AutoWeekRacing.com Weekend Wrap-up for October 17, 2010 — SPOILER ALERT

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Smoke pours from the tires on Jamie McMurray's car as he celebrates a Sprint Cup win Saturday night in... NASCAR: McMurray wins at Charlotte, Johnson maintains points lead NASCAR has reached that portion of its season when the series point-leader and his pursuers inevitably draw more media and fan attention than any individual race. For lack of a better term, call it the Big Picture Syndrome. Jimmie Johnson, for example, padded his Sprint Cup lead by five points by finishing one position ahead of second-ranked Denny Hamlin in Saturday night’s Bank of...   NASCAR to run ethanol blend next season NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said Saturday his company's top three touring series will race with a 15-percent blend of ethanol and unleaded gasoline next year. Speaking at Charlotte Motor Speedway, site of Saturday night's Bank of America 500, France said the goal is to debut the fuel...   NASCAR: Keselowski bolsters Nationwide lead with win in Charlotte Brad Keselowski skipped a late-race pit stop to gain track position, then rode that call to a fairly easy win in Friday night's Dollar General Store Nationwide Series 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was the first win at Charlotte, the fifth this year and the 11th in 135 career starts for this...   NASCAR: Danica Patrick announces partial 2011 Nationwide schedule Izod IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick on Friday revealed her partial schedule for the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. The announcement came ahead of Friday's Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where Patrick will compete. The onetime IndyCar race winner will contest the ...   IndyCar puts on a great show, but business is not that simple I hate to whine about problems without offering solutions, and I don't have any after visiting the Izod IndyCar Series season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Oct. 2. Here's the good news: A solid, 27-car field, with everybody that's newsworthy, except maybe for Paul Tracy. Five female ... 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.