Vote for Lowe’s Move of the Year: SPEED Channel’s Sunday motor sports news program SpeedNews is teaming with Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse to determine the “Lowe’s Move of the Year.” The five finalists, chosen from weekly Lowe’s award winners, include: * Panizzi’s Donuts – Thanks to a huge lead in Leg 3 of the World Rally Championship’s Catalunya Rally, Frenchman Gilles Panizzi thrilled the crowd by doing donuts under a bridge during Stage 15 – during the race. * Carpentier Streaking – After winning the Mid-Ohio CART FedEx Championship Series race, driver Patrick Carpentier had to pay up on a bet, offering to run naked around the race track. Wrapping a checkered flag around his waist, Patrick made the lap bringing a whole new meaning to the term “draft.” * Gordon’s Golf Cart – In a five-lap Golf Cart Race on pit road at Richmond International Raceway, four-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon slid off the seat of his Looney Tunes cart and was nearly run over by teammate Jimmie Johnson. * Daytona Fendergate – While leading the Daytona 500, drive Sterling Marlin climbed from his car during a red-flag caution and attempted to pull a bent fender away from his tire. The move, a NASCAR no-no, cost Marlin a penalty and possibly the race win. * Hornish’s Margin of Victory – Sam Hornish, not content with just a top-two finish that would have given him the season’s IRL title, went side-by-side with Helio Catroneves in one of racing’s all-time great finishes. After the pair battled and banged over the final 30-plus laps, Hornish crossed the finish line .0096 seconds — a few inches — ahead of Castroneves to win the season finale. To vote for your favorite “Lowe’s Move of the Year,” visit SPEEDTV.com and make your selection. Voting opens Dec. 2 and the winner will be announced on the SpeedNews 2002 Year in Review, premiering Dec. 29 at 7:00pm.et.(11-28-2002)
