AutoWeekRacing.com Weekend Wrap-up for June 13, 2010 — SPOILER ALERT

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Sunday, June 13, 2010                  One-Two-Three! A trio of Audi racers stream in formation to a podium sweep at Le Mans.... Audi sweeps Le Mans after Peugeot fails to finish No one saw this coming: Audi claimed all three podium positions at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday--after all four LMP1-class Peugeots retired from the race. This year's Audi R15-Plus turbo-diesel prototype was no match for Peugeot's 908 HDi on pace, but it outlasted its French rival to give Audi its ninth victory in the 24 Hours. Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Mike Rockenfeller ended...   Hamilton takes championship lead with Canadian GP win McLaren-Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton propelled himself to the top of the Formula One World Championship as he led teammate Jenson Button in a spectacular one-two in Canada on Sunday. Including the recent Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul, it was the second race in a row in which the two British...   Denny Hamlin dominates Cup race at Michigan Denny Hamlin continued to stake his claim as this year's championship favorite by dominating the Heluva Good Sprint Cup 400 at Michigan International Speedway. It was his first-ever win at MIS, his second consecutive for Joe Gibbs Racing (after Pocono last weekend) and his fifth since NASCAR...   West coast racing figure Les Richter dies NASCAR might have stayed forever on the bull rings of the Deep South if it weren't for Les Richter. Richter, who died of a brain aneurysm June 12 at age 79, almost single-handedly brought the racing series West, starting with a NASCAR race at Riverside in 1963. Richter had been a pro football ...   Button stays in title hunt with second place at Montreal Jenson Button kept his title hopes alive with a second place in Canada, and while he lost ground to teammate Lewis Hamilton, he’s just three points behind and still very much in the hunt. Button enjoyed a near perfect day in Montreal, and sneaking past Fernando Alonso to claim second--when ...   Rain delays NHRA event at Englishtown until Monday Persistent rain showers forced NHRA officials to delay final eliminations for the NHRA SuperNationals until Monday at 10 a.m. Three rounds of racing were completed in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event before rain started falling at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park around 3:45 p....   Ferrari boss says team still in Formula One title hunt Ferrari Formula One team principal Stefano Domenicali thinks that Fernando Alonso had enough performance to win in Canada on Sunday, despite the team adding nothing new to the car since its lackluster performance in Turkey two weeks ago. Alonso led for a while in Montreal but lost the lead...   Hamilton boosted by Montreal win Montreal winner Lewis Hamilton says the race was the most challenging he's faced this season as drivers had monitor the tire situation while keeping an eye on the opposition. Hamilton also had to overcome the fact that he lost out to Fernando Alonso in the pits, the second time in as many races...   Canadian Grand Prix: Sunday Press Conference Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso met with the media on Sunday after the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Here's the FIA's transcript. Q: Lewis, back to back wins. You are leading the championship and I guess the love affair with Canada continues? Lewis Hamilton: It ...   Alonso excited by Montreal pace Fernando Alonso may have ultimately finished third for Ferrari in Canada, but the Spaniard upset Formula One's recent pattern by leading for a while, running with the McLarens, and beating both Red Bulls. Ferrari came to this race with an identical car to the one with which Alonso struggled so...   Le Mans: ACO announces future rules, pushes hybrid technology The Automobile Club de l’Ouest, the Le Mans promoter and organizer, announced its vehicle regulations for 2011-13, and they incorporate a series of major changes including important new initiatives to kick-start hybrid technology in sports-car racing. Hybrid systems of all types will be...   Logano claims Nationwide Series win at Kentucky Twenty-year-old Joey Logano on Saturday became the first NASCAR Nationwide Series driver to win three races in a row at the same track when starting from the pole. Logano led 109 of 200 laps at Kentucky Speedway Saturday night to win the Meijer 300. Logano beat Carl Edwards and series points...   NASCAR: Aric Almirola wins Truck Series race at Michigan Aric Almirora forged ahead in a three-way, side-by-side-by-side battle with former series champion Todd Bodine and Kyle Busch with less than 10 laps remaining in Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway in the Irish Hills of Brooklyn, Mich....   Hamilton escapes with $10,000 fine for qualifying controversy in Montreal Lewis Hamilton received a $10,000 fine for his transgression at the end of qualifying in Montreal on Saturday. He will thus keep his pole position for Sunday’s race. The FIA launched a review of Hamilton’s behavior during his in-lap after securing pole. He stopped on the circuit...   Jan Magnussen to contest NASCAR race at Infineon NASCAR has added another international star to its driver lineup for next weekend's road-race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. 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