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Organized labor is hoping it has a defender in Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who owes a significant degree to unions for helping him across the finish line in his close race last fall against Republican Harry Wilson.
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As the chequered flag fell, all five cars crossed the line just 1.24 seconds apart making it the second closest race in F1 history.
Let's take a look at some brilliantly close battles to the line in oval racing.
The Nascar Truck series race at Charlotte in 2015 featured this incredible wheel - banging run to the line between winner Kasey Kahne and Erik Jones, it really couldn't get much closer between them at the chequered flag.
Republican Bob Antonacci, the Onondaga County comptroller, moved a step closer to locking up the Conservative Party ballot line in the race for the New York State Senate seat left open by the retirement of John DeFrancisco.
But fewer than half think the governor is doing a good job in office, and, if the state's Working Families Party follows through on threats to run a progressive leaning candidate on a third party line, Siena's Steve Greenberg says the race becomes much closer, to just a 15 point lead for Cuomo.
Congressional candidate Nan Hayworth has beat out Rep. John Hall to run on the Independence Party ballot line in November, giving the Republican challenger a voting column that could prove critical in a close race.
She said candidates will be obligated to promise to back the Women's Equality Agenda to get the line, and that it could make up the margin of error in close races for the State Senate, where the Republicans cling to power by a single seat.
The Conservative Party's endorsement of Swanick over the freshman Republican Grisanti caused a major stir, considering the line was necessary for him defeat Sen. Antoine Thompson in a close race in 2010.
Republican Bob Antonacci moved a step closer Thursday to locking up the Conservative Party ballot line in the race for the New York State Senate seat left open by the retirement of John DeFrancisco.
Like anyone who's been covering what's become, as the party line goes, «the closest Best Picture race in recent memory,» I've gone through many mental rewrites of this top - prize breakdown.
Last year's race at Lime Rock featured one of the closest finishes in ALMS history when Corvette driver Johnny O'Connell went wheel - to - wheel with Aston Martin's Pedro Lamy at the finish line stripe.
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«GT sports car racing, which is the category in which we are racing, is very, very competitive and this year will undoubtedly be closer than ever as we're up against some really strong driver line ups and professional teams,» says Oliver.
No other model in the Gallardo line is as close to being a true race car.
Nothing is worse than closing in on the home stretch, only to be blasted by a Blue Shell, then hit by lightning, then bumped off the track by other racers, and ending up going past the finish line in last place when you've been solid in 1st the entirety of the race.
It's frustrating to be in the lead of a close race and then lose at the last minute because you crossed the line by a hair and got thrown in the dirt.