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ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021 SPORTS 14 Elliott struggles, fi nishes 3rd Higgo wins Palmetto Championship Larson holds off Keselowski to win 2nd NASCAR All-Star race FORT WORTH, Texas, June 14, (AP): Kyle Larson was back in the NASCAR All-Star race, and got another $1 mil- lion by winning it again. Larson held off a hard-charging Brad Keselowski during the final 10-lap shootout at Texas, after a slip- pery three-wide pass for the lead, and pushed Hendrick Motorsports to its second consecutive win, and 10th overall, in the annual non-points race with a seven-figure prize. Defending All-Star winner and reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott, who started the sixth and final segment of the 100-lap race out front, didn’t stay there long. Larson pushed his teammate, then got in front on the outside through the Pato O’Ward celebrates after win- fourth turn. They were three-wide ning the second race of the IndyCar before Keselowski pulled ahead brief- Detroit Grand Prix auto racing dou- bleheader on Belle Isle in Detroit, ly at the line, then Larson got ahead to on June 13. (AP) stay for the last eight laps. “That last restart worked out exactly how I needed it to. I wanted Chase to not get a good run down the back,” O’Ward charges Larson said. “Thankfully, I think (Keselowski) got to his inside, and I just shoved him to ‘IndyCar’ win down the back and he probably thought DETROIT, June 14, (AP): Pato I was going to just follow him and I O’Ward became IndyCar’s first repeat was like, there’s got to be enough grip winner of the season by charging where we’d be running for one cor- through the field on a final restart to ner,” he said. “It was a little slick up steal the victory away from Josef there but I was able to get it and hold Newgarden at the Raceway at Belle him off from there. I can’t believe it.” Isle Park. O’Ward was fifth on a restart with seven laps remaining, but the 22-year- CAR RACING old from Mexico picked off Graham Garrick Higgo, of South Africa, hits off the third tee during the fi nal round of the Palmetto Championship golf tournament in Ridgeland, S.C., on June 13. Rahal in the first turn, then Alex Palou Inset: Higgo holds the championship trophy after winning the fi nal round of the Palmetto Championship golf tournament. (AP) Larson said he had nearly all four in the next one for two passes in the tires in a groove above where they had first two turns. After passing Colton been running laps. He had decided Herta for second, he set his sights on Castren fi rst Finnish winner in LPGA Tour history earlier that he’d go for it if given the snatching what had seemed to be an chance. easy victory for Newgarden away “No points on the line ... If I wreck, from the two-time IndyCar champion. RIDGELAND, S.C., June I wreck,” he said. O’Ward went wheel-to-wheel with Crew chief Cliff Daniels said he Newgarden and finally completed the 14, (AP): Garrick Higgo didn’t even think there was a lane up pass with just over two laps remaining. won the Palmetto Cham- Kalisz claims return trip to Olympics there, “and he put it up there, and it O’Ward ultimately beat Newgarden by stuck.” 6.7595 seconds and dedicated the win pionship at Congaree for OMAHA, Nebraska, June 14, “Michael is very supportive,” Ka- “His back half was great,” Phelps to Arrow McLaren SP teammate Felix (AP): Even though he retired from lisz said. “He’ll give me a kick in the told The Associated Press. “I Larson has gone to Victory Lane his fi rst PGA Tour victory three weekends in a row, and four Rosenqvist, who was hospitalized swimming fi ve years ago, Michael (butt) if I need it, and sometimes I thought maybe he would go a touch overnight following his crash in when leader Chesson Had- Phelps’ impact was felt on the need it. Michael has been an older faster. But he’s right there. He took times overall this season. ley blew a two-shot lead opening night of the U.S. Olympic brother to me in my life. I remember care of what he needed to do.” Keselowski said running second to Saturday’s first race of the double- trials. The Americans got some new Hendrick cars these days is somewhat header. with bogeys on his fi nal Chase Kalisz, who says Phelps blood on women’s side: 19-year- of an accomplishment. “I talked to Felix this morning and three holes. is like a big brother, claimed anoth- SWIMMING old Emma Weyant, in her fi rst trials, “They’re just stupid fast, and I had the important thing is that he’s OK, but Higgo, the 22-year-old left- er trip to the Olympics by winning held off three Olympic veterans to him off of Turn 4 but they just have so I told him ‘I’m going to win it for hander from South Africa, shot a the 400-meter individual medley. win a thrilling 400 IM. much speed,” Keselowski said. “He you,’” O’Ward said. “I’m a man of my A masked-up Phelps cheered interacting with Michael when I was Another Olympic rookie, Kieran just motored right on back by me, like word, I wanted to get it done for him.” 3-under 68 and fi nished at 11 under him on from the socially distanced 6 years old - and here we are 21 Smith, shaved nearly 3 seconds off in his second career tour event. Get damn.” stands, then strolled onto the deck to years later.” his previous personal best to win Larson was with Chip Ganassi ready to see more of him. The vic- give his former training partner at the Phelps was impressed with Ka- the 400 freestyle and claim his spot CAR RACING North Baltimore Aquatic Club a hug. lisz’s performance. for Tokyo. Racing when he won the 2019 All-Star tory, along with $1,314,000, gives race. He missed last year’s big event at him PGA Tour status through the Bristol while serving a six-month sus- 2023 season. tren’s lead to one with a birdie on the The event at at Vallda Golf and pension after using a racial slur during O’Ward, who earned his first career It was a heartbreaking fi nish for par-5 15th, but dropped a stroke with a Country Club was a fi rst on the Eu- a livestream while in a virtual race victory last month, took a one point Hadley, seemingly in control at 13 two-putt bogey on the par-3 17th. ropean Tour. It started with 78 men during the pandemic. That nearly cost lead over Palou in the championship under with three holes to play. But he Lee missed a chance to became the and 78 women competing on the same him his career, but Rick Hendrick gave standings. He has now won on an oval fi rst player to follow a Symetra Tour course for one trophy and one prize him an opportunity this season to get and a street course, and he finished victory with an LPGA Tour win in her money pool. It was hosted by Annika back into the Cup Series. third Saturday for two podiums at GOLF next start. The 26-year-old player from Sorenstam and Henrik Stenson. Second in points with 10 races to go Detroit. He removed his shoes after the Taiwan won the Mission Inn Resort The 37-year-old Caldwell closed before the playoffs, Larson now only podium presentation and dove into the and Club Championship two weeks with an 8-under 64 to fi nish at 17 un- the eighth driver to be a two-time All- James Scott Memorial Fountain, drove into a waste area on the 16th and ago in Florida on the developmental der. Otaegui closed with a 67. Star race winner. Elliott finished third, where he made a lap splashing the fans could not get up and down after miss- tour. England’s Alice Hewson (69) and ahead of Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney who had gathered on the side of the ing the 17th and 18th greens to give Hannah Green (66) and So Yeon Australia’s Scott Hend (70) followed and Alex Bowman. William Byron, park landmark. away victory. Ryu (67) tied for third at 8 under. at 15 under. Aric Almirola, Kyle Bush and Kurt Newgarden started from the pole Hadley fi nished with a 75 after In Madison, Wis., Jerry Kelly suc- In Greer, S.C., Mito Pereira won the Busch rounded out the top 10 in the and led 67 of the 70 laps before opening 65-66-68. He fell into a tie for cessfully defended his title in his BMW Charity Pro-Am to earn an im- 21-car field. O’Ward ran him down and dropped second at 10 under with Hudson Swaf- hometown American Insurance Cham- mediate PGA Tour promotion and be- him to a second-place finish. Team ford (66), Doc Redman (67), Jhonattan pionship, closing with a 6-under 66 for come the second straight player to win Penske remains winless on the season. Vegas (67), Tyrrell Hatton (68) and Bo a one-stroke victory over Fred Couples consecutive Korn Ferry Tour events.