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As an at home spectator, the
NASCAR Nextel Cup
race in Las Vegas was a bore. The race sported a record 10 cautions and Jimmie Johnson took a commanding lead towards
the end and finished 1.6 seconds ahead of runner-up, nineteen year old Kyle Busch. Roush Racing did not dominate as
expected, with 3rd (Kurt Busch), 6th (Greg Biffle) and 8th (Matt Kenseth) places. Mark Martin continues
his buschwacking, winning the
NASCAR Busch race on
Saturday.
WRC saw the favorite take the win
when Petter Solberg won Rally Mexico by a margin of 34.5 seconds in the new Subaru Impreza WRC2005. Solberg took six
stages and now leads the driver standings by one point over Martin. Of course, Solberg and
Subaru are quite happy with the new car.