Sentences with phrase «championship point leader»

Not exact matches

Even though LeBron James didn't have to submit a cover letter to the Cavaliers, he could hypothetically have pointed out the benefits of experience (and championship rings) he obtained as a leader on the Miami Heat.

Apparently, Honda wants him to finish off his season in Super Formula as he's only half a point behind the current championship leader, the Toyota - backed Hiroaki Ishiura.

The championship leader at the end of the normal 26 - race section will be awarded «regular season champion» and get 15 additional playoff points, with the rest of the top 10 also getting them on a 10 (for second) to one (for 10th) playoff point basis.

Heading into the summer break he's 33 points off of championship leader Vettel but has been the highest - scoring driver over the past five Grands Prix, and has put in a number of impressive drives.

He fell 33 points behind leader Jeff Gordon and 28 behind Kenseth, who is in the fourth and final transfer position to the championship race at Homestead - Miami Speedway.

Gasly was just half a point behind championship leader Hiroaki Ishiura heading into the finale, and the showdown between the pair of them was set up nicely.

Bird's win takes him to within 18 points of championship leader Vergne with five races to go, whilst Rosenqvist's untimely error leaves him a distant third, 37 points off of the lead.

Lewis Hamilton entered his home race at Silverstone with a 20 - point deficit to championship leader Sebastian Vettel, after a tough recovery drive in Austria.

But a final decision will have to be made after the current season as Busch is still a contender, currently 47 points (less than a full race) behind championship leader Matt Kenseth with six races remaining.

MOTOR SPORTS — Aussie JACK BRABHAM, three - time winner of the world driving championship, drew within nine points of leader Denis Hulme of New Zealand for the 1967 title when he drove his self - designed Brabham - Repco to a 1:01 win over runner - up Hulme in the 220 - mile Canadian Grand Prix in Mosport, Ont., Can.

Despite finishing down in sixth, Kappet still holds a 19 - point championship leader over Geoffrey Fournier after four rounds.

With eight races to go he is fifth in the championship, 41 points behind team mate and championship leader Romain Grosjean.

Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin and Tom Milner might look, on a lap chart, to have experienced a roller - coaster of highs and lows at different times through the race, but the GT championship points» leaders were able to not only retain their hold on the lead but extend it, thanks to their eventual fourth place finish.

Class championship leaders Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner retained their GTLM points lead despite a ninth - place class finish for the 2012 ALMS GT race - winners at VIR.

With three of nine rounds completed, Corvette Racing drivers Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell are fifth in the drivers championship, 25 points behind the leaders (65 - 40), while Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta are sixth.

Hayden stressed that the ALMS championship situation, in which Rebellion drivers Neel Jani and Nick Heidfeld are 42 points behind leaders Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr from Muscle Milk / Pickett Racing was not a factor.

With solid results acquired over the weekend by drivers Sandberg, Plumb and Ziegler, ANSA Motorsports bridged the gap with the team leading the championship and went from third to second, now only 6 points behind the team - championship leader.

The duo currently trail championship leader Alessandro Balzan by three points heading into Sunday's penultimate round of the season.

Long heads into Sunday's title decider 9 points behind championship leader Alvaro Parente, of K - PAX Racing, who posted the 6th quickest time in the afternoon session.

Corvette Racing's pair of drivers each have 111 points, and sit only 10 points behind the championship leaders.

Don't get me wrong, it was exciting at times — the leaders of the inaugural race wrecked in the final turn, and then the championship was decided by one point on the last lap of the season.