First wins aplenty: the weekend motorsport roundup

With a return of the WRC from a far-too-long lay-off, and three weeks until the next Formula 1 event in Spain, the motorsport world featured more dust and gravel than usual.

In Richmond, it seemed that the clouds joined in as well, as yet another NASCAR Sprint Cup race was delayed (this time until the following day) due to inclement weather. Even so, the racing did get underway the following day and my, we saw some brilliant action throughout the echelons of the formulas and disciplines.

And speaking of weather for ducks, the FIA World RallyCross Championship returned to a torrential downpour in Montalegre, Portugal, which provided a truly remarkable final round in the series opener.

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