaffone IRL Fontana Pre-Race Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Felipe Giaffone #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Chevrolet G-Force Yamaha Indy 400 - Sunday, March 24, 2002 Pre-Race Notes/Quotes California Speedway - Fontana, Calif. - 2-Mile Oval Round 3 of 15 on the 2002 Indy Racing League **Felipe Giaffone i ... Continue reading

Chevy Indy V8's California Connection

Chevy Indy V8's California Connection

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Hot Rod Heart: Chevy Indy V8's California Connection FONTANA, Calif., March 20, 2002 -- The new Chevy Indy V8 racing engine was designed in Detroit by GM Racing engineers, but its roots reach to the dusty dry lakes and abandoned ... Continue reading

Chevy Powers Penske to a Phoenix 1-2 Finish

Chevy Powers Penske to a Phoenix 1-2 Finish

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Chevy Powers Penske Teammates to 1-2 Finish in Phoenix PHOENIX, March 17, 2002 -- Nine years ago, Penske Racing concluded the first "Chevrolet Era" in Indy car racing with a victory in the 1993 season finale. Today a victory by M ... Continue reading

Chevy Ready for Phoenix IRL

Chevy Ready for Phoenix IRL

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Accelerated Engine Development Is Key to Success at Phoenix International Raceway PHOENIX, March 14, 2002 -- When Chevrolet launched its first Indy car engine program in 1986, it took one year of development and 17 races for the ... Continue reading

Bombardier Secures Unprecedented Sponsorship With Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy Racing League

Bombardier Secures Unprecedented Sponsorship With Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy Racing League

INDIANAPOLIS, March 12 -- Bombardier, the world's third- largest manufacturer of civil aircraft, has entered a multi-faceted sponsorship agreement with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League that includes naming rights to the Speedway's landmark Pagoda control tower, Speedway officials announced today. ... Continue reading

KITE RETURNS TO SITE OF GREATEST TRIUMPH

KITE RETURNS TO SITE OF GREATEST TRIUMPH

KITE RETURNS TO SITE OF GREATEST TRIUMPH -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- PHOENIX, Monday, March 11, 2002 - 1997 Silver Crown Copper World Classic winner Jimmy Kite will be returning to the site of his greatest driving triumph this week at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). Kite, 26, will rejoin the USAC Silver Crown division ... Continue reading

Chevy and Hornish Dominate IRL Opener

Chevy and Hornish Dominate IRL Opener

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Chevy and Hornish Dominate IRL Season-Opener HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 2, 2002 -- Eight years, four months and 29 days after Chevrolet scored its last Indy car victory, the red Bowtie returned to the winner's circle in open-wheel ra ... Continue reading

#21 Giaffone Homestead IRL Thursday Practice

#21 Giaffone Homestead IRL Thursday Practice

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Felipe Giaffone #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Chevrolet G-Force Grand Prix of Miami - Practice Notes/Quotes - Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002 Homestead Miami Speedway - Homestead, Fla. - 1.5-Mile Oval Round 1 of 15 for the 2002 Indy Racing League Feli ... Continue reading

Racing Champions(TM) Awarded Licenses in Multiple Toy Categories by Dr. Seuss

Racing Champions(TM) Awarded Licenses in Multiple Toy Categories by Dr. Seuss

GLEN ELLYN, Ill., Feb. 26 -- Racing Champions announced today that it has entered into a multiple-year licensing agreement with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to produce a wide variety of toys based on characters from such world-famous Dr. Seuss books such as The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who!, Green Eggs and Ham, and How ... Continue reading

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