Elliott Wins Fifth at Pocono

Bill Elliott stalked Sterling Marlin throughout the race, finally passed him with 21 laps left Sunday and took the crash- and rain-delayed Pennsylvania 500 to set a record with his fifth career victory at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.

The victory was the first on the mountaintop since 1989 for the 46-year-old driver from Dawsonville, Ga.

It also was the 42nd in the career of the 1988 NASCAR champion.

The race turned into a marathon of 6 hours 35 minutes 51 seconds because of an accident involving Steve Park on the first lap. Park was not injured in the crash, which forced a 65-minute delay while repairs were made to the infield retaining wall just beyond the first turn.

Less than a half-hour later, rain caused another red flag, which halted the $3.7-million event for an additional 2:02 after the 27th of 175 laps.

The race was halted 25 laps short of its scheduled distance because of darkness.

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Dario Franchitti drove away from teammate Paul Tracy in a five-lap sprint that capped a Vancouver Molson-Indy race full of crashes and attrition. Only seven of 18 starters were running at the end of the 100-lap race as Franchitti won there for the second time and earned his first victory since July 2001 in Cleveland.... Rookie Tomas Scheckter won his first Indy Racing League race in the inaugural Michigan Indy 400 at Brooklyn. Scheckter overcame a stalled engine in his final pit stop, took the lead on Lap 194 and pulled away from a pack late in the race.... Michael Schumacher followed up his record-tying fifth Formula One championship by winning the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim to equal another milestone. It was his ninth victory of the season, the fourth time he equaled his own record for the number of wins in a year.... Rain forced postponement of the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Kent, Wash., with the remaining rounds set to resume today.

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A veteran driver was killed when his car slammed into a wall of tires during a road race at Elkhart Lake, Wis. Robert Kasik, 56, of Roscoe, Ill., failed to brake on a sharp turn at the end of a long straightaway at Road America, track spokeswoman Cheryl Barnes said.

Miscellany

Indianapolis Colt running back Edgerrin James reported on time for the start of training camp Sunday. James, a two-time NFL rushing champion, is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. There had been reports that he wanted to be traded or renegotiate his contract after he skipped a mandatory three-day minicamp in April.... Kansas City Chief General Manager Carl Peterson said he is rescinding his long-term contract offer to Tony Gonzalez until the tight end gives up his dream of playing in the NFL and NBA.... Tennessee starting cornerback Samari Rolle could miss the remainder of Titans’ training camp after severely spraining his right ankle.... Cincinnati Bengal receiver Michael Westbrook broke his left wrist in training camp and will have tests today to determine if he needs surgery.

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John Fitzgerald threw eight touchdown passes and Aaron Bailey had a team-record six touchdown receptions, leading the Carolina Cobras to a 72-64 win over the defending champion Grand Rapids Rampage in the Arena Football League playoffs at Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs defeated Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst, 21-17, 21-16, to win the Greek Open at Rhodes, earning their third gold medal of the FIVB season. The men’s duo of Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong won a gold medal at the Portugal Open in Espinho, defeating Brazilians Marcio Araujo and Benjamin Insfran, 17-21, 24-22, 15-12.

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Club teams from Southern California won six age-group championship matches Sunday at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Germantown, Md.

Titles were won by the San Diego Surf under-19 girls, the Irvine Strikers under-17 boys, the Northridge-based West Valley Samba under-16 girls, the Laguna Hills Eclipse under-15 girls, the Newport Beach-based Slammers FC under-14 girls and the La Jolla Nomads under-14 boys. The San Bernardino Blast SC lost in the under-19 boys’ title match.