LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Team NHRA had its best showing ever in the annual Lucas Oil Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge on Sunday with rookie competitor Melanie Troxel earning the gold medal at the charity event.
Fellow drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. was just .07 seconds back of Troxel’s two-run combined time of 1:39.33 seconds, bringing home silver with a 1:39.40. NASCAR road race specialist and multi-time challenge winner Boris Said ended up … Details
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SANTIAGO, Chile — Two-time World Rally champion Carlos Sainz has stretched his overall lead in the Dakar Rally with a second-place finish behind Stephane Peterhansel in Sunday’s eighth stage from Antofagasta to Copiapo in the Atacama desert.
Sainz of Spain leads Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar by 14 minutes, 35 seconds in the car category’s overall standings. American Mark Miller is third, 22:28 off the pace …Â Details
Two-time World Rally champion Carlos Sainz stretched his overall lead in the Dakar Rally with a second-place finish behind Stephane Peterhansel in Sunday’s eighth stage from Antofagasta to Copiapo in the Atacama desert.
Sainz leads Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar by 14 minutes, 35 seconds in the overall standings.
In motorbikes, Chilean rider Contardo Lopez won the stage, but Cyril Despres maintained a large overall lead by finishing fifth. Despres is 1:20:31 ahead of Pal Anders Ullevalseter of Norway.
The rally ends Saturday in Buenos Aires and Sainz and Despres are starting to look like …Â Details
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