Fellows, Cunningham and Stout Take World Challenge Wins At Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, July 4, 2010: When Ron Fellows, of Mississauga, Ontario, signed a three-race World Challenge Championships deal with CRP Racing, one of the races he wanted to run was the World Challenge Grand Prix of Watkins Glen presented by Sunoco – selected because the Canadian had never raced on the 3.4-mile full circuit at The Glen. After an 11.775-second GT and overall win on Saturday …
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McLaren’s Button wins Australian F1 Grand Prix
McLaren’s Jenson Button survived the spins and crashes around him to win the Formula One Australian Grand Prix in a thrilling race Sunday, claiming back-to-back victories at Albert Park.
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Gilberts man wins big on ‘ Jeopardy! ‘
Pulse: Kristian Zoerhoff, a 35-year-old computer engineer from Gilberts, made competing on the TV show ” Jeopardy! ” look easy as he cleaned up on shows aired last Friday and Monday.
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