“Johnson wins at Dover; Martin still leads Chase - St. Louis Post-Dispatch” plus 4 more |
- Johnson wins at Dover; Martin still leads Chase - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Hight nets another Funny Car win - ESPN.com
- Johnson cruises at Dover again - Alameda Times-Star
- Dallas final results - Motorsport.com
- Hight making joke of Funny Car playoffs - Peoria Journal Star
Johnson wins at Dover; Martin still leads Chase - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Posted: 27 Sep 2009 09:06 PM PDT DOVER, DEL. — Jimmie Johnson dominated again in a Chase race, sweeping the season races at Dover International Speedway to accelerate his bid for an unprecedented fourth straight Sprint Cup title. Johnson cut Hendrick Motorsports teammate Mark Martin's points lead Sunday with the victory — his fourth of the year and 44th overall — in the second of 10 races in the Chase for the championship. "I'm pretty sure that dude is Superman," Martin said. "I've seen that dude up close and I see why he's so successful. He works harder at it than anybody else, I think, on the circuit." No winner of the second Dover race has ever gone on to win the Cup championship. If any driver can reverse that trend, it's Johnson. As in May, Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet was out in front for the majority of the 400-mile race. "I certainly hope that our performance today scares some people and affects them in a way that benefits us," Johnson said. Chase drivers took nine of the first 11 spots. Martin followed last week's win at New Hampshire with a second-place finish. Juan Pablo Montoya was fourth and Kurt Busch fifth. Matt Kenseth was the highest non-Chase driver at third. Martin holds a 10-point lead over Johnson heading into next week at Kansas Speedway. "This team is really on a roll right now," Martin said. In other Chase driver results, Jeff Gordon finished sixth, Kasey Kahne eighth, Tony Stewart ninth and Ryan Newman 10th. Carl Edwards finished 11th, Greg Biffle 13th, Brian Vickers 18th and Denny Hamlin 22nd. "It's just two races," Martin said. "I still say that there's 12 in and 12 can win. It might be a challenge for a couple of the ones toward the end of the back." Johnson, who tire-tested in August at Dover, won from the pole. He led 298 laps when he won at Dover in May and added another 271 on the 1-mile concrete track Sunday. Johnson won for the fifth time at Dover. Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus also won their 15th Chase race. "Our team is pretty easily motivated," Knaus said. Easy to see why. Cale Yarborough is the only other driver to win three straight championships and Johnson can move past him with more dominating performances like this one over the final eight races. Johnson, who won for the first time since July at Indianapolis, crushed Kenseth and the rest of the contenders off the double-file restarts and was never seriously challenged. He's in great position, but he's still not in first. Even with the 10 bonus points for winning, Martin still holds a slim lead. Martin, 50, is the sentimental favorite for his first Cup championship. "I'm happy with the result," Martin said. "We just missed it a little bit." It's way too early in the Chase to rule out any driver as a contender for the championship, but the Hendrick powerhouse sure looks like it fields the teams to beat. "They're strong everywhere," Hamlin said. "There's no weakness to their race team at all." Hamilton wins in Singapore — McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the Singapore Grand Prix while Brawn GP's Jenson Button extended his Formula One championship lead by one point. Hamilton started from the pole and protected his lead to finish 9.6 seconds ahead of Timo Glock. Hight captures second playoff victory — Robert Hight raced to his second Funny Car victory in two playoff events, winning the NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex. Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Greg Anderson (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Hight nets another Funny Car win - ESPN.com Posted: 27 Sep 2009 08:44 PM PDT NHRA Races Through DallasENNIS, Texas -- Robert Hight raced to his second Funny Car victory in two playoff events, winning the NHRA Fall Nationals on Sunday at Texas Motorplex. Hight, who barely advanced to the Countdown to 1, beat Jack Beckman in the final round at the Texas Motorplex, after outrunning Leif Helander, Tim Wilkerson and Ashley Force Hood. Last week, he beat Matt Hagan in the finale in Concord, N.C. "The first two weeks of the Countdown couldn't have been any better for us," said Hight, who posted a 4.218-second run at 296.44 mph in his Ford Mustang. "We won them and went from worst to first, so it's very exciting for me. It's something I never thought was going to happen. I never lost faith in my team. You dream big, but this is huge." Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Greg Anderson (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event. Schumacher beat rival Larry Dixon in the Top Fuel final. Schumacher finished in 3.944 at 312.86 for his fifth win of the season and 61st of his career, while top qualifier Dixon trailed with a 4.232 at 225.18. With the victory, Schumacher, who has won the last five Top Fuel season titles and six overall, moved into the points lead. Anderson claimed his first playoff victory and second win of the season in Pro Stock, driving his Pontiac GXP to a 6.684 at 207.11 to hold off former Funny Car racer Johnny Gray. Series points leader Mike Edwards was upset in the semifinals by Anderson. In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Arana raced to his third consecutive victory and fifth of the season with a final-round performance of 6.979 at 190.67 on a Buell to hold off championship rival and defending world champ Eddie Krawiec. Arana increased his series lead to 27 over Krawiec.
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Johnson cruises at Dover again - Alameda Times-Star Posted: 27 Sep 2009 09:20 PM PDT Jimmie Johnson dominated again in a Chase race, sweeping the season races at Dover (Del.) International Speedway to accelerate his bid for an unprecedented fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup title. Johnson cut Hendrick Motorsports teammate Mark Martin's points lead Sunday with the win — his fourth of the year and 44th overall — in the second of 10 races in the Chase for the championship. "I'm pretty sure that dude is Superman," Martin said. Much as Johnson did in May, his No. 48 Chevrolet was out in front for the majority of the 400-mile race. He led 271 laps at the one-mile oval for his fifth win at Dover. Chase drivers took nine of the first 11 spots. Martin followed last week's win at New Hampshire with a runner-up finish. Juan Pablo Montoya was fourth and Kurt Busch fifth. Matt Kenseth was the highest non-Chase driver at third. Martin holds a 10-point lead over Johnson heading into next week at Kansas Speedway. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the Singapore Grand Prix. He started from the pole and finished 9.6 seconds ahead of Timo Glock, who equaled Toyota's best Formula One finish. Fernando Alonso gave scandal-hit Renault a lift by placing third. Force India's Adrian Sutil was fined $20,000 for causing BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld to crash on lap 19. Hamilton averaged 99.323 mph for 61 laps around the 3.15-mile circuit. Robert Hight raced to his second Funny Car victory in two playoff events, winning the NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex in Ennis. Hight beat Jack Beckman in the final with a 4.218-second run at 296.44 mph in his Ford Mustang. Beckman finished in 4.271 seconds at 292.58 mph. Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel)m, Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners.MLS Ryan Johnson scored in the 73rd minute to help the Earthquakes (6-12-7) post a 2-1 win over D.C. United (8-7-12). Johnson headed in a rebound off the crossbar to break a tie. It was the second goal the Earthquakes scored in 15 minutes against United replacement keeper Milos Kocic, brought on when Josh Wicks dislocated his shoulder. The Quakes snapped a 20-game road winless streak that was the second longest in league history. San Jose was 0-12-8 away from home since a 2-0 win over Columbus on June 7, 2008. Kocic had been in the game for about six minutes when San Jose scored the tying goal. Ramon Sanchez connected on a free kick from just outside the penalty box. Tennis Kimiko Date Krumm became the oldest winner of a WTA Tour event since Billie Jean King in 1983, beating Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-3 at the Korea Open in Seoul. Date Krumm turned 39 today. King was 39 years, 7 months, 23 days when she won at Birmingham, England. The title was Date Krumm's first in 13 years and eighth of her career. She quit tennis in 1996 before returning last year. Shahar Peer beat local favorite Akgul Amanmuradova 6-3, 6-4 in the Tashkent (Uzbekistan) Open final. Peer also won the Guangzhou (China) Open last Sunday. Gael Monfils posted a 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-2 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber in the Open de Moselle final in Metz, France. Albert Montanes won the BCR Open Romania in Bucharest, overcoming Juan Monaco 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6). Jim Courier edged Pete Sampras 2-6, 6-4, 10-8 (tiebreak) to win the Outback Champions' Breezeplay title in Charlotte, N.C.Horse racing Jockey Frank Alvarado and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer won three races at Golden Gate Fields. They teamed up to win the first race with Doubloon City ($2.80) and third with Testify to Love ($4). This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Dallas final results - Motorsport.com Posted: 27 Sep 2009 06:57 PM PDT ENNIS, Texas -- Sunday's final results from the 24th annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec at Texas Motorplex. The race is the 20th of 24 in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series: Top Fuel -- Tony Schumacher, 3.944 seconds, 312.86 mph def. Larry Dixon, 4.232 seconds, 225.18 mph. Funny Car -- Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.218, 296.44 def. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.271, 292.58. Pro Stock -- Greg Anderson, Pontiac GXP, 6.684, 207.11 def. Johnny Gray, Dodge Stratus, 6.713, 206.64. Pro Stock Motorcycle -- Hector Arana, Buell, 6.979, 190.67 def. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.005, 190.43. Top Alcohol Dragster -- Marty Thacker, 5.372, 265.43 def. Shawn Cowie, 5.418, 265.74. Top Alcohol Funny Car -- John Lombardo Jr., Chevy Camaro, 5.691, 252.61 def. Alexis De Joria, Ford Mustang, 5.861, 242.54. Competition Eliminator -- Bruno Massel, Chevy Cobalt, 7.455, 145.66 def. Tom Schmidt, Chevy S-10, 9.291, 110.41. Super Stock -- Bryan Chaney, Chevy Camaro, 10.207, 124.43 def. Bobby Dennis, Olds Calais, 10.949, 114.38. Stock Eliminator -- Monty Bogan, Pontiac Firebird, 10.331, 126.96 def. Kevin Helms, Chevy Camaro, 10.574, 124.67. Super Comp -- Lloyd Parfait, Dragster, 8.887, 168.70 def. Mark Powers, Dragster, 8.876, 172.83. Super Gas -- David Jones, Pontiac Firebird, 9.906, 157.76 def. Roger Warren, Olds Cutlass, 9.892, 153.20. -credit: nhra |
Hight making joke of Funny Car playoffs - Peoria Journal Star Posted: 27 Sep 2009 06:50 PM PDT Robert Hight raced to his second Funny Car win in two playoff events, winning the NHRA Fall Nationals on Sunday at Texas Motorplex.
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