71. Another Foyt driver, Eliseo Salazar, is second to Sam Hornish Jr. in the IRL season points but crashed twice in practice last week. 72. At one point this season, he failed to finish four of five races, including two consecutive races when he was bumped out on the first corner. 73. British driver Irvine, known as much for his fiery temperament as for his driving, scored six points this season in his first full year with Jordan. 74. Defending world champion Damon Hill took sixth to pick up his first point this season in nine races. 75. Eight teams from the Big East were ranked at some point this season. 76. Eriksson, who has yet to claim a world championship point this season, won the New Zealand rally in a Subaru four years ago. 77. Florida State, the lowest-seeded at-large team in the tournament, beat Texas Christian at its own game, scoring a season high points. 78. For the second time in three races, the starting lineup for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was set by season points after qualifying was rained out Thursday. 79. Gordon moved to Walker Racing, won a couple of poles and moved up to fifth in the season points. 80. He also believes his performance is certain to decline at some point this season. |