Franchitti climbs to IRL triumph at Pikes Peak
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (SportsTicker) - It appears Dario Franchitti is getting the hang of the Indy Racing League. Franchitti dominated Sunday&#39;s Honda Indy 225 at Pikes Peak International Raceway for his second IRL win of the season.
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Now for the hard part. Having made it through fast and dangerous racing during the opening flat stages of the Tour de France, riders veer Wednesday into the Pyrenees for their first encounter with the high mountains.
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Britain's Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday after a risky fuel strategy paid off at a rain-hit Brickyard on Sunday.
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Linus Gerdemann won the stage and took over the race leaderâs yellow jersey with a stunning ride over the Col de la ColombiÃ¨re in the French Alps on Saturday.
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Driver Greg Biffle of Vancouver, Wash., was proud of himself for an unlikely reason after winning the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. found that winning is the perfect cure for his struggling team&#39;s ills. Earnhardt broke out of a six-week slump Saturday night with a convincing victory in the Sharpie 500
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Dario Franchitti won the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500, which was delayed for about three hours after 113 laps because of rain, then was stopped for good after 166 laps.
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Denny Hamlin completed the Pocono sweep on Sunday, blowing away the field for an easy second victory that pushed the rookie into championship contention.
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Adrian Fernandez scored his third career IRL IndyCarÂ® Series win this afternoon, claiming victory in the Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway.
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Dario Franchitti squeezed out a half-lap more than Scott Dixon on their final fuel load yesterday to win his first IndyCar Series title in what may be his farewell to open-wheel racing. Franchitti and Dixon came into the season finale at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., with Franchitti leading the standings by 3 points. Franchitti overtook Dixon on the final lap to win by 1.844 seconds. He won the title and the $1 million prize that goes with it by 13 points.
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As Mark Martin completed his 400th and final lap of the Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400 last Saturday, his crew members, watching their man from atop the pit road wall at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway, jumped up and down in celebration.
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Somethinaboutbetty overcomes nearly every challenge and races to victory on Saturday in the $45,000 Alma North stakes at Timonium.
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After two days of sprint finishes by a largely intact peloton, the Tour of California will receive a sharp jolt Wednesday, when the route includes two significant climbs.
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HE might have spun out on the second corner but Australia&#39;s rookie Champ car driver David Besnard recovered in style to record the best ever finish by a local driver at the Indy 300 yesterday.
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YOKOHAMA: Olympic champion Justin Gatlin grabbed another sprint title yesterday when he cruised to an easy victory in the men&#39;s 100m at the Yokohama Super Track and Field meet.
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TARVISIO, Italy  - Three podiums in three days and the lead in the overall World Cup standings: this weekend's ski racing marked a milestone in the rise and rise of Julia Mancuso.
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Rory Sabbatini wins the Crowne Plaza Invitational Sunday, beating Jim Furyk and Bernhard Langer with a 15-foot birdie putt on the first hole.