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Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton in yet another Mercedes 1-2 finish at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, but the predictable result disguised what was an exciting Formula One season opener, punctuated by a frightening accident that suspended the race.

Coming off of a stirring victory in the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, the No. 2 Tequila Patrón ESM Honda Ligier JS P2 returned to victory lane with a second consecutive triumph in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Jack Beckman set a national record and raced to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car at the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on Saturday.

Hard work by the Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian team to rebuild the No. 60 Tire Kingdom Honda Ligier JS P2 after a pair of incidents paid off on Friday, with Olivier Pla capturing the TOTAL Pole Award for Saturday’s 64th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

Brittany Force raced to the qualifying lead in Top Fuel at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on Friday.

Chris Madden made an unscheduled stop at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Ga. pay off Saturday night, as he led all 50 laps en route to the Super Late Model season opening win in the Southeastern Classic.

Frankie Coates raced to the front of the field in Saturday’s Hartwell Speedway Limited Late Model feature, and went on to score the victory at the Harwell, Ga. raceway.

Augie Grill moved to the lead on lap 112 of the 125 lap Show Me The Money Series Pro Late Model feature Sunday at Montgomery Motor Speedway, and drove to the victory at the Montgomery, Ala. raceway.

The second race of the 2016 season at Greenville-Pickens Speedway Saturday saw a first-time winner make her way to victory lane, as Tasha Kummer scored the Limited Late Model feature win at the historic Easley, SC raceway.

Scott Bloomquist rolled to his first-career Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals Series victory while also becoming the 17th different tour winner on Saturday Night during the Tennessee Tipoff at the Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn.