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WPF1 Newsletter (January)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 1 · January 2, 2012 – February 6, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – RickV88 (talk · contribs) (January 6) Dubfire (talk · contribs) (January 13) Gaeaman787 (talk · contribs) (February 6) New recipients – Sabre ball (talk · contribs) (January 5) Dubfire (talk · contribs) (January 13) Hurricanefan25 in the storm (talk · contribs) (January 14) New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 1 2 1 4 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 18 30 37 49 134 C 6 29 39 89 163 Start 16 101 189 652 958 Stub 19 129 1,521 1,669 List 3 8 16 6 33 Category 383 383 Disambig 7 7 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 15 15 Template 155 155 NA 32 32 Assessed 50 198 430 2,323 695 3,696 Total 50 198 430 2,323 695 3,696 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Current Good Article Nominees – Hispania F110 Failed Good Article Nominees – 2011 Japanese Grand Prix
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. Eau Rouge in the snow. New images
Article of the month – Hispania F110, current Good Article nominee The Hispania F110 is a Formula One motor racing car designed and built by Dallara for Hispania Racing, for the 2010 season. It was driven by Karun Chandhok, Bruno Senna, Christian Klien and Sakon Yamamoto and was unveiled in Murcia, Spain, on 4 March 2010. It was the first car Hispania Racing entered in Formula One. The car used a Cosworth engine throughout the course of the 2010 season, of which it competed in every race with two of the four drivers who raced it. The team scored no points with the car during the season, and gained a highest result of fourteenth place. This was scored by both Chandhok and Senna, and meant that the team were placed eleventh and second-last in the 2010 World Constructors' Championship standings. The car gained no title sponsor from the team, and the car was never developed. Hispania's successor for their 2011 season campaign, the F111, was largely based upon the F110. (More...)
2012 Teams and Races From 2012 Formula One season 2012 Teams Team Constructor Drivers Car Red Bull Racing Red Bull Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB8 Mark Webber Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren Jenson Button McLaren MP4-27 Lewis Hamilton Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Fernando Alonso Ferrari F2012 Felipe Massa Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes Michael Schumacher Mercedes F1 W03 Nico Rosberg Lotus F1 Team Lotus Kimi Räikkönen Lotus E20 Romain Grosjean Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India Paul di Resta Force India VJM05 Nico Hülkenberg Sauber F1 Team Sauber Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C31 Sergio Pérez Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso STR7 Jean-Éric Vergne Williams F1 Team Williams Pastor Maldonado Williams FW34 Bruno Senna Caterham F1 Team Caterham Heikki Kovalainen Caterham CT01 Jarno Trulli HRT F1 Team HRT Pedro de la Rosa HRT F112 Narain Karthikeyan Marussia F1 Team Marussia Timo Glock Marussia MR01 Charles Pic 2012 Grands Prix Grand Prix Circuit Last Winner Date Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Sebastian Vettel 18 March Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit Sebastian Vettel 25 March UBS Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai International Circuit Lewis Hamilton 15 April Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit Fernando Alonso (2010) 22 April Gran Premio de España Santander Circuit de Catalunya Sebastian Vettel 13 May Grand Prix de Monaco Circuit de Monaco Sebastian Vettel 27 May Grand Prix du Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Jenson Button 10 June Grand Prix of Europe Valencia Street Circuit Sebastian Vettel 24 June Santander British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit Fernando Alonso 8 July Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland Hockenheimring Lewis Hamilton 22 July Eni Magyar Nagydíj Hungaroring Jenson Button 29 July Shell Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Sebastian Vettel 2 September Gran Premio Santander d'Italia Autodromo Nazionale Monza Sebastian Vettel 9 September SingTel Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit Sebastian Vettel 23 September Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit Jenson Button 7 October Korean Grand Prix Korean International Circuit Sebastian Vettel 14 October Airtel Indian Grand Prix Buddh International Circuit Sebastian Vettel 28 October Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit Lewis Hamilton 4 November United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas Lewis Hamilton (2007) 18 November Grande Prêmio do Brasil Autódromo José Carlos Pace Mark Webber 25 November

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (February 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 2 · No. 8 –January 26, 2012 – February 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
Project discussion • Project resources • Project Standards (discussion) • Project Category Structure (discussion) • Project Participants (discussion) • Project Assessment (discussion) • Recent Changes • Popular Articles
WikiProject News New members: None How to Help WikiProject NASCAR Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Expand the articles in Category:NASCAR stubs. Help expand and update everything relating to the 2011 season. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Doug Cooper, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Jack White (NASCAR), Reggie Ruggiero, Billy Nacewicz, Bugs Stevens Assess : See all here Cleanup : Days of Thunder, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR Thunder 2003, Bill Weber, Bobby Hillin, Jr. Copyedit : NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, 2010 Aaron's 499, Mark Martin Expand : Road course ringer, BAM Racing, Greg Erwin, Donnie Wingo, 2008 Daytona 500 Maintain : 2024 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2024 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2024 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Photo : Richie Evans, South Boston Speedway Stubs : See all here Verify : NASCAR rules and regulations, 2008 Dickies 500, Frank Cicci Racing Other : More Portal Help Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.	Article Statistics NASCAR articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 5 14 2 24 B 31 57 52 10 150 C 21 37 40 17 115 Start 25 117 341 270 2 755 Stub 17 54 303 598 972 List 10 47 2 59 Category 1 2 4 11 124 142 Disambig 4 1 1 14 20 Portal 1 4 5 Project 10 10 Redirect 2 86 88 Template 2 15 8 4 44 73 NA 1 1 Assessed 101 301 812 915 283 2 2,414 Total 101 301 812 915 283 2 2,414
Picture of the Month Panorama of the main grandstand at Richmond International Raceway in September 2011	Article Developments New articles: 1976 Southern 500 1964 Old Dominion 500 1969 Sandlapper 200 1980 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 Tim George, Jr. 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Joe Denette Motorsports Ryan Blaney Bay Darnell John King (racing driver) Unreferenced BLPs: Mike Cope See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/Article alerts
Article of the month – Jeffrey Pollack, a Good Article Jeffrey Pollack (born circa 1965) is the former Commissioner of the World Series of Poker. Pollack earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from Northwestern University. He then received two master's degrees. He earned his first master's from The Graduate School of Political Management and his second in sports management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Pollack later completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University. His first job was a political consultant. He then served as Vice President of Winner & Associates. Prior to joining Harrah's Entertainment and serving as WSOP Commissioner, Pollack held prominent roles with NASCAR and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Pollack has been named to Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal of "40 Under 40" and twice to The Sporting News 100. He has also won two Emmy Awards. Pollack is married, and resides in both Los Angeles and Las Vegas. His half-brother is Gary Bettman, the Commissioner of the National Hockey League. (Read more...)
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WPF1 Newsletter (February)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 2 · February 6, 2012 – March 5, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – New recipients – New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 1 2 1 4 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 18 27 39 48 132 C 6 30 43 91 170 Start 16 103 184 658 961 Stub 19 129 1,522 1,670 List 3 8 16 6 33 Category 385 385 Disambig 8 8 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 14 14 Template 158 158 NA 33 33 Assessed 50 198 431 2,331 701 3,711 Unassessed 1 1 Total 50 199 431 2,331 701 3,712 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Failed Good Article Nominees – 2011 Japanese Grand Prix Hispania F110 Deletions – EJ-10 Wheel doughnut
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. Toro Rosso's Jean-Éric Vergne during pre-season testing at Jerez in February 2012. Vergne is due to make his Formula One race début at the Australian Grand Prix. New images 1978 2012
Article of the month – 2011 Japanese Grand Prix, failed Good Article nominee The 2011 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXXVII Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 9 October 2011 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. It was the fifteenth round of the 2011 Formula One season, and the thirty-eighth time the Japanese Grand Prix had been held. The race, contested over 53 laps, was won by McLaren's Jenson Button, after he started from second on the grid. Fernando Alonso finished in second place for Scuderia Ferrari, and Sebastian Vettel completed the podium, with third, for Red Bull Racing. Vettel had started the race in pole position alongside Button, whom he had marginally outqualified. The two drivers were the only two within mathematical contention for the title. Button attempted to overtake Vettel at the start of the race, yet was pressured towards the grass by Vettel which resulted in him losing second place to Lewis Hamilton (who had started in third). Vettel was passed by Button in the second pit-stop phase, and was then passed by Alonso in the third. Hamilton slipped back from second to fifth, predominantly in the pit-stops; debris from a collision between himself and Felipe Massa caused a safety car period in the race. The second Red Bull of Mark Webber finished in fourth position. As a consequence of the race, Vettel secured the World Drivers' Championship for the second year in succession, having only required one point prior to the weekend to be declared World Champion. Button remained in second place on the standings after his victory, extending the gap over third-placed Alonso to eight points. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull's championship lead over McLaren was cut to 130 points, with Ferrari a further 96 points behind in third position. (More...)
2012 Teams and Races From 2012 Formula One season 2012 Teams Team Constructor Drivers Car Red Bull Racing Red Bull Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB8 Mark Webber Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren Jenson Button McLaren MP4-27 Lewis Hamilton Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Fernando Alonso Ferrari F2012 Felipe Massa Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes Michael Schumacher Mercedes F1 W03 Nico Rosberg Lotus F1 Team Lotus Kimi Räikkönen Lotus E20 Romain Grosjean Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India Paul di Resta Force India VJM05 Nico Hülkenberg Sauber F1 Team Sauber Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C31 Sergio Pérez Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso STR7 Jean-Éric Vergne Williams F1 Team Williams Pastor Maldonado Williams FW34 Bruno Senna Caterham F1 Team Caterham Heikki Kovalainen Caterham CT01 Vitaly Petrov HRT F1 Team HRT Pedro de la Rosa HRT F112 Narain Karthikeyan Marussia F1 Team Marussia Timo Glock Marussia MR01 Charles Pic 2012 Grands Prix Grand Prix Circuit Last Winner Date Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Sebastian Vettel 18 March Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit Sebastian Vettel 25 March UBS Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai International Circuit Lewis Hamilton 15 April Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit Fernando Alonso (2010) 22 April Gran Premio de España Santander Circuit de Catalunya Sebastian Vettel 13 May Grand Prix de Monaco Circuit de Monaco Sebastian Vettel 27 May Grand Prix du Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Jenson Button 10 June Grand Prix of Europe Valencia Street Circuit Sebastian Vettel 24 June Santander British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit Fernando Alonso 8 July Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland Hockenheimring Lewis Hamilton 22 July Eni Magyar Nagydíj Hungaroring Jenson Button 29 July Shell Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Sebastian Vettel 2 September Gran Premio Santander d'Italia Autodromo Nazionale Monza Sebastian Vettel 9 September SingTel Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit Sebastian Vettel 23 September Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit Jenson Button 7 October Korean Grand Prix Korean International Circuit Sebastian Vettel 14 October Airtel Indian Grand Prix Buddh International Circuit Sebastian Vettel 28 October Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit Lewis Hamilton 4 November United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas Lewis Hamilton (2007) 18 November Grande Prêmio do Brasil Autódromo José Carlos Pace Mark Webber 25 November

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (March 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 2 · No. 9: February 26, 2012 – March 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
Project discussion • Project resources • Project Standards (discussion) • Project Category Structure (discussion) • Project Participants (discussion) • Project Assessment (discussion) • Recent Changes • Popular Articles
WikiProject News New members: Quetzolcoatl (talk · contribs) - February 25 How to Help WikiProject NASCAR Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Expand the articles in Category:NASCAR stubs. Help expand and update everything relating to the 2012 season. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Doug Cooper, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Jack White (NASCAR), Reggie Ruggiero, Billy Nacewicz, Bugs Stevens Assess : See all here Cleanup : Days of Thunder, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR Thunder 2003, Bill Weber, Bobby Hillin, Jr. Copyedit : NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, 2010 Aaron's 499, Mark Martin Expand : Road course ringer, BAM Racing, Greg Erwin, Donnie Wingo, 2008 Daytona 500 Maintain : 2024 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2024 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2024 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Photo : Richie Evans, South Boston Speedway Stubs : See all here Verify : NASCAR rules and regulations, 2008 Dickies 500, Frank Cicci Racing Other : More Portal Help Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.	Article Statistics NASCAR articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 5 14 2 24 B 31 56 52 10 149 C 21 37 41 17 1 117 Start 25 117 342 283 3 770 Stub 17 54 308 603 982 List 10 47 2 59 Category 1 2 4 11 127 145 Disambig 4 1 1 14 20 Portal 1 4 5 Project 10 10 Redirect 2 86 88 Template 2 15 8 4 45 74 NA 1 1 Assessed 101 300 819 933 287 4 2,444 Unassessed 1 1 Total 101 300 819 933 287 5 2,445
Picture of the Month Ryan Newman's team performs a pit stop during the 2009 LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway	Article Developments New articles: Streamline Hotel John King, Jr. 1967 Atlanta 500 1971 Volunteer 500 Invocation (NASCAR) 2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 1966 American 500 David Mayhew (racing driver) 1968 National 500 1978 Southern 500 Colorado 250 1978 Talladega 500 1980 Coca-Cola 500 1984 Winston 500 1971 World 600 1964 Firecracker 400 2012 Food City 500 2006 Ford 400 1971 National 500 1985 Winston 500 1997 Winston 500 1973 Gwyn Staley 400 1986 Winston 500 McCormick Field Raceway 1981 Talladega 500 1984 World 600 2004 Banquet 400 1979 Sun-Drop Music City USA 420 Bub Strickler 2001 Talladega 500 1980 Holly Farms 400 1964 Atlanta 500 Ken Spikes 2012 Auto Club 400 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/Article alerts
Article of the month – 2010 Auto Club 500, a Good Article The 2010 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on February 21, 2010 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps, it was the second race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Jimmie Johnson for the Hendrick Motorsports team. Kevin Harvick finished second, and Jeff Burton, who started fourteenth, clinched third. Pole position driver Jamie McMurray maintained his lead into the first corner, but Juan Pablo Montoya, who had started in the second position on the grid, took the lead before the first lap was over. Afterward, Johnson became the leader, and would eventually lead to the race high of 101 laps. During the final pit stops, Johnson was on pit lane as the caution flag came out. Burton, who led the race during Johnson's pit stop, did not pass Johnson to put him a lap down. Therefore, Johnson retained the first position upon the completion of his pit stop. On the final lap, Harvick was gaining on Johnson, but Johnson maintained his position to win his first race of the season. There were six caution flags and twenty-eight lead changes among fourteen different drivers throughout the course of the race. The result moved Johnson up twenty-three spots to tenth in the Drivers' Championship, 78 points behind of leader Kevin Harvick and one ahead of Kyle Busch. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, eight points points ahead of Toyota and nine ahead of Ford, with thirty-four races remaining in the season. (Read more...)
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WPF1 Newsletter (March)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 3 · March 5, 2012 – April 2, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – Makheras (talk · contribs) (March 19) Mercotus (talk · contribs) (March 20) New recipients – New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 1 2 1 4 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 18 27 39 48 132 C 6 32 43 92 173 Start 16 102 182 661 961 Stub 19 129 1,522 1,670 List 3 8 16 6 33 Category 387 387 Disambig 8 8 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 14 14 Template 161 161 NA 34 34 Assessed 50 199 429 2,335 707 0 3,720 Unassessed 1 1 Total 50 199 429 2,335 707 1 3,721 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Deletions – 2014 Formula One season List of drivers who have raced in Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Alf Francis ([1]), Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. The start of the Malaysian Grand Prix; Lewis Hamilton leads Jenson Button and Romain Grosjean et al. into the first corner. New images 2012
Article of the month – 2012 Australian Grand Prix 250px|right The 2012 Australian Grand Prix (formally, the 2012 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 18 March 2012 as the opening round of the 2012 Formula One season. It was the 77th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix that dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928, and the 17th time the event has been held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit at Albert Park. The race, contested over 58 laps, was won by McLaren driver Jenson Button who took his third victory at the Albert Park Circuit. Reigning Double World Champion Sebastian Vettel, driving for Red Bull Racing, finished in second place, while polesitter and McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton completed the podium. Australian Mark Webber was fourth, his best result in his home grand prix. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 35 2nd Lewis Hamilton McLaren 30 3rd Jenson Button McLaren 25 4th Mark Webber Red Bull 24 5th Sergio Pérez Sauber 22 6th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 18 7th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 16 8th Bruno Senna Williams 8 9th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 8 10th Paul di Resta Force India 7 11th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 4 12th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 2 13th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 2 14th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1 15th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 0 16th Pastor Maldonado Williams 0 17th Timo Glock Marussia 0 18th Charles Pic Marussia 0 19th Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 20th Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 21st Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 22nd Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 23rd Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Romain Grosjean Lotus 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 55 2nd Red Bull Racing RB8 42 3rd Scuderia Ferrari F2012 35 4th Sauber F1 Team C31 30 5th Lotus F1 Team E20 16 6th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 9 7th Williams F1 Team FW34 8 8th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 6 9th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 1 10th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 11th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
Australian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Jenson Button McLaren 1:34:09.565 2nd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 2.139 3rd Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 4.075 4th Mark Webber Red Bull + 4.547 5th Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 21.565 6th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 36.766 7th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 38.014 8th Sergio Pérez Sauber + 39.458 9th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso + 39.556 10th Paul di Resta Force India + 39.737 Fastest Lap: Jenson Button 1:29.187, on lap 56 Australian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:24.922 Jenson Button McLaren 1:25.074 Row two Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:25.302 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:25.336 Row three Mark Webber Red Bull 1:25.651 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:25.668 Row four Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:25.686 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:25.908 Row five Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:26.451 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso No time* * Ricciardo did not complete a flying lap in the third part of qualifying. Friday Practice 1 – McLaren set the Melbourne standard Friday Practice 2 – Schumacher tops unsettled session Saturday Practice – Hamilton pips Grosjean Qualifying – Hamilton heads McLaren one-two Race – Button proves untouchable in Melbourne
Malaysian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 2:44:51.8121 2nd Sergio Pérez Sauber + 2.263 3rd Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 14.591 4th Mark Webber Red Bull + 17.688 5th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 29.456 6th Bruno Senna Williams + 37.667 7th Paul di Resta Force India + 44.412 8th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso + 46.985 9th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 47.892 10th Michael Schumacher Mercedes + 49.996 Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen 1:40.722, on lap 53 Malaysian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:36.219 Jenson Button McLaren 1:36.368 Row two Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:36.391 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:36.461 Row three Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:36.634 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:36.658 Row four Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:36.664 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.566 Row five Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:37.698 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:36.461* 1 – Total time includes time elapsed under red flag conditions. * Räikkönen was given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change after the second practice session. Raikkonen facing five-place grid penalty Friday Practice 1 – Hamilton stakes claim at Sepang Friday Practice 2 – Hamilton stays on top for McLaren Saturday Practice – Rosberg flies for Mercedes Qualifying – Hamilton beats Button to Sepang pole Race – Alonso holds off stellar Perez for Sepang victory

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (April 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 2 · No. 10 –March 26, 2012 – April 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
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WikiProject News New members: ZappaOMati (talk · contribs) - April 16 ChrisGualtieri (talk · contribs) - April 17 How to Help WikiProject NASCAR Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Expand the articles in Category:NASCAR stubs. Help expand and update everything relating to the 2012 season. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Doug Cooper, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Jack White (NASCAR), Reggie Ruggiero, Billy Nacewicz, Bugs Stevens Assess : See all here Cleanup : Days of Thunder, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR Thunder 2003, Bill Weber, Bobby Hillin, Jr. Copyedit : NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, 2010 Aaron's 499, Mark Martin Expand : Road course ringer, BAM Racing, Greg Erwin, Donnie Wingo, 2008 Daytona 500 Maintain : 2024 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2024 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2024 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Photo : Richie Evans, South Boston Speedway Stubs : See all here Verify : NASCAR rules and regulations, 2008 Dickies 500, Frank Cicci Racing Other : More Portal Help Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.	Article Statistics NASCAR articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 5 14 2 24 B 31 56 52 10 149 C 21 37 42 18 1 119 Start 25 117 349 290 4 785 Stub 17 54 308 601 980 List 10 50 2 1 63 Category 1 2 4 10 127 144 Disambig 4 1 1 14 20 Portal 1 4 5 Project 10 10 Redirect 2 87 89 Template 2 15 8 4 45 74 NA 1 1 Assessed 101 300 830 938 288 6 2,463 Unassessed 1 1 Total 101 300 830 938 288 7 2,464
Picture of the Month Infineon Raceway, located in Sonoma County, California	Article Developments New articles: 2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500 Mikey Kile 2012 NASCAR Stock V6 Series 2012 Samsung Mobile 500 ARCA Re/MAX Carolina 200 List of female NASCAR drivers 2010 NASCAR Mini Stock Series season Black Cat Racing 2012 STP 400 Rhea Fain César Tiberio Jiménez NASCAR Grand National East Series Tim Andrews Roy Hall (racing driver) Joe Falk See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/Article alerts
Article of the month – 2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, a Good Article The 2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 1, 2010 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps, it was the tenth race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kyle Busch for the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Jeff Gordon finished second, and Kevin Harvick, who started seventh, clinched third. Pole position driver Kyle Busch maintained the lead after the start of the race. Kyle Busch would eventually lead to the race high of 226 laps. Afterward, Gordon became the leader during the final laps. He remained the leader until Kyle Busch passed him with four laps remaining. Kyle Busch crossed the finish line first to clinch his first win of the season, and his third at Richmond International Raceway. There were six caution flags and twelve lead changes among eight different drivers throughout the course of the race. The result moved Kyle Busch up two spots to third in the Drivers' Championship, 109 points behind of leader Kevin Harvick and ten ahead of Matt Kenseth. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, eighteen points points ahead of Toyota and thirty ahead of Ford, with twenty-six races remaining in the season. (Read more...)
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WPF1 Newsletter (April)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 4 · April 2, 2012 – May 7, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – Dontforgetthisone (talk · contribs) (April 8) Danesman (talk · contribs) (April 15) New recipients – New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 1 2 1 4 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 18 27 39 48 132 C 6 35 44 94 179 Start 16 101 183 675 975 Stub 18 130 1,524 1,672 List 3 8 18 4 33 Category 387 387 Disambig 8 8 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 13 13 Template 162 162 NA 35 35 Assessed 50 200 434 2,351 708 3,743 Total 50 200 434 2,351 708 3,743 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Featured List Candidates - List of Formula One polesitters Deletions – 2014 Formula One season
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Alf Francis ([1]), Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. Paul di Resta matched his career best finish of sixth place, at the Bahrain Grand Prix. New images 2012
Article of the month – 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 April 2012 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the first time Formula One returned to Bahrain after the 2011 race was cancelled due to ongoing anti-government protests. The race, the eighth running of the Bahrain Grand Prix, was contested over 57 laps and was the fourth round of the 2012 Formula One season. Sebastian Vettel started the race from pole position, leading into the first corner and for the majority of the race en route to victory. He was not without pressure though, as the Lotus of Kimi Räikkönen climbed the field, having started in eleventh place, and challenged for the lead before finishing second. Räikkönen's team-mate Romain Grosjean took the first podium finish of his career by finishing third, after having a strong start and quickly moving into second place by overtaking Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber. Räikkönen passed Grosjean for second place roughly half-way through the race, being on a better tyre strategy. Hamilton started on the front row, but pitstop errors and degrading tyres left him eighth; his McLaren teammate, Jenson Button, retired with two laps remaining. As a consequence of the race, Sebastian Vettel took the lead in the Drivers' Championship from Lewis Hamilton. He became the fourth driver to top the standings from four races, and also the fourth race winner. Hamilton remained second, four points behind Vettel, whilst Webber jumped in front of Button to move into third with his fourth consecutive fourth place. Webber was just one point behind Hamilton, and Button was only five points behind him; Nico Rosberg was fifth. The Constructors' Championship was now lead by Red Bull, who also took the lead from McLaren (who were now nine points behind them). Lotus F1 moved up from sixth to third in the standings after their first podium. Ferrari fell to fourth whilst Mercedes remained fifth. The race's opponents described the decision to hold the race despite ongoing protests and violence as one of the most controversial Grands Prix in the sport's sixty-year history. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 53 2nd Lewis Hamilton McLaren 49 3rd Mark Webber Red Bull 48 4th Jenson Button McLaren 43 5th Fernando Alonso Ferrari 43 6th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 35 7th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 34 8th Romain Grosjean Lotus 23 9th Sergio Pérez Sauber 22 10th Paul di Resta Force India 15 11th Bruno Senna Williams 14 12th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 9 13th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 4 14th Pastor Maldonado Williams 4 15th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 2 16th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 2 17th Felipe Massa Ferrari 2 18th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 2 19th Timo Glock Marussia 0 20th Charles Pic Marussia 0 21st Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 22nd Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 23rd Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 24th Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB8 101 2nd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 92 3rd Lotus F1 Team E20 57 4th Scuderia Ferrari F2012 45 5th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 37 6th Sauber F1 Team C31 31 7th Williams F1 Team FW34 18 8th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 17 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 6 10th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 11th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
Chinese Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:36:26.929 2nd Jenson Button McLaren + 20.626 3rd Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 26.012 4th Mark Webber Red Bull + 27.924 5th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 30.483 6th Romain Grosjean Lotus + 31.491 7th Bruno Senna Williams + 34.597 8th Pastor Maldonado Williams + 35.643 9th Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 37.256 10th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 38.720 Fastest Lap: Kamui Kobayashi 1:39.960, on lap 40 Chinese Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:35.121 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:35.691 Row two Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:35.784 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:35.898 Row three Jenson Button McLaren 1:36.191 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:36.290 Row four Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:35.626* Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:36.524 Row five Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:36.622 Romain Grosjean Lotus No time† * Hamilton was given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change prior to the weekend. Hamilton set for China grid penalty † Grosjean failed to record a lap time during Q3. Friday Practice 1 – Hamilton tops damp session in Shanghai Friday Practice 2 – Schumacher pips Hamilton to set the pace Saturday Practice – Hamilton heads McLaren one-two Qualifying – Rampaging Rosberg takes maiden F1 pole Race – Rosberg an F1 winner after Shanghai thriller
Bahrain Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:35:10.990 2nd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 3.333 3rd Romain Grosjean Lotus + 10.194 4th Mark Webber Red Bull + 38.788 5th Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 55.460 6th Paul di Resta Force India + 57.543 7th Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 57.803 8th Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 58.984 9th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 1:04.999 10th Michael Schumacher Mercedes + 1:11.490 Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:36.379, on lap 41 Bahrain Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:32.422 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:32.520 Row two Mark Webber Red Bull 1:32.637 Jenson Button McLaren 1:32.711 Row three Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:32.821 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:32.912 Row four Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:33.008 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:33.394 Row five Fernando Alonso Ferrari No time* Paul di Resta Force India No time† * Alonso did not complete a flying lap during Q3. † di Resta failed to record a lap time during Q3. Friday Practice 1 – Hamilton leads Vettel in Bahrain Friday Practice 2 – Rosberg still flying for Mercedes Saturday Practice – Red Bull close in on Rosberg Qualifying – Resurgent Vettel takes Sakhir pole Race – Vettel holds off Raikkonen for Sakhir win

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (May 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 2 · No. 11 –April 26, 2012 – May 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
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WikiProject News New members: None How to Help WikiProject NASCAR Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Expand the articles in Category:NASCAR stubs. Help expand and update everything relating to the 2012 season. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Doug Cooper, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Jack White (NASCAR), Reggie Ruggiero, Billy Nacewicz, Bugs Stevens Assess : See all here Cleanup : Days of Thunder, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR Thunder 2003, Bill Weber, Bobby Hillin, Jr. Copyedit : NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, 2010 Aaron's 499, Mark Martin Expand : Road course ringer, BAM Racing, Greg Erwin, Donnie Wingo, 2008 Daytona 500 Maintain : 2024 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2024 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2024 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Photo : Richie Evans, South Boston Speedway Stubs : See all here Verify : NASCAR rules and regulations, 2008 Dickies 500, Frank Cicci Racing Other : More Portal Help Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.	Article Statistics NASCAR articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 5 14 2 24 B 31 58 53 10 152 C 21 38 43 20 122 Start 25 115 354 295 1 790 Stub 17 54 312 610 993 List 11 50 2 63 Category 1 2 4 10 127 144 Disambig 4 1 1 14 20 Portal 1 4 5 Project 10 10 Redirect 2 86 88 Template 2 15 8 4 47 76 NA 1 1 Assessed 101 302 841 954 289 1 2,488 Unassessed 1 1 Total 101 302 841 954 289 2 2,489
Picture of the Month Tim Richmond driving the No. 25 Folgers Coffee Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Hendrick Motorsports in 1980.	Article Developments New articles: National Stock Car Racing Association 2012 Capital City 400 2012 Aaron's 499 1962 Dixie 400 1982 Busch 500 1999 Pepsi 400 1995 NAPA 500 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season 1985 Winston Western 500 2003 Ford 400 1958 Wilkes 160 2012 Bojangles' Southern 500 Darrell Wallace, Jr. NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXVIII Tia Norfleet NASCAR The Game: Inside Line 2012 Coca-Cola 600 1988 Southern 500 1961 Greenville 200 Eddie Sharp 1950 Wilkes 200 Puebla 240 1973 American 500 Mexico Fest 200 Tim Schendel Casey Roderick See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/Article alerts
Article of the month – 2010 Showtime Southern 500, a Good Article The 2010 Showtime Southern 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race that was held on May 8, 2010 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. It was the eleventh race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The event began at 7:30 p.m. EDT. It was televised live in the United States on Fox and its U.S. radio coverage was broadcast on Motor Racing Network starting at 6 p.m. EDT. The race, contested over 367 laps, was won by Denny Hamlin for Joe Gibbs Racing after starting seven positions behind polesitter Jamie McMurray. McMurray finished second in a Chevrolet, and Kurt Busch finished third in a Dodge. The race had a total of 11 cautions and 22 lead changes among 11 different drivers. (Read more...)
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WPF1 Newsletter (May)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 5 · May 7, 2012 – June 4, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – BosleyTree (talk · contribs) (May 20) Lewishamiltonheikki (talk · contribs) (June 4) New recipients – New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 1 2 1 4 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 18 27 40 48 133 C 6 35 43 94 178 Start 16 101 184 677 1 979 Stub 18 130 1,526 1,674 List 2 8 18 4 32 Category 389 389 Disambig 8 8 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 21 21 Template 162 162 NA 36 36 Assessed 49 200 435 2,355 719 1 3,759 Unassessed 1 2 3 Total 49 200 435 2,356 719 3 3,762 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Featured List Candidates – List of Formula One polesitters Ongoing Peer Reviews – 2012 Formula One season
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Alf Francis ([1]), Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. By winning the Monaco Grand Prix, Mark Webber (here leading Nico Rosberg on the final lap) became the sixth different winner in as many races, making this the most open F1 season on record. New images 2012
Article of the month – 2012 Formula One season, current peer review The 2012 Formula One season is the 63rd FIA Formula One season. The season started in Australia on 18 March and will end in Brazil on 25 November. It is being contested over twenty races – the most races in a season in the sport's history – and will see the return of the United States Grand Prix, which will be held at the Circuit of the Americas, a purpose-built circuit in Austin, Texas. After being cancelled in 2011 due to civil protests, the Bahrain Grand Prix returned to the calendar. In addition to having the greatest number of races in a championship year, the 2012 season broke several records. Six current and former World Drivers' Champions — Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher — started the season, breaking the record of five established in 1970. The 2012 season was also the first time that the first six championship races of a season were won by six different drivers. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 76 2nd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 73 3rd Mark Webber Red Bull 73 4th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 63 5th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 59 6th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 51 7th Jenson Button McLaren 45 8th Romain Grosjean Lotus 35 9th Pastor Maldonado Williams 29 10th Sergio Pérez Sauber 22 11th Paul di Resta Force India 21 12th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 19 13th Bruno Senna Williams 15 14th Felipe Massa Ferrari 10 15th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 7 16th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 4 17th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 2 18th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 2 19th Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 20th Timo Glock Marussia 0 21st Charles Pic Marussia 0 22nd Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 23rd Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 24th Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB8 146 2nd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 108 3rd Scuderia Ferrari F2012 86 4th Lotus F1 Team E20 86 5th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 61 6th Williams F1 Team FW34 44 7th Sauber F1 Team C31 41 8th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 28 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 6 10th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 11th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
Spanish Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:39:09.145 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 3.195 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 3.884 4th Romain Grosjean Lotus + 14.799 5th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 1:04.641 6th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 1:07.576 7th Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 1:17.919 8th Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 1:18.140 9th Jenson Button McLaren + 1:25.246 10th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 1 lap Fastest Lap: Romain Grosjean 1:26.250, on lap 53 Spanish Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:22.285* Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:22.302 Row two Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:22.424 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:22.487 Row three Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:22.533 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:23.005 Row four Sebastian Vettel Red Bull No time† Michael Schumacher Mercedes No time‡ Row five Kamui Kobayashi Sauber No time§ Jenson Button McLaren 1:22.944 (Q2) * Lewis Hamilton (1:21.707) was disqualified from the qualifying session, and sent to the back of the grid after stewards deemed he did not have enough fuel in his car, following the session; Hamilton had stopped on track following his qualifying lap. Hamilton excluded from qualifying results; Maldonado on pole † Vettel did not complete a flying lap during the third part of qualifying. ‡ Schumacher did not start a flying lap during the third part of qualifying. § Kobayashi stopped at the end of the second part of qualifying, and was not permitted to compete in the third part. Friday Practice 1 – Home advantage to Alonso Friday Practice 2 – Button leads in Barcelona for McLaren Saturday Practice – Vettel moves ahead in Spain Qualifying – Hamilton on pole from Maldonado Race – Magnificent Maldonado puts Williams back on top
Monaco Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Mark Webber Red Bull 1:46:06.557 2nd Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 0.643 3rd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 0.947 4th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 1.343 5th Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 4.101 6th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 6.195 7th Paul di Resta Force India + 41.537 8th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 42.562 9th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 44.036 10th Bruno Senna Williams + 44.516 Fastest Lap: Sergio Pérez (Sauber) 1:17.296, on lap 49 Monaco Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Mark Webber Red Bull 1:14.381 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:14.448 Row two Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:14.583 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:14.639 Row three Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:14.948 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:14.301* Row four Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:15.049 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:15.199 Row five Sebastian Vettel Red Bull No time† Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:15.421 (Q2)‡ * Schumacher was demoted five places on the starting grid, following a collision with Bruno Senna at the Spanish Grand Prix. Schumacher handed five-place grid penalty for Monaco † Vettel did not complete a flying lap during the third part of qualifying. ‡ Pastor Maldonado (1:15.245) was given a ten-place grid penalty for an avoidable collision with Sergio Pérez in the third free practice session. He was also given a five-place grid penalty for a change of gearbox. Maldonado takes grid penalty after Perez incident Thursday Practice 1 – Alonso sets early Monaco pace Thursday Practice 2 – Button tops rain-hit Monaco session Saturday Practice – Rosberg leads, Maldonado crashes Qualifying – Schumacher fastest, Webber on pole Race – Webber makes it six winners from six races

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (June 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 2 · No. 12 –May 26, 2012 – June 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
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WikiProject News New members: Jayemd — June 22, 2012 How to Help WikiProject NASCAR Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Expand the articles in Category:NASCAR stubs. Help expand and update everything relating to the 2012 season. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Doug Cooper, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Jack White (NASCAR), Reggie Ruggiero, Billy Nacewicz, Bugs Stevens Assess : See all here Cleanup : Days of Thunder, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR Thunder 2003, Bill Weber, Bobby Hillin, Jr. Copyedit : NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, 2010 Aaron's 499, Mark Martin Expand : Road course ringer, BAM Racing, Greg Erwin, Donnie Wingo, 2008 Daytona 500 Maintain : 2024 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2024 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2024 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Photo : Richie Evans, South Boston Speedway Stubs : See all here Verify : NASCAR rules and regulations, 2008 Dickies 500, Frank Cicci Racing Other : More Portal Help Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.	Article Statistics NASCAR articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 5 15 2 25 B 31 57 53 11 152 C 21 38 50 22 131 Start 26 116 365 311 2 820 Stub 17 53 305 609 984 List 12 54 2 68 Category 1 2 4 10 127 144 Disambig 4 1 1 14 20 Portal 1 4 5 Project 10 10 Redirect 2 89 91 Template 2 15 8 4 51 80 NA 1 1 Assessed 102 302 857 972 296 2 2,531 Unassessed 1 1 Total 102 302 857 972 296 3 2,532
Picture of the Month NASCAR driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. at the 2012 Sargento 200 Nationwide Series race at Road America. He won his first NASCAR race at the track after winning the pole position.	Article Developments New Good Articles: 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 (Phoenix) Current Good Article Nominees: 1998 Pepsi 400 New articles: Jimmy Makar NASCAR Stock V6 Series 1982 Winston Western 500 American Ethanol 200 (fall) 2012 FedEx 400 Fain Skinner 1969 Dixie 500 Robbie Faggart Emerson Newton-John Ross Chastain Tim Bainey, Jr. Allison Legacy Series Inception Motorsports 1998 Pepsi 400 2012 Pocono 400 1983 Talladega 500 Victor Gonzalez, Jr. 1975 Music City USA 420 1987 Goody's 500 Bill Champion (racing driver) Pete Orr (racing driver) Darrell Basham 2012 Quicken Loans 400 Kyle Larson (racing driver) 2012 Toyota/Save Mart 350 American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award Bryan Silas 1964 Capital City 300 1976 Gwyn Staley 400 Go Green Racing Indiana 250 (auto race) Leavine Family Racing 2012 Quaker State 400 1971 Asheville 300 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/Article alerts
Article of the month – 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 (Phoenix), a new Good Article The 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on November 14, 2010 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps, it was the thirty-fifth, and the ninth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup during the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Carl Edwards, for the Roush Fenway Racing team. Ryan Newman finished second, and Joey Logano clinched third. Pole position driver Edwards maintained his lead on the first lap to begin the race, as Newman, who started in the second position on the grid, remained behind him. On the seventh lap, Kurt Busch became the leader of the race. Hamlin, the points leader before the race, led the most laps with a total of 190. On lap 298, Hamlin pitted and became a lap behind. He didn't return to the first ten positions afterward. Edwards maintained the lead to win the race. There were five cautions and 14 lead changes among six different drivers throughout the course of the race. It was Edwards' first win in the 2010 season, and the 18th of his career. The result kept Edwards in fourth in the Drivers' Championship, 264 points behind Denny Hamlin and 47 ahead of Matt Kenseth. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, 42 ponits ahead of Toyota and 88 ahead of Ford, with one race remaining in the season. A total of 75,000 people attended the race, while 4.201 million watched it on television. (Read more...)
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WPF1 Newsletter (June)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 6 · June 4, 2012 – July 2, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – Urbanoc (talk · contribs) (June 5) L. Zheng Wei (talk · contribs) (June 7) GyaroMaguus (talk · contribs) (June 19) F1fan1000 (talk · contribs) (June 26) TheOriginalSoni (talk · contribs) (June 27) New recipients – L. Zheng Wei (talk · contribs) (June 8) New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news The newsletter is now being delivered by EdwardsBot.	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 1 2 1 4 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 18 27 40 48 133 C 6 36 43 95 180 Start 16 101 185 687 1 990 Stub 18 130 1,522 1 1,671 List 2 8 18 4 32 Category 523 523 Disambig 8 8 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 21 21 Template 173 173 NA 37 37 Assessed 49 201 436 2,362 865 2 3,915 Unassessed 1 1 Total 49 201 436 2,363 865 2 3,916 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Failed Featured List Candidates - List of Formula One polesitters Completed Peer Reviews – 2012 Formula One season Ongoing Peer Reviews – List of Formula One circuits
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Alf Francis ([1]), Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. Lewis Hamilton extended the 2012 season's record by becoming the seventh different winner is as many races at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix. At the following race in Valencia, Fernando Alonso broke the sequence by taking his second win of the year. New images 2012
Article of the month – List of Formula One circuits, currently listed for Peer Review Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The first Grand Prix was held in 1950 at Silverstone; since then 68 circuits have hosted a Grand Prix. Circuits such as the Nürburgring have hosted Grands Prix using different configurations. The first race at the circuit used the 22 kilometres (14 mi) circuit, but concerns over safety meant that more recent Grands Prix have used a shorter, safer circuit. F1 circuits were predominately in Europe during the early years of the championship, as the sport has expanded so has the location of its circuits. New circuits have been used in Asia and America, the change has been a recent occurrence. Of the 20 circuits that will host a Grand Prix in 2012, nearly half were not on the calendar before 1999. The Autodromo Nazionale Monza has hosted the most Grands Prix; it has been used as the circuit for the Italian Grand Prix 61 times. The only season it did not host a race was in 1980, when the Italian Grand Prix was held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. The most recent circuit to have hosted a Grand Prix was the Buddh International Circuit, which hosted the Indian Grand Prix in 2011. The Circuit of the Americas is set to become the latest different circuit to host a Grand Prix; when the United States Grand Prix is staged there in 2012, at Austin, Texas. The Pescara Circuit is the longest circuit to have hosted a Grand Prix. The 25.800 km (16.031 mi) long circuit normally held the Coppa Acerbo race, it hosted one World Championship race, the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix. As some circuits have hosted Grands Prix using different configurations, the most recent configuration used is listed in the table below. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 111 2nd Mark Webber Red Bull 91 3rd Lewis Hamilton McLaren 88 4th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 85 5th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 75 6th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 73 7th Romain Grosjean Lotus 53 8th Jenson Button McLaren 49 9th Sergio Pérez Sauber 39 10th Pastor Maldonado Williams 29 11th Paul di Resta Force India 27 12th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 21 13th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 17 14th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 17 15th Bruno Senna Williams 16 16th Felipe Massa Ferrari 11 17th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 4 18th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 2 19th Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 20th Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 21st Timo Glock Marussia 0 22nd Charles Pic Marussia 0 23rd Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 24th Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB8 176 2nd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 137 3rd Lotus F1 Team E20 126 4th Scuderia Ferrari F2012 122 5th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 92 6th Sauber F1 Team C31 60 7th Williams F1 Team FW34 45 8th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 44 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 6 10th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 11th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
Canadian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:32:29.586 2nd Romain Grosjean Lotus + 2.513 3rd Sergio Pérez Sauber + 5.260 4th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 7.295 5th Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 13.411 6th Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 13.842 7th Mark Webber Red Bull + 15.085 8th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 15.567 9th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 24.432 10th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 25.272 Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:15.752, on lap 70 Canadian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:13.784 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:14.087 Row two Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:14.151 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:14.346 Row three Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:14.411 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.465 Row four Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:14.645 Paul di Resta Force India 1:14.705 Row five Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:14.812 Jenson Button McLaren 1:15.182 Friday Practice 1 – Hamilton sets the Montreal benchmark Friday Practice 2 – Hamilton heads Ferrari duo Saturday Practice – Vettel pips Alonso in Montreal Qualifying – Vettel cruises to Canada pole Race – Seventh time lucky for Hamilton in Canada
European Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:44:16.649 2nd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 6.421 3rd Michael Schumacher Mercedes + 12.639 4th Mark Webber Red Bull + 13.628 5th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 19.993 6th Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 21.176 7th Paul di Resta Force India + 22.866 8th Jenson Button McLaren + 24.653 9th Sergio Pérez Sauber + 27.777 10th Bruno Senna Williams + 35.961* Fastest Lap: Nico Rosberg 1:42.163, on lap 54 European Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:38.086 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:38.410 Row two Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:38.475 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:38.505 Row three Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:38.513 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.623 Row four Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:38.741 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:38.752 Row five Jenson Button McLaren 1:38.801 Paul di Resta Force India 1:38.992 * Pastor Maldonado (10th, + 34.630) was given a 20-second time penalty post-race for causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton, and for failing to rejoin the track in a safe manner. Maldonado penalised over Hamilton clash Friday Practice 1 – Maldonado sets Valencia standard Friday Practice 2 – Vettel leads tight Valencia field Saturday Practice – Button edges charging Lotuses Qualifying – Vettel bests the rest to secure Valencia pole Race – Alonso triumphs in Valencia thriller

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (July 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 3 · No. 1 –June 26, 2012 – July 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
Project discussion • Project resources • Project Standards (discussion) • Project Category Structure (discussion) • Project Participants (discussion) • Project Assessment (discussion) • Recent Changes • Popular Articles
WikiProject News New members: None How to Help WikiProject NASCAR Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Expand the articles in Category:NASCAR stubs. Help expand and update everything relating to the 2012 season. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Doug Cooper, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Jack White (NASCAR), Reggie Ruggiero, Billy Nacewicz, Bugs Stevens, Leonard Wood Assess : See all here Cleanup : Days of Thunder, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR Thunder 2003, Bill Weber, Bobby Hillin, Jr. Copyedit : NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, 2010 Aaron's 499, Mark Martin Expand : Road course ringer, BAM Racing, Greg Erwin, Donnie Wingo, 2008 Daytona 500 Maintain : 2024 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2024 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2024 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Photo : Richie Evans, South Boston Speedway Stubs : See all here Verify : NASCAR rules and regulations, 2008 Dickies 500, Frank Cicci Racing Other : More Portal Help Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.	Article Statistics NASCAR articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 5 16 2 26 B 30 57 52 11 150 C 22 38 51 23 134 Start 26 116 371 317 4 834 Stub 17 53 304 611 2 987 List 12 54 2 68 Category 1 2 4 10 127 144 Disambig 4 1 1 14 20 Portal 1 4 5 Project 10 10 Redirect 2 91 93 Template 2 15 8 4 56 85 NA 1 1 Assessed 102 302 863 981 303 6 2,557 Unassessed 1 1 Total 102 302 863 981 303 7 2,558
Picture of the Month The Plymouth Superbird stock car that Ramo Stott raced in mainly USAC Stock Car between 1970 and 1972. He also used the car in some NASCAR Winston Cup and ARCA events.	Article Developments New Good Articles: 1998 Pepsi 400 New articles: 1971 Kingsport 300 Casey Elliott 1970 National 500 C. E. Falk 1964 Savannah 200 2012 Coke Zero 400 1979 Firecracker 400 Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway Jon Denning ML Motorsports 2012 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 2012 Brickyard 400 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/Article alerts
Article of the month – 1998 Pepsi 400, a new Good Article The 1998 Pepsi 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on October 17, 1998 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Originally scheduled to be held on the Fourth of July, the race was postponed until the fall due to widespread wildfires in central Florida; it was the first superspeedway race to be held at night. Contested over 160 laps, it was the thirtieth race of the 1998 season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports took his eleventh win of the season, while Bobby Labonte finished second and Mike Skinner finished third. Gordon retained his point lead on the way to his third Winston Cup championship title. (Read more...)
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WPF1 Newsletter (July)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 7 · July 2, 2012 – August 6, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – Epic Question Mark (talk · contribs) (July 6) WhiteSGPlayer (talk · contribs) (August 3) New recipients – New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 1 2 1 4 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 19 27 40 49 135 C 6 37 43 95 181 Start 15 101 185 688 1 990 Stub 18 130 1,530 1 1,679 List 2 8 18 4 32 Category 523 523 Disambig 8 8 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 20 20 Template 173 173 NA 38 38 Assessed 49 202 436 2,372 865 2 3,926 Unassessed 1 1 Total 49 202 436 2,373 865 2 3,927 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Failed TFA Candidates - 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix Good Article Reassessments – Ayrton Senna (procedural error) Completed Peer Reviews – List of Formula One circuits
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters (fr) Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. The 2012 German Grand Prix featured a race-long battle between Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Jenson Button (McLaren), and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull). Alonso ultimately held on to win, whilst Vettel was penalised for leaving the confines of the circuit to make a late-race pass on Button, dropping him to fifth place. New images 2012
Article of the month – 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix, failed Today's Featured Article candidate The 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 ING Magyar Nagydíj 2008) was a Formula One motor race held on August 3, 2008, at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, near Budapest, Hungary. It was the 11th race of the 2008 Formula One season. Contested over 70 laps, the race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for the McLaren team, from a second position start. Timo Glock finished second in a Toyota car, with Kimi Räikkönen third in a Ferrari. It was Kovalainen's first Formula One victory, which made him the sport's 100th driver to win a World Championship race, and it was Glock's first podium finish. The majority of the race consisted of a duel between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa, who drove for McLaren and Ferrari, respectively. Hamilton started from pole position but was beaten at the first corner by Massa, who passed him around the outside. The two championship rivals began a battle for the lead that was resolved when Hamilton sustained a punctured tyre just over halfway through the race, giving Massa a lead of more than 20 seconds over Kovalainen. The Ferrari's engine, however, failed with three laps remaining, allowing the McLaren driver to win. Räikkönen set the race's fastest lap in the other Ferrari, but was hampered by a poor qualifying performance and was stuck behind Fernando Alonso (Renault) and Glock in turn for almost all of the race. As a consequence of the race, Hamilton extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to five points over Räikkönen, with Massa a further three behind. Robert Kubica, who finished eighth after finding his BMW Sauber car uncompetitive at the Hungaroring, slipped to 13 points behind Hamilton, ahead of teammate Nick Heidfeld and Kovalainen. In the World Constructors' Championship, McLaren passed BMW Sauber for second position, 11 points behind Ferrari. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 164 2nd Mark Webber Red Bull 124 3rd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 122 4th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 117 5th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 116 6th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 77 7th Jenson Button McLaren 76 8th Romain Grosjean Lotus 76 9th Sergio Pérez Sauber 47 10th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 33 11th Pastor Maldonado Williams 29 12th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 29 13th Paul di Resta Force India 27 14th Felipe Massa Ferrari 25 15th Bruno Senna Williams 24 16th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 19 17th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 4 18th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 2 19th Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 20th Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 21st Timo Glock Marussia 0 22nd Charles Pic Marussia 0 23rd Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 24th Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB8 246 2nd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 193 3rd Lotus F1 Team E20 192 4th Scuderia Ferrari F2012 189 5th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 106 6th Sauber F1 Team C31 80 7th Williams F1 Team FW34 53 8th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 46 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 6 10th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 11th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
British Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Mark Webber Red Bull 1:25:11.288 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 3.060 3rd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 4.836 4th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 9.519 5th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 10.314 6th Romain Grosjean Lotus + 17.101 7th Michael Schumacher Mercedes + 29.153 8th Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 36.463 9th Bruno Senna Williams + 43.347 10th Jenson Button McLaren + 44.444 Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen 1:34.661, on lap 50 British Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:51.746 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:51.793 Row two Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:52.020 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:52.199 Row three Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:53.065 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:53.290 Row four Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:53.539 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:53.543 Row five Romain Grosjean Lotus No time* Paul di Resta Force India 1:57.009 (Q2)† * Grosjean did not set a time in Q3, after beaching his car in a gravel trap during Q2. † Nico Hülkenberg (9th, 1:54.382) was given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change. Friday Practice 1 – Dark day, Dark Knight Friday Practice 2 – Hamilton top in tricky conditions Saturday Practice – Alonso leads first dry session Qualifying – Alonso on pole after rain-delayed session Race – Webber beats Alonso to Silverstone win
German Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:31:05.862 2nd Jenson Button McLaren + 6.949 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 16.409 4th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 21.925 5th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 23.7321 6th Sergio Pérez Sauber + 27.896 7th Michael Schumacher Mercedes + 28.970 8th Mark Webber Red Bull + 46.941 9th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 48.162 10th Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 48.889 Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1:18.725, on lap 57 German Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:40.621 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:41.026 Row two Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:42.459 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:43.501 Row three Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:43.950 Jenson Button McLaren 1:44.113 Row four Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:44.186 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:41.496* Row five Paul di Resta Force India 1:44.889 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:45.811 1 Vettel was penalised 20 seconds post-race for gaining an advantage while off the track. Vettel receives time penalty, demoted to fifth * Webber was given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change. Gearbox penalty for Webber Friday Practice 1 – Button tops wet-dry session in Germany Friday Practice 2 – Maldonado leads at wet Hockenheim Saturday Practice – Alonso edges Hamilton in Germany Qualifying – Alonso on pole after rain-hit session Race – Masterful Alonso triumphs at Hockenheim
Hungarian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:41:05.503 2nd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 1.032 3rd Romain Grosjean Lotus + 10.518 4th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 11.614 5th Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 26.653 6th Jenson Button McLaren + 30.243 7th Bruno Senna Williams + 33.899 8th Mark Webber Red Bull + 34.458 9th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 38.350 10th Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 51.234 Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:24.136, on lap 68 Hungarian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:20.953 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:21.366 Row two Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:21.416 Jenson Button McLaren 1:21.583 Row three Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:21.730 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:21.844 Row four Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:21.900 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:21.939 Row five Bruno Senna Williams 1:22.343 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:22.847 Friday Practice 1 – McLaren dominate in Budapest Friday Practice 2 – Hamilton heads rain-hit Hungary session Saturday Practice – Webber puts Red Bull ahead in Hungary Qualifying – Hamilton takes dominant pole in Budapest Race – Hamilton soaks up Lotus pressure for Hungary win

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (August 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 3 · No. 2 –July 26, 2012 – August 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
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WikiProject News New members: None How to Help WikiProject NASCAR Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Expand the articles in Category:NASCAR stubs. Help expand and update everything relating to the 2012 season. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Doug Cooper, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Jack White (NASCAR), Reggie Ruggiero, Billy Nacewicz, Bugs Stevens, Leonard Wood Assess : See all here Cleanup : Days of Thunder, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR Thunder 2003, Bill Weber, Bobby Hillin, Jr. Copyedit : NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, 2010 Aaron's 499, Mark Martin Expand : Road course ringer, BAM Racing, Greg Erwin, Donnie Wingo, 2008 Daytona 500 Maintain : 2024 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2024 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2024 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Photo : Richie Evans, South Boston Speedway Stubs : See all here Verify : NASCAR rules and regulations, 2008 Dickies 500, Frank Cicci Racing Other : More Portal Help Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.	Article Statistics NASCAR articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 5 16 2 26 B 30 57 52 11 150 C 22 39 51 23 135 Start 26 115 372 319 5 837 Stub 17 53 304 610 3 987 List 12 54 2 68 Category 1 2 4 10 129 146 Disambig 4 1 1 14 20 Portal 1 4 5 Project 10 10 Redirect 2 95 97 Template 2 15 8 4 57 86 NA 1 1 Assessed 102 302 864 982 310 8 2,568 Unassessed 1 1 Total 102 302 864 982 310 9 2,569
Picture of the Month NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin racing during the 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March.	Article Developments New articles: 2012 Pennsylvania 400 Brett Moffitt 2012 Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen Rick Lewis (radio personality) 2012 Pure Michigan 400 2012 Irwin Tools Night Race See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/Article alerts
Article of the month – 2010 Carfax 400, a Good Article The 2010 Carfax 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 15, 2010 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps, it was the twenty-third race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kevin Harvick for the Richard Childress Racing team. Denny Hamlin finished second, and Carl Edwards, who started twenty-fourth, clinched third. Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead into the first corner to begin the race, but Jimmie Johnson, who started in the second position on the grid, took the lead before the first lap was over. Afterward, Greg Biffle became the leader, and would eventually lead to the race high of 66 laps. Tony Stewart led after the final pit stops, ahead of Hamlin and Harvick. Harvick helped Hamlin to become the leader, but with twelve laps left, Harvick gained on Hamlin and claimed the first position with eleven lap remaining. Harvick maintained his position to claim his first Sprint Cup victory at Michigan International Speedway. There were five cautions and nineteen lead changes among nine different drivers throughout the course of the race, Harvick's third win of the season. The result maintained the first position in the Drivers' Championship and clinched him a position in the Chase. He remained 293 points ahead of second place driver Jeff Gordon and 353 ahead of Denny Hamlin. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty points ahead of Toyota and sixty-one ahead of Ford, with thirteen races remaining in the season. A total of 105,000 people attended the race, while 4.917 million watched it on television. (Read more...)
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WPF1 Newsletter (August)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 8 · August 6, 2012 – September 3, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – TollHRT52 (talk · contribs) (August 19) Andrija Domitrović (talk · contribs) (August 24) New recipients – QuantumPaul (talk · contribs) (August 12) TollHRT52 (talk · contribs) (August 12) New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 2 2 1 5 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 19 27 40 49 135 C 6 37 43 97 183 Start 15 101 185 691 992 Stub 18 130 1,531 1,679 List 1 8 18 4 31 Category 522 522 Disambig 8 8 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 20 20 Template 175 175 NA 39 39 Assessed 49 202 436 2,378 867 3,932 Unassessed 1 1 Total 49 202 436 2,379 867 3,933 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Featured List Candidates – List of Formula One fatal accidents
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters (fr) Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. The 2012 Belgian Grand Prix took place at the historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Before the event, it was announced that the circuit's contract to host the race has been extended to 2015.
Article of the month – List of Formula One fatal accidents, current Featured List candidate Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors. Safety standards have improved since the first World Championship Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1950, where there was no medical back-up or safety measures, in case of an accident. It was not until the 1960s these were first introduced, as helmets and overalls became mandatory and the FIA assumed responsibility for safety at the circuits. Steps were taken to improve the safety of the Formula One car in the 1970s; the cockpit opening was enlarged allowing the driver to escape quicker in the event of an accident and outside mirrors became mandatory. The 1980s saw further improvement in the structure of the Formula One car, with the monocoque being made out of carbon fibre instead of aluminium, increasing protection upon impact. Following the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994, a number of measures were introduced in an attempt to slow the cars down, including the prohibition of traction control systems. Grooved tyres were introduced in 1998 instead of racing slick tyres to reduce cornering speed. Safety measures continued to be introduced into the 21st century, with a number of circuits having their configuration changed to improve driver safety. This list includes drivers who have died during a FIA World Championship race weekend, and those who have died while driving a Formula One car outside of the World Championship. Track marshals and other race attendees who have died as a result of these accidents are not included in the list. Forty-nine drivers have died driving a Formula One car, with Cameron Earl being the first in 1952. Thirty-two of the drivers died during a World Championship Grand Prix race weekend, six during a test session and eleven during a non-championship Formula One event. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has seen the most fatalities; seven drivers have died there during the course of the Indianapolis 500. Fifteen drivers died in the 1950s; fourteen in the 1960s; twelve in the 1970s; four in the 1980s and two in the 1990s. No driver has suffered a fatal accident since 1994,[A] making this the longest period in F1 history without a driver fatality. Only two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practicing in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Ayrton Senna in 1994. Rindt is the only driver to win the championship posthumously. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 164 2nd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 140 3rd Mark Webber Red Bull 132 4th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 131 5th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 117 6th Jenson Button McLaren 101 7th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 77 8th Romain Grosjean Lotus 76 9th Sergio Pérez Sauber 47 10th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 35 11th Felipe Massa Ferrari 35 12th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 33 13th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 31 14th Pastor Maldonado Williams 29 15th Paul di Resta Force India 28 16th Bruno Senna Williams 24 17th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 8 18th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 4 19th Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 20th Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 21st Timo Glock Marussia 0 22nd Charles Pic Marussia 0 23rd Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 24th Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB8 272 2nd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 218 3rd Lotus F1 Team E20 207 4th Scuderia Ferrari F2012 199 5th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 112 6th Sauber F1 Team C31 80 7th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 59 8th Williams F1 Team FW34 53 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 12 10th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 11th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
Belgian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Jenson Button McLaren 1:29:08.530 2nd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 13.624 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 25.334 4th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 27.843 5th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 29.845 6th Mark Webber Red Bull + 31.244 7th Michael Schumacher Mercedes + 53.374 8th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso + 58.865 9th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso + 1:02.982 10th Paul di Resta Force India + 1:03.783 Fastest Lap: Bruno Senna (Williams) 1:52.822, on lap 43 Belgian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Jenson Button McLaren 1:47.573 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:47.871 Row two Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:48.205 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:48.219 Row three Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:48.313 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:47.893* Row four Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:48.394† Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:48.538 Row five Paul di Resta Force India 1:48.890 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:48.792 (Q2) * Maldonado originally qualified third, but was penalised three places on the starting grid for impeding Nico Rosberg during qualifying. Maldonado handed three-place grid penalty for impeding † Mark Webber (7th, 1:48.392) was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Gearbox grid penalty for Webber Friday Practice 1 – Kobayashi on top at sodden Spa Friday Practice 2 – Pic and Marussia lead Belgian washout Saturday Practice – Alonso savours the Spa sunshine Qualifying – Button clinches his first McLaren pole Race – Button wins after first-corner carnage at Spa Grosjean handed one-race ban after first-lap collision

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (September 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 3 · No. 3 –August 26, 2012 – September 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
Project discussion • Project resources • Project Standards (discussion) • Project Category Structure (discussion) • Project Participants (discussion) • Project Assessment (discussion) • Recent Changes • Popular Articles
WikiProject News New members: None How to Help WikiProject NASCAR Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Expand the articles in Category:NASCAR stubs. Help expand and update everything relating to the 2012 season. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Doug Cooper, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Jack White (NASCAR), Reggie Ruggiero, Billy Nacewicz, Bugs Stevens, Leonard Wood Assess : See all here Cleanup : Days of Thunder, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR Thunder 2003, Bill Weber, Bobby Hillin, Jr. Copyedit : NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, 2010 Aaron's 499, Mark Martin Expand : Road course ringer, BAM Racing, Greg Erwin, Donnie Wingo, 2008 Daytona 500 Maintain : 2024 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2024 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2024 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Photo : Richie Evans, South Boston Speedway Stubs : See all here Verify : NASCAR rules and regulations, 2008 Dickies 500, Frank Cicci Racing Other : More Portal Help Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.	Article Statistics NASCAR articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 5 16 2 26 B 30 57 52 11 150 C 22 39 53 24 1 139 Start 26 115 390 356 7 894 Stub 17 56 300 597 5 975 List 12 54 2 68 Category 1 2 4 10 154 171 Disambig 4 1 1 14 20 Portal 1 4 5 Project 11 11 Redirect 2 98 100 Template 2 15 8 4 60 89 NA 1 1 Assessed 102 305 880 1,007 342 13 2,649 Total 102 305 880 1,007 342 13 2,649
Picture of the Month A 1956 Chrysler 300-B stock car on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan (United States).	Article Developments New articles: 1972 Winston 500 2012 AdvoCare 500 Mike Chase 1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 Teri MacDonald 1968 Volunteer 500 1979 Talladega 500 Randy Baker 1987 Winston 500 Rich Woodland, Jr. Steve Seligman 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sam Bass (artist) 2012 Federated Auto Parts 400 1992 Coca-Cola 600 John Hunter Nemechek Mike Olsen Earl Balmer 2012 GEICO 400 Harold Dunaway 1971 Georgia 500 1959 Western North Carolina 500 Earl Brooks Ron Hutcherson Ervin Pruitt Jack Choquette Jeff Choquette 2013 in NASCAR 1979 Northwestern Bank 400 2012 Sylvania 300 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (June) Roger Hamby Alex Bowman See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/Article alerts
Article of the month – 2010 Sylvania 300 The 2010 Sylvania 300 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 19, 2010, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. The 300 lap race was the twenty-seventh in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the first race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Clint Bowyer, of the Richard Childress Racing team, won the race, with Denny Hamlin finishing second, and Jamie McMurray third. Pole position driver Brad Keselowski maintained his lead in the first lap, but in the second lap Tony Stewart pulled ahead. Chase for the Sprint Cup participants Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, and Hamlin were in the top ten for most of the race, but in the closing laps all of them suffered spins or other problems. Hamlin was the only one to recover and finish in the top five. With two laps remaining, Tony Stewart was leading the race when he ran out of fuel, giving the lead to Bowyer, who also led the most laps in the race with 176. There were eight cautions and twenty-three lead changes among eight different drivers during the race. The race was Clint Bowyer's first win in the 2010 season, and the third of his career. The result advanced Bowyer to second in the Drivers' Championship, thirty-five points behind Hamlin and ten ahead of Kevin Harvick, but because of a penalty three days after the race, he fell to twelfth in the standings. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty-two points ahead of Toyota and seventy-four ahead of Ford, with nine races remaining in the season. A total of 95,000 people attended the race, while 3.68 million watched it on television. (Read more...)
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WP:F1 Newsletter (September 2012)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 9 · September 3, 2012 – October 1, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – Sas1998 (talk · contribs) (September 3) Eff Won (talk · contribs) (September 8) Badger80 (talk · contribs) (Sepetember 17) KHarber (talk · contribs) (September 22) New recipients – Badger80 (talk · contribs) (September 22) New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 2 3 1 6 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 19 27 40 49 135 C 6 36 44 98 184 Start 15 101 185 692 993 Stub 18 130 1,540 1,688 List 1 7 18 4 30 Category 522 522 Disambig 8 8 File 2 2 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 20 20 Template 176 176 NA 40 40 Assessed 49 201 437 2,389 871 0 3,947 Unassessed 1 1 1 3 Total 49 202 437 2,390 871 1 3,950 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters (fr) Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix for McLaren and then retired from the lead of the Singapore Grand Prix, before creating the off-track news story of the year by signing for the Mercedes team for 2013. New images 2012
Article of the month – 2012 Singapore Grand Prix The 2012 Singapore Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix) is a Formula One motor race that took place at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore on 23 September 2012 as the fourteenth round of the 2012 season. The race was the thirteenth time that a Singapore Grand Prix has been held, and the fifth time it was a round of the Formula One World Championship. Lewis Hamilton started the race from pole. Sebastian Vettel won the race, his second of the season, after Hamilton's gearbox failed early in the race. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 194 2nd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 165 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 149 4th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 142 5th Mark Webber Red Bull 132 6th Jenson Button McLaren 119 7th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 93 8th Romain Grosjean Lotus 82 9th Sergio Pérez Sauber 66 10th Felipe Massa Ferrari 51 11th Paul di Resta Force India 44 12th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 43 13th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 35 14th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 31 15th Pastor Maldonado Williams 29 16th Bruno Senna Williams 25 17th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 8 18th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 6 19th Timo Glock Marussia 0 20th Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 21st Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 22nd Jérôme d'Ambrosio Lotus 0 23rd Charles Pic Marussia 0 24th Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 25th Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB8 297 2nd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 261 3rd Scuderia Ferrari F2012 245 4th Lotus F1 Team E20 231 5th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 136 6th Sauber F1 Team C31 101 7th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 75 8th Williams F1 Team FW34 54 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 14 10th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 11th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
Italian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:19:41.221 2nd Sergio Pérez Sauber + 4.356 3rd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 20.594 4th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 29.667 5th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 30.881 6th Michael Schumacher Mercedes + 31.259 7th Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 33.550 8th Paul di Resta Force India + 41.057 9th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 43.898 10th Bruno Senna Williams + 48.144 Fastest Lap: Nico Rosberg 1:27.239, on lap 53 Italian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:24.010 Jenson Button McLaren 1:24.133 Row two Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:24.247 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:24.540 Row three Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:24.802 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:24.833 Row four Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:24.855 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:25.109 Row five Paul di Resta Force India 1:24.304* Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:25.678 * Di Resta originally qualified fourth, but was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Gearbox penalty for Di Resta at Force India Friday Practice 1 – Schumacher starts well at Monza Friday Practice 2 – Hamilton ahead as McLaren edge Ferrari Saturday Practice – Hamilton by a thousandth Qualifying – McLaren lock out front row with Hamilton pole Race – Hamilton supreme at Monza, as Perez shines again
Singapore Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 2:00:26.144 2nd Jenson Button McLaren + 8.959 3rd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 15.227 4th Paul di Resta Force India + 19.063 5th Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 34.784 6th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 35.759 7th Romain Grosjean Lotus + 36.698 8th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 42.829 9th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso + 45.820 10th Sergio Pérez Sauber + 50.619† Fastest Lap: Nico Hülkenberg (Force India) 1:51.033, on lap 52 Singapore Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:46.362 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:46.804 Row two Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:46.905 Jenson Button McLaren 1:46.939 Row three Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:47.216 Paul di Resta Force India 1:47.241 Row four Mark Webber Red Bull 1:47.475 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:47.788 Row five Michael Schumacher Mercedes No time* Nico Rosberg Mercedes No time* Race reduced from 61 laps to 59 laps due to the two-hour time limit. * Both Mercedes cars failed to record a flying lap time during Q3. Thus, they were ranked in car number order. † Mark Webber (10th, + 47.175) was given a 20-second time penalty post-race for "gaining an advantage by going off the track" when passing Kamui Kobayashi. Webber loses point after post-race penalty Friday Practice 1 – Vettel off to a flyer in Singapore Friday Practice 2 – Vettel dominates day one in Singapore Saturday Practice – Vettel makes it three from three Qualifying – Hamilton blasts to Singapore pole Race – Resurgent Vettel wins action-packed Singapore round

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (October 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 3 · No. 4 –September 26, 2012 –October 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
Project discussion • Project resources • Project Standards (discussion) • Project Category Structure (discussion) • Project Participants (discussion) • Project Assessment (discussion) • Recent Changes • Popular Articles
WikiProject News New members: How to Help WikiProject NASCAR Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Expand the articles in Category:NASCAR stubs. Help expand and update everything relating to the 2012 season. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Doug Cooper, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Jack White (NASCAR), Reggie Ruggiero, Billy Nacewicz, Bugs Stevens, Leonard Wood Assess : See all here Cleanup : Days of Thunder, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR Thunder 2003, Bill Weber, Bobby Hillin, Jr. Copyedit : NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, 2010 Aaron's 499, Mark Martin Expand : Road course ringer, BAM Racing, Greg Erwin, Donnie Wingo, 2008 Daytona 500 Maintain : 2024 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2024 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2024 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Photo : Richie Evans, South Boston Speedway Stubs : See all here Verify : NASCAR rules and regulations, 2008 Dickies 500, Frank Cicci Racing Other : More Portal Help Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.	Article Statistics NASCAR articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 5 16 2 26 B 30 56 52 11 149 C 22 40 53 24 1 140 Start 26 117 399 367 7 916 Stub 17 55 297 596 5 970 List 12 54 2 68 Category 1 2 4 10 154 171 Disambig 4 1 1 14 20 Portal 1 4 5 Project 11 11 Redirect 2 98 100 Template 2 15 8 4 60 89 NA 1 1 Assessed 102 306 886 1,017 342 13 2,666 Total 102 306 886 1,017 342 13 2,666
Picture of the Month Chevrolet Monte Carlo with NASCAR design; photographed in Laval, Quebec, Canada at Les chauds vendredis.	Article Developments New articles: 2012 AAA 400 2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 UNOH Battle At The Beach Gordon Haines 1975 Winston Western 500 1968 World 600 2012 Bank of America 500 1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400 1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400 1969 Pickens 200 1977 Wilkes 400 2012 NAPA Auto Parts 200 2002 MBNA Platinum 400 2012 Hollywood Casino 400 1974 Southeastern 500 1977 Firecracker 400 1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/Article alerts
Article of the month – Tim Richmond - a Good Article Tim Richmond (June 7, 1955 – August 13, 1989) was an American race car driver from Ashland, Ohio. He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR's Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series). Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time, which has since become an industry trend. He won the 1980 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award and had 13 victories during eight NASCAR seasons. Richmond achieved his top NASCAR season in 1986 when he finished third in points. He won seven races that season, more than any other driver on the tour. When he missed the season-opening Daytona 500 in February 1987, media reported that he had pneumonia. The infection most likely resulted from his compromised immune system, which was weakened by AIDS. The disease drastically shortened his life. Despite the state of his health, Richmond competed in eight races in 1987, winning two events and one pole position before his final race in August of that year. He attempted a comeback in 1988 before NASCAR banned him for testing positive for a banned substance; after NASCAR insisted on access to his entire medical record before reinstating him, Richmond withdrew from racing. NASCAR later stated their original test was inaccurate. Richmond grew up in a wealthy family and lived a freewheeling lifestyle, earning him the nickname "Hollywood". In describing Richmond's influence in racing, Charlotte Motor Speedway president Humpy Wheeler said: "We've never had a race driver like Tim in stock car racing. He was almost a James Dean-like character." When Richmond was cast for a bit part in the 1983 movie Stroker Ace, "He fell right in with the group working on the film," said director Hal Needham. Cole Trickle, the main character in the movie Days of Thunder, played by Tom Cruise, was loosely based on Richmond and his interaction with Harry Hyde and Rick Hendrick. (Read more...)
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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (October 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 3 · No. 4 –September 26, 2012 –October 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
Project discussion • Project resources • Project Standards (discussion) • Project Category Structure (discussion) • Project Participants (discussion) • Project Assessment (discussion) • Recent Changes • Popular Articles
WikiProject News New members: How to Help WikiProject NASCAR Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Expand the articles in Category:NASCAR stubs. Help expand and update everything relating to the 2012 season. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Doug Cooper, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Jack White (NASCAR), Reggie Ruggiero, Billy Nacewicz, Bugs Stevens, Leonard Wood Assess : See all here Cleanup : Days of Thunder, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR Thunder 2003, Bill Weber, Bobby Hillin, Jr. Copyedit : NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, 2010 Aaron's 499, Mark Martin Expand : Road course ringer, BAM Racing, Greg Erwin, Donnie Wingo, 2008 Daytona 500 Maintain : 2024 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2024 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2024 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Photo : Richie Evans, South Boston Speedway Stubs : See all here Verify : NASCAR rules and regulations, 2008 Dickies 500, Frank Cicci Racing Other : More Portal Help Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.	Article Statistics NASCAR articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 5 16 2 26 B 30 56 52 11 149 C 22 40 53 24 1 140 Start 26 117 399 367 7 916 Stub 17 55 297 596 5 970 List 12 54 2 68 Category 1 2 4 10 154 171 Disambig 4 1 1 14 20 Portal 1 4 5 Project 11 11 Redirect 2 98 100 Template 2 15 8 4 60 89 NA 1 1 Assessed 102 306 886 1,017 342 13 2,666 Total 102 306 886 1,017 342 13 2,666
Picture of the Month Chevrolet Monte Carlo with NASCAR design; photographed in Laval, Quebec, Canada at Les chauds vendredis.	Article Developments New articles: 2012 AAA 400 2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 UNOH Battle At The Beach Gordon Haines 1975 Winston Western 500 1968 World 600 2012 Bank of America 500 1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400 1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400 1969 Pickens 200 1977 Wilkes 400 2012 NAPA Auto Parts 200 2002 MBNA Platinum 400 2012 Hollywood Casino 400 1974 Southeastern 500 1977 Firecracker 400 1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/Article alerts
Article of the month – Tim Richmond - a Good Article Tim Richmond (June 7, 1955 – August 13, 1989) was an American race car driver from Ashland, Ohio. He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR's Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series). Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time, which has since become an industry trend. He won the 1980 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award and had 13 victories during eight NASCAR seasons. Richmond achieved his top NASCAR season in 1986 when he finished third in points. He won seven races that season, more than any other driver on the tour. When he missed the season-opening Daytona 500 in February 1987, media reported that he had pneumonia. The infection most likely resulted from his compromised immune system, which was weakened by AIDS. The disease drastically shortened his life. Despite the state of his health, Richmond competed in eight races in 1987, winning two events and one pole position before his final race in August of that year. He attempted a comeback in 1988 before NASCAR banned him for testing positive for a banned substance; after NASCAR insisted on access to his entire medical record before reinstating him, Richmond withdrew from racing. NASCAR later stated their original test was inaccurate. Richmond grew up in a wealthy family and lived a freewheeling lifestyle, earning him the nickname "Hollywood". In describing Richmond's influence in racing, Charlotte Motor Speedway president Humpy Wheeler said: "We've never had a race driver like Tim in stock car racing. He was almost a James Dean-like character." When Richmond was cast for a bit part in the 1983 movie Stroker Ace, "He fell right in with the group working on the film," said director Hal Needham. Cole Trickle, the main character in the movie Days of Thunder, played by Tom Cruise, was loosely based on Richmond and his interaction with Harry Hyde and Rick Hendrick. (Read more...)
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WPF1 Newsletter (October)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 10 · October 1, 2012 – November 5, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – MTracey1 (talk · contribs) (October 3) Cybervoron (talk · contribs) (October 16) New recipients – New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 2 3 1 6 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 19 27 40 49 135 C 6 36 44 98 184 Start 15 102 185 701 1,003 Stub 18 130 1,548 1,696 List 1 7 18 4 30 Category 524 524 Disambig 8 8 File 2 2 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 20 20 Template 179 179 NA 41 41 Assessed 49 202 437 2,406 877 0 3,971 Unassessed 2 2 Total 49 202 437 2,406 877 2 3,973 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Featured List Candidates – List of red-flagged Formula One races Current Good Article Nominees – Jenson Button Deletions – Velociudad Speedcity
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters (fr) Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korea International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. A dramatic start to the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix saw Romain Grosjean (Lotus) knock Mark Webber (Red Bull) into a spin. Further back, Bruno Senna (Williams) hit Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) as the pack was broken up, whilst championship contender Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) sustained a race-ending puncture in a separate incident. New images 1991 2012
Article of the month – List of red-flagged Formula One races, current Featured List Candidate Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, usually held on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual championships, one for drivers and one for constructors. A red flag is shown when there has been an accident or the track conditions are poor enough to warrant the race being stopped. The flags are displayed by the marshals at various points around the circuit. Following a red flag being shown, the exit of the pit lane is closed and cars must proceed to the starting grid slowly, without overtaking. From 2005, a ten-minute warning is given before the race is resumed behind the safety car, which leads the field for a lap before it returns to the pit lane. Previously, the race was restarted in race order from the penultimate lap before the red flag was shown. If a race is unable to be resumed, "the results will be taken at the end of the penultimate lap before the lap during which the signal to suspend the race was given." If 75 per cent of the race distance has not been completed and the race cannot be resumed, half points are awarded. No points are awarded if the race cannot be restarted and less than two laps have been completed. Since the first World Championship Grand Prix in 1950, red flags have been shown in sixty-three races. Twenty-six were restarted on the first lap. Thirteen races, nine stopped because of rain and four due to accidents involving drivers, were not restarted. Three races were stopped due to incidents that resulted in fatalities: The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix was stopped on lap twenty-nine and not restarted after Rolf Stommelen's car crashed into a spectator area, killing five people. The 1982 Canadian Grand Prix was halted on the first lap after Riccardo Paletti was killed when his car collided with the back of Didier Pironi's Ferrari. The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix was red-flagged on lap five following the fatal accident of Ayrton Senna, in which his car crashed into a wall at the Tamburello curve. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 255 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 245 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 198 4th Mark Webber Red Bull 167 5th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 165 6th Jenson Button McLaren 153 7th Felipe Massa Ferrari 95 8th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 93 9th Romain Grosjean Lotus 90 10th Sergio Pérez Sauber 66 11th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 58 12th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 49 13th Paul di Resta Force India 46 14th Pastor Maldonado Williams 43 15th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 43 16th Bruno Senna Williams 30 17th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 12 18th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 10 19th Timo Glock Marussia 0 20th Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 21st Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 22nd Jérôme d'Ambrosio Lotus 0 23rd Charles Pic Marussia 0 24th Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 25th Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB8 422 2nd Scuderia Ferrari F2012 340 3rd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 318 4th Lotus F1 Team E20 288 5th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 136 6th Sauber F1 Team C31 124 7th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 95 8th Williams F1 Team FW34 73 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 22 10th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 11th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
Japanese Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:28:56.242 2nd Felipe Massa Ferrari + 20.639 3rd Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 24.538 4th Jenson Button McLaren + 25.098 5th Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 46.490 6th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 50.424 7th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 51.159 8th Pastor Maldonado Williams + 52.364 9th Mark Webber Red Bull + 54.675 10th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso + 1:06.919 Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:35.774, on lap 52 Japanese Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:30.839 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:31.090 Row two Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:31.700 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:31.898 Row three Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:32.022 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:32.114 Row four Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:32.208 Jenson Button McLaren 1:31.290* Row five Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:32.327 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.293 (Q2)† * Button originally qualified third, but was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Button to take Suzuka gearbox penalty † Nico Hülkenberg (10th, no time set) was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Nico Hulkenberg gets gearbox penalty Friday Practice 1 – McLaren set the Suzuka standard Friday Practice 2 – Webber moves ahead in Japan Saturday Practice – Vettel heads Red Bull one-two Qualifying – Vettel claims fourth successive Suzuka pole Race – Vettel wins at Suzuka to slash Alonso's title advantage
Korean Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:36:28.651 2nd Mark Webber Red Bull + 8.231 3rd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 13.944 4th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 20.168 5th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 36.739 6th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 45.301 7th Romain Grosjean Lotus + 54.812 8th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso + 1:09.589 9th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso + 1:11.787 10th Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 1:19.692 Fastest Lap: Mark Webber 1:42.037, on lap 54 Korean Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Mark Webber Red Bull 1:37.242 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:37.316 Row two Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:37.469 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.534 Row three Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:37.625 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:37.884 Row four Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:37.934 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:38.266 Row five Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.361 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:38.513 Friday Practice 1 – Hamilton leads Alonso at Yeongam Friday Practice 2 – Red Bull take control in Korea Saturday Practice – Vettel stays ahead at Yeongam Qualifying – Webber bests Vettel to take Yeongam pole Race – Vettel storms into title lead with Korean win
Indian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:31:10.744 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 9.437 3rd Mark Webber Red Bull + 13.217 4th Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 13.909 5th Jenson Button McLaren + 26.266 6th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 44.674 7th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 45.227 8th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 54.998 9th Romain Grosjean Lotus + 56.103 10th Bruno Senna Williams + 1:14.975 Fastest Lap: Jenson Button 1:28.203, on lap 60 Indian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:25.283 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:25.327 Row two Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:25.544 Jenson Button McLaren 1:25.659 Row three Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:25.773 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.857 Row four Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:26.236 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:26.360 Row five Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:26.713 Nico Rosberg Mercedes No time* * Rosberg did not complete a flying lap during the third part of qualifying. Friday Practice 1 – Vettel takes charge for Red Bull in India Friday Practice 2 – Red Bull dominate in New Delhi Saturday Practice – Vettel top as battle intensifies Qualifying – Vettel edges Webber for Red Bull lockout Race – Vettel wins in New Delhi as Alonso limits the damage
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:45:58.667 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 0.852 3rd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 4.163 4th Jenson Button McLaren + 7.787 5th Pastor Maldonado Williams + 13.007 6th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 20.076 7th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 22.896 8th Bruno Senna Williams + 23.542 9th Paul di Resta Force India + 24.160 10th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso + 27.463 Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:43.964, on lap 54 Abu Dhabi Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:40.630 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:40.978 Row two Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:41.226* Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:41.260 Row three Jenson Button McLaren 1:41.290 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:41.582 Row four Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:41.603 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:41.723 Row five Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:41.778 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:42.019 (Q2) * Sebastian Vettel (1:41.073) was disqualified from the qualifying session, and sent to the back of the grid after stewards deemed he did not have enough fuel in his car, following the session; Vettel had stopped on track following his qualifying lap. Vettel sent to back of the grid for fuel infringement Friday Practice 1 – Hamilton heads McLaren one-two in Abu Dhabi Friday Practice 2 – Vettel edges Hamilton at Yas Marina Saturday Practice – McLaren back on top as Vettel hits trouble Qualifying – Hamilton dwarves the rest to clinch Abu Dhabi pole Race – Raikkonen wins for Lotus in Abu Dhabi thriller

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (November 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 3 · No. 5 –October 26, 2012 –November 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
Project discussion • Project resources • Project Standards (discussion) • Project Category Structure (discussion) • Project Participants (discussion) • Project Assessment (discussion) • Recent Changes • Popular Articles
WikiProject News New members: None How to Help WikiProject NASCAR Please keep up with the discussions at our main talk page. Your input is needed! Expand the articles in Category:NASCAR stubs. Help expand and update everything relating to the 2012 season. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Doug Cooper, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, Jack White (NASCAR), Reggie Ruggiero, Billy Nacewicz, Bugs Stevens, Leonard Wood Assess : See all here Cleanup : Days of Thunder, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR Thunder 2003, Bill Weber, Bobby Hillin, Jr. Copyedit : NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, 2010 Aaron's 499, Mark Martin Expand : Road course ringer, BAM Racing, Greg Erwin, Donnie Wingo, 2008 Daytona 500 Maintain : 2024 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2024 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2024 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Photo : Richie Evans, South Boston Speedway Stubs : See all here Verify : NASCAR rules and regulations, 2008 Dickies 500, Frank Cicci Racing Other : More Portal Help Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.	Article Statistics NASCAR articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 5 16 2 26 B 30 56 52 11 149 C 22 40 53 24 1 140 Start 26 119 402 383 7 937 Stub 17 56 300 600 8 981 List 12 54 2 68 Category 1 2 4 10 155 172 Disambig 4 1 1 14 20 Portal 1 4 5 Project 11 11 Redirect 2 100 102 Template 2 15 8 4 60 89 NA 1 1 Assessed 102 309 892 1,037 345 16 2,701 Total 102 309 892 1,037 345 16 2,701
Picture of the Month View of Gatorade Victory Lane from a skybox at Daytona International Speedway.	Article Developments New articles: Terry Ryan (racing driver) 2002 Aaron's 499 Roland Wlodyka 2012 Tums Fast Relief 500 1977 Champion Spark Plug 400 1978 World 600 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 1980 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 1986 Delaware 500 2012 AAA Texas 500 1965 Wilkes 400 2008 Coke Zero 200 1986 Miller High Life 400 Kyle Fowler 1983 Carolina 500 2012 AdvoCare 500 (Phoenix) 1994 Coca-Cola 600 1975 Winston 500 2003 Food City 500 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series 1994 Slick 50 500 1959 Hickory 250 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400 1982 Virginia National Bank 500 2012 Ford EcoBoost 400 Sandy Satullo David Sosebee 1977 Winston 500 1984 Talladega 500 Brad Noffsinger Tommy Gale (racing driver) See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/Article alerts
Article of the month – 2010 Ford 400, a Good Article The 2010 Ford 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on November 21, 2010 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. The 267 lap race was the thirty-sixth in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the final race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. The race was won by Carl Edwards for the Roush Fenway Racing team. Jimmie Johnson finished second, and Kevin Harvick clinched third. Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead on the first lap of the race. Edwards started in the second position on the grid, and became the leader of the race on the fourth lap. Shortly after a restart on lap 22, championship leader Denny Hamlin spun sideways, resulting with damage to his splitter. Martin Truex, Jr. took the lead on lap 73, but after the final pit stops Edwards was first. He maintained the lead to win the race, having led it for 192 laps. A total of 67,000 people attended the race, while 5.605 million watched it on television. There were ten cautions in the race, as well as twenty-five lead changes among nine different drivers. Edwards' victory was his second win in the 2010 season, with the first coming the previous week at the Kobalt Tools 500. Jimmie Johnson won the Drivers' Championship, 39 points ahead of Denny Hamlin. Johnson's team owner Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship. Chevrolet won the Manufacturer Championship with 261 points, 44 points ahead of Toyota. (Read more...)
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WPF1 Newsletter (November)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 11 · November 5, 2012 – December 3, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – Jahn1234567890 (talk · contribs) (November 9) TheEnd35000vr (talk · contribs) (November 18) New recipients – TheEnd35000vr (talk · contribs) (November 18) New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 2 4 1 7 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 19 27 40 49 135 C 7 36 44 97 184 Start 15 102 185 720 1,022 Stub 18 131 1,549 1,698 List 1 6 18 4 29 Category 526 526 Disambig 8 8 File 2 2 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 20 20 Template 180 180 NA 42 42 Assessed 50 202 438 2,425 881 0 3,996 Unassessed 3 3 Total 50 202 438 2,425 881 3 3,999 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Current Good Article Nominees – 2012 Formula One season
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters (fr) Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korea International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. Formula One returned to the United States for the first time since 2007 with a race held at the brand-new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. New images 2012 File:Kimi Räikkönen at the USA GP.jpg
Article of the month – 2012 Formula One season, current Good Article nominee The 2012 Formula One season was the 63rd season of the Formula One World Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula One cars recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) — the governing body of motorsport — as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The season was contested over twenty rounds, which started in Australia on 18 March and ended in Brazil on 25 November. The 2012 season saw the return of the United States Grand Prix, which was held at the Circuit of the Americas, a purpose-built circuit in Austin, Texas. After being cancelled in 2011 due to civil protests, the Bahrain Grand Prix also returned to the calendar. The early season was tumultuous, with seven different drivers winning the first seven races of the championship; a record for the series. It was not until the European Grand Prix in June that a driver, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, won his second race of the year, and with it, emerged as a championship contender. Alonso maintained his hold on the championship lead for the next seven races, taking his third win in Germany and finishing on the podium in the United Kingdom, Italy and Singapore. However, costly first-lap retirements in Belgium and Japan allowed his rivals to catch up, and defending World Champion Sebastian Vettel — like Alonso, a two-time winner — took the lead in the sixteenth race of the season. Vettel, too, encountered difficulties throughout the season; contact with a backmarker left him to finish outside the points in Malaysia, while alternator failures at the European and Italian Grands Prix cost him valuable points and exclusion from qualifying in Abu Dhabi led him to start from the pit lane. Vettel entered the final race of the season with a thirteen-point lead over Alonso. Alonso needed a podium finish to stand any chance of becoming World Drivers' Champion, but in a race of attrition that finished under the safety car, Vettel finished in sixth place, scoring enough points to win his third consecutive championship, becoming the third driver to do so. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull Racing secured their third consecutive title when Sebastian Vettel finished second at the United States Grand Prix. In addition to seeing seven drivers win the first seven races, the 2012 season broke several records. The calendar for the season included twenty races, breaking the previous record of nineteen, which was first set in 2005. Six current or former World Drivers' Champions — Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, and Michael Schumacher — started the season, breaking the record of five established in 1970. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 281 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 278 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 207 4th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 190 5th Jenson Button McLaren 188 6th Mark Webber Red Bull 179 7th Felipe Massa Ferrari 122 8th Romain Grosjean Lotus 96 9th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 93 10th Sergio Pérez Sauber 66 11th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 63 12th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 60 13th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 49 14th Paul di Resta Force India 46 15th Pastor Maldonado Williams 45 16th Bruno Senna Williams 31 17th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 16 18th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 10 19th Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 20th Timo Glock Marussia 0 21st Charles Pic Marussia 0 22nd Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 23rd Jérôme d'Ambrosio Lotus 0 24th Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 25th Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB8 460 2nd Scuderia Ferrari F2012 400 3rd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 378 4th Lotus F1 Team E20 303 5th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 142 6th Sauber F1 Team C31 126 7th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 109 8th Williams F1 Team FW34 76 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 26 10th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 11th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
United States Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:35:55.269 2nd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 0.675 3rd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 39.229 4th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 46.013 5th Jenson Button McLaren + 56.432 6th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 1:04.425 7th Romain Grosjean Lotus + 1:10.313 8th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 1:13.792 9th Pastor Maldonado Williams + 1:14.525 10th Bruno Senna Williams + 1:15.133 Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:39.347, on lap 56 United States Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:35.657 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:35.766 Row two Mark Webber Red Bull 1:36.174 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:36.708 Row three Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:36.794 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:37.141* Row four Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.300 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:36.587† Row five Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:37.842 Bruno Senna Williams 1:37.604 (Q2) * Felipe Massa (7th, 1:36.937; 6th after Grosjean penalty) was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Late Massa grid penalty promotes Alonso † Grosjean was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Gearbox penalty for Grosjean Friday Practice 1 – Vettel fastest on US return Friday Practice 2 – Vettel the clear leader in Austin Saturday Practice – Vettel still riding high for Red Bull in Austin Qualifying – Vettel pushed all the way for Austin pole Race – Hamilton king of America as title fight rages on Red Bull: Third constructors' title a "proud moment"
Brazilian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Jenson Button McLaren 1:45:22.656 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 2.754* 3rd Felipe Massa Ferrari + 3.615 4th Mark Webber Red Bull + 4.936 5th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 5.708 6th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 9.453 7th Michael Schumacher Mercedes + 11.907 8th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso + 28.653 9th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 31.250 10th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 1 lap Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton 1:18.069, on lap 38 Brazilian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:12.458 Jenson Button McLaren 1:12.513 Row two Mark Webber Red Bull 1:12.581 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:12.760 Row three Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:12.987 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:13.206† Row four Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:13.253 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:13.298 Row five Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:13.489 Paul di Resta Force India 1:14.121 (Q2) * Race finished under neutralised safety car conditions. † Pastor Maldonado (6th; 1:13.174) was given a ten-place grid penalty for receiving his third reprimand of the season. This was due to missing the weigh-bridge during qualifying. [1] Friday Practice 1 – Hamilton sets Sao Paulo standard Friday Practice 2 – Hamilton stays ahead for McLaren in Brazil Saturday Practice – Button pips Vettel at Interlagos Qualifying – Hamilton on pole for title decider in Brazil Race – Button first, Alonso second, Vettel champion History in the making – Vettel's route to the 2012 title

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (December 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter Volume 3 · No. 6 –November 26, 2012 –December 25, 2012 Previous month's issue - Next month's issue
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Article of the month – Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation. The track was built in 1958 by NASCAR founder William France Sr. to host racing that was being held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998, and today it is the third largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004, and the track repaved in 1978 and 2010. (Read more...)
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