Alltel Wireless customers going over the river and through the woods can now also go wireless. Outdoor enthusiasts can now take full advantage of advanced GPS features directly on their GPS-capable phones with the Trimble Outdoors application from Alltel Wireless. The Trimble Outdoors application turns a wide range of Alltel GPS-enabled handsets into a versatile, off-road navigation and journaling
Whether for business or pleasure, checking e-mail is a part of the daily routine and a crucial part of staying connected. Alltel Wireless, America's largest wireless network, today announced that it is making e-mail easily accessible and more convenient with Alltel Mobile E-mail.
Alltel Wireless today announced that it is making e-mail easily accessible and more convenient with Alltel Mobile E-mail. The Alltel Mobile E-mail application gives Alltel customers the ability to access their Web-based personal and work e-mail, contacts and calendar events from their Windows Mobile smartphones and other select Alltel handsets. The application can be downloaded directly to
A new phoning technology, FasTap, has silently entered the US market. Alltel has recently announced to launch a new LG mobile model LG Swift empowered with latest FasTap technology. The fast and easy-to-use phone has been designed keeping in mind ever changing needs of the fashion conscious people. Highly multimedia oriented phone LG Swift will surely add a new dimension in the selection of mobile
Take a look at the image above and tell me that the Motorola’s latest device doesn’t remind you on Pantech-made Verizon Blitz. It’s the same / very similar kind of device, sporting a full QWERTY keyboard under the sliding mechanism.
Alltel now enters the big league of carriers, with its new introduction of the HTC Touch Pro Smartphone. The smartphone is powered by Windows Mobile…
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Customers of Alltel Wireless can now receive customized content including sports scores, weather, discounts, trivia and more directly on their phone with today’s launch of Alltel Perks.After downloading the application from the Alltel Shop, Alltel Perks will deliver content to the phone’s idle screen when the handset is not in use. Users will receive content including discount offers
Alltel Wireless expanded its range of mobile phones, with its latest addition the LG Swift.America’s largest network, Alltel Wireless and LG have jointly rolled out a fast and easy-to-use, LG Swift phone in the US market. With it unparalleled features, the phone stands apart from others. The stylish LG Swift comes up with FasTap layouts as hot keys which integrate together with a regular phone k
Here's some interesting update for Verizon Wireless subscribers. According to an AP article, the Federal Communications Commission or FCC has approved Verizon Wireless' request to acquire Alltel for $28 billion. The FCC commisioners voted unanimously to approve the Verizon-Alltel union. However, Verizon needs to fulfill the conditions imposed by the FCC to complete the deal. For instance, Verizon
Alltel está listo a lanzar un nuevo teléfono movil con pantalla táctil. Es el Samsung Delve o como se le conoce el R800. Se parece mucho al Omnia pero es un diseño movil totalmente nuevo y original. Tiene soporte EV-DO 3G, estéreo Bluetooth, Samsung irterfaz TouchWiz, una ranura paratarjeta microSD, una cámara, de 2-megapixeles, un auricular de 3.5mm. Viene con un teclado virtual QWERTY, un
Samsung Delve lands at Alltel WirelessAlltel Wireless announced today that the Samsung Delve will be available for pre-sale at alltel.com on October 30. The touchscreen phone, highlighted by a virtual QWERTY keyboard and tactile feedback, has been designed with Samsung’s unique TouchWiz interface. The TouchWiz interface incorporates specially designed widgets that allow the user to customize and
The Justice Department signed off on the proposed merge between Verizon Wireless and Alltel. Officials at the Justice Department stated that they would back the $28.1 million merge on the condition that the combined company divests its radio spectrum assets across the 22 states that the two companies overlap. The merge still has to gain approval of the FCC, which is scheduled to vote on the deal
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Verizon Communications Corp. (Verizon) to divest assets in 100 areas in 22 states in order to proceed with its $28 billion acquisition of Alltel Corp. The Department said that the transaction as originally proposed would have substantially lessened competition to the detriment of consumers of mobile wireless telecommunic
Alltel Wireless and Samsung announced today that the Samsung Delve will be available for pre-sale at alltel.com on October 30. With an intuitive interface and attractive touchscreen design, the Samsung Delve is a stylish way to stand out in the crowd and stay connected to those who matter most.The touchscreen phone, highlighted by a virtual QWERTY keyboard and tactile feedback, has been designed w
Alltel has launched Webalo Mobile Dashboard its customers which lets companies transform their enterprise applications and data so that it is easy to access and use on the smartphones of mobile employees.Available now on www.alltelsolutions.com the Webalo Mobile Dashboard allows mobile workers to receive important data in a format that is easy to read and navigate. Users can view and interact with
This (just like all Ryan’s podcasts) is worth listening to. As usual I enjoyed the podcast. Ryan Talks about his most memorable fan and about the weirdest autograph that he signed. It involved a lady, underwear and her husband!! You’ll have to head over to alltelracing.com and listen for yourself.
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Alltel Wireless and Txtstation announced they will be working together as part of an ongoing effort to provide unique promotions to fans at select Alltel sponsored sports properties. As the Official Wireless Partner of Fans, Alltel will leverage Txtstation’s capabilities and implement a real time text messaging feature at five sponsored properties. Additional properties are curre
Ah, the joy of a curve BlackBerry. One of our favorite smartphones ever, the curve just works-and that goes for the model Alltel. It is a great purchase for anyone who wants a great phone with...
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PRICE:$6.00 - $530.00The typically pricey HTC Touch reinvents itself as a discount smartphone with Alltel, and as a result you get a lot of power for your dollar here. But given the Touch's troubles with data entry I'm hesitant to recommend this device to average users.There's an often-ignored yet brilliant buying rule for technology: Get last year's product. Unless you're a voracious power user,
PRICE:$229.99 - $519.99Ah, the joy of a BlackBerry Curve. One of our favorite smartphones ever, the Curve just works—and that goes for Alltel's model too. It's a great buy for anyone who wants a terrific phone with unparalleled messaging, excellent media features, and a bit of Web thrown into the mix. One complaint, though: Alltel could have done a little more to set its model apart from the pac
Alltel Wireless today announced the addition of “texting” to its exclusive “My Circle” offer. Starting today, “My Circle” customers can send and receive unlimited text/video/picture messages to anyone in their “Circle,” as well as other Alltel Wireless customers, with its new “My Circle” message packs starting at $7.99 per month.Customers
Alltel Wireless today announced that it will continue expanding its wireless broadband network in 2008 with the launch of EVDO (evolution data optimized) Revision A technology. Alltel plans an initial rollout of Rev. A to 18 market areas and dozens of cities, including Charlotte, New Orleans, Phoenix and Tampa. Customers using Rev. A will experience average upload speeds of 500-800 Kbps with
Well there are some small reports with no details coming out saying that Alltel will be Penske Racing in 2009.
About a month ago it was announced that Verizon was buying Alltel for about $28 billion and hoped to have the deal sewn up by years end.
Whoever first reported that Alltel would be around in the [...]
Now Alltel and non-Alltel customers have access to more than 25,000 hotspots developed through Alltel’s relationship with Boingo Wireless, the global market leader in Wi-Fi. So whether you are traveling across the country, waiting to catch a plane or checking out the latest paperback book release, Alltel Wireless can keep you connected.Alltel Wi-Fi is available for purchase by anyone in the
Grande notizia di mercato che ha caratterizzato questi giorni negli States il mondo economico: l’operatore a stelle e striscie Verizon Wireless ha acquistato il concorrente Alltel con una manovra finanziaria da svariati milardi di dollari
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As first rumored yesterday, Verizon (nyse: VZ - news - people ) is acquiring Alltel (nyse: AT - news - people ) equity and debt in a transaction worth $28.1 billion.
Verizon Wireless issued a press release just moments ago, detailing the transaction between itself and it’s minority owners Vodafone (nyse: VOD [...]
I don't understand some of the headlines that I have been seeing. Maybe they are just headlines to grab people attention, but the headlines are wrong.
I've seen headline suggesting that the buyout of Alltel MAY cause sponsorship issue and other similar headlines.
Or "Penske's Alltel Sponsor Could Be In Jeopardy".
There is no MAY about it. [...]
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Verizon Wireless has entered into an agreement with Alltel Corporation and Atlantis Holdings LLC, an affiliate of private investment firm TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners, to acquire Alltel Corporation in a cash merger. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and [...]
Verizon Wireless has made a huge bet with Alltel in hopes to gain market share in the wireless market. Verizon has acquired finance to buy Alltel for near $6 billion, and it will assume $22.2 billion of outstanding Alltel debt. This will bring Verizon's total debt to $63 billion. High debt is common in the telecommunications sector with AT&T having $73.5 billion in total debt.
El grupo telefónico estadounidense Verizon Wireless va a adquirir su competidor Alltel, quinto operador de telefonía móvil en Estados Unidos, por 28.100 millones de dólares en efectivo, convirtiéndose así en líder de la telefonía móvil del país, superando a AT&T.
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$28.1 billion is the agreed upon price. That includes $5.9 billion in cash and $22.2 billion in debt.
This deal will launch Verizon to the top of the chart for total number of customers. Verizon is currently 2nd to AT&T but adding 13.2 million customers from Alltel will put Verizon at about 80 million [...]
Verizon Wireless is the buying Alltel Corporation. The companies has entered into an agreement which includes Atlantis Holdings LLC, an affiliate of private investment firm TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners, for Verizon Wireless to acquire Alltel Corporation in a cash merger. Verizon Wireless will acquire the equity of Alltel for approximately $5.9 billion. Based on Alltel’s projecte
The big wireless merger has gone through. Under the terms of the agreement, Verizon Wireless will acquire the equity of Alltel for approximately $5.9 billion....
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Word from Vodafone (VOD), which owns part of Verizon Wireless, and other sources is that Verizon is looking at a purchase of Alltel, another cellular carrier....
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Alltel may soon be acquired by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), according to a breaking news report from CNBC's David Faber. Faber just noted that the...
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After HTC Touch Available In Sprint,verizon now HTC Touch Available In Alltel with burgundy color.HTC touch In burgundy color do not far away from the other HTC touch such as Windows Mobile 6 as operation system,Camera 2 MP,Bluetooth 2.0,EV-DO Rev,slot micro SD,A2DP support.HTC Touch will be offers for $130.
The popular HTC Touch is now available from Sprint, Alltel and Verizon. Available in black, gray, and white.The HTC Touch is now available in burgundy from Alltel.All the specification are same like TouchFLO, Windows Mobile 6, a 2 megapixel camera, EV-DO Rev. A, MicroSD expansion, and stereo Bluetooth, or A2DP. The device is all touch, and the keyboard is a custom HTC SureType esque
Alltel, the fifth largest mobile operator in the US, now offers a new version of HTC Touch to its customers: a Burgundy red one. This is surely a nice change of look from the initial gray Touch and it comes to offer users an alternative in case they have something against gray.
At the end of April, HTC updated the firmware of Alltel's Touch to the 3.04.671.2 version, bringing several
Ryan Newman's pit crew led by Trent Cherry were knocked out in the second round of the All-Star week's Pit Crew Challenge.
The first round has the #12 Alltel Dodge team up against the #17 Dewalt Ford team.
The defending champions were knocked out in round 2 by Carl Edwards #99 team.
Ryan Newman was at the competition [...]
Alltel achieved record customer growth in the first quarter, adding more than 1 million gross customers for the second consecutive quarter. Net customer additions also hit a new high with a 63 percent increase year-over-year. Revenues were $2.3 billion, an 11 percent increase from the same period a year ago. The company reported a net loss of $125 million, due primarily to significant increases in
As a part of the two-year anniversary of “My Circle”, Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, is giving one lucky “My Circle” customer the opportunity to connect with their ‘circle’ of family and friends during a luxury vacation in one of the country’s top vacation destinations in Alltel’s “My Circle Reunion” text-to-win sweepstakes.
Prize: The grand prize [...]
As a part of the two-year anniversary of “My Circle,” Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, is giving one lucky “My Circle” customer the opportunity to connect with their ‘circle’ of family and friends during a luxury vacation in one of the country’s top vacation destinations in Alltel’s “My Circle Reunion” text-to-win sweepstakes.
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The number 5 carrier Alltel and been pulling out all the stops lately, and doing a great job at keeping up with the big names in the mobile phone world, and in certain cases something out beating the top jockeys with handsets such as the Glimmer.
Now, again Alltel has got the jump on their more [...]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - When Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, launched its industry-defining “My Circle” offer two years ago, customers were introduced to the concept of unlimited free calling. In celebrating the second anniversary of “My Circle,” Alltel Wireless is unveiling a special bonus number to customers
Alltel Wireless today announced that the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) will be available in Alltel retail stores May 1. Starting today, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 is available online for pre-order at shopalltel.com/curve. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone, with RIM’s famous communications features, trackball navigation system and Alltel’s high-speed EVDO network
When Alltel Wireless launched “My Circle” offer two years ago, customers were introduced to the concept of unlimited free calling. In celebrating the second anniversary of “My Circle,” Alltel Wireless is unveiling a special bonus number to customers, making the most cost-effective unlimited calling plan in the wireless industry even better. Beginning today, all customers celebrating their two-year anniversary with “My Circle” will automatically receive one free “bonus” number added to their current “My Circle” plan. In addition, on each subsequent two year anniversary on an eligible “My Circle” plan, another bonus number will be added at no additional cost.Eligible customers who have 10 “circle”
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, announced that the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) will be available in Alltel retail stores May 1. Starting today, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 is available online for pre-order at shopalltel.com/curve. This sleek
Below is a new announcement from Alltel Wireless about the introduction of the BlackBerry Curve 8830 to its smartphone portfolio. It will be available to Alltel customers May 1. You can see a photo of the new Curve above.
Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, today announced that the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone from Research In Motion [...]
Alltel today announced that the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone from Research In Motion will be available in Alltel retail stores May 1. However, starting today, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 is available online for pre-order at shopalltel.com/curve. This sleek, titanium-colored smartphone, will keep customers connected to the people and information that matter most, as well as provide them with added flexibility and freedom to manage their busy schedules. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone, with RIM’s famous communications features, trackball navigation system and Alltel’s high-speed EVDO network, makes connectivity and productivity easy and provides customers with the ability to access personal or corporate e-mail services on the go. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 is
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, has teamed with Ontela to bring their customers PhotoCopter, a breakthrough service that finally unlocks the photos trapped inside their phones. PhotoCopter saves every camera phone picture customers snap to their home computers
Alltel and US Cellular users will be getting a treat come this Summer. The Motorola Q9C in a bright and shiny lime green color will be hitting store shelves. It comes with the basics like a 1.3-megapixel camera, 2.4-inch display and 128MB of on board memory. The lime green Motorola Q9C will be going for [...]
Alltel Wireless, U.S. Celluar and Motorola, Inc. today announced that Motorola’s leading smartphone will be available in two color options, MOTO Q 9c in licorice and MOTO Q 9c lime, expected this summer. MOTO Q 9c and MOTO Q 9c lime provide on-the-go consumers with the tools and applications needed to keep up with their fast-paced professional and personal lives.While Verizon Wireless and Motorola, Inc. also announced today the April availability of MOTO Q 9c, the newest addition to Verizon Wireless' MOTO Q family, that comes equipped with Verizon Wireless' popular VZ NavigatorSM service.The smartphones offer innovative features wrapped in a sleek design. Alltel and U.S. Cellular Wireless customers can choose their color preference, MOTO Q 9c in licorice with a silver sail ba
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – 31 March 2008 – Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that Motorola’s leading smartphone will be available in two color options, MOTO Q 9c in licorice and MOTO Q 9c lime, expected this summer. MOTO Q 9c and MOTO Q 9c lime provide
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Don’t you dare say green wasn’t already in style, as in all actuality, it’s US Cellular and Alltel following the crowd yet again. As the run-up to CTIA 2008 continues, the aforesaid outfits have both announced that a lime green variant of the Motorola Q9c will soon be on their shelves. Aside [...]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, announced that customers with video-capable phones now have exclusive access to Alltel Social Video, a new application that allows customers to share and rate videos from a wide range of online outlets.
Ryan Newman will be in Lynchburg, Virginia Thursday March 27th meeting with fans at and Alltel Wireless store.
Newman will make an appearance between 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the grand opening of the Alltel Wireless retail store in the University Shops Plaza located at 3919 Wards Road . Fans will [...]
What comes around goes around? As you may know I was very much against NASCAR suppressing AT&T’s re-branding to Cingular. And we all know it was NASCAR in the courts, but it was NEXTEL/Sprint backing the whole thing.
As a Ryan Newman fan I was very happy to see Newman win the Daytona 500 [...]
As most already know, the LG Glimmer mobile handset was coming to Alltel which was basically due to a leaked flier for the handset; most knew anyway it would be arriving soon courtesy of LG Korea publishing a press release on the touch-screen slider.
Alltel wish everyone to know however that the two megapixel EV-DO mobile [...]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. and SAN DIEGO – Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, providing coverage across the nation, and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) today announced that the highly anticipated Glimmer by LG will be exclusively available in Alltel retail stores and online at shopalltel.com beginning tomorrow
LG Electronics has announced the LG Glimmer (LG-AX830) which features a touch-screen for Alltel. The Glimmer is a slider handset with a 2.8-inch touchscreen and touch-based user interface. Pricing and availability information were not made available. The Alltell LG Glimmer features:Dimensions: 4"x2.05"x0.59"Weight: 4.48 oz2 megapixel cameraBluetooth 1.2, USB connectivity1900/800 MHz dual band CDMA connectivity, High Speed EVDO data2.8" 262K color, 240×400 px touchscreen display128MB of internal memorymicroSD memory card slot800 mAh battery for 3.5 hrs talk and 7 days standby time
Phone Scoop reports: “Alltel’s plan include voice services only and not extra features such as messaging or data. Alltel is offering this plan to add customer choice, but believes its MyCircle calling plans offer a better overall value.”
The 2008 Daytona 500 Champion Ryan Newman and his No. 12 Alltel Dodge pit crew are sharing the thrill of winning a race with fans across the country. Today, Alltel Wireless , America ’s largest network, providing coverage across the nation, announced the return of the Alltel “My Circle 500” sweepstakes, a national text-to-win [...]
Alltel Wireless and SpinVox, the leading provider of Voice-to-Screen messaging, today launched a new service called Voice2TXT. The launch makes Alltel Wireless the first of the five largest U.S. carriers to offer its customers the ability to receive voicemails in text form. Voice2TXT is available on any Alltel Wireless SMS text message capable phone and quickly converts incoming voicemails to text messages in the customer’s inbox. This innovative service allows the user to discretely respond to voicemails in any setting without having to dial and listen to voicemail messages. Voice2TXT also allows customers to store and forward converted voicemails as regular text messages as well as retrieve the original voicemail should they choose to do so. The service is available in a variety of pricing options: $4.99 per month for 20 voicemail conversions (each additional is 25 cents); $9.99 per month for 50 conversions (each additional is 20 cents); and $19.99 per m
With three number one hits and 14 consecutive top 10s, The Goo Goo Dolls are one of the most successful bands of the past twenty years. Now Alltel Wireless is bringing the Grammy-nominated band to the Valley for a free concert to thank the community for their support and to celebrate Alltel’s tremendous year of growth in the region. Area residents are invited to attend the show on Saturday, December 8, at 5:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza . In addition to The Goo Goo Dolls concert, Alltel Wireless is also offering Valley residents the new MOTOROKR Z6m for only $79.99, plus 50 free songs with the purchase of an accessory kit of $29.99 while supplies last. The phone offer is available to new customers who sign a two-year service agreement and to eligible existing customers on qualifying rate plans through January 12, 2008. Gates open at 4:00 p.m., and Alltel is recommending fans arrive early, as the venue has a capacity of 2,000 for this special event.
Alltel Wireless today announced the launch of Axcess Family Finder, a service that enables parents to determine the location of their child's Axcess Family Finder-capable phone from the Web or their mobile phone. Axcess Family Finder features easy-to-use interactive maps to monitor or guide family members to specific locations. The service also allows parents to identify specific areas that their children frequent, including movie theaters and parks, by using the Axcess Family Finder Web site, www.alltel.com/familyfinder. The Axcess Family Finder Web site also supports added security measures with Scheduled Checks which allows parents to register specific locations to be tracked during certain times. GPS technology is used to locate the child’s phone, and the parents’ phones can receive a text message automatically notifying them of the child’s location.
Public safety officials, including law enforcement, HAZMAT, bomb squads, paramedics, and homeland security officers, demand advanced and rapid technology to assess potential threats and determine the appropriate responses. To provide these officials with a valuable tool to assist in their critical activities, Alltel Wireless , America ’s largest network, providing coverage across the nation, today announced the availability of HazMasterG3 from Alluviam.HazMasterG3, a fast and easy decision support system, provides details on over 118,000 chemical, biological and radiological agents, trade names and explosives. The application also provides support capabilities for the quickly changing role of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) in law enforcement, both civilian and military. HazMasterG3 has earned certification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as an Approved Product for Homeland Security and is designated as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT) Additional
Jeffrey Silva at RCRWireless News is reporting that; Rebtel, a Voice over Internet Protocol firm that offers low-cost international calling on mobile phones, said Verizon Wireless, Alltel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. rejected requests for short codes for creating local numbers by text message.“We believe Verizon’s rejection of our short-code campaign is an anti-competitive abuse of power, just like their rejection of NARAL Pro-Choice America’s campaign was interference with political speech and activism,” said Greg Spector, Rebtel’s spokesman. “Enough is enough. It’s time to do what’s right for the consumer—not Verizon’s profits.”After initially rejecting NARAL’s request for a short code to enable the group to send text messages to supporters’ cellphones, Verizon Wireless promptly reversed course as part of a policy shift and granted the application.Jeffrey Nelson, a Verizon Wireless spokesman, noted Rebtel’s short-code application was denied in May and that
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 30, 2007) After a tough weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway in which Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge Charger, qualified fifth but finished 37th after his car's engine failed, the team will head to Texas Motor Speedway for this weekend's Dickies 500.Newman will make his ninth Cup start at the 1.5-mile track, just outside Fort Worth, Texas. It will be his 222nd career start in the Cup Series.Newman has an average start of 14.2 and an average finish of 28.4 at the speedway that opened in 1997. He possesses three top-five starts, including two Bud Pole Awards, which he swept in 2005.Newman owns one Texas win March 2003. His next highest finish is a 16th in April 2005. His other six finishes have been 25th or lower.Were taking a brand-new car to Texas this week, Newman said. We tested it at Kentucky, but thats the only time its been on the track, so well see how it goes.Last week, we had problems with our car all weekend. It didnt qualify the wa
