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Pontiac Bonneville to Attempt Land-Speed Record

Pontiac, the excitement division of General Motors, is making a pilgrimage to the namesake of the Pontiac Bonneville by attempting to set a Stock Class land-speed record of 210-mph during Speedweeks at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats just outside Salt Lake City, Utah.

"We're excited to mark Bonneville's nearly half-century of driving excitement by returning to the salt flats this year," said Jim Murray, Pontiac Bonneville brand manager, of the August 12-18 Bonneville Speedweeks event. "The history of the vehicle at the flats has defined Pontiac as a performance brand, which we have continued to demonstrate with other products. We have the same confidence in the 2000 Bonneville."

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Dodge Winston Cup Effort Advances with Kentucky Test

The skies and the cars were gray and black but the garage area at Kentucky Speedway was a blur of red shirts today as the Dodge development team conducted on-track testing to prepare for the Dodge return to NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing in 2001.

The Dodge development team - led by veteran crew-chief-turned-team-owner Ray Evernham - tested two engines in two Dodge Intrepid R/T test cars during the rain shortened event.

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AutoWeek's "America's Best" Reader Poll Names Dodge Viper, Chrysler 300M and Chrysler PT Cruiser Among "Best and Brightest" for 2000M 

Three of Top 10 From DaimlerChrysler Corporation

Auburn Hills, Mich. -- 
AutoWeek magazine's 11th annual reader survey of American car and truck trends is out, and the results are great for DaimlerChrysler Corporation.

Leading the list from the Chrysler Group stable as a perennial favorite in AutoWeek's "America's Best" readers' poll is the Chrysler 300M performance sedan, along with the visceral Dodge Viper -- America's ultimate sports car -- which has made the list every year since entering production in 1992.

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