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TORONTO - James Hinchcliffe awoke from a 20-minute nap between Sundays two races at Torontos Honda Indy and thought for a moment hed slept through his alarm. He said his nap briefly turned into a nightmare. What he didnt know was that the nightmare was yet to come. Race 2 of the IndyCar Series event was marred by several cautions, rain and contact with another driver, which would leave Hinchcliffe in 18th when the 80-minute race concluded. The Oakville, Ont., native finished Race 1 Sunday morning in eighth place, matching his personal best at Torontos Exhibition Place. "At least we have two races because before that, it was the one race that was a nightmare," said Hinchcliffe. "I think here we were in for a strong result, maybe a top five, who knows, but it wasnt meant to be today." The 27-year-old set his career-best eighth place finish in Race 1 of the 2013 event before finishing and 21st in Race 2. Hinchcliffe finished 22nd in the 2012 event while posting a 14th place finish during his rookie season in 2011. On Sunday, in Race 2, Hinchcliffes problems began on Lap 12. After Juan Pablo Montoya hit the tires in Turn 8. Hinchcliffe was unable to avoid the Colombians No. 2 car, clipping it. "The rain had just started, Juan Pablo was already in the tires there. I slowed down a lot because I saw him," explained Hinchcliffe. "(Sebastien) Bourdais had already started to go wide so I actually turned in a little early to try and give him room to get back on track. "As soon as I hit the concrete, with a little bit of rain, the thing was just backwards before I knew it. Just so annoying and disappointing." Once he was back on track, Hinchcliffe found himself four laps behind the leader. "It was so tough not racing with those guys at the end," he said. "Its just such a bummer because I think we had a really strong car. To see how the carnage played out, if we had kept our nose clean, we wouldve been up there." Hinchcliffe finished third at Exhibition Place in his first season in the Indy Lights developmental series, but it has been downhill since for him on the 11-turn, 2.8-kilometre track. Earlier in the week, Hinchcliffe joked that it couldnt possibly get worse for him at the lone Canadian stop on the IndyCar schedule. "Its one of those things, were sitting up here, talking, saying what do we have to do to catch a break, here or anywhere this season?" said Hinchcliffe. "The guys did a really good job on the car. I was having so much fun out there. Even in the wet, we wouldve been quick in the wet; we wouldve been quick in anything. "The guys gave me a solid car, Im just sorry we couldnt turn it into a result." Hinchcliffe has gotten used to doing a plethora of appearances to promote the event leading up to race day at his home stop. Hinchcliffe wasnt ready to blame the hectic week for his poor performances in Toronto. Still, he said he worked with Ryann Rigsby, Andretti Autosports Director of Communications, to arrange an optimal schedule. "Ryann here helped a lot in making sure that it was no more than a normal race weekend," Hinchcliffe said. "In a lot of ways, from a time commitment point of view, it felt very much like a normal race weekend. "In years past, I think weve tried to cram in a little more than maybe we shouldve and this year we didnt." Hinchcliffe struggled with tire strategy in Race 1, which saw him start and finish in the eighth spot while dropping from 11th in the point standings to 12th. He earned 36 points total from the two races. Entering the weekends event, Hinchcliffe had started 5-of-12 races in second spot, but hasnt found the podium once in 2014. "I was probably more confident this week more than ever coming here just based on the results weve had in Detroit and Houston," he said. "You cant buy a break, it seems like right now, if youre driving a blue 27 car." Adidas Eqt Schweiz . The win puts the final playoff berth in Group A in question. If the Czechs beat Slovakia on Tuesday, they will go through. If they lose, Germany will get the last quarter-final berth. Nmd Schweiz Kaufen . -- Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh says he isnt going to change what he does on the field. http://www.nmdschweizkaufen.ch/. Down 2-1 after Rick Nash scored on a penalty shot, the Oilers ran off four unanswered goals in the remainder of the second period on the way to a 6-3 victory on Sunday. Nmd Billig Kaufen Schweiz . Berdych and Stepanek played all five matches when the Czechs beat Spain 3-2 in the final last November in Prague to win the countrys first title as an independent nation. Nmd r2 Damen Schweiz .com) - The Dallas Mavericks had a five-game winning streak snapped last time out, but theyll try to get back into the winners circle Sunday evening when the Milwaukee Bucks pay a visit to American Airlines Center.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Calgary Flames hope to stay perfect on their five- game road trip Saturday night as they visit the San Jose Sharks seeking a third straight win. The Flames dropped the final three contests of a six-game homestand before bouncing back with road wins over Vancouver and Arizona. They blanked the Canucks 1-0 last Saturday, then rolled late to a 4-1 win over the Coyotes on Thursday night. Joni Ortio was in net for both wins after getting recalled from the minors to replace an injured Karri Ramo (upper body) on the roster. He posted 36 saves to blank the Canucks, then turned aside 27 shots versus the Coyotes. Ortio is expected to get a third straight start tonight over Jonas Hiller and it would be his first against the Sharks. Calgary scored three times in the third period to beat Arizona. David Jones broke a 1-1 tie at 4:51 of the third period, Mark Giordano added to the lead later on and Sean Monahan finished off the scoring with an empty-net tally. We played a great (third) period. Im proud of the boys, said Calgary coach Bob Hartley. Mikael Backlund, meanwhile, opened the scoring for Calgary by lighting the lamp for a fourth game in a roow.dddddddddddd Calgary forward Curtis Glencross did leave the game with a lower-body injury and did not skate on Friday. He is doubtful to play tonight, with healthy scratch Mason Raymond expected to draw back into the lineup. The Sharks have won two straight and four of their past six, kicking off a seven-game homestand with Thursdays 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Antti Niemi made 24 saves, while Tyler Kennedy and Patrick Marleau scored 11 seconds apart in the first period. Tommy Wingels added an empty-net goal and Justin Braun had two assists. Marleaus goal ended a 16-game goal drought and was his eighth of the season. He lit the lamp for the first time since potting the game-winner in a 3-2 win over the hosting Flames on Dec. 6. The chances have always been there, so hopefully this is the start of some that should have been going in earlier going in now, said Marleau. San Jose snapped a three-game slide to Calgary with the December victory and has taken 11 of the previous 17 meetings overall and seven of the last nine played in San Jose. Niemi is 13-3-1 versus the Flames with a 2.10 goals against average and .917 save percentage. ' ' '