PULLING OUT: Having supported the Hooters Pro Cup Series since its creation in 1994, Hooters Restaurants of America will end its sponsorship of the touring stock-car series at the end of the 2008 season. United Speed Alliance Racing, the sanctioning body for the series, is seeking a replacement...

NEWS NUGGETS SCHUMACHER, WILKERSON DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM FIELD AFTER MEMPHIS: With only three races remaining in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, both Tony Schumacher and Tim Wilkerson have slowly pulled away from the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes after both picked up wins at last week’s O...

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Dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows and activities have been announced. Details are: SEMA Webinar, "U.S. and the World Economy: Will They Shift Forward?" October 2, 2008 10:00 a.m. (PDT)

A new report by the market research company Mintel estimates that the total automotive aftermarket (specialty equipment and “hard parts”) grew 3.5% in 2007 from the year prior. But the firm also expects that growth to stagnate in 2008 and slightly rebound in 2009. That’s the bad news.

Enthusiasts like the idea of an electric Jeep. But will they buy one? Chrysler plans to put an electric car into North American production by 2010 and recently displayed four working prototypes developed under its in-house ENVI organization. The four models include a Town & Country minivan, the GEM...