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EXTRA.(Competition)
SPONSORS CONFIRMED
The speculation proved correct (Competition, Sept. 24): Budweiser will sponsor Kasey Kahne at Gillett Evernham Motorsports, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be sponsored by Mountain Dew, Amp energy drink and the National Guard at Hendrick Motorsports next year. Rival team owner Robert Yates, whose Fords carried No. 88 for 12 years, symbolically passed the number to Earnhardt in prerace ceremonies at Dover.
SPEED TO ARCA
Team Red Bull and Eddie Sharp Racing announced that recently fired Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One driver Scott Speed (Competition, Sept. 3) will make his stock-car debut in the No. 21 Red Bull Toyota in the ARCA Series at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 5.
Eddie Sharp Racing is one of ARCA's top teams, giving Speed access to good equipment and personnel. Unlike fellow former F1 drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Jacques Villeneuve, Speed has no high-speed oval experience, making it unlikely NASCAR would allow him to race immediately in Nextel Cup.
BUSCH PONIES, NEW SPONSOR
Rumors in the NASCAR garages support what we first reported more than a year ago (Competition, April 24, 2006): The Busch Series will switch to "pony cars'' and a new title sponsor as early as 2009. The series will use Chevrolet Camaros, Dodge Challengers, Ford ...
- Flash.(Sakon Yamamoto)(Grand Prix Masters single-seater series)(Roush Racing)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek September 19, 2005 700+ words
Jordan hires Yamamoto Jordan Grand Prix will give Toyota-contracted Sakon...practice sessions before the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on Oct. 9. Yamamoto...Nigel Mansell signed up for the new Grand Prix Masters single-seater series for its...
- YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN; Despite what it could be-a Geritol economy run-the Grand...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek May 8, 2006 700+ words
...CHRIS HARRIS There were moments during the second Grand Prix Masters race weekend in Qatar when even the novice observer...eh? But thinking what Scott Poulter, CEO of the Grand Prix Masters series, and its spec car engineering team have achieved...
- Durban bids for grand prix bonanza.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The Independent on Saturday (South Africa) July 8, 2006 700+ words
...South African leg of the Altech Grand Prix Masters Series in November this year...officially known as the Altech Grand Prix Masters Series of Durban/KwaZulu...bid for the staging of the Grand Prix Masters after it was held at Kyalami...
- Durban's the Master of grand prix racing; A1 success paves way for Mansell and...
- Newspaper article from: The Independent on Saturday (South Africa) August 5, 2006 700+ words
...way" for Durban to host the Grand Prix Masters later this year, although...event, said that while the Grand Prix Masters was launched in Durban last...officially known as the Altech Grand Prix Masters of South Africa, Durban...
- GRAND PRIX OF DALLAS HAS A NEW OWNER; SPORTS LEADER IMG COMES TO DALLAS-FORT...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 7, 1994 700+ words
...Harry Farnham, President of the Grand Prix of Texas, Inc. and Buddy Boren, Race Director for the Grand Prix of Dallas, announced the sale of the...Currently, IMG owns and operates two Grand Prix events -- the ITT Automotive Detroit...
- Grand Prix turns heads with style.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Phelan, Mark June 13, 2003 700+ words
...half of the equation with its new 2004 Grand Prix sport sedan, but it missed the mark...performance at a competitive price, the new Grand Prix falls short because of extremely uncomfortable...because, in a lot of ways, the 2004 Grand Prix is an appealing package. The lavishly...
- Mini Grand Prix Go-Kart Track Open to Public, Raises Money for Charity.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 2, 2005 700+ words
...PRNewswire/ -- The 2005 CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver presented by PacifiCare kicks...activities with the return of the Mini Grand Prix go-kart track, which is situated between...Parkway on the Auraria Campus. The Mini Grand Prix go-kart track is a scale replica of...
- Detroit Grand Prix announces support races, sponsors and unveils 1989 poster.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 7, 1989 700+ words
DETROIT GRAND PRIX ANNOUNCES SUPPORT RACES, SPONSORS AND...supporting events for the 1989 Detroit Grand Prix -- the fifth stop on the CART/PPG...action-packed events during Detroit Grand Prix VIII," said McCabe. "The Motor City...
Source: HighBeam Research, EXTRA.(Competition)