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Petty, Yates Teams to Combine Forces

By Holly CainSep 10th 2009 – 3:04PM

RICHMOND, Va. -- Two of the biggest names in NASCAR -- Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing -- announced Thursday they have signed a letter-of-intent to merge for the 2010 season and will field a four-car Ford team under the Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) banner.Current Yates driver Paul Menard and current RPM...

FanHouse Warmup: Pep Boys 500

By Geoffrey MillerSep 6th 2009 – 2:37PM

The Essentials Race: Pep Boys 500 Where: Atlanta Motor SpeedwayTime: Sunday 7:47pm/EDTTV/Radio: ESPN, PRN RadioTwitter: Updates @ FanHouseRacingForecast: High 60s, Mostly CloudyDistance: 325 laps (500.5 miles)Pole Winner: Martin Truex Jr.2008 Winner: Carl Edwards The Storylines Sunday night's race might be a last ditch...

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AUTOBLOGGREEN

Chip Yates raises electric motorcycle top-speed bar to 190.6 mph at Mohave Mile [w/VIDEO]

By Domenick Yoney Apr 12th 2011 - 09:41AM

SWIGZ Electric Motorcycle Achieves Top Speed of 190.6 MPH And Becomes The Fastest in the World Mojave, California, April 10-----Already considered the most powerful and sophisticated electric superbike on the planet, the SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing Electric Superbike has convincingly added "world's fastest" to its ever-growing...

AUTOBLOGGREEN

Chip Yates bringing electric monster to attack Pikes Peak *UPDATE

By Domenick Yoney Mar 28th 2011 - 02:21PM

Colorado Springs, March 28-----The 89th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will include the most powerful motorcycle to enter the historic event in history when it roars away on June 26.

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SWIGZ electric racing bike bests internal combustion competition, mostly (video)

By Michael Gorman Feb 08th 2011 - 09:19AM

Make room, Brammo, MotoCzysz, and Mission Motors, there's a new motorcycle from Chip Yates and SWIGZ Pro Racing looking to join the electric bi-wheeled racing elite.

AUTOBLOGGREEN

VIDEO: Complete race footage of Swigz Pro Racing's monster electric superbike

By Domenick Yoney Jan 14th 2011 - 02:36PM

What could be better than the couple laps of amazing on-bike footage we showed you yesterday in our post about Chip Yates' excellent racing results aboard the Swigz Pro Racing electric superbike competing against gassers?

AUTOBLOGGREEN

Swigz Pro Racing superbike pulls podiums in races against gassers [w/video]

By Domenick Yoney Jan 13th 2011 - 12:23PM

Practice day certainly didn't put anyone's mind at ease.

Background on yates racing

Yates Racing was an American stock car racing racing team that competed in NASCAR until the 2009 season when it merged with Richard Petty Motorsports.

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