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Hunter-Reay Capitalizes On Miscue

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: July 7, 2008

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Scott Dixon's bid for a fourth straight victory on the road course at Watkins Glen ended Sunday with an uncharacteristic mistake that gave Ryan Hunter-Reay the opening he needed to earn his first IndyCar Series victory.

Dixon, preparing to make a run at leader Darren Manning after a long caution period, spun out under yellow and was hit from behind by contender Ryan Briscoe. That gave the runner-up spot to Hunter-Reay, who easily passed Manning on the restart and drove away with the fourth series win for Rahal Letterman Racing.

It is the third open-wheel victory for Hunter-Reay, a Texas-born driver who won twice while driving in the now-defunct Champ Car World Series.

"It's huge," Hunter-Reay said. "I'm an American boy ... and this is a real Fourth of July weekend celebration."

It was a strange finish to a race that went the first 40 laps on the 3.4-mile, 11-turn circuit with only a couple of minor incidents and wound up running under caution for most of the last 20 laps because of a series of crashes and spinouts.

Hamilton Wins Rainy British Grand Prix
SILVERSTONE, England - Lewis Hamilton mastered wild and wet racing conditions to score a runaway victory at the British Grand Prix.

The 23-year-old British driver, who last year squandered a 12-point lead with two races left in his rookie season, stayed in control on a rain-soaked track that plagued his rivals. Many were unsure which tires to use, and repeatedly spun or veered off the circuit.

Hamilton led from the fourth lap in his McLaren to win his first British GP.

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