Kanaan captures IRL title
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All Brazilian Tony Kanaan had to do was finish fourth or better Sunday at California Speedway regardless of what his Andretti Green Racing teammate, Brit Dan Wheldon, did and the
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&quot;Maybe some point in my life, maybe for 30 laps, not for 400 miles,&quot; Newman said after winning Sunday&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup Series MBNA America 400, before an estimated crowd of 135,000 at Dover International Speedway.
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Sam Hornish Jr. won the Indianapolis 500 by a few feet and took the IRL IndyCar Series championship on a tiebreaker. But that's good enough for the three-time champion after a season he considers the most competitive yet in the IRL.
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Vijay Singh won the Chrysler Championship by five strokes over Jesper Parnevik and Tommy Armour III, becoming the first golfer to win at least $10 million in a season.
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If you listen between the lines, it sure sounds like what Dale Earnhardt Jr. was really saying was something like, &quot;While today&#39;s accomplishment is extremely gratifying on both a personal and professional
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Daniel Chopra, dressed in white from head to toe, won the Mercedes-Benz Championship on the fourth hole of a playoff with Steve Stricker.
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D.J. Trahan charged from four shots behind with a sparkling 7-under 65 Sunday to overtake the faltering Justin Leonard and win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
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Casey Stoner wins the world MotoGP title at the Japanese Grand Prix.
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Juan Pablo Montoya displays his road racing prowess again Sunday, grabbing his first NASCAR Nextel Cup win at Infineon Raceway.
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Dario Franchitti squeezed out a half-lap more than Scott Dixon on their final fuel load yesterday to win his first IndyCar Series title in what may be his farewell to open-wheel racing. Franchitti and Dixon came into the season finale at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., with Franchitti leading the standings by 3 points. Franchitti overtook Dixon on the final lap to win by 1.844 seconds. He won the title and the $1 million prize that goes with it by 13 points.
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They traded laughs over chips and salsa at the ESPN Zone, and later they were going to take pictures. Things will get serious Sunday, when one of the tightest IRL series championships is decided at the PEAK Antifreeze Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Tony Kanaan was locked into first place when a crash brought out the yellow caution just past the midpoint of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Five laps later, he headed back to his garage for a nervous wait after rain halted the race.
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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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It is difficult to think of a more  deserving and popular winner at the weekend than Stuart  Appleby, who completed a successful title defense of the  Mercedes Championships in Hawaii.
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FORT WORTH (Texas): Helio Castroneves won Indy Racing Leagueâs season-ending Chevy 500 Sunday in a controversial finish ahead of fellow Brazilian Tony Kanaan, who was already assured of the drivers championship.
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NEW YORK - South Africa&#39;s Hendrik Ramaala won the men&#39;s title at the New York Marathon yesterday in an unofficial time of 2hr 9min 24sec.
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Tony Kanaan needs only to finish fourth or better Sunday at California Speedway to clinch his first Indy Racing League championship, but he will be racing for the win on the 2-mile oval in Fontana.