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NASCAR favorite Scott Wimmer returned to Phoenix this past weekend for the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Speedway. Wimmer and his Key Motorsports team went into weekend on a mission to rebound from their outing at Daytona that was ended prematurely due to engine failure the week before. Wimmer ran an extremely strong in practice sessions in the Key Motorsports’ #40 Chevrolet Impala and qualified in the 25th position. “I was focusing more on creating a car that I knew could be in contention for the long runs, which turned out to be good with so few cautions in the race,” said Wimmer.

For this coming season Curtis has gone back to the well with a driver that he is very familiar with, and knows can show the true ability of his team and the equipment they are putting on track in Wausau, Wisconsin native Scott Wimmer.

2010 GRAND-AM sensation, Dion von Moltke will be testing both the #77 Doran Racing Ford/Dallara in the Daytona Prototype Class and the #86 Mitchum Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup in the GT class of the GRAND AM Rolex Series at Homestead Miami Speedway on Dec. 1-2 to unofficially kick off the 2011 racing season. Von Moltke has prior experience with both teams and will be assisting the teams in their car set up and driver development with the new drivers for each team that will be there. He is considered one of the fastest growing stars in the GRAND-AM circuit and is earning a fan following worldwide. This past season was considered his breakout season and the racing world is eagerly anticipating his 2011 season in which many are expecting him to reach the next tier of his driving career.

P1 Groupe, the premier motorsports management company announces that it has been retained by racing star, Jeff Bucknum, the son of sports car legend, Ronnie Bucknum. P1 Groupe will provide full management services for Bucknum including marketing, branding, and overall management. Bucknum has a storied racing career dating back to the 1990s when he made his start racing at the Santa Maria Karting Track. More recently he has been competing professionally in GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Series with strong showings during the 2010 season.

Former Laclede Gas Exec Partners with Award-winning Interactive Agency AIS Media to Help Local Businesses Increase Customer Acquisitions and Brand Awareness

A top list of leading decision makers are lining up to serve as panelists for “The Decisive Corporation! Seminar” that is to be presented by the Thomas Group twice in the Dallas area. Joining internationally acclaimed decision guru, Michael E. McGrath, Executive Chairman and CEO of the Thomas Group and author of the Decide Better! book series, will be Gary C. Thomas, President/Executive Director of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART); Dr. Stephen Mansfield, President and CEO of the Methodist Health System; Major General James L. Williams, Commanding General of the 4th Marine Division; James Oberwetter, CEO of the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce; former Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum, CEO of Aidmatrix; and Tommy Gonzalez, Irving City Manager. McGrath, who has appeared as the leading authority in corporate decision making on CNBC, CNN, and FOX Business Network and the panelists will unveil the new and essential concepts of the Decisive Corporation he has developed through years of research. The panelists were selected for the expertise in decision-making for large organizations and will address such issues as how decision models increase corporate profitability, what decision structures and processes have the greatest impact, and the reasons corporations make bad decisions. Both seminars will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 AM CST. The first will be on October 12th at the Las Colinas Marriott at 223 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, TX 75039. The second seminar will be held on October 14th at the Fairmont Dallas at 1717 North Akard Street, Dallas, TX 75201. A free breakfast buffet is included.

Conducted By Acclaimed Decision Guru Michael E. McGrath Who Has Appeared On CNBC, CNN, and FOX Business Network

P1 Groupe, the premier motorsports management firm, announces that it has signed a non-exclusive agreement to act as a marketing partner with Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) for the upcoming 2011 racing season. Under the terms of this strategic partnership, P1 Groupe and KBM will share resources in an effort to allow Kyle Busch Motorsports to continue to operate at the high level in which they and their fans have become accustomed too. Kyle Busch Motorsports is synonymous with the racing world and began in 2003 with Kyle's first purchase of a Legends Car to provide an outlet for Kyle to hone his driving skills. In 2010, KBM expanded into a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series operation, fielding a full-time Toyota Tundra piloted by Kyle Busch and a variety of both young and developing drivers and experienced veterans.

Von Moltke and Bell finished in the Top-10 and Dion ended the season at the leading point recipient in 2010 Rookie of the Year Award in the Daytona Prototype class and second in the Jim Trueman Award standings.

Mike Sweeney Racing is teaming up with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) to help fight blood cancers. During the Rolex 24 At Daytona in February 2011, Sweeney will be racing on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. P1 Groupe, Sweeney’s motorsports management company, will be working in conjunction with LLS in securing corporate partnerships on behalf of Mike Sweeney Racing and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Sweeney has a strong personal connection in racing to find a cure for blood cancers as he lost his Uncle Chris to the disease.