UPDATE: Cutters win 8th Little 500 championship

As predicted by many riders, the 57th running of the Little 500 came down to a final-lap sprint. \nA pack of five teams were in contention going into the final 10 laps. In the end, Cutters rider Alex Bishop out-sprinted Phi Kappa Psi rider Erik Styacich to the finish line. Dodds House, Black Key Bulls and Team Major Taylor rounded out the top-five.\nBishop, who earlier this season out-sprinted Dodds House rider Chris Chartier for the Miss-n-Out championship, showed again why he is considered the best sprinter in the field. Bishop said he felt Styacich making a push toward the end, but did what he could to get across the line first.\n“I could sense it,” Bishop said. “I was starting to cramp up really badly, but I had the desire to get it.”\nStyacich said he tried to make his final move, but he could not catch Bishop.\n“I was thinking that I had to get in front on turn three,” Styacich said. “I thought I was going to be able to get around Chartier, (but) I wasn’t able to. Bishop just had that kick at the end. I thought I could get him, but he was just faster today.”\nWith Bishop in the mix on the final lap, his teammates were confident he would take the checkered flag.\n“We had it won right there,” senior David Caughlin said. “Once we got Bishop to the final lap that was it.”\nBishop, who rode in his final race Saturday, said the finish was a perfect end to his Little 500 career.\n“It’s three years coming. It’s so sweet. I finally got it in my last year. I can’t put it into words right now.”\nThe victory gives the team a record eight Little 500 championships and its first since 2004.\nCheck out the Little 500 blog, “Blogging Away” and Monday’s Indiana Daily Student for further race coverage.