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MOTOR SPORTS - ROUNDUP
Tony Kanaan regained the lead with 12 laps left and held off teammate Dario Franchitti to win the IRL Bombardir 500 Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.
While the race missed the 220-mph speeds and much of the three- wide racing that had become characteristic at the 1 1/2-mile, high- banked track, Kanaan won with a last dash to the finish.
Just one lap after a restart from the caution that knocked Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice out of the race, Kanaan overtook another Andretti Green Racing teammate, Dan Wheldon.
Wheldon and Penske driver Helio Castroneves had been 1-2 on the restart, but both were trying to make it the last 72 laps without a stop. They didn't have enough fuel to keep up the pace, or finish the race.
Kanaan went flying by Wheldon, and was joined by polesitter Franchitti soon after the green flag as Castroneves quickly dropped four spots. They stayed 1-2 the rest of the race, the margin of victory being a quarter of a second.
It was the second win of the season for Kanaan and third in the IRL. He took over the series points lead (210-175) over Wheldon.
Alex Barron finished third after starting at the back of the 22- car field because of...