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A late afternoon shower cancelled NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying on Friday, so the field will be set according to points. Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M / Scotch-Brite Ford Fusion, is ninth in the standings, but he will have to start tomorrow night’s race from the back because he will be in a back-up car that didn’t complete a lap during Thursday’s practice sessions. Biffle’s primary car was wrecked very late in the second practice session.

Glen Wood – one of the original Wood Brothers – was one of 25 inaugural nominees announced last night for the NASCAR Hall of Fame, which will induct its first class of five in 2010. Wood’s racing career began in the 1950s, and he won four races in NASCAR’s early days before retiring as a driver to become a fulltime owner in the 1960s. He was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers a decade ago. The Wood Brothers have won 96 races, and are considered pioneers of the modern-day pit stop. The Wood Brothers’ association with Ford Motor Company dates back to the 1950s.

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion, won the season-opening Daytona 500 and then followed it up with a victory the next week in Fontana (Calif.). Kenseth, who has three top-five finishes in his last six starts at Daytona International Speedway, heads into this weekend’s Coke Zero 400 in 10th place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings. Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Subway Ford Fusion, is in fifth place in the standings heading into Saturday night’srace. Edwards finished second in last July’s race at the famed track. And Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M / Scotch-Brite Ford Fusion, is in ninth place in the standings. He won the July race at Daytona in 2003.

For the first time in more than 50 years, Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited is the top-selling automaker in the country. Ford of Canada sold 27,408 units representing a 24.6 per cent increase over sales the same month last year, marking the first year-over-year sales increase of 2009.

Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services announced today it is teaming up with local dealers and food agencies to deliver 575,000 meals this summer to the hungry in southeastern Michigan, where a tough economy is contributing to a rise in families struggling to meet basic food needs.

With the busy summer driving season ramping up as the July 4th holiday approaches, Quick Lane® Tire and Auto Centers want to keep drivers rolling with their no-appointment, while-you-wait service for all makes and models.

Customer demand for new products helped Ford Motor Company increase market share in June. Ford Sales Analyst George Pipas says it appears Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales had the lowest decline among major auto manufacturers.

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The new Fiesta Rallycross cars have already created plenty of buzz in the enthusiast community with word of their North American motorsport debut in July’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado.

Customer demand for new products helped Ford Motor Company increase market share in June, even as Ford continued to de-escalate incentive spending. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 148,153, down 11 percent versus a year ago, which is believed to be the month's lowest decline among major auto manufacturers.