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Utah: Post-Qualifying Manufacturer Recaps


Audi could not get on the pace in qualifying

Audi
Porsche
Acura
Corvette
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Thruxton: Onslow-Cole Celebrates on his Birthday Weekend


Vauxhall and Onslow-Cole would have the run of the weekend

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Tom Onslow-Cole has won the first of today’s three HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship rounds at the Thruxton circuit in Hampshire.

Vauxhall driver Onslow-Cole, this weekend celebrating his 21st birthday, lost his pole position advantage at the start to the Team Halfords Honda of Gordon Shedden.

Lausitzring: Win from Pole for Di Resta

* Paul Di Resta (AMG Mercedes C-Class) won the fourth round of the 2008 DTM at the Lausitzring; his first win in the championship in his 14th DTM race. Following the 1-2 victory of Jamie Green and Paul Di Resta in Mugello two weeks ago, it was the second consecutive win for Mercedes-Benz within two weeks this year and 143rd for the brand out of 304 DTM/ITC races since 1988. After four races of the 2008 season, Mercedes and Audi are tied on victories with two each.

Lausitzring: Audi Extends DTM Lead + Results


Audi have extended their lead in the DTM Championship with a podium at Lausitzring

Ingolstadt/Klettwitz -- Extension of the the lead and reduction of weight: in front of 80,000 spectators at the DTM's fourth round at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Audi created an ideal starting base for its home race at the Norisring. Timo Scheider as the runner-up extended his lead of the standings. The compact Audi team performance in the Lausitz region was completed by Mattias Ekstrom and Martin Tomczyk in places three and four.

Valencia: Manufacturer Recaps after the Race


Muller scored solid points in Valencia

Seat
Chevrolet
BMW
Honda
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Valencia: Chevrolet Takes Double Win + Results


Seat claimed podiums on their home track

Robert Huff claimed his and Chevrolet’s first victory of the season, charging from fourth position to the lead in the first five laps of the race.

Robert Huff claimed his and Chevrolet’s first victory of the season, charging from fourth position to the lead in the first five laps of the race. The Briton was able to overtake one after the other the three SEAT cars of Yvan Muller, Gabriele Tarquini and Jordi Gené and then managed to pull out and create a comfortable margin.

Utah: Rookie Saini Scores First SPEED TC Win


Jason Saini en route to his first career SPEED Touring Car win.

TOOELE, Utah (May 18, 2008) – Jason Saini, of Fort Worth, Texas, led every lap en route to his maiden SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship win Sunday at Miller Motorsports Park, part of the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix Presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels weekend. Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek , Fla. , and Kuno Wittmer, of Montreal , Quebec , completed the top three.

Utah: Archer Scores Second-Straight SPEED GT Win at Miller


Archer on his way to victory at Miller Motorsports Park

TOOELE, Utah (May 18, 2008) – Tommy Archer may have changed teams from 2007 to 2008, but the result at Miller Motorsports Park was the same—a win in SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT, part of the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix Presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels. Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach , Calif. , and Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton , Fla. , completed the podium.

Monza: Ford GT Claims Win in Odd Circumstances


The first chicane was crowded

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Ford GT wins at Monza - stewards exclude Marc Sourd Corvette

Three races, three victories for the Ford GT

Reigning British GT champions Alex Mortimer and Bradley Ellis have been reunited this year, to race the No.21 Matech GT Racing Ford GT in the FIA GT3 European Championship. They avoided the mayhem in the early laps of the first race at Monza, and managed to outpace their rivals, to take victory; they took the lead of the race with nine laps remaining and then eased off to the chequered flag.

Monza: SRT Takes a Deserved Win as GT2 Hit by Disqualification + Results


SRT take a deserved win

FIRST VICTORY FOR SRT; BOUCHUT AND MAASSEN LEAD OVERALL
The second round of the 2008 FIA GT Championship saw victory go to Belgian team SRT, with their Corvette C6-R. Second in qualifying in the wet, triple FIA GT Champion Christophe Bouchut and his team-mate Xavier Maassen, from the Netherlands, took a fine win in Monza today.

Utah: Porsche Takes a P2 Sweep as de Ferran Takes Podium + Results!


Penske Porsche had the field covered at Utah

With all the focus at Miller Motorsports Park on the new de Ferran Motorsports Acura entry, Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas did what they do best - win in the American Le Mans Series for Penske Racing and Porsche. The duo took a hard-fought victory Sunday in the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels.

RUMOUR: Le Mans - What is Happening to Racing Box Entry???

With 24 Hours of Le Mans only a few short weeks away, speculation about the field is increasing and the one car that seems to be giving the most room for conversation is the Racing Box Lucchini.