Franchitti Wins Texaco-Havoline 200 at Road America
Dario Franchitti beat CART points leader Alex Zanardi by 7.102 seconds to win the Texaco-Havoline 200 at Road America. The 25 year old Scot overcame prior missteps at Toronto and Lexington to pull away after a late pitboard indicated a lead of more than ten seconds.
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Dario Franchitti
CART
Alex Zanardi
EvkuaArt
Lexington
Ohio
Bryan Herta
Road America
Franchitti Tops Champ Car Debut At Long Beach Run
Scotsman Dario Franchitti wins his second year Champ Car race, finishing 7.102 seconds ahead of defending champion with a 127.145 mph pace. He led 21 of 30 laps at the 4.048 mile circuit as Michael Andretti blows a rear tire in a late crash after a pit sequence.
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Alex Zanardi
Suzuka
Japan
Bobby Rahal
Michael Andretti
Andretti
Mid-Ohio
Zanardi
Swift-Ford
CART
Rossoni tops Barber Dodge at Road America pole to win
Brazilian Nilton Rossoni led from the pole and held on to win the Barber Dodge Pro Series race at Road America in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. Italian Giovanni Anapoli finished second, 3.932 seconds back, with series leader Todd Snyder in third as Rossoni claimed his first circuit win.
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Rossoni
Elkhart Lake
Wis
Nilton Rossoni
Giovanni Anapoli
Todd Snyder
Lazzaro Captures Toyota Atlantic Race at Road America
Anthony Lazzaro led from start to finish to win the Toyota Atlantic race at Road America. He held off Memo Gidley to secure his third career victory, finishing 4.016 seconds ahead. Kenny Wilden came home third.
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Lazzaro
Elkhart Lake
Wis
Anthony Lazzaro
Memo Gidley
Kenny Wilden
Brack uses fuel gamble to win IRL Radisson 200 at Pikes Peak
Kenny Brack, 32, of Karlstad Sweden, gambled on fuel to win the IRL Radisson 200 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. He stayed on track in a four car finish, finishing 7.5 seconds ahead of Robbie Buhl after crucial late pit strategy and running out of fuel near the checkered flag. Tony Stewart finished third as Billy Boat ran out of fuel. Brack captured his second straight IRL win and praised his car and team owner A J Foyt for the strong performance.
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CoLo
Kenny Brack
Las Vegas
Brack
Pikes Peak International Raceway
Robbie Buhl
Mile Oval
Tony Stewart
Billy Boat
Karlstad
Sweden
IRL
Concord
N.C
Buhl
A.J
A.J. Foyt
Tony
Stewart
Davey Hamilton
Hamilton
Stephan Gregoire
Schumacher tops Hungary Grand Prix in three stop strategy
Michael Schumacher won the Hungarian Grand Prix to trim Mika Hakkinen's lead to seven points as a three stop plan let him run lighter and gain pace. Hakkinen finished sixth, Coulthard was second, Villeneuve third as Schumacher neared Ferrari's long-awaited title.
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Budapest
Hungary
Michael Schumacher
Schumacher
Hakkinen
Belgium
David Coulthard
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
Singh wins PGA Championship at Sahalee over Stricker
Vijay Singh clinched his first major at the PGA in Sahalee, beating Steve Stricker as Elkington and Price chased from behind. Singh waved to his wife and son behind the 18th green as he secured a two stroke margin with a precise finish, while Stricker faltered on the final holes.
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Steve Stricker
PGA
Qass
Singh
Sahalee
Stricker
No. 17
Wanamaker
Steve Elkington
Mark O’meara
Ben Hogan
Elkington
Nick Price
Sam
Snead
Gene Sarazen
O’meara
Frank Lickliter
O'Meara
Davis Love III
Tiger Woods
Love
Denny Shute
Billy Mayfair
Woods
Notable Ryder Cup foes meet in PGA Championship pairing
PGA Notebook recounts the last round where Nick Faldo? No, wait. Actually Couples beats Woosnam in a 2 under 68 to 1 over 72. They previously split Ryder Cup singles in 1993 and 1995 with Couples dominating in 1997. Woosnam praises Couples and reflects on their rivalry dating to Masters 1991 when Woosnam won and the next year mocked Couples. Couples, returning to Seattle area, notes he enjoys playing with Woosnam and praises his partner's game.
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Couples
Woosnam
Seattle
Ian
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Jody Scheckter
Ian Woosnam
Fred
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