21.   For instance, Mario Cuomo attended a fund-raiser for Curry last year to help him retire debt from his last race.

22.   For several rowers, this was the last race at the elite level.

23.   Forget his last race in the mud.

24.   He edged the legendary Cale Yarborough for the Cup title in the last race of the season, after battling with engine problems all year.

25.   He also finished second in his last race, to Skip Away in the Iselin.

26.   He had hit a big exacta on a route in the last race.

27.   He withdrew from the six-lap last chance race and did not qualify for the main event.

28.   He won the last race, at Laguna Seca.

29.   Her only bad race was her last race.

30.   Her pride and joy at seeing her daughter race for the first time in her last race made for compelling copy.