Wednesday
GB 1-2-3
Lewis Hamilton, Paul di Resta and Jenson Button led the Q1 session in Hungary, ahead of Nico Rosberg, Fernando Alonso, Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Felipe Massa. The top 10 was completed by Kimi Raikkonen and Bruno Senna. The two Red Bulls struggled with Mark Webber 16th and Sebastian Vettel 17th, while Daniel Riccardo was [...]
Tuesday
AJ Allmendinger tested positive for stimulant, rep reveals
Tara Ragan, vice president of Walldinger Racing, released the following statement, presented in full:
"In an effort to help our colleagues in the media report on this in a timely and accurate manner, we wanted to provide some additional details regarding AJ's sample 'A' test results. AJ tested positive for a stimulant. He has no idea why the first test was positive, and he has never knowingly taken any prohibited substance. AJ is collecting his medicines and supplements for testing to determine whether an over-the-counter product caused his positive test.
"AJ and all of us at Walldinger Racing respect NASCAR's testing program, and he has requested that his 'B' sample be tested as part of the process of getting to the bottom of this. We will have the opportunity to review all of the scientific data surrounding the test following the 'B' sample test, but our understanding is that AJ's test was slightly above the threshold. As of this morning, we have not been given notice of when the testing of the 'B' sample will take place. Thanks again for all of the support of our fans, team, and sponsors as we continue working through the process."
This shuts down several possibilities (hard narcotics, for instance) and opens up several others, most notably the possibility that Allmendinger may have unknowingly taken some sort of stimulant that triggered the positive result. Allmendinger recently signed a sponsorship with an energy shot compound called "Fuel in a Bottle," but there is no indication as yet that any specific substance contributed to the positive result.
USA Today notes that NASCAR's rule book defines stimulants as including "amphetamine, methamphetamine, Ecstasy (MDMA), Eve (MDEA), MDA, PMA, Phentermine and other amphetamine derivatives and related compounds."
There has, as yet, been no scheduled testing of the B sample. If that sample was found to be in violation, Allmendinger would be suspended indefinitely and not even considered for reinstatement until he completed a treatment program.
Sam Hornish Jr. will be driving the 22 this weekend at Loudon.
Scary moment on Daytona pit road as Ryan Newman nearly takes out pit crew member
Almost a very scary moment at Daytona on Saturday night as Ryan Newman found himself spun around on pit road. And if there's one place you don't want to be traveling backwards at high speed, it's the one place on the track where there are actual unprotected people walking around. Some fast dancing by the men on pit road averted disaster, but still ... whew. This could've been a whole lot worse.
Monday
Hamilton says McLaren need Spa upgrade | F1 Fanatic round-up
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In the round-up: Hamilton urges McLaren to continues upgrades ? Webber needed third pit stop ? Senna says Hungary was "turning point"
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Jimmie Johnson and his best friend Pricklebear
ESPN picks up the remainder of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season starting at Indianapolis, and Jimmie Johnson is featured in ESPN's first commercial promoting its coverage.
This year's commercials continue last year's theme of "Nothing Beats First Place," and Johnson, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski will be featured in the spots throughout the final 17 races of the season.
For us, the video above raises an important question; will we see an influx of 48 fans naming their next born "Pricklebear and/or buying a pet porcupine?
2012 Hungarian Grand Prix result | 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
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Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of the Lotuses of Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean.
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Sunday
Lewis guns it
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Hungary on Friday morning, a tenth aheda of his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button, and half a second clear of the rest, led on this occasion by World Championship leader Fernando Alonso. Nico Rosberg was fourth fastest ahead of Romain Grosjean, Michael Schumacher, Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen and the impressive [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/lewis-guns-it/
Allmendinger?s NASCAR Career Is Effectively Over
Since we broke the news on Twitter before Saturday night’s race that A.J. Allmendinger was being replaced by Sam Hornish, the Dinger’s world has come apart. NASCAR announced he had failed a drug test, and Allmendinger has since requested the B sample be tested and admitted he tested positive for a stimulant. Penske has tabbed [...] 
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Saturday
Power Rankings: If it?s hot, Smoke is rising
The race is done, and that means it's time for Power Rankings. Each week throughout the season, we'll size up who's rising and who's falling, based on current standings, behind-the-scenes changes, expected staying power, recent history and general gut feelings. It is not scientific, nor is it meant to be. And remember, whoever your favorite driver is, we're biased against him and like someone else better. We continue with a guy who's back again...
Dropping out of the rankings: Nobody.
Lucky Dog: A tie between Kurt Busch and Brian Vickers. Two guys written off at the start of the season come back to post top-5 finishes. Great job by both of 'em; will it lead to more work?
DNF: Juan Pablo Montoya. There was reason to hope for JPM at Sonoma, since it's one of two tracks he's won on in Sprint Cup. Alas, it wasn't to be, and he's in real trouble now.
All right, your turn. Fire away, friends.
New All-Star Format Fell Short
Sandbagging (verb): To hold back; what happened Saturday night at the Sprint All-Star race. The collective oxygen this morning is being taken up with discussion about what happened Saturday night. A new format and $1 million on the line led the winner of the race to sandbag his way to the end. NASCAR in its [...] 
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Take a lap around the repaved Kansas Speedway
Want to take a ride around Kansas Speedway before any Sprint Cup Series driver?
The repaving on the oval at the track is complete, and click play above to ride along for a lap around the newly variably banked track. The 1.5 mile tri-oval used to have 15 degrees of banking in the corners and now features 17 degrees in the bottom line and 20 degrees on the top line near the wall. (The difference in banking is definitely noticeable from groove to groove.)
The road course that's being added to the track is still under construction, as is the apron, which you can see from the video. And for those of you having Montoya flashbacks, you can breathe easy. No safety vehicles were harmed in the making of this video.
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Join us for the latest Yahoo! Sports NASCAR live chat, Thursday at 1 p.m. ET
Time again for another Yahoo! Sports NASCAR live chat. This week, we'll be a bit later than usual, running on Thursday rather than Tuesday. Mark your calendars, we'll still be here! Make sure you are, too. Or else.
2012 Hungarian Grand Prix practice in 100 pictures | F1 pictures
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Practice at the Hungaroring began in bright sunshine but rain fell as the second session drew to a close. Here's pictures from today's running.
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