AutoWeek's weekend racing wrap up for May 2-3
A picture of FREE The first weekend in May is in the books. On the track, the National Hot Rod Association dragsters visited St. Louis. NASCAR ran the D-shaped track in Richmond. The Grand-Am series put down laps in New Jersey, along with the Speed World Challenge.
AutoWeek's weekend racing wrap up makes it easy for you to check in on the winners in all these races. But there are spoilers here, so if you don't want to know who took the checkered flag, stop reading now.
Antron Brown celebrates his Top Fuel victory on Sunday. |
NHRA: Brown, Worsham, Coughlin grab trophies in St. Louis
Antron Brown snatched the Top Fuel point lead back from defending series champion Tony Schumacher with a come-from-behind victory over Brandon Bernstein on Sunday at Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis. After ceding the top ranking to Schumacher two races ago in Las Vegas, Brown returned to form here in his special-themed Direct TV dragster with his second win of the year, putting him alongside Funny Car victor Del Worsham and Pro Stock dominator Jeg Coughlin Jr.
Read the full story: www.autoweek.com/article/20090503/NHRA/905039989
Ricardo Zonta and Nic Jonsson put Lola in victory lane Sunday. |
Grand-Am: Zonta and Jonsson give Lola its first Daytona Prototype win
Krohn Racing’s Ricardo Zonta and Nic Jonsson put Lola in victory lane for the first time ever in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype class, and gave Ford its first win of the season, at New Jersey Motorsports Park. It was Krohn's first Grand-Am victory in nearly three seasons, and comes during the team's second season with the Lola chassis. “The Lola was a decision made by Jeff Hazel and Tracy [Krohn] about a year and a half ago, to go and develop this car, and now we are in victory circle,” Jonsson said. “We’re starting to be competitive wherever we go.”
Read the full story: www.autoweek.com/article/20090503/GRAND_AM/905039993
Kyle Busch raises his arms to celebrate winning the Sprint Cup race in Richmond on Saturday. |
NASCAR: Kyle Busch's birthday present--Sprint Cup win at Richmond
Whatever mild slump Kyle Busch was in came to an impressive halt over the weekend at Richmond International Raceway. On Friday night he ended his three-race Nationwide Series losing streak with a victory in the Lipton Tea 250. And about 24 hours later he ended his four-race Cup losing streak by taking the Crown Royal 400. “This is a phenomenal team right here,” Busch said after his first Cup victory at Richmond. “These guys never give up. We’d had four bad weeks and knew we had to get back on track somehow. The car wasn’t perfect all night; it was good--but not perfect--and I knew that when we had practice.
Read the full story: www.autoweek.com/article/20090503/NASCAR/905039995
Andy Pilgrim led from pole to checker to capture his eighth-career SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT Championship win Saturday. |
Speed World Challenge: Andy Pilgrim leads Volvo 1-2 finish at New Jersey
Sports-car veteran Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., led from pole to checker to capture his eighth-career SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT Championship win Saturday at New Jersey Motorsports Park's Thunderbolt Raceway. Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., completed a K-Pax Racing Volvo sweep, with Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., finishing third. Driving the No. 8 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60, Pilgrim got the holeshot on the standing start from the pole with his all-wheel drive system and set sail. Only a mid-race caution, when a five-minute drizzle dampened the 2.25-mile circuit, could bring the field close to Pilgrim.
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