11.   As the talks enter what could be the last lap, the union benefits from that strong economy, since skilled workers are in high demand.

12.   At Bristol, he overtook Wallace on the last turn of the last lap, bumping the front-runner out of his way.

13.   Busch almost lost control of his car on the last lap of the race.

14.   But he admitted in the last frantic laps he was awestruck just being behind Gordon and headed for the checkered flag.

15.   But honesty compels me to share the erudite observation I made to Tom McCollister after the frazzled last lap.

16.   But management will swim the last lap to minimize the sense of sharing.

17.   But now almost every driver can win the race, rather than the driver leading going into the last lap.

18.   But that finish came at the expense of some bent up sheet metal on the last lap.

19.   But Wednesday night, as he sprinted the last lap utterly alone, the Algerian was running only against himself.

20.   By the time they started the last lap, El Guerrouj had a hefty lead, and the battle was for second between Morceli and Cacho.