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SPORTS Monday 23 July 2018
NEW HAMPSHIRE The track will fill the open
Continued from Page 18 date in September with the
He threatened to crash the NASCAR Modified Tour and
party and had his second the winner of the marquee
career Cup victory in sight. Musket 250 race will claim
He led for more than 40 a share of the $181,100
laps but was derailed by a purse. New Hampshire also
poor pit stop and spun his plans to hold a country mu-
tires on a restart that cost sic festival in 2019.
him. "You think I'd be hap- Many drivers feel the
py," he said. sport would be helped if
Not in this race. it stopped racing twice a
Almirola was the latest also- season at some tracks.
ran to realize drivers have Track general manager
to be perfect to catch ei- Dave McGrath said there
ther of the Big Three. was a modest ticket bump
Harvick, who won his 43rd from Sunday's race com-
career race, was in New pared to last July. He did
Hampshire. not reveal attendance
Harvick reeled off three numbers.
straight victories at Atlanta, "There's no significant drop
Las Vegas and Phoenix and year over year. We're hold-
went back-to-back in May ing our own," McGrath said.
at Dover and Kansas. It had "I wish that everybody that Kevin Harvick celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday,
been seven races since he was here in September was July 22, 2018, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H.
reached victory lane. here in July but I think that's Associated Press
He did what he had to do going to take a few years
again in the No. 4 Ford to for that to truly take hold. started filming the sequel When you listen to the song ed whether to actually dis-
celebrate there again for The good news is, that lev- "Top Gun: Maverick." we recorded for the new cipline players who protest
Stewart-Haas Racing. el, steady (crowd) is a big That had 80s movie 'Top Gun,' you can almost during the national anthem
Here are some items of win in my book. That clearly soundtrack fans lovin' ev- hear the jets flying by." when he formally told the
note from a wet day in shows we're keeping those ery minute of wondering if SAFETY FIRST team that the demonstra-
New Hampshire. that we had and it's our job Loverboy also would return New England Patriots safe- tions could be punishable.
ONE AND DONE now to find that next group for the flick. ty Patrick Chung had been "Can't worry about things
New Hampshire hosted to come and be part of the Lead singer Mike Reno said scheduled to drive the you can't control. It is what
its only Cup weekend of weekend." he recorded a song he pace car for the race. it is," Chung said.
the season because track WORKING FOR THE WEEK- hoped would be used in "I think they need to put me Chung said he was ready
owner Speedway Motor- END the movie. in a real car," Chung said, for the Patriots to start train-
sports Inc. transferred the Loverboy played the pre- "We recorded it and I sent laughing. Chung declined ing camp and put the Su-
fall playoff race to Las Ve- race concert in the rain. it out. I don't know if they're to discuss the NFL's national per Bowl loss to the Phila-
gas Motor Speedway. New Loverboy's song "Heaven in going to take it," Reno said. anthem debate that was delphia Eagles behind
Hampshire ran its first Cup Your Eyes" was on the "Top "I'm hoping they pick some reignited this week. Miami them.
race in 1993 and got a sec- Gun" soundtrack in 1986 nice retro music, rather Dolphins owner Stephen "That game sucked," he
ond date in 1997. and Tom Cruise recently than go with the new stuff. Ross said he hadn't decid- said.q

69-year-old John Force races to 149th NHRA Funny Car win

MORRISON, Colo. (AP) — als in March 2017.
John Force raced to his first "All great racers. I love them
victory of the season and all," Force said. "The fire was
record-extending 149th ca- in me. I'm fighting. I got
reer Funny Car win Satur- tired of hearing me snivel to
day in the Dodge Mile-High myself. My wife didn't even
NHRA Nationals. want to talk to me. She said,
The 69-year-old Force 'I know you more than that.
ended a frustrating crash- I know what you're going
filled drought to win for the through.' I don't know why I
eighth time at Bandimere won this race. Maybe God
Speedway, edging Ron is just showing me."
Capps in the final with a Leah Pritchett won in Top
4.075-second run at 315.42 Fuel for her second victory
mph. of the season and seventh
"We're starting to put it overall. She beat Doug Ka-
back together," Force said. litta in the final with a 3.831
"I found myself with all the at 316.45.
crashes and everything that Greg Anderson topped the
happened probably at the Pro Stock field for his first
lowest point in my career. It win of the year and 91st
has been worse than when overall, and Hector Arana
I crashed in 2007. I have In this photo provided by the NHRA, John Force drives to the Funny Car victory at the annual Jr. won in Pro Stock Motor-
been fighting to get back. Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver, Sunday, July 22, 2018. cycle. Anderson edged
I had four crashes and after Associated Press Jason Line with a 6.943 at
my last one." 196.53, and
Force drove the John Force Hagan in the first round, terfinals and daughter finals en route to his first vic- Arana topped Jerry Savoie
Racing Camaro past Matt Cruz Pedregon in the quar- Courtney Force in the semi- tory since the Gatornation- with a 7.170 at 185.89.q