Sentences with phrase «race position over»

«This format puts a premium on every victory and every in - race position over the course of the season,» NASCAR executive vice president Steve O'Donnell said in January when the new format was unveiled.»

Not exact matches

This mounting competition may certainly be considered the «arms race» that Keating was referring to, as companies — and even countries — jostle for position over a rapidly expanding market.

Brad Keselowski is the points leader with four races to go, but his seven - point margin over Jimmie Johnson is in jeopardy after Keselowski qualified 32nd and Johnson won the pole position.

Pogba is one of the best midfield players in the world on his day and can give the side something different in that position, while Ibrahimovic's quality and experience could be vital over the course of a close title race this season.

Fighting for the lead in Race 1 with Albon, I went for a move and as he tried to hang on to the position his car went airborne over a kerb, and nearly landed on me.

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Having won the race, his strong form carried over to the next race weekend, the United States GP, where he took his second pole position and won.

Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez argued in Montreal over track position, but the relationship soured further in Baku when a first lap collision denied the team a very realistic podium in what was a race of chaos.

The stamina angle is an obvious one considering the race is run over four miles plus but having the speed and agility to get into a prosperous position early and dodge the trouble in - running is absolutely crucial.

Jeff Gural, principal owner, contributed $ 94,000 to legislators and governors in a position to choose grants and give racing licenses over the last two years, records show.

With the city's election season over, all eyes are now turned toward the race for who will replace Melissa Mark - Viverito as Speaker in what is arguably the second most powerful position in city government behind the Mayor.

Positioning himself as the anti-Bloomberg and true progressive in the race, de Blasio attacked his opponents over their positions on issues like stop - and - frisk, even as they accused him of holding positions that were essentially identical.

The three were elected to the party positions in 2013, after Chairman Bob Scamardella left amid party rancor over the 2013 primary race for the Mid-Island City Council seat.

Killian's position also comes as Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan insisted to The Daily News over the weekend Trump's candidacy would not hurt Republicans running down - ballot races and that he was not abandoning support for the nominee.

But that was before two polls released last week showed de Blasio — who has been on a multi-week streak of positive media over his left - of - center positioning in the race — tied with or beating Quinn, earning him frontrunner status for the first time.

As the presidential race unfolded, one of the things I recognized during the campaign: My position on same - sex marriage resembles President Obama's over the years.

Although Duncan said Thursday that no other states are in as risky a position as Hawaii, the Education Department plans to release report cards on Race to the Top implementation over the next three to four weeks.

In a racing world that's become increasingly specialized over the years, Kettler is one of the few stalwarts to have labored at virtually every position from the bottom to the top of the motorsports totem pole.

Even if it didn't cause showroom stampedes, during its six - year existence, the three - door racked up an impressive string of accomplishments in the Swedish Touring Cup series, winning both the 2009 and 2010 title, and over the course of its racing career, getting 20 overall victories, 42 podium finishes, 34 pole positions, and 22 fastest laps.

Baldwin currently drives a Porsche Cayman S for GTSport Racing in the Pirelli World Challenge and is the most successful Porsche Cayman S driver in the world with seven wins, over a dozen pole positions and twenty - plus podium finishes.

The two drivers set about clawing back the deficit but it wasn't until the final round of pit stops — with just over an hour of the race left to run — that the tables turned back in their favour with a re-shuffling of positions after another flawlessly fast turnaround by the No. 4 pit crew led by Brian Hoye.

He handed over to Olly after 1 hour and 38 minutes and the British driver went on to consolidate their position both in the race and the points table.

Taking center stage inside are Recaro racing seats that hold occupants tightly within deep bolsters but are positioned too high for anyone over six - feet tall.

Over the last three stops of the race, the No. 3 Corvette gained nine positions.

Fans at the Nürburgring, where 69,000 spectators attended the event over the weekend, were treated to exceptionally good touring car racing: with entertaining position fights and closely - fought door - to - door duels, there were entertaining battles for the best positions and valuable points for the drivers» standings in the 16th DTM race of the season.

• Oliver Gavin and Corvette Racing teammate Tommy Milner enjoyed a seven - point advantage ahead of Saturday's (17 September, 2016) Lone Star Le Mans race at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Texas • A fifth place finish proved to be a solid result for the title leaders as they extend the gap to 11 points ahead of the finale at Petit Le Mans, Road Atlanta • Gavin took the first stint from sixth position on the grid before handing over to Milner who had to battle some cockpit issues and handling imbalances to get a fifth place finish.

Gavin took the start of the 2h40m race on Sunday (23 August) and spent the majority of his stint trading places with the # 25 Team RLL BMW Z4 in the hands of Bill Auberlen in a physical, yet fair fight over sixth position.

«It's a race that tests you both physically and mentally and you certainly feel like you've done an endurance race at the end of the six hours, especially as it's usually hot and humid, but we had a good run there in 2014, squabbling over podium positions until we fell out of contention due to a strange officiating call.

Potentially dull races can get mixed up by the joys of a dynamic weather system so that an early drizzle could leave you trying to decide when to swap over to dry tyres, or an early lap in qualifying can land you pole position because the heaven's suddenly open and decide that the region would really be improved with a new lake.

The big gripe is who is at fault, I have had many instances where I had simply used a racing line or slightly defended my position through corners, not moving off my racing line, contact is made by the over aggressive passer and I was slugged.

The sponsors meanwhile only provide a different brand plastered over your bike and a slightly different race position expectation.

Each year, EJF organizes an auction to support students working over the summer in public interest legal positions and a 5K race to raise money for GW's Loan Repayment Program.

A fundamental problem we face (and several other interesting points of view are articulated in comments on my original post) is that several courts have taken the position that not every act of speeding 50 km / h over the limit is in fact racing; but in all cases I'm aware of, the court has held that on the facts of that particular case, racing was the appropriate charge, but they did not articulate what the criteria should be for deciding between racing and speeding.

We can see by government action (posting large signs on the side of the highway stating that every act of speeding 50 over the limit is racing) that the government has chosen to simply ignore the position of the courts; and while this is a comparatively minor offense, the idea that the government can simply ignore the courts in any circumstances is a far more major concern.

The resume should convince the employer of the candidate's potential to perform and his suitability towards the position in a way that he gets a preference over others in the race.