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RACE RESULTS

Charlotte Coca-Cola 600

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

At Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

Lap length: 1.5 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 400, $470,091. 2. (34) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 400, $273,275. 3. (12) Carl Edwards, Ford, 400, $193,300. 4. (36) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 400, $175,195. 5. (1) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 400, $238,191. 6. (29) Greg Biffle, Ford, 400, $134,725. 7. (30) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 400, $111,500. 8. (7) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 400, $144,208. 9. (21) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 400, $106,150. 10. (20) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 400, $144,958.

11. (39) Jeff Green, Dodge, 400, $133,566. 12. (43) Kevin Lepage, Dodge, 400, $97,525. 13. (10) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 400, $136,066. 14. (33) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 400, $140,436. 15. (8) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 400, $98,500. 16. (42) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 400, $95,300. 17. (37) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 400, $112,143. 18. (38) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 400, $116,933. 19. (28) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 400, $113,758. 20. (27) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 400, $96,325.

21. (11) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 399, $98,150. 22. (40) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 399, $115,070. 23. (32) Scott Wimmer, Dodge, 399, $108,408. 24. (9) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 398, $132,461. 25. (6) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 398, $101,825. 26. (4) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 396, $127,900. 27. (25) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 393, accident, $81,800. 28. (13) Mark Martin, Ford, 390, accident, $99,275. 29. (31) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 385, $92,150. 30. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 382, accident, $140,261.

31. (14) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 379, accident, $104,475. 32. (18) Travis Kvapil, Dodge, 376, $93,750. 33. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 373, $128,983. 34. (24) Casey Mears, Dodge, 338, $98,017. 35. (16) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 305, engine failure, $107,489. 36. (23) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 245, accident, $107,364. 37. (3) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 245, accident, $131,456. 38. (26) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 245, accident, $79,910. 39. (41) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 215, accident, $107,708. 40. (19) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 137, accident, $79,690.

41. (22) Mike Skinner, Dodge, 99, accident, $79,580. 42. (17) Jimmy Spencer, Dodge, 98, accident, $79,485. 43. (35) Kurt Busch, Ford, 26, accident, $132,145.

Time of Race: 5 hours, 13 minutes, 52 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.027 seconds. Winner’s Average: 114.698 mph. Caution Flags: 22 for 103 laps. Lead Changes: 37 among 21 drivers. Lap Leaders: R.Newman 1-9; J.Gordon 10-16; Kyle Busch 17-59; J.Johnson 60-61; T.Kvapil 62; M.Waltrip 63; C.Mears 64; K.Petty 65; M.Truex Jr. 66-69; J.Gordon 70-94; K.Kahne 95; Kyle Busch 96-107; J.Johnson 108-115; B.Vickers 116; K.Schrader 117-122; T.Labonte 123-139; R.Rudd 140; T.Kvapil 141-162; B.Vickers 163-193; R.Newman 194-227; J.Gordon 228-234; R.Wallace 235-249; B.Elliott 250-262; E.Sadler 263-266; J.Gordon 267-273; B.Vickers 274; J.Gordon 275-276; B.Vickers 277-290; K. Kahne 291-300; B.Vickers 301-351; J.Gordon 352; G.Biffle 353; C.Edwards 354-356; B.Labonte 357; C.Edwards 358-364; J.Nemechek 365-390; B.Labonte 391-399; J.Johnson 400. Point Standings: 1. J.Johnson, 1,747. 2. G.Biffle, 1,676. 3. E.Sadler, 1,542. 4. R.Newman, 1,530. 5. J.Gordon, 1,516. 6. T.Stewart, 1,488. 7. K.Harvick, 1,485. 8. C.Edwards, 1,459. 9. J.McMurray, 1,451. 10. Kurt Busch, 1,441.

Indianapolis 500

IRL

At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis

Lap length: 2.5 miles

(Starting position in parentheses)

1. (16) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 200 laps, 157.603 mph. 2. (7) Vitor Meira, Panoz-Honda, 200. 3. (18) Bryan Herta, Dallara-Honda, 200. 4. (4) Danica Patrick, Panoz-Honda, 200. 5. (9) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200. 6. (6) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 200. 7. (3) Scott Sharp, Panoz-Honda, 200. 8. (1) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 200. 9. (5) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Toyota, 200. 10. (24) Ryan Briscoe, Panoz-Toyota, 199.

11. (26) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Toyota, 199. 12. (15) Sebastien Bourdais, Panoz-Honda, 198, crash. 13. (22) Alex Barron, Dallara-Toyota, 197. 14. (14) Adrian Fernandez, Panoz-Honda, 197. 15. (33) Felipe Giaffone, Panoz-Toyota, 194. 16. (27) Jaques Lazier, Panoz-Toyota, 189. 17. (8) Kosuke Matsuura, Panoz-Honda, 186, crash. 18. (17) Roger Yasukawa, Dallara-Honda, 167, garage. 19. (10) Tomas Enge, Dallara-Chevrolet, 155, crash. 20. (11) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Chevrolet, 154, crash.

21. (25) Patrick Carpentier, Dallara-Toyota, 153, mechanical. 22. (21) Jeff Bucknum, Dallara-Honda, 150, crash. 23. (2) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Toyota, 146, crash. 24. (13) Scott Dixon, Panoz-Toyota, 113, crash. 25. (20) Richie Hearn, Panoz-Chevrolet, 112, crash. 26. (23) Kenny Brack, Panoz-Honda, 92, mechanical. 27. (31) Jeff Ward, Dallara-Toyota, 92, handling. 28. (28) A.J. Foyt IV, Dallara-Toyota, 84, handling. 29. (19) Darren Manning, Panoz-Toyota, 82, mechanical. 30. (12) Bruno Junqueira, Panoz-Honda, 76, crash.

31. (29) Marty Roth, Dallara-Chevrolet, 47, handling. 32. (32) Jimmy Kite, Dallara-Toyota, 47, handling. 33. (30) Larry Foyt, Dallara-Toyota, 14, crash.

Time of race: 3 hours, 10 minutes, 21.0769 seconds. Margin of victory: 0.1302 second. Caution Flags: 8 for 46 laps Lead Changes: 27 among seven drivers. Lap Leaders: Hornish 1-2, Kanaan 3, Hornish 4-7, Kanaan 8-25, Franchitti 26, Kanaan 27-37, Hornish 38-54, Franchitti 55, Patrick 56, Junqueira 57-58, Hornish 59-97, Kanaan 98-100, Hornish 101-111, Kanaan 112-115, Hornish 116-119, Kanaan 120-122, Franchitti 123, Kanaan 124-135, Franchitti 136-143, Kanaan 144-145, Franchitti 146-149, Wheldon 150-161, Meira 162-164, Wheldon 165-171, Patrick 172-185, Wheldon 186-189, Patrick 190-193, Wheldon 194-200. Point Standings: Wheldon 234, Kanaan 162, Hornish 146, Herta 139, Meira 136, Sharp 125, Castroneves 123, Franchitti 123, Patrick 112, Carpentier 101, Manning 98.

European Grand Prix

FORMULA ONE

At Nuerburgring circuit, Nuerburgring, Germany

Lap length: 3.199 miles

1. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 59, 1 hour, 31 minutes, 46.648 seconds, 123.399 mph. 2. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, Williams-BMW, 59, 1:32:03.215. 3. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Ferrari, 59 1:32:05.197. 4. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull-Cosworth, 59, 1:32:18.236. 5. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 59, 1:32.37.093. 6. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Renault, 59, 1:32:38.580. 7. Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombia, McLaren-Mercedes, 59,1:32.44.821. 8. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 59, 1:32.57.739. 9. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Italy, Red Bull-Cosworth, 59, 1:32:58.177. 10. Jenson Button, Britain, BAR-Honda, 59, 1:33.22:434.

11. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes, 58, 1:30:08.373. 12. Takuma Sato, Japan, BAR-Honda, 58, 1:31:48.301. 13. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, Sauber-Petronas, 58, 1:32.15.608. 14. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Sauber-Petronas, 58, 1:32:32.755. 15. Tiego Monteiro, Portugal, Jordan-Toyota, 58, 1:33:11.372. 16. Narain Karthikeyan, India, Jordan-Toyota, 58,1:33:12.277. 17. Christijan Albers, Netherlands, Minardi-Cosworth, 57, 1:33:19.276. 18. Patrick Friesacher, Austria, Minardi-Cosworth, 56, 1:32:15.162. 19. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Toyota, 33, 52:32.130. 20. Mark Webber, Australia, Williams-BMW, 0, 0.

Drivers’ Standings (After seven of 19 races)

1. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 59 points. 2. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes, 27. 2. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 27. 4. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, Williams, 25. 5. Mark Webber, Australia, Williams, 18. 6. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Toyota, 17. 6. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Renault, 17. 8. Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombia, McLaren, 16. 8. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 16. 10. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull, 15. 10. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Ferrari, 15.

12. Alexander Wurz, Austria, McLaren-Mercedes, 6. 13. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, Sauber, 5. 14. Pedro de la Rosa, Spain, McLaren, 4. 15. Christian Klien, Austria, Red Bull, 3. 16. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Sauber, 2. 17. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Italy, Red Bull-Racing, 1.

O’Reilly Summer Nationals

NHRA

At Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, Kan.

Finals

Top Fuel

David Grubnic, 4.600 seconds, 320.28 mph, def. Larry Dixon, 10.051 seconds, 101.08 mph.

Funny Car

John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.809, 320.97, def. Tommy Johnson Jr., Chevy Monte Carlo, 8.167, 107.62.

Pro Stock

Greg Anderson, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.768, 203.65, def. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cobalt, 6.907, 203.68.

Point Standings

Top Fuel

1. Doug Kalitta, 722. 2. Tony Schumacher, 696. 3. Larry Dixon, 593. 3. David Grubnic, 593. 5. Morgan Lucas, 579. 6. Brandon Bernstein, 505. 7. Doug Herbert, 477. 8. Scott Kalitta, 462. 9. Cory McClenathan, 461. 10. David Baca, 341.

Funny Car

1. John Force, 715. 2. Robert Hight, 588. 3. Gary Scelzi, 576. 4. Cruz Pedregon, 539. 5. Whit Bazemore, 537. 6. Ron Capps, 515. 7. Tommy Johnson Jr., 502. 8. Eric Medlen, 472. 9. Tony Pedregon, 405. 10. Bob Gilbertson, 385.

Pro Stock

1. Warren Johnson, 724. 2. Greg Anderson, 711. 3. Dave Connolly, 647. 4. Jason Line, 623. 5. Kurt Johnson, 510. 6. Greg Stanfield, 448. 7. Ron Krisher, 440. 8. Richie Stevens, 434. 9. Jim Yates, 412. 10. Jeg Coughlin, 393.