HEAVY RAIN FORCES NASCAR TO POSTPONE
Kyle Larson will have to wait another day to try to capture his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season.
The race at Bristol Motor Speedway was postponed until Monday because of heavy rain with Larson out in front. Racing was halted three times Sunday due to wet weather.
Action is scheduled to resume Monday at 11 a.m. MDT.
Larson led 74 laps when the race was halted on lap 204, just 46 laps from it becoming official. NASCAR hopes to complete all remaining 296 laps, although the forecast calls for more rain and possibly snow.
Larson seemed to have found his groove on the track before the third and final red flag came out. NASCAR waited about an hour before officially postponing the race with a forecast of steady rain for the remainder of Sunday night.
“It’s hard to get a rhythm with all the rain and stuff and then getting out of your car and getting back in,” Larson said.
Larson liked the speed of his car, but said the track was slick.
“There is only a little line there on the bottom that has got some grip,” said Larson, who normally likes to run on the high side of the Bristol track. “If you get out of it, it’s slick. If you get below it, it’s slick. So, it’s been fun, but it’s kind of hard to guess where you need to position your car there for a little while.”
Furniture Row Racing’s Martin Truex Jr., got collected in a Lap 3 accident, suffering major left-front damage to his No. 78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota. He continued to drive the damaged car and was in 29th place, five laps down.
Rossi takes IndyCar race.
CALIF.» Alexander Rossi pulled BEACH, away after a late restart to win the Grand Prix of Long Beach, completing a dominant weekend by holding off Will Power for his third career IndyCar victory.
Rossi claimed the first win of his standout season from the pole, leading 71 of 85 laps before taking charge on the restart with nine laps to go, pulling away from Power and moving into the IndyCar points lead after three races.
Ed Jones finished third, and Zach Veach was a career-best fourth.
Eagles release Worley.
Philadelphia released cornerback Daryl Worley, hours after he was arrested.
NFL Network reported that Worley was arrested Sunday morning near the team’s practice facility and that police used a Taser on him after he became combative. The report also said a gun was found in Worley’s vehicle.
The team first issued a statement that it was investigating Worley’s arrest and later announced he was cut.
The Super Bowl champions traded wide receiver Torrey Smith to the Carolina Panthers for Worley in March. Worley started 25 games in the past two seasons for the Panthers.
Foster to miss 49ers’ offseason program.
SANTA CLARA,
CALIF.» San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster won’t participate in the offseason program that begins Monday while he tends to legal matters related to his domestic violence charges.
The 49ers said in a joint statement from owner Jed York, coach Mike Shanahan and general manager that Foster’s future with the team will be “determined by the information revealed during the legal process.”
Foster was charged Thursday with felony domestic violence.
Footnotes.
Graham Zusi and Ilie Sanchez scored to help Sporting Kansas City tie the Seattle Sounders 2-2 in MLS. … Alexander Ring scored his first MLS goal to help New York City FC to a 2-2 draw with Atlanta United. … Steve Johnson shrugged off numerous missed opportunities to beat first-time ATP Tour finalist Tennys Sandgren 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4 in Houston to become the first player to successfully defend the U.S. Men’s Clay Court title in 16 years.