Sentences with phrase «race winners as»

But the focus isn't so much on the potential series or race winners as much as who might throw down off the track.

Not exact matches

As we have all learned, it's not about how you start the race, it's how you finish that separates the winners from the crowd of wanna - bes.

The winner, who receives newly - minted Bitcoin as their reward, wins the race by providing the answer to a mathematical problem that is deliberately designed to use up a lot of computing power, in order to maintain stability in the speed at which these blocks are «found.»

Democratic candidate Roy Cooper has claimed victory in this race, but as of Friday morning Republican Pat McCrory had not conceded and the result had not been officially recognized; with a 5,000 vote margin out of 4.7 million votes cast, the Associated Press reported it could be late next week before the winner is officially known.

The retired MP missed being crowned the winner of the reality show after the RuPaul's Drag Race star Courtney - real name Shane Janek, was announced as the winner on Friday.

In Washington's gubernatorial race in 2004, the first automated count and the automated recount had the republican candidate, Dino Rossi, as the winner.

MILEPOSTS — DIED: JEAN BEHRA, 38, of France, one of the world's most brilliant race drivers (winner of Grand Prix de Pau, Nurburgring, Bari, co-winner with Juan Fangio in 1957 Sebring), who started career as motorcyclist, switched to racing autos in 1951, of a fractured skull when his Porsche skidded during preliminary for Grand Prix of Germany (see page 31).

But after a rough four - week stretch, Patrick has reason to be happy as she was the highest - finishing driver for Stewart - Haas Racing with Stewart coming home 17th and Ryan Newman — last year's winner of this race — being scored in 31st.

As the only professional horse race handicapper of her sex in the country, Jobie uses it to jot down likely winners for The Miami Herald and The Lexington (Ky.) Herald.

As if planned, the winner of the feature race on opening night was a horse called Razzle Dazzle.

But when racing resumed he got shuffled out of the draft as several drivers went by him, including eventual winner Jamie McMurray.

Hopefully this year we won't hear it as much due to a variety of race winners.

It was the final win of his career, and as well as making him the oldest winner of an IndyCar race at 53 - years - old, it also meant he'd won IndyCar races in four different decades.

It was another great day of racing in a big city marathon as two «novice» winners were crowned today.

SIXTEN JERNBERG SWEDEN CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Gold - medal winner in the 1956 50 - kilometer race, Sixten rates as the Games» fastest long - distance man.

Eventual race winner Kimi Raikkonen immediately got past and shot off down the road as Montoya's Williams closed in on the Ferrari.

The Fa cup is supposed to be a «portal trophy» one that you win in order to get the taste for sucess, but when we constantly crash out of the title race by February / March and turn to the Fa cup as a measure of how sucessful you are as a team... it becomes the physical representation of an Oxymoron... in the sense that were winners and losers at the same time.

And that was what she wore as she crossed the finish line in the rain, an upset winner in the women's race with an American record of 2:35:15.

The object of their scrutiny was a strapping, gray 3 - year - old named Holy Bull, who would lace Preakness and Belmont winner Tabasco Cat and about whom there was as much uncertainty as fascination, a deliciously fast horse, perhaps the horse all of racing has been waiting for.

Simon Pagenaud and Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports made the giant leap from weekly contenders to annual race winners in 2013 and may have established themselves as one of the championship favorites ahead of next season.

Kanaan is the defending winner of the Indianapolis 500 but is still looking for a ride next season as his IndyCar contract with KV Racing ends at the conclusion of the season.

Although marriage and the years have somewhat mellowed Se √ ± or, his racing public still looks to him for the miracles he provided in such fabulous seasons as the 1947 Saratoga meeting, when he had 17 winners in 30 races, including nine stakes.

INDIANAPOLIS — The 2013 winner of the Indianapolis 500 appears ready to defend his title, as Tony Kanaan paced the final practice before Sunday's race.

The full - time Formula One driver, who skipped the Monaco Grand Prix to race at Indianapolis, executed a textbook pass of defending race - winner Alexander Rossi where he used the draft to slingshot to inside of Rossi and then by as they raced down the frontstretch and into Turn 1.

Last lap lead changes are rare as it is in F1 - it's only happened 27 times in almost 1000 races - and just 12 of them have seen the winner lead for only one lap.

As well as these eight races, there have been four other Grands Prix where the winner has only led the final laAs well as these eight races, there have been four other Grands Prix where the winner has only led the final laas these eight races, there have been four other Grands Prix where the winner has only led the final lap.

Teammate Keke Rosberg also ran out on the last lap but he was far too cool to bother with such trivial things as walking, so he grabbed a lift back with race - winner Piquet instead.

Among the 11 entries as of Monday were Skip Away (right), vying to become the Classic's first repeat winner, racing's alltime cash cow (a victory would give him $ 10 million in earnings) and Horse of the Year; 1998 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Silver Charm; the last two Belmont Stakes victors, Victory Gallop and Touch Gold; Travers Stakes champ Coronado's Quest; and Swain, Europe's top horse.

Winning Pick - Six payoff at Del Mar for former Vikings head coach Mike Tice (out of football since being fired as the Bears» offensive coordinator last January), the only bettor at the track to pick the winners of races 3 through 8.

Consider such old - fashioned stars as the 1918 Kentucky Derby winner, Exterminator, who won 50 of 100 races; or Discovery, who won 27 of 63 and carried as much as 143 pounds; or Citation, who won 19 of 20 races in 1948, tossing in the Triple Crown along the way.

Racing for three hours in the searing conditions was a brutal test for the drivers and come the end only two had managed to complete the entire distance without sharing their drive (as was allowed at the time)- fifth - place finisher Roberto Mieres and winner, Juan Manual Fangio.

Xhaka, meanwhile, was also caught out last weekend as he stood around picking his nose as Tom Cleverley raced unmarked into the penalty area to score a stoppage time winner for Watford.

Wade Cunningham, an Indy 500 rookie but a three - time winner in the Firestone Freedom 100 — also held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway — also must try to qualify on Bump Day, as will his A.J. Foyt Racing teammate Mike Conway.

After a strike out of Jose Bautista, Russell Martin grounded into a near double play, but as the throw got away at first base, Donaldson raced home with the game winner and the win.

HARNESS RACING — France's International Trot winner, Roquepine, came in first in the mile - and - a-half Gold Division of the $ 25,000 Challenge Cup at Roosevelt Raceway but was disqualified for interference and placed sixth as the No. 2 finisher, PERFECT FREIGHT ($ 17.60), driven by Jim Dennis, was declared the winner by a neck over Oscar R L.

The week before, after three days of hearings in a U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, Federal Judge James Noland reversed a USAC ban that would have kept six CART teams — numbering among them drivers such as defending Indy champ Al Unser, his brother Bobby, and former winners Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Johncock — from competing in this year's race.

Their form in the league wasn't great either, as they followed a 5 - 0 thumping of Aston Villa with disappointing draws with Chelsea and Everton, and were then beaten in a crucial game with Manchester United, who won 3 - 2 at the Etihad Stadium with a last - minute winner from none other than Robin van Persie, who was indeed making a huge difference in the title race, as his goal put six points between league leaders United and City, giving Mancini's side a real uphill task to retain their title even before the half - way point of the season.

Among the likely medal winners besides Eric is his mite of a sister, Beth, 20, who has been almost as triumphant as Eric in her racing career.

Jordache had sponsored $ 50,000 events last fall in Atlantic City and, as mentioned, in Pasadena, but heat and terrible organization had so scarred the races that although Dalrymple won her $ 12,500 and double men's winner Ron Nabers got $ 27,500, the company and the events attracted little goodwill.

The grid included a bunch of Le Mans winners, such as Tom Kristensen, Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela, as well as several famous names from Audi's time in DTM, GT, and touring car racing.

As well as going on holiday with each other, Stewart actively mentored his young teammate - yep, he helped out the only person any racing driver has to beat - and saw him improve from a midfielder to a race - winner and regular podium finisheAs well as going on holiday with each other, Stewart actively mentored his young teammate - yep, he helped out the only person any racing driver has to beat - and saw him improve from a midfielder to a race - winner and regular podium finisheas going on holiday with each other, Stewart actively mentored his young teammate - yep, he helped out the only person any racing driver has to beat - and saw him improve from a midfielder to a race - winner and regular podium finisher.

The winner will get 20 points (compared to the 35 points the winner gets for races one and three), meaning there's plenty to be gained by a driver who can progress well through the field as it'd be possible to outscore the winner without even finishing in the top three.

While Mayfield had sucked the drama out of the Heisman Trophy race by mid-November, last year's winner quietly put together another stellar season as QB of a Louisville team that had bowed out of ACC contention by early October with losses to Clemson and NC State.

But more important than all this was the prestige which Eddie Arcaro had built up as the foremost race rider of his generation, the smartest, the trickiest, the headiest — and the hungriest when the heavy green bills are waiting to be picked up in the winner's circle.

Because it's a double points race a maximum of 100 points are available to the winner, as well as bonus points for setting pole position and leading laps.

Niall McIntyre questions whether Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers will be the winner of the dreaded sack race, as the Merseyside outfit continue to disappoint.

Hughes» time puts him equal fifth with Darren Campbell on the UK all - time list as he becomes the first British winner of a Diamond League 100m or 200m race.

A final 16 Diamond Race winners will be crowed at the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on Friday as the 2014 Diamond League series reaches its conclusion.

Mourinho, who later Sunday tackles Arsenal in a pivotal match in the race to finish in the Premier League top four and earn Champions League qualification, spoke to the newspaper as part of the 20th anniversary of Robson coaching Barcelona to a Cup Winners Cup victory over holders Paris Saint - Germain.

There was further drama afterwards as race winner and former single - seater racer Esteban Guerrieri was slammed by his team boss for not letting his championship - challenging team mate past earlier in the race.