World Endurance Championship – Spa 6 Hours: There are more famous and “important” racetracks than Spa, but none more scenic for the latest round of the epic duel between Audi and Toyota in their quest for endurance racing glory. Toyota looked poised for a strong day with their updated TS030, but Audi countered with the longtail version of their Le Mans winning R18 e-tron quattro and dominated right off the bat with a 1-2-3 finish. The standard No. 1 R18 took first while the No. 2 of legends Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish took second, and the No. 3 longtail R18 finished third before its Le Mans debut next month. Toyota had trouble and finished in fourth, while another car had to retire in the fourth hour.

Elsewhere, twin Lola/Toyota B12 cars from Rebellion Racing took fifth and six for a 1-2 finish in the LMP1 Privateer class, and AF Corse scored a coup with their Ferrari 458 Italias finishing first and third place in the GTE-Pro class. Aston Martin took second after leading most of the race 1-2. Such is the unforgiving nature of Eau Rouge – or rather, a stop-and-go penalty after a safety car infraction. AF Corse also scored wins in LMP2 and GTE-Amateur, so keep an eye on them headed into Le Mans. Until then, bask in this video of Spa and dream of watching from the grass in 2014. More...

IndyCar – Grand Prix of Long Beach: One of America’s premier racing events took place over the weekend, and I was on hand to cover it for the eighth consecutive year (if you count the first time when I couldn’t get press passes so I snuck in – which I do). Downtown Long Beach is literally in my backyard, so it’s a particular pleasure to have something I’m so passionate about invade my city streets. The race is always a spectacle, and even when the action has been boring the weekend itself is just a giant party and who could complain about that? In recent years, though, the racing has actually measured up to the hype and this year was no exception. More...

IndyCar – Grand Prix of Alabama: Ryan Hunter-Reay looked in top form at Barber Motorsports Park, winning from pole position as the defending IndyCar champion starts 2013 off on the right foot. Hunter-Reay looked in control from the beginning, but fell back a few spots due to spirited runs from Helio Castroneves and Will Power. When the opportunity to retake the lead returned, Hunter-Reay locked up his brakes heading into a hairpin and dove inside Castroneves for a lead he wouldn't relinquish. More...

Formula One – Grand Prix of Malaysia: No surprises on the podium in Malaysia, as Sebastian Vettel won to lead a 1-2 finish for Red Bull while Lewis Hamilton took his first podium as a Mercedes driver and teammate Nico Rosberg gave the team a 3-4. But oh, the turmoil beneath the surface. There’s no love lost between Webber and Vettel, as the former is a little less talented and the latter keeps acting like a little shit. Vettel complained all day that Webber was slow, and repeatedly tried to snatch the lead from his teammate in a high-speed tête-à-tête that ended in near disaster as Red Bull officials pulled their hair out in anger. Webber pushed Vettel down to the pit lane but couldn't hold him off, and looked visibly furious as they stood next to each other on the podium. More...

NASCAR Sprint Cup – Kobalt Tools 400: Racing often has to do with being in the right place at the right time, and Matt Kenseth seized the opportunity when it came to capture victory in the Kobalt Tools 400 in Las Vegas this weekend.

It was Kasey Kahne, in fact, who looked like the fastest driver on the track and led for 114 laps. He fell prey to an unlucky flag at the 225-lap mark, however, dropping five places while Kenseth took only gas to jump into the lead. Kenseth would hold off Kahne and Brad Keselowski over the last 42 laps to give Toyota their first victory of the Spring Cup season. More...

NASCAR Sprint Cup – Daytona 500: Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500 for the second time in his career, on a season-opening day that featured the debut of the new Gen 6 cars, history thanks to Danica Patrick, and intense trepidation following the intense crash that injured 30 spectators during the Nationwide race on Saturday.

Johnson ran a fast race until he spotted an opening with just six laps remaining and took his Chevrolet SS to the front, holding off Dale Earnhard Jr. and Mark Martin to grab the checkered flag. Drivers stayed bunched up for almost the entire 500 miles as they tucked in to avoid wind resistance, and passing was only really possible on the top line of the track.

That allowed three drivers to lead more than 75% of the race, but all in all, with the new-look Gen 6 cars on display and Danica Patrick becoming the first woman to ever start on a Sprint Cup pole and finish in the Top 10 in the Daytona 500, the Great American Race brought plenty to the table in 2013. Sprint Cup will return with the Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Phoenix on March 3. Video highlights after the jump. More...