Philip Morris News

NASCAR Touring And Weekly Series Champions Week Underway:

NASCAR Touring And Weekly Series Champions Week Underway:

November 10, 2009
Champions Week is underway in the center of NASCAR racing as six 2009 series champions converge on the Charlotte area for a week of activities leading up to the NASCAR Touring Series Awards Gala and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Awards Banquet. NASCAR champions

Morris Claims Third National Championship In Four Years:

Morris Claims Third National Championship In Four Years:

September 18, 2009
Every time Philip Morris thinks he's reached the pinnacle of his racing career, he goes out and tops himself. The Ruckersville, Va., driver did it again this year as he claimed the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship for the third time in four years

Bodine, Lucas wins Bobsled Challenge:

Bodine, Lucas wins Bobsled Challenge:

March 5, 2009
Boris Said is no longer king of the mountain. Todd Bodine and Morgan Lucas have taken his place. Bodine laid down a fast first run, then held on to edge Joe Gibbs Racing phenom Joey Logano on Sunday and capture the first race at the fourth annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled

NASCAR Champions Set To Converge On L.A.

NASCAR Champions Set To Converge On L.A.

January 23, 2009
NASCAR champions from across North America will converge on southern California for two days of celebration, as activities kick off in and around Los Angeles leading up to the postseason short-track showcase, the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. The best short-track

Bodine Challenge starts UPDATE Bodine fastest:

Bodine Challenge starts UPDATE Bodine fastest:

January 3, 2009
The Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge, is an effort to raise funds to keep the U.S. men's and women's bobsled teams at the forefront of international racing. It will again feature NASCAR and NHRA drivers piloting specially made bobsleds down the Mount Van Hoevenberg track

Nextel Cup Series Champions Week – Day 4:

Nextel Cup Series Champions Week – Day 4:

November 29, 2006
On the eve of the Nextel Cup Series Awards Ceremony in New York, over $1 million in special awards were presented at the NASCAR/National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Myers Brothers luncheon. Headlining the list of award winners was Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#8 Budweiser

Morris Crowned 2006 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Champ:

Morris Crowned 2006 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Champ:

October 17, 2006
Philip Morris, of Ruckersville, Va., won the 2006 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series national championship by recording his 13th win of the season at Caraway Speedway, a track where he hadn't raced at all before. Morris spent most of the 2006 season at the track he's called

RJR merges:

RJR merges:

October 28, 2003
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and rival Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. are uniting their U.S. operations in a $2.6 billion deal aimed at weathering an onslaught of discounted brands and lawsuits. The deal announced late Monday vastly expands the reach of two tobacco

Philip Morris Sells Miller Brewing UPDATE:

Philip Morris Sells Miller Brewing UPDATE:

June 6, 2002
Philip Morris Sells Miller Brewing UPDATE: South African Breweries will buy Miller Brewing in a $3.6 billion stock deal that will make it the world's second-largest brewer. The new company will be called SABMiller PLC and will compete in the U.S. market with Anheuser

Philip Morris Sells Miller Brewing:

Philip Morris Sells Miller Brewing:

May 30, 2002
Philip Morris Sells Miller Brewing: South African Breweries will buy Miller Brewing in a $3.6 billion stock deal that will make it the world's second-largest brewer. The new company will be called SABMiller PLC and will compete in the U.S. market with Anheuser-Busch

#48 Driver(s) UPDATE 4:

#48 Driver(s) UPDATE 4:

March 3, 2001
Local driver Philip Morris finally landed the kind of ride hes been looking for over the past three years. Friday, he was asked by BGB car owner George deBidart to drive his #48 Goulds Pumps Chevy for the upcoming season. "This came out of the blue. Im real optimistic

Interesting Stock News:

Interesting Stock News:

June 26, 2000
Philip Morris Cos., owner of Kraft Foods, Miller Breweries etc, said on Sunday it reached an agreement to buy Nabisco Holdings, maker of brands such as Oreo cookies and Grey Poupon mustard, for $14.9 billion. The complicated deal, which values Nabisco Holdings at $

Phil Morris News:

Phil Morris News:

September 8, 1999
#01 Philip Morris has secured primary sponsorship from Chevrolet car dealer Dick Myers Chevy out of Elkton, Va to run this weeks BGN race at RIR(Phil Morris Racing Site)(9-8-1999)

Morris News:

Morris News:

July 12, 1999
Philip Morris and the Blue Ridge Motorsports team went to Myrtle Beach Speedway July 6th with a 2-day track test on the agenda. Crew chief Neil Perkins was looking forward to checking out several spring and shock setups on both cars. The team has been actively rebuilding

RIR Testing:

RIR Testing:

April 27, 1999
Philip Morris tested one old and one new #01 Chevy with mixed results. His fast speed 120.643mph(4-27-1999)