ng from outside Sydney.While they are linked with different NRC clubs, recent Wallabies Sam Carter and Ben McCalman hail from Quirindi and Warre

DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Martin Truex Jr. has already won two of NASCARs most coveted races. Now, hes seeking a much bigger honor.Truex led the final 28 laps and held off Kevin Harvicks powerhouse car to win the Southern 500, closing the summer season with a second of Sprint Cups crown jewel races on Labor Day weekend. He began things by winning at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Memorial Day weekend.Truex stamped himself as a contender to be reckoned with when the Sprint Cup playoffs start in two weeks.Were hungry. Were working hard, Truex said. This is just the beginning for us, I think.Many others think that, too, especially after Truex patiently stayed in the top 10 throughout and pounced when the opportunity struck, moving past leader Ryan Newman and never surrendering the top spot.It was Truexs fifth NASCAR win and first in 11 career Darlington races.Crew chief Cole Pearn said winning two crown jewel races in a season is something special, but the teams focus is on the championship Chase that starts at Chicagoland Speedway in two weeks.Youve got to take the highs when theyre here and then get back to work, he said.Truex pulled up to the inside wall to greet his crew after the win, then taking off for some celebration donuts at the track Too Tough To Tame.Harvick, who led 214 of 367 laps, had some words for his crew, too -- much angrier and pointed about its poor performance in the pits. During one 16.6-second stop, Harvick fell from first to 12th, and while he got to back to second, correctly said on the radio after that stop, Its pretty much over at this point.The 2014 Sprint Cup champion said it was time for the crew to perform. Im over being a cheerleader. Those guys get paid a lot of money to perform on pit road and cheerleading really hasnt been working, he said. Youve got to get after it on pit road and do your job.Last weeks winner at Michigan, Kyle Larson, finished third and Denny Hamlin was fourth. Joey Logano was fifth, followed by Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Newman, Brad Keselowski and Chase Elliott.Its the second time in the past six Southern 500s that single-car Furniture Row Racing wound up in victory lane. Regan Smith stunned the Sprint Cup garage in 2011 with his win here.Truex, among the four finalists in last years championship Chase, is locked in again this year and has stamped himself a significant contender for the Sprint Cup crown.It was definitely worth the wait, he said.WHOS HOT: Larson followed up his win at Michigan last week with a third-place at Darlington. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver led 45 laps and felt good about running up front for a second straight race.WHOS NOT: Jimmie Johnson had his troubles at Darlington where hes won three times. He was called pass-through penalty after his crew made a modification on pit road NASCAR didnt like, then fell two laps down. On lap 214, Johnson spun out and slid into the inside wall. His crew brought the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports machine behind the wall. It was Johnsons ninth finish outside the top 10 in his last 12 races, not the form his team hoped to have in chasing a seventh Sprint Cup title.THEY SAID IT: Its kind of like an out of body experience, Tony Stewart on the radio while watching his old, Home Depot-style paint scheme being driven by Carl Edwards in the Southern 500.THE BIG ONE: That involved Stewart, too. The three-time series champ making his final run at Darlington was trying to get out lapped car Brian Scott. When that didnt work at first, Stewart looked like he nudged Scotts bumper and sent him spinning. Scott thought Stewart was mad at him and ran into him on purpose. Im not sure if he thought I was trying to hold him up. I wasnt, Scott said. The move also piqued NASCARs interest. Officials called Stewart and crew chief Mike Bugarewicz to their hauler at the end. 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NSW Country are desperate to reward their 800,000-square kilometre supporter range and toast the regions massive contribution to Australian rugby with victory in Saturdays National Rugby Championship final.Tamworth, Australias country music capital, will play host to the final of Australias much-debated third-tier rugby competition with the Eagles hosting Perth Spirit at Scully Park.And the match will have a particularly special feel for NSW Country captain Paddy Ryan, no matter how much he tries to play it down, with the Waratahs prop a proud Tamworth boy who aligns himself with the Pirates club - the winners of this years Central North competition.I havent really thought about that, Ryan told ESPN in typical country style.Im just going to enjoy spending time with my family, and I think mum and dad will be happy they dont have to drive five hours down the highway to watch me play footy for a change, which will be great.But Im trying to keep a lid on it a bit myself; Im trying not to think too much about that side of things, and focusing on what we need to do to win the game.Regional NSW has a proud association with Australian rugby, with many great Wallabies hailing from outside Sydney.While they are linked with different NRC clubs, recent Wallabies Sam Carter and Ben McCalman hail from Quirindi and Warren respectively, while the likes of Chris Latham, Tom Bowman, Tim Gavin and Warwick Waugh are just a few of the other to hail from the bush over the past few decades.Meanwhile, Dubbos Tom Robertson will come off the bench for the Wallabies in Bledisloe III at Eden Park just hours before kick-off in Tamworth.After taking a game to Tamworth earlier this year, before being forced to move a home game in Orange to Sydney due to the big winter wet, and then playing last weeks semifinal in Newcastle, Ryan said the Eagles were as much about acknowledging NSW Countrys contribution to Australian rugby as they were about winning the NRC.Yeah, and I think thats no accident, Ryan said when asked about the wide-ranging support the Eagles had received this season.You look at the work of guys like Pete Tonkin and Rich Hutchison [franchise founders] to get the whole program moving because New Southh Wales Country Rugby deserves to be acknowledged more in the rugby landscape.ddddddddddddIts got a massive base in our [rugby] culture, and hard-working country boys have been some of our best Test players. So there has been a sort of natural [existing] support there.But I think its been well recognised by the guys who got us up and going as an NRC team, and they did that off their own bat and out of their own pocket which I think is just really commendable.Ryan said the Eagles had been embraced by the community, no matter where theyd taken their homes games this season.Every time weve gone out to the country, and we played a game at Queensland Country this year, the way that the people of the town embrace you is just so great, he told ESPN.Its fantastic the way the whole community gets around you, and everyone just wants to enjoy each others company and theyre so genuine.And the reason that we take these big games back out to the country [is] because of the way people treat us when we come there.Weve got affiliations with [Sydney Shute Shield clubs] Easts and Randwick and Sydney Uni, all who have adequate facilities to host a final. But were taking this game to the country because of the way the people have behaved and treated us, and made us feel like a real part of the community.After leading the competition throughout the season, the Eagles have assumed slight favouritism for Saturday nights decider.And Ryan is expecting a tight battle, after both sides were comfortable winners in the semifinals.Their forward pack was very strong last week against the Rays and theyve got significant attacking threats in the backline, Ryan said of the Spirit.But I think weve seen in these NRC games that if the forward pack can win the physicality battle through set-piece and physicality around the field, they will be the team that unleashes their backs and will be the team that will ultimately win.Both teams have red-hot backlines and both teams have some reasonable forwards in good packs, so its going to come down to who turns up on the day and is prepared to win. ' ' '