Casey Stoner Wins Phillip Island Grand Prix - MotoGP

Stoner led from start to finish, but Valentino Rossi was hot on his heels through much of the race. Unfortunately for Jorge Lorenzo, he crashed out very early - just seconds into the race - and took Nicky Hayden with him - another crash that was not Nicky's fault and cost him points. Nicky went on to finish in 15th. Dani Pedrosa did not disappoint, but he was far behind the two leaders of the event; he finished third.

More news: Rossi experienced personal tragedy before yesterday's practice after hearing that his step-father had passed away in Italy. Very sad news...With the podium finish today, though, he is even closer to the 2009 MotoGP Championship.

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