SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Warriors guard Damion Lee suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right hand during Monday night's loss to the Utah Jazz, the team announced Tuesday after an MRI revealed the fracture.

Lee, who is on a two-way contract with the Warriors for the second year in a row, is averaging 10 points a game in 21.9 minutes. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks, but surgery is not expected.

This is the second time Lee has suffered a right hand fracture in his career. He broke his hand in 2015 as a member of the Drexel Dragons.

Lee's setback is the latest in a slew of injuries the Warriors have faced this season. Lee's teammate and brother-in-law Stephen Curry broke his left hand during an Oct. 30 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Curry is expected to miss at least three months and will have another procedure in about a month to take out some of the hardware used to fix the fracture.

All-Star swingman Klay Thompson has been ruled out until at least the All-Star break and it's unclear whether he will return this year as he continues rehabbing from a left ACL tear.

Center Kevon Looney remains out because of a neuropathic condition after playing just 10 minutes in an opening-night loss to the LA Clippers. It remains unclear when Looney will be able to return.

Second-year guard Jacob Evans has been out since suffering a left adductor strain in a win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 28.

Center Omari Spellman missed Monday's loss and is doubtful for Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers because of a left ankle sprain. If Spellman remains out, that would leave the Warriors with just nine healthy bodies against the Lakers.

When asked after Tuesday's practice if he had ever seen anything like the rash of injuries his team has dealt with, Warriors coach Steve Kerr had a simple answer.

"No," Kerr said as he shook his head.

The St. Louis Cardinals' Mike Shildt was named National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday, despite receiving fewer first-place votes than the Milwaukee Brewers' Craig Counsell.

Shildt had 10 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America to Counsell's 13, but Shildt placed second on 14 ballots, as compared to just six for Counsell. Shildt, whose name appeared on 27 ballots, ended with 95 points, topping the 88 for Counsell, who was named on 24 ballots.

The Atlanta Braves' Brian Snitker, who won the award last season, finished a distant third.

Shildt teared up upon learning that he had won, saying he was already in an emotional place after his mother died Wednesday. The late Lib Shildt would take her son to the ballpark when she worked as an administrative assistant for the Charlotte O's, then the Baltimore Orioles' Double-A affiliate.

"My mom was remarkable,'' Shildt said. "... [I'm] appreciative of the time and love she and my dad invested in me,'' Shildt said.

Hospitalized for her final days, Shildt's mother repeatedly told her nurses how important it was that she live until Tuesday to find out if her son had won.

"She was emotional about knowing it was likely she wasn't going to be here,'' Shildt said. "I said, 'You know what? You're going to know before I am.'

"It still hasn't sunk in in total and I don't know if it ever will, ultimately, what that loss is going to feel like.''

While Shildt is the first manager of the year who never played professional baseball, working in the game was long his focus.

"I set my sights on being the best coach I could be, just like being the best player I could be, and the journey has led me here,'' Shildt said.

At the All-Star break, the Cardinals stood at 44-44 and in danger of missing the playoffs for a fourth straight season -- unthinkable for a franchise for which three playoff-less seasons in a row already was viewed as a disaster. The Cardinals turned it around, going 47-27 in the second half and pulling ahead of the Brewers and Chicago Cubs to win the NL Central with a 91-71 record.

The second-half run began immediately for the Cardinals, with 12 wins in their first 15 games after the break, including a four-game sweep at the Pittsburgh Pirates. They hosted the Cubs in late July with the teams tied for first and took two of three.

The Cardinals beat the Brewers in four of six games in August, but the biggest series of the season was a four-game weekend series Sept. 19-22 at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals began the series three games up on the Cubs and Brewers and won all four games -- all by one run -- for their first four-game sweep at Wrigley since 1921 and the first four-game sweep on the road with all wins by one run by any team since 1919.

In his first full season as Cardinals manager, Shildt managed around a mediocre offense that ranked 10th in the NL in runs scored. The Cardinals went from last to first in fewest errors committed and led the NL in stolen bases. Jack Flaherty's huge second half keyed the run, and the Cardinals had the second-best bullpen ERA in the NL at 3.82.

Counsell's Brewers entered September at 69-66, four games behind the Cubs for the second wild card, but also trailing three other teams. Even though MVP candidate Christian Yelich went down for the season on Sept. 10 with a fractured kneecap, the Brewers responded with their best month, going 20-7, including an 18-2 stretch that clinched the wild card, although they fell short by two games to the Cardinals in the NL Central.

It was the second straight strong September for the Brewers, and Counsell managed the pitching staff down the stretch as if every game were a postseason game, telling his starters not to leave anything on the table. The Brewers entered September with a 4.68 ERA but posted a 3.01 ERA the final month, best in the majors, with Counsell having quick hooks on his starters and taking full advantage of the expanded rosters with full use of his bullpen.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Dave Roberts finished fourth in the award voting, and Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez was fifth. Washington won the World Series, but voting concluded before the postseason began.

The Cardinals rewarded Shildt last week with a three-year contract extension.

He began his career in the Cardinals organization in 2004 as an area scout and short-season coach, before becoming manager of short-season Johnson City in 2009. He later moved up to become manager at Double-A and Triple-A, before joining the big league club in 2017 as quality control coach and then third-base coach.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Gabe Kapler has been hired as manager of the San Francisco Giants, a month after being fired from the same job by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Kapler received a three-year contract to replace Bruce Bochy, who retired at the end of the season following 13 years and three championships with San Francisco.

The Giants made the announcement late Tuesday and planned a formal introduction Wednesday afternoon at the ballpark. Kapler is the second big hire in a matter of days by Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi, who on Monday introduced new general manager Scott Harris, most recently an assistant GM for the Chicago Cubs.

The 44-year-old Kapler was fired Oct. 10 after going 161-163 over two seasons with the Phillies. With slugger Bryce Harper their blockbuster acquisition, the Phillies finished 81-81 this year for their first non-losing season since 2012.

Zaidi and Kapler are now reunited from their time with the Los Angeles Dodgers, where Kapler served as director of player development and Zaidi the general manager.

Last week, the Giants narrowed their managerial search to three finalists: Kapler, Astros bench coach Joe Espada and Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro.

Harris said he was impressed with the reference checks done on Kapler around the game. The Giants also received feedback from current San Francisco players.

Still, there will be scrutiny.

The Washington Post reported in February that Kapler did not alert police of an alleged sexual assault by one of his Dodgers players in 2015. The newspaper said Kapler received an email from a 17-year-old girl saying she had been sexually assaulted during a night of partying with two Los Angeles minor leaguers. Kapler tried to arrange a dinner with the girl and the two players, and engaged in discussions with the girl's grandmother, but he never alerted authorities. Kapler told the newspaper his actions were in line with club policy and advice offered by Dodgers' lawyers and human resources personnel. He also said he was not aware of the sexual assault allegation.

Zaidi said Tuesday he wishes he had handled the matter differently.

"We've had the opportunity to talk to people in the community and talk to experts to try to learn and understand what we did and what we did wrong," Zaidi said. "As I've had time to reflect on it, I've realized the biggest mistake we made was asking the wrong questions. In those situations, we asked, 'What do we have to do?' instead of 'What is the right thing to do?'

"I can only speak for myself, I'm truly sorry that from my perspective I didn't ask the right questions and address things appropriately."

A former outfielder, Kapler played parts of 12 major league seasons with six teams and was a career .268 hitter.

Bochy announced in February at spring training that he would retire after the season. He managed the Giants to World Series championships in 2010, '12 and '14. San Francisco went 77-85 in his final year.

Kapler has big shoes to fill. Bochy followed Felipe Alou and Dusty Baker in the job -- all beloved in the Bay Area.

"Gabe's someone obviously I worked with for three years and got to know personally and obviously know very well from a professional standpoint," Zaidi said. "I feel really optimistic and confident that once our fan base gets to know him, they're going to know the person I've known personally and professionally and be really excited about him as our next manager. There have been some portrayals of him publicly that I don't even recognize."

The club could look quite different heading into 2020 with lefty ace and 2014 World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner among baseball's top free agents.

The Houston Astros announced Tuesday that they've opened an investigation after former Astro Mike Fiers told The Athletic the team used a camera in center field to steal signs and immediately communicate that information to its hitters, violating baseball rules.

This has overshadowed other breaking news:

• Pete Rose declared that he's going to look into the question of whether he bet on baseball.

• Ryan Braun announced he's investigating why he accused a urine collector of tampering with his sample tainted with performance-enhancing drugs.

• Hunter Strickland has hired detectives to determine how it came to pass that he threw a fastball into the middle of Bryce Harper's body in 2017.

It probably took longer for the Astros to generate the statement about the forthcoming investigation than the actual investigation should require -- that is to say, two phone calls, to ask two questions.

Astros owner Jim Crane can call Jeff Luhnow, Houston's general manager and head of baseball operations, and ask: What happened?

And if Luhnow doesn't know, he can call his video operator and ask: What happened? That's all it should take.

But Luhnow should already know what happened, following the flare-up during the Astros' playoff series against Cleveland in 2018, when Houston stationed a club employee in the camera well next to the Indians' dugout, amid concerns about sign-stealing.

Remember that? Remember what Luhnow said about that?

"We were playing defense, we were not playing offense," Luhnow said about the situation with the Indians. "We wanted to make sure it was a level playing field. ... We look around to make sure there's nothing suspicious going on. We want to make sure our signs aren't getting stolen."

"So we do it every stadium we go into. We dispatch someone from the travel party to go out to center field, look at a particular area that might be suspicious or a certain monitor. I'm sure other clubs do this as well, but we're just trying to protect ourselves the best we can."

Now that we know what Fiers says, which matches what other teams have long suspected -- that the Astros had a method of using high-volume sounds to alert their hitters about what pitch is being thrown next -- Luhnow's words have a completely different context.

Any plausible deniability is long since gone for Luhnow and the Astros. If he didn't know before MLB's 2018 investigation during the Cleveland series, he should have quickly gotten to the bottom of the issue -- the whole question of whether the Astros were doing something illicit -- a year ago, at the latest.

So Luhnow is either guilty of knowing that his team ignored baseball's rules against the use of technology, or he was guilty of staggeringly lax oversight. In college football, they would refer to this as institutional failure.

Which, at this point, would not be surprising. In the aftermath of the Brandon Taubman incident that eventually cost the Astros' assistant GM his job, Luhnow said of Taubman: "We may never know of [Taubman's] intent. ... What we really don't know is the intent behind the inappropriate comments he made."

Earth to Luhnow: You were his boss. You had the power to ask him his intent.

But with the latest news, MLB and commissioner Rob Manfred look pathetically permissive, in retrospect. The Astros were fined $500,000 for the incident in the Indians series, which is tip money for what is probably a multibillion-dollar company. There were no suspensions, there was no individual discipline meted out, despite all of the information other teams had about the extraordinary noises coming from the Astros' side of the field and the broad and specific concerns other teams harbored.

Manfred had the opportunity to draw a line on this issue last year by mandating major suspensions for any club personnel found to break baseball's rules about the use of technology in sign-stealing. A one-year ban; a lifetime ban; whatever.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis did this following the Black Sox scandal, throwing down lifetime suspensions for the players involved in fixing the 1919 World Series, and applying baseball's version of capital punishment to that kind of conduct -- a rule posted in every clubhouse, as a means of protecting the integrity of the competition.

But MLB didn't do that last year. And once again, Manfred is standing by and waiting for Luhnow to head an investigation of the Astros.

Good luck with that.

Using technology to steal signs is an ancient weapon in baseball, going back at least to the 1951 New York Giants, who used an elaborate buzzer system at the Polo Grounds to relay the catcher's signs during that famous pennant race that ended with Bobby Thomson's home run.

Players rarely fess up to such activity -- it took Giants players 50 years before they admitted to stealing signs, although there had been rumors for decades -- so Mike Fiers' statement that the Houston Astros deployed a center-field camera during the 2017 championship season to help steal signs is a relative bombshell. Fiers, now with the Oakland Athletics, was a member of the Astros in 2017.

What is sign-stealing, and how does it help?

Sign-stealing is the act of decoding an opponent's signs -- usually the catcher signaling which pitch to throw. Old-school sign-stealing would involve a runner on second base trying to figure out the signs and relaying the pitch to the batter to gain the tactical advantage, usually by some set of hand signals, such as touching your helmet for a fastball or not touching it for a breaking ball. This is aspect of sign-stealing is a long baseball tradition and treated as "part of the game," although it is sometimes viewed as a breach of etiquette.

Technology, however, makes sign-stealing even easier, as you can use cameras to help. This is not a recent development. Opponents accused Bobby Valentine of using a camera when he managed the Mets in 1997. (The Mets admitted the cameras were used to tape opposing managers and coaches.) Red Sox manager Jimy Williams accused the Indians of doing it in 1999. Two years ago, the Red Sox were caught stealing signs with the aid of cameras and Apple watches. A team video replay member would pick up the catcher's signs from a video feed, determine the sequencing when a runner was on second base, and relay that information to the team trainer, who was wearing the watch. The trainer could then alert a player in the dugout or signal to the runner on second, who would then relay the pitch to the batter.

Is stealing signs against the rules?

The old-fashioned way is not against the rules. Before the 2019 season, in the wake of the Red Sox incident from 2017 and accusations from the 2018 playoffs, when the Indians and Red Sox both discovered an unofficial employee of the Astros pointing a cellphone camera toward the Cleveland and Boston dugouts, MLB instituted new guidelines in 2019 regarding electronic sign-stealing. (The Astros claimed the employee in 2018 was deployed in a preventative measure, although general manager Jeff Luhnow admitted "it made us look guilty.")

The guidelines in the six-page document created rules concerning placement and usage of center-field cameras, plus TVs and monitors, and mandated screens be on an eight-second delay. MLB also placed league employees at stadiums to monitor activity.

How prevalent is sign-stealing?

As then-Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after the 2017 incident with the Red Sox, the Yankees just assume everyone is doing it. In recent years, there were accusations levied against the Blue Jays and their legendary "man in white" in center field. In the American League Championship Series between the Royals and Blue Jays, Edinson Volquez said teammate Johnny Cueto told him the Jays had been stealing signs in Game 3. "He said, 'They got a guy in center field.'" Cueto never played for the Blue Jays.

How were the Astros stealing signs?

Fiers said the Astros had a camera set up in center field with a feed sent to a television monitor in the tunnel next to the Astros' dugout. Astros players and team employees could watch the live feed and would relay the pitch by banging loudly on a garbage can in the tunnel.

Fiers told The Athletic that after becoming a free agent following the 2017 season, he told his teammates on the Tigers and then the A's what was going on. "I had to let my team know so that we were prepared when we went to go play them at Minute Maid," he said. The Athletic had other team sources confirm that the sign-stealing practice existed.

Did it help the Astros?

This is a good question. The Astros actually were better on the road in 2017, going 48-33 at Minute Maid Park and 53-28 away from home. They also hit slightly better on the road that season:

Home: .279/.340/.472
Road: .284/.351/.483

Those numbers don't tell the whole story, however. Because the Astros hit much better with runners in scoring position on the road -- .305 versus .281 -- they averaged 6.19 runs per game on the road compared to 4.88 at home.

The Athletic story said the Astros deployed the system when two "uniformed" members of the team started the process, including one hitter who was off to a slow start and had benefited from sign-stealing while playing for another team. This suggests the system was developed at some point after the start of the season. Did the Astros improve at home as the season went on? They did, at least initially. Their month-by-month totals at Minute Maid in 2017:

April: .746 OPS, 3.57 runs per game
May: .820 OPS, 5.06 runs per game
June: .870 OPS, 5.15 runs per game
July: .934 OPS, 6.67 runs per game
August: .743 OPS, 4.18 runs per game
September: .816 OPS, 5.50 runs per game

Of course, those numbers are subject to small sample sizes and quality of opponents. The July numbers included just nine home games, the fewest of any month.

While the story doesn't say anything about the 2018 season, the Astros were once again better on the road, going 46-35 at home and 57-24 on the road. Once again, they hit better on the road: .777 OPS on the road, .730 at home.

In 2019, the Astros were better at home -- at least until the game that mattered the most -- with a 60-21 record at Minute Maid and 47-34 on the road. They had an .878 OPS at home, .819 on the road.

OK, who was the player involved?

We have to be careful here. The Athletic story didn't mention the specific player. But we can look at some of the numbers from that season and just list the facts without making any direct allegations. The Astros had four players that April who didn't play with Houston in 2016, plus Evan Gattis, who had played with the Braves earlier in his career. Their stats through the end of April:

Carlos Beltran: .241/.283/.345
Josh Reddick: .297/.333/.419
Brian McCann: .279/.375/.426
Evan Gattis: .321/.400/.518
Nori Aoki: .300/.338/.383

Beltran was 40 years old and in his final season. His worst two months were actually August and September. He hit just slightly better at home on the season, .236 with a .690 OPS versus .226 with a .643 OPS.

What is the Astros' response to this latest accusation?

They issued the following statement: "Regarding the story posted by The Athletic earlier today, the Houston Astros organization has begun an investigation in cooperation with Major League Baseball. It would not be appropriate to comment further on this matter at this time."

Will the Astros be punished?

The Red Sox were fined an undisclosed amount in 2017, with commissioner Rob Manfred issuing a statement at the time that "all 30 clubs have been notified that future violations of this type will be subject to more serious sanctions, including the possible loss of draft picks." Given that accusation occurred before the 2019 crackdown, it's unclear how MLB will handle the matter upon completing its investigation.

British sprinter improves her own world record to retain her T38 100m title

Ahead of competing at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, Sophie Hahn told AW that her focus was on maintaining her grand slam of major titles by gaining another gold and that a world record would be a bonus.

On Tuesday evening she achieved both, storming to a time of 12.38 to improve her own global best of 12.43 recorded in May and gain a fourth consecutive T38 100m title.

“It was incredible. I did not expect to run that time,” she said. “I wanted to win the gold but I didn’t know if the world record was possible.

“I’m so happy that all the work I have put in has paid off,” added the 22-year-old, who has been coached by 2010 Commonwealth 200m champion Leon Baptiste for the past year. “It is just amazing.

“This medal is very special to me. I need to rest up now to be ready for my 200m and make that final. It’s going to be another tough challenge but I’ll give it my all.”

A fourth world @ParaAthletics 100m gold and another world record ✅
Next up, the 200m…@SophieHahnT38 had a quick chat with @stuartweir after her 100m success in Dubai on Tuesday #Dubai2019 @BritAthletics pic.twitter.com/itsjJ9y5tX

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) November 13, 2019

Hungary’s Ekler Luca was second in 12.89 and Australia’s Rhiannon Clarke third in 12.94 as Hahn’s British team-mates Olivia Breen and Ali Smith finished fourth and sixth respectively.

Another world record-breaker on day six of the championships was Brittni Mason as she ran 11.89 to win the T47 100m and improve on the record mark of 11.92 set by her fellow American and T46 class athlete Deja Young in the heats.

This time Young ran 11.94 for silver as South Africa’s 400m winner Anrune Weyers was third in 12.36.

Both world record-holders got gold in the T53 800m events as Canada’s Brent Lakatos claimed his 13th world title in 1:40.59, while Australia’s Madison de Rozario broke the championship record with 1:52.15 to win the women’s final.

Tunisia’s Yassine Gharbi won the T54 400m in 46.06 as GB’s Richard Chiassaro claimed bronze in 47.58.

“I’m just happy to be here after everything I’ve been through,” said Chiassaro. “To come out with a medal from it is good.

“There are some really fast guys in that race, any one of them could have come out in the medal position, so I’m really pleased with third.

“It just shows I am still medal potential after issues last year. I went from setting European records to pulling out of Europeans with illness. I’m going to relish every minute on that podium.”

Earlier in the day, Vanessa Wallace had also added to GB’s medal tally with a bronze in the F34 shot put, secured after a PB throw of 7.66m in a competition won by China’s world record-holder Zou Lijuan with a championship record of 8.76m.

Brazilian athletes claimed a clean sweep in the men’s T47 100m, with Petrucio Ferreira following up his 10.42 world record in the heats with a 10.44 performance to get gold ahead of Washington Junior (10.58) and Yohansson Nascimento (10.69) as GB’s Ola Abidogun was sixth.

“This is a moment of total happiness for our country and for us,” said Ferreira. “Top three podium for Brazil and all three of us qualified to Tokyo 2020, can’t ask for more.”

Another gold for Brazil was won by Jerusa Geber dos Santos (11.80) in the women’s T11 100m, while Cuba’s Omara Durand won her 11th world title with victory in the T12 200m in 23.57.

Norway’s men’s world T12 100m record-holder Salum Ageze Kashafali, who ran 10.45 in June, broke the championship record with 10.54 to get gold.

Born in Congo, Kashafali and his family left the country in 2004 and settled in Norway and his para athletics debut came in May when he also set a world record.

Making her return to global competition after the birth of her son, Edward, in April, Britain’s double Paralympic champion Libby Clegg and her guide Thomas Somers ran 26.69 in their T11 200m heat to qualify for the semi-finals.

“It was very ropey but I’m very happy with it,” said Clegg. “It was hard work. Because I’ve not been on the international scene for so long, I was really worried going into it.

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure if I would make it through to the semi-finals. Just to be here is just amazing. Edward is seven months old tomorrow, so I didn’t think seven months ago I would be here. It has taken a lot of hard work to get here. It’s all pretty bonkers.

“I’m hating being away from home right now but there is a goal and that is the Paralympics. At least I know I can leave him and I don’t get horrendously emotional, just a bit moody.”

Germany’s Irmgard Bensusan won the T64 100m in 12.86 as GB’s champion from London 2017, Sophie Kamlish, was sixth, while German-born Vanessa Low won the T63 long jump with a best of 4.68m while making her major championships debut for Australia.

“Australia is my new home and it’s amazing to be part of the team and celebrate now as part of this team,” said Low, who is married to fellow athlete Scott Reardon. “Competing now for the same country as my husband, representing the country where we live, is amazing.”

Ireland’s Niamh McCarthy threw 29.70m to claim bronze in a F41 discus competition won by Tunisia’s Raoua Tlili with a championship record throw of 34.48m.

Full results can be found here, while further Dubai 2019 news and coverage can be found here.

PLACERVILLE, Calif. – With the inaugural Hangtown 100 next week, event officials have announced the contingency program for the doubleheader on Nov. 19-20 at Placerville Speedway.

Adding in contingency prizes and the overall purse, the USAC NOS Energy Drink National and Western States Midgets will be racing for upwards of $150,000.

The USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series and USAC Western States Midget Series will have the following contingency prizes up for grabs at the Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100:

Stanton Engines ($500 Award to Quick Time driver running a Stanton Engine)
Toyota Racing Development ($500 Award to Quick Time driver running a Toyota Engine)
Esslinger ($500 Certificate good for work in their shop to Quick Time driver running an Esslinger)
KSE (Steering Gear)
DMI (Rear End)
Keizer Racing Wheels (4 wheels)
Stevie Smith (Titanium Kit)
Bell Helmets (CF Helmet)
Factory Kahne Shocks (Certificate)
MPI (Certificate)
CSI Shocks (Certificate)
Swindell (Certificate)

“We want to send a big thank you to all of the companies that have come on board to support the Hangtown 100 at Placerville Speedway,” said Elk Grove Ford President Matt Wood. “Adding in the contingency prizes, drivers and teams will be competing for upwards of $150,000 at the event. If anyone else would like to donate prizes or awards, please let us know as well. The car count is looking solid and the weather is looking perfect so we can’t wait for next week.”

LOS ANGELES — On Dec. 14, the Petersen Automotive Museum will debut a new exhibit honoring one of the world’s most diverse and winning race teams, Chip Ganassi Racing.

Titled “Chip Ganassi Racing: Fast Tracks to Success | 30th Anniversary Tribute,” the display will present significant vehicles, trophies and more that exemplify the success of the team under founder and racing legend Chip Ganassi, who will be formally honored on April 15, 2020 at the Petersen’s Annual Racers Night before the Long Beach Grand Prix.

Located in the Charles Nearburg Family Gallery, the 10 key vehicles on display will include the 1983 Patrick Wildcat MK9B raced by Chip Ganassi to his best finish in the Indianapolis 500; the Lexus-powered 2006 Riley MK XI raced by Scott Dixon at the Rolex 24 At Daytona; the 2010 Dallara IR-05 driven to victory in the Indianapolis 500; the 2016 Ford GT that finished first at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LM GTE Pro category 50 years after Ford’s iconic first-, second- and third-place victories in 1966; and the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by Kurt Busch in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

“Chip Ganassi is an influential member of the automotive community, and his team’s penchant for success is a reflection of his raw skill and passion for the sport,” said Petersen Automotive Museum Executive Director Terry L. Karges. “Complemented by a visually dynamic and compelling 180-degree video, ‘Chip Ganassi Racing’ will celebrate the team’s victories and tell its story while taking visitors on a trip down memory lane.”

A fixture in the auto-racing industry for more than 30 years, Chip Ganassi is considered one of the most successful and innovative team owners the sport has ever seen. Following a strong career as a driver, Ganassi created his own one-car IndyCar team in 1990. The team’s track record includes 19 championships and over 220 victories. It is the only team to win the Indianapolis 500 (four times), Brickyard 400, Rolex 24 At Daytona (eight times), 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Le Mans. Adding to the prestige, it is also the only team to win the Rolex 24 At Daytona three times consecutively and the only team to win the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 in one 12-month span.

“Chip Ganassi Racing: Fast Tracks to Success | 30th Anniversary Tribute” will run through Jan. 31, 2021. The museum will host a ticketed preview and opening reception on Dec. 13.

The Asian Swing allowed four players to cross milestones on the PGA Tour's career money list.

It starts with Tiger Woods, whose victory at the ZoZo Championship in Japan pushed him over $120 million. That comes out to an average of $95,603 for every round he has played as a pro.

Rory McIlroy won the HSBC Champions in China to become the 10th player to surpass the $50 million mark. Sergio Garcia became the ninth player to top $50 million, but only because he finished the final round before McIlroy.

With his tie for 17th in Japan, Paul Casey became the 38th player to surpass $30 million in career earnings.

Jack Nicklaus, who played his final PGA Tour event at St. Andrews in the 2005 British Open, remains at $5.7 million.

CRUCIAL STRETCH FOR VAN ROOYEN

Erik Van Rooyen's travels in golf have taken him places he wasn't expecting without ever losing sight of the big picture.

He wants to be among the elite in golf, and the next month could be a big step.

Even with a poor tee shot at the wrong time - the first hole of a six-man playoff - Van Rooyen's tie for second in Turkey moved him to No. 8 in the Race to Dubai standings and No. 51 in the world with two events left in the European Tour season. The first one is this week in his native South Africa at the Nedbank Golf Challenge.

Along with being in the hunt for the Race to Dubai, a strong finish might be enough for him to end the year in the top 50. That would get him in at least three majors, including the Masters, and most likely two World Golf Championships in the spring.

''It's important,'' Van Rooyen said. ''I would love to finish the year top 50 in the world. It's been a goal from the start.''

The 29-year-old started the year at No. 141 and cracked the top 100 for the first time with his tie for eighth in the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black. He took another step with a 64-64 weekend to win the Scandinavian Masters.

He would love nothing more than a return to America, where he would surely face more questions about going to college.

How does a guy who grew up across the Outeniqua Mountains from the Indian Ocean wind up at the University of Minnesota?

''The first question everybody asks me,'' he said with a laugh. ''At the time, they were top 30 in the country and I wanted to play for a really competitive school. I enjoyed my four years there. I'd go back. I met my wife - she's from there. I loved it.''

Van Rooyen spent three years on the Sunshine Tour. A playoff victory over Dylan Frittelli in the Eye of Africa PGA Championship gave him enough money to pay for his year on the Challenge Tour in Europe, where he won late in the season to earn a trip to the European Tour.

He made it to the season finale in Dubai as a rookie last year. He made the cut in all three majors he played this year (minus the Masters). His seven top-10 finishes, including his victory in Sweden, have at least given him a chance in the Race to Dubai.

He also did well enough to merit a phone call from Ernie Els, albeit with bad news that he would not be a captain's pick for the Presidents Cup.

''I don't think I'm close to reaching my full potential,'' Van Rooyen said. ''I know guys are younger than me playing good golf. That's OK. I'm on my road. I want to be a top 10 player in the world, whenever that happens. I just want to get as good as I possibly can.''

The playoff loss in Turkey helped more than Van Rooyen.

Right behind him - in the Race to Dubai and the world ranking - was Victor Perez of France, who was part of the playoff. Perez won the Dunhill Links Championship a month ago. Perez also has experience in the U.S. He played his college golf at the University of New Mexico.

SPIETH'S CHANCE

Graeme McDowell was the alternate who replaced tournament host Tiger Woods at the Chevron World Challenge in 2009, and it paid huge dividends.

Jordan Spieth might get a similar opportunity.

McDowell was just inside the top 50 at the deadline to qualify for the tournament, so he was eligible as an alternate when it was played in early December, even though his world ranking was No. 55.

The field must be among the top 50 for the event to get world ranking points.

McDowell was runner-up to Jim Furyk, which moved him to No. 38 in the world. He was just inside the top 50 at the deadline for an exemption to the U.S. Open, which he won a month later. His first major got him on the Ryder Cup team, and he delivered the winning point for Europe.

Spieth fell to No. 43 this week and is in danger of falling out of the top 50 for the first time in six years. But he is getting one of two sponsor exemptions for the Hero World Challenge in three weeks.

His situation is not that dire. He already is set for the four majors. But the Bahamas will provide a great chance to pick up valuable ranking points before he resumes competition in January.

XANDER'S ADVICE

Five young players from the HSBC junior golf program got quite the surprise last week when in the middle of a competition on the range at Sheshan International, they were suddenly joined by Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, Xander Schauffele and Li Haotong. All took turns coaching a junior and offering some tips.

McIlroy's advice even caught the attention of the pros.

He told his junior to find someone to play against and keep playing until he regularly beats him, even if it's someone he doesn't like.

''I was always the youngest to play, whether it be at my home golf club or in competitions,'' McIlroy said. ''I was always playing with people that were better than me. Even my caddie now, Harry (Diamond), he's basically five years older than me and he was a very good player, and I always played with him. But that made me a better player because I saw what level I needed to get to.''

KORN FERRY

Akshay Bhatia chose to skip college and turn pro out of high school at age 17, right after playing in the Walker Cup.

He's already getting an education.

Bhatia, who missed the cut in the four PGA Tour events that gave him sponsor exemptions, failed to advance out of the second stage of Korn Ferry Tour qualifying and will have no status for next year. He can receive exemptions or go through Monday qualifying.

Also failing to get out of the second stage was Dru Love, the son of former PGA champion Davis Love III. He has made three cuts in his 15 appearances following his pro debut in the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills.

Among those advancing was Stanford grad Brandon Wu, a co-medalist at his qualifier.

The final stage is Dec. 12-15.

DIVOTS

The last two winners of the Mayakoba Golf Classic, Matt Kuchar and Patton Kizzire, won the Sony Open in Honolulu two months later. ... Houston Open winner Lanto Griffin has finished in the top 20 in all six of his PGA Tour events this fall. ... Rory McIlroy now has spent 500 weeks inside the top 10 in the world, making him at 30 years, 6 months the youngest player to do that. Tiger Woods was 30 years, 10 months when he reached 500 weeks among the top 10. Woods turned pro at age 20, McIlroy at 18. ... Kevin Kisner and Corey Conners, who did not get captain's picks for the Presidents Cup, are playing the QBE Shootout hosted by Greg Norman the same week.

STAT OF THE WEEK

The distance from Liberty National to Medinah to East Lake for the FedEx Cup is 1,301 miles. The distance from Turkey to South Africa to Dubai for the Race to Dubai is 8,071 miles.

FINAL WORD

''Are you kidding me?'' - Scott McCarron's reaction when Jeff Maggert holed out from 123 yards for eagle in a playoff, a victory that gave McCarron the Charles Schwab Cup.