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After an open first half of the Supercars championship, the cream is rising to the top in this years title race.Six-time champion Jamie Whincup heads into this weekends Ipswich SuperSprint at Queensland Raceway holding a narrow 53-point lead over Red Bull Racing teammate Shane Van Gisbergen.Just behind them is reigning champion Mark Winterbottom, with the Ford ace only 22 points adrift of Van Gisbergen.It means despite a season featuring 10 different race winners and multiple championship leaders the top trio are starting to take a stranglehold on this years title battle.Holden veteran Craig Lowndes and Volvos Scott McLaughlin are hanging into the title race but are already 153 and 171 points behind Whincup respectively.Winterbottom, who won both races at Ipswich last year on his way to his maiden Supercars title, says the fact the track is the home of his Red Bull Racing rivals could be as much of a hindrance as a help.Going to your test track doesnt always work for you, the Prodrive Racing Australia star said.Conditions can change and youve tested all these items and then you dont get on top of it and a fresh team has new challenges.It will make for good racing at that track, it is always a tough one and I just hope we can win again because it does feel better when you can beat them on their home turf.Winterbottom will make his 400th Supercars race start on Saturday but Holden ace Whincup is also chasing a major milestone.Whincup posted his 99th career race win at Townsville earlier this month and victory in either of the two races this weekend will make him the second driver in Supercars history after Lowndes to win 100 races.Lowndes himself will be hoping to add to his 11 race wins at the venue in a bid to reignite his flagging championship tilt.The Ipswich SuperSprint begins on Friday with practice before a 39-lap race on Saturday and a 65-lap race on Sunday.MILESTONES AND FORM FOR THE SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP CHASERS* Championship leader Jamie Whincup is chasing a 100th career race win after his 99th victory in Townsville earlier this month.* Red Bull Racings Shane Van Gisbergen has the most wins this season with three and has finished in the top 10 in 28 of his last 30 races.* Fords Mark Winterbottom will make his 400th race start in Saturdays 39-lap event. He has 37 of those races. Cheap USA Soccer Jerseys Sean Johnson Jersey . Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. https://www.cheapusasoccer.com/721j-deandre-yedlin-jersey-usa.html . - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not a fan of his teams use of the wildcat formation, saying "it makes you look like a high school offence. Keegan Rosenberry Jersey . - After leading the Saints to a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, Drew Brees expressed confidence in the direction of his team and, perhaps more importantly, showed a willingness to listen to contract proposals if the team needs his help getting under the NFLs salary cap. Auston Trusty Jersey . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. "I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Montreal forward Blake Geoffrion has been hired as a scout by the Columbus Blue Jackets a day after he announced his retirement from the NHL at age 25. Geoffrion, the grandson of former Canadiens star Bernie Geoffrion and great-grandson of Howie Morenz, left the game due to lingering effects of a skull fracture and concussion sustaained during an American Hockey League game in November.dddddddddddd He was selected by Nashville in the second round of the 2006 draft and had eight goals and five assists in 55 career NHL games with the Predators and Montreal. The Blue Jackets also announced that former NHL defenceman Bob Halkidis has been added to the teams scouting staff. ' ' '