Truex dominant in Dover
Martin Truex Jr. dominated yesterday at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del., for his second victory in the first three Chase races.
The retiring Tony Stewart, Chris Buescher and Chip Ganassi teammates Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray were eliminated from the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, as the field was sliced from 16 drivers to 12.
Austin Dillon finished eighth to move into the next round.
Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, Denny
Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch joined Truex and Dillon in the next round that opens at Charlotte.
Truex won for the fourth time this season in the No. 78 Chevrolet. Only six cars finished on the lead lap. . . .
Lewis Hamilton was left fuming after his engine went up in smoke on lap 41, costing him victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix and severely denting his chances of defending his Formula One drivers’ championship.
The victory instead went to Daniel Ricciardo, who led a Red Bull 1-2 with teenage teammate Max Verstappen. More painfully, it gave Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate
Nico Rosberg a 23-point lead in the championship after the German fought back to finish third after falling back to 21st on the start when he was hit by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.
ACC looks good
The Atlantic Coast Conference matched the Southeastern Conference for the most teams ranked in The Associated Press college football poll with six after a weekend where 10 Top-25 teams lost.
Alabama remained No. 1 and Ohio State held on to No. 2. Clemson, from the ACC, moved up two spots to No. 3 after a dramatic victory against Louisville, which slipped four spots to No. 7.
No. 5 Washington moved up five spots, while No. 10 Miami gives the ACC three in the top 10.
Simmons surgery
The NBA’s No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons will likely need surgery for a broken bone in his right foot he suffered in a scrimmage on Friday. Philadelphia 76ers president Bryan Colangelo said there was no timetable for how long Simmons would be out of action. . . . Sacramento Kings guard
Darren Collison has been suspended eight games without pay by the NBA because of a domestic violence incident involving his wife.
Misc.: Engen out
Breakers defender Whitney Engen says she has been released by the U.S. women’s national team.
The 28-year-old, who was also on the U.S. team that won the Women’s World Cup last year, made 40 appearances for the national team and has four goals. . . .
Dominic Oduro scored in a second straight game as the Montreal Impact beat Orlando City FC, 1-0, to move into fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Revolution now trail the Philadelphia Union by three points for the sixth and final playoff spot in the East.