J. Chestnut Classic Short Ugg Boots .R. Fitzpatrick ended a 20-race winless streak to pick up his first win since July 25, 2010 – and it wasnt easy as he held off D.J. Kennington in the final turn at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park to win the Vortex Brake Pads 200 in the season-opener for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Sunday in front of an ethusiastic crowd. For Fitzpatrick, out of Cambridge, Ont., it was his seventh career win in the series and his third at the Bowmanville 2.459-mile road course. On the day, he led a race-high 39 laps behind the wheel of his No. 84 Equipment Express Chevrolet. Despite leading all those laps, he was consistently being hounded by Kennington, Scott Steckly and Andrew Ranger. "I made some contact with Steckly and Im sorry about that, but I was going for the win just like he was," said the 24-year-old. "I was expecting a lot of things, but I was pretty sure (Kennington) would race me clean after the way we raced here last year when he beat me." In his mind, Fitzpatrick was game planning around where Steckly, who started the race from the pole and had the fastest car on the track all weekend, was on the track. After I changed tires I was kind of saving my stuff because I knew that 22 car would be coming and coming fast," Fitzpatrick said. "It was really insane in those last few laps. Were happy to get the win today and ride this momentum." Even though Kennington finished as the runner-up he was happy with the results. "Ill take a top-three finish on a road course anytime," said the driver of the No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge. "That was really a great race. Who wouldnt like that one? It was hard-fought battle all day long."Steckly, on the other hand, was not as pleased with his finish as he began his quest for a third series title in his No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge. "We should be happy with a third-place finish, but its really not what we were looking for after having the fastest car all weekend," said the defending series champion. "It was good, hard racing. We just cant seem to get a win on a road course." Two-time winner at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Andrew Ranger finished fourth followed by fellow Quebecer Louis-Philippe Dumoulin in fifth. Jason Hathaway, Kerry Micks, Jeff Lapcevich, Robin Buck and Peter Klutt completed the top 10. The race lead changed hands nine times among six drivers including four times between Fitzpatrick and Kennington in the final 10 laps. The field was slowed due to caution just three times for 11 laps. The Vortex Brake Pads 200 will air on TSN on Sunday, May 27 at 4:30 p.m. ET and Wednesday, June 13 at 10 p.m. ET on RDS2. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series with two road-course events to open the season will be back on the track on June 2-3 for the Lucas Oil Grand Prix at Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, Que. Michael Kors Tote Clearance .A. Happ and catcher Erik Kratz had a plan. Cheap Ugg Bailey Bow Boots . 7 San Diego State held off pesky Utah State 74-69 on Saturday night for its 17th straight victory.SYDNEY - The Asian Cup final between Australia and South Korea presents the familiar conundrum of the irresistible force meeting the immovable object.Australia, the tournaments highest-scoring team with 12 goals in five games, takes on a South Korean lineup that is yet to concede a goal in five games, including one that went to extra time — so 480 minutes of football.That is the contrast between the teams ahead of Saturdays final, but what they share is a desire to add a major cup to less-than-overwhelming trophy cabinets.South Korea has not won the Asian Cup since 1960, having lost in the final three times since. Australia has a vast array of regional titles from its time in the Oceania confederation, but none since switching to the Asia in 2006. The Socceroos lost the 2011 Asian Cup final to Japan.All those kind of things again become a little bit irrelevant when youre talking about a one-off game on such a big occasion, Australia coach Ange Postecoglou told a news conference on the eve of the championship match. Previous records go out the window because every moment is so crucial in a big game.Home-ground advantage, at the 83,000-capacity former Olympic stadium in Sydney, plus the absence of a couple of key South Korea players, should give Australia a slight advantage despite a 1-0 loss to the South Koreans in the group stage — a game where key attacking players Tim Cahill, Robbie Kruse and Mathew Leckie all started from the bench as Postecoglou sought to keep his squad fresh ahead of the knockout stages.Well just do what we have been doing, Postecoglou said. Its proven to be successful so far and there wont be any secrets about how we go about it tomorrow.Well take the game to the opposition as we have every game. Well put pressure on them and its up to them to try and stop us from creating opportunities and scoring goals.Two-time champiion South Korea defeated Iraq 2-0 to qualify for its first Asian Cup final since 1988 and captain Ki Sung Yueng sees it as an opportunity for the Taeguk Warriors to reassert itself in the Asian region in a way not seen since its run to the 2002 World Cup semifinals. Black Michael Kors Jet Set Tote. We always say that Korean football is one of the best in Asia, because we always went to World Cups, we went to a semifinal and qualified for the group stages, Ki said. However, on the other hand, we never (recently) won the Asian Cup, which Japan and Saudi (Arabia) have won more than us.So, its a little bit of shame for ourselves that we never proved that we are the biggest team in Asia. This is a great opportunity to show people that we can be champions.After joining the Asian confederation from Oceania in 2006, Australia has quickly become a force at the continental championship, making the quarterfinals in its inaugural attempt in 2007, before losing the final to Japan 1-0 after extra time in Qatar four years later.Postecoglou believes Australias successful hosting of the Asian Cup, with more than 600,000 fans attending the 32 matches, has been a major boost to the game in the country, regardless of the outcome of the final.My pride comes from the fact that the game in this country has got a real big kick in this last month, Postecoglou said. Every game has been well supported and people have understood what joy and drama football can bring.As a kid growing up in this country nothing makes me happier than people talking about football.One concern for Australia is the fitness of right back Ivan Franjic, who jarred his hip in the second half of Tuesdays semifinal win over the United Arab Emirates.Franjic will train today and if he gets through training, hes available to play, Postecoglou said.___AP Sports Writer Chris Lines contributed to this report. Cheap Jerseys nfl jerseys cheap authentic wholesale jerseys jerseys from china authenticCheap Jerseys wholesale stitched jerseys ' ' '
