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MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Martin Truex Jr. vowed to win the remaining races this season once he was knocked out of the NASCAR playoffs.A pole-winning run Friday at Martinsville Speedway was a strong step toward fulfilling that goal.Truex turned a lap at 98.206 mph to take the top starting spot Sunday. It was the fifth pole of the season for Truex, who also won the pole last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. A blown engine in his Toyota led to his elimination in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.He said after he was determined to win the final four races of the year, and took some solace in Fridays run. Truex has never won at Martinsville Speedway.It hurt a lot this week, Truex said. I thought about it every day and every night. I just kept telling myself, `Go win Martinsville.Joey Logano, winner of three straight poles, qualified second in a Ford. Logano won last week at Talladega to advance to the third round of the Chase, and was disappointed in missing out on the pole even though its his fifth consecutive front row start at Martinsville.So close to getting that fourth pole in a row -- it would have been pretty cool to be able to say you did that, Logano said. It gives us a good start to get a good rhythm into this long race and get our car tuned up to where we want to, and get the grandfather clock when were done.Were not in the business of getting poles, were in the business of winning races. A lot of times that takes winning the pole, but in general we want to win the race.Logano was followed by eight-time Martinsville winner Jimmie Johnson in a Chevrolet. Johnson is seeking his seventh championship, and has not been in this round of the playoffs since the elimination format was introduced in 2014.That is a great starting spot, great pit road pick, Johnson said. Definitely doing things and headed in the right direction.AJ Allmendinger qualified fifth, Chase Elliott was sixth and Tony Stewart seventh as three drivers not in the Chase had strong runs.If that thing will run as good Sunday as it did today, weve got a shot at this, said Stewart, who is retiring at the end of this season.Five of the eight remaining Chase drivers qualified inside the top 12. Joe Gibbs Racing swept spots seven, eight and nine, as Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch put their Toyotas in the top 10. Only Matt Kenseth didnt advance to the third round of qualifying for JGR, and hell start 17th.I look forward to Martinsville, its been a good track for us, Kenseth said. We dont have all the finishes to show for it, but weve done pretty well. I always look forward to the challenge, hopefully we can put together a perfect race and work our way toward the front and have a shot.Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch, teammates at Stewart-Haas Racing, are the only two Chase drivers starting behind Kenseth. Harvick will start 20th and Busch will start 23rd.Jeff Gordon qualified 10th for what is assumed to be his final race. Hes in the eighth and final scheduled race as replacement for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who is out with a concussion Gordon is a nine-time winner at Martinsville, and the defending race winner. Ryan Braun Brewers Jersey . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Paul Molitor Brewers Jersey . 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The Los Angeles Sparks have hit a speed bump down the stretch of their amazing first half of the regular season.The Sparks, who won 20 of their first 21 games, have lost two straight heading into Fridays road contest against the reeling Washington Mystics at Verizon Center.Los Angeles dropped a 92-82 decision at the Indiana Fever on Tuesday, two days after being blown out by the Atlanta Dream, 91-74.The Sparks have surrendered 90-plus points in three straight games. Theyll be looking to lock down the Mystics, who have lost six straight and are struggling on the offensive end of the floor.We arent consistent at all, Mystics coach Mike Thibault told the Washington Post this week. The biggest thing is I just dont want somebody to play harder than us. Were not shooting the ball well particularly. Our guards are struggling with consistency. The other night, our guards as a group shot 17, 18 percent. You have no chance of winning when youre playing like that.The Mystics have lost three straight games against the Sparks, including both meetings this seasoon.ddddddddddddos Angeles star Candace Parker scored 26 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out nine assists in the Sparks 93-82 win over Washington on July 10.Parker is averaging 16.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists on the season. Forward Nneka Ogwumike is having a breakout season for the Sparks. She leads the team in both scoring (19.4) and rebounding (9.0).All-Star Emma Meesseman leads the Mystics in points (15.7) and rebounds (5.7).Washington is coming off an 88-81 home loss to the New York Liberty on Wednesday. The Mystics surrendered a WNBA-record 69 points to the Libertys bench. Meesseman had 20 points to lead the Mystics in defeat.Fridays game concludes the first-half of the regular season for both teams. They will not play again until late August, after the Summer Olympics conclude.The first-place Sparks have a one-game lead over the defending-champion Minnesota Lynx in the Western Conference standings. ' ' ' |
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