AUTO RACING: Xfinity's Smith thunderstruck after Love's DQ and NASCAR rolls into Talladega

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Jack Link’s 500

Site: Talladega, Alabama.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FOX).

Track: Talladega Superspeedway.

Race distance: 188 laps, 500.8 miles.

Last year: In a race that ended with multiple cars crashing, Tyler Reddick narrowly weaved through the chaos and secured his first win of the season.

Last race: After winning in Xfinty, Kyle Larson sends it again in Bristol leading 411 of 500 laps and blocking a No. 2 Hamlin from taking his third-straight win.

Next race: May 4, Fort Worth, Texas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

Ag-Pro 300

Site: Talladega, Alabama.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, race, 4 p.m. (CW).

Track: Talladega Superspeedway.

Race distance: 113 laps, 300.58 miles.

Last year: Jessie Love narrowly edged out Riley Herbst by a mere 0.141-seconds to capture his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory.

Last race: Sammy Smith assumed the win in Rockingham after a post-race inspection lead to a disqualification of Jesse Love.

Next race: May 3, Fort Worth, Texas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

Last race: Tyler Ankrum broke his 130-race winless streak in a fuel-saving push to the finish line.

Next race: May 2, Fort Worth, Texas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

Last race: Oscar Piastri takes his second win in a row and first ever lead in the standings after capitalizing on Verstappen's five-second penalty in the first corner.

Next race: May 4, Miami.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

Last race: Kyle Kirkwood led a race-high 46 laps, ending Alex Palou's hot streak in a dominant performance at Long Beach.

Next race: May 4, Birmingham, Alabama.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

Site: Concord, North Carolina.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 5:15 p.m., qualifying, 7:45; Saturday, qualifying, 12:30 p.m., qualifying, 3 p.m.; Sunday, race, Noon.

Track: zMax Dragway.

Race distance: 1/4 mile.

Next race: May 18, Elwood, Illinois.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

Alabama Gang 100

Site: Eastaboga, Alabama.

Track: Talladega Short Track.

Hy-Vee Perks 40

Site: Jacksonville, Illinois.

Track: Jacksonville Speedway.

Haubs Town Showdown

Site: Haubstadt, Indiana.

Track: Tri-State Speedway.

Next events: May 1-3, Fountain City, Wisconsin, Rossburg, Ohio.

Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com

AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/apf-AutoRacing

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia, right, sprays champagne on the podium after winning the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia celebrates after winning the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

NEW YORK (AP) — Berkly Catton scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Seattle Kraken rallied from two goals down and beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Monday night.

Eeli Tolvanen, Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann also scored for the Kraken, and Philipp Grubauer had 19 saves. Seattle won for the ninth time in 12 games (9-1-2).

Mika Zibanejad and Sam Carrick scored for the Rangers, and Jonathan Quick finished with 25 saves. New York lost for the seventh time in eight games (1-5-2) and fell to 5-12-4 at Madison Square Garden this season.

Catton gave the Kraken a 3-2 lead with 7:58 left in the third, knocking in a loose puck after his initial attempt was stopped by the right pad of a sprawled Quick down on the ice.

McCann added an empty-netter with 10 seconds remaining to seal the win.

Trailing 2-0 after 20 minutes, the Kraken tied it with two goals in the first 4 1/2 minutes of the second period.

Frederick Gaudreau sent a backhand pass from the left side near the boards to Tolvanen in front, and settled the puck and beat Quick at the 1-minute mark.

Eberle tied it at 4:27 as he fired it past Quick from the high slot for his 16th of the season

Zibanejad scored for the Rangers 3:08 into the game. Grubauer deflected Zibanejad's initial shot wide and off the end board, and Zibanejad followed it and sent the rebound from behind the goal line back off the goalie and in for his 18th.

Carrick made it 2-0 less than 2 1/2 minutes later. After a turnover by the Kraken in the neutral zone back across the blue line, Carrick got the puck, skated into the left circle and beat Grubauer low on the blocker side.

Kraken: At New Jersey on Wednesday night in the third of a five-game trip.

Rangers: Host Ottawa on Wednesday night to finish a two-game homestand.

AP NHL: https://www.apnews.com/NHL

Seattle Kraken's Cale Fleury (8) celebrates after his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with teammate Shane Wright (51) during the first period of an NHL game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)