AutoWeekRacing.com Weekend Wrap-up for February 21, 2010 — SPOILER ALERT

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Sunday, February 21, 2010                  A tire that came off the dragster of Antron Brown struck and killed a female fan Sunday at Firebird... UPDATE: NHRA's Phoenix event postponed until Monday A tragic accident at Phoenix's Firebird International Raceway on Sunday took the life of a race fan. Combined with intermittent rain, it made for one of the most disjointed days of NHRA drag racing in recent memory. None of the three pro categories were able complete a full elimination field. The Top Fuel and Funny Car classes determined their two finalists, while Pro Stock only...   Pit timing puts Johnson out front to win Sprint Cup race in California Jimmie Johnson likely will chalk up his 48th career NASCAR victory to fortunate timing more than anything else. His late-race, green-flag pit stop moments before the final caution handed him the lead when everyone else pitted under caution. Once ahead, he withstood strong bids from Kevin Harvick...   Senna, Villeneuve still in play for F1 seats Uncertainty still surrounds the driver situation at the Campos, U.S. F1 and Stefan GP teams as the Bahrain Grand Prix draws closer--but the Villeneuve and Senna names could still appear on the 2010 grid. In essence, the world is waiting either for U.S. F1 to implode completely or for Formula One ...   Button fastest on final day of F1 test in Jerez Jenson Button set both the fastest time of the day and of the winter at Spain's Jerez circuit on Saturday, as the McLaren man began to make his mark with his new team. After endless rain, better weather allowed teams to get some proper work done on the final day at the end of a pair of four-...   Kyle Busch swipes Nationwide win in California It'll be hard for anyone to spin Saturday afternoon's Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., into another Danica Patrick Show. On a day when she wallowed near the back of the pack, Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski (and a late-race restart) produced... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the AutoWeek Weekend Racing E-mails or to sign up for other AutoWeek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add AutoWeek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.