Compiled By Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network.

Weekend of:  June 17, 2012

2012 is Raceline’s 20^th anniversary!

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NASCAR  Sprint Cup Series:

Last Race: Sunday June 17^th:  Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn MI:  Dale  Earnhardt Jr. ended a 4-year, 143 race winless drought in dominant fashion taking  victory on at a very fast Michigan International Speedway !  NASCAR’s most popular driver finally got back  to victory lane leading just about half the race distance and looked  untouchable in the closing stages, when reigning champion Tony Stewart was his  closest combatant. Following the final stops for fuel, where the frontrunners  went for 2 tires, Earnhardt was in a league of his own, able to stretch the gap
to Stewart to almost 6 seconds, pulling away easily, the fans at Michigan going  berserk! It was 1,463 days since Little E’s last win at the same track in his  first season with Rick Hendrick!

Cup Points: E is now 2^nd in the totals, just 4 back of leader Matt Kenseth. ( 3^rd )

Next Race: Sunday June 24^th.  Road Course at Infineon Raceway, Sonoma CA. Last year’s winner: Kurt Busch.

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IZOD IndyCar Series:

Last Race: Saturday June 16, The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis Wisconsin: Rain delay to kill, then tire management on a green race track to deal with. Michael Andretti saves the race them two of his drivers win and podium. Not shabby! Ryan Hunter-Reay got an early handle on tire management on
a green race track after the rain, then dominated the final stint with splendid pit work for his first win of the season. Tony Kanaan 2^nd.

Canadians: Toronto’s James Hinchcliffe, another podium for 3^rd.  Montreal’s Alex Tagliani 7^th.

IndyCar Points: Hinchcliffe slides up to 2^nd in points, 31 back of Will Power who finished 12^th at the Mile.

Next Race: Saturday NIGHT June 23: Iowa Speedway.   Last year’s winner: Marco Andretti.

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Formula One World Driving Championship: Next Race: Sunday June 24^th:  Grand Prix of Europe, Valencia Spain Street Circuit.  Last year’s winner: Sebastien Vettel.

Last Race: Sunday June 10^th:  Canadian Grand Prix Montreal:  England’s  Lewis Hamilton shook off a sluggish 2^nd pit stop, cracked his DRS ( Drag Reduction System ) with 6 laps to go to overhaul Fernando Alonso who was  fading on worn tires on a one-stop strategy, and Hamilton goes on for his 1^st win of the season for McLaren, but his 3^rd in Montreal. Another F-1  record: 7 different winners over the first 7 races of a season! Unfamiliar’s  Roman Grosjean 2^nd for Lotus, Sergio Perez 3^rd for
Sauber.  No trouble with student  protesters upsetting the event.

F-1 Points: Hamilton  vaults into the lead, 2 better than Alonso in Drivers… Red Bull leads
Constructors by 31 over McLaren.

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American LeMans Series:

Next Race: July 7^th, Lime Rock Connecticut.

Last Race: May 12^th:  Monterey CA:  Oliver Gavin and  Tommy Milner also took their 2nd consecutive class win.  Canada’s Kyle Marcelli, 7^th in  PC.                                                 

Mosport Toronto: July 22^nd.

24 Hours of LeMans: Audi claimed the first win for a hybrid race car as  Lotterer/Treluyer/Fassler repeated their win from last year in the 80th running  of the around the clock classic! The trio led a one-two for the new “E-Tron” to  head an all-Audi podium. LMP2: to the HDP-ARX anchored by former IndyCar driver Ryan Dalziel. GTE Pro to former F-1 pilot Giancarlo Fisichella and  crew… GTE to Pedro Lamy’s trio!

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Rallying:

Canadian  Rally Championship presented by Subaru:  Next  Rally: June 30: Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, New Richmond  PQ.  Last Rally: May 26^th, Rocky Mountain Rally, Calgary: Antoine
L’Estage won his 5th Rocky Mountain Rally, by a margin of more than one minute,  30 seconds. Second place was between Pat Richard and his Subaru WRX STi, and “Crazy”  Leo Urlichich in his Soob!

World Rally Championship:

Next  Rally: June 24^th: Rally New Zealand.  Last Rally: May 27^th: Acropolis Rally, Greece: Sebastien Loeb extended his WRC lead to 31 points as he clinched his 4^th win in 6 starts.
He finished 40 seconds  ahead of Mikko Hirvonen.

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COMING UP ON RACELINE RADIO on SportsNet 590 The FAN:

Monday June 18th late after Jays: The latest on the  Canadian Motor Speedway development on the eve of the Ontario Municipal Board  hearing! Chief developer AZHAR MOHAMMAD previews the critical final phase of  the approval process… Fort Erie Mayor DOUG MARTIN tells us why CMS is vital to  the re-building of the border town… and our Tissot/Raceline E-Mail Bag Contest!

Monday June 25th: Two F-1 races in  the USA? New Jersey Grand Prix President TOM COTTER details the formation of  the event in view of the NYC skyline… F-1 and IndyCar don’t have a lock on
international racing! TANA ROBINSON talks up Ransomville Speedway’s July 3^rd “Battle of The Border” 358 DIRT Modified trail race… plus another play of our  Tissot/Raceline E-Mail Bag contest!

-Guest  scheduling is subject to change.

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