INDIANAPOLIS (AP) β Jeff Gordon will drive the pace car for the Indianapolis 500 next month. The four-time NASCAR champion is retiring at the end of this season. He has a background in open-wheel racing, but Gordon has never run the Indianapolis 500.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Danica Patrick is losing GoDaddy as her primary car sponsor. The internet domain giant has decided to pull its sponsorship of Patrick’s No. 10 Chevrolet, which is fielded by Stewart-Haas Racing. The 33-year-old Patrick is in the final year of her contract at SHR and landing a primary sponsor could be key to her NASCAR future.
ATLANTA (AP) β Al Horford and Jeff Teague scored 20 points apiece, helping the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks hold off the Brooklyn Nets 107-97 last night in an NBA playoff series that’s closer than anyone envisioned. Atlanta leads 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, which heads back to Brooklyn for Game 6 tomorrow night.
ATLANTA (AP) β Jordan Zimmermann won for the first time in four starts and hit a three-run single to help the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 13-4 last night. Denard Span, who had five hits the previous night, added a three-run homer in the ninth.
