Burton Wins Pepsi 400 at Daytona in Photo Finish
Jeff Burton withstood late charges from Dale Earnhardt Dale Jarrett and Rusty Wallace to win the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. The Ford driver earned his 13th career victory and his eighth win in the past two seasons, finishing 0.149 seconds ahead of Jarrett after a four lap shootout. Burton held off pressure despite taking only two tires on final pit stop as the top Ford trio finished 1-2-3 with Wallace third and Labonte 12th.
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Dale Jarrett
Rusty Wallace
Daytona International Speedway
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Lake Lloyd
Victory Lane
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Dales
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Jimmy Spencer
Ave. Wallace
Mark Martin
Ricky Rudd
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Tony Stewart
Pontiac
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Nascar
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Exide Batteries Ford
PR Briefs: Qualifying Pace For Sears DieHard 250
Racing notes show Abe inoy in the mix as drivers chase top time in Saturdays qualifying. A lap at 121.872 mph marks a strong run toward the Sears DieHard 250 amid a field of contenders.
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Sears ‘DieHard
Abe Inne Oye
Schumacher takes pole at Magny Cours in French Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher led the French Grand Prix qualifying at Magny Cours, clocking 1 minute 15.632 seconds for his third consecutive pole this season. Coulthard, Barrichello, and Hakinnen trailed as weather forecasts warned of possible storms for race day.
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France
Michael Schumacher
Schu
David Coulthard
Rubens Barrichello
Brazil
Ferrari
Mika Hakki
Nen
Hakkinen
McLaren
Coulthard
Busch Becomes Youngest Craftsman Truck Winner at Milwaukee
Kurt Busch, 21, held off Randy Tolsma on late restarts to win the Sears DieHard 200 at Milwaukee, the youngest NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series winner. He led 156 of 200 laps, earned $49,835, and became the fifth rookie winner this season, with Biffle third and Sprague eighth.
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Wis
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Randy Tolsma
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Tolsma
Milwaukee Mile
Kenny Irwin
Homestead
Fla
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Roush Racing
Sev
Kentucky Speedway
Fort Worth
Texas
Biffle
Moreno Captures Pole For Cleveland Grand Prix
Roberto Moreno, 41, earned his first CART pole in seven seasons with a 1 minute 31.570 second lap on the Burke Lakefront course. Gil de Ferran, 0.100 second behind, barely missed the top spot as Moreno spun late in the session and red flags paused play. Moreno leads the series after a Portland runner-up and heads to Sunday's Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland for Patrick Racing.
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Portland
Ore
Moreno
Gil de Ferran
Patrick Racing
Burke Lakefront
de Ferran
Nazareth
Reynard
Marlboro Team Penske
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