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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Nissan is aiming to change the face of endurance racing forever by becoming a founding partner in the most radical motorsport project of its time – Nissan DeltaWing.

The engine, badged DIG-T (Direct Injection Gasoline – Turbocharged), is expected to produce around 300hp, sufficient to give Nissan DeltaWing lap times between LMP1 and LMP2 machines at Le Mans. Click to Enlarge (1920x1200)

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Scott Tucker and Level 5 Motorsports are busy preparing to defend their 2011 American Le Mans Series LMP2 Championship. The team returns to Sebring International Raceway this week for its second test session of the year.

Scott Tucker Pilots Level 5 Motorsports to a LMP2 Championship at the 59th Annual Mobil-1 12 Hours of Sebring. (1920x1200)

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Clear skies and mild weather made for excellent track conditions at this year’s 50th annual running of the Rolex 24 @ Daytona International Speedway.

A Porsche GT3 is perfectly silhouetted against the background of the track as the sun sets on the 50th annual Rolex 24. (1920x1200)

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Franck Montagny, Stephane Sarrazin and Alexander Wurz drove the No. 8 Peugeot Sport Total entry to victory Saturday night in the American Le Mans Series’ season-ending Petit Le Mans.

Audi Enjoyed Success Early On In the Race Only To Endure Catastrophe Near the End (1920x1200)

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