Friday, September 2, 2011

UMB BANK INTRODUCES AFFINITY CARD PROGRAM AS PART OF SPONSORSHIP WITH NHRA

NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. (Aug. 30, 2011) NHRA announced today that it has entered into a multi-year relationship with UMB Bank, the lead bank of UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF), to provide an NHRA-branded affinity credit card. The new NHRA Affinity...

Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven

Benelux Benefit

The Premier GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series already has the longest title among the multitude of online racing series on the iRacing.com service.� But in the wake of the series inaugural season, it may be time to insert two more words into that lengthy title:� Benelux Club. That?s because Benelux Club?s Dave Gelink and Andr�s Kir�ly not only took home top honors in the mixed class (Ford Mustang FR500s and Riley MkXX) series, they won their titles going away. To say Gelink dominated the pony car class is an understatement.� After all, the Dutchman took 10 wins in 14 starts and finished in the top five every time out, while notching 8 poles to boot.� Although he didn?t lead all the way (Dylan Sharman, Norbert Rebelski and D�niel Sinka) [...]

David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton

2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI First Drive: In Search of Redemption for the Jetta

Volkswagen had it right with the ?GTI sedan? idea before. Why mess with a good thing? The new Volkswagen Jetta has been a bit of a disappointment for many of us. On the surface, the car seems to have taken a step backwards, adopting an ancient engine in base trim while getting heavier, cheaper, and [...]

Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth

Earnhardt signs 5-year extension with Hendrick

Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani

The Boss Unplugged: How to Make the Best Mustang Ever Sound Even Better

When we first encountered the new Ford Mustang Boss 302, we called it ?the best Mustang ever.? We also mentioned its unusual exhaust setup. It has a regular dual-exhaust system, including a set of catalytic converters immediately aft of the engine, another set toward the back, a pair of mufflers, and two tailpipes poking through [...]

Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani

Kyle Busch fan hopes driver makes her millionaire

William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Kopecky hangs on to win in Zlin

Jan Kopecky hung on to take his first victory of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season in his home event, Rally Zlin, by just 1.2 seconds over Freddy Loix. Last year's winner Loix had mounted a spectacular charge over the second half of the event to bring himself into victory contention after a low-key start.

David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch