Wary Martin gets the drop on Loeb
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The Estonian Markko Martin, a candidate for the most disappointing driver of the season a month ago, could finish runner-up in the world championship after defeating the new champion Sebastien Loeb to take the Catalonia Rally and his second consecutive
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OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin used his testimony at the Gomery inquiry Thursday to distance himself from the sponsorship scandal, saying that as finance minister he had nothing to do with how government departments spent money.
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From the perspective of being fifth in points, 82 behind leader Kurt Busch, Mark Martin has a unique view heading into Sunday&#39;s Nextel Cup season and championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Jeff Gordon could have thrown a monkey wrench into the works and undermined Hendrick Motorsports's addition of Dale Earnhardt Jr. through the subtraction of Kyle Busch.
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Mark Martin, who drove his first race in the series in 1981, has had a remarkable season, which he has said will be his last in the Nextel Cup Series.
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Mark Martin joined the growing list of longtime drivers easing their way out of NASCAR, announcing Thursday that the 2005 season will be his last as a full-time racer.
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Sebastien Loeb crowned his first world championship with a runaway win in the season-ending Rally of Australia on Sunday. The Frenchman finished one minute 55.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin survived his first big parliamentary challenge Thursday with a last-minute deal to avoid a vote that threatened to topple his Liberal minority government.
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At the finish there were tears and champagne, as SÃ©bastien Loeb finally allowed a trace of emotion to steal over him. Second place on the Tour of Corsica made him the second French world rally champion with two of the 16 rallies to spare.
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Derek Lowe came through where Dave Ferriss failed. And Jim Lonborg. And Roger Clemens and Bruce Hurst, too.
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Citroen&#39;s championship leader Sebastien Loeb made a flying start to the Rally of Britain on Friday to seize the lead from Ford&#39;s overnight front-runner Francois Duval.
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NORTON -- With John Daly there is always a reason to watch, and the daily report from yesterday's third round centers around a driver he said was unfit for use, only officials couldn't be sure that the face was caved in.
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Petter Solberg turned up the heat on world championship rival Sebastien Loeb with a blistering display on stage six to close in on the Wales Rally GB leader.
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FRANCE&#39;s Sebastien Loeb became the new world rally champion today after finishing second behind Markko Martin in the Rally of Corsica.
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Let's get one thing straight about Mark Martin: The 45-year-old NASCAR driver is no dark horse in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. &quot;You guys can call him a dark horse, but I don't,&quot; said Jeff Gordon, who will be a 5-point leader over Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson when NASCAR's inaugural 10-race playoff format is unveiled today in the ...
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SEBASTIEN Loeb crowned his first world championship with a runaway victory in the season-ending Rally of Australia yesterday. The Frenchman finished one minute 55.
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SÃ©bastien Loeb has a limitless appetite for superlatives. Having seized the world rally championship with two rounds to spare, here in the Rally Australia he completed a glittering year with a record-equalling sixth victory of the season.