Sunday, October 28, 2012

Autoweek Racing Weekend Wrap-up for October 28, 2012 — SPOILER ALERT

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Sunday, October 28, 2012                 
Jimmie Johnson won at Martinsville, and took the Sprint Cup points lead in the process....
Mr. Martinsville is back. Holding off Kyle Busch during a five-lap closing green-flag run at Martinsville Speedway, polesitter Jimmie Johnson won...

  It's not about semantics now: Randy Bernard is no longer IndyCar's CEO. Rumors began to fly Friday that Bernard was being removed from his position, and they were verified Sunday....

  Sebastian Vettel took a step closer to securing his third Formula One World Championship by scoring a dominant victory in India. His...

  Just when things seemed to be cruising along in routine fashion Sunday at Grand-Am’s Kansas Speedway test, a flurry of activity over the last few hours applied multi-faceted punctuation to the two-day affair. Michael Shank had a hand in it....

  Audi drivers Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler became the first winners of the new-look FIA World Endurance Championship on a day that Toyota took a dominant victory in China. Lotterer, Treluyer and Fassler claimed the title with a conservative run to third place aboard their...

  Formula One driver Fernando Alonso did a great job of damage limitation in the Indian GP by working his way into second place...

  Sebastian Vettel has once again denied ongoing suggestions in the media that he will leave

  After he won the India Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel, along with fellow Formula One drivers Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso met with the press. The transcript of the press conference is as follows: Sebastian, did you help design this race track or something? You seem so at home here,...

  Paul McMahan wins top prize at Short Track Nationals Ninety-four sprint car drivers from across the country converged on Little Rock, Ark., for three nights of racing during the 25th annual Short Track Nationals at I-30 Speedway. Veteran California racer Paul McMahan took the ...

  Sebastian Vettel’s Indian GP victory leaves him leading Fernando Alonso by 13 points with three Formula One races to come in Abu Dhabi, Austin and Brazil. Vettel, who has led every lap of both Indian GPs...

  To Denny Hamlin, it was standard operating procedure at Martinsville Speedway. To Matt Crafton, it was an unjustified bulldozer move. Regardless of the point of view, Hamlin won Saturday's Kroger 200 with an aggressive pass after a restart with eight laps left and showed no regret in...

  Tony Schumacher claimed the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel Saturday at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at

  Mike Neff raced to the qualifying lead in Funny Car Friday at the 12th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway....

  Yet another piece to next year's Sprint Cup puzzle officially has fallen into place. Toyota-based Michael Waltrip has confirmed that Brian Vickers,

  Brad Keselowski improved, but only slightly over his poor qualifying run in Saturday's Sprint Cup practice sessions at...

  Toyota claimed pole position for Sunday's FIA World Endurance Championship finale in China by exactly one-tenth of a second. Alex Wurz pulled out a lap of 1 minute 48.273 seconds around the Shanghai International Circuit to leapfrog early pacestter Allan McNish in the best of the Audi R18 e-...

  Sebastian Vettel continued his relentless march towards a third Formula One World Championship by earning another pole position in...

  Sebastian Vettel gave himself a good chance of winning four races in a row for the first time in his Formula One career by taking pole...

  Lewis Hamilton was in a bullish mood after qualifying third in India, and the McLaren man believes he has a chance of challenging the two Red Bull drivers in the

  Amidst a grueling travel schedule and a nap on a hospitality couch before qualifying, American Conor Daly dominated round one of the newly launched MRF Challenge 2012 championship at the Buddh International Circuit in Delhi on Saturday. Daly got a great start from his outside front row starting...

  This may prove to be a championship-altering scenario: five-time series Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson on the pole for a 500-lap race at a half-mile track where he's won six times, including four in a row and five out of six not very long ...

  Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has given quite a bit of attention to NASCAR throughout his campaign this year. He spent some time in Daytona at the beginning of the season when he ...

  IndyCar's madness went to another level Friday with a published report saying CEO Randy Bernard has been fired and is negotiating a settlement package. Bernard denied both aspects to the AP, and an spokesman for Indianapolis Motor Speedway told Autoweek that Bernard hasn't been fired and...

  Given the benefit of 20-20 hindsight, Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he'll take concussions and other head-related injuries far more seriously during the balance of...

  The American Le Mans Series has confirmed a date change for its 2013 race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. The new date, Saturday, May 11, reflects a change from the previously announced May 18 date, which conflicts with the Nürburgring 24 Hours. The American Le Mans Series...

  Matt Crafton and Denny Hamlin were fastest in Friday afternoon’s Camping World Truck Series practice sessions at

  On Friday morning, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he missed being in his race car and missed his team while he sat out two races due to health issues. In the afternoon,...

  Roush Fenway Racing will reach a milestone of sorts on Sunday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway. There, in the TUMS 500, the Ford-based organization’s three entries will bring its corporate total to 3,002 Sprint Cup starts in 24-plus seasons. Fusion drivers Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and...

  IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay said his hometown—Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—is still a possibility for an IndyCar race in 2013, although he conceded time is running short...

  It appears Simona de Silvestro and Tony Kanaan could be IndyCar teammates in 2013, although it remains unclear how that will happen. For now, it's known that De Silvestro who has driven for HVM Racing for the past three years, will test with Kanaan's KV Racing Technology organization Monday at...


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