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In a stunning twist, there is still hope Jamie Whincup could be crowned 2016 Bathurst 1000 champion after his Supercars team finally lodged an official appeal over the controversial Great Race finish.Governing body Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) has refused to rule out any possible outcome at Whincups hearing in Melbourne on Tuesday night when the Holden star will appeal a time penalty that cost him a fifth Bathurst 1000 win.Contrary to media reports, the result of the Bathurst 1000 is still subject to the courts final determination, a CAMS statement said.The court has the power to impose its own penalty which may or may not include time penalties.The drama began when Whincup crossed the line first in Sundays Great Race, only to be relegated to 11th after copping a 15 second time penalty for his role in a late incident that ended the winning chances of Volvos Scott McLaughlin and Holdens Garth Tander.Holdens Will Davison received the winners Peter Brock Trophy last weekend and looked set to hold onto it after Red Bull Racing suffered a setback on Friday.An interim ruling by the National Court of Appeal knocked back RBRs request to amend their appeal in a bid to have the charge dropped or the incident re-investigated.As a result, RBR can now only appeal the severity of Whincups time penalty at Tuesday nights hearing at the County Court of Victoria.A Supercars statement said at best, Whincups punishment could be cut to a 10-second penalty, earning him eighth place in the Great Race and 38 extra championship points.That would have ensured no change to the Bathurst podium.However, CAMS have not ruled out any possible outcome including Whincup being installed as a belated Bathurst winner after RBR officially lodged their appeal by the 1755 AEDT Friday deadline, after receiving a 24 hour extension from the governing body.It is believed if RBR have the punishment successfully downgraded to a 10 second time penalty they can argue that Whincup redressed his race position behind McLaughlin before the spectacular lap 150 incident that cost the Volvo driver and Tander.If they can prove that, Whincups penalty will be served and he will receive the Bathurst 1000 crown.Supercars boss James Warburton said he preferred the Bathurst 1000 winner be decided on a race track, not a court room.Supercars Australia respects the right of all teams to appeal the decisions of stewards, he said.However, it also recognises the groundswell of opinion from teams, drivers and fans who have expressed a strong desire to see one of Australias biggest sporting events decided on the racetrack and not in a court room.Either way, Whincups fate is not expected to be known until early next month.A verdict may not be handed down until 14 days after the appeal is heard - in this case as late as November 2.If unsuccessful, RBR can appeal through the FIA International Court of Appeal. 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No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. ST. LOUIS -- Tuesday nights 12-5 victory for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds produced one of the best moments of the season when Aledmys Diaz, playing his first game since the death of close friend Jose Fernandez, whacked a grand slam.But it didnt help St. Louis gain ground on the New York Mets or San Francisco Giants in the National League wild-card race. New York and San Francisco won their games easily Tuesday night, leaving the Cardinals (82-75) a game back of the Giants and 1 1/2 behind the Mets with five contests remaining.And now St. Louis faces Cincinnatis top pitchers in the series final two games, beginning Wednesday night when the Reds (66-91) send Anthony DeSclafani to the hill opposite old teammate Mike Leake.DeSclafani (8-5, 3.38 ERA) is 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA in six career outings against the Cardinals, although hes lost his last three starts, allowing 14 runs over 16 innings and giving up four homers.Leakes next good outing against Cincinnati, the team with whom he pitched the first five-plus years of his big league career, will be his first. The Reds rapped Leake (9-11, 4.72) around to the tune of a .343 average in three starts this year.Leake, whose ERA against Cincinnati is 8.31 this season, is coming off a 5-0 loss Friday at the Chicago Cubs, giving up five runs in 3 1/3 innings thanks in part to the shaky defense thats been a St. Louis pitfall all year.The teams have exchanged blowout wins in the series first two games. The Reds stomped the Cardinals 15-2 on Mondaay night before St.dddddddddddd Louis gained revenge by belting five homers Tuesday night.I didnt anticipate that kind of vengeance. We beat them by 13 but that doesnt mean we have to lose to them the next game, Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said. I knew they wouldnt sit on their hands and wait to get beat. 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Besides Diazs emotional slam, Jhonny Peralta walloped a three-run shot, Matt Adams pinch-hit a two-run blast and Randal Grichuk joined Carpenter in the solo club.St. Louis might need to keep hitting at that rate to hold off Cincinnatis lineup.They arent making it easy for us, said Adam Wainwright, who picked up the win Tuesday night. Theyre working counts, fouling off tough pitches. Thats a good lineup over there. ' ' '