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Auto Racing: Weekend Round Up, Formula 1, NASCAR, IRL, Le Mans Endurance Series |
| 5/11/2008 12:10:19 PM |
Auto racing F1:Ferrari's Felipe Massa won his third consecutive Turkish Grand Prix from pole in Istanbul Sunday. Lewis Hamilton, who tried a three-stop strategy passed Massa for the lead before half-distance, but he couldn't pull out enough of an advantage to beat the Brazilian after his additional stop, so had to settle for second place, just ahead of a faster Kimi Raikkonen who set fastest lap in the second Ferrari.
1. Felipe Massa BR Ferrari 1:26:49.451 2. Lewis Hamilton GB McLaren-Mercedes 3.779 3. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 4.271 4. Robert Kubica PL BMW Sauber 21.945 5. Nick Heidfeld D BMW Sauber 38.741 6. Fernando Alonso E Renault 53.724 7. Mark Webber AUS Red Bull-Renault 1:04.229 8. Nico Rosberg D Williams-Toyota 1:11.406 9. David Coulthard GB Red Bull-Renault 1:15.270 10. Jarno Trulli I Toyota 1:16.344 11. Jenson Button GB Honda -1 lap 12. Heikki Kovalainen FIN McLaren-Mercedes -1 lap 13. Timo Glock D Toyota -1 lap 14. Rubens Barrichello BR Honda -1 lap 15. Nelson A. Piquet BR Renault -1 lap 16. Adrian Sutil D Force India-Ferrari -1 lap 17. Sebastian Vettel D Toro Rosso-Ferrari -1 lap DNF Sebastien Bourdais F Toro Rosso-Ferrari on lap 25 Spin DNF Kazuki Nakajima J Williams-Toyota on lap 1 Accident damage DNF Giancarlo Fisichella I Force India-Ferrari on lap 1 Accident
NASCAR: Kyle Busch made it clear Saturday night that he demands respect, and the 22-year-old driver proved that he deserves it with a convincing victory in Saturday night’s Dodge Challenger 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the newly resurfaced Darlington Raceway. This time, he didn’t have to spin anyone out to do it.
1. 6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 195 10 367 Running 2. 36 99 Carl Edwards Ford 170 367 Running 3. 8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 170 5 367 Running 4. 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 165 5 367 Running 5. 15 6 David Ragan Ford 160 5 367 Running 6. 34 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 155 5 367 Running 7. 21 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 151 5 367 Running 8. 24 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 147 5 367 Running 9. 13 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 138 367 Running 10. 12 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 134 367 Running 11. 25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 135 5 367 Running 12. 5 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 132 5 367 Running 13. 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 124 367 Running 14. 22 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 126 5 367 Running 15. 38 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 118 367 Running 16. 27 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet 115 367 Running 17. 9 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 112 367 Running 18. 10 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 109 367 Running 19. 30 44 David Reutimann Toyota 106 367 Running 20. 33 38 David Gilliland Ford 108 5 367 Running 21. 4 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 100 365 Running 22. 42 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 102 5 365 Running 23. 19 42 Juan Montoya Dodge 94 365 Running 24. 37 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 91 364 Running 25. 28 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 88 364 Running 26. 31 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota 90 5 364 Running 27. 26 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota 82 363 Running 28. 18 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota 79 363 Running 29. 16 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet 76 362 Running 30. 20 21 Bill Elliott Ford 73 362 Running 31. 17 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 70 362 Running 32. 39 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 67 361 Running 33. 40 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 64 360 Running 34. 14 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 61 349 Running 35. 29 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 58 340 Running 36. 41 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 55 339 Running 37. 32 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 52 294 Running 38. 23 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge 49 269 Running 39. 11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 46 264 Running 40. 43 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge 48 5 262 Out of Race 41. 35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 40 249 Running 42. 7 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 37 246 Running 43. 1 16 Greg Biffle Ford 39 5 234 Out of Race
Auto racing IRL: Dixon on pole, proving that the car is nearly 100% of the game in the IRL, Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon will start 1-2 for this year's Indy 500 by running 100% throttle for four laps resulting in almost near identical lap times. Underscoring the 100% throttle effort, Penske teammates Ryan Briscoe were 3rd and 4th ahead of three Andretti Green Racing teammates Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti.
Auto racing Jacques Villeneuve took his first major international motorsport victory since the 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix, when the Peugeot 908 Hdi FAP he shared with Nicolas Minassian and Marc Gene crossed the line first in the Spa 1000km Le Mans Series race. "It has been so long you have to try and remember where the steps to the podium are!" joked Villeneuve afterwards. "It feels good to be winning again." In the end, Peugeot scored a comfortable third straight victory in the LMS, but it was a race not without drama as the sister car of Alex Wurz, Stephane Sarrazin and Pedro Lamy crashed out spectacularly in an accident that also involved the leading Audi R10 TDI of Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello. Van Merksteijn Racing took their second victory of the season in the LMP2 class as Porsche RS Spyders swept the podium. For much of the early part of the race Jos Verstappen battled hard with Speedy Racing Lola, until the Judd-powered coupe ran into trouble in the final third. But once the purple Porsche had dispensed with that challenge it found itself in a battle with Didier Theys and Jan Lammers Horag car as various safety car periods closed the field. In the end, Verstappen's speed settled the issue. John Nielsen's Essex car was third.
1. 7 LMP1 M.Gene, N.Minassian, J.Villeneuve Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP 143 laps 2. 2 LMP1 A.Premat, M.Rockenfeller Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI 30.387 3. 6 LMP1 O.Panis, N.Lapierre Team Oreca Matmut Courage-Oreca Judd 140 laps 4. 1 LMP1 R.Capello, A.McNish Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI 139 laps 5. 16 LMP1 E.Collard, J.Boullion Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Judd 14.137 6. 34 LMP2 P.Van Merksteijn, J.Verstappen Van Merksteijn Motorsport Porsche RS Spyder 138 laps 7. 27 LMP2 F.Lienhard, D.Theys, J.Lammers Horag Racing Porsche RS Spyder 10.387 8. 17 LMP1 H.Primat, C.Tinseau Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Judd 137 laps 9. 31 LMP2 C.Elgaard, J.Nielsen Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder 135 laps 10. 15 LMP1 S.Hall, R.Kerr Creation AIM Creation - Aim 134 laps 11. 35 LMP2 P.Ragues, M.Lahaye Saulnier Racing Pescarolo Judd 17.285 12. 20 LMP1 A.Burgueno, M.De Castro Epsilon Euskadi Epsilon Euskadi Judd 133 laps 13. 41 LMP2 K.Ojjeh, C.Gosselin, J.Schroyen Trading Performance Zytek 07S 1:10.953 14. 72 LMGT1 L.Alphand, G.Moreau, P.Goueslard Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R 130 laps 15. 4 LMP1 J.Nicolet, M.Faggionato, R.Hein Saulnier Racing Pescarolo Judd 17.957 16. 55 LMGT1 R.Rusinov, P.Kox IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini 129 laps 17. 33 LMP2 A.Belicchi, X.Pompidou, S.Zacchia Speedy Racing Team Sebah Lola Judd 128 laps 18. 59 LMGT1 A.Garcia, T.Enge Team Modena Aston Martin DBR9 127 laps 19. 96 LMGT2 R.Bell, G.Bruni Virgo Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT 126 laps 20. 77 LMGT2 M.Lieb, A.Davison Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 0.184 21. 88 LMGT2 C.Ried, Felbermayr H, Felbermayr Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 123 laps 22. 94 LMGT2 A.Chiesa, B.Leuenberger, Alexander-dav Speedy Racing Team Spyker C8 Laviolette 4.484 23. 99 LMGT2 B.Aucott, A.Ferte JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GT 26.804 24. 76 LMGT2 R.Narac, R.Lietz Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 122 laps 25. 98 LMGT2 P.Kutemann, M.Basso, S.Daoudi JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GT 16.309 26. 61 LMGT1 P.Hardman, N.Leventis Strakka Racing Aston Martin DBR9 121 laps 27. 95 LMGT2 P.Daniels, M.Palttala, T.Sugden James Watt Automotive Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:01.926 28. 85 LMGT2 P.Dumbreck, R.Kelleners, A.Vasiliev Snoras Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Laviolette 118 laps 29. 18 LMP1 J.Barbosa, V.Ickx, M.Forsten Rollcentre Racing Pescarolo Judd 112 laps 30. 25 LMP2 T.Erdos, M.Newton RML Lola MG 111 laps 31. 10 LMP1 S.Mucke, J.Charouz Charouz Racing System Lola Aston Martin 107 laps 32. 26 LMP2 M.Rostan, J.Petersen, J.Lueders Bruichladdich Radical Radical AER 106 laps 33. 91 LMGT2 Nielsen E.Lars, R.Westbrook, A.Simonse Farnbacher Racing Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 95 laps 34. 90 LMGT2 P.Ehret, P.Kaffer Farnbacher Racing Ferrari F430 GT =" laps 35. 45 LMP2 W.Hughes, J.Kane Embassy Racing WF01 Zytek 77 laps 36. 3 LMP1 G.Lavaggi Scuderia Lavaggi Lavaggi AER 66 laps 37. 32 LMP2 J.Barazi, M.Vergers, F.Rees Barazi Epsilon Zytek 07S 62 laps 38. 8 LMP1 P.Lamy, S.Sarrazin, A.Wurz Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP 56 laps 39. 75 LMGT2 R.Balandras, M.Lecourt Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 49 laps 40. 40 LMP2 M.Amaral, O.Pla Quifel ASM Team Lola AER 35 laps 41. 73 LMGT1 J.Blanchemain, S.Dumez, S.Lemeret Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R 26 laps 42. 200 LMP1 SAFETY CAR 15 laps
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