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THE ART OF RACING art Chaos claims championship larson Aramburo Elliott HR leads to big win earns by JEFFERY SIMMONS Sports Editor for the Southern Standard victory (McMinnville, Tennessee) It didn’t matter how Watkins Glen turned deep the defense dropped out to be an Elliott week- back. Alexis Aramburo end. It was announced could always hit it a little Saturday that Bill Elliott further. would be back in a Aramburo’s power dis- NASCAR car when he play helped lead Team takes the green flag for the Chaos to a championship Xfinity Series race at Road in Midway Tuesday. America. It will be the Aramburo went 4-for-4 in Hall of Famer’s first major the finals, including hit- NASCAR race in six years. ting an inside-the-park When the Monster Energy home run, to lead Chaos NASCAR Cup Series “Go to a 17-7 victory over Sun Bowling at the Glen” was Drop. completed Sunday, Bill’s Aramburo set the tone son had sto- early in the finals, belting len his dad's thunder by a two-out, bases-clearing winning his first Cup triple in the second inning Series race in 99 Starts. to give her team a 5-1 The younger Elliott’s lead. win was no fluke as he The Sun Drop outfield held off Martin Truex Jr. looked more prepared in and , two of the fourth for Aramburo, the "big three" teams to backing up as the slugger get the win. Busch may stepped into the box. have had the best car They didn’t go back far Sunday, but a malfunction enough though. with the nozzle of the fuel Aramburo launched a can prevented the crew shot deep into left field, from getting all the fuel sending three outfielders into the car. on a chase to the fence. Having to come back in Aramburo flew around the pits again, Busch was the bases for a two-run in 31st place when the homer, breaking a tie to green flag flew with just give Chaos a 9-7 lead. 31 laps remaining in the It was only the start of race. Busch still managed an offensive barrage for to move through the field Chaos in the fourth. into third, but was too far Kimberly McBride behind Elliott and Truex pushed two more runs to challenge for the win. across when she went Elliott and Truex gave opposite field for a triple. the fans their money’s McBride’s shot rolled to worth over the last dozen the right-field fence, laps. It seemed like Truex allowing her to cruise would close on Elliott and around the bases. challenge for the lead but Kathryn Stiles followed the youngster held him off with a triple of her own, time and time again. On burning the outfield again Jeffery Simmons photo the white flag lap, Elliott to deep right. Alexis Aramburo slams one of her three homers in Tuesday's girls senior league championship game slipped in turn one but at Midway. Aramburo was the offensive star for Team Chaos, which beat Sun Drop 17-7 to earn the managed to get his car Continued on 2B tournament title. under control to keep the lead. Halfway through the last lap, Truex ran out of fuel and he watched Elliott zoom away to vic- tory. “Holy cow! What a thrill,” Elliott said after the race. “I have… so much relief. I was work- ing on three years and hadn’t won one. I came here with a great opportu- nity today, and I was able to get it done.” Elliott’s win gave its first win, and only the third win for . Busch’s third-place fin- ish and ’s mediocre day means that Busch’s points lead is now up to 70 points with four races remaining in the regular season. Truex, and round out the top five. Photo provided Harvick, Truex Jr., Team Storm, a 21-and-under local slowpitch softball team, won the USSSA World Series last weekend in Ohio. Members of , Clint the team are, front row, from left, India Fann, Rebecca Bain, Bailey Barrett and Abi Terry. Back row, Jaylen Boyd, Allison Fann, Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Joey Kylie Fann, coaches Derrick Carter and Trey Bain, Bell Underwood, Caitlin Cantrell and Megan Underwood. Logano, and Chase Elliott are the eight race winners in 22 races of 2018. At this point it is Team Storm wins USSSA World Series impossible for there to be more than 16 unique win- by JEFFERY SIMMONS ships, but the star slow-pitch soft- from Kentucky in the finals, win- the years, so I called everybody ners in the regular season, Sports Editor for the Southern Standard ball team had never made the trek ning 17-16 to bring a World Series and told them we needed to do it. so all winners are locked (McMinnville, Tennessee) to Ohio to compete for the top trophy back to town. “It was a reunion weekend. We into the playoffs, assum- honor in USSSA. One month ago, “We haven’t played all summer. practiced three times to get ready ing they attempt the It was a World Series win seven Carter decided to get his team back This was a last-minute thing,” said and went out and won the whole remaining races in the years in the making. together for one last hoorah. Carter, who has been at the helm of thing.” regular season. Derrick Carter had led Team A championship followed. the team since 2011. “It’s the only Storm to all kinds of champion- Team Storm outlasted Turn 2 tournament we haven’t won over Continued on 3B

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