After a long break for the World Rally Championship, things have returned in much the same fashion as they had left off. In fact, the Top-3 finishing teams at this weekend’s Spanish Rally were the same drivers as led the New Zealand Rally back in August. Once again the top finishers included: Sebastien Loeb, Daniel Sordo, and Mikko Hirvonen. Only one second separated the third place time from the winner’s results. This also marked Loeb’s fourth straight win in the series.

Some of the more notable drivers to retire early from the 2008 Rallye de Espana were Urmo Aava, Conrad Rautenbach, and Sebastien Ogier.

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Results from the 2008 WRC Rallye de Espana

The standings have been updated and can be seen here:

2008 World Rally Championship Standings

Mattias Ekstrom took this year’s Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters victory in Le Mans, France. The Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline driver came to the finish line just ahead of the second place finisher, Paul di Resta, and the third place finisher, Alexandre Premat. Gary Paffett and Bernd Schneider came in fourth and fifth respectively.

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2008 DTM at Le Mans Results

The standings have been updated and can be found here:

2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) Standings

Tony Stewart won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season today at Talladega Superspeedway. Paul Menard pulled off an impressive second place with David Ragan coming up with a third place finish. Jeff Burton and Clint Bowyer took fourth and fifth.

This win moved Stewart up four places in the Championship to the seventh position. Jimmie Johnson, who finished eighth in today’s race, extended his points lead to 72 points over the second place driver, Carl Edwards.

For the full results of the Amp Energy 500, please click here:

2008 Amp Energy 500 Results from Talladega Superspeedway

The standings have been updated and can be found here:

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings

The Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series spent the weekend at VIRginia International Raceway, which wrapped up with two split class races.

Saturday’s race saw the ST class take to the track for their final race of the season. Lawson Aschenbach, Ken Dobson, and Jamie Holtom of Georgian Bay Motorsports took the win in their Chevrolet Cobalt SS. Close behind was the Compass360 Racing entry driven by Adam Burrows and Trevor Hopwood. Finishing in third place was the sister car to the winning entry – the Georgian Bay Motorsports machine driven by Lawson Aschenbach, Eric Curran, and Jamie Holtom.

On Sunday it was time for the GS class to hit the track for their final race of 2008. Finishing in the top two positions were the Ford Mustangs of Rehagen Racing. The first one driven by Mike Canney, Hugh Plumb, and Matt Plumb, and the second one piloted by Dean Martin, Ryan Phinny, and Jack Roush Jr.

The full results from both races can be found here:

2008 Virginia International Raceway Split Classes Results

The final points standings for both classes have been updated and are available at the following location:

Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series: 2008 Standings