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LE MANS, France -- Audi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the fourth straight year Sunday and dedicated its victory to Allan Simonsen of Denmark -- the first driver to die in the showcase endurance race since 1997. Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Loic Duval of Audi No. 2 finished one lap ahead of Toyota No. 8 driven by Anthony Davidson, Sebastien Buemi and Stephane Sarrazin. "This one is for Allan Simonsen," a tearful Kristensen said after taking the checkered flag. "A fantastic driver. This is for him." The 34-year-old Simonsen was taken to the hospital after his Aston Martin spun out at high speed Saturday only 10 minutes into the race. He skidded into the barrier at the Tertre Rouge corner, where cars typically reach speeds of up to 105 mph. Simonsen died at the hospital soon after arrival, organizers said. "Obviously, this horrible incident dampens the joy about another great Le Mans victory for Audi," Ullrich said on the teams website. "We were all completely shocked by the news of Allan Simonsens death. This is the first fatal accident weve had to witness in 15 Le Mans years. I hope itll remain the last." After Simonsens accident, Aston Martin Racing stayed in the race at the request of his family. Sebastien Enjolras lost his life during pre-qualifying at Le Mans in 1997. The last driver fatality during the race itself was Jo Gartner in 1986. The worst crash in Le Mans history occurred when Pierre Leveghs Mercedes flew into the crowd in 1955, killing more than 80 spectators. This was Duvals first victory at Le Mans but the third for McNish and the ninth for Kristensen, who extended his record for most titles by a driver. Audi earned its 12th title at Le Mans, four shy of Porsches record. The winning trio completed 348 laps in 24 hours on the 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe. "It was a complicated race," Duval said. "Its a reminder that its a dangerous sport, even though we dont often think about it. It was very emotional. Tom lost his father in March and now hes losing a friend. Thats rough." Fifty-six cars started in the 81st edition of Le Mans, but 13 failed to finish and one car didnt complete a sufficient number of laps to be classified. In the 12th hour, but Canadian driver Tony Burgess managed to walk away from a crash. "The conditions were very tough," said Wolfgang Ullrich, head of Audi Motorsport. "We had to make the right decisions at the right time." At the wheel of Audi No. 3, Oliver Jarvis, Marc Gene and Lucas Di Grassi took third place, one lap off the pace. Although Audi was much quicker than its Japanese rival, Toyota hoped fuel consumption and tire management could be decisive. But the strategy was thwarted by the changing weather and numerous safety car periods. The safety car came out 11 times, holding up the race for more than five hours. Toyota now has four runner-up finishes at Le Mans but has never won. The only Japanese manufacturer to win was Mazda in 1991. Audi had the top three spots on the grid while Toyota started from fourth and fifth. Toyota briefly hit the front when the Audis pitted in the second hour. But the German manufacturer started dominating the race, regaining the top three spots in the third hour under pouring rain. However, speed is no guarantee of victory. Reliability matters just as much in a competition won by the team that completes the most laps in 24 hours, with up to three drivers alternating. Just when Audi looked irresistible on a track that was drying out, two of its cars faced reliability issues in the seventh hour. Benoit Treluyers Audi No. 1 was stuck in the garage for more than 40 minutes because of technical trouble to fall out of contention, finishing fifth. The Audi No. 3 driven by Jarvis had a puncture and later had his front bodywork changed. Jarvis Audi No. 3 overtook Nicolas Lapierres Toyota No. 7 in the 22nd hour to make the podium. In the next-to-last hour, Lapierre made a mistake, skidding off the slippery track at the Porsche curves to crash into the tire barrier. But Lapierre limped back into the garage and finished fourth. In the 12th hour, Burgess HVM Status GP No. 30 shattered into pieces in a crash. "It was obviously a great relief when we saw him walk away from the accident," HVM Status GP technical director Rob Arnott said. "Many of the components are completely destroyed but the safety cell and everything else stood up to the impact incredibly well and it all absorbed the impact." Martin Plowman, Ricardo Gonzalez and Bertrand Baguette finished seventh overall in Morgan-Nissan No. 35 but topped the LMP2 class. Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz and Romain Dumas won the GTE-Pro class in Porsche No. 92, while Raymond Narac, Christophe Bourret and Jean-Karl Vernay finished first in the GTE-Am category at the wheel of Porsche No. 76. 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It was his overtime winner that had his teammates in awe.Pastrnak scored his second goal of the game 1:23 into the extra period, and the Boston Bruins continued their recent success against the Florida Panthers with a 4-3 victory Monday night.The goal was just the skill of David showing what he can do, Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said.Pastrnak got his team-leading 15th goal by cutting in from the left wing, shifting around goalie Roberto Luongo and tucking in the game-winner.Hes very creative Boston goalie Tuukka Rask said of his teammate. Hes been a talent for many, many years and now hes finally taking the last step and kind of making a real name for himself in the league.David Backes and Tim Schaller also scored for the Bruins, who are 15-2-1 in their last 18 games against the Panthers. Rask stopped 27 shots to raise his record to 14-4-1 this season and 17-3-1 in his career against Florida.Jaromir Jagr had a goal for the Panthers, the 754th of his career, and Luongo finished with 32 saves.I said weve got to pull together and I thought the guys did that in the third, Florida general manager/interim coach Tom Rowe said. That third period is what we are capable of.Floridas Jason Demers slipped a shot under Rask, tying it with 1:29 to play, after the Bruins had moved ahead when Backes tipped in Ryan Spooners shot for the go-ahead goal with 6:52 remaining.Gutsy effort there in a tough building, Luongo said.Aleksander Barkov also scored for the Panthers.Boston improved to 4-0-1 in its last five games, sending the Panthers to their fourth loss in five on a six-game road trip, their longest of the season.Backes, at the top of the crease, redirected Spooners wrister from the top of the left circle after Barkov had tied it with 12:06 to play.Pastrnaks first goal snapped a 1-all tie late in the second perriod.dddddddddddd. Brad Marchand hustled for a loose puck behind the net and fed it out front to Pastrnak, who snapped in a quick shot from just outside the crease.Hes coming into his own, Boston coach Claude Julien said. Theres no doubt about that. Confidence-wise its probably at its highest, and rightfully so.Barkov tied it again by firing a rising wrister past Rasks glove.The Bruins had moved ahead 1-0 on Schallers goal late in the opening period.Florida evened it on Jagrs goal midway through the second when he one-timed Aaron Ekblads pass by Rask.Game notes Before the opening faceoff, the Bruins honored five New Englanders who won medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Gymnast Aly Raisman, from Needham, Massachusetts, dropped the ceremonial first puck. They each wore a Bruins home black and gold jersey with No. 16 and their last names on the back. ... Chara returned after missing six games with a lower-body injury. I felt pretty good for the first game, he said. It was a good game to come back. Floridas a good skating team and its always pretty challenging to play them. ... Boston D Torey Krug wasnt at the morning skate because of illness, but played. . Florida D Keith Yandle sustained a lower-body injury in the first and didnt return. Rowe said after the game that Yandle is going to be out for a while. ... Boston LW Matt Beleskey and Panthers C Jonathan Marchessault both were out with lower-body injuries, and after the game the Bruins said Beleskey will miss six weeks with a knee injury. . Rowe grew up about 25 minutes from TD Garden, in Lynn, Massachusetts.UP NEXTPanthers: End their trip at the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday before going home for two straight.Bruins: At the Washington Capitals on Tuesday before playing two in a row at home. ' ' '