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Newman continues old ways

From wire reports

At this rate, Ryan Newman might not lose another NASCAR Busch Series race.

Newman dominated Saturday’s Dover 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway from start to finish, holding off Clint Bowyer by 1.343 seconds for his fourth consecutive win in one season, tying the record held by two-time series champion Sam Ard.

Ard won four consecutive races in 1983. Two-time series champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. won five consecutive Busch starts between 2002 and 2004.

Newman has won in his previous four starts, at Watkins Glen, Michigan, Bristol and Dover. The latest win was his fourth this season and fifth in his career.

Newman will go for his fifth consecutive victory in the Oct. 14 Dollar General 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.

Formula One

Fernando Alonso won the pole position for today’s Brazilian Grand Prix at Sao Paulo, improving his chances for a top-three finish that would make him Formula One’s youngest champion.

The 24-year-old Spaniard was timed in 1 minute, 11.988. seconds during qualifying on the 2.678-mile Interlagos circuit.

Indy cars

Helio Castroneves won the pole for the Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix, posting the fastest lap in a 10-minute shootout among six cars.

Castroneves covered the 3.37-mile, 11-turn Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International road course at a record 133.806 mph, edging IRL newcomer Giorgio Pantano (133.774 mph) and knocking Scott Dixon (133.497 mph) from first to fourth.

NASCAR trucks

Todd Bodine passed Ted Musgrave on the final lap in a green-white-checker finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory of the season. Bodine averaged 119.557 mph and led 114 of the 146 laps in the Las Vegas 350.

Champ Car

Sebastien Bourdais survived a crash with Paul Tracy and a brush with his teammate to win the Champ Car Hurricane Relief 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Tracy passed Bourdais on the seventh lap and held the lead under pressure from Bourdais until the current points leader tapped him on lap 123, sending Tracy into the wall.