Drivers turn attention to series title race in Winston Cup
With seven months and 25 races left in the Winston Cup season, top drivers field questions about the championship. Jeff Burton leads Dale Jarrett by 40 points and Mark Martin by 85 after nine races as rain delays practice for the California 500. Martin notes the shift toward points early, while Gordon remains fifth, 210 points behind Burton after several poor finishes.
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Jeff Burton
Dale Jarrett
Mark Martin
Martin
Wallace
Rain halts California 500 qualifying in Fontana
Rain disrupted the NASCAR California 500 schedule at California Speedway, forcing an abbreviated practice for the Auto Club 300 Busch Series race and delaying the Winston West 200. Dale Jarrett lamented the lost time while Terry Labonte extended his consecutive-start streak to 612 races. Mark Martin joined California Speedway’s Walk of Fame with footprints in cement alongside Jeff Gordon. Jeff Gordon and other drivers tested a Daytona USA video game race, with a potential 1 million prize for Coca Cola 600 winners and their fan matches. A new women’s racing apparel line from Enginewear targets NASCAR fans, offering hats and fleece jackets amid the weekend festivities.
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Fontana
CaLif
California Speedway
Dale Jarrett
Martin
Cement
Mark Martin
Jeff Gordon
Gordon
Bobby Labonte
Mike Skinner
Ward Burton
Jeff Burton
Ontario
Labonte
Skinner
Charlotte
Silverbulletday Cruises To Victory In Kentucky Oaks
Silverbulletday, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens, surged three wide on the turn to win the Kentucky Oaks by two lengths over Dreams Gallory. The 1-9 favorite extended her record to seven straight wins and 10 in 11 career starts, in front of a Oaks-record crowd of 101,034. Owner Mike Pegram indicated she would not run in the Derby, focusing on her peak for future races.
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Louisville
Silverbulletday
Bob Baffert
Dreams Gallory
Mike Pegram
Baffert
Real
Pegram
Keeneland
Gary Stevens
Apphor
Churchill Downs
Dreams Galore
Sweeping Story
Baffert eyes third Derby win amid long odds
Bob Baffert seeks a rare third straight Kentucky Derby victory as he joins a select group of Derby greats. He notes a need for luck while noting past champions, including Plain Ben Jones and Calumet Farm, never achieved the feat. The piece references D Wayne Lukas and his Derby history, with Cat Thief and Charismatic among his starters.
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Baffert
Plain Ben Jones
Calumet Farm
Eddie Arcaro
Bill Hartack
D. Wayne Lukas
Thunder Gulch
Deeds Not Words
Lukas
Cat Thief
Charismatic
Godolphin Entrants Set for Lexington Stakes Day
Charismatic captured the Lexington on April 18 as three other trainers plan two starters each for Saeed Suroor Nick Zito and Elliott Walden. Worldly Manner and Aljabi were entered for Godolphin Racing led by Sheik Mohammed al Maktoum. Aljabr was scratched Friday due to apparent lameness. Worldly Manner, bought for 5 million dollars, won three of four U S starts last year.
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Charismatic
Lexington
Saeed Suroor
Nick Zito
Elliott Walden
Worldly Manner
Aljabi
Godolphin Racing
Sheik Mohammed al Maktoum
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Bernard Hettle
Kentucky Racing Commission
Aljabr
United States
Godolphin
Mabees
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Daytona
Texas
Texas Motor Speedway
Burton
Ricky Rudd
Jarrett
Consistency
Terry Labonte
Richard Petty
Martinsville
Nascar
Kristi Markel
Wendy Misner
Markel
Enginewear
Victory
Ee As
Escent
JIM Clark Motors
Iowa
Dodge Dynasty
Dodge
Intrepid
Eagle Summit
Pele
Uate Metal
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