Matt Kenseth led 101 of the final 102 laps of the Sharpie 500 Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway in winning the race for the second straight year.

Scott Dixon claimed his first pole of season, winning the Marlboro Pole Award for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. Dixon recorded a time of 1 minute, 17.0344 seconds, 107.484 mph. It was the sixth IndyCar Series pole position of Dixon’s career and his first on a non-oval race course.

The Toyota Camry for the current version car has been approved for 2007, NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said Friday.

Newman/Haas Racing is one of the most-decorated teams in all of open-wheel racing, and its driver roster reads like a Who’s Who of racing royalty with names like Andretti, Mansell, Fittipaldi and da Matta featuring prominently among its alumni.

Practice Session 3 Results
Infineon Raceway
August 26, 2006
Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

Toyota, Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford all submitted new engine designs for next season’s Nextel Cup tour. Rivals suspect that Ford’s withdrawal may be to pressure NASCAR to rethink the other manufacturers’ designs. But NASCAR’s John Darby, the Nextel Cup tour director, insisted that Ford’s move won’t affect NASCAR’s thinking about the other three engine designs.

Gordon, long a Chevrolet man, is also trying to find a second similar second-tier team to join his own camp next season, in part to get a good engine deal.

With the mass damper saga still bubbling, yet another technical controversy looks set to descend on Formula One.

Scott Speed and Tonio Liuzzi are likely to carry on as drivers at Toro Rosso next season. Rumoured for some time, team co-owner Gerhard Berger reiterated his view at the Friday press conference ahead of Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix.

Pedro de la Rosa will keep his seat at McLaren alongside Kimi Raikkonen for the remaining three races after Monza, according to reports in the Spanish press.