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    US V8 debut proves big success

     20 May 2013

    More than 68,000 people attended the three-day V8 Supercars debut in America - a crowd comparable with many Australian-based races.

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    Three V8 Supercars drivers penalised
    20 May: Jamie Whincup, Craig Lowndes and Fabian Coulthard have been docked championship points for a rule breach during the V8 Supercars event in Texas.... more
    Whincup and Red Bull star on US debut
    19 May: Holden's Jamie Whincup has extended his championship lead over Ford rival Will Davison, winning the landmark first two V8 Supercars races held in the US.... more
    Coulthard fastest as V8s take to US
    18 May: Kiwi Fabian Coulthard has produced the fastest lap in opening practice for the V8 Supercars' first event in the United States.... more
    Encouraging start for V8s' US adventure
    18 May: The V8s' American debut has made an encouraging start with reasonable first-day crowds amid warm weather, though the real test will come race-day.... more
    Lowndes leads way in V8s' US debut
    18 May: Red Bull Racing's Craig Lowndes set the fastest time in the V8 Supercars' debut on American soil in Austin, Texas.... more
    Fifth V8 manufacturer coming, says Skaife
    18 May: V8 Supercars commission chairman Mark Skaife is bullish that a fifth manufacturer will join the Ford, Holden, Nissan and Mercedes on the grid next year.... more
    Evans improves to 12th in GP2 race
    12 May: Kiwi driver Mitch Evans moved through the pack to place 12th in the first GP2 race in Barcelona.... more
    Paddon to drive in two WRC events
    7 May: Top New Zealand driver Hayden Paddon is heading back to the WRC, competing in the Finnish and German rallies and hoping for more events to come.... more
    Car woes hamper Dixon in Brazil
    6 May: IndyCar driver Scott Dixon has dropped from second to fifth in the series after an 18th-place finish in Brazil.... more

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