June 25, 2009 8:41 PM
MIKE ASHLEY RACING ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SPONGETECH®
News from Mike Ashley Racing
and SpongeTech
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (June 23, 2009)
SpongeTech® Delivery Systems, Inc., America's Cleaning Company, has partnered with Mike Ashley Racing and the Matco Tools Top Fuel team driven by current points-leader Antron Brown it was announced today. The Matco Tools dragster will sport the SpongeTech® logo beginning at the third annual Summit Racing Equipment Nationals at Norwalk, Ohio.
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June 16, 2009 9:10 PM
Yokohama Tire Continues as Official Tire Manufacturer of Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (June 16, 2009)
Infineon Raceway and Yokohama Tire Corporation have signed a multi-year agreement to extend the tire manufacturer’s status as the “Official Tire Manufacturer” of the raceway through 2011
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Toyo Tires® Racers Win in Drag Racing and Autocross
Toyo Tires®
CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA
Toyo Tires sponsored race drivers continued to score wins in both drag racing as well as autocross over the weekend. Gary Forkner, driver of the Toyo Tires/Lucas Oil Pontiac GTO, won Round 3 Eliminations in the Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman event at Top Gun Raceway in Fallon, Nevada. A Division 7 event in the NHRA® Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Forkner was making his third Final Round appearance of this year in Top Sportsman. Running on 33.5x17-16 Toyo Proxes Drag Slicks, he won by cutting a 0.004 light with a 7.721-second E.T at 179.70-mph.
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June 10, 2009 1:26 PM
NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES REPRESENTATIVES RING OPENING BELL AT NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
NHRA
NEW YORK
Representatives from the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series performed the prestigious task of ringing The Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday morning, June 10.
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June 6, 2009 7:14 AM
JEGS AUTOMOTIVE, INC. EXTENDS TITLE SPONSORSHIP OF NHRA JEGS ALLSTARS EVENT THROUGH 2013
NHRA
JOLIET, Ill. (June 6, 2009)
JEGS Automotive, Inc., has extended its agreement with the NHRA as title sponsor of the NHRA JEGS Allstars event, it was announced today. The extension will keep the JEGS name on the race-within-a-race bonus program for the best of the best NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors through 2013 and will also include the addition of the Top Sportsman and Top Dragster classes beginning in 2010.
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June 4, 2009 7:21 PM
NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES INVITED TO RING OPENING BELL AT NYSE
NHRA
GLENDORA, Calif. (June 3, 2009)
NHRA President Tom Compton and Coca-Cola executives Bea Perez and Ben Reiling will be joined by George Pyne, President of IMG’s Sports and Entertainment Group
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, which has more than 20 sponsors and/or partners who are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has been invited by the NYSE to perform the prestigious task of ringing The Opening BellSM at 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.
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June 3, 2009 3:34 PM
Multiple Championship Winner Nine Racing, Inc. Now Offers Race Prep Services
Nine Racing, Inc.
Brownsburg, IN
Nine Racing, Inc. owner and founder Steve Lewis has announced that he is opening the doors to the ultra-modern Brownsburg Nine Racing, Inc facility for a specialized new venture called NINE RACING RACE PREP SERVICES to provide a variety of racing services for the open wheel race market.
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May 21, 2009 8:35 PM
WADE AND LESTER CLAIM TOP AFLAC JOURNALISM AWARDS FOR THEIR COVERAGE OF THE NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
NHRA
GLENDORA, Calif. (May 21, 2009)
Veteran motorsports journalists and longtime members of the NHRA press corps, Susan Wade and Will Lester, were named top winners today in the Aflac Motorsports Journalism Awards of Excellence in honor of Russ Catlin, an annual contest that recognizes outstanding coverage in major auto racing since 1985. The announcement was made today in Concord, N.C. at Lowe's Motor Speedway as part of the Coca-Cola 600 festivities.
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May 20, 2009 8:29 PM
McLaren Automotive announces plans for new British high technology production facility
McLaren Automotive
McLaren Technology Centre,
Chertsey Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 4YH
Ron Dennis reveals details of proposed investment supporting over 800 jobs
McLaren answers UK political and industrial calls for high-tech manufacturing and engineering work supporting exports
McLaren Production Centre planned to build McLaren Automotive’s range of high performance sports cars from 2011
Ron Dennis, Chairman of McLaren Automotive, announced today plans for the UK home of a brand new British-built range of high-performance, high-technology sports cars. Located adjacent to the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England, the McLaren Production Centre (MPC) is a proposal that would provide an important investment in the UK automotive and high-tech manufacturing infrastructure.
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April 30, 2009 9:17 PM
SIOUX CITY TRUCK & TRAILER NAMED OFFICIAL HEAVY DUTY TRUCK DEALERSHIP OF NHRA AND THE NHRA SAFETY SAFARI
NHRA
GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 24, 2005)
NHRA officials announced today that Sioux City Truck & Trailer, a leading distributor of high-quality heavy duty trucks and trailers, has extended its agreement as the Official Heavy Duty Truck Dealership of NHRA and the NHRA Safety Safari.
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April 28, 2009 8:59 PM
GIR's Batycki Comments on the Passing of David Poole
Gateway International Raceway
Gateway International Raceway Vice President and General Manager Lenny Batycki’s comments on the passing of motorsports journalist David Poole:
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Infineon Raceway Statement Regarding the Passing of David Poole
Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (April 28, 2009)
The following is a statement from Steve Page, president and general manager of Infineon Raceway, about the passing of motor-sports journalist David Poole:
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Quote from Tom Compton, president, NHRA, on the passing of David Poole
NHRA
“The motorsports world lost one of its most definitive and influential reporters with the passing of David Poole this morning,” said Tom Compton, president, NHRA. “He was a true friend to the sport of NHRA and NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing, and his interest grew exponentially when we announced we were bringing our series to the Charlotte area.
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April 23, 2009 8:12 PM
GIR Upgrades Ready for O’Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals
Gateway International Raceway (GIR)
MADISON, Ill.
Photos by Gateway International Raceway
Gateway International Raceway recently put the finishing touches on the most extensive drag strip renovations in years with improvements made to both the top-end emergency shutdown area and the facility’s timing system.
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April 21, 2009 6:54 AM
McLAREN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS RECEIVES QUEEN’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE
McLaren Electronic Systems
McLaren Technology Centre, Woking UK
Tuesday 21st April
McLaren Electronic Systems, an independent trading company of the McLaren Group, has today been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation, which is widely viewed as the UK’s most prestigious accolade for business-related achievement and performance.
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April 17, 2009 2:54 PM
SAN ANTONIO RACEWAY JOINS NHRA FAMILY
NHRA
GLENDORA, Calif. (April 17, 2009)
NHRA officials announced today that San Antonio Raceway, in Marion, Texas, has joined the NHRA Member Track network. The facility, which hosts both quarter-mile and eighth-mile events, includes aluminum grandstand seating, a two-story tower complete with a media center and hospitality suites, a 600-foot concrete launch pad, concrete walls the entire length of the track, and 15 acres of paved pit parking.
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