A Racing Dozen – shots from the weekend’s action (May 26-27)

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Each week we will bring you 12 press shots that we like from the weekend’s racing action.  We love all forms of racing here – and great photography.  This week we see photos from the Monaco F1, NASCAR, the Indy 500, Australian GT, GT Open and WRC. If you want to see a particular race here or if you’d like to let us know what you think, head to the bottom of the page or to our Facebook page.

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Fernando Alonso now leads the Championship in his Ferrari that lacks the outright pace but has the consistency in this unpredictable F1 season (PHOTO: Ferrari F1)

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Ben Eggleston was a surprise packet in his very well turned out Aston Martin at the Australian GT Championship round at Phillip Island (PHOTO: Nathan Wong/Shannons Nationals)

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Petter Solberg (NOR) / Chris Patterson could have scored a tight win in their Ford Fiesta RS WRC at the 2012 Acropolis Rally (PHOTO: Ford)

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The HRT F1 car on three wheels through the Monaco streets.  A packed crowd was on hand at a track where the backdrop isn’t a tarmac run off…(PHOTO: HRT F1)

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The Erebus Racing Mercedes SLS GT3 mastered the wet conditions to take a 1-2 at Phillip Island (PHOTO: Nathan Wong/Shannons Nationals)

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Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) / Miikka Anttila were on the podium in their return from injury for Ford Fiesta RS WRC.  Acropolis Rally (PHOTO: Ford)

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After a restart, Simon Pagenaud (#77) leads Scott Dixon (#9), Alex Tagliani (#98), Michel Jourdain, Jr. (#30), Dario Franchitti (#50), Sebastian Saavedra (#17), Ryan Hunter-Reay (#28), Graham Rahal (#38), Charlie Kimball (#83) and Helio Castroneves (#3) into turn one. (c)2012, F. Peirce Williams. LAT Photo USA.

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Dario Franchitti crosses the bricks and takes the checkered flag in formation with Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan after Takuma Sato crashed on the last lap. (c)2012, Michael L. Levitt. LAT Photo USA. IMAGE COURTESY OF INDYCAR/LAT USA

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Winner Dario Franchitti kisses the Borg-Warner Trophy. (c)2012, Michael L. Levitt. LAT Photo USA

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Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 Fastenal Ford, leads the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2012 in Concord, North Carolina.  (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Quaker State Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2012 in Concord, North Carolina.  (Photo by Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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The Porsche IMSA MATMUT team racing in the GT Open Series being hounded by another Mercedes (PHOTO: Porsche)

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