• Gordon leads NEXTEL series • Lions Golf Tourney Oct. 9 • KVMH benefit golf tournament • Wie ties for 14th place Gordon leads NEXTEL series DOVER, Del. — Ryan Newman left misfortune behind and ran away from the field,
• Gordon leads NEXTEL series
• Lions Golf Tourney Oct. 9
• KVMH benefit golf tournament
• Wie ties for 14th place
Gordon leads NEXTEL series
DOVER, Del. — Ryan Newman left misfortune behind and ran away from the field, while four-time series champion Jeff Gordon took the NASCAR Nextel Cup points lead Sunday at Dover International Speedway.
But the victory in the MBNA America 400 did little to enhance the long-shot title hopes of Newman, 33rd a week earlier because of engine failure late in the race in New Hampshire. He’s eighth in the standings with eight races remaining, trailing Gordon by 107 points.
Gordon finished third behind Mark Martin in the race and is one point ahead of Kurt Busch, who finished fifth Sunday and lost the points lead when he was passed by Dale Jarrett with six laps to go.
New Hampshire winner Busch came to The Monster Mile tied for the series lead with Dale Earnhardt Jr., who fell to third in the title chase by finishing ninth. He’s 18 points behind Gordon.
Newman, who started second, was ahead by a half-lap for much of the final quarter of the race with the margin reduced only because a caution flag bunched the field on the 327th lap. Newman’s victory in the $5.4 million event was his third at Dover, where he swept the races last year. He got his second victory this season and 11th of his career, beating Martin by 8.149 seconds on the high-banked concrete oval. Martin is now tied with Jimmie Johnson for fourth place in the series.
Lions Golf Tourney Oct. 9
The Lions Golf Tournament is set for Saturday, October 9 at the Princeville Makai Golf Course.
Registration opens at 7:00 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. $80 entry include green fees, cart, cookout, and prizes.
All golfers are invited to participate. This is a Kaua‘i North Shore Lions Club fundraiser, and entry forms will be available at all Kaua‘i Golf Courses and at Pro-Am Golf, or call 826-7963.
KVMH benefit golf tournament
West Kaua‘i Medical Center/ Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital Charitable Golf Tournament happens on Saturday, October 2 at the Kaua‘i Lagoons Golf Course (Mokihana Course).
Entry fee is $85, which includes greens fee, golf cart, and banquet luncheon. Format is two person scramble, with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Maximum handicap is 26 for men and 36 for women (20% of combined team handicap, USGA rules apply). Mulligans are $5 each (4 max per person). There will be great prizes, cash awards, and door prizes. All proceeds to benefit the programs for the KVMH Charitable Foundation for new hospital equipment. Registration deadline is September 25.
For more information, call Steve Kline at 338-9452 or 482-0808. Email:skline@hhsc.org.
Wie ties for 14th place
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Fourteen-year-old Michelle Wie closed with a 1-over-par 73 Sunday to finish the 54-hole Waikoloa Open at 6-over 222.
Wie, a sophomore from Punahou School, ended in a three-way tie for 14th place, eight strokes behind winner Joe Phengsavath.
Wie is slated to play at the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship next month in Palm Desert, Calif.
Phengsavath started the third round at the Waikoloa Village Golf Club on the Big Island in a tie for fourth place. He fired a 3-under 69 to overtake second-round leader Jerry Mullen and beat him by one stroke.
Kevin Hayashi, Regan Lee and Casey Nakama tied for third place another stroke back.
