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As Supercars blunders go, crashing into your teammate is a doozy.Its not a fate that has befallen six-time champion Jamie Whincup often in his racing career, but one he had to apologise for at the Auckland Supercars meet on Sunday.In a last-gasp effort to make ground on fellow Red Bull Shane van Gisbergen, Whincup attempted to overtake the title leader at Pukekohe Parks hairpin turn eight.He missed.Instead, both Holdens were sent spinning in a low-speed clash with mammoth championship ramifications.Whincup was handed a pit-lane penalty and slumped to 25th, while the Aucklander recovered five places from the spin-out to finish third.The result sent Whincup backwards in the title race, sitting 191 points behind his teammate with just two races at Homebush left in the season.Whincup made a bee-line for his teammate after the race to apologise for the clumsy move.I feel bad, he said.Everyone wanted that to happen and we were trying to make sure that didnt happen.I locked the rears, had a much quicker car than Shane and he sort of half left me through and I made a bit of a meal about it.Putting a brave face on, Whincup said he was pleased Shane got up there and got some good points even though he was the only person van Gibsergens recovery hurt.Whincup is the only driver that can catch the 27-year-old in the title race, though his chances are now purely mathematical.Van Gisbergen can finish as low as 16th in both Sydney races and still claim his the crown.Considering his team have already picked up the teams championship, and one of his drivers will win the drivers championship, its understandable why team boss Roland Dane wasnt upset over the duel.Its one of those things, Im not going to cry about it, he said.Jamie lost the rear a bit in there and Shane left the door open for him ... 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Game started at noon.- Three other top-five college football games: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Auburn (3:30 p.m.); No. 4 Clemson vs. South Carolina (7:30 p.m.); and No. 5 Wisconsin vs. Minnesota (3:30 p.m.).- Two major decisions among college football coaches: Charlie Strong is done at Texas after three consecutive losing seasons and with two years left on his contract; LSU gives Ed Orgeron the job on a permanent basis, the AP is told.- NBC was facing a Sunday night game between the Patriots and Jets before the NFL stepped in and flexed the Chiefs-Broncos to prime time -- the latest installment of a terrific rivalry.- WASHINGTON -- The San Antonio Spurs (13-3) go for their ninth straight victory when they play a Washington Wizards team has won its last two. 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