AutoWeekRacing.com Weekend Wrap-up for October 10, 2010 — SPOILER ALERT

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Sunday, October 10, 2010                  Tony Stewart won on Sunday at Fontana.... NASCAR: Stewart wins Fontana, Johnson maintains championship lead Tony Stewart proved he is still a contender to win the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title by winning the fourth race of the Chase for the Championship, held Sunday afternoon at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. But Jimmie Johnson maintained his points lead with a solid third place finish, and Clint Bowyer proved he can overcome just about any penalty with a strong second-place finish....   Sebastian Vettel triumphs in Japan Sebastian Vettel scored his second straight victory Sunday in the Japanese Grand Prix, but a second-place finish for his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber ensured that the Australian driver heads to Korea still in the lead of the world championship. Webber now has 220 points, while Vettel and...   NHRA: Dixon, Pedregon and Connolly bag wins in Pennsylvania Larry Dixon, Cruz Pedregon and Dave Connolly took home the trophies from Sunday's 26th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals, but the big winners were Matt Hagan and Greg Anderson, who both surged into the points lead in their respective categories with strong runner-up finishes at Maple Grove Raceway...   Former NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel sustains life-threatening injuries in USAC race Former NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel was airlifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on Saturday night after a life-threatening accident in the USAC Silver Crown race at the Terre Haute Action Track. The 30-year-old Hmiel, who was banned from NASCAR in 2006 for failing three drug tests, crashed...   Formula One: Petrov to receive five-spot grid penalty in Korea after crash in Japanese Grand Prix Renault Formula One rookie Vitaly Petrov will start the next race--the Korean Grand Prix on Oct. 24--five positions lower than he qualifies. The penalty comes after race stewards in Japan on Sunday judged him guilty of causing a crash at the start. Petrov swerved left when the race began,...   IndyCar: Jay Howard, Bill McLaughlin Jr. win all-star kart race Jay Howard and Bill McLaughlin Jr. were the overall winners of the RoboPong 200, a major outdoor kart race held at New Castle Motorsports Park. The Indiana track is owned by former Izod IndyCar Series driver Mark Dismore. The team of Graham Rahal and Conor Daly finished second, with Robby...   NASCAR: Kyle Busch overcomes penalty to win Nationwide race Polesitter Kyle Busch was in second place in the CampingWorld.com 300 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on Saturday when he entered the pits under caution on Lap 87. There’s a 55 mph speed limit on pit row. “We have a tachometer in the car that tells us in rpm what the speed...   Formula One: U.S. Grand Prix promoter pressed for answers about Austin race The promoter of the proposed 2012 U.S. Grand Prix in Austin continues to battle with red tape as local and state authorities press for more information on how it will run the venue. The Austin-American Statesman newspaper reports that a joint land-use committee has sent a four-page... 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.