Busch wins in Fontana’s farewell
FONTANA, Calif. — Kyle Busch sent Fontana off in style Sunday, storming from the back after an early penalty and earning his first victory for Richard Childress Racing while winning on this Southern California track for the fifth time.
Busch held off Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain in NASCAR’S final race on the gloriously weathered asphalt at Auto Club Speedway, which will be converted into a half-mile track.
Busch drove his Chevrolet to victory in only his second race with RCR, which scooped him up in December after his 15-year tenure with Joe Gibbs Racing ended. This win was Busch’s first since Bristol last season on a dirt, and his first on pavement since Pocono in 2021.
With his 61st career victory, Busch earned a win in his record 19th consecutive Cup season, breaking a tie with Richard Petty.
Baffert’s Derby horses to Yakteen
Trainer Bob Baffert moved the remainder of his top Kentucky Derby horses to former assistant Tim Yakteen, including Arabian Knight, the horse given the best chance of winning the Derby.
The moves were precipitated by a two-year ban that Churchill Downs had placed on Baffert after Medina Spirit tested positive for a legal medication, but not legal on race day, after winning the 2021 Derby.
Jags give pair contract extensions
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed defensive lineman Roy Robertson-harris and running back Jamycal Hasty to contract extensions.
Revenge for Norrie over Alcaraz
RIO DE JANEIRO — Cameron Norrie waited a week for his revenge against top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz, rallying from a set and 3-0 down to beat the Spanish teenager in the Rio Open final for his first title of the year.
Goggia wins World Cup downhill
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Sofia Goggia raced toward another World Cup downhill title with a fifth win in her dominating season.
Olsen earns 1st Cup win in slalom
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Norwegian ski racer Alexander Steen Olsen earned his first World Cup win after AJ Ginnis of Greece was disqualified for missing a gate in a slalom event held on a snowy Sunday at the Palisades Tahoe resort.