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Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork. Cheap NFL Jerseys China .com) - Mike Conway benefited from not pitting late in the race and then held off Tony Kanaan in a three-lap shootout to the finish to win race 2 in Sundays IndyCar Series doubleheader on the streets of Toronto. Race 2 in the Honda Indy Toronto was scheduled for 65 laps but intermittent rain and numerous crashes and spins at this 1.75-mile, 11-turn temporary street course made this a timed event of 80 minutes. It concluded after 56 laps. Conway, who drove the No. 20 car for Ed Carpenter Racing in the Toronto weekend doubleheader, was one of five drivers who opted not to pit during a caution on lap 46. Justin Wilson stayed on the track and led the way for the restart on 49. On the following lap, with 7 minutes, 30 seconds to go, Conway overtook Wilson for the lead. A crash involving five drivers in turn 3 on lap 51 forced the sixth and final caution. IndyCar officials displayed the red flag and stopped the race and clock with 4 minutes, 32 seconds left to ensure the event would resume under green. It was really difficult conditions in the wet, Conway said. We were kind of struggling out there for a bit, but I knew as soon as I could see part of a dry line that it was time to come in [for a pit stop]. From there, we just took off and controlled the race. I was a bit nervous with the red flag there, knowing Justin was behind me. It was a lot of fun out there. Conway easily pulled away from the field after the last restart with two-and- a-half minutes remaining. He then beat Kanaan to the finish line by 3.5418 seconds. The tire temperatures came in really fast, and thats what you need in those types of conditions, so I could just control it and not have to push too hard and enjoy those last few laps, Conway said. Conway earned his second win this season and the fourth of his IndyCar career. His first victory in 2014 came on the streets of Long Beach, Calif. in April. Conway drives the No. 20 in all road/street course races this year, while team owner Ed Carpenter is behind the wheel for the oval events. Carpenter won in June at Texas. This one is all Mike. He did a great job, Carpenter said. A big part of the reason why we brought Mike in [this season to run road/street courses] was just to try to be stronger all the time. Earlier in the day, Sebastien Bourdais won the first race in Toronto. It had been scheduled for Saturday but persistent rain forced postponement until the following day. Bourdais started on the pole and led 58 of 65 laps. He claimed his first victory in an open-wheel race since November 2007 in Mexico City. Helio Castroneves finished second in race 1 and held a 28-point lead over Will Power, his teammate at Team Penske. Following his ninth-place run in the first event, Power finished third in race 2 and trimmed Castroneves advantage to 13 points. A good day and a typical IndyCar race, Power said. It throws everything at you, but you just have to survive. And thats what we did. Castroneves started on the pole and led the most laps in the second race with 32, but he sustained wing damage on the last lap and dropped in the field to finish 12th. Kanaans second-place run marked his third straight podium. He finished third in race 1 as well as third in last weekends event at Iowa. Kanaan, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing this season, spun out and stalled on course during the opening lap. He fell to the tail end of the field but patiently made his way back. Its been a great weekend, Kanaan said. I made a really bad mistake. I got too excited at the start and got sideways. I made a mistake, and I had to catch up. We made it up, and the team did a great job during my stops. It was a hell of a race, a good weekend with third and second. Were getting closer and closer [to a first win of the season]. Charlie Kimball finished fourth, followed by Takuma Sato, rookie Jack Hawksworth, Scott Dixon, the three-time and defending series champion, and Marco Andretti. Bourdais placed ninth, and Wilson ended up in the 10th spot. Juan Pablo Montoya and rookie Mikhail Aleshin were involved in a serious crash on lap 12, forcing the second caution. Moments after it started raining here, Montoya lost control and slid into the tire barrier. Seconds later, Aleshin plowed right into the back of Montoya. James Hinchcliffe was involved in the accident as well. Montoyas car went on top of Aleshins vehicle. Neither driver was injured during the incident. The rain started very fast and sudden, and I realized it when I started to brake in turn 8, and then I smacked the other car, Aleshin said. I ended up under the car, so that was not such a great feeling at all. The most important thing is that everything is fine. Im not hurt. The doubleheader in Toronto were the 13th and 14th events on the IndyCar schedule this season. Just four races remain -- Mid-Ohio (Aug. 3), Milwaukee (Aug. 17), Sonoma (Aug. 24) and Fontana (Aug. 30). Wholesale NFL Jerseys .Y. - The Buffalo Sabres reassigned forward Sam Reinhart to the WHLs Kootenay Ice on Friday. Wholesale Jerseys . Hes even holding a bat on one of his 2014 baseball cards. So far, hes playing like his picture.OAKLAND, Calif. - Steve Kerr knows the Golden State Warriors will have tougher days ahead this season, that there are higher hurdles to clear and bigger goals to reach.That doesnt mean he wont enjoy the present.Were 34-6. How can you not love that? a smiling Kerr said after Thursdays practice.The Warriors are off to the best start in franchise history, have the NBAs best record and are winning at such a blistering pace that Kerr and his staff already have secured their spots to coach the talented Western Conference in next months All-Star Game at New Yorks Madison Square Garden.The NBA also announced Thursday night that Stephen Curry (1,513,324) edged LeBron James (1,470,483) for the most All-Star votes. He becomes the first player for Golden State elected to consecutive starts since Hall of Famer Chris Mullin in 1991-92.Indeed, the Warriors have little to complain about as they hit the official midpoint of their season when they host Sacramento on Friday night.The messy divorce that was Mark Jacksons firing last May is well in the past. Players are as healthy as they could hope minus a sprained left ankle that has sidelined backup centre Festus Ezeli for a month and they are dominating like no other team.The Warriors lead the league in shooting (48.7 per cent), opponents shooting (42.1 per cent), points per game (110.7), assists per game (27.1), 3-point shooting (39 per cent) and point differential (plus-11.8).Thats the largest margin of victory since Kerrs days playing with Michael Jordan on the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, who outscored the opposition by 12.2 points. Yes, the same Bulls team that won an NBA-record 72 games, claimed their fifth title and carved out a place in league lore as one of the greatest teams ever.The Warriors, who are on pace for 70 wins, have a long way to go before being compared to that club or any of the other ones that lifted the Larry OBrien Trophy. Kerr sees little comparison to those Jordan juggernauts though he has increasingly faced questions about the similarities other than the way his current team competes hard at both ends.What Kerr is trying to impart on his players from his experience on that team is to strive for perfection each game, stay focused for 48 minutes and dont worry about their standing or their opponents record. Thats the difference bettween the teams people remember, he said, and the ones they dont. Wholesale China Jerseys. .Its the same challenge for everybody: 82 games. You get worn down. You get tired mentally and physically. So its important for any team to fight through that, Kerr said. Its easier, I think, when youre winning. Its fun. Every day is fun. The focus and the concentration should be something we get better with as the season goes because were building more and more momentum all the time.Keeping players fresh will be the other challenge.Kerr has talked about resting players more often in the second half of the season, as he did last week when he gave centre Andrew Bogut and forward Andre Iguodala the night off at Oklahoma City the Warriors only loss in their last 12 games. He also expects to lighten the practice load, especially with a lot of road games in February and March.The Warriors will benefit from a deeper bench anchored by former All-Stars David Lee and Iguodala than during any of their past two playoff runs, when injuries and heavy minutes wore them down. Theyll also lean on the improved play from Curry a rising MVP candidate and backcourt teammate Klay Thompson, who could make his first All-Star team as a reserve.We just want to keep that momentum going throughout the course of the season, Curry said. And that will put us in pretty good position when it comes time to compare ourselves to the rest of the league and the rest of the Western Conference.These current Warriors have something else to strive for in the seasons second half, too.No player or team in franchise history has experienced this pace of winning this deep into the season. Not Rick Barry. Not Wilt Chamberlain. Not Run TMC or We Believe.This already is the latest in the year that the Warriors have had the best record in the league since going a franchise-best 59-23 in the 1975-76 season a year after winning their only NBA title since moving West.And while a championship remains the goal, players admit setting a few marks along the way would be pretty sweet.We still got to get there, but if we do break it, it will definitely mean something, Thompson said. Theres been some dark times with the Warriors before this little resurrection. 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