Here's a look at what's happening in professional golf this week, and how you can watch it:

European Tour

Turkish Airlines Open

Thursday-Sunday, The Montgomerie Maxx Royal, Antalya, Turkey

Course specs: Par 72, 7,133 yards

Purse: $7 million

Defending champion: Justin Rose

Notables in the field: Justin Rose, Shane Lowry, Danny Willett, Francesco Molinari, Patrick Reed, Tyrrell Hatton, Eddie Pepperell, Lee Westwood, Alex Noren, Martin Kaymer, Padraig Harrington

Tee times: TBD

TV schedule: Thursday, 4–6 a.m. (Golf Channel); 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 4-9 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday 3:30–8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel)

LPGA

Toto Japan Classic

Friday-Sunday, Seta Golf Club, Shiga, Japan

Course specs: Par 72, 6,608 yards

Purse: $1.5 million

Defending champion: Nasa Hataoka

Notables in the field: Marina Alex, Mi Jung Hur, Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Lydia Ko, Jennifer Kupcho, Bronte Law, Minjee Lee, Jeongeun Lee6, Lexi Thompson

Tee times: TBD

TV schedule: Friday 10 p.m. – 1 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday 10:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday 9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour Champions

Charles Schwab Cup Championship

Thursday-Sunday, Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix, Ariz.

Course specs: Par 71, 6,763 yards

Purse: $2.5 million

Defending champion: Vijay Singh

Notables in the field: Scott McCarron, Jerry Kelly, Bernhard Langer, Colin Montgomerie, Retief Goosen, Woody Austin, Kirk Triplett, Scott Parel, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Steve Stricker

Tee times: TBD

TV schedule: Thursday-Friday, 3–7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday 3:30–7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday 3–6:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)

England batsman Dawid Malan has described his frustration at the way his time with Middlesex ended. Malan gave up the captaincy at the end of the 2019 season and subsequently agreed a move to Yorkshire after 13 seasons with the London club.

Under new head coach, Stuart Law, Middlesex finished eighth in Division Two of the Championship, despite Malan leading the way with more than 1000 runs. They reached the quarter-finals of both the Vitality Blast and the Royal London Cup but Malan announced his decision to step down at the end-of-season members' forum.

Malan is currently on tour of New Zealand with the England T20I team and after his move to Yorkshire was announced said that it had begun to feel like he was "banging my head against a wall" at Middlesex, after a communications breakdown with Law.

"I just needed a fresh challenge," he said. "I've been captain of Middlesex for two years, and I've been banging my head against a wall for a wee while. I didn't really enjoy the cricket as much as I'd have liked to.

"When I spoke to them, Yorkshire seemed like a team that really want to win trophies, and that's the ambition. I don't want to finish my career just plodding along in county cricket. I want to be somewhere that really wants to challenge to win stuff.

"I was wanting things to move in the right direction [at Middlesex]. That was it. It frustrated me that I didn't really know what was going on, or what the plans were and so on."

While Malan has played all three formats for England, he has struggled to nail down a spot. He was their leading run-scorer in a T20I tri-series featuring New Zealand and Australia two winters ago but then did not feature again as England utilised Jos Buttler as an option at opener.

With several first-choice players such as Buttler, Jason Roy and Joe Root rested from this tour, Malan has another opportunity to stake his claim, contributing scores of 11 and 39 in the first two games.

"It was disappointing Jos went back up to open the batting, because it made position for guys like Vincey [James Vince] and myself, who bat at the top of the order, really tough," he said.

"I think I was the leading run-scorer in the last series I played in, but I hadn't played a game for the last 18 months in Twenty20. That's just the way it goes. I did everything I could to be part of the squad, but unfortunately it didn't work out because of the players they've got above you."

He also indicated he hopes to force his way back into Test contention, despite England's national selector, Ed Smith, suggesting that Malan's game was better-suited to overseas conditions when he was dropped from the side during the 2018 summer.

"I still want to play for England across all three formats," Malan said. "I'm only 32, so I've got a lot of good years ahead of me, it's just up to me to perform.

"What Ed said wasn't ideal but he's clarified it to me - my Test record in England isn't as good as it should be, which is my own fault and no one else's. But that doesn't mean I can't play Test cricket again. It's up to me to score runs for Yorkshire and keep my name in the hat."

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants game Monday night was interrupted by a black cat just days after Halloween.

The cat made its way onto the MetLife Stadium field in the second quarter. It was on the far side away from the action for one play. It caused a two-minute delay when the cat was recognized by the teams and officials.

Security and police watched as the cat meandered near the south end zone. Police and security eventually made their way toward the feline before it ran off the field and eventually into the tunnel.

The crowd cheered and guffawed as the black cat captured the attention of the entire stadium, as well as some current and former players on social media.

If we didn't have @saquon, we should sign that cat! The cat was elusive! @Giants

pic.twitter.com/Z9TDBVA8Ds

— Michael Strahan (@michaelstrahan) November 5, 2019

I've been in MetLife and I'm wonder how this Black Cat got in the stadium and did they ever catch em after he ran in the tunnel? Lol We need answers!! ?? #MNF

— Tre Boston (@TreBos10) November 5, 2019

The Giants led 9-3 at the time and kicked a field goal several minutes later to extend their lead before the Cowboys took it back with a field goal before halftime.

The black cat is only part of the strange or memorable things that have gone on between the Cowboys and Giants at MetLife.

In Jason Garrett's first game as Cowboys interim coach in 2010, the lights went out when a transformer blew in the third quarter, causing a seven-minute delay. In 2014, Odell Beckham Jr. made the ridiculous one-handed catch for a 43-yard touchdown while falling backward.

Black cats also aren't completely unfamiliar to New York teams. A black cat stared down the Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium on Sept. 9, 1969. The Mets would eventually overtake the first-place Cubs and win the World Series to cap a miracle season, and the black cat was credited with putting a hex on the visiting team.

The visiting Cowboys entered Monday night in first place in the NFC East.

ESPN's Todd Archer contributed to this report.

CHICAGO -- Although Anthony Davis is widely expected to re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent this summer, he continues to entertain the possibility of playing in Chicago, which he still considers the "Mecca of basketball."

Soon after the Lakers wrapped up Monday's practice, Davis had to fulfill another personal obligation that meant a lot to him.

He surprised members of the boys and girls basketball teams at his alma mater, Perspectives Charter School, at local favorite Lulu's Hot Dogs.

"If you get a chance to come home and play for the Bulls would you do it?" a young athlete asked Davis in the midst of a Q&A segment of the Nike-sponsored event.

"Honestly, it's nothing like playing at home," Davis responded, after the room filled with laughter. "I don't know. ... I mean, I am a free agent next year, but we'll see. It's a possibility."

For the first time this season, Davis will return to the United Center as a member of the Lakers on Tuesday night against the hometown Bulls. That Midwest toughness of current NBA players like Derrick Rose, Patrick Beverley, Jabari Parker and more recently Miami Heat rookie Kendrick Nunn gives him the utmost confidence in the talent of his hometown -- and why he considers it the Mecca of hoops.

"I mean, it is. We've got the best basketball players ever," Davis said after practice. "You look at the history with all the guys we've got that made the league and even the guys that didn't make the league. They say New York, but it's not even close."

Davis previously touched on both topics in a Chicago Tribune story published in July, but with the Lakers off to a Western Conference-best 5-1 start, his latest comments continue to stir the pot with him in the spotlight.

The league also announced Davis as Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday after he averaged 32.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 2.0 assists while leading Los Angeles to a 3-0 record for games played Oct. 28 through Nov. 3.

"You see his numbers?" teammate LeBron James said of Davis' latest honor. "And we was 3-0 for the week."

Davis credits that Chicago toughness for his stellar play in Los Angeles. Growing up, he idolized Rose, who went on to become the league's youngest MVP in history, while working hard to make a name for himself.

Rose's latest "M-V-P" chants at the United Center last week as a member of the Pistons were a testament to his impact on the city. Davis hopes to leave a similar impact someday.

"He just gave me hope," Davis said of Rose. "I actually wanted to go to Memphis, but then Coach [John Calipari] got up out of there, and I think [Derrick Rose] is actually going to be a lot of guys' idols who came up under him just because of what he was able to do.

"Watching him with the Bulls and what he was able to accomplish with winning MVP and going to the playoffs and all that stuff was just so much that we thought wasn't going to happen for us growing up in the neighborhood we grew up in and being in the situations we grew up in," he added. "He kind of gave everyone hope in the city of Chicago for basketball players, and now that's why he gets so much of the love he gets now, but D-Rose was definitely that guy for me."

With All-Star Weekend returning to Chicago in February for the first time since 1988, Davis says he'd feel honored to earn his seventh selection.

But, for now, he's focused on helping the Lakers win a title and believes the rest will take care of itself.

"Chicago is a fun city, and as of late, people started doubting that just because of all the stuff that's going on, but hopefully that weekend we're able to show people why Chicago is as great as we know that it is," Davis said. "All-Star is always a fun city, and when you bring everybody back into the Mecca of basketball, it's always going to be great, so I'm excited for it and hopefully I'm able to be another All-Star and play in front of this home crowd, but I'll be here regardless."

NEW YORK -- Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout, Houston third baseman Alex Bregman and Oakland shortstop Marcus Semien are finalists for the American League MVP award.

Trout is seeking his third MVP after winning in 2014 and '16. He finished second in 2012, '13, '15 and '18.

Washington third baseman Anthony Rendon, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger and Milwaukee outfielder Christian Yelich are the top three for the National League honor. Yelich won last year's NL MVP award with 29 of 30 first-place votes.

Houston's Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander are finalists for the AL Cy Young Award along with Tampa Bay's Charlie Morton, the Baseball Writers' Association of America said. Verlander won the 2011 Cy Young with Detroit, when he also was voted MVP.

New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom is a finalist for the NL Cy Young Award after getting 29 of 30 first-place votes last year. He is competing with Washington's Max Scherzer and the Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu. Scherzer is a three-time Cy Young winner.

Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, Atlanta right-hander Mike Soroka and San Diego shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. are finalists for the NL Rookie of the Year. Houston designated hitter Yordan Alvarez, Tampa Bay second baseman Brandon Lowe and Baltimore left-hander John Means are the top candidates in the AL.

The Yankees' Aaron Boone, Minnesota's Rocco Baldelli and Tampa Bay's Kevin Cash are finalists for AL Manager of the Year. Atlanta's Brian Snitker is a finalist to win the NL award for the second straight season, joined by Milwaukee's Craig Counsell and St. Louis' Mike Shildt.

Rookies of the Year are announced Nov. 11, followed by Managers of the Year on Nov 12. Cy Youngs are announced Nov. 13, and MVPs on Nov. 14.

Now that Carlos Vela has been named Major League Soccer's Landon Donovan MVP for 2019, the league's award season is over. But that hasn't stopped ESPN FC from handing out awards of our own, from who we really felt was the most valuable player, to whose trash talk was most damning.

Allow us to introduce ESPN FC's 2019 MLS Alternative Awards ahead of Sunday's MLS Cup between Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, ABC).

Most Valuable Player

Carlos Vela, LAFC

There may be three finalists, but there's really only one serious candidate and that's Vela. When both the player and the team break records -- as LAFC did with 72 points and Vela did with his 34 league goals -- the choice is obvious. -- Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle)

With all due respect to the great Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Josef Martinez, Vela deserves MVP honors for this: on top of his 34 regular season goals, he also pulled the strings on 15 assists, which are mind-numbing numbers in this league. When Vela wasn't playing, you saw how much the league leaders missed him. -- Arch Bell (@ArchBell)

No contest. The only real question is: Was this the best individual season in MLS history? -- Noah Davis (@noahedavis)

Despite some near-historic seasons from a pair of other players, the MVP award can belong to only one man: Carlos Vela. The Mexican superstar set a new standard for MLS play in 2019 and should be duly crowned with the league's top honor. -- Jason Davis (@davisjsn)

One could make an argument that the Galaxy would be worse off without Ibrahimovic than LAFC without Vela, but the Cancun native directly contributed to 49 goals this season (57 percent of all Black and Gold goals) while Ibrahimovic was central to 37 (63 percent of the Galaxy's scores), suggesting that one wasn't definitively more important to their team's success than the other. Having a hand in a further 12 goals sets Vela apart from Ibrahimovic. -- Austin Lindberg (@LindbergESPN)

Goal of the Year

Carlos Vela vs. San Jose

I'll go with Vela's tally against the San Jose Earthquakes in Week 25. An exchange of passes with Diego Rossi in midfield saw Vela embark on a solo run in which he weaved his way through the Quakes' defense and then teased San Jose keeper Daniel Vela one last time before depositing the ball in the net. The goal had a wonderful mix of team play and individual brilliance. -- Carlisle

Vela had his fair share of great goals this season but this golazo ranks at the top of the list. The dummy, avoiding the tackle, leaving the defender like a statue, rounding the keeper and then the Maradona-esque move on the goal line. Spectacular. -- Bell

A combination of factors make Vela's second goal against the Quakes the goal of the season. One, It's a beautiful team goal pulled off by the year's best team and two, Vela spares no one as he humiliates half of San Jose's team. -- J. Davis

Zlatan Ibrahimovic vs. New England

Chested down, flicked backwards over his head, bicycle kick, upper 90. He makes the unbelievable look easy, the impossible look effortless. He's just more fun than everyone else. -- N. Davis

Zlatan Ibrahimovic vs. LAFC

I'm just a simple man who enjoys Zlatan making defenders look silly, which is why there was no choice but to select this gem, in which the Galaxy No. 9 takes a pair of defenders out of the play with a flick up to himself before he beautifully volleys home in spectacular fashion. -- Lindberg

Newcomer of the Year

Carles Gil, New England

There are some worthy candidates this year like Heber, Cristian Espinoza and Eddie Segura, but Gil helped resurrect a New England team that was left for dead back in the spring. Ten goals and 14 assists is a great haul, and the arrival of Gustavo Bou mid-summer gives him the perfect striker with which to play. -- Bell

Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto FC

This award is a bit tougher to figure out. Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo, New England's Carles Gil, and New York City FC's Heber were all deserving nominees. I'll go with Pozuelo, whose 12 goals and 12 assists helped propel TFC into the playoffs and now he'll be playing for an MLS Cup this coming weekend. -- Carlisle

Gil had gaudier stats. Heber helped transform one of the league's best attacks. Pozuelo, though, is the only one still playing. -- Davis

Toronto FC's early season addition more than lived up to the hype of his protracted transfer saga with double-digit goals and assists on the season. The Spaniard's energy and versatility is a major reason why the Reds will play for an MLS Cup title on Sunday. -- Jason Davis

It's hard to ignore the turnaround of New England behind Gil, but keep in mind that Toronto missed the playoffs last season with Sebastian Giovinco. With Pozuelo added in his place, Toronto is back at MLS Cup for the third time in four seasons, and his 12 goals and 12 assists illustrate just how dangerous he is in multiple facets of the game. -- Lindberg

Trash Talk of the Year

Ibrahimovic trashes Vela

Ibrahimovic and Vela were the two biggest stars in MLS in 2019, and also the subjects of the league's best trash talk. Ahead of the Galaxy's July clash with LAFC, the Swede openly questioned why Vela was playing in MLS at age 29, before reminding everyone where he was playing at age 29. Ibrahimovic then proceeded to walk the walk by scoring a hat trick to beat Vela and LAFC 3-2. -- Bell

LAFC's 'Indiana Jones' tifo

They won the Supporters' Shield, then went out and won the playoff game against the crosstown rivals. Ibrahimovic had the better lines; LAFC had the last laugh. -- N. Davis

Zlatan trashes MLS

Leave it to Zlatan to trash talk his own team, like when he told ESPN's Herculez Gomez that he was "a Ferrari surrounded by Fiats." Whether that act has worn thin as the Swede concludes his second year remains to be seen, but he remains a player who demands attention for what he says off the field and does on it. -- Carlisle

Parsing between Zlatan Ibrahimovic's various pointing comments about opponents (and teammates) is akin to choosing between the works of Michaelangelo. If there has to be one, then Zlatan's "Ferraris among Fiats" gets the gold star. -- J. Davis

Josef Martinez trolls Orlando

Orlando City has never beaten Atlanta United, and Josef Martinez won't let the Lions forget it. -- Lindberg

Howler of the Year

Sean Johnson, NYCFC vs. Minnesota

On the whole, the New York City FC goalkeeper Sean Johnson actually had a good 2019 season in helping the boys from Gotham finish first in the Eastern Conference. Yet Johnson, who has an unfortunate history of goalkeeping gaffes, committed the mother of howlers back in April to help Minnesota United commemorate the opening of Allianz Field. A back pass was played and instead of booting it down the field, Johnson tried to control it and whiffed completely to gift Minnesota a goal. -- Bell

On first glance, it looks like Johnson kicks the ball into his own net. The good news: He actually didn't. The bad: Everything else. -- N. Davis

David Ousted, Chicago vs. Vancouver

Way back in April, David Ousted went on an adventure. After ranging way off his line to the side of the penalty area to try and collect the ball, the Chicago Fire keeper lost control and gifted Yordy Reyna a goal from a sharp angle. - J. Davis

Daniel Vega, San Jose vs. FC Dallas

San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper Daniel Vega actually had a pretty good season. According to ESPN Stats & Information, his Goal Prevented (Expected Goals on Target Conceded - Goals Conceded) of 4.29 saw him rank sixth in the league. But Vega had some howlers too, the worst of which came on June 8 against FC Dallas. Vega sent a goal kick out to Florian Jungwirth just outside the box, who then played it back to Vega with a soft pass, only for the Argentine to take his eye off the ball, and misplayed the ball into his own net. It's in the running for the worst goal allowed in the league's history. -- Carlisle

What really seals this one for me is the fact that there is zero pressure on Vega and his utter nonchalance in possession. It's like watching a minor fender-bender in slow motion. -- Austin Lindberg

Toss New Zealand chose to bat first against England

Tom Banton and Matt Parkinson have been handed their England debuts and the chance to impress ahead of the T20 World Cup next year.

Banton, whose cavalier stroke-making at the top of the Somerset order saw him win both the PCA and Cricket Writers' Club young player of the year awards, will open the batting alongside Dawid Malan, with Jonny Bairstow rested.

Parkinson comes into the side for fellow legspinner Adil Rashid, whose eight overs in the series have cost 71 runs, while Tom Curran - rested for the defeat at Wellington - replaces Chris Jordan.

The pair were presented their caps by former England captain Nasser Hussain, who is in New Zealand as part of Sky's commentary team.

For the hosts, Blair Tickner came in for Daryl Mitchell to play his second T20I.

New Zealand captain Tim Southee won his first toss of the series, choosing to bowl first. In the only previous T20I at Saxton Oval, New Zealand successfully defended 187 against West Indies, and Southee suggested the pitch was dry. "Hopefully the spinners come into play later on," he said.

Eoin Morgan backed his side to improve after a sloppy performance at Wellington. "T20 cricket is about being positive in all facets of the game," he said, "so hopefully we'll show improvements with the bat and in the field today."

New Zealand: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Colin Munro, 3 Tim Seifert (wk), 4 Colin de Grandhomme, 5 Ross Taylor, 6 Jimmy Neesham, 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Tim Southee (captain), 9 Ish Sodhi, 10 Lockie Ferguson, 11 Blair Tickner

England: 1 Tom Banton, 2 Dawid Malan, 3 James Vince, 4 Eoin Morgan (captain), 5 Sam Billings (wk), 6 Lewis Gregory, 7 Sam Curran, 8 Tom Curran, 9 Pat Brown, 10 Saqib Mahmood, 11 Matt Parkinson

UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal said Monday he's "dead serious" about wanting to fight Canelo Alvarez.

Both fighters won in their respective sports Saturday night, with Masvidal claiming the UFC's mythical BMF title and Alvarez defeating Sergey Kovalev for the WBO light heavyweight boxing title.

"Is Canelo a better boxer than me? Has he thrown 10,000 jabs more than me, cause that's what he does morning and night cause he's just boxing? Yeah. He's a better boxer," Masvidal said on Ariel Helwani's MMA Show. "But can I bring some elements that boxers ain't used to that are in the legal realm of boxing and throw Canelo completely off his game? F--- yes.

"I'm a natural bigger dude. ... With boxing gloves on I'm not afraid of breaking my hand because I have that cast [of tape] on, it will be a little bit extra harder. I feel I can be a legitimate ... threat in there. Plus I'm a little longer than him, too."

Alvarez weighed in for his fight at 174 1/2 pounds; Masvidal weighed 169.6 pounds for his.

The idea of this fight might be nothing more than Masvidal trying to conceive of how he can make the most money. Masvidal said he wants his next opponent to provide the biggest paycheck, and the most lucrative fight in combat sports history was when UFC star Conor McGregor faced boxing great Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match on Aug. 26, 2017.

"In the wake of Conor and Mayweather, it showed me a lot of things that I thought were good and bad," Masvidal said. "I saw they can't read us as well as they can read a boxer. Our movements are different. How we cover distance is different. Those things give them problems.

"I think I can throw enough punches that I can attack Canelo and put him on his ass. I'd be going for the knockout, obviously. Nothing else. This is not to disrespect Canelo, because I think the dude is a beast. I think he's a stud. It would be an honor to get in the ring with him. But he did say some s--- like no MMA fighter would be a challenge and this and that. I beg to differ."

As far as a possible fight with McGregor, Masvidal said: "Throw some numbers my way. If you want to get your ass kicked in April, I'm here. If not, stop talking."

CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers rookie guard Kevin Porter Jr. has been suspended by the NBA for one game without pay for bumping an official.

At the end of the third quarter of Cleveland's 131-111 loss to Dallas on Sunday night, Porter brushed into referee Bill Spooner's shoulder as he ran back down the floor after missing a shot. The contact knocked Spooner off balance, and he immediately looked at Porter, who didn't turn around.

The league announced the discipline for Porter on Monday.

The Cavs drafted the 19-year-old Porter with the No. 30 overall pick in this year's draft. Considered one of the most talented players available, he was passed over by some teams after being suspended for conduct issues at Southern California.

He played 21 games for the Trojans. Porter is averaging 5.3 points in six games for the Cavs, who host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.

SPEED SPORT has been reporting on and covering motorsports happenings from all over the world for 85 years, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back in the archives to see what happened 10, 25 and 50 years ago each week.

So check out what SPEED SPORT was covering 10, 25 and 50 years ago this week in Looking Back!

Nov. 4, 2009 (10 Years Ago): Jamie McMurray, who was without a ride for the 2010 NASCAR Cup Series season, claimed the third NASCAR Cup Series victory of his career with a win at Talladega Superspeedway. Driving for Jack Roush, McMurray led the final 10 laps in a crash-marred race to collect the victory and snap a drought of more than 80 races. Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson avoided the mayhem to finish sixth and pad his championship lead while his closest title rivals mark Martin and Jeff Gordon both crashed.

Other Happenings: Robert Hight captured his third Funny Car win in five events with a triumph in the Las Vegas NHRA Nationals; Sebastian Vettel led a one-two finish for Red Bull in the Formula One finale at the Yas Marina Circuit; Izod signed on as the title sponsor of the IndyCar Series for the 2010 season; Dover Motorsports Inc. announced it would be ceasing operations of Memphis Motorsports Park; The return of racing was announced for North Wilkesboro Speedway, with a USARacing Pro Cup Series event announced for Oct. 3, 2010.

Nov. 2, 1994 (25 Years Ago): Kenny Bernstein raced to victory in the Top Fuel finals at Pomona (Calif.) Raceway over Cory McClenathan, but his victory isn’t what made headlines. Bernstein reached a national NHRA record speed of 314.46 mph during his final round pass against McClenathan. It was one of 19 passes that topped the 300 mph mark during the event, which also saw Don Prudhomme retire from driving after a lengthy and legendary career.

Other Happenings: Tony Siscone won the 44th annual Race of Champions at New Jersey’s Flemington Speedway and retired from driving post-race; Terry Labonte won the NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at Phoenix Int’l Raceway; Mercedes confirmed plans for a world-wide motorsports program that included a pact with McLaren in Formula One; Dave Blaney won the All Star Circuit of Champions season finale at Crossville Speedway.

Nov. 5, 1969 (50 Years Ago): Plymouth announced plans to field the SuperBird, a limited edition of the Road Runner, during the 1970 NASCAR Cup Series season. Plymouth said they planned to build 1,920 units of the car, which per NASCAR rules means it could be utilized by NASCAR teams as a race car. The car was patterned after the Dodge Daytona Charger and featured a long, shark-like nose and an elevated stabilizer over the rear deck.

Other Happenings: Firestone was expected to abandon NASCAR’s Grand National stock car circuit, handing the tire reigns for the series off to Goodyear; Bobby Isaac won the NASCAR Gand National stock car event at Jefco Speedway in Georgia; Bobby Brack roared to a late model victory at Florida’s Hialeah Speedway; Ken Brenn was re-elected as president of the American Racing Drivers Club; Ned Setzer picked up a victory at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway.