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Monday 9 october 2017

SURE

BETTS

Martin Truex Jr struggles to
raise the trophy in Victory
Lane after winning a NAS-
CAR Cup Series auto race at
Charlotte Motor Speedway in
Concord, N.C., Sunday, Oct.
8, 2017.
Associated Press
Truex Jr. wins
yet another

playoff race
for Toyota

By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) —
Standing next to his car in
victory lane, in this season
he never thought possible,
Martin Truex Jr. struggled
with his emotions.
He raced to his career-
best sixth victory Sunday
at Charlotte Motor Speed-
way, and this win is worth
an automatic slot in the
next round of NASCAR’s
playoffs. He’s clearly the
driver to beat in this cham-
pionship race, and the re-
ality of how close it really is
seemed somewhat surreal.
Then he thought about his
partner, Sherry Pollex, who
has ovarian cancer and Red Sox stay alive with 10-3 win
chemotherapy scheduled
for Monday. She couldn’t
come to the race, partly
because her weakened
immune system makes
crowds too risky for her.
He choked on his words, his
voice heavy as he tried not
to cry.“I couldn’t hold it in
anymore,” he said. “Sherry,
I was thinking about her
because she’s not here,
and I know she really want- Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts catches a
ed to be. I thought about fly ball hit by Houston Astros Alex Bregman during the
winning this first race of the third inning of Game 3 of baseball’s American League
round, the pressure com-
ing off. Just a lot of things, I Division Series, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Boston.
guess. I was wore out. I just Associated Press
lost it for a minute. Page 20
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