Castroneves battles Hornish for title
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The man Indy Racing League fans lovingly call "Spiderman" once again is at the top of the IndyCar Series standings.
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Bobby Rahal wonât like reading this, but his teamâs 2004 battle with Andretti Green Racing is over. Okay, so maybe Rahalâs Buddy Rice might yet catch and pass Indy Racing League points leader Tony Kanaan
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The No. 1 player takes the Chrysler lead and is in position to tie Tiger Woods for victories in a season. By BOB HARIG, Times Staff Writer.
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Sam Hornish Jr. finally got in front and the defending IndyCar Series champion stayed there to get his first victory of the season.
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THEY HOPED - MAYBE they prayed â-or this, but stock-car racingâs officials could not have realistically expected the mad, mad, mad scramble that has evolved in the battle for the 2004 title.
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Helio Castroneves will be on the pole for this afternoon&#39;s IndyCar Series Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway and he knows the race will end after 2 miles.
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Heading into Saturday's race in Richmond, Team Penske's top two drivers -- Sam Hornish Jr. and Helio Castroneves -- find themselves far off the points lead.
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One reason pennant races have heated up in both leagues is because the supposed spoilers are the ones getting spoiled. Consider the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who once were third in the American League East and flirting with .
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With a 75-point lead over teammate Wheldon, Kanaan seeks his 1st major open-wheel crown. By Curt Cavin. FONTANA, Calif. -- Tony Kanaan waited out Hurricane Jeanne last week in Miami with a calculator and a telephone.
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Tony Kanaan can clinch the IRL IndyCar championship this weekend with a fourth-place finish or better in the Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway.
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While his Brazilian buddy got to climb the fence after finally winning another race, Tony Kanaan completed a more impressive feat in his IndyCar Series championship season. Kanaan finished all 3,305 laps, the last 200 Sunday in the season-ending Chevy 500 at Texas Motor Speedway where he was second behind Helio Castroneves.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Letâs defer to the slugger-philosopher, Barry Bonds, for Saturdayâs life-lesson. âItâ he said in reference to the San Francisco Giantsâ latest biggest win of the season, âis as big as it is today.
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Tell Helio Castroneves he's one of the favorites in Sunday's Indianapolis 500 and he just shrugs his shoulders and grins.
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The pressure on IRL IndyCar Series championship leaders Tony Kanaan and Buddy Rice is beginning to increase with the end of the 2004 season just eight weeks -- or five races -- away.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - The Nextel Cup championship, after 35 races, winds down to one, and the same man who will start on the pole in todayâs Ford 400 occupies a similarly lofty perch in the title race.
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Helio Castroneves had a great restart with two laps to go after a lengthy caution and held off IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan to win the season finale Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Honda&#39;s recent insistence that they will not resort to team orders was put to the ultimate test at Estoril on Sunday, when factory rider Alex Barros took his third podium of the season at the expense of satellite rider - and Honda&#39;s only real championship