Martin Aims to Overtake Gordon in Atlanta 500
Mark Martin, obsessive about racing, contends for the Winston Cup title as NASCAR's season finale, the NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He trails Jeff Gordon by 87 points and Dale Jarrett by 10, with weather delaying practice and a single- session qualifying. Gordon led practice. Martin sits eighth, Jarrett eleventh, Labonte tops practice.
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Jarrett Refuses to Concede NASCAR Title at Atlanta
Dale Jarrett trails Jeff Gordon by 77 points entering the Winston Cup finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He seeks a late-season rally to become champion, hoping to join his father Ned Jarrett as NASCAR titlist.
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Waltrip calls for bigger purses as NASCAR season ends
The NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway sees purses top $2 million for the first time. Darrell Waltrip criticizes the sport's purses as too low and argues sponsors alone won't fund growth while urging a minimum payout to sustain Winston Cup racing. Jeff Gordon seeks a second title with a 77-point lead, needing 18th or better at Atlanta.
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Sampras Leads Semis as Three Rising Stars Reach Season Finale
Pete Sampras, a three time ATP World Championship winner, joins Carlos Moya Jonas Kafelnikov and Patrick Rafter in the semifinals of the season ending event in Hanover Germany. Sampras defeated Rafter 6 4 6 1 to clinch a berth and will face Jonas Bjorkman. Moya young Spaniard and 7th in the world faces Kafelnikov who won the White Group.
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