Fernandez outduels Kanaan
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Tony Kanaan swept to his first Indy Racing League championship yesterday. In doing so, he extended his series records for everything from consistency (14 straight top-five finishes
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Fernandez, one of 12 Californians on the US team, pitched a one-hitter as the two-time defending gold medalists made it six shutouts in six games with a shortened 7-0 victory Thursday over a Greek team with a distinct American flavor.
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Saturday's raceÃÂ is the last chance to earn points toward qualifying, andÃÂ only Jimmie Johnson and points leader Matt Kenseth have their places secured in the 10-driver Chase.
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Juan Pablo Montoya spins out his teammate on the way to capturing Sunday's Telcel-Motorola 200 in Mexico for the former Formula One driver's first NASCAR victory.
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Vicente Fernandez birdied the final hole yesterday for a 6-under-par 66 and a share of the third-round lead with Peter Jacobsen at 12 under in the Tradition in Aloha, Ore., the Champions Tour's last major of the year. Jacobsen, the second-round leader, shot a 69.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. pulled away from Jeff Gordon in a pair of overtime laps to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup race yesterday at Phoenix International Raceway, tightening the championship chase with two races to go.
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Adrian Fernandez got a late start to the Indy Racing League season when he decided to jump from the rival Champ Car circuit in mid-March.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. made up for his big mistake of a week earlier, pulling away from Jeff Gordon Sunday in a pair of overtime laps to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway and tighten the championship chase with two races to go.
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Buddy Rice says it makes little difference where you start today&#39;s Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway . . . which is good news for Indy Racing League points leader Tony Kanaan, as well as the Indy 500 champion.
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It didn&#39;t take Ryan Newman long to figure out he had an awesome race car Sunday - one that would be capable of winning the MBNA America 400 race at Dover International Speedway.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Sometimes things are not as they seem, and on those days, stock-car events are impossible to predict. The driver who won the pole for Sundayâs Ford 400 had qualified 22nd, 21st, seventh
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KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Swede Daniel Chopra held his nerve to beat American Steve Stricker in a playoff for the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship on Sunday.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Jeff Gordon may be the favorite in the Nextel Cup points race, and heâs won five times at Martinsville Speedway, but Ryan Newmanâs Dodge is blowing away Gordonâs Chevy on qualifying day.
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KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Swede Daniel Chopra broke two shots clear of a congested leaderboard midway through Sunday's final round at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.
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Indy Racing League points leader Tony Kanaan will start from the rear of the field for today&#39;s Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway.
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MEXICO&#39;s Adrian Fernandez held off a last curve challenge to win the Indy 300 here today. Fernandez foiled Bryan Herta while Brazil&#39;s Tony Kanaan moved closer to claiming the Indy Racing League season crown.
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Jeff Gordon has a chance to tie the late Dale Earnhardt&#39;s record of three victories at restrictor-plate racetracks in one season.