Ducati MotoGP rider Casey Stoner from Australia, accelerates out of a curve during the Portugal motorcycling Grand Prix Sunday, Oct. 4 2009, at the Estoril racetrack in Sintra, outside Lisbon. Stoner, who missed the last three races due to ilness, finished the race in second place. AP Photo logo AP Photo 28 months ago

Ducati MotoGP rider Casey Stoner from Australia, accelerates out of a curve during the Portugal motorcycling Grand Prix Sunday, Oct. 4 2009, at the Estoril racetrack in Sintra, outside Lisbon. Stoner, who missed the last three races due to ilness, finished the race in second place.