WEBBER REIGNS IN SPAIN

Australian driver Mark Webber has won his third Formula One Grand Prix with an all the way win in the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. Webber started from pole and held off Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton into the first corner and from there was never really in any trouble. Hamilton looked set for second place after a forceful pass after leaving the pits that snookered Vettel, But a left hand front tyre failure with only a lap to go put the silver and red McLaren into the wall. This put Ferrari's Fernando Alonso into second much to the delight of the home town crowd. Vettel hung on for third despite failing brakes which had his worried team on the radio urging the German to slow down.

MOTORSPORT: THE FUTURE ? MELBOURNE HOSTS DISCUSSION FORUM

Australian companies involved in the motorsport and high performance tuning industries may want to check out an interesting discussion forum, next Tuesday night (yes the same night as In Pit Lane) in Melbourne. The Australian Performance, Racing & Tuning Council have brought together a number of industry experts including Alan Evans (Dyno Dynamics), Nic Cooper (Turbosmart), Steve Broad (Redranger) and Paul Franks (ACP Publications) to be part of a moderated discussion led by Ben Bartlett (AAAA). Issues to be discussed include: affects of new vehicle technology and accompanying Government regulations, export opportunities, new media and marketing strategies, supply chain rationalisation and much more.

KYLE BUMPS JEFF AT RICHMOND

EVANS CONTINUES AUSSIE F3 DOMINATION

Phillip Island VIC: Young New Zealand sensation Mitch Evans continued his domination of the Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship at Phillip Island. Evans started from pole for Saturday's ten lap sprint but was beaten off the line by Sydney driver Tom Tweedie, in an older National class chassis. However Tweedie's moment of glory was fleeting as Evan's retook the lead on lap two and from then on was never headed. Tweedie hung on for second, almost 5-seconds behind, Barker battled his way past Gilmour on lap five and finished third – just missing out on second place after a mistake on the penultimate lap cost him an opportunity to catch Tweedie.

KESELOWSKI CREAMS ‘EM AT RICHMOND

RICHMOND, Va.—After a late caution turned a runaway into a challenge for Brad Keselowski, a late four-tire call proved decisive, as Keselowski stormed to the front from fourth place during a green-white-checkered-flag finish to win Friday night's Bubba Burger 250 Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway. Keselowski, who led 189 of 252 laps, had an advantage of almost two seconds when Paul Menard slammed the Turn 2 wall on Lap 245 of a scheduled 250 at the .75-mile short track. "I'm coming," Keselowski radioed to crew chief Paul Wolfe, steering his car toward pit road for a four-tire stop. Kyle Busch and Justin Allgaier stayed out on old tires, while Jamie McMurray and Greg Biffle each took two. Busch led the field to green on Lap 251 with Allgaier beside him, McMurray on the inside of the second row and Keselowski alongside in fourth. Biffle surged forward from the fifth spot, and by the time the cars reached Turn 3 on the next-to-last lap, Keselowski and Biffle had separated themselves from the pack. A lap later, Keselowski passed to the inside and ultimately crossed the finish line .261 seconds ahead of Biffle. McMurray finished third, Busch fourth and Carl Edwards fifth. Keselowski extended his series lead to 59 points over seventh-place finisher Kevin Harvick.