Kahne wins at Fontana, nears top 10
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FONTANA, Calif. -- Kasey Kahne overcame a penalty and a series of challenges last night at California Speedway to win his fifth race of the season and close in on a spot in NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship with one race remaining.
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Lewis Hamilton won the U.S. Grand Prix for McLaren on Sunday to secure his second victory in a row and move 10 points clear in the championship.
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With five wins to his name, the most of any Nextel Cup driver, Kasey Kahne is the king of the garage.
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World number one Vijay Singh became the first golf player to earn season winnings of over 10 million US dollars after he won his ninth victory this year at the Chrysler Championships
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The top 10 Nascar drivers were in New York Thursday, en route to New Hampshire, where on Sunday they will begin the Chase for the Nextel Cup.
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FONTANA ---- Brian Vickers&#39; qualifying lap for Sunday&#39;s Nextel Cup Pop Secret 500 felt almost too good to the rookie. &quot;When you cross the line after a lap like that and everything feels awesome, you&#39;re waiting
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Ryan Newman snapped an 81-race winless streak Sunday, using a huge push from teammate Kurt Busch to give car owner Roger Penske his first Daytona 500 victory. Penske, the most successful owner in open-wheel history with 14 wins in the prestigious Indianapolis 500, now has a victory in NASCAR's showcase event.
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Filderstadt, Germany: Amelie Mauresmo overcame a slow start to win her first match as the world&#39;s top ranked player, beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 7-5, 6-4 at the Porsche Grand Prix.
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Kurt Busch wins the pole for the Sharp Aquos 500 at California (Fontana) Speedway -- his first pole since October 2006 at Martinsville and the 10th of his career.
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Ryan Newman&#39;s second-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway last Saturday night allowed him to crack the top 10 in the Nextel Cup Series points standings once again.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. charged from 11th place to victory and the series points lead in the last five laps of yesterday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
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Elliott Sadler raced to his second victory of the season and all but wrapped up a spot in the NASCAR's new championship playoff Sunday night at California Speedway.
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Nextel Cup rookie sensation Kasey Kahne set a NASCAR Busch series qualifying record by taking the pole Friday at Dover International Speedway.
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First, he won the 500-mile race at Talladega and grabbed the NASCAR Nextel Cup points lead. Two days later, he lost his points lead and $10,000.
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Adrian Fernandez won a two-lap sprint to the finish in Sunday&#39;s Toyota 400, nosing out Tony Kanaan, whose runner-up finish was good enough to clinch the Indy Racing League series point title.
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British rookie Lewis Hamilton won the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday to take his second victory in a row and forge 10 points clear of McLaren team mate Fernando Alonso in the Formula One championship.
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Kasey Kahne wins the pole Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading a parade of Dodges as Chargers takes five of the top seven spots in qualifying.