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								<![CDATA[ Ganassi foursome endures trying day at Indy ]]>
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                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ By GARY GRAVES, AP Sports Writer ]]></dc:creator>
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								<![CDATA[ Hopes of cracking the top nine and claiming a front-row view were quashed Saturday during pole qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a gaggle of faster Chevrolets left Ganassi's Hondas behind as the first 24 slots were decided.

Defending champion Dario Franchitti was 17th after posting a four-lap average of 226.069 mph in his No. 10 Honda.

While it wasn't shocking that subsequent entrants beat the 2008 Indy 500 champion's four-lap average of 226.158 as track conditions improved, seeing Dixon ultimately left 16th was a bit of a surprise.

Ditto for Franchitti, who felt good about his and the team's chances after he, Briscoe and Dixon finished in the top 10 in Saturday's final practice before qualifying on the 2.5-mile oval.

Briscoe meanwhile was bumped from the field after the first qualifying session and needed a third attempt to get back in. ]]>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:08:24 UT</pubDate>
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								<![CDATA[ Johnson scores twice as Sounders beat FC Dallas ]]>
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								<![CDATA[ SEATTLE (AP) — Eddie Johnson scored twice, including the winner early in the 62nd minute, and the Seattle Sounders ended FC Dallas' nine-game unbeaten streak in MLS play with a 4-2 victory Saturday night.

Johnson's second goal of the game and fourth this season came just one minute after Dallas completed a comeback from a 2-0 deficit when Michel drilled a corner kick from the right side into the upper left roof of the Seattle net to tie it.

Second-half substitute Obafemi Martins added an insurance goal in the 83rd minute as Seattle racked up four goals for the second straight game.

Johnson's winner was set up by Lamar Neagle, who sent a through ball toward the top of the penalty area.

Johnson took the long pass from Alonso, went into the penalty area and fired into the back center of the net from 16 yards in front, getting his shot past onrushing defender Matt Hedges. ]]>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 05:59:07 UT</pubDate>
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								<![CDATA[ Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star win ]]>
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                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer ]]></dc:creator>
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								<![CDATA[ "Five-time" became the first four-time winner of NASCAR's annual All-Star race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and teammate Jeff Gordon on Saturday night.

"To beat Jeff and Earnhardt, two guys that I have looked up to my whole life, two massive icons of our sport, this means the world to me," Johnson said.

"The only four-time All-Star champion — I am very proud of you," crew chief Chad Knaus radioed after Johnson took the checkered flag.

A day after Johnson overshot his pit stall during qualifying to earn a poor starting spot, his Hendrick Motorsports crew changed four tires in 11 seconds on the mandatory final spot to send Johnson back onto the track in second place for the final restart.

[...] isn't anything to hang your head, but it's about the million bucks tonight.

New scoring rules designed to stop sandbagging sent the drivers onto pit road for the mandatory final stop in order of their average finish in the first four segments.

[...] the two Hendrick cars beat everybody off pit road, Kyle Busch exited in third and a poor final pit stop dropped Kurt to fifth. ]]>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:47:06 UT</pubDate>
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