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KANSAS CITY, Kan. Wes Welker Jersey . -- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rallied from two laps down at Kansas Speedway to salvage his points day. Then he stole a win, as well. Stenhouse, the defending Nationwide Series champion, lucked into his sixth win of the season Saturday when leader Kyle Busch ran out gas heading into the final turn. A late caution extended the race by six laps, and it ran the fuel tanks dry of several cars at the front of the field. Not Stenhouse, though. Because he ran into Joey Logano early into the race, dropping him two laps down during his stops for repairs, he was on a different pit sequence and had plenty of gas to make it to the end. So he liked his chances when he lined up fifth on the final restart. As the field prepared to take the green, Sam Hornish Jr. ran out of gas and NASCAR called off the start. It tacked on yet another lap, and that cost Paul Menard, who led a race-high 110 laps but ran out of gas as the field took the green. Busch, who was seeking his first Nationwide win of the season and first in his Kyle Busch Motorsports entry, was the leader on the restart and jumped out to a comfortable lead. But his tank ran dry as he exited the third turn, and Stenhouse cruised past for the improbable victory. "I saw Kyle and he was really shaking it down the back straightaway trying to make sure it had a lot of fuel and I thought it was good to go," Stenhouse said. "But right in the centre it ran out and I was able to sneak by him on the outside and get the win. That was exciting." The win tightened up the Nationwide championship race, too. Stenhouse was 13 points behind leader Elliott Sadler at the start of the race, but cut it to six points with three races remaining. "We knew we had to do that. I didnt see the win coming like this but I felt we had a car that was capable of winning before we got in the mess there with (Logano)," Stenhouse said. "We know we need to win races and if we win the rest we will win the championship no matter what. We have good tracks coming up for us and we are looking forward to getting to them." Austin Dillon finished second to clinch the manufacturer championship for Chevrolet. Logano wound up third, and was still smarting from the early contact with Stenhouse. He made a point to rub against Stenhouses car on the cool-down lap to show his displeasure. "I just got put in the fence," Logano said. "Its just a little early in the race for fencing each other." Stenhouse was trying to clean debris off his grille when he ran into Logano, and Stenhouse team owner Jack Roush assessed it as "from what I saw was 100 per cent Rickys fault." Stenhouse figured the race was ruined at the time, and focused on getting as many points as possible. "I thought the race was over for us. I thought I had killed it for us," Stenhouse said. "I knew we would try to salvage as many points as we could. To be honest I was thinking top-15 and to try to get back one lap down and it was one thing at a time and we were able to do that." Sadler was fourth, and like teammate Dillon had to made a late pit stop for gas to avoid running out of fuel. "All the fuel mileage and strategy, sometimes you just end up on the wrong side of it," said Sadler. "That last caution just killed us and took a lot of points from us. Thought we managed it the best we could. Running for a championship, we had to pit and give up track position to make it to the end." Cole Whitt was fifth and followed by Busch, who has won a Nationwide race every year since 2004 but has only three chances left to keep his streak active. "Thats our year, man. Nothing else to it than that," said Busch, who led 29 laps. "What a frustrating defeat. Oh, well. You get defeated sometimes." Justin Allgaier was seventh, Michael Annett eighth, Hornish ninth and Danica Patrick rounded out the top 10 -- her third top-10 finish of the season. 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After year upon year of underachieving in the post-season, the seventh-seeded Capitals finally are overachievers: Theyre headed to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs after getting past the Boston Bruins in overtime of Game 7, the first time in franchise history Washington eliminated the reigning Stanley Cup champion. Tavon Wilson Jersey . Falcao scored in the seventh and 34th minutes, giving him 29 goals in 29 games over two seasons in Europes second-tier club competition. Diego added a goal in the 85th. Bayern Munich hosts Chelsea on May 19 in the final of the Champions League, Europes top club competition. Stevan Ridley Youth Jersey . Oliver Wilson of England had six birdies in a 66, joining five others behind Velasco. Velascos 64 included nine birdies -- four straight from the ninth hole -- and one bogey.INDIANAPOLIS -- It doesnt look as if Peyton Manning will go anywhere next season -- unless hes not healthy. On Thursday, Colts owner Jim Irsay told NFL Network he couldnt foresee a scenario in which Manning would play anywhere but Indianapolis unless he cant play at all. Manning his missed the entire season and has not participated in full team practises since having the third and most invasive surgery on his neck Sept. 8. "I think the situation is if hes back and hes healthy, I see him coming back and playing here," Irsay said in a 10-minute interview before the game with Houston began. "I think the hope is that his health is in the position where he could return again. That remains uncertain and thats something thats first and foremost on my mind." The signs are encouraging. On Dec. 1, surgeon Dr. Robert Watkins issued a statement saying the fusion between two vertebrae had healed firmly and that Manning could increase the intensity of his workouts. Last Wednesday, for the first time since having the surgery, Manning put on pads and a helmet and threw with teammates. He took snaps from centre Jeff Saturday and worked with running back Joseph Addai, receiver Anthony Gonzalez and an unnamed receiver from the practice squad. Colts vice chairman Bill Polian and coach Jim Caldwell both watched the session. Polian and Addai have given Manning good reviews. Manning was inactive Thursday night and has already been ruled out of next weeks season-finale at Jacksonviille. Wes Welker Womens Jersey. Caldwell also said this week that Manning would continue to do individual work but would not participate in team work the rest of the season. The only four-time MVP in league history also is due a US$28 million bonus in early March -- a prospect that had some thinking Thursday night could be the final time Manning would be on the home teams sideline at Lucas Oil Stadium. Irsay said thats not the case. "I dont see that being an issue," Irsay said. "I paid him $26 million this season and he didnt play and I knew it was an iffy situation. If hes healthy and he can play, hell be back here." Irsay also said the Colts would take a quarterback, Mannings successor, if the right one is available in Aprils draft. The Colts (1-13) are the front-runners for the No. 1 overall pick, a slot that most analysts believe will be filled by Stanfords Andrew Luck. Another possible candidate, Southern Californias Matt Barkley said Thursday that he would return to school for his senior season. And when the season ends, Irsay acknowledged there would be plenty to evaluate -- from the top down. "Im concerned we came out and lost 13 games," Irsay said. "We certainly were looking to do better. In terms of evaluating things, I think you have to look at the Texans. Last year, their coach was under great fire, Bob McNair stuck with him and now hes very popular in Houston. So when the season ends, I will evaluate everything. You know I love continuity." ' ' '
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