Allmendinger captures Xfinity race at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger splashed his way through a torrential rainstorm that turned Charlotte Motor Speedway into a slip-and-slide Saturday to win the Xfinity Series race on the hybrid road course-oval “Roval.”
Allmendinger won for the second time this season in 10 starts for Kaulig Racing. Noah Gragson was second and Daniel Hemric third. It was an elimination race for the playoffs and Harrison Burton, Brandon Brown, Michael Annett and Riley Herbst were knocked from title contention.
More autos: Valtteri Bottas ended Lewis Hamilton’s run of five consecutive Formula One pole positions by claiming first place for the Eifel Grand Prix. Hamilton was second and Max Verstappen third. ... Portugal’s
Rally Vidreiro reported the death of Spanish co-driver Laura Salvo after her car crashed during the race on Saturday. Salvo was attended to by medics but died on site before the arrival of a medical helicopter. The 21-year-old Salvo was co-driving for Miguel Socias’ Peugeot.
Soccer: Spain needed a passing blunder by Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer to secure a 1-0 win and keep the lead of its Nations League group. Sommer got flustered by Spain’s pressure and passed the ball past his teammate and directly to Mikel Merino, who set up Mikel Oyarzabal to score the game’s only goal in the 14th minute. ... Germany finally won a Nations League game on the seventh attempt, holding on to beat Ukraine 2-1 to ease the pressure growing on coach Joachim Low. ... Paige Monaghan had two goals and an assist and Sky Blue capped the National Women’s Soccer
League fall series with a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Red Stars. Sky Blue finished the fall series 2-2-0 and moved into fourth place. The Red Stars, who advanced to the final of this summer’s Challenge Cup tournament in Utah, finished the fall series 1-2-1. Morgan Gautrat scored on a header in the 89th minute for the Red Stars.