Element of Speed

F1 fans watched the last race of the season unfold in Abu Dhabi this weekend. Jenson Button already secured the championship, but it was still a great race as others battled for championship positions. Vettel took the checkered flag with 17 seconds to spare, followed by Mark Webber. Button took the final podium positio...n. Vettel took second place in the championship, followed by Brawn driver Rubens Barrichello. What a fairy tale finish for Brawn! See ya next year, F1!Read More

Toyota announced today they're next in the line of manufacturers pulling out of the 2010 Formula 1 season - citing "severe economic realities." Over the course of their 8-year run in F1, they had 13 podium finishes, but never a win. Drivers Jarno Trulli, Timo Glock and Kamui Kobayashi (who performed well after taking o...ver from injured Glock) are left looking for rides. Link to official announcement below.Read More

In case you missed this weekend's NASCAR Cup race at Talladega, it was quite a show. NASCAR Prez Mike Helton told drivers he wanted to see "sunshine between the cars" in the corners (no bump drafting) - causing a less exciting, single-file race for the most part as passing became really difficult. Ryan Newman ended up ...on his roof in a spectacular crash, and took out several drivers on his way down. A surprising finish as Jamie McMurray (on his way out of Roush Fenway Racing after this year) took his first cup victory since 2007. Kasey Kahne and Joey Logano filled out the podium. Jimmie Johnson continues to lead the Chase - 184 points ahead of Mark Martin.Read More

Last night's NASCAR Nationwide Dollar General 300 was a runaway win for Kyle Busch, who managed to recover from his bout of pnemonia (that forced him out of last week's race early) and extend his points lead to 195 ahead of Carl Edwards. Busch led 137 of 200 laps. Mike Bliss and Dave Blaney took second and third, respe...ctively. A huge crash initiated by Leffler took out a chunk of the running order - check out the video of the crash linked below.Read More

It was a wet, wet weekend in Atlanta for Petit Le Mans. In a shortened race due to track conditions (race called at 8 hours, 44 minutes), Peugeot took its first ever Prototype series victory from drivers Franck Montagny and Stephane Sarrazin. Peugeot also took second (Lami & Minassian). Audi took third (McNish & Capell...o). This race broke Audi's incredible 9-year unbeated streak at Road Atlanta! Race recap article linked below.Read More

F1 Singapore Grand Prix Results: None of the contenders for the championship found their way to the podium this weekend! Polesitter Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) took the checkered 9.6 seconds ahead of second-place Timo Glock (Toyota). Nico Rosberg was oh-so-close to a victory, but slid over the white line on the p...it exit and ended up finishing 11th after a forced drive-through. Fernando Alonso rounded out the podium finishers. Jenson Button (Brawn) extended his points lead to 15, and his team all but clinched the constructor's crown.Read More