The News Review:
- GENERAL MOTORS Auto workers at 2 General Motors plants delay walkouts
- Nemechek steals pole from Stewart at Talladega – Auto
- SportingNews.com – Your expert source for NASCAR Auto Racing stats,…
- SportingNews.com – Your expert source for NASCAR Auto Racing stats,…
- Auto Racing | Winner Danica Patrick handles limelight
- SportingNews.com – Your expert source for NASCAR Auto Racing stats,…
- Exhibits at Inland Empire Auto Show display progress
GENERAL MOTORS Auto workers at 2 General Motors plants delay walkouts
Chicago Tribune – Apr 26, 2008
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You are here:. factories in Kansas andMichigan delayed threatened walkouts Friday and negotiated with the automakerover local contract issues. Workers at the Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City and a metal stampingfactory in the Grand Rapids, Mich. , suburb of Wyoming had threatened to strikeFriday morning, but both agreed to give the company 12 hours’ notice if theyintend to strike. The Kansas City plant and a related stamping operation employ about 1,900hourly workers and make the hot-selling Chevrolet Malibu.
Nemechek steals pole from Stewart at Talladega – Auto
ESPN – Apr 26, 2008
– It’s been all about Tony Stewart at Talladega Superspeedway, where he’s planted himself inside the spotlight by entering free agency. He’s backed up the high level of interest being shown in NASCAR’s two-time champion with strong runs on the race track, including a stout qualifying lap Saturday that seemed to lock down the pole position. Some three hours later, Joe Nemechek stole his thunder. Nemechek, the 46th of 47 drivers to make a qualifying attempt, knocked Stewart off the pole with a lap of 187.
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SportingNews.com – Apr 26, 2008
(AP) — Dario Franchitti broke his left ankle in a hard crash Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway that sent him and another racer to a hospital for observation. Franchitti, who came to NASCAR this season as the reigning IndyCar Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, also was treated for contusions and was unlikely to race Sunday in the Sprint Cup event. Stremme drove that car for two seasons before he was replaced by Franchitti this season. Franchitti wrecked when his car apparently lost its right rear tire on the 10th lap of the Nationwide Series race.
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SportingNews.com – Apr 26, 2008
– Ron Hornaday Jr. won the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 in overpowering fashion Saturday at Kansas Speedway, starting from pole and leading 136 of 167 laps. It was Hornaday’s first win of the season and extended his all-time lead in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series to 34. He also took the lead in the points by 61 over Rick Crawford.
Auto Racing | Winner Danica Patrick handles limelight
Seattle Times – Apr 26, 2008
— When Danica Patrick won her first IndyCar event, it seemed everything was in place to take full advantage of the moment. “You want to make the most of this event for everybody: the team, the sponsors, the league and everybody,” Patrick said Friday at Kansas Speedway, where she will try to make it two Indy Racing League wins in a row in Sunday’s Kansas RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300. Patrick appeared relaxed and confident after a whirlwind of publicity that resulted from her victory in Japan last weekend — in her 50th IRL start. The frenetic week included a series of TV appearances, dozens of interviews, attending a movie premiere and an outpouring of adulation from fans. “I feel pretty good, though,” said Patrick, 26.
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SportingNews.com – Apr 26, 2008
– It’s deja vu for David Stremme and the No. 40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge team. Stremme, who drove the car last year but was released in favor of rookie open-wheel star Dario Franchitti for the 2008 season, will replace the injured Franchitti for Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, Stremme confirmed Saturday. Franchitti broke his left ankle and suffered minor contusions during a violent crash on Lap 11 of Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 Nationwide Series race.
Exhibits at Inland Empire Auto Show display progress
Press-Enterprise – Apr 26, 2008
But you might be able to look back through the cameras that serve as the outside mirrors of a Lexus Project concept car. The black stain pearl car that makes you think of the military’s stealth fighter jet was one of more than 200 vehicles on display at the second Inland Empire Auto Show at the Ontario Convention Center. Story continues below.