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Saturday, November 18, 2017
Pro Football
Falcons may be catching battered Seahawks at the right time
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
SEATTLE — Coming off
their most impressive victory
of the season, the Atlanta
Falcons may have lucked out
on the timing for one of their
toughest road trips.
The Falcons won’t be
seeing the likes of Richard
Sherman, Cliff Avril and
likely Kam Chancellor when
they face the injury-rid-
dled Seattle Seahawks on
Monday night.
Atlanta (5-4) is coming
off its most complete perfor-
mance in a 27-7 domination
of Dallas last week. Adrian
Clayborn was the star with
six sacks of Dallas quarter-
back Dak Prescott.
Matt Ryan continued his
streak of 200-yard passing
games and threw a pair of
touchdowns.
It was the type of perfor-
mance Atlanta had struggled
to fi nd with consistency this
season, and why the Falcons
are two games behind in the
NFC South race.
And while coming to
Seattle anytime of the year is
a challenge, the Falcons may
be catching the Seahawks
(6-3) at the best possible
time.
“We feel like we’re
playing ourselves,” Atlanta
wide receiver Julio Jones
NFL
Atlanta
Seattle
Falcons
Seahawks
(5-4)
(6-3)
• Monday, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
• at Century Link Field
said. “We know they’re
going to fl y around and
they’re going to have great
intensity, and we’re going to
have the same thing. It’s who
makes the fewer mistakes in
this game.”
Seattle is coming off
an extended break, but
it was after a costly win
over Arizona lowlighted
by the loss of Sherman to
an Achilles tendon injury.
Sherman, Avril and C.J.
Prosise are all on injured
reserve. Earl Thomas and
Jarran Reed both have
hamstring injuries, but are
optimistic they’ll play.
New left tackle Duane
Brown, the addition meant
to stabilize Seattle’s offen-
sive line, injured his ankle
in his second game with
the Seahawks and will be
a game-time decision. And
now there are concerns with
the health of Chancellor after
suffering a stinger late in the
win over Arizona.
While Chancellor hasn’t
AP Photo/John Bazemore, File
In this Nov. 12 fi le photo, Atlanta Falcons defensive end
Adrian Clayborn (99) sacks Dallas Cowboys quarter-
back Dak Prescott (4) during a game in Atlanta.
been ruled out, Seattle
is planning on Bradley
McDougald starting.
“We are just very fortu-
nate that we have the depth
that we have and I’m going
to count on them to play
really well, and I’m not
counting on anything taking
a backward step,” Seattle
coach Pete Carroll said.
Here’s what else to
know about the Falcons and
Seahawks meeting for the
third time in 13 months:
MISSING SHERMAN:
Jones has said he enjoys his
matchups with Seattle, so
it was no surprise when he
said he’d miss not being able
to play against the injured
Sherman this week.
College Football
“It’s always fun,” Jones
said. “We always have
a good time because we
always battle each and every
play. Sherman is a guy who’s
going to try to stay on me
the whole game. A lot of
times guys start playing me
and then they get off and get
some help. Sherman is not
one of those guys.”
FILLING IN: The
Seahawks will lean heavily
on Jeremy Lane to step in
for Sherman. Lane was
originally traded to Houston
as part of the Brown deal,
but failed his physical with
the Texans and was returned
to the Seahawks. It’s turned
out to be a huge benefi t for
Seattle to have an experi-
enced veteran to take over
with Sherman now lost for
the season.
Seattle
also
signed
veteran Byron Maxwell to
add depth in the secondary.
Maxwell started his career in
Seattle before spending time
in Philadelphia and Miami.
SARK RETURNS: The
trip to Seattle brings Atlanta
offensive coordinator Steve
Sarkisian back to the Pacifi c
Northwest. Sarkisian was
the head coach at nearby
Washington from 2009-13
before leaving for the head
job at USC.
Sarkisian
is
highly
regarded for helping turn
around a downtrodden
Washington program, but
was also somewhat lamented
in Seattle for never being
able to get the Huskies into
contention for conference
titles.
Sarkisian’s debut in
Atlanta is also being
somewhat lamented. The
Falcons have been incon-
sistent offensively and are
averaging nearly 12 points
per game less than a season
ago when Kyle Shanahan
was coordinating. Shanahan
now is head coach in San
Francisco.
“Part of the thing that
we’ve really dialed in on
over the last couple weeks
of situation football: third
down and the red zone,”
Quinn said. “We’ve really
tried to put in some extra
work in those areas knowing
that that’s what needed some
attention.”
D E F E N S I V E
UPSWING: The focus on
the decline by the Falcons’
offense has overshadowed
improvement by Atlanta’s
defense. The Falcons are tied
for 10th with their average of
19.9 points allowed, and rank
seventh with their average
of 311.9 yards allowed per
game. They yielded 25.4
points and 371.2 yards per
game in 2016.
The Atlanta offense
hasn’t recaptured its high-
scoring touch from its Super
Bowl season. The Falcons
are averaging 21.9 points
to rank 15th after averaging
33.8 points last season.
FINDING JIMMY: The
Seahawks have suddenly
made fi nding Jimmy Graham
in the red zone a priority.
Graham has six touchdown
receptions in the past fi ve
games, including two TDs in
the win over Arizona. It was
his 15th career multi-touch-
down game and second in
three games after Graham
had two TD catches in the
win over Houston. Graham
has already matched his
touchdown total from the
entire 2016 regular season.
College Football
Sun Devils look to become bowl Herbert could return for Ducks
Pac-12
eligible against Beavers
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
Arizona State coach Todd
Graham said he isn’t neces-
sarily feeling end-of-season
pressure to get bowl eligible,
but he’d like for his seniors
to go out with a postseason.
The Sun Devils are 5-5
overall and 4-3 in the Pac-12
with two games to go. The
fi rst chance to reach six wins
is Saturday at Oregon State
(1-9, 0-7).
“The pressure would have
been to beat USC, UCLA
and win the conference
championship,”
Graham
said about qualifying for the
postseason. “It’s something
that we don’t even talk
about. We talk about winning
championships. But, we did
talk about it after this game
that we have to get things
corrected, get better and have
a good week of practice. For
these seniors, we need to get
bowl eligible.”
The Sun Devils were
disappointed last weekend
when UCLA pulled away
in the fourth quarter to win
44-37 at the Rose Bowl. The
game against the Beavers is
Arizona State’s fi nal road
trip of the season. After that
they’ll host rival Arizona
over the Thanksgiving
weekend.
Arizona State hasn’t
played the Beavers since
2014. The Sun Devils should
be wary because they have
a fi ve-game losing streak at
Pac-12
Arizona State Oregon State
Sun Devils
Beavers
(5-5)
(1-9)
• Sat., Noon (TV: Pac-12)
• at Reser Stadium
Reser Stadium.
But this year the Beavers
are obviously struggling
with only one win — against
a lower-division opponent
— and the midseason depar-
ture of head coach Gary
Andersen. Oregon State has
shown a spark under interim
coach Cory Hall but the team
has yet to get a conference
win.
“This is their senior day.
Not a senior in the country
won’t get up and play their
best game on a senior day,”
Graham said. “It’s all about
us playing disciplined
football, getting after it, and
being hungry to get our next
win.”
Oregon State is coming
off a 49-28 loss Saturday to
Arizona.
Other things to watch
when Oregon State hosts
Arizona State:
HISTORY: The last time
the two teams met was in
2014. Then-No. 7 Arizona
State came to Reser and got
upset by the Beavers 35-27.
Graham said that isn’t a
motivator for the current
players who were on the
roster back then.
“Our guys don’t think
about all that stuff. Instead,
our guys are focused on
getting the next win and
getting bowl eligible. Our
guys have put a lot into this
and they’ve been a great
group to coach and work
with,” Graham said. “I think
right now they’re focused on
the seniors and winning this
next game and becoming
bowl eligible. That’s it.”
RED ZONE DEVILS:
Arizona State has been
lights out in the red zone
this season. The Sun Devils
are
second
nationally,
converting 36 of 37 (97.2
percent) of their trips inside
their opponents’ 20-yard line
into points. The only time
Arizona State didn’t score
from the red zone was when
it took a knee in the closing
seconds of a victory over
Washington. The Sun Devils
have 26 touchdowns in the
red zone.
MONDAY MEETING:
Going into the fi nal games
of the season, Hall talked
about inspiring his players
to start this week. After
Arizona State, the Beavers
cap the season in the Civil
War rivalry game at Oregon.
“No one is going to
remember you for this record
at the end of the day. It will
be forever engraved. But
they will remember you for
turning it around, fi ghting
back, beating Arizona State
and then beating the Ducks,”
Hall said he told the team.
EUGENE — Quarterback
Justin Herbert appears poised
to return from a broken
collarbone but so far there’s
no defi nitive word from
Oregon.
The Ducks (5-5, 2-5
Pac-12) host the Arizona
Wildcats and their star QB
Khalil Tate on Saturday
with Herbert’s status in the
air. Will he start? Will he be
available? The Ducks aren’t
saying on the record.
Herbert, who fractured
his collarbone against Cali-
fornia on Sept. 30, has been
practicing and some say he
appears ready to come back.
There was a report he will
start Saturday, and coach
Willie Taggart teased earlier
this week that “there is a
good chance” Herbert can
play.
Of course it might be
gamesmanship. The fact is
that the Ducks are one win
away from bowl eligibility
in Taggart’s fi rst year as head
coach and Herbert gives
them the best chance to win.
Since he was injured,
Oregon has lost four of its
last fi ve games. Freshman
Braxton Burmeister, who
replaced Herbert , was
thrown into a diffi cult situa-
tion, no fault of his own.
Oregon is coming off a
bye after a 38-3 loss at Wash-
ington. Following Saturday’s
game at Autzen Stadium, the
Ducks will host Oregon State
in the annual Civil War on
Thanksgiving weekend.
Arizona
Oregon
Wildcats
Ducks
(7-3)
(5-5)
• Sat., 4 p.m. (Pac-12 Net)
• at Autzen Stadium
“They may get Justin
(Herbert) back, which would
be a big boost to them. They
were scoring a whole bunch
of points and he’s got more
experience, but I think Brax-
ton’s played really well for
them. For us it’s no surprise,
we know he’s an outstanding
player, that’s why we
recruited him,” Arizona
coach Rich Rodriguez said.
The Wildcats (7-3, 5-2) are
already bowl eligible.
Other things to watch:
ON THE OTHER
SIDE: There’s no question
about Arizona’s starter.
Tate’s fantastic season is
earning him Heisman buzz.
He leads the nation with
fi ve 70-plus yard runs, four
of them for touchdowns, the
longest run for a quarterback
(82 yards) and his 327 yards
rushing against Colorado set
a single-game NCAA record
for a QB.
He’s also run for a touch-
down in each of the last six
games and a team-high 11
rushing TDs this season.
He also has four of the fi ve
longest touchdown runs for
Arizona this season.
Taggart was asked what
the Ducks have to do to stop
Tate .
“Pray,” he said. “No one
has stopped him yet this year.
He’s a heck of a talent. Big
time football player and is
really good with the ball in
his hand.”
HIGH-SCORING
WILDCATS: Arizona has
been a prolifi c scoring team
since Rodriguez took over in
the desert, but the Wildcats
have picked it up even more
this season. Arizona has
scored at least 35 points in
six straight games for the fi rst
time in school history and is
third nationally in scoring
with 44.4 points per game.
Ten different players have
a rushing touchdown this
season, a new school record.
TAYLOR RUNS: Keep
an eye on Arizona RB J.J.
Taylor. The sophomore got
off to a slow start this season
in his return from a broken
ankle suffered last season,
but is rounding back into
form. Taylor has 333 yards
on 36 carries the past three
games after putting up 366
yards on 78 carries the fi rst
seven games.
DYE UPDATE: Line-
backer Troy Dye, who leads
the Ducks in tackles, injured
his Achilles on Nov. 4 against
Washington but will return
against the Wildcats.
“He’s ready to go,”
Taggart said. “Troy is just of
kid that loves to play football,
he loves competing. He loves
being around his teammates
and it’s just fun to watch, fun
to have him around. He don’t
take practice off, he don’t
take games off. When it’s
time to compete he’s ready to
go every single time.”
SCOREBOARD
Local slate
PREP FOOTBALL
Saturday
No. 3 Hermiston vs. No. 2 Wilsonville (5A
semifi nals, at Hillsboro Stadium), 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
Saturday
EOU at Westmont (Calif.), (NAIA Champi-
onships, Opening Round), 1 p.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday
BMCC at Lower Columbia, 2 p.m.
EOU at New Hope Christian, 3 p.m.
Prep Football
OSAA PLAYOFFS
Friday’s Games
Class 6A Quarterfi nals
No. 1 Lake Oswego 48, No. 9 Jesuit 17
No. 5 South Medford 28, No. 4 West Salem 14
No. 6 Tigard 24, No. 3 West Linn 21
No. 2 Clackamas 17, No. 10 Central Catholic 14
Saturday’s Games
Class 5A Semifi nals
No. 1 Mountain View (11-0) vs. No. 4
Churchill (11-0), 5 p.m. (at Liberty HS)
No. 2 Wilsonville (10-1) vs. No. 3 Hermis-
ton (9-2), 5:30 p.m. (at Hillsboro Stadium)
Class 4A Semifi nals
No. 1 Cottage Grove (10-0) vs. No. 4 Maza-
ma (9-1), 4 p.m. (at Grants Pass HS)
No. 3 Marshfi eld (10-0) vs. No. 7 Ontario
(8-2), 2:15 p.m. (at Hillsboro Stadium)
Class 3A Semifi nals
No. 1 Scio (9-1) vs. No. 4 Cascade Chris-
tian (10-1), Noon (at Cottage Grove HS)
No. 2 Santiam Christ. (9-2) vs. No. 11 Raini-
er (9-2), 11 a.m. (at Hillsboro Stadium)
Class 2A Semifi nals
No. 1 St. Paul (10-0) vs. No. 5 Santiam (10-
1), 4 p.m. (at Cottage Grove HS)
No. 2 Monroe (9-1) vs. No. 3 Knappa (10-
0), 2 p.m. (at Central HS, Monmouth)
Class 1A Semifi nals
No. 1 Triad (10-1) vs. No. 5 Hosanna Chris-
tian (10-1), Noon (at Grants Pass HS)
No. 2 Dufur (10-) vs. No. 6 Falls City (9-1),
Noon (at Liberty High School)
Football
NFL
Week 11 Schedule
Thursday’s Game
Pittsburgh 40, Tennessee 17
Sunday’s Games
Baltimore at Green Bay, 10 a.m.
Arizona at Houston, 10 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Miami, 10 a.m.
Washington at New Orleans, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville at Cleveland, 10 a.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m.
L.A. Rams at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
Buffalo at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m.
New England vs Oakland at Mexico City,
MX, 1:25 p.m.
Cincinnati at Denver, 1:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Open: Indianapolis, San Francisco, Caro-
lina, N.Y. Jets
Monday’s Game
Atlanta at Seattle, 5:30 p.m.
NCAA
AP Top 25
Week 12 Schedule
Saturday
No. 19 Michigan at No. 5 Wisconsin, 9
a.m. (FOX)
Mercer at No. 1 Alabama, 9 a.m. (SEC
Network)
Virginia at No. 2 Miami, 9 a.m. (ABC)
Louisiana-Monroe at No. 6 Auburn, 9 a.m.
(ESPN2)
No. 11 TCU at Texas Tech, 9 a.m. (FS1)
No. 14 UCF at Temple, 9 a.m. (ESPNU)
No. 17 Mississippi State at Arkansas, 9
a.m. (CBS)
SMU at No. 18 Memphis, 9 a.m. (ESPNews)
Texas at No. 24 West Virginia, 9 a.m. (ESPN)
The Citadel at No. 4 Clemson, 9:20 a.m.
No. 3 Oklahoma at Kansas, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Kentucky at No. 7 Georgia, 12:30 p.m. (CBS)
Illinois at No. 8 Ohio State, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)
Navy at No. 9 Notre Dame, 12:30 p.m. (NBC)
Kansas State at No. 10 Oklahoma State,
12:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Maryland at No. 22 Mich. State, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Nebraska at No. 13 Penn State, 1 p.m. (FS1)
No. 21 LSU at Tennessee, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 25 N.C. State at Wake Forest 7:30 p.m.
(ESPNU)
UCLA at No. 12 USC, 5 p.m. (ABC)
California at No. 20 Stanford, 5 p.m. (FOX)
Utah at No. 16 Washington, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Pac-12 Schedule
Saturday
Arizona State at Oregon State, Noon (PAC-12)
Arizona at Oregon, 4 p.m. (PAC-12)
UCLA at No. 12 USC, 5 p.m. (ABC)
California at No. 20 Stanford, 5 p.m. (FOX)
Utah at No. 16 Washington, 7:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 19 15
2
2 32 77 47
Toronto
20 13
7
0 26 73 63
Detroit
20 10
8
2 22 60 54
Ottawa
17 8
4
5 21 60 56
Montreal
20 8 10
2 18 51 68
Florida
18 7
9
2 16 59 65
Boston
18 7
7
4 18 48 56
Buffalo
19 5 10
4 14 45 68
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 18 11
4
3 25 61 55
Columbus 20 12
7
1 25 59 51
Pittsburgh 21 11
7
3 25 58 73
N.Y. Islanders 18 10
6
2 22 66 59
Washington 20 10
9
1 21 58 65
N.Y. Rangers 20 9
9
2 20 63 67
Philadelphia 19 8
8
3 19 52 51
Carolina
17 7
6
4 18 50 50
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis
20 14
5
1 29 66 52
Winnipeg
18 11
4
3 25 59 49
Nashville
18 10
6
2 22 55 55
Minnesota 18 9
7
2 20 55 48
Chicago
19 9
8
2 20 59 52
Colorado
17 9
7
1 19 60 57
Dallas
19 9
9
1 19 52 58
Pacifi c Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 19 11
6
2 24 58 46
Vegas
18 11
6
1 23 64 56
San Jose
17 10
7
0 20 44 38
Calgary
18 10
8
0 20 53 58
Anaheim
18 8
7
3 19 52 52
Vancouver 19 9
8
2 20 48 54
Edmonton 19 7 10
2 16 47 58
Arizona
21 3 15
3 9 51 83
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
———
Friday’s Games
Columbus 2, N.Y. Rangers 0
Detroit 3, Buffalo 1
Saturday’s Games
Calgary at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
Arizona at Ottawa, 11 a.m.
Edmonton at Dallas, 11 a.m.
New Jersey at Winnipeg, 12 p.m.
Florida at Los Angeles, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 4:30 p.m.
Colorado at Nashville, 5 p.m.
St. Louis at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Boston at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Boston
14
2
Toronto
10
5
Philadelphia
8
6
New York
8
7
Brooklyn
6
9
Southeast Division
W
L
Washington
9
6
Orlando
8
7
Miami
7
8
Charlotte
5
9
Atlanta
3 12
Central Division
W
L
Detroit
10
5
Milwaukee
8
6
Cleveland
9
7
Indiana
8
8
Chicago
3 10
Pct
.875
.667
.571
.533
.400
GB
—
3½
5
5½
7½
Pct GB
.600 —
.533
1
.467
2
.357 3½
.200
6
Pct
.667
.571
.563
.500
.231
GB
—
1½
1½
2½
6
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct GB
Houston
12
4 .750 —
San Antonio
10
6 .625
2
New Orleans
8
8 .500
4
Memphis
7
7 .500
4
Dallas
2 14 .125 10
Northwest Division
W
L Pct GB
Minnesota
10
5 .667 —
Denver
9
6 .600
1
Portland
8
7 .533
2
Oklahoma City
7
8 .467
3
Utah
6 10 .375 4½
Pacifi c Division
W
L Pct GB
Golden State
11
4 .733 —
L.A. Lakers
6 10 .375 5½
L.A. Clippers
5
9 .357 5½
Phoenix
6 11 .353
6
Sacramento
4 11 .267
7
———
Friday’s Games
Indiana 107, Detroit 100
Miami 91, Washington 88
Brooklyn 118, Utah 107
Cleveland 118, L.A. Clippers 113, OT
Toronto 107, New York 84
Chicago 123, Charlotte 120
San Antonio 104, Oklahoma City 101
Minnesota 111, Dallas 87
Sacramento 86, Portland 82
Denver 146, New Orleans 114
Phoenix 122, L.A. Lakers 113
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Utah at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Golden State at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.
Houston at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Milwaukee at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Sacramento at Portland, 7 p.m.
NCAA
Men’s Basketball
AP Top 25
Friday’s Games
No. 1 Duke 78, Southern 61
No. 4 Kansas 98, South Dakota State 64
No. 5 Villanova 104, Lafayette 57
No. 7 Kentucky 78, East Tennessee
State 61
No. 16 Texas A&M 84, UC Santa Barbara 65
No. 18 Louisville 87, Omaha 78
No. 23 UCLA 96, South Carolina State 68
No. 25 Baylor 78 Alcorn State 61
Saturday’s Games
No. 20 Northwestern vs. La Salle, 11:30 a.m.
No. 22 Seton Hall vs. NJIT, 1 p.m.
No. 19 Purdue vs. Fairfi eld, 4 p.m.
No. 24 West Virginia vs. Morgan State,
4:30 p.m.
No. 17 Gonzaga vs. Utah State, 7 p.m.
Pac-12 slate
Friday
Colorado 70, Quinnipiac 69
Stanford 73, Northeastern 59
Arizona State 97, Northern Arizona 62
Virginia Tech 103, Washington 79
Oregon 114, Alabama State 56
Saturday
Long Beach at Oregon State, 8 p.m.
Idaho State at Washington State, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday
Ball State at Oregon, 6 p.m. (PAC12)
UC Irvine at Arizona State, 11 a.m.
No. 10 USC at Vanderbilt, 5 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Top 25
Friday’s Games
No. 1 Connecticut 82, No. 20 California 47
No. 2 Texas 120, UT San Antonio 70
No. 9 Ohio State 95, Quinnipiac 63
No. 14 Stanford 53, UC Irvine 43
No. 17 Florida State 84, Florida 54
No. 21 Oklahoma 87, SMU 75
No. 22 South Florida 98, Arkansas State 55
Saturday’s Game
No. 3 Baylor at No. 8 UCLA, 1 p.m.
Soccer
MLS Playoffs
Conference Championships
Eastern Conference
Nov. 21: Toronto at Columbus, 5 p.m.
Nov. 29: Columbus at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Western Conference
Nov. 21: Seattle at Houston, 7 p.m.
Nov. 30: Houston at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.
MLS Cup
Saturday, Dec. 9: at highest seed, 1 p.m.
Auto Racing
NASCAR
MONSTER CUP
FORD ECOBOOST 400
At Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Fla.
Race Sunday, 2 p.m. (TV: NBC)
Sunday’s Lineup
1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 173.980 mph.
2. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 173.952.
3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 173.930.
4. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 172.678.
5. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 172.452.
6. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 172.359.
7. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 172.205.
8. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 172.106.
9. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 171.876.
10. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 171.789.
11. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 171.255.
12. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 171.124.
13. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevy, 172.403.
14. (77) Erik Jones, Toyota, 172.166.
15. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 172.155.
16. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 171.996.
17. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 171.652.
18. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 171.592.
19. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 171.298.
20. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 171.206.
21. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 171.011.
22. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 170.913.
23. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevy, 170.670.
24. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 172.414.
25. (10) Danica Patrick, Ford, 170.951.
26. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevy, 170.881.
27. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 170.773.
28. (34) Landon Cassill, Ford, 170.713.
29. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 170.632.
30. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 170.616.
31. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 169.737.
32. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 169.646.
33. (72) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 168.676.
34. (23) Corey LaJoie, Toyota, 167.177.
35. (83) Joey Gase, Toyota, 164.654.
36. (33) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevy, 164.629.
37. (15) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 163.651.
38. (66) David Starr, Chevrolet, 163.512.
39. (51) Ray Black II, Chevrolet, 158.777.