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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 2001
Page
1
NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick was knocked out of The Winston after a first lap accident in Concord North Carolina. He had qualified second earlier in Nazareth Pennsylvania for the Nazareth 200, part of the day’s all star racing events. Rain delayed the start until late night.
Tony Raines claimed his first career Busch Series pole with a lap at 131.334 mph for the Nazareth 200. Kevin Harvick qualified second at 131.028 as Chevrolet took the front row, while Jeff Green was third.
Bluefield High School captures its third AAA boys title in four years at the Charleston state finals with wins in three of four singles and two doubles. Andy Sarver beat Drew College 6-2 6-2 at No. 1 singles and Matt Stonestreet topped Mark Taraksi 6-4 6-2. Orr and Davis also won doubles, while Catholic dominated the girls event, claiming three singles and all three doubles titles.
Point Given ridden by Gary Stevens dominated the Preakness at Pimlico, overtaking late to beat A P Valentine by 2 1/4 lengths while Monarchos faded from Derby glory. Congaree finished third as Calumet’s horse Clinic trainer Bob Baffert celebrated his third Preakness victory in five years.
Philadelphia righty Robert Person threw a four-hitter and Doug Glanville homered as the Phillies beat St. Louis 3-2 to stay atop the NL. J.D. Drew hit a two run shot in the seventh. St Louis dropped to 24-17 after a 10-game win streak.
Virginia and West Virginia lifters shattered records at the Mountain Festival Powerlifting Meet held at the Greater Bluefield Community Center. APF sanction allowed Virginia lifters to set marks despite the event being in West Virginia, with standouts including Steve Keim, Tom Keim, Kiag Kirk, Bill Bostic, and WV athletes from Charleston.
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