Down Shift Magazine

Will Power started Sunday’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach from the No. 12 position, courtesy of a 10-spot grid deduction sustained this week by all cars with Chevrolet engines.

Unfazed, Power picked off drivers ahead of him one by one. His ability to make passes on a street course not easy to pass on enabled him to run the 85 laps on two pit stops instead of three and made Power the winner of the IndyCar main event by just 0.86 seconds over Simon Pagenaud. Pagenaud, a rookie, was in a Honda engine-powered car. (Click to Enlarge - 1920x1200)

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A great year for ALMS fans is upon us with Audi having returned to victory at Sebring International Raceway for the first time since 2009 with a convincing victory in the 60th Anniversary Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

Aston Martin Racing's ferocious Vantage V8 finished 34th overall and 16th in the GT classes at this year's 12 Hours of Sebring. (Click to Enlarge - 1920x1200)

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The 2012 Mazda Road to Indianapolis officially opened this weekend as the USF2000 National Championship, Star Mazda Championship and Indy Lights series took to the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida as part of the IndyCar Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

Spencer Pigot swept the USF2000 competition claiming both race wins. (Click to Enlarge - 1920x1200)

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Helio Castroneves spent much of the 2011 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg explaining himself and he spent this past Sunday’s redeeming himself.

Winning his 3rd St. Petersburg Grand Prix, IRL driver Helio Castroneves honors the memory of St. Pete resident and fellow IRL driver Dan Wheldon who lost his life in the 2011 IRL season ending race. (Click to Enlage)

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There are plenty of intriguing storylines this season for IndyCar – the series is using a new chassis, has new engine suppliers and is welcoming one big-name driver (former F1 pilot Rubens Barrichello) while moving on without another (Danica Patrick).

The Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg brings Indy Racing League open-wheel racing to the city streets of St Petersburg for it's 8th annual outing starting tomorrow; Saturday March, 24th, 2012

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This weekend marks the 8th annual running of the Honda Grand Prix Indy Racing League race cars through the streets of downtown St. Petersburg; what better time than now to take an in-depth look at the facts, figures and history that define more than a decade of racing excellence in the Tampa Bay area.

The opening moments of the 2010 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg held in beautiful downtown Saint Petersburg, Florida.

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