Top stories: Sunday, March 27

Vettel takes commanding Australia win

Sebastian Vettel opened his title defense with a comfortable victory in an Australian Grand Prix that proved intriguing, but not did deliver the high number of incidents predicted with the new DRS overtaking system and Pirelli tires.
 

Power takes St. Petersburg pole

Will Power started his 2011 IndyCar title bid with another commanding street course pole position in St Petersburg.
 

Gronholm tops Foust in Irwindale Global RallyCross final

Two-time WRC champ maintained his domination of the GRC field by capturing the Global RallyCross Championship AWD RallyCross finale and giving him a clean sweep of the weekend at Irwindale Speedway.
 

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Bourdais crashes heavily in warm-up

Sebastien Bourdais faces a race against time to make the start of his first race back in the IndyCar Series after crashing heavily in the morning warm-up in St. Petersburg.
 

Sauber seeks answers on wing design

Sauber will conduct a detailed investigation at its factory into how its rear wing failed to comply with the technical regulations at the Australian Grand Prix, before it decides whether to keep pressing ahead with its appeal.
 

A.J. Foyt undergoes heart surgery

Doctors had discovered a more than 95 percent blockage in the artery after an angiogram was performed on Monday.
 

Kyle Busch continues Nationwide win streak

Thanks to a two-tire call with 13 laps left at Auto Club Speedway, Busch exited the pits with a five-second lead over runner-up Carl Edwards and won a race in a No. 18 Toyota that was, at best, a third-place car.
 

Alonso unfazed by losing out to Petrov

Fernando Alonso says he is not worried about being beaten to the podium in the Australian Grand Prix by Renault's Vitaly Petrov, because he does not see the Russian as a title contender.
 

Webber baffled by Australian GP pace

Mark Webber says he plans to investigate all aspects of his Australian Grand Prix in a bid to understand why he finished a distant fifth, more than 41 seconds behind race-winner and teammate Sebastian Vettel.
 

Ogier on course for Portugal win

Sebastien Ogier was cruising toward a second consecutive Rally of Portugal victory with two stages to go.
 

Barrichello blames tires for collision

Rubens Barrichello says he was not trying to pass Nico Rosberg when he made contact with the Mercedes GP driver during the Australian Grand Prix.
 

Hamilton thrilled with team's progress

Lewis Hamilton hailed his second place in the Australian Grand Prix as a "great achievement" for McLaren given its poor winter testing form and last-minute redesign.
 

Vettel taking one thing at a time

"The guys sitting next to me, plus Ferrari is always very strong. Mercedes did not have a great start but they will come back stronger than last year," Australian GP winner says.
 

Petrov: Podium proves car's quality

Vitaly Petrov believes his third place in the Australian Grand Prix is an indication of what the 2011 Renault is capable of, though he admitted he was not sure quite how good the car was before the race.
 

Newman/Haas teams with Telemundo

Telemundo Communications Group, a leading producer of content for Hispanics in the U.S. and audiences around the world, has developed a marketing collaboration with Newman/Haas Racing's No. 02 car entry with driver Oriol Servia.
 

Long, von Kluge and Aschenbach take Pirelli World Challenge wins at St. Pete

Action-packed season openers in all three classes.
 

Spencer Pigot leads from flag to flag in St. Petersburg USF2000

Andretti Autosport driver scores an accomplished victory in just his third start in the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda.
 

De Phillippi wins St. Pete Star Mazda

After winning last year's season finale, Californian takes season opener on the streets.
 

Dreyer & Reinbold to field Hamilton

Veteran Davey Hamilton will rejoin the Dreyer & Reinbold team for a three-event IZOD IndyCar Series campaign this year, following the demise of De Ferran Dragon.
 

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