Autoweek Racing Weekend Wrap-up for January 6, 2013 — SPOILER ALERT

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Sunday, January 06, 2013                  The 'Roar Before the Rolex 24' was a full weekend of testing before the Rolex 24, which will take place in... 'Roar Before the Rolex 24' proves a success The checkered flag fell at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, and Daytona International Speedway went quiet minutes later as the three-day “Roar Before the Rolex” concluded. It's the final official shakedown before the 51st Rolex 24 at Daytona in two weeks. While the biggest news was made off-track -- on Friday, Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series revealed how the grid will look at the...   'Roar Before the Rolex': Are the Covettes sandbagging? With Ford and BMW engines consistently topping the Daytona Prototype speed charts at the "Roar Before the Rolex 24" test at Daytona International Speedway, many in the paddock were wondering: Are the Chevrolet Corvettes...   Defending Dakar Rally champ Peterhansel in lead after day two; Robby Gordon 29th Last year's Dakar Rally winner Stephane Peterhansel moved into the lead after the first proper Dakar stage on Jan. 6 in Peru. “It was mostly down to navigation today so I have to thank my co-driver [Jean Paul...   Short-Track Roundup: Chili Bowl Nationals entries number nearly 270 The 27th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is only days away with nearly 270 drivers and cars already entered in the five-day event held at Tulsa (Okla.) Expo Raceway. Four qualifying nights will take place Jan. 8-11 with every driver getting his chance to earn a place into Saturday...   Valiante turns in fastest lap at 'Roar Before the Rolex 24' Michael Valiante admitted that the focus of the “Roar Before the Rolex 24” at Daytona International Speedway was shaking down the team's brand-new No. 6 Ford/Riley and...   Team Sahlen leads Grand-Am DP class at 'Roar Before the Rolex 24' test at Daytona Team Sahlen is proving to be a quick learner in its move to the premier Daytona Prototype class. Dane Cameron drove the team's new No. 42 BMW/Riley to the fastest lap of the “Roar Before the Rolex 24” Grand-Am Series testing on Jan. 5 at Daytona International Speedway. Cameron turned ...   Latvala tries to keep Volkswagen WRC expectations in check Jari-Matti Latvala says winning the Rally Sweden World Rally Championship event for a third time in February will be too much to ask of him and his new Volkswagen Motorsport team. Volkswagen is completing a five-day test in Sweden this week with its Polo R WRC. Latvala won Sweden's FIA World...   Carlos Sainz wins opening stage at Dakar Rally; Robby Gordon sits 137th The 2013 Dakar Rally has got off to the worst possible start for Robby Gordon in the Hummer on Jan. 5, as the former NASCAR and Indycar driver stopped for 10 minutes on the 13-kilometer (8.1-mile) prelude stage in Pisco, Peru, before managing to get going again. The American got stuck on a dune...   No shockers in Grand-Am/ALMS class announcements Big surprises? Nope, weren't any in the announcement Friday at Daytona International Speedway of what classes the combined Grand-Am/ALMS would run when the series becomes one at the Rolex 24, 2014. The only real decision to be made was whether to slow down the Daytona Prototype cars to run with...   Joe Gibbs Racing video shows Kyle Busch's Toyota Camry getting a shrink-wrap makeover See how members of the Joe Gibbs Racing team put the finishing touches on Kyle Busch's 2013 NASCAR Toyota Camry in this time-lapse video released by JGR. According to the team: -- The total wrap time was 1 hour, 42 minutes. -- Decals are printed in-house on 3M vinyl. -- Approximately...   Former Williams F1 CEO Adam Parr claims Ecclestone wanted him out Adam Parr, the former CEO of Williams F1, implies in a new book that he was effectively forced out of his job by Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone. Parr, a 41-year-old company management whiz, educated at Eton College and Cambridge University, was hired as the CEO of Williams Grand Prix...   First peek at Danica Patrick in Go Daddy's Super Bowl ad Danica Patrick tweeted a photo on Friday, Jan. 4, from her latest Go Daddy Super Bowl commercial shoot. Patrick, who is gearing up for a full season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Stewart Haas Racing, is apparently taking on a new driving challenge in the commercial spot, as the photo has...   Dakar champion Peterhansel not taking success for granted Stephane Peterhansel has too much respect for the Dakar Rally to consider another victory by him or his teammates in Minis a certainty. Few, though, are betting against Peterhansel or one of the drivers of the five other Minis entered by German team X-raid from winning the world's toughest...   NASCAR Truck Series champion Turner Scott Motorsports gets new look NASCAR Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series team Turner Motorsports is becoming Tuner Scott Motorsports, as longtime minority owner Harry Scott Jr. is expanding his involvement with the team to become a co-owner of the team along with Steve Turner. Scott began his involvement...   Top fuel driver Clay Millican, Parts Plus joining Bob Vandergriff Racing Bob Vandergriff Racing has added veteran top-fuel dragster driver Clay Millican and on Friday, Jan. 4, announced a three-year agreement with Parts Plus that will help support the team... 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.