Autoweek Racing Weekend Wrap-up for November 18, 2012 — SPOILER ALERT

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Sunday, November 18, 2012                  Brad Keselowski took home the Sprint Cup Sunday in Homestead-Miami.... Brad Keselowski wins first Sprint Cup for Penske By the time the celebration finally ends –oh, maybe around the middle of next Tuesday – we might have some vague idea of what kind of NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski will become. For ...   McLaren's Hamilton wins U.S. Grand Prix in Austin Lewis Hamilton scored a brilliant win for McLaren in the inaugural Formula One USGP in Austin after an exciting race that proved to...   Hornish Jr. happy for Penske's Cup win Sam Hornish Jr. had hoped he would be the one to deliver Roger Penske his first Sprint Cup championship after three decades of toil, expense and frustration. But after winning two of his three IndyCar titles and an Indianapolis 500 for...   Keslowski wins the Sprint Cup and more NASCAR notes from Homestead In something of a surprise, NASCAR has picked Stephen Leicht over Josh Wise as its 2012 Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year. But how did they pick between these abysmal performances: Wise was 39th in points, had no poles, no wins, no top-fives, no top-10s and only one running finish in 30 starts. Leicht...   Vettel takes 13-point lead into Brazil Formula One front runner Sebastian Vettel heads to the Brazilian GP with a 13-point lead over Fernando Alonso after   Third keeps Alonso’s title hopes alive into Brazil Formula One World Championship battle heading to Brazil after   Austin a great weekend, says Hamilton Lewis Hamilton was a hugely popular winner of the inaugural US GP in Austin, having previously won the final Formula One race in Indianapolis back in 2007. Hamilton dropped to...   F1 drivers participate in press conference after USGP Lewis Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix on Sunday in Austin, and then he joined fellow drivers Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso for the press conference afterwards. The transcript for the press conference is below. Lewis, an absolutely fantastic drive and victory in a...   Alonso promoted as Massa takes gearbox penalty In a clever piece of gamesmanship, Felipe Massa is set to get a five-place grid penalty in Austin after Ferrari broke the seal on his gearbox. It means that Fernando moves up from eighth to seventh on the grid, which not only gains him a place but puts him onto the clean side of the grid. The ...   Stenhouse Jr. takes the Nationwide championship Ricky Stenhouse Jr. knew he didn’t need to roll eights or hit on 18 or do anything remotely risky to ensure his second consecutive   Vettel beats Hamilton to pole in Austin It was no great surprise to see Sebastian Vettel take another Formula One pole position in Austin, but it was a close one for the German as   Logano sent to back of the pack, Keselowski moves up for Sprint Cup finale A three-car accident in Saturday afternoon's first Sprint Cup practice has changed the front of the grid for Sunday afternoon's season-ending, championship-deciding Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The accident moves point-...   Hamilton, Massa concerned about dirty grid; Alonso says he can beat Vettel The drivers who have qualified for the even-numbered slots for Sunday's grid in Austin are anticipating a difficult time. The left-hand side of the track is particularly dirty and slippery at the brand new venue. Practice starts at the end of FP3 this morning confirmed the drivers' fears....   Top-three drivers Vettel, Hamilton and Webber USGP post-qualifying press conference With the the U.S. Grand Prix just a day away, drivers are very excited about the race. Drivers Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber spoke to the press on Saturday after qualifying. Below is the transcript of the press conference. Sebastian, we haven't really seen you going...   Brian France talks about 2013 in final press conference of the season NASCAR chairman Brian France's annual season-ending press conference on Saturday morning at Homestead-Miami Speedway focused almost exclusively on the look of next year's Sprint Cup cars. There was virtually nothing of substance about actual on-track racing. The media gathering was primary a...   Anassis takes first-ever race at COTA Veteran Ferrari Challenge driver Emmanuel Anassis, driving for Ferrari of Quebec, moved up from a second-row starting spot to take the first of two Ferrari Challenge races at the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The Ferrari Challenge is one of the preludes for Sunday's Formula One race....   Richard Petty not of fan of technology when it comes to driver communication Joey Logano castigated Jeff...   Ambrose and Almirola back with Richard Petty Motorsports, and other NASCAR notes There was never any serious indication it might not happen, so Richard Petty's recent announcement that he's keeping Marcos Ambrose and   Cale Gale wins the race, but James Buescher wins the truck championship Cale Gale finally got his long-sought Camping World Truck Series win, doing it Friday night at   Canadian Grand Prix organizers in talks with F1; Schumacher buys a Texas ranch With the inaugural Grand Prix under way at the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, the projected 2014 event in New Jersey, and talk of other new   Alonso boosted by latest car upgrades Fernando Alonso finished Friday in Austin in third place having lost out only to the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Weekend Racing E-mails or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. 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