Sentences with phrase «final race to the finish»

The European Champion added a second RS: X World Championship silver to her medal collection at the conclusion of an intense and physical light wind regatta, with Shaw sailing a strong final race to finish second in the medal finale and claim the second step of the women's podium.

Not to worry though, you'll still have a chance to win during a final race to the finish line and round of trivia.

Not exact matches

The swinging arms may come back out during the final moments of the race to give the skater an extra boost for the finish.

Our main aim should be to «keep the faith» as we finish the race rather than simply fading into the background or spending our final years playing golf in Acapulco.

He was still leading the championship heading in the the final round in Fuji, but the race was so wet that he couldn't see properly as a result of his burns and withdrew from the race, allowing Hunt to finish third and win the title.

Watching these stoic men and women care for their dogs — despite their own obvious fatigue — then push off on the final 22 - mile stretch run to the finish in Nome, proved to me that this race is the ultimate iron - will event.

Thus, in the unlikely instance that Sabich might win both final races, Killy needed only to average two fourth - place finishes to clinch at least a tie for his title and that $ 40,000 check.

In the closing stages of the race Petrov did exactly that, passing the Marussia of Charles Pic to finish a brilliant 11th - the best result of any of the «new teams» up to that point, and enough for Caterham to leapfrog its rivals in the final standings.

Spurs narrowly missed out on the Champions League places last year, finishing just one point behind north London rivals Arsenal in a race that went down to the final day of the season.

Nico Hulkenberg had another impressive race for Renault to finish sixth, with Carlos Sainz in ninth, hounding Vettel in the final corner.

But Busch, who also advanced to the final four last season, finishing second, and his No. 18 team consistently challenged Truex and Furniture Row Racing during the regular season more than any other team, and in nine playoff races Busch has led more laps (631) than Truex (529).

The final four drivers will have their points reset for the final race, with the simple goal of beating the other three to the finish line to win the 2017 Cup championship.

He eventually did it, though, to finish 15th and claim the final point of the race.

P4 was enough to take the championship battle onto the third and final race and Randle finished third, to become the first Aussie to win the series.

Similar to the previous day's race, the quad had an early 4 second advantage over the other crews at the 500m mark, which they continued to extend, eventually finishing over 13 seconds ahead of Tilburg University (NED) in second place, and 36 seconds ahead of University of Heidelburg (GER) in third, in a final time of 06:56:42.

But the question of who'll fill Massa's boots is one that isn't likely to be answered until the season has finished so for now, let's just enjoy the final couple of races of one of F1's great competitors.

Johnson ran out of gas on the final lap of the postseason opener at Chicagoland Speedway (he finished 10th); he wrecked hard at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 15 after putting his number 48 Chevy in a precarious position (he wound up 34th); and he waited too long at Talladega Superspeedway to make his typical late - race charge from the back of the pack (he came in 26th).

Soutter, who grew up in Oxsted, Surrey, before moving to the Alps, had earlier narrowly edged out teammate Maisie Hill in the semi-final to clinch a spot to race for the medals before Hill went on to win the B final and finish fifth overall.

Befitting one of the best rivalries in golf, the race to the Race between Ko and Park was a photo finish, with the outcome riding on Ko's final short stroke for bogey on the 72nd hrace to the Race between Ko and Park was a photo finish, with the outcome riding on Ko's final short stroke for bogey on the 72nd hRace between Ko and Park was a photo finish, with the outcome riding on Ko's final short stroke for bogey on the 72nd hole.

Mo Farah's final ever track race is sure to live long in the memory as a dramatic finish to the 5000m saw him sign off with a win at the Weltklasse Zürich IAAF Diamond League meeting on Thursday.

Riders are scored according to finishing position in each event before the drama of the final event, the points race, in which riders can lose or gain points, the rider with the highest total crowned the winner.

In the new omnium format, double points are available in the final sprint - Nelson knew she had to score to take silver and secured her medal by finishing the race in third place, with Barbieri second, good enough to earn her bronze.

The rider from Lichfield finished fifth, with Cure taking the win to move second, behind Kopecky - but Nelson held onto her third place going into the final points race.

He finished about four points behind GOP Sen. David Vitter and, like Comer, he probably would have been elected governor had he made it to the final race.

Gavin and Beretta lost the war for the GT1 drivers championship to their Corvette Racing teammates Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen by 23 points, but they scored a victory in the final battle of the season Gavin and Beretta completed 139 laps in the winning No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R, finishing 12 seconds ahead of the runner - up No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R of O'Connell and Magnussen.

Not long after Milner left the pitlane, an incident — similar to the once that impacted the race's finish — blocked the final turn with Milner stuck in the outside lane.

Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin this year completed his 10th full season with the all - conquering American giant, and finished the final - ever American Le Mans Series season in 3rd place in the GT standings — ceding his, and team mate Tommy Milner's, 2012 Championship title to Corvette team mates Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia.

The race's fourth and final caution period led to Jan making a well - timed move on Tommy and another BMW going into Turn 1 and the No. 4 settled in for a good points - earning finish.

The Ulsterman came out on top at the end of an enthralling last lap, which saw him lose the lead only to retake it on the final corner from fellow Briton Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing — Ducati Superbike Team) who finished second, missing out the victory by a scant 0.051 s.

More than a couple of this season's races came down to moves made at the final turn on the last lap so there's every reason to believe they'll finish that way again in 2017.

Following the race, a competitor who finished ahead of Eversley on track was issued a post-race penalty that promoted the No. 43 to fourth in the final results.

The final piece of the puzzle before putting the car back on the ground is to mount the Rocket Racing Booster wheels (with Hyper Shot finish) and Maxxis tires.

It was a formidable union, as the Anglo - Australian pairing finished eighth in the final classification after Gavin became the first international rookie since 1989 to reach the podium in Australia's great race, the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

After the final round of fuel stops, Gavin was in third and within striking distance of the leader — but two late - race cautions stymied his attempts to move up in the finishing order.

The race become a strategic chess match when the two Corvettes made their fifth and final pit stops under caution at the 2 - hour, 48 - minute mark, ensuring that both cars could run to the finish without another stop.

But off of the standing start, Wilkins» Optima suffered a half - shaft break ending his day, while Baldwin finished second and Aschenbach ended fourth to set up for a dramatic finish in the final race of the year.

• Oliver Gavin and Corvette Racing teammate Tommy Milner finished in second position at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on Sunday (10 July, 2016) • Gavin qualified the # 4 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the sixth position on Saturday, a tenth of a second from the second row in class • After a strong race, the final pit stop saw Milner gain a couple of positions executing a great undercut strategy, using his warm Michelin rubber to take advantage of others leaving the pits on cold tyres.

• Gavin then completed a double - stint and then alternating single stints on to the chequered flag • Final stop key to finishing in fourth position based on fuel strategy and the position felt «like a win» for Gavin • Gavin looking forward to this weekend's race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park but expects a tight battle

In 2013 — Sellers» final season in the American Le Mans Series — he helped co-drive Team Falken Tire's Porsche 997 GT3 - RSR to a second - place finish in a four - hour race at Laguna Seca.

Cheered on by thousands of excited fans, the canoeists are racing to promote awareness of the environment, ecology, and the beauty of Belize as they seek to be the first to cross the finish line in Belize City on the fourth and final day of the event.

That's how long it's been since the triumphant release of Project CARS, yet as I sat applying the finishing touches to the final Project CARS TeamVVV review currently in progress, the announcement of Project CARS 2 raced to the top of my inbox.

After playing the game, I can tell you that the final product has the feel of something that had a chance at the start of the race but was only able to barely limp across the finish line in the end.

Landscaping work is in full swing as construction crews race to finish the final details on the Steve Jobs Theater and other buildings.

Mind you, it doesn't necessarily stop you trying your best to outsprint them over the final 200m of a race, but at the finish, the faster will turn, smile and congratulate the slower.