FORT WORTH, Texas — Ryan Briscoe pulled away in the closing laps after briefly losing the lead to Danica Patrick and won the IndyCar Series race at the high-banked, 1 1/2-mile Texas Motor Speedway track Saturday night.
It was the fourth time in the last five races at Texas that a Roger Penske-owned car drove to Victory Lane. It was the first victory this season for Briscoe, who started on the pole.
Briscoe finished 1.463 seconds ahead of Patrick, who followed up her sixth-place showing at the Indianapolis 500 with her best finish of the season.
Marco Andretti was third, followed by Scott Dixon and Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti.
Keselowski adds to total
GLADEVILLE, Tenn. — Brad Keselowski raced to his third NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the year and ninth overall, easily holding off rival Carl Edwards at Nashville Superspeedway.
Dixon is dialed in
JOLIET, Ill. — Top fuel points leader Larry Dixon led qualifying for the Route 66 NHRA Nationals, while Robert Hight topped the funny car field. Mike Edwards (pro stock) and Craig Treble (pro stock motorcycle) also led their divisions.
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP
Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 Site: Long Pond, Pa.
TV: TNT, 10 a.m.
Track: Pocono Raceway (triangle, 2.5 miles).
Race distance: 500 miles, 200 laps.
Next race: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, June 13, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.
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Driver standings Points
1. Kevin Harvick 1,898
2. Kyle Busch 1,869
3. Matt Kenseth 1,781
4. Jeff Gordon 1,760
5. Denny Hamlin 1,732
6. Kurt Busch 1,726
7. Jimmie Johnson 1,694
8. Jeff Burton 1,657
9. Greg Biffle 1,648
10. Mark Martin 1,635
11. Carl Edwards 1,602
12. Ryan Newman 1,547
13. Clint Bowyer 1,543
14. Martin Truex Jr. 1,533
15. Jamie McMurray 1,521
16. Tony Stewart 1,520
17. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1,493
18. Joey Logano 1,461
19. David Reutimann 1,422
20. Juan Pablo Montoya 1,371
INDYCAR
Firestone 550k
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
TV: Versus, 6 p.m.
Race distance: 342 miles, 228 laps.
Next race: Iowa Corn Indy 250, June 20, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa.
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NHRA
Route 66 NHRA Nationals
Site: Joliet, Ill.
TV: ESPN2, 2 p.m. (tape)
Track: Route 66 Raceway.
Next race: NHRA Supernationals, June 10-13, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, N.J.
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