Shackleford Wins Preakness In Dramatic Gate Escape
Shackleford broke free from the starting gate at Pimlico to secure a 1 56 1/4 mile victory by a half length over Animal Kingdom. Jockey Jesus Castanon steered the 12-1 colt to the wire as 107,398 fans watched, spoiling another Triple Crown bid.
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Isn
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Concealed Identity
Norman Asbjornson
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Flashpoint
Shackleford captures Preakness in Baltimore thriller
Shackleford wins the Preakness Stakes by overtaking Animal Kingdom with a 1 56.21 final time. Castanon secures his first Triple Crown race victory for trainer Dale Romans, as Animal Kingdom falters late on a hot Maryland day.
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Animal Kine
Castanon
Dale Romans
Louisville, Ky
Baltimore
Romans
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Graham Motion
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Tagliani captures Indy 500 pole as Ganassi and Penske falter
Alex Tagliani becomes the first Canadian to win Indy 500 pole with a four lap average of 227.472 mph at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Scott Dixon starts beside him, Franchitti misses pole due to fuel issues, and several Andretti Ganassi Penske drivers fail to qualify for May race.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Scott Dixon
Tagliani
Dario Franchitti
Spain
Oriol Servia
Penske
Sam Schmidt
Andretti
Marco Andretti
Danica Patrick
Graham
Rahal
Ryan Briscoe
Franchitti
Dixon
Dario
Tle
Brazil
Helio Castroneves
Castroneves
Indy
Michael Andretti
Patrick
Marco
John Andretti
Edwards Cruises To All-Star Victory At Charlotte
Carl Edwards dominated the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway earning a $1 million payday. He won three of four segments, beat Kyle Busch for the checkered flag, and later apologized for wrecking his Ford during a late pit stop.
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Carl Edwards
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Kyle Busch
Edwards
Bob Osborne
Victory Lane
Bob
Nascar
Busch
Toyota
David Reutimann
Tony Stewart
Greg Biffle
Matt Kenseth
RFR
David Ragan
Ragan
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick
Ryan Newman
Kurt Busch
Brad Keselowski
Luck helps Gerken to win at Lorain County Speedway
Stacey Gerken moved to the lead after leaders Shaffer and Steinman faltered on lap 44 of the 50 lap $1,500 to win modified feature at Lorain County Speedway. A weathered track and rough restarts shaped a tense race as Gerken captured the victory. Bill Penn completed a pure stock clean sweep with the feature win after earlier dash and heat success.
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South Amherst
Stacey Gerken
Lorain County Speedway
Gerken
Tigh Shaffer
TJ. Steinman
Dan LaRocco
Shaffer
Steinman
Sandusky
Schumacher tops qualifying at NHRA Summer Nationals
Tony Schumacher secured the No. 1 qualifying spot in Top Fuel at Heartland Park Topeka extending his NHRA career record to 64. Jack Beckman and Mike Edwards also claimed No. 1 qualifiers in their classes. In Spain, Mark Webber beat Sebastian Vettel for pole at the Spanish Grand Prix as Red Bull earned its fifth straight pole of the season in Barcelona.
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Tony Schumacher
Heartland Park
Schumacher
Jack Beckman
Mike Edwards
Mark Webber
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
Barcelona
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