Sentences with phrase «behind championship leader»

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.

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.

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.

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

Not exact matches

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 victory wasn't surprising, as Truex and Furniture Row Racing were considered championship favorites leading into Sunday's playoff opener, but it did require Truex to overcome a flat front tire that dropped him a lap behind the leaders.

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.

Formula 2's run - away championship leader Charles Leclerc will be back behind the wheel of a Ferrari F1 car at next month's post-Hungarian Grand Prix test.

Woods, who walked off the course after needing 33 putts, was nine shots behind early leader Dustin Johnson and faces missing the cut in his third straight major championship.

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

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.

As the owner of RealTime Racing, Cunningham has led the program to unparalleled success behind the wheel of Acuras and Hondas with seven championships and a throne atop World Challenge's record book as the all - time leader in starts, wins, poles, top threes, top fives, and top 10s.

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.