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WHO WILL EMERGE AS THE 2016 KING OF THE MOUNTAIN?CRAIG LOWNDES-STEVEN RICHARDS (HOLDEN)All eyes are on Peter Brocks protege Lowndes ahead of the 56th Great Race. http:///...on-navy-blue-jersey/ .An emotional Lowndes won the inaugural Peter Brock Trophy in 2006 by claiming the Great Race.Now, as the motor racing community marks the 10th anniversary of Brocks death, Lowndes will chase Bathurst title No.7.That would equal Jim Richards Mount Panorama haul - and leaving him trailing only Peter Perfects remarkable record nine wins on the mountain.Oh, and defending champion Lowndes is combining again with no slouch - Richards son Steven, who has bagged four Bathurst crowns of his own.JAMIE WHINCUP-PAUL DUMBRELL (HOLDEN)He may have won four Bathurst titles and a record six Supercars crowns but Whincup has plenty to prove in this years Great Race.He is enduring a rare winning drought on the mountain, not savouring Bathurst success since 2012.And critics say he may only have himself to blame.Last year Whincup infamously appeared to defy team orders to pit and passed a safety car, relegating him from second to the back of the field with 20 laps left in the Great Race - he finished 18th.And in 2014 he again ignored his teams instructions and ran out of fuel on the 161st and final lap while leading.SHANE VAN GISBERGEN-ALEX PREMAT (HOLDEN)Flying Kiwi van Gisbergen has speed to burn and now plenty of confidence after snatching the series lead ahead of the Great Race.He has never won the legendary Bathurst enduro but has been buoyed by his breakthrough triumph on the mountain, claiming Februarys Bathurst 12 Hour for McLaren.From the same Holden team garage as the lightning quick Whincup, van Gisbergen is expected to set the bar for drivers this weekend.MARK WINTERBOTTOM-DEAN CANTO (FORD)The man dubbed Frosty isnt feeling so hot after a disastrous 23rd finish in the opening enduro, the recent Sandown 500.Winterbottom has dropped to fifth in the series standings after co-driver Canto hit the wall at a wet Sandown.But few would discount the defending series champions chances of adding to his 2013 Bathurst crown.Winterbottom has made it clear he wants to honour workers from Australias Ford manufacturing plants that will permanently close their doors on Friday.CHAZ MOSTERT-STEVE OWEN (FORD)Mostert may only be young but he already knows the highs and lows of Mount Panorama.The Ford gun pulled off a shock 2014 Great Race triumph with veteran Paul Morris.However, his Bathurst title defence ended in tears - and a trip to the hospital.Mostert broke his leg in a horror qualifying crash that ended his weekend early last year.Mosterts winning hopes now hinge on how he faces his Bathurst demons 12 months on.GARTH TANDER-WARREN LUFF (HOLDEN)Veteran Tander has not won a bunch of races recently - his recent Sandown 500 triumph with Luff snapped a 72-race winless streak.But few would be surprised if he added Bathurst title No.4 this weekend in response to the recent extraordinary call by his Holden Racing Team.The once mighty factory flagship told former championship winner Tander his contract would not be renewed next year four days after standing on the Sandown podium.It is believed a fuming Tander is ready to make a point on Australian motorsports biggest stage on Sunday.RICK KELLY-RUSSELL INGALL (NISSAN)Nissans Kelly may not have threatened many podiums of late, winning his last Bathurst crown way back in 2004.But few are discounting Kelly after teaming up with fellow two-time Bathurst champion Ingall, affectionately dubbed The Enforcer.Kelly is a baby faced 33 year old - Ingall is not.The most experienced driver in the field, former championship winner Ingall - now a spritely 52 - will line up for a remarkable 25th Great Race this weekend.SIMONA DE SILVESTRO-RENEE GRACIE (NISSAN)Swiss star de Silvestro returns to the mountain for a second straight year in an all-female team ahead of her much anticipated full-time gig in 2017.The former Formula One test driver admits she has plenty to prove before becoming the first female full-time touring car driver since Christine Gibson in 1975 next year.The pair finished last on their Bathurst debut last year in a Ford as the first all-female team on the mountain in almost 20 years, albeit after another six teams failed to finish.But the pair are fired up to impress on Sunday after enduring sexist comments from past and current male drivers during last years Great Race.TOTAL FIELD: 27 cars (Holden 14 entries, Ford six, Nissan five, Volvo two)TOTAL LAPS: 161INTERNATIONAL DRIVERS: Two - de Silvestro (Switzerland), Premat (France).BATHURST ROOKIES: Five - Shae Davies, Chris Van der Drift, Matt Campbell, James Golding and Richie Stanaway http:///...ng-navy-blue-jersey/ .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. http:///...on-navy-blue-jersey/ .C. -- Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Bobcats got off to a fast start, and the Sacramento Kings were never quite able to catch up. http:///...ns-navy-blue-jersey/ . Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. "I have been having this neck ache thats been affecting my golf recently," Oyama said. PITTSBURGH -- Six weeks into his major league career, Zach Eflin is pitching like one of the National Leagues best starters.Eflin threw his first shutout and second complete game in his eighth start and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 Friday night.Eflin (3-3) had six strikeouts, allowed three hits and did not walk a batter as he threw 100 pitches for his second complete game in his past four outings. In the majors for just 39 days, the 22-year-old is one of only seven pitchers to have multiple complete games this season.Every pitcher doesnt want to come out of the game. I was able to stay ahead and get quick outs, Eflin said. All four of my pitches were working today.Cameron Rupp had a home run and three RBI and Odubel Herrera had three hits and scored twice for the Phillies, who entered having lost four of five.John Jaso had two of the Pirates three hits, including their only one for extra bases (a leadoff double in the second).Gerrit Cole allowed one run over six innings for Pittsburgh, which entered with the majors best record since June 24.Rupp drove in the games first run in the sixth when Herrera scored on his single with the bases loaded and nobody out. Cole (5-6) escaped the remainder of the inning unscathed.Still, he was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the inning after throwing 96 pitches, and the Phillies made it 2-0 off Arquimedes Caminero in the seventh. Andrew McCutchen misplayed Herreras sharply hit ball into a double with two outs, and Andres Blanco drove him in with a single.Rupps homer came with Blanco on with two outs in the ninth.I thought the sixth inning was going to come back to haunt us when we didnt score, said Phillies manager Pete Mackanin, whose team had lost its past six at PNC Park dating to 2014.It was a good game for us; we havent won a lot of games here over the last few years, so it was good to at least set the tone for this series.Jaso twice advanced to second base, but no baserunner reached third against Eflin, who has allowed 11 earned runs over his past seven outings since being tagged for nine in his major-league debut June 14 at Toronto.Hes not a 95-98 mph type of power pitcher, but he really knows how to pitch, Mackanin said. http:///...dy-navy-blue-jersey/. We all saw that debut against the Blue Jays -- he never got the ball down, he couldnt locate. But ever since that start, hes gotten better and better.The closest the Pirates appeared to come to scoring was when Herrera made a leaping grab at the wall in center on a ball Jung Ho Kang hit in the fifth.Eflin faced 29 Pirates in collecting 27 outs.He kept the ball out of the middle, he changed locations, he changed velocity, kept it down, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. It was a mix of everything.PHILLIES ROSTER MOVEA day after allowing three runs on five hits in two innings, RHP Daniel Stumpf was designated for assignment. Stumpf, who must be offered back to the Royals after being their Rule V draft choice this past offseason, served an 80-game suspension this season for violating Major League Baseballs policy against performance-enhancing drugs. RHP Severino Gonzalez was recalled from Triple-A for his second stint with the Phillies this season.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies: Three innings after he was hit in the left wrist by a 96-mph fastball by Cole, OF Maikel Franco left the game during the fourth for what the team said were precautionary reasons. Franco said he felt pain when he made contact in singling in the third. He said his heavily wrapped wrist was a little sore after the game, but Mackanin said X-rays were negative and Franco did not rule out playing Saturday. Blanco replaced Franco at third base. Incidentally, Eflin hit the Pirates No. 3 hitter, McCutchen, in the bottom of the first, drawing a warning to both benches from home plate umpire Tony Randazzo.Pirates: A day after being a late scratch from the lineup because of flu-like symptoms, OF Starling Marte was back in left field and batting cleanup Friday.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Aaron Nola (5-8, 4.41) is coming off an outing in which he pitched six shutout innings Monday against Miami.Pirates: Hurdle indicated RHP Tyler Glasnow will make his second major league start Saturday. One of the games top pitching prospects, Glasnow has a 1.94 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 102 innings for Triple-A Indianapolis. China NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys From China Jerseys From China Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys 2018 ' ' '