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SPORTS Tuesday 3 sepTember 2019

In this Sunday, June 2, 2019 file photo, Ecuador’s Richard
Carapaz celebrates after winning the Giro D’Italia cycling race,
in Verona, Italy.
Associated Press
Nairo Quintana leaves

Movistar for French

team Arkea Samsic

Erik Jones poses for a photo with his trophy after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on
PARIS (AP) — Two-time for victory on the Tour de Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. Jones held off Joe Gibbs Racing
grand tour winner Nairo France.” teammate Kyle Busch to win the rain-delayed Southern 500 that ended early Monday morning.
Associated Press
Quintana is leaving his Mo- Quintana is leading the
vistar team to join French Spanish Vuelta after nine Southern 500
cycling outfit Arkea Samsic stages, seeking to repeat
next season. his victory in the three- Continued from Page 17 pit stop where we came hottest driver in NASCAR
The 29-year-old Colombian week race in 2016. in the leader and came and left the Darlington
climber won the Giro d’ Ita- But after several successful Some had wondered if the out third,” Busch said. “I weekend wondering what
lia and the Spanish Vuelta seasons, Quintana’s per- 23-year-old Jones was the thought if we could keep in went wrong.
and has been runner-up formance has slipped as soft spot in the JGR pow- touch with (Jones and Lar- He was caught up in that
twice in the Tour de France he had to share leadership erhouse as Busch, Denny son), keep close to them, final-stage accident and
in his eight seasons with roles with other riders at Hamlin and Martin Truex we might be able to out- wound up 29th, his sec-
Movistar. Movistar. Jr. had all won four times pit road them at the end ond-worst placing of the
He will join Warren Barguil For Movistar, Quintana’s apiece this season while of the race. We got by one season. On Saturday, Ham-
at Arkea, which has also departure comes as the Jones’ No. 20 was winless. of them, but not the oth- lin crossed the line first in
signed Quintana’s brother, team undergoes a major “Is there anything more to er one. But overall, good the Xfinity race, but was
Dayer, along with Diego overhaul. Richard Cara- say?” Jones asked as the day.” Busch clinched the disqualified when his car
Rosa and Winner Anacona paz, the Giro winner this crowd cheered. regular-season points lead. failed post-race inspection.
for next year. year, has signed with Ineos, Not anymore. Jones’ vic- Kevin Harvick was fourth RAIN DELAY: Heavy storms
“It’s a turning point in my while Mikel Landa has left tory means all four of Joe and Brad Keselowski was Sunday delayed the start
career. I was looking for a for Bahrain-Merida. Gibbs’ drivers has taken fifth. Clint Bowyer was by more than four hours.
team in which I was going To replace that talent, Mo- the checkered flag and sixth followed by the win- Drivers were going through
to be happy,” Quintana vistar has signed 24-year- are locked into the NAS- ner of the opening stage, introductions shortly before
said on Monday. “My am- old Enric Mas, considered CAR playoffs that start in Kurt Busch, Matt DiBene- the scheduled 6 p.m. start
bitions are the same. Per- to be the rising star in Span- two weeks. “It takes a lot detto, Paul Menard and when skies got dark and
sonally, the goal is to fight ish cycling.q to beat them,” Jones of Austin Dillon. PLAYOFF heavy rain began. Crews
his teammates. “Especially STREAK: Jimmie Johnson covered up cars and rac-
Roldan scores twice, when you’re racing the made some headway on ers grabbed umbrellas as
same equipment.” To have his quest for a 16th straight they headed back through
Sounders beat Galaxy the win come at Darlington playoff appearance, but the garage areas to wait
made it even more spe-
was hindered when he was out the storm. Darlington
cial for Jones. “This is one caught up in a final stage earlier announced it had
By The Associated Press lead in the 77th, helped of those races for me that crash that bumped him sold out its reserved seat-
SEATTLE (AP) — Cristian set up Roldan’s game- has always held a special back to 16th at the South- ing. Most fans also sought
Roldan scored his second winner with a pass into place. You think of NAS- ern 500. Johnson trimmed shelter, although some
goal of the game in the the penalty area from CAR, you think of Darling- his playoff deficit from 26 stayed out. One was inter-
89th minute to give the the left wing side. Brad ton,” he said. Larson was points to 18. Still, he’ll likely viewed on the NBC Sports
Seattle Sounders a 4-3 Smith sent it toward the second, his third top three need a win in Indianapolis broadcast by NASCAR driv-
victory over the Los An- right side, and Roldan finish at Darlington in the next week to qualify for the er Clint Bowyer.
geles Galaxy on Sunday ran onto it at the top past four years. He led 497 postseason. When fan told him he
in a matchup of teams right corner of the 6-yard laps during that stretch, “We’re running out of days came to see a race and
vying for second place in box. His shot went off div- including 44 in this one. and if we miss it, it’s going didn’t care about the wet
the Western Conference. ing Galaxy goalkeeper Busch, who started in the to be by a few (points) I be- weather, Bowyer shouted,
The teams combined for David Bingham into the back after swapping out an lieve,” Johnson said. “I can “That, ladies and gentle-
four goals in the final 15 back right corner of the engine after qualifying, got look back over the first half man, is a race fan.”
minutes of the game — net. The Sounders (13-8- up to Jones’ bumper near of the season and see a lot At one point, drivers Bubba
two for each side. 7) took over sole posses- the end. But he brushed of races where we gave Wallace and Corey LaJoie
Jordan Morris, who had sion of second with 46 the wall on the next-to-last away a few points.” came out on the wet track
given the Sounders a 3-2 points.q lap and ended third. HAMLIN’S LOST WEEKEND: to throw a football with

“We kind of lost control that Denny Hamlin came in the fans in the stands.q