Sharp wins IRL thriller.

Anyone who witnessed the Casino Magic 500 at Texas will have forgiven whoever was responsible for the race being delayed for a day by rain.

As if to say thank-you to the loyal fans who trekked back to the Texas Motor Speedway for a second consecutive day, the IRL put on a superb show that culminated in Scott Sharp inching out Robby McGehee by 59 thousandths of a second to claim his fifth IRL series victory.

The race featured 31 driver changes amongst eight different drivers and was graced with not a single accident in what was a tremendous advert for the series.

Behind Sharp and McGehee, Al Unser Jr completed the podium finishers just holding off an inspired Buzz Calkins. Scott Goodyear rounded out the top five while Buddy Lazier finished seventh to maintain his championship lead.

Full report and results to follow.

Leading positions from Texas.

1. Scott Sharp Dallara-Aurora 208.
2. Robby McGehee G Force-Aurora 208.
3. Al Unser Jr G Force-Aurora 208.
4. Buzz Calkins Dallara-Aurora 208.
5. Scott Goodyear Dallara-Aurora 208.
6. Mark Dismore Dallara-Aurora 208.
7. Buddy Lazier Dallara-Aurora 207.
8. Shigeaki Hattori G Force-Aurora 207.
9. Eddie Cheever Dallara-Infiniti 207.
10. Airton Dare G Force-Aurora 207.