March 9, 2016

(Ford Performance)

Brad Keselowski. Delivering a gutty, gritty and relentless performance, Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Miller Lite Ford Fusion) hunted down Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing M&M's 75 Toyota Camry) with five laps to go and went on to win the Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion) was second and Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Kobalt/Lowe's Chevrolet SS) finished third. Busch faded to fourth place at the end of the race. Watch a NASCAR video here.

(Ford Performance)

(Photo by Gregg Ellman for GM/Chevrolet Racing)
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Kobalt/Lowe's Chevrolet SS) gets pit service on his way to a third place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

(Photo by Richard Prince for Cadillac Racing)
Johnny O'Connell (No. 3 Cadillac ATS-V.R) and Michael Cooper (No. 8 Cadillac ATS-V.R) scored a 1-2 for Cadillac Racing in GT in Round 2 of the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge season at the Nissan Grand Prix of Texas presented by VP Racing Fuels. Jon Fogarty (No. 99 Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing McLaren 650S GT3) finished third. Martin Fuentes (No. 07 Scuderia Corsa Hublot Under Armour Ferrari 458 Italia) and Sloan Urry (No. 22 TruSpeed Autosport Security National Mortgage/Avasis Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) scored victories in GTA and GT Cup respectively, in Round 2 of the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge season opening weekend. Fuentes swept the weekend in the GTA class. You can see the action from COTA on an expanded CBS Sports Network broadcast, scheduled for Sunday, March 13 at 10:30 a.m. eastern. O'Connell takes the early lead in the GT Driver's Championship points, while Fuentes leads in GTA and Urry in GT Cup. GT, GTA and GT Cup teams next take to the track on the Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, for Rounds 3 and 4, March 11-13, with live timing available on world-challenge.com and live video on motortrendondemand.com.

(Pirelli World Challenge)

Brett Sandberg (No. 13 ANSA Motorsports KTM X-Bow GT4) led from start to finish winning Sunday’s Round 2 of the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge season in GTS, at the Circuit of the Americas, part of the Nissan Grand Prix of Texas brought to you by VP Racing Fuels. Lawson Aschenbach (No. 10 Blackdog Speed Shop Chevrolet Camaro) finished second, while Austin, Texas, native Scott Dollahite (No. 46 SDR Motorsports Lotus Evora) finished third.

(Pirelli World Challenge)
Lawson Aschenbach (No. 10 Blackdog Speed Shop Chevrolet Camaro) scored a first round victory at Circuit of the Americas to open up the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge GTS season, part of the Nissan Grand Prix of Texas brought to you by VP Racing Fuels. Sixteen-year-old (!) Nate Stacy (No. 14 Roush Performance Road Racing Ford Boss 302) finished second, while 15-year-old (!!) Parker Chase (No. 19 Performance Motorsports Group Ginetta GT4) finished third.

(Pirelli World Challenge)
Patrick Long (No. 31 EFFORT Racing Porsche GT3), Martin Fuentes (No. 07 Scuderia Corsa Hublot Underarmour Ferrari 458 Italia) and Alec Udell (No. 17 GMG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) took GT, GTA and GT Cup victories, respectively, in Round 1 of the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge season (aka Nissan Grand Prix of Texas brought to you by VP Racing Fuels) at the Circuit of the Americas.

(Laguna Seca - Mazda Raceway)
The Golden Anniversary of the Canadian-American Challenge Cup will be celebrated in feature races at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 18-21, at Laguna Seca (Mazda Raceway). Two separate groups of the historic cars that competed in the legendary series will be assembled. The first group will be comprised of USRRC and Can-Am cars that raced between 1963 and 1968, while the big bore Can-Am group features racers from 1968 through 1974.

(Audi)
In the 1930s, the famous Silver Arrows from Auto Union and Mercedes-Benz dominated the international racing scene. And in 1936, the 16-cylinder Auto Union Type C was the benchmark by which all racing cars were measured. It was at the wheel of this car that the up-and-coming young driver Bernd Rosemeyer rose to superstar status in only one season, winning three races and securing the European Championship. He also won the title in the German Hillclimb and Road Racing Championship finishing ahead of his teammate Hans Stuck, who prior to that had been considered unbeatable on hills. Audi Tradition is bringing the replica of this racing car to the Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 23 - 26) in England and the Classic Days show at Dyck Castle near Düsseldorf (August 5 - 7). The Auto Union Type C will also be running at the historic Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb in England (July 16 - 17), an event Hans Stuck won 80 years ago.

Editor's Note: Watch the latest episodes of AutoextremistTV on YouTube here (note that this episode is in two parts #12 & #13) -WG