Kasey Kahne held off a valiant challenge from veteran Mark Martin in the closing laps of the rain delayed Golden Corral 500 in Atlanta. Dale Earnhardt Jr finished 3rd, Jeff Gordon was 4th, and Tony Stewart rounded out the top 5.---- Points standings; 1. Jimmie Johnson 690; 2. Kasey Kahne 640; 3. Matt Kenseth 612; 4. Mark Martin 600; 5. Casey Mears 554.---
For the second consecutive week, a Renault driver graces their presence in victory lane. Giancarlo Fisichella won the second Formula One race of 2006 as his teammate and winner of last week's Bahrain Grand Prix Fernando Alonso finished runner-up. Honda driver Jenson Button finished 3rd, Juan Pablo Montoya finished 4th and Felipe Massa rounded out the top five. Seven-time champion Michael Shumacher was forced to make an engine change which relegated him to a sixth place finish. The next race on the Formula One schedule is the Foster's Australian Grand Prix on April 2nd.---- The F1 points standings--- 1. Fernando Alonso 18; 2. Michael Shumacher 11; 3. Jenson Button 11; 4. Giancarlo Fisichella 10; 5. Juan Pablo Montoya 9.