There are three races left in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. And this week Im using all the extra positive mojo I can muster, courtesy of a Jack Russell Terrier asleep in my lap, sharing space with a laptop. Its standard fantasy NASCAR writing material.This week, we go racing at Texas, a high-speed, 1.5-mile track. This will be the 10th race this season on a 1.5-mile track, so we have plenty of similar track material to work with.The pole sitter has a crazy 73.2 DraftKings points per race on 1.5-mile tracks this season. But the average is helped significantly by the fact that Martin Truex Jr. put up 197 points from the pole earlier this season. Still, starting position is important at the intermediate tracks. Greg Monroe Jersey . Andrew Luck lost his favourite target and the Indianapolis locker room lost one of its most revered leaders when Reggie Wayne was diagnosed Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will cost him the rest of the season. Dennis Johnson Jersey . McCarthy, a player who played some games in the second tier for Wigan at the start of this season, would go on to shine inside Evertons midfield, outplaying the man he was brought in to replace, on one of the grandest stages in English football. On Saturday, it was fitting that Manchester Uniteds most recent dagger into the chest was delivered by Frenchman Yohan Cabaye, a wonderfully gifted central midfielder who put on an outstanding effort for Newcastle at Old Trafford. http://www.celticsofficialsstore.com/kids-robert-parish-celtics-jersey/ . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. Jayson Tatum Jersey . They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display. Gordon Hayward Jersey . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room.Its fair to say Fernando Alonso hasnt had it all his own way since rejoining McLaren in late 2014 - with the rib injury ruling him out of this weekends Bahrain GP the latest blow. From high hopes at the start to crashes, sunbathing and GP2 engines, we track the timeline of the Spaniards spell with the Honda-powered team in Formula 1. Alonso out of Bahrain GP McLaren driver ruled out of Bahrain GP with fractured ribs. Click for full story. December 2014: After months of speculation, Fernando Alonso is confirmed as McLarens new driver after they renew their partnership with Honda. Alonso, resigning from Ferrari to partner Jenson Button, left the team in controversial circumstances in 2007 but said at the launch: We have time, we have hopes and we have the necessary resources. Let the legend return: that is our challenge. February 2015: On the eighth day of pre-season testing, and the fourth in Barcelona, Alonso suffered concussion after his MP4-30 car left the road at Turn Three of the Circuit de Catalunya and hit the track wall at around 90mph. The reasoning behind the crash remains a mystery, with McLaren insisting it was due to a sudden gust of wind while the Spaniard blamed the car. Whens the Bahrain GP on Sky Sports? TV times and full schedule for this weekends race Alonso also suffered temporary memory loss and was forced to miss the final pre-season test. McLaren meanwhile, who Ron Dennis hoped could launch an immediate challenge to Mercedes, completed just 380 laps across 12 days of pre-season action and set the slowest time of any team in attendance at Barcelona.March 2015: Alonso was forced to miss the season-opener in Australia, with predecessor Kevin Magnussen replacing him on a tricky new beginning for McLaren. He returned for the Malaysia GP and said in the build-up that he had no regrets about leaving Ferrari, previously mentioning that his reason for moving was that his new team had a better chance of catching Mercedes in the future. In his first race back, however, both he and Button retired in the fragile MP4-30 while his rival Sebastian Vettel, his replacement at the Scuderia, claimed victory. May 2015: After more car troubles forced him to stop at his home race in Spain, McLaren and Alonso were optimistic that they could finally collect some points at a Monaco track that suited their package. Although McLaren finally got both cars into Q2, Alonso was forced to retire his car while a place behind his team-mate in ninth.June 2015: In what were the first sounds of frustration in 2015 from the two-time world champion, he responded to a request to save fuel at the Canadian GP by complaining that the team were in danger of looking like amateurs if they slowed what little pace they had. Alonso then had to sit out qualifying, before again not reaching the chequered flag in Montreal. A fourth successive retirement was to follow in Austria, when a crash with Kimi Raikkonen during the first lap sent his car briefly airborne and landing on his former team-mates sidepod. Alonso told his team to right off the season and focus on 2016. July 2015: At last, a positive month for Alonso at McLaren. He earned his first points in 2015 at the British GP with a 10th-placed finish at Silverstone and followed it up with a stunning drive in Hungary. Despite being forced to push his car back to the pits during qualifying amid more unreliability, Alonso took advantage of a chaotic race to finish a credible fifth for his team. Fernando Alonso admits some of his ribs are still cracked from his crash during the Australian Grand Prix, but wanted to race in Bahrain September 2015: After another disappointing showing in Italy, Alonso branded McLarens weekend in Singapore the best of the year so far after he matched their best performance in qualifying in 12th.dddddddddddd Being a Saturday, this was perhaps premature as both he and Button were forced to retire after gearbox failures.Alonso did finish the race the following week in Japan but only in 11th, and branded the teams display embarrassing. During the grand prix, he was heard castigating the Honda power unit by comparing it to a GP2 engine due to its speed, or lack of, on the straights. Speculation starts to mount about whether Alonso will continue in Formula 1 in 2016.October 2015: Alonso finishes 11th at both the Russian and US grands prix, but describes the latter as one of the best races of my life. He experienced a race of highs and lows in Austin, at one point finding himself up in fifth before electrical problems, eventually battling back from the back of the pack to finish close to the points. November 2015: The Spaniard only lasted one lap at the Mexican GP before bowing out from another frustrating weekend, and at the next race, he comically went sunbathing after his McLaren car broke down in qualifying. Alonso opted to soak up the sun when he sat by the side of the Interlagos circuit, and after that, he took a spoof visit to the podium with team-mate Button. Im not sure if well get in trouble for that, but it was a lot of fun, said Button. It was the most fun Ive had this weekend. On Sunday at the Brazilian GP, Alonso could only manage 15th.The last race of a miserable season couldnt come soon enough for Alonso, and it was another disappointment at the Abu Dhabi GP. After a first-corner clash with Felipe Nasr and Pastor Maldonado, he was handed a drive-through penalty and two points on his licence. He eventually finished 17th, while McLaren werent ruling out a 2016 sabbatical. February 2016: Alonso does return for the 2016 season and it seems McLaren, although not challenging at the top, have made improvements over the winter. The British-based team completed many more laps in pre-season testing than they could manage the year before, and the Spaniard said: The step forward in reliability at least is huge.March 2016: After an encouraging performance in qualifying at the season-opening Australian GP, Alonso was involved in a frightening 180mph crash after a collision with Esteban Gutierrezs Haas at Albert Park. The force of the impact - reported to have measured 46gs - sent Alonso and his new MP4-31 into the trackside barriers before somersaulting through the air across a gravel trap. It was a scary moment and a scary crash, a relieved Alonso later told Sky Sports. I am lucky to be here and thankful to be here. For the second season in a row, Alonso is forced to miss a race early on in the season as the FIA ruled he was unfit to take his place at the Bahrain GP due to his fractured ribs. The McLaren driver concedes that it is not 100 per cent that he will be able to race it the Chinese GP either. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here. Also See: Alonso declared unfit for Bahrain GP Whens the Bahrain GP on Sky? Wholesale HoodiesNFL Shirts OutletJerseys NFL WholesaleCheap NFL Jerseys Free ShippingWholesale Jerseys CheapCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaWholesale JerseysWholesale NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '