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DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Ryan Newman and Jamie McMurray could only wonder what could have been Sunday in the Southern 500.They both felt they could have put themselves in better situations heading into the regular-season finale Saturday at Richmond International Raceway.Newman finished eighth and McMurray15th at Darlington Raceway as they battled for the final provisional spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. McMurray is seven points ahead of Newman for that final spot as currently three berths are available for winless drivers in the 16-driver field.Among the winless, Chase Elliott has a 24-point edge on Newman and Austin Dillon has an 18-point edge.Newmans day at Darlington started poorly, as he had to drop to the rear of the field because of unapproved adjustments after prerace tech. Then some bad pit stops also cost him spots.We had a much better car than what we finished, Newman said. It was really disappointing. The shenanigans before the race put us last and then bad pit stops were just rough.When you fight so hard to keep it off the fence and dont give them a reason to fix it and have a slow pit stop, and then to have one is really tough to swallow.McMurray also was a little frustrated as he had to come back down pit road a second time for missing lug nuts late in the race. He was 10th with less than 30 laps remaining, making the 15th-place finish a day where he had a better car than where he finished.We should have ran sixth to eighth possibly, McMurray said. We just had a lug nut off on the next-to-last stop, so we had to come in. It stinks. But it is what it is.That could be the Richard Childress Racing team attitude at Richmond if NASCAR penalizes the team this week for failing postrace measurements on Newmans car. That could be a penalty of 10 or 15 points -- or more, considering Newman already has had one 10-point penalty this year for illegal brackets found prerace at Atlanta.Newman said his team will go to Richmond with the same philosophy as at Darlington: Try to win the race.We try hard, Newman said. Trying hard aint good enough when youre losing three spots at a time [on pit road].McMurray admitted he will have a nervous week. But there is a worse alternative.Its stressful, but the way I approach that is I spent years not being in this position and the fact you get to be there and be nervous about it, it is a pretty good feeling to have, McMurray said.Xfinity Series: A lot of happinessThe drivers who finished first and eighth in the Xfinity Series race at Darlington had the most jubilation.The winner of the race is expected to have some. But even for Elliott Sadler, this was a big win.Nearly two months earlier, he had learned that his sponsor, OneMain Financial, was going to leave the sport.A month ago, I was retired, Sadler said. I dont really know what else I was going to do in a race car, if I had that opportunity. ... To go from maybe being retired to winning a race at Darlington, a place I came to as a kid to watch, theres a pretty doggone lot of emotions.But OneMain switched gears and opted to sponsor two-thirds of the season starting next year. Sadler was unretired.Just that would make the win emotional, but add health issues for his mother -- she is now home after spending time in an intensive care unit -- and his boss, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Sadler could barely contain himself after winning at his favorite racetrack.Im still a kid a heart, Sadler said. I know yall rag me for being 41 years old, but Im still a kid at heart, still love this sport. It still takes me to the top level of the ladder, and the next week, Im down and out.For Jeremy Clements, who finished eighth, he enjoyed his second top-10 in the past three races. And for him, he drove a special car in his home state -- the black widow paint scheme that was reminiscent of the cars his great uncle and grandfather worked on and led to wins and a championship.Its very special, Clements said while looking at the photo of his relatives on the side of the car. Looking at my grandpa and great uncle Louis, they were the ones that wrenched on that car and made it happen and won the championship.It is so cool to drive this car. Its an honor. Its a blessing. Its a tribute to them and everything they did. They got me started in racing.Camping World Truck Series: A lot of angerCole Custer had a reason to be angry after losing the Camping World Truck Series race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.John Hunter Nemechek roughed him up a couple of times while Custer was leading the final lap, and then Nemechek lost control of his car, sliding into Custer and ramming him into the frontstretch wall of the road course.The two rode alongside the wall in the grass, with Nemechek emerging as the winner.Custer ran and tackled Nemechek after the race.When you dont give a guy a chance, whats the point of racing? Custer said. I couldnt do anything else. He gave me no choice, no chance to do anything, so its not racing in my book.But hes shown time and again throughout the year that he doesnt have much respect.The win was Nemecheks second of the season while Custer needed a win to get a spot in the truck version of the Chase. 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Miami Marlins Pro Shop . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making.Carl Frampton believes his next opponent Leo Santa Cruz is overlooking him ahead of their fight on July 30.Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) believes Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) got a false impression of him when he witnessed from ringside the Northern Irishman being dropped twice by little-known Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. in the opening round in Texas last year.But Frampton, 29, recovered to win a unanimous points decision and is back in America to challenge WBA world featherweight champion Santa Cruz at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.Belfasts former WBA-IBF world super-bantamweight champion is taking encouragement from his belief that Mexican Santa Cruz, 27, is underestimating him.I think hes overlooking me, Frampton told ESPN. The only time hes seen me in the flesh was when I had my worst performance against Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. in Texas a year ago, and he thinks Im chinny. I got put down twice in the first round but I came back to win comfortably and hes judging me by that performance.But thats OK, hopefully he comes to try and knock me out. Hes going to come forward and that will suit me.Scott Quigg didnt want to engage [in a unanimous points win for Frampton in February] and for six rounds it was a ver ? ? ? ? ?y boring fight, but this one will be different.Santa Cruz has never fought defensively in his life. Hes a come fforward and it will be interesting what he does when I start catching him.ddddddddddddThree-weight world champion Santa Cruz, who is based in Los Angeles, will have a three-inch height advantage over Frampton and will also be more accustomed to fighting at featherweight.The pair were linked to fighting each other at super-bantamweight before Santa Cruz stepped up to featherweight last year where he has had three fights.Hes three inches taller but I dont mind that, Frampton added. Its very rarely that I box someone that is smaller than me and I think I will be heavier than him on the night.Remember he started as a bantamweight and when I saw him in the flesh in El Paso when I fought Gonzalez he didnt look like a really strong guy, he looks skinny.Frampton, one of Northern Irelands biggest sports stars along with golfer Rory McIlroy, would be open to a fight against Welshman Lee Selby -- the IBF world featherweight champion -- after his date with Santa Cruz.Lee Selby would be a huge fight and someone Ive always respected and admired, Frampton said.Im not going to be calling him out but if I get past Leo Santa Cruz it could be a huge fight and I think its one I would want in Belfast as the A fighter. ' ' '