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Darin Gallagher of Butler claimed the win in the Heavy Kart race at Shadetree Speedway over the weekend.

Stocks Tractor1-Matt Thompson (Ellwood City), 2- Mike Cole (Fenelton)

Open Class Tractor1-Mike Miller (Chicora), 2-Matt Thompson (Ellwood City)

Quad1-Donny Stevenson (Chicora), 2-Guy Geisler (Portersville), 3-Joe Suitter (Butler)

Light Cart1-Derrick Davidson (Saxonburg), 2-Josh Barber (Kittanning), 3-Joey Deal (Hooker), 4-Adam Nolan (Ambridge), 5-Shawn Fleeger (Butler)

Heavy Kart1-Darin Gallagher (Butler), 2-Cory Good (Smithsville), 3-Todd Corvi (Fenelton), 4-Glen Noland (Beaver Falls)

Kids Kart1-Gregory Sherwin (Petrolia), 2-Logan O’Brian (Pittsburgh), 3-Nathan Rodgers (Butler), 4-Brandon Abbott (Butler), 5-Cole Miller (Chicora)

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — In his third week with a new coach, Phil Mickelson suddenly looks as good as ever.Mickelson added a mini-major to his collection Sunday by winning The Players Championship, closing with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory that returned him to No. 2 in the world.Sergio Garcia birdied four of his last five holes for a 66, but he was a ceremonial runner-up.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Suzann Pettersen became the first Norwegian winner in LPGA Tour history, making a 1Z\x-foot par putt after Jee Young Lee missed one from about 2 feet on the third extra hole in the Michelob Ultra Open.

INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske made the right call Saturday and Helio Castroneves rewarded his car owner with another Indianapolis 500 pole.Penske, whose elite team has won 14 poles and 14 races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway — both records — watched and waited while all the other contenders for the top qualifying spot in the May 27 race made early qualifying runs.Dario Franchitti, one of five entries for Andretti Green Racing, posted a four-lap, 10-mile average of 227.191 mph during an early flurry of qualifying and then stood by for five hours before two-time Indy winner Castroneves finally knocked him off.

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