LONG POND, Pa. -- Pocono Raceway made history in 2016 in a way that no track would ever want to make it.For the first time in NASCAR history, a track had both of its races postponed. For a track that saw?Dale Earnhardt Jr. sweep both of its races in 2014 (a track promoters and many fans dream), it got the promoters and fans bad dream in 2016.Its awful luck, said Pocono Raceway president Brandon Igdalsky after the rainout. Kyle Busch gets the great [pole/race sweep] record last week and we get the awful record this week -- way to go, good for us.At the end of the day, I literally feel so awful for the fans that were here. We had a great crowd. I just hope they all come back [Monday].Pocono, while having a little bit of a rap for bad weather, did not have a rainout since August 2009 before this Junes race was postponed for a day. Then the July race Sunday was postponed because of rain, making it back-to-back rainouts for the track.Tracks often see a drop in renewals the year after a rainout -- some in the industry estimate it results in renewals 10 percent lower than the previous year -- so consecutive rainouts cant help at all.With so many local race tracks in Pennsylvania and a passion for all forms of motorsports (the Andretti family hails from about 30 miles away), Igdalsky hopes his fans are understanding.The Dale sweep [in 2014] gave us a great bump last year, Igdalsky said. We held on to that bump and had an increase this year, which was great. Its way too early to tell [the impact].People realize Pocono is a great place to be. ... The fans have shown that. Weve got the best fans in the sport.Pocono is the only track so far this year to have a Cup race postponed (the Sprint Showdown was postponed to the morning of the Sprint All-Star race).What could make matters worse for Pocono races in the future are the 3 p.m. ET starts for the races at the track next year.The race was postponed Sunday at 2:43 p.m. ET because it had taken three hours to dry the track earlier. With sunset at about 8:20 p.m., there wasnt enough time to dry the track and get it started -- NASCARs policy is not to start a race that it couldnt reasonably get the full race (about three hours) in as long as it didnt rain.With the 3 p.m. starts next year in hopes of attracting a bigger television audience, any rain delay could result in a rain-shortened race or postponed race.At least with the 3 oclock start, were going to know early if were not going to get the track dry, Igdalsky said. Thats the good thing about it. Im curious to see how the 3 oclock is going to work out. Ive got my feelings both ways on that one.I agree to an extent, and I disagree to an extent. ... I was a little bit hesitant towards it but well see what it means. Our fans have been right down the middle.Xfinity Series: Making most of opportunityErik Jones made the most of his opportunity of having the best car at Iowa Speedway. After losing the lead on pit stops, he took 77 laps under green before passing Ty Dillon with 16 laps remaining.It was the way a driver with the best car should race -- not making any mistakes and waiting for the best opportunity to pass.[Dillon] did a good job playing aero games and getting us behind and I was working hard trying everything I could and finally I got a really good run when he got hung up with the lap[ped] car and [I] was able to get clear of him, Jones said.I dont know if ... I would have been able to get around him straight up. But once you got in clear air, I felt really good about it.Jones wasnt the only driver to take advantage of having a good car at a stand-alone event.Chip Ganassi Racings Brennan Poole finished fourth. Dakoda Armstrong, driving the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 car in place of Matt Tifft (recovering from brain surgery), was fifth. Josh Berry, the JR Motorsports late-model driver who raced the No. 88 car, was ninth.I kind of struggled there through the middle [of the race] -- lost a lot of track position -- but there at the end, the car just kind of came to life, Armstrong said. If we would have done a better job of holding on to track position, we would have had a shot at an even better finish. [It was] still a good finish.Camping World Truck Series: Make it five for ByronWilliam Byron won his fifth Camping World Truck Series race of the season by capturing the victory Saturday at Pocono Raceway.Byron has gone from struggling on restarts and not necessarily being a weekly favorite to being able to handle restarts and handle the different pressure of entering a race as the odds-on favorite.The pulse on pit road prior to the race Saturday was that it was Byrons race to lose. He led 44 of the 60 laps at Pocono and lost the lead on only one of six restarts -- and on that one, he was back in the lead after another lap.Having the confidence that you know you can win -- its so much easier when you have a fast truck because you dont have to think about much before the race and what you have to change, Byron said. Thats what we came in to today with the mindset of and it worked out.Byron set the record for most wins by a truck rookie.Clearance Nike Shoes . 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PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The American League West-leading Texas Rangers try to get back on a winning track when they face the Tampa Bay Rays in the rubber match of a three-game series at Tropicana Field on Sunday afternoon.The Rangers send left-hander Martin Perez (8-8, 4.09 ERA) to the mound to face off against Rays lefty Drew Smyly (5-11, 4.85).Texas (73-51) had its four-game winning streak snapped in an 8-2 loss Saturday against the Rays. The game got out of reach when the Rays scored four runs in the seventh inning off of Rangers reliever Keone Kela. Rangers manager Jeff Banister says his team has to pull it together quickly.Weve got some work yet to do, Banister said. We get Smyly, obviously another really good arm, guys been pitching well of late. Weve got to go out and put together a good baseball game.The Rangers have struggled against Smyly, hitting .205 with only six extra-base hits lifetime against him.Tampa Bay (51-70) is far out of any sort of playoff race but manager Kevin Cash is looking for some consistency from his ball club as it tries to avoid any more extended losing streaks for the rest of the season.I think its important to be able to bounce back after a loss and not let it linger, Cash said. Thats what was so encouraging about (Saturday). We were able to come back out and play a good baseball game.The Rays have been dealing with plenty of injuries in the recent week. Before Saturdays game, the team announced that Nick Franklin would be placed on the seven-day cooncussion disabled list after he was hit on the batting helmet by Kevin Kiermaiers bat on Wednesday.dddddddddddd Franklin tried to return Friday but said when he went out to left field he felt like hed just pass out there.Kiermaier missed Saturdays game with hip soreness after he was pulled out of Fridays game after two innings. Its uncertain whether hell be back in the lineup Sunday.Logan Forsythe, however, appears to be on track to return Sunday after missing the past games with back spasms. The Rays would definitely welcome his bat back in the lead-off spot but Cash said the team has to continue to battle through adversity.Sure youd like to have all your guys healthy but thats not realistic over the course of a season, Cash said. We will play with the guys that we have and try to make it work.They will face Perez, who is coming off of a solid outing against the Oakland Athletics when he gave up one run and five hits in seven innings to earn the win. It was Perezs first win in his last eight starts even though hes pitched at least seven innings in three of his last four turns.Its uncertain if the Rangers will have the services of third baseman Adrian Beltre on Sunday as he decides whether to take bereavement leave for a death in his family. Beltre was informed of his grandfathers death before Fridays game. He is 6-for-9 in the series with two home runs. ' ' '