AutoWeekRacing.com Weekend Wrap-up for April 18, 2010 — SPOILER ALERT

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Sunday, April 18, 2010                  John Force celebrates after winning Sunday.... John Force continues hot start with win in Vegas The fans who stayed around to see the Victory Circle celebration following the 11th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday wanted to see one person: "John Force! John Force! John Force!" rang up from the throng that had pushed near the stage erected near the finish line at the track. When the 14-time world champion took the stage, ...   IndyCar: Ryan Hunter-Reay wins in Long Beach Izod IndyCar Series driver Ryan Hunter-Reay won Sunday in a place that is important to his life and career. Hunter-Reay met his girlfriend, Beccy Gordon, in this waterfront city and they were engaged here, too. This weekend, his sponsor, Izod, threw a big party for the IndyCar Series in...   Jenson Button edges Lewis Hamilton as McLaren dominates Chinese Grand Prix Jenson Button made it two wins in four starts for McLaren with a victory at the Chinese Grand Prix, as once again the world champion showed his sure touch in wet conditions. Teammate Lewis Hamilton put in a typically feisty performance but ultimately lost out to Button's superior strategy. Rain...   Brock Racing Enterprises Miata spotted At the Mothers Polish display in the fan expo at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was an interesting amalgamation of great racing names. Though there's far less of a connection between legendary Datsun team owner Peter Brock, legendary Brock Racing Enterprises driver John Morton and Mazda,...   Loeb wins Rally of Turkey, ups WRC points lead Citroën star Sebastien Loeb won the Rally of Turkey by nearly a minute to extend his points lead in the World Rally Championship to 40 over privateer Citroën driver Petter Solberg, who finished second. The French team now leads Ford by 15 points in the manufacturers' rankings. “It was good ...   Rain postpones NASCAR races until Monday A persistent rain, coupled with an ominous forecast for the remainder of the day, forced NASCAR officials to postpone Sunday's Samsung Mobile 500 Sprint Cup Series race and the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Nationwide Series event--which was also rained out on Saturday night--until Monday at Texas Motor...   ALMS Long Beach: Pagenaud’s last-lap pass beats Lola-Aston Martin Simon Pagenaud and Patrón Highcroft Racing won a great battle with Aston Martin Racing’s Adrian Fernandez to win the Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series in Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday with a last-lap pass in his Honda Performance Development ARX-01c. The young Frenchman beat Fernandez...   Paul Tracy to enter Indianapolis 500 with KV Racing Technology Indy-car veteran Paul Tracy will continue to pursue an Indianapolis 500 win by returning to KV Racing Technology for next month’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tracy, who finished second to Helio Castroneves in the controversial 2002 race, was confirmed for the No. 15 GEICO-...   Matech Competition dominates GT1 World Championship opener in Abu Dhabi Matech Competition Ford drivers Thomas Mutsch and Romain Grosjean dominated the main event at the opening round of the new FIA GT1 World Championship at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Mutsch led from the pole position in the lead Matech Ford GT until stopping early in the pit-... 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.