MOTOR SPORTS TOP MOMENTS 2006
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Bourdais Wins Second Straight Toyota Grand Prix
Sebastien Bourdais won the Champ Car season-opening Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach for the second consecutive year. He used the win as a springboard to his third straight Champ Car season championship, tying the all-time record (April 9). |
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Spies Takes Charge at California Speedway
Ben Spies took charge of the 2006 AMA Superbike points standings after dominating the Suzuki Superbike Challenge doubleheader. Following his dominating performance, Spies went on to win a total of ten races during the season, propelling him to his first-ever AMA Superbike championship (April 30). |
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Kahne Sweeps Labor Day Weekend
Kasey Kahne became the first driver to sweep the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch series races at California Speedway, taking his No. 9 car to Gatorade Victory Lane twice in the same weekend. In Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup Sony HD 500, he grabbed the lead with just one lap to go and won by 3.427 seconds (September 2-3). |
