April 2008 in Sports - 20 April 2008 (Sunday)

20 April 2008 (Sunday)

• Auto racing:

• American Le Mans Series: Long Beach Grand Prix on the streets of Long Beach, California

(1) Marco Werner & Lucas Luhr (2) Frank Biela & Emanuele Pirro (3) Scott Sharp & David Brabham

• Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 2 at Oschersleben, Germany

(1) Timo Scheider (2) Martin Tomczyk (3) Bruno Spengler

• FIA GT Championship: RAC Tourist Trophy in Silverstone, Great Britain

(1) Karl Wendlinger & Ryan Sharp (2) Michael Bartels & Andrea Bertolini (3) Philipp Peter & Allan Simonsen

• Indy Racing League: Indy Japan 300 in Motegi, Japan

(1) Danica Patrick (2) Hélio Castroneves (3) Scott Dixon

Danica Patrick becomes the first woman to win a race in a top-flight American motor racing series.

• Indy Racing League: Long Beach Grand Prix on the streets of Long Beach, California

(1) Will Power (2) Franck Montagny (3) Mario Dominguez

Will Power claims his debut IRL victory, winning the last ever Champ Car race after 28 seasons of Champ Car racing.

• V8 Supercar: Hamilton 400, at Hamilton Street Circuit, New Zealand:

(1) Garth Tander (2) Steven Richards (3) James Courtney

• NHL
  • 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
    • Western Conference Quarterfinals
      • Detroit Red Wings 3, Nashville Predators 0, Detroit wins series 4–2
      • Dallas Stars 4, Anaheim Ducks 1, Dallas wins series 4–2