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Holden veteran Craig Lowndes believes hes firmly still in the hunt for this years Supercars championship as he prepares for an unprecedented 600th career race.At the Sydney SuperSprint event this weekend, the 42-year-old will become the first man to start 600 races, adding another milestone to his impressive career.But its winning a fourth championship which continues to spur on the Team Vortex driver, with the last title for Lowndes coming way back in 1999.Lowndes heads into the Sydney Motorsport Park round fourth on the championship standings behind stablemates Jamie Whincup and Shane Van Gisbergen as well as Fords Mark Winterbottom.A mere 150 points separates all four drivers heading into this weekend and Lowndes says hes far from finished in his quest for the title.Were not too far behind and this is the last round before we get into the endurance season, Lowndes told AAP.Were looking forward to having a strong weekend this weekend but you never know until you get out of the backside of the Gold Coast whether youre in or out of the championship.Well keep fighting. Weve been developing the car over the year and the team itself has been growing collectively.Lowndes form in the past six races has been mixed - three podiums including a win in the final race of the Ipswich SuperSprint mixed in with three finishes of 10th or worse.At last years Sydney Motorsport Park event, Lowndes finished 5th in the first of three races but could only come 10th in the remaining two.He says minimising the damage of his bad days is going to be crucial to his title hopes.Consistency over the year will be the key card, Lowndes said.The driver that wins the championship at the end will be the one that makes the least amount of mistakes.It is all about minimising your bad days, or your bad weekends. We still want to win races but, if you cant win races, you want to get on that podium.SUPERCARS SYDNEY SUPERSPRINT FAST FACTS:* Craig Lowndes will become the first driver to make 600 Supercars race starts this weekend* Holdens Jamie Whincup remains on 99 race wins. Hes aiming to become the second man behind Lowndes to post a century of victories* Supercars champion Mark Winterbottom has just one race win at Sydney Motorsport Park, the third race of the 2008 eventDiscount Fake Air Max 97 . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said. Wholesale Fake Air Max 97 . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. http://www.fakeairmax97.com/ .C. -- Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was busy swatting shots and scoring in transition. Fake Air Max 97 . The quest begins with what is supposed to be an easy one, although Germany has traditionally been a stubborn opponent to Canadian teams at international tournaments. Fake Air Max 97 2019 . Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half.INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Joe Smith Jr. stopped Bernard Hopkins 53 seconds into the eighth round of their WBC international light heavyweight title fight Saturday night.Smith used a six-punch combination to send Hopkins through the ropes and on to the floor, effectively ending the 51-year-olds 28-year boxing career.Smith successfully defended his title when Hopkins was unable to return to the ring after 20 seconds. Hopkins hit his head on the way down and twisted his right ankle -- he cited the ankle as the reason he couldnt finish. A WBC official said the injuries incurred forced a TKO.I knew he was a true champion, and if he didnt get injured hed be back here, Smith said. I came here to do my job. This is my coming out party, too. I had to finish him. It was either my career was going to end and his was going to end, but I needed mine to continue.Hopkins was reluctant to accept the outcome, initially claiming that he was shoved out of the ring.I was throwing the right hand and a combination and then using the rope as an offensive as Im known for, and making a mess, Hopkins said. He got frustrated, and I might have gotten glazed with a left hook and next thing I know he was throwing me out of the ring.The reason I said Im upset they are giving Smith the TKO is because the momentum threw the ropes, he added. I didnt dive through the ropes.Hopkins (56-8-2) was looking to wrap his career with one last showing of defensive-minded boxing in front of an enthusiastic, star-studded crowd at the Forum. Instead, he finished in the same manor he started, with a loss.This is my last fight, I promised it would be and you come to that point in life where it is finall and Im happy with my retirement, Hopkins said.dddddddddddd I know the fans will know I went out as a soldier, fighting the toughest, baddest opponents. Im not saying I agree, Im not in denial -- Joe was a tough, heavy hitting fighter.Wearing his old Executioner shorts as a throwback to his earlier fighting days, Hopkins looked his age early as Smith (23-1, 19 KOs) was the aggressor to start. Hopkins regained some footing in the fifth and sixth rounds but Smith gained momentum and took it with him through the eighth, when he pummeled Hopkins in a corner and sent him through the ropes.I had seen him fall, and I kept hitting him until I saw him go out, and I landed that left hook until he went out, Smith said. I knew he had time to go out, but I hit him with four or five clean shots and they were good shots on the button.In his prime, Hopkins won a record 20 consecutive middleweight title fights. He became the oldest-ever champion when he defended his light-heavyweight belt at 49. However, Hopkins hadnt fought in more than two years, losing to Sergey Kovalev on Nov. 8, 2014, in his last bout.Oleksandr Usyk (11-0), a 2016 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist out of Ukraine, successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title with a knockout of Thabiso Mchunu (17-3) with a knockout in the ninth round, his 10th.Local El Monte product Joseph Diaz (23-0), wearing Lakers colors in their former home, defended his NABF featherweight title, beating Horacio Garcia (30-2-1) of Mexico in the NABF featherweight title by unanimous decision. ' ' '