Schumacher wins NHRA Top Fuel

Six-time defending series champion Tony Schumacher won the NHRA Top Fuel class at the Gatornationals on Sunday.

Schumacher beat teammate Antron Brown in the final. It was Brown's first event since his deadly crash at Phoenix three weeks ago, when a tire spun off his dragster, bounced into the grandstands and killed a Wisconsin woman.

The Top Fuel victory was the 62nd of Schumacher's career. It also was his fourth win at the Gatornationals, which tied him for the all-time record with Larry Dixon and Joe Amato.

Tim Wilkerson, who hadn't won a single heat this season, beat defending race winner Bob Tasca III in the Funny Car final.

Jason Line won the Pro Stock class, and Eddie Krawiec claimed the Pro Stock Motorcycle title.

NASCAR driver Kurt Busch lost his drag-racing debut Sunday in the opening round of eliminations. Busch raced in the Super Gas division of the Sportsman class.

His 1970 Dodge Challenger sputtered shortly after takeoff and covered the 1,000-foot drag strip in 10.10 seconds, a bumper behind Wes Neely's 1967 Chevrolet Camaro. Busch raced in the 9.90-second division, meaning he was a bit off the projected pace.

FORMULA ONE: Ferrari's decision to give up on last season and begin looking ahead paid off when Fernando Alonso led the Italian team to a 1-2 finish at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

The two-time world champion from Spain passed teammate Felipe Massa at the second corner after the start and then overtook polesitter Sebastian Vettel on the 34th lap for a lead he would never relinquish.

INDYCAR: Will Power won the rain-shortened season opener on the streets of Sao Paulo.

The Australian made a late overtaking move to pass American Ryan Hunter-Reay to win the inaugural Sao Paulo Indy 300 and clinch his second career victory.

Power beat Hunter-Reay by 1.858 seconds when the race ended at the two-hour time-limit with only 61 of the 75 scheduled laps completed on the 2.6-mile, 11-turn Anhembi temporary circuit.