Guyana Amazon Warriors 162 for 2 (King 81*, Hemraj 33) beat St Lucia Zouks 161 for 7 (de Grandhomme 65, Laughlin 3-12, Tahir 2-23) by eight wickets

Guyana Amazon Warriors continued their incredible unbeaten run in CPL 2019, reeling off their seventh straight win with an impressive chase of St Lucia Zouks' 161 for 7, with eight wickets and ten balls in hand. Darren Sammy's men could not back up his unusual decision to bat first after winning the toss, especially not after a stuttering start that was epitomised by an embarrassing run-out of Rahkeem Cornwall who failed to ground his bat attempting to complete an easy single off the bat of Colin Ingram to backward point in the sixth over.

Brandon King piloted the chase with his third consecutive half-century for Warriors, who have shown no signs of slowing down having entered the night already with their spot in the playoffs secured. Zouks, meanwhile, missed an opportunity to create some breathing room between them, Jamaica Tallawahs and Barbados Tridents. Instead, they are clinging onto the fourth place by one point with just two more matches to play in the league stage.

A Grand reprieve

After Cornwall's sloppy run-out, things could have been even worse for Zouks had Warriors not been just as sloppy in the field. Colin de Grandhomme was on 12 when he flicked Shoaib Malik loosely in the air to deep midwicket. But Sherfane Rutherford clumsily spilled him over the boundary line for six.

De Grandhomme teed off against Romario Shepherd in the 13th over for two sixes and a four, eventually bringing up a 27-ball half-century. Shepherd finally got his revenge in the 17th over when de Grandhomme skied a drive to Odean Smith on the cover boundary. Still, Zouks looked a chance to post a competitive target when Shepherd continued to leak runs in the 19th over, giving up a trio of sixes to Chris Barnwell to start the frame as Shepherd finished with expensive figures of 1 for 51 from his four overs.

Guyana gets the last Laugh(lin)

Ben Laughlin had come into the XI in place of Keemo Paul and had already struck once in the 14th over to dismiss Jahmar Hamilton. But he did even more damage at the death to put the brakes on Zouks' late charge.

With Sammy on strike to start the 20th over and Barnwell having rocked Shepherd in the previous over, Laughlin's three-run over to claim both was a backbreaker to the hosts' chances on the night. After two singles off the first three balls, Sammy top-edged a back of a length ball to short fine leg. Barnwell swung through a length delivery next ball as Laughlin rattled the stumps to set up a hat-trick ball. Jeavor Royal was able to nudge it down the ground for a single but the damage had already been done.

Barnstorming King

The Warriors opener reversed the damage did by Barnwell, and how. The right-hand batsman got his side off to another excellent start as he and Chandrapaul Hemraj added 52 for the first wicket. However, King should have been easily stumped for 10 at the start of the sixth over, but Hamilton - and Zouks - paid dearly for fluffing simple take after King was defeated by a googly charging Fawad Ahmed's first ball of the night.

Barnwell then compounded that error with a drop at deep square leg in the seventh over with King on 23, spilling a sliding effort that he got to in plenty of time off Royal's bowling. Even though Shimron Hetmyer fell later in the over to briefly halt Warriors' momentum, King made sure not to let Barnwell forget about it in the 12th over, belting Barnwell's first two balls for back-to-back sixes to bring up a 36-ball half-century. A trio of fours by Shoaib Malik off Barnwell and Hardus Viljoen in 13th brought the equation under a run a ball and the rest of the chase was a cinch from there.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been limited in three of the past four practices, and cited his age as part of the reason why.

"Football is a contact sport. I wouldn't say I'm a spring chicken anymore," the 42-year-old Brady said with a smile Wednesday. "I'm trying to just feel as great as I can and we'll see how it goes tomorrow. But I feel pretty good."

There is little doubt that Brady will play Sunday against the Buffalo Bills in a highly anticipated matchup of 3-0 teams. But his limited practice load seems to be part of the "roster management" head coach Bill Belichick referenced in regard to the team signing free-agent quarterback Cody Kessler on Wednesday.

With Brady limited at practice twice last week, the only other quarterback on the roster was rookie Jarrett Stidham. Having Stidham handle the regular offense, in addition to the scout team, was a heavy load.

Brady was one of 10 Patriots players who were limited in practice Wednesday, a group that included receiver Julian Edelman, who injured his ribs in Sunday's victory over the New York Jets. X-rays were negative, but Edelman appears to be managing notable pain after he was landed on by 300-pound defensive lineman Henry Anderson.

"He's as tough as they come," Brady said. "He'll do everything he can to get ready to go. When he's not out there, it's definitely noticeable for all of us. Hopefully he can make it. If he can't, the other guys have got to fill in and do the best job they can do. You've just got to prepare for both."

Sunday's game features the NFL's two stingiest teams, as the Patriots have allowed an average of 5.7 points per game in wins over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins and Jets, who are a combined 0-9.

The Bills have allowed an average of 15.7 points per game in victories over the Jets, New York Giants and Cincinnati Bengals, who are a combined 1-8.

Brady is no stranger to New Era Field (formerly Ralph Wilson Stadium), having been the starter for 15 victories at the venue.

"It's a great environment for football," he said. "This will be the toughest game we've faced, and we're going to have to play a great game. To go on the road is tough, and certainly early in the game, after their pregame tailgate when they're a little fired up -- they're pretty loud. We've got to execute early. Starting fast, which we've actually done a good job with all year, is really important this week."

Running back Melvin Gordon contacted the Los Angeles Chargers and told them he plans to report on Thursday, ending his 64-day holdout, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Although he's now set to rejoin his teammates, Gordon expects 2019 will be his final season with the Chargers, a source told ESPN's Josina Anderson.

Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said that if Gordon does report this week, he will not play in his team's Sunday road contest against the winless Miami Dolphins.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer was first to report that Gordon was ending his holdout.

The Chargers (1-2) will likely apply for a two-week roster exemption, giving the team time to evaluate when the workhorse running back is in shape and ready to play.

"I don't think you just walk in camp and just play right away without going through any practice," Lynn told reporters Wednesday. "You can run and do all the drills you want, but it's hard to simulate real football."

Gordon and his representation also have to resolve how they will handle the fines that have piled up during his absence.

According to the league's collective bargaining agreement, Gordon can be fined up to $30,000 per day and nearly $330,000 per game for preseason and regular-season games that he's missed -- a total that could reach $2.5 million.

According to a source, the Chargers will seek to collect that money.

Los Angeles is No. 13 in the NFL in rushing through the first three games without Gordon, averaging 112 yards a contest.

Starting in place of Gordon, Austin Ekeler has 160 rushing yards and four total touchdowns.

Gordon, 26, is scheduled to make $5.605 million in the final season of his rookie deal. Chargers general manager Tom Telesco announced just before the start of the regular season that the team postponed negotiations with Gordon until the end of the season, and said if Gordon chose to report, he would play under his current contract.

Gordon desires a contract extension that will put him among the top-paid running backs in the league such as Todd Gurley, David Johnson and Le'Veon Bell, who earn an average of $13 million to $14 million annually. The Chargers had offered Gordon a new contract that would've doubled his salary at roughly $10 million annually.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. has been shut down for the remainder of the regular season with a left groin strain, manager Brian Snitker said Wednesday.

Snitker said Acuna was also suffering from a sore hip, but that the All-Star will continue hitting and throwing and should be ready for the start of the National League Division Series. The Braves have four games remaining, including Wednesday's at Kansas City Royals.

Acuna left Tuesday's game against the Royals in the third inning as a precaution. He appeared to injure himself on a fly ball in the bottom of the second.

The 21-year-old has a .280 batting average with 41 home runs, 101 RBIs and 37 stolen bases for the NL East champion Braves.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Trout said he has already lost to Alex Bregman. Last week. In fantasy football.

"Barely," according to Trout.

Bregman had Jameis Winston and Mike Evans, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback-receiver combination that connected for three touchdowns against the New York Giants on Sunday. They propelled Bregman to a 10-point victory over Trout.

In a little more than a month, the two will face off again for the American League MVP.

Bregman entered Wednesday batting .295/.419/.590 with 40 home runs and 7.9 FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement for a Houston Astros team that ran away with the AL West title.

Trout has a better slash line (.291/.438/.645), more home runs (45) and a higher WAR (8.6). But he's playing for a Los Angeles Angels team that could lose 90 games, and he will have missed the season's final three weeks because of foot surgery.

Trout will either capture his third MVP and join Ernie Banks as the only players to win it more than once on a sub-.500 team, or he'll finish as the runner-up for the fifth time in eight full seasons.

"He's having an unbelievable year," Trout said of Bregman, "and I feel like this is my best year yet. It obviously sucks I'm not playing the last few weeks. But I follow Bregman all the time, and I see what he's doing, and I'm happy for him."

Trout approached a podium at Angel Stadium on a knee scooter he found in the clubhouse, a more efficient method of travel than his usual crutches. The Angels' 28-year-old center fielder was five days removed from a surgical procedure to correct Morton's neuroma, a painful condition affecting the ball of one's foot.

Trout expects to be off crutches in two days, get cleared for full activity in six weeks and proceed into a normal offseason, by which point the Angels' front office will be busy in its pursuit of starting pitching.

The Angels, still striving to contend, will likely be in the market for a high-priced free-agent starter, a list topped by Gerrit Cole, Madison Bumgarner, Hyun-Jin Ryu and, possibly, Stephen Strasburg. Trout laughed when asked if he would play the role of recruiter, believing he might get in trouble for tampering. He also expressed optimism in the direction of the franchise under general manager Billy Eppler, a sentiment that was at the root of his decision to sign a 12-year, $426.5 million extension in March.

"We'll have a lot of guys coming back," Trout said. "I'm sure Billy and the front office will do a good job of bringing guys in and we'll go from there."

The Angels will miss the postseason for the ninth time in the past 10 years, but Trout will finish 2019 with career highs in home runs and slugging percentage. He firmly believes this was his best season.

"Just offensively, in the box," he said, "it's the best I've felt."

It occurred in the wake of tragedy. Tyler Skaggs, one of the Angels' best pitchers and most endearing personalities, died on July 1. Trout, whose brother-in-law Aaron Cox died 10 months earlier, was among Skaggs' closest friends on the team. After Skaggs' death, Trout emerged as a vocal leader, a significant breakthrough for a superstar player who admittedly used to "let my game talk for itself."

"I think Tyler would want that," Trout said when asked what prompted him to take on more of a leadership role. "And the team needed it."

PITTSBURGH -- Theo Epstein said he is staying with the Chicago Cubs as president of baseball operations and dismissed speculation that he could return to the Boston Red Sox, with whom he was general manager from 2002 to 2011.

"I'm here [with the Cubs]," Epstein said Wednesday afternoon from PNC Park, where the Cubs were playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. "We have a lot we need to work on to get back to the level we're accustomed to. I'm invested in that. That's what I'm focused on."

Epstein has two years left on an extension he signed after the Cubs won the 2016 World Series. He has often said that a decade is a good length of time to be in a team's front office; he'll reach 10 years with the team after the 2021 season.

With the Brewers clinching a wild-card berth Wednesday night, the Cubs were officially eliminated from postseason contention. It's the first time in five years they will miss the playoffs.

Epstein said the Cubs' poor play down the stretch was "definitely surprising."

"When you have the best possible outcome and overcome a lot of things and do some transcendent things, you grow from that because you do something you haven't done before," he said. "When you have the middle-of-the-road outcome you can always tell yourself whatever story you want to hear. It's a gray area. When you have the worst possible outcome, like we've had, it reveals everything. As painful as it can be, it creates a real opportunity to learn from it and grow."

Epstein added, "The thing that gets you excited, even in the face of this adversity, is waking up and trying to build the next Cubs championship team."

Though the Red Sox have an opening in their front office after firing Dave Dombrowski, neither Epstein nor Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer -- who also spent time in Boston's front office -- has expressed interest in the job.

"I have really good relationships with a lot of people there and certainly wish them the best," Epstein said of the Red Sox.

One of Epstein's first offseason tasks will be deciding the fate of manager Joe Maddon, whose contract is up at the end of the season. Asked if he had a timeline for that decision, Epstein said, "I'm going to keep that between me and Joe. That's not something I feel comfortable talking about."

The Milwaukee Brewers continued their scorching September with their 19th win of the month Wednesday, clinching a postseason berth and eliminating both the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs in the process.

The Crew's 9-2 victory at Cincinnati brought the team to 88-70, a far cry from Sept. 5, when Milwaukee was only three games over .500 -- with the same 71-68 record as the Mets and five games behind the Cubs for the second wild-card spot.

But despite losing MVP candidate Christian Yelich to a fractured kneecap Sept. 10, the Brewers have won 17 of their past 19 games to secure a playoff spot in consecutive years for just the second time in franchise history.

The last time the team went to consecutive postseasons was 1981-82, when the franchise was in the American League. The Brewers made their only World Series appearance in 1982, falling to the Cardinals in seven games.

The franchise has now made the postseason four times in the past 12 seasons after doing so just twice in its first 39 seasons of existence.

The move you've all been waiting for is back! #MKEHistory pic.twitter.com/k3iMpK0SBO

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 26, 2019

On the flip side, the Cubs suffered their eighth straight defeat Wednesday, 4-2 at Pittsburgh, and will fail to make the playoffs for the first time since 2014, snapping the club's longest postseason streak at four years.

The Mets could not keep up the pace that saw them win 15 of 16 games in July and August, and they will miss the playoffs for the third consecutive season despite increasing their win total over the past two years, from 70 in 2017 to 77 in 2018 to 83 so far this year.

Mets relievers' ERA of 5.01 is the sixth-worst in the majors this year, continuing a trend. Since making the World Series in 2015, the Mets have posted the fourth-worst relief ERA in MLB at 4.58, after compiling a 3.40 ERA in 2015.

The Brewers will join the Cardinals, Braves, Nationals and Dodgers in the National League field this year, but they still have a chance to win the division, at just 1½ games behind St. Louis with four games to play.

World governing body also announces Diamond League sponsorship deal with Wanda Group

Sebastian Coe has been unanimously re-elected as the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Standing unopposed, all 203 voting members of IAAF Congress voted for the two-time Olympic 1500m champion to serve a second term after he was first elected into the role in 2015.

Also on Wednesday, Colombia’s 1992 Olympic 400m bronze medallist Ximena Restrepo was announced as the first female IAAF vice president, with Sergey Bubka, Geoffrey Gardner and Nawaf Bin Mohammed Al Saud also elected into vice president roles.

Newly-elected members of the IAAF Council are Hiroshi Yokokawa (JPN), Antti Pihlakoski (FIN), Anna Riccardi (ITA), Nan Wang (CHN), Adille Sumariwalla (IND), Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR), Abby Hoffman (CAN), Sylvia Barlag (NED), Alberto Juantorena (CUB), Willie Banks (USA), Raul Chapado (ESP), Dobromir Karamarinov (BUL) and Beatrice Ayikoru (UGA).

The election news comes two days before the start of the IAAF World Championships in Doha, which will not feature a Russia team following the continued suspension of the Russian athletics federation (RusAF) as an IAAF member.

Reporting to the 218th IAAF Council meeting in Doha, IAAF Taskforce independent chair Rune Andersen said that while some progress has been made, key issues remain outstanding that prevent RusAF’s reinstatement.

The IAAF announced that 30 athletes have been permitted to participate as authorised neutral athletes at the Doha World Championships.

Speaking at the IAAF Congress press conference, Coe said: “It has been a tough four years, there’s no point in being naive or coy about that.

“I want the next four years to be the fun bit, really. We have to grow the sport.

“We are much safer and secure now than we have ever been. But I’m not kidding myself, the reforms are in place, they have been implemented, but we do need that cultural shift as well. There is a lot of work to be done over the next four years.”

He added: “I genuinely am very pleased and proud about the way the sport has come together, the changes that we made… In hailing those achievements I also have to recognise that yes, it has meant that we have had to detour from being able to really focus as hard as I would have liked in the early years on issues around the field of play.”

Earlier news from the Athletics Integrity Unit was that United Arab Emirates’ Ahmed Al Kamali had been provisionally suspended by the IAAF disciplinary tribunal “for potential violations of the IAAF Candidacy Rules and the Integrity Code of Conduct”.

Al Kamali had been a candidate for vice president and council member positions.

Following an application by the AIU, the @iaaforg Disciplinary Tribunal has provisionally suspended Mr Ahmed Al Kamali of the UAE for potential violations of the IAAF Candidacy Rules and the Integrity Code of Conduct.
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— Athletics Integrity Unit (@aiu_athletics) September 25, 2019

Meanwhile, it was announced that Chinese multinational conglomerate Wanda Group is to become title partner of the Diamond League for 10 years from 2020.

“The Diamond League has been the IAAF’s shop window for a decade, thrilling fans around the world on an annual basis and we are delighted that the Wanda Diamond League will continue to showcase athletics for the next 10 years,’’ Coe said.

“As a leading marathon organiser in our fastest-growing market China, Wanda Sports Group is a perfect fit for athletics. Wanda shares our vision for the future of athletics and this partnership will be fundamental in helping our sport grow over the next decade, both in China and around the world.”

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – MX Sports Pro Racing has unveiled the 12-round schedule for the 49th season of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship competition.

The series will once again visit 11 different states over the course of the summer, beginning with the Hangtown Motocross Classic on May 16, and concluding with the Ironman National on Aug. 29.

The most talented collection of riders on the planet will battle it out over the course of 24 motos across the 450 class and 250 class.

From mid May through the cusp of the end of summer in August, the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will visit every corner of the United States, including the motocross hotbeds of the southwest, in Southern California, and the southeast, in North Florida.

Additionally, the schedule will travel to the densely populated motocross region of the northeast, in New England and Central New York, as well as the scenic Pacific Northwest, on the border of Washington and Oregon. The championship will also journey into the heart of the country, from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes.

“For well over four decades the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship has defined American motocross, providing the ultimate showcase of grit, talent and determination each and every summer,” said Davey Coombs, President of MX Sports Pro Racing. “We’re proud to present a schedule that features the most dynamic collection of venues this country has to offer, many of which have been a part of this sport since its inception, and one that also brings us to nearly every major region of the continental U.S., which provides an opportunity for most of our fans to make the pilgrimage to a world-class motocross National.”

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship has served as the world’s preeminent motocross competition since 1972, and over the span of five decades it has maintained its distinction as the most difficult championship to win in all of racing.

With three consecutive 450 class titles to his credit, reigning champion Eli Tomac will look to make even more history next summer, seeking to become one of just two riders to hoist the Edison Dye Cup for four straight seasons. He’ll welcome a new challenger to that title defense under the Monster Energy Kawasaki tent, where newly crowned 250 class champion Adam Cianciarulo will step up onto the big bikes as a teammate to Tomac, joining the likes of a deep list of fellow contenders that includes Ken Roczen, Marvin Musquin, Jason Anderson, Zach Osborne, Cooper Webb and more.

With Cianciarulo’s departure from the 250 class, the title vacancy opens the door for a wide-open battle to claim the Gary Jones Cup, where Jeremy Martin, the lone former champion in the division, will battle it out alongside a promising group of up and coming talent, led by Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing teammates Dylan Ferrandis and Justin Cooper.

2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Schedule
May 16 – Hangtown Classic – Prairie City SVRA – Rancho Cordova, Calif.
May 23 – Fox Raceway National – Fox Raceway – Pala, Calif.
May 30 – Thunder Valley National – Thunder Valley Motocross Park – Lakewood, Colo.
June 6 – Florida National – WW Ranch Motocross Park – Jacksonville, Fla.
June 20 – High Point National – High Point Raceway – Mt. Morris, Pa.
June 27 – Southwick National – The Wick 338 – Southwick, Mass.
July 4 – RedBud National – RedBud MX – Buchanan, Mich.
July 18 – Spring Creek National – Spring Creek MX Park – Millville, Minn.
July 25 – Washougal National – Washougal MX Park – Washougal, Wash.
Aug. 15 – Unadilla National – Unadilla MX – New Berlin, N.Y.
Aug. 22 – Budds Creek National – Budds Creek Motocross Park – Mechanicsville, Md.
Aug. 29 – Ironman National – Ironman Raceway – Crawfordsville, Ind.

COSTA MESA, Calif. – MotoAmerica honored its five champions and those who pushed them the hardest on Sept. 23 at a gala event in downtown Birmingham, Ala., a day after the battles had been won and lost at Barber Motorsports Park.

The list of champions from 2019 includes Twins Cup Champion Alex Dumas, Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee, Liqui Moly Junior Cup Champion Rocco Landers, Supersport Champion Bobby Fong and EBC Brakes Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier, who won the premier title on his Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing YZF-R1 and helped Yamaha take home the Manufacturers Crown.

Additionally, J.D. Beach won the Superbike Rookie of the Year award for riding to fourth in the EBC Brakes Superbike Championship and earning his first class win along the way.

Beaubier was the man of the night, the Californian never giving up the fight as he climbed his way back into the Superbike Championship fight when the title seemed all but lost just a few rounds before. Beaubier won both races at Barber Motorsports Park and walked away with the title – his fourth in the past five years – by just five points over Yoshimura Suzuki’s Toni Elias.

“It was a rollercoaster of a season,” Beaubier said. “It actually started out pretty good at the first round compared to the last few years. I was on two wheels at the end of the weekend which wasn’t the case the last few years. I was super thankful for that and we came out with the points lead and I was like, ‘Man this is going to be a really good season after the really good season we had last year, but that wasn’t the case. I was getting smoked by the Yosh (Yoshimura Suzuki) guys. Then Garrett (Gerloff) and I started to find our feet a little bit and Garrett was crushing it there in the middle of the season. Honestly, it took a hit on my confidence to have such a fast teammate and then getting beat by the Yosh guys as well. I owe a lot to my mentor Jake Zemke, who is always behind me and always building me up when I was a little down. We fought back and never quit and I think if it wasn’t for Garrett finding his edge and showing his true ability this year, I don’t think we would have wrapped up this title so I owe a big thanks to him and Keith (McCarty) and Tom (Halverson)… I just appreciate from the bottom of my heart you guys giving me this opportunity. I get to do what I love for a living and I’ll never take it for granted.”

The night was bittersweet for Beaubier as he paid homage to his longtime crew chief Rick Hobbs, who had announced his retirement from racing.

“Rick (Hobbs), it’s been so great working for you for these past six years,” Beaubier said. “You’ve taught me so much on and off the track. You’re just an all-around great human and one of everyone’s favorite guys in the pits so I’m really going to miss you and I’m glad we sent you out on top. Man, I was sitting on the grid yesterday and I was just ready to go with the last race of the season and everything is on the line. I was ready to go and Rick gives me a fist pump and I see his bottom lip quivering and I was like, ‘Are you about to cry? Don’t do this to me right now.’ My heart just sank… and then I blew turn one (laughs). Seriously, a big thanks to all my guys and everyone at Yamaha, my girlfriend who doesn’t get too much credit, but she’s a big support to me; and to my family who are always behind me.”

MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey closed the night’s festivities.

“This morning I was able to go to a roundtable with all the MotoAmerica Champions and we got to sit around and talk about the championship and how it went for each one of the racers,” Rainey said. “It was interesting for me to see how much a championship means to them and what all they went through to get it. And, tonight, to see all the top three in each class come up and talk about their season… it really struck me as pretty incredible because being a racer and now helping put together MotoAmerica, it’s really strange that I can be a part of this. There was a lot of controversy this year, a lot of hard riding – because it means a lot. And, quite frankly, I was all for it. If the riders don’t give all to achieve what they can to be champions, what is all this worth? Tonight, everyone talked about that. What it’s like to not win, what it meant to achieve. That’s what it’s all about and I’m really proud of what my partners and I have put together in the last five years.

“Everybody in here has a story. Everybody in here has a rider that they root for, a team they work for. There are so many people on those teams that need to do their jobs so their guy can get the job done. This is great. I’m very fortunate to come back and be a part of racing in this way. The best part for me is being at the racetrack. I love watching the races, the emotions. I feel for each and every guy when they fall down, I feel for the teams when they win and lose. It’s incredible.”