2 big races down, nothing settled
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The Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primaries are history, but both presidential races are still wide open. Despite pre-election polls giving Barack Obama the lead, Hillary Clinton won the New Hampshire Democratic primary. Sen. John McCain won the Republican New Hampshire primary.
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Rain delayed the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500 for more than three hours on Sunday, with Tony Kanaan taking the lead just before the race was red-flagged after 113 of 200 laps.
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No one quite remembers how the weekly races in Lynn Woods got their start. Not surprising, considering it was at least 35 years ago.
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Two national polls on Thursday  showed the race between President Bush and Democrat John Kerry  deadlocked as Bush's convention bounce faded, although the  president has made headway in key swing states.
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It seems the pressure is definitely off now that NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup championship is ready to begin.
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Al Unser Jr. may not stand much of a chance at winning the Indianapolis 500, but racing has become a catharsis for him.
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Rain washes out Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Dover International Speedway, marking the third time this season that weather has disrupted the schedule.
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Qualifying for the Pepsi 400 was washed out Friday, leaving several teams out of the seasonâs second race at NASCARâs most storied track.
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Drivers try to focus on racing with the tragedy that killed 10 still weighing on their minds. By BRANT JAMES, Times Staff Writer. HAMPTON, Ga.
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Crushed by her failure to finish in the women&#39;s marathon on Sunday, a shell-shocked Paula Radcliffe broke down twice again Monday as she struggled to explain how her dreams were shattered.
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A late-race collision between teammates Dario Franchitti and Marco Andretti yesterday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., left both drivers fuming and gave Scott Dixon a victory and a narrow lead in the IndyCar Series championship with two races remaining.
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Two officials differ on the future of a storied outdoor race.
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Auto racing NASCAR conceded yesterday that water got into the fuel supply of more than two cars during the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, apparently leading to a crash that took out several top contenders in the closing laps. Denny Hamlin was leading the Pep Boys Auto 500 with three laps to go when his car stalled while taking the ...
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Heavy rain made for difficult playing conditions and it was not until the latter stages that the teams went close to breaking the deadlock but on both occasions they struck the woodwork.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The car was unreliable, pocked with rust, perilously close to qualifying as a lost cause.
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KAPALUA, Hawaii -- The winds picked up and the scores went down. Go figure. Actually, don't bother, because golf is a game that rarely can be explained, and yesterday's second round of the $5.3 million Mercedes Championships at the Plantation Course is the latest example.
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It was a race with the weather. Which would come first, the rain or the end of the Indy 500. Dario Franchitti gambled on the rain and won Sunday, another bittersweet day for the Andretti family at America's richest race.