Sentences with phrase «finishing second»

As he read one story after another saying he was on the verge of finishing second in the Cup standings for a record fifth time, the 50 - year - old Martin, NASCAR's ultimate hard - luck case, was consumed by one thought: I've never been so happy.

DC ended up finishing second but Hakkinen's recovery to third unsurprisingly overshadowed that.

If I wind up finishing second, I'll be content with that.»

The Blues will likely get a tough draw in the next phase of the competition after only finishing second in their group, and Abramovich is said to be fed up with Conte, according to Don Balon.

The result was very different to the usual F1 pecking order, with Sauber taking third and Toro Rosso finishing second.

This is perhaps surprising given that Benzema scored 32 goals last term, helping Real Madrid to a La Liga title and finishing second only to Cristiano Ronaldo in the Madrista top scorers charts.

But once again, the 24 - year - old Chip Ganassi Racing driver fell just short, finishing second yet again.

Finishing second in the Group Stages when in almost every one of the last 7 Season we should have finished 1st in the Group — and consistently avoided Barcelona any Bayern.

Out of the League Cup, staring elimination in the UCL quarter finals (the price of finishing second), 9 point (or is it 19?)

The team should be upset with finishing second.

We were never goin to catch Chelsea, so to me finishing second would've been as big as winning the FA Cup.

The worst thing that happened to us was finishing second.

However a true gooner will not want to see us humiliated by the likes of barca and real madrid which will more than likely happen by finishing second

I hope Chelsea win cause Arsenal finishing second will only help the club's reputation as a good motivating period for the team and i can't see any more than loss for Man utd which will help the gunners get 2nd and trophy to boot, all the media will focus on the Manchester area and Liverpool with their futures on the balance.

After finishing second last season, Seeling leads this year's rankings.

He earned his first Pro Bowl appearance in 1996 after finishing second in the NFL with 4,177 yards passing with the Baltimore Ravens.

No need to focus so bad on finishing second it is the FA cup we must focus on.

He was arguably the most dominant player on the EYBL circuit this summer, finishing second in scoring (22.8 points per game) and fifth in rebounding (10.9 per game).

Ingram has followed a similar path of steady improvement, also finishing second on the team in scoring this year as a senior.

Beating UTD is about finishing second so we can do this.

But after finishing second back - to - back in 1965 - 66, State fell off.

I am really liking the theory of arsenal not spending the funds to strengthen the team, is due to the false impression of success in arsenal finishing second so the team does not need much improving.

The powerful forward scored 17 goals last season, finishing the second highest English scorer in the Premier League, and Lambert believes he could form a potent partnership with Darren Bent.

After finishing second with chassis number six in the Spanish Grand Prix, Senna used the car to go on and secure a record sixth victory in Monaco, a result that surprisingly saw him end up leading the championship.

At the prestigious Arcadia Invitational on April 12, Price ran 53.43 while finishing second to Long Beach Poly freshman Kaelin Roberts (53.37).

Matra's effort wasn't too bad for a new team, with Jean Pierre Beltoise finishing second in the Dutch GP, but Tyrrell did a fair bit better.

After finishing second following a thrilling race - long scrap with Jean - Eric Vergne, Di Grassi was summoned to the stewards and penalised for wearing incorrect underwear

This campaign sees the Merseyside club struggling to qualify for the Champions League after finishing second in the Premier League last time round, and Sterling has admitted both will be difficult to replace.

«But after finishing second behind Leicester, the fans will want the title next season and I think he'll bring in some seriously good players this summer.»

Jacksonville — or Sacksonville, as it came to be known after finishing second in the NFL with 55 sacks — had two sacks and six hits against the Bills.

That meant that Nelson Piquet snatched an unlikely win for the not - that - competitive Benetton team, and Stefano Modena took his second and final career podium by finishing second for Tyrrell.

That is the reality at Arsenal and the fans still singing «there is only one Arsene Wenger» (I pity those fools and deluded fans who still think that winning a game of football is by having the most possession and not taking a shot... Soon they will believe they won the league by finishing second, third or even fourth...), I applaud you.

Winning the dramatic Le Mans 24 Hours back in June kicked off a run of four straight victories, and even though Toyota has started and ended the year strongly, it hasn't been enough to stop Brendon Hartley, Timo Bernhard, and Earl Bamber from securing the drivers» championship with a round to spare after finishing second in Shanghai.

We were lucky to get the draw away to PSG and I fear that they will tear us out a new one tonight... Nevertheless finishing second in the group may be a blessing since most of the big boys in Europe may also finish 2nd in their groups.

I'm actually beginning to think us finishing second last season wasn't a good thing.

Winning the FA Cup, finishing second, beating United at Old Trafford again and beating Chelsea at the Emirates is the best end to the season we can have now.

Detroit missed the playoffs this season after finishing second in the division behind the Indians at 86 - 75.

That was good,» my husband said after finishing his second bowl.

Last year, after finishing second in the 2011 United States half - marathon Championship, Hall was told to do a routine drug test.

I'm finishing my second master's in May and have 3 small children.

A high - profile appearance from Democrat presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton could not save the Late Show with Stephen Colbert from finishing second in the ratings to Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, where actress Drew Barrymore was covered in a mountain of puppies and Fallon announced a new Universal Studios theme - park ride based on his show.

Marilyn Burns has continued the firm's proud tradition of political activism, finishing second in the 2005 Alberta Alliance leadership race and co-founding the Wildrose Society (which became the Wildrose Party) with Link Byfield and others in 2007.

By 2007, Jimmie Johnson had reached the top level of Nascar — including twice finishing second in the points championship — and yet, «I knew in the back of my mind I wasn't doing things right,» he says.

If there has ever been a case where finishing second in a competition was a victory unto itself, Team Toronto's runner - up status in this past weekend's global Battlehack finals was it.

In one episode, Dale Jr. fights his way back from two laps down to finish second at Bristol — yet crew chief Greg Ives is clearly dejected.

Musk has seen success of the two - stage rocket Falcon 9, which completed nine launches and landings, and earlier this year a rocket finish a second successful mission.

Chase Kalisz of the United States, who had been fastest in the heats, finished second and Japan's Daiya Seto took the bronze.

Messi finished second in the voting, having already won the award five times in his career.

In fact, Ronaldo and Messi have been so dominant in the world of soccer that they have combined to win the last ten Ballon d'Or awards and have finished second another ten times in the last 11 years.

Delft University of Technology from The Netherlands finished second, the University of Wisconsin third, Virginia Tech fourth and the University of California, Irvine, fifth.