Burton ends slump with dominant New Hampshire win
Ward Burton drives from 31st to win the New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, avoiding a hazardous surface and passing Matt Kenseth with 10 laps to go for a 3.1 second victory. The race featured sliding grooves, cautions, and calls to fix a deteriorating pavement after track owners poured $200,000 into resurfacing. Burton’s win ends a string of poor finishes since the season opener.
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N.H
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Burton
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New England
Jeff Green
New Hampshire
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Todd Bodine
Kenseth
Dale Jarrett
Jarrett
Ford
Rusty Wallace
Ryan Newman
Robby Gordon
Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick
Elliott Sadler
Bob Bahre
Sadler
Kyle Petty
Jeff Gordon
Barron secures first IRL win at Nashville after late cautions
Barron, starting fifth, dropped to last amid early pit trouble then charged to the lead as a late caution ended. He held off Gil de Ferran by 42 seconds for his first IRL victory, Blair Racing’s milestone after switching from CART. De Ferran leads Castroneves by 10 points.
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Tenn
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Barron
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville
Blair
CART
IRL
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de Ferran
Penske
Helio Castroneves
Sam Hornish Jr
Scott Sharp
Hornish
Richie Hearn
Raul Boesel
Eddie Cheever
Felipe Giaffone
Castroneves
Tony Renna
George Mack
Dallara
Sharp
Schumacher wins French Grand Prix to seal fifth F1 title
Michael Schumacher wins the French Grand Prix from pole position, taking the lead on lap 68 after Kimi Raikkonen skidded on oil. The Ferrari driver finishes first with 96 season points, extending his and Ferrari’s dominance with six races remaining. Raikkonen finishes second ahead of Coulthard, Montoya, Ralf Schumacher, and Button.
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France
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Schumacher
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McLaren- Mercedes
Raikkonen
Lour
Juan Pablo Montoya
David Coulthard
Montoya
BMW Williams
Ralf Schumacher
Jenson Button
Renault
Magnussen Brabham win inaugural Washington Grand Prix
Washington Grand Prix winner Magnussen and Brabham held off two Audi crews in a 2 hour 45 minute race to beat Kristensen and Capello by 0.766 seconds. Biela and Pirro finished third, eight seconds behind.
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Panoz
Jan Magnussen
David Brabham
Audi
Magnussen
Brabham
Tom Kristensen
Rinaldo Capello
Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Russell grabs second Top Fuel win at Mile High nationals
Darrell Russell beat Cory McClenathan in the Mopar Parts Mile High Nationals final to claim his second Top Fuel victory of the season. Russell posted a quarter-mile time of 4.877 seconds at 301.07 mph while McClenathan ran 4.898 seconds at 295.53 mph.
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Morrison
CoLo
Darrell Russell
Cory McClenathan
Russell
McClenathan
Monarchs Hold Off Magic 62-60 In Sacramento Showdown
Tangela Smith anchored Sacramento with 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds as the Monarchs edged Orlando 62-60. Smith banked in a late shot to put Sacramento ahead 60-58 with 1:02 left, while LaKeshia Frett added 15 points and Yolanda Griffith 13 points 10 rebounds for the 5-16 Monarchs. For Orlando, Shannon Johnson scored 21 points and Nykesha Sales 14 as the Miracle dropped to 10-11.
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Orlando Miracle
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Monarchs
La’Keshia Frett
Shannon Johnson
Adrienne Johnson
Nykesha Sales
Orlando
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Yolanda Griffith
Miracle
Alando
Sales
Palmer
Machanguana
Douglas
Sjohnson
Hicks
Alohnson
Wyckoff
Dos Santos
Totals
Grooms
Griffith
Holland-Corn
Penichelra
Bolton
Bauer- Bilodeau
Malga
Penicheiro
Brown
TIE Fire 87 Mercury 75 Portland Phoenix recap
Portland defeats Phoenix 87 75 in Portland led by Walker and Jackson scoring 10 points each for Fire. Phoenix top scorers Gillom and Williams paced Phoenix with double digits as game notes include 3 point counts and rebounds highlighting a 32 37 reb edge for Portland and 16 17 assists for Phoenix.
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Tamicha Jackson
Portland
Fire
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Mercury
Jennifer Gillom
Alisa Burras
DeMya Walker
Walker
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Flags
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Gaan
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