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But this year, in a strange twist, a second-place finish to Contador might not mean defeat.

His close second-place finish to John Kerry dinged the front-runner's bandwagon.

Harvick avoided two different accidents and coasted to a seventh-place finish to end any suspense.

Trump's second-place finish to the conservative senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, was a humiliating setback.

Starting in the 20th position, Vonn, the favorite to win Sunday, partly attributed her seventh-place finish to the weather.

But this year, in a strange twist, a second-place finish to Mr. Contador might not mean defeat.

His second-place finish to McIlroy at the Tour Championship at East Lake seemed to swing the balance for Love.

His second-place finish to Kimi Raikkonen, though, was all he needed to win his seventh driver's title.

Whirlaway's next five races produced one victory and four defeats for the colt (ranging from a fourth-place finish to a loss by a neck).

But Heikkinen, who has scored victories in five of the season's eight races, garnered enough points with a third-place finish to mathematically eliminate his challengers.

Though Ramaala won New York in 2004, it is the second-place finish to his good friend Tergat a year later for which he seems to be remembered.