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Stewart's first win as owner comes in All-Star race in N.C.
Tony Stewart won his first race as a team owner, breaking through for a $1 million payday with a victory in the annual All-Star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Stewart passed Matt Kenseth with two laps to go in a final 10-lap shootout to win for the first time in 11 All-Star event starts. It was the first victory since he left Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last year, after two championships and 10 successful seasons, to become co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing. In just six months, Stewart has turned his new toy into a championship contender. He came into the race second in the Sprint Cup Series standings - surprising because most people predicted a rocky first year for a driver accustomed to winning. Instead, he has put both himself and teammate Ryan Newman (eighth in points) in position for berths in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
MORE AUTO RACING: : Robert Doornbos, who shook off two crashes in practice last week, led the third of four rounds of time trials for the Indianapolis 500 as the final 11 spots in the 33-car field were tentatively filled. The Dutchman had a four-lap average of 221.692 mph to grab the 23rd position in the lineup.
CYCLING: : Kanstantsin Siutsou of Belarus won the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia in a late solo breakaway in Bergamo, and Danilo Di Luca of Italy added eight seconds to his overall lead by finishing third. Di Luca leads Thomas Lovkvist of Sweden by 13 seconds in the overall standings, with Michael Rogers of Australia third, 44 seconds back. Lance Armstrong's Astana teammate Levi Leipheimer was fourth, 51 seconds behind. Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France champion, and Leipheimer also crossed with the main pack. Armstrong remained 25th overall, 4:39 behind Di Luca.
NFL: : Buffalo Bills fullback Corey McIntyre was arrested Thursday on accusations that he fondled himself outside a Port St. Lucie, Fla., woman's home. The incident allegedly happened about two months ago.
SOCCER: : Manchester United tied Arsenal, 0-0, to capture its third straight Premier League title and match Liverpool's mark of 18 league championships. United won its 11th league title in 17 seasons. ... Inter Milan became the first club in more than 50 years to win four straight Serie A titles when AC Milan lost to Udinese, 2-1.
