Argent Mortgage Signs With Kansas Speedway for IRL Event; ARGENT MORTGAGE INDY 300 set for July 3.KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Following one of the most exciting Indy Racing League The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. The League consists of two series, the premiere IndyCar Series IndyCar Series events in the history of the sport, Argent Mortgage Company, one of the nation's leading mortgage lenders, has partnered again with Kansas Speedway(R) as title sponsor for the July 3 IndyCar Series race at the track's speedway company officials announced. The ARGENT MORTGAGE INDY 300 will race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., on July 3. The event in 2004 was one of the most popular of the IRL's events and boasted the second-closest finish in League history at 0.0051 of a second. "Last year Kansas Speedway was a phenomenal experience for Argent Mortgage - we were not only the title sponsor of the race, but we watched our very own Buddy Rice take the pole position and the winner's circle in one of the most exciting races of the season," said Jeff Gillis, executive vice president of operations for Argent Mortgage Company. "Argent continues our commitment to making the mortgage lending experience faster and better, and we look forward to another stellar racing event at Kansas Speedway this Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. weekend." Argent teams with Rahal Letterman Racing Rahal Letterman Racing (RLR) is an auto racing team that currently races in the Indy Racing League. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio. to serve as primary sponsor of the No. 16 IndyCar Series entry driven by Danica Patrick and co-primary sponsor of the No. 15 IndyCar Series entry driven by 2004 INDY 500 winner Buddy Rice. The Hillard, Ohio-based team is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 champion Bobby Rahal and TV personality/talk show host David Letterman. "We're excited to team up with Argent Mortgage for our Indy Racing League event for the second year in a row," speedway President Jeff Boerger said. "Argent has proven that they understand motorsports, and their continued involvement with Kansas Speedway and the IRL certainly proves that. Last year's race was wildly popular and extremely successful, and partners like Argent Mortgage and their great family of drivers helped make it that way." The ARGENT MORTGAGE INDY 300 on July 3 is part of the Kansas Speedway's 2005 RPM Ticket that includes admission to five major events at "The Track That Will Blow You Away!" this season. Besides the IRL IndyCar Series event, the RPM Ticket includes admission to the NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly Auto Parts O'Reilly Auto Parts (NASDAQ: ORLY) is a publicly traded chain of Auto Parts stores that started with the first store in Springfield, Missouri in 1957. It has since grown to over 1,500 stores in 25 states. The corporate headquarters of O'Reilly are still located in Springfield. 250 and ARCA RE/MAX RE/MAX Real Estate Maximums (Canada) Series Kansas Lottery $200 Grand on July 2; the NASCAR Busch Series Kansas 300 on Oct. 8; and the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods on Oct. 9. ABOUT KANSAS SPEEDWAY CORPORATION Kansas Speedway Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation International Speedway Corporation (ISC) is a corporation whose primary business is the ownership and management of NASCAR race tracks. ISC was founded by NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr. (ISC) (Nasdaq/NM:ISCA ISCA International Symposium on Computer Architecture ISCA International Speech Communication Association ISCA International Speedway Corporation (stock symbol) ISCA International Society for Computers and Their Applications ) (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ISCB ISCB International Society for Computational Biology ISCB International Society for Clinical Biostatistics ISCB International School of Classical Ballet (Kirkland, WA) ), a leading promoter of motorsports activities in the United States. Including Kansas Speedway, ISC owns, operates and/or has interest in 11 major motorsports facilities that promote more than 100 events annually. For ticket information, individuals can either contact Kansas Speedway at 913.328.RACE or toll free at 866.460.RACE, visit www.kansasspeedway.com or come by 400 Speedway Blvd., Kansas City, Kan. ABOUT ARGENT MORTGAGE Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Argent Mortgage Company is a leading national mortgage lender. The company works exclusively with independent mortgage brokers and bankers across the country through loan processing centers in California, Illinois and New York. For more information about Argent Mortgage or to locate an independent mortgage broker near you, visit the company's Web site at www.argentloans.com. |
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