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The holding company behind Porsche is pushing for rapid integration of the German sports car maker into Volkswagen Group to pave the way for cost savings and to erase debt.

The holding company behind Porsche is pushing for rapid integration of the German sports car maker into Volkswagen Group to pave the way for cost savings and to erase debt.

The 61st Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is set to take place in mid-August. Aston Martin is the first manufacturer to announce a world premiere vehicle for this annual event on the lawns of the famous Californian golf club.

The 61st Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is set to take place on 19 August. McLaren Cars is the latest manufacturer to announce a world premiere vehicle for this annual event on the lawns of the famous Californian golf club.

The 61st Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is set to take place on 19 August. Rolls-Royce is the latest brand to announce a world premiere vehicle for this annual event on the lawns of the famous Californian golf club.

The 61st Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance took place on the lawns of the famous Californian golf club on 19 August. The global debuts of many cars took place there as well as at other events elsewhere on the Monterey Peninsula.

Ferrari expects to boost profit this year and has no immediate plans for a share listing, its boss told an Austrian magazine.

Toyota plans to supply BMW with hybrid drivetrain systems and hydrogen fuel cell technology, as the two partners deepen a green car development tie up they forged last December, media reports say.

Toyota plans to supply BMW with hybrid drivetrain systems and hydrogen fuel cell technology, as the two partners deepen a green car development tie up they forged last December, media reports say.

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Aston Martin is reviving the name Vanquish for the DBS coupe replacement that will debut in August at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

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Anis traded fastest laps over the weekend with Benjamin Distaulo (No. 6 Honda Civic) and Philip Fayer (No. 3 Pontiac Solstice), but came out on top of both round 5 and 6 in overall and Super Touring standings. Similarly, Distaulo and Fayer crossed the finish line second and third respectively both Saturday and Sunday.

Rémy Audette, the reigning US F2000 champion making his debut in the CTCC this season appeared on pace in only his second race, but didn't manage to crack the top 3.

In Touring class, top runners were Michel Sallenbach (No. 46 MINI Cooper), Damon Sharpe (No. 84 Honda Civic), Jacques Bélanger (No. 29 Honda Civic) and first-timer Adam Isman (No. 47 MINI Cooper). Sallenbach and Bélanger each took their own win.

The story of the B-Spec class was once more all about Nick Wittmer (No. 91 Honda Fit). The 2009 and 2010 Super Touring champion won each round, followed to the checkered by Simon Dion-Viens (No. 17 Honda Fit) and James Bergeron (No. 2 Mazda 2).

For the first time since the inception of the series, timing problems during qualifying forced the official to revert to setting the grid according to the points standings.

Clint Bowyer, and crew chief, Brian Pattie's dominating win at the Sonoma road course might be considered a revenge is a dish best served cold type of day.

Bowyer, who was let go from Richard Childress Racing, and his crew chief, Brian Pattie who was let go from Chip Ganassi Racing, proved that for Michael Waltrip Racing.

Driving a Toyota Bowyer led 71-laps of the 112-lap race around Sonoma Raceway one of two NASCAR road courses. “Not bad for Kansas boy who comes from racing on dirt,” he said after his first road course win and first win of the year.

“Very nerve racking times in the wintertime,” Bowyer said. “Basically kind of lost my ride at RCR, walked into a new program with a lot of unknowns, and I had a lot of confidence in what was going on. I still had confidence in myself.”

Pattie agreed about the win “It means a lot; it means a lot to me,” he said. “I was in the same boat he was, he lost his ride and I lost my job.”

“We are a place for refugees,” Bowyer added.

Team owner grinned adding “these two didn't have anywhere to go,” to the laughter in the post race interview.

Clint Bowyer leading the race, ahead of Kurt Busch. (Photo: NASCAR)

Not that the winner had an easy day of it.

First he held off a determined charge by the volatile Kurt Busch. But Busch made a mistake which nearly ended his race. The former champ explained “I just made a little mistake there in turn 11. Those tires than have never been bolted down, ever, I clipped the tires and broke front suspension and rear panhard bar.”

Amazingly he held on to the crippled car, but, on the restart on the second and final caution was his undoing as reigning champ, Tony Stewart took second place. “I was watching him (Busch) and honestly I don't know how he kept it on the racetrack with how much the rear end was moving around on that car. He did a phenomenal job of just hanging on to what he had.

The race which usually has seven cautions because it's so difficult to pass was unusually clean with only two.

Bowyer's margin of victory was .829 seconds.

Notable was Brian Vickers, who had raced in LeMans and is a part-time driver for the MWR who finished fourth. “I haven't had many Cup races this year but, I made the most of them,” Vickers said. Martin Truex Jr. could have been the third MWR car in the top-five only he was spun out and finished 22nd.

Jimmie Johnson, the winner here in 2010, followed by his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jeff Gordon who leads with five wins at the road course.

Polesitter, Marcos Ambrose finished eighth.

Matt Kenseth retains the points' lead over his teammate, Greg Biffle by 11 points while Dale Earnhardt Jr., last week's winner, fell to third 14 points down.