Newman Finishes 12th in Sprint Cup Finale; Stewart Wins Race, Captures Season Championship in Tiebreaker

Ryan Newman in Car - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty ImagesHOMESTEAD, Fla. (Nov. 20, 2011) – Ryan Newman posted a 12th-place finish in Sunday’s Sprint Cup season finale, which was red-flagged twice for rain at Homestead-Miami Speedway. While Newman ran a steady and solid race in his No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet, all eyes were on...more»

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Michael Annett Concludes 2011 Season Ninth in Nationwide Series Championship Point Standings

Rusty Wallace Racing (RWR)Homestead, Fla. (November 21, 2011) – Rusty Wallace Racing driver Michael Annett closed out his 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series campaign as the ninth place contender in the championship points standings. The 25-year-old Des Moines, Iowa native looks forward to continuing his partnership with both Rusty Wallace Racing and his sponsor, Pilot Flying...more»

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Transcript: Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart at Homestead-Miami Speedway

SHANNON SPAKE: Now the fun begins. Congratulations for being the two who made it to this point and supplying one of the best championship Chases yet. Tony, you won the title twice. Only eight drivers have won it three or more times. What would it mean to be in elite company? I would imagine this [...]

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?Round the Boot at The Glen

After Season 4′s initial race at Sebring, the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge set forth along the East Coast to the state of New York, where it took to Round 2 at Watkins Glen Intenational. In keeping with the modern theme of the online racing series, the configuration chosen was the Full Course including the so-called “Boot.” LMP2: HPD ARX-01c After a very competitive start to the championship, Week 2 proved to be very high scoring once again, but this time produced a clear winner. David Williams (England) defended his lead in style with another weekly top score at an impressive 246 points in Saturday’s 8.00pm (UTC) race ? against a field of worthy and competitive opponents with every one of the 15 drivers in his class having an iRating [...]

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Mahar Conquers Homestead

Homestead-Miami Speedway played host to all the action of Week 3 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series (NICBS).   Arguably one of the most fun tracks on the iRacing service, HMS offers some of the best in side-by-side online racing thanks to the variable banking of its corners. ?Variable Banking? is a new style of track construction that has surfaced in the past decade where the bottom of the track is less banked than the top, which gives the top side a slight grip advantage over the bottom — an advantage offset by the fact that the top groove is the long way around any turn.  Because of this, variably banked tracks see drivers using three to four grooves of the track to try to find the fastest way around. [...]

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Video: Chevrolet Corvette redefines curb rash during autocross

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Chevrolet Corvette autocross crash

Autocross critics are quick to tell you that the pastime is a good way to learn bad habits behind the wheel. We say that, while it may be true, caning a vehicle around a parking lot while dodging a few cones is a good way to have a lot of fun behind the wheel in a fairly low-risk environment. Most autocross courses are designed to keep the speed down and the technicality up, which keeps both drivers and their vehicles safe from any real damage. Or at least, that's how its supposed to work.

A driver behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Corvette recently found out just what can go wrong when there isn't enough runoff around a cone slalom at a Speed Ventures autocross. According to YouTube, the driver had just returned from a break, meaning that both the track and the vehicle's tires were cold as he came into the esses. The vehicle's rear breaks lose in a slow, drawn out slide that culminates with the entire passenger side of the vehicle getting cozy with a nearby curb. It's gut-wrenching at best. Hit the jump to check out the carnage for yourself.

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991 Variants, the Beginning: 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet

The dam has sprung a leak?brace yourself for a flood of 911 variants. The first volleys of what will soon become a crushing salvo have landed. Following the introduction of the 2012 911 at the Frankfurt auto show, Porsche is starting the rollout of the full 991 family with the Carrera and Carrera S cabriolets. [...]

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Wittmann fastest in chaotic practice

Signature's Marco Wittmann led the way during an incident-filled second free practice session for the Macau Grand Prix, as many of his nearest rivals ended up in the barriers. The German has been among the frontrunners all weekend and he completed another trouble-free session to end up 0.313 seconds ahead of closest challenger Roberto Merhi, as drivers were finally able to run on slick tyres with the morning's soaked track having dried out. But Merhi, who already faces a 10-place grid penalty for tomorrow's qualification race, ended the session with a damaged car after running wide into the barriers at San Francisco Bend.

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