21.   Drake won the pole but finished sixth in the final race of Sprint Week on Sunday at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt.

22.   Everyone always hoped it would come down to the final race and, perhaps, the final lap of the season.

23.   Fans stayed long after the final race cheering and paying homage to the gold medalists.

24.   For two pairs of U.S. Olympic sailors, it all came down to one final race.

25.   Going into the final race, the Huskies had to finish ahead of Princeton.

26.   Gordon always said he wished the title would come to the final race of the year.

27.   Given the above scenario, it also creates the possibility of the final SWC race ending in a second consecutive five-way tie for the league championship.

28.   Going into the final two races, DeFrank Jr. was in fourth and needed two wins to take the title.

29.   Hamilton won the Ventoux stage, in which Armstrong was fourth, last month in the Dauphine Libere, their final preparatory race for the Tour.

30.   He has nine consecutive top-five finishes going back to the final two races last year.