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• Carson Hocevar Earns First Cup Series Pole at Texas

Hocevar rolls off alongside William Byron for his first career pole start....2025
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• Carson Hocevar earns first NASCAR Cup pole, William Byron 2nd in Texas

Setting a fast time of 28.174s, Carson Hocevar was able to hang on for his first career pole in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet on Saturday. It's a front row lockout for Team Chevy with William Byron putting the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in second, just 0.014s behind Hocevar's pole lap. Hocevar was also the fastest driver in the practice session that immediately preceded ...Keep...2025
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• 2025 NASCAR odds: Kyle Larson favored to win Würth 400, William Byron closing in

Kyle Larson is the favorite to win the Würth 400, but another driver who's gotten into victory lane this season is close behind. Here are the latest odds....2025
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• 'Frustrating When Your Teammates Are Winning': Chase Briscoe’s Honest Assessment About His Results With Joe Gibbs Racing So Far

Chase Briscoe may be the newest face at Joe Gibbs Racing, but he certainly isn’t bringing up the rear among his teammates. While Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin have combined for five wins this season and hold P3 and P5 in the standings, respectively, Briscoe currently sits at P12, trailing leader William Byron by 154 points after 10 starts....2025
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• William Byron Calls for NASCAR Overhaul Amid Rise of ‘Super Smart’ Competition
William Byron suggested that NASCAR needs to make some changes as drivers have become exceptionally skilled in one key area....2025
• ‘F*****g Stupid’ – William Byron Explodes Over Radio After Massive Talladega Scare
After voicing his frustrations over early steering struggles at Talladega, William Byron manages strong finish that may prove crucial....2025

• NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Talladega)

#NASCAR / #ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Talladega) Winners: Austin Cindric (Cup); Austin-Hill (Xfinity); plus Lawless Alan (ARCA) Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR GraphicsNASCAR Cup Austin Cindric Edges Out Ryan Preece, Captures Talladega Victory Austin Cindric’s dramatic last-lap pass provided exactly the sort of Talladega Superspeedway thrill that NASCAR fans have come to expect a...2025
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• Denny Hamlin reacts to Joey Logano penalty at Phoenix

Joey Logano had one of the fastest cars this past Sunday at Phoenix, especially early on in Stage 1. Logano started on the front row and took the lead away from William Byron....2025
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• Joey Logano hit with surprising penalty while leading at Phoenix: ‘That’s ridiculous’

Joey Logano started on the front row and took the lead away from William Byron early in Stage 1 of Sunday’s Shriners Children’s 300 at Phoenix Raceway....2025
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• Cole Custer’s spotter mistakes him for William Byron during final lap crash at Daytona 500

Cole Custer had an eventful final few laps in Sunday’s Daytona 500, as he found himself directly involved in two late wrecks. The second one occurred down the backstretch on the final lap of overtime....2025
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• NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Daytona

Note: The quotes in this article are fictional. 1. William Byron: Byron was running ninth on the final lap before a crash up front cleared the way for the Hendrick driver to win his second straight Daytona 500....2025
• Byron gets his back-to-back victory as the leaders crash in stunning Daytona 500 finish

History was made tonight as William Byron accomplished the improbable, and in the most unconventional of ways. At 27 years old, he joins four other illustrious names in racing, becoming the fifth driver to successfully defend their Daytona 500 victory — winning back-to-back.Those watching the late-running race were still reeling from the terrifying airborne crash of Ryan Preece (who ...Keep readin...2025
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• Preece "lucky to walk away" from second terrifying airborne crash at Daytona

It was not a first time for Ryan Preece to go airborne at Daytona, but hopefully Sunday night's was his last.With just 15 laps of the Daytona 500 to go, Christopher Bell was turned from the lead and came skidding back down the track. Eventual race winner William Byron narrowly avoided him, but the car directly behind -- Preece, was not so fortunate. The No. 60 Ford immediately went up into ...Keep...2025
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• OT crash clears way for William Byron's repeat win at Daytona

William Byron made a late run with a melee unfolding in front of him in a two-lap overtime dash on Sunday night, stunning NASCAR Cup Series fans and also recording his second straight season-opening Daytona 500 victory in Daytona Beach, Fla....2025
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• Daytona 500 2025: Ryan Preece walks away from another terrifying Daytona crash

Ryan Preece went airborne in the closing laps of the 2025 Daytona 500 After extensive weather delays, the 67th running of the Daytona 500 finally came to an end hours after it began, with William Byron taking the Great American Race for the second year in a row. But one of the major moments from this season’s Daytona 500 was a scary crash involving Ryan Preece, coming in the closing laps. With the...2025
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• Workforce and Spire Motorsports Announce Multi-Year Partnership

Workforce and Spire Motorsports Announce Multi-Year Partnership Spire Motorsports announced a multi-year partnership with Workforce – Occupational Health & Safety Solutions to support Michael McDowell, driver of the No. 71 Chevrolet ZL1, as the team ramps up for the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series season. Workforce is an occupational healthcare industry specialist in work injury management focus...2025
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• The William Byron diet after Daytona win: Chocolate chip waffle and less social media

William Byron's post-Daytona 500 celebration included a late night at Waffle House, a visit to "Monday Night Raw" and a trip to New York....2025
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• Chase Elliott wins Snowball Derby after Christopher Bell DQ'd
Two years after being disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection, Chase Elliott was declared the winner of the 2015 Snowball Derby when Chirstopher Bell suffered the same fate Sunday afternoon. Daniel ShireyWhile much of the NASCAR community was recovering from its Vegas vacation, some of the most up-and-coming short track drivers hit the pavement for the 48th annual Snowball Derby ...2015
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"Daytona 500 winner William Byron pulled up to the arena in his Number 24 Chevrolet, dropping Styles off ."

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"In a stunning turn of events, Christopher Bell's Championship 4 spot was revoked and awarded to William Byron after the end of Sunday's race."

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"Hendrick teammates Alex Bowman, William Byron penalized for Richmond violations"

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"An appeals panel has reinstated the 25 points William Byron had been docked by NASCAR for deliberately spinning Denny Hamlin."

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"Kyle Larson holds off William Byron in OT to win at Texas and lock himself into the Championship 4."

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"NASCAR iRacing: William Byron wins wild virtual crashfest at Bristol that he knew was coming"

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"Last week, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver William Byron provided similar entertainment via a few Twitter posts after having a dental operation of his own."

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"Rookie William Byron posted the fastest lap across Saturday's three NASCAR Cup practice sessions ahead of the Daytona 500, utilising a large pack of cars drafting to set his time"

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"Axalta will sponsor William Byron for 15 XFINITY Series races each of next two seasons."

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"William Byron earned his first career NASCAR victory in Friday night's Toyota Tundra 250 Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway."

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"The prestigious late model stock car race featured NASCAR young guns Chase Elliott, John Hunter Nemechek, Christopher Bell, Dalton Sargeant, William Byron, Kaz Grala and Daniel Hemric, as well as some of the best short track racers from throughout the country."

• NASCAR insiders offer alternative suggestion amid calls to end throwback weekend at Darlington

The future of throwback weekend at Darlington was the cause of much commotion in the NASCAR Cup Series this past weekend. Multiple drivers, including Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace and William Byron, were outspoke about their lack of interest in continuing the festivities at Darlington Raceway beyond 2025....2025
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• Daytona 500 Winner William Byron Delivers Damning 3-Word Indictment of Joey Logano
William Byron slams Joey Logano’s aggressive move at the Daytona 500. Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch weigh in—was Logano’s risky move worth it?...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 17, 2025

Photo by Reed Hoffmann/Getty Images Cole Ragans gets paid. Jaylon Thompson has more on the Cole Ragans signing. Ragans will enter his third season with the Royals. The contract extension came together quickly this week. The Royals met with his representation and hammered out a deal that made sense for both sides. “It gives me a little security and ... they kind of know what’s on the book...2025
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• 2025 Daytona 500 official race results

William Byron is now just one of five drivers to go back-to-back in the Daytona 500, taking the win only after five leaders tangled on the backstretch in a mad dash to the checkered flag. He held off Tyler Reddick and Jimmie Johnson en route to the victory.After a slow start with over three hours worth of rain delays, the race finally got underway in the late afternoon. The race was fairly ...Keep...2025
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• Workforce and Spire Motorsports Announce Multi-Year Partnership
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• NASCAR: The worst kept secret of 2022 has been confirmed
It was only a matter of time before William Byron re-signed with Hendrick Motorsports. His contract was extended through the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. At Hendrick Motorsports, both 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott and William Byron were due to enter the 2022 season without contracts to compete in 2023. But before the […] NASCAR: The worst kept secret of 2022 has been confir...2022
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• Byron secures two-year NASCAR contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports
Fresh from his first NASCAR Cup Series victory, William Byron has secured a two-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports...2020
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• Fantasy Update: Last-minute Daytona lineup, Props advice
Hendrick Motorsports teammates William Byron and Alex Bowman will make up the front row of Sunday’s Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) but should they be in your lineup? After five practice sessions and the Gander RV Duel races, we’ve dissected the numbers to offer a suggested lineup worthy of […] The post Fantasy Update: Last-minute Daytona lineup, Props advice ap...2019
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• NASCAR Cup: Axalta extends relationship with Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports primary sponsor Axalta has signed a contract extension with the race team to extend its relationship with HMS through the 2022 season, according to an announcement from Hendrick Motorsports on Friday. Axalta, formerly DuPont, has been a primary sponsor of Hendrick Motorsports since the final race of the 1992 season with driver Jeff Gordon. “Motorsports is in Axalta’s DNA,” Axa...2018
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• Daytona 500: Hendrick rookie Byron tops practice for NASCAR opener
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• 'Frustrating When Your Teammates Are Winning': Chase Briscoe’s Honest Assessment About His Results With Joe Gibbs Racing So Far
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• Win eludes Hendrick despite the team's strongest Talladega in 14 years

For the first time since 2011, Hendrick Motorsports managed to place all four of their cars in the top ten at Talladega Superspeedway. They won that race with Jimmie Johnson, but unfortunately for HMS, the best result they could manage this weekend was only third.In the closing laps, the Hendrick duo of William Byron of Alex Bowman led the outside lane while Kyle Larson was the second car on ...Ke...2025
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• William Byron Dethrones Denny Hamlin in Epic NASCAR Cup Stat Ahead of Bristol
William Byron dethrones Denny Hamlin in a recent NASCAR Cup statistics, igniting a fiery rivalry as Bristol's pivotal showdown Food City 500 looms....2025
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• NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Darlington / Tucson Speedway)

NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Darlington / Tucson Speedway) Winners: Denny Hamlin (Cup); Brandon-Jones (Xfinity); plus Tanner Reif (ARCA West) Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR GraphicsNASCAR Cup Denny Hamlin Steals Darlington Victory on Throwback Weekend A perfectly executed overtime restart by Denny Hamlin following a clutch final pit stop by his Joe Gibbs Racing crew...2025
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• William Byron Drops Blunt Verdict on Crushing Darlington Defeat After 243-Lap Masterclass
A dejected William Byron drops his take on the result having lost the Goodyear 400 despite leading a record-breaking 243 laps....2025
• William Byron leads 243 laps, finishes second at Darlington
William Byron capped off a near-perfect race that involved leading 81% of Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway from pole position by finishing in a close runner-up result....2025
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• William Byron wins Darlington pole, full Cup Series qualifying results

Toyota had a streak of pole awards at Darlington coming into the weekend. Going into Sunday, William Byron has ended that streak. Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell did their best at the end of the NASCAR qualifying session but couldn’t catch Byron....2025
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• TNT Sports, Max announce NASCAR driver cam featured multiview selections for Homestead

TNT Sports and Max today announced the driver selections for NASCAR Driver Cam‘s Featured Multiview during this Sunday‘s Straight Talk Wireless 400 from Homestead-Miami Speedway, with streaming coverage beginning approximately 30 minutes before the green flag: Brad Keselowski, named one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers William Byron, currently leading the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series po...2025
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• NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Las Vegas

Note: The quotes in this article are fictional. 1. William Byron: Byron took fourth in the Pennzoil 400, recording his third top 5 of the season, and remained the leader in the point standings....2025
• Christopher Bell Wins his Third Straight NASCAR Cup Series 2025 Race at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Christopher Bell prevailed in a dramatic side-by-side finish with his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin — the second-closest finish in Phoenix Raceway history — to earn Bell his third consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory this season, a record in the sport’s Next Gen Car era. Bell’s No. 20 JGR Toyota went high alongside Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota as the two cars dueled it out in...2025
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• Commercial breakdown: 2025 Goodyear 400

For Sunday‘s Cup race, it could be simply said that William Byron dominated the greatest portion of it, but Denny Hamlin ended up winning. Fortunately, it was much more than that. From Lake Speed giving the invocation, to the Wood family giving the call to start the engines, to special guests in the booth during […]...2025
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• Christopher Bell Wins his Third Straight NASCAR Cup Series 2025 Race at Phoenix
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• Daytona 500 2025: Ryan Preece walks away from another terrifying Daytona crash
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• Winless in last 27 races, William Byron confident in title quest

After a quick start to the season, William Byron couldn't keep the momentum going. But he believes he is primed to bring home the NASCAR Cup Series title on Sunday....2024
• Martinsville race may prove to be a watershed moment for Bubba Wallace

Three Hendrick Motorsports drivers—William Byron, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott—finished 1-2-3 in Sunday‘s Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. That aspect of the eighth NASCAR Cup Series race of the season has been well documented. Hendrick is the first organization to sweep the podium positions at the 0.526-mile short track. All but lost in the […]...2024
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• All in the family: Ryan Blaney-William Byron ties extend beyond the racetrack

Ryan Blaney's sister, Erin, is the girlfriend of William Byron. It makes for a fun dynamic as the two drivers compete for the Cup title on Sunday....2023
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• William Byron anticipates girlfriend will be in neutral gear on Sunday as he races against her brother, Ryan Blaney

William Byron doesn’t expect his girlfriend, Erin Blaney, to be wearing any team or driver gear — or some sort of split loyalty merch — for either him or her brother Ryan Blaney as they battle for the title Sunday....2023
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• Martinsville represents emotional trip down memory lane for William Byron

William Byron has experienced some of his most life-defining moments at Martinsville Speedway, both personally and professionally....2023
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• Tyler Reddick on second-place finish at Miami: ‘I saw how much faster I was…it’s frustrating’

Tyler Reddick spoke moments after his second place finish at the Dixie Vodka 400 at Miami and expressed frustration at missed opportunities, which kept him from winning the race. Instead, William Byron beat everyone else to the checkered flag....2021
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• NASCAR Cup Series at Texas | HIGHLIGHTS

Kyle Larson holds off William Byron in OT to win at Texas and lock himself into the Championship 4. Full highlights from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway....2021
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• Hendrick teammates Alex Bowman, William Byron penalized for Richmond violations

For the second time in less than a month, Hendrick Motorsports saw multiple drivers handed points penalties by NASCAR....2023
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• William Byron wins NASCAR appeal, regains points

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• William Byron gets first career win after dramatic finish at Kansas Speedway
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• NASCAR takeaways: William Byron grabs Cup-leading fourth win at Atlanta

William Byron came from a lap down to eventually lead 13 green-flag laps and capture the rain-shortened Atlanta race....2023
• What we learned after Kentucky: Gas cans and hot grills don't go together
So much of this was all about gas, and not the kind that's often passed after a hearty meal. Brad Keselowski outlasted his fellow NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitors when even he thought he was toast. Others didn't fare nearly as well at Kentucky Speedway, with wrecks in abundance over three days of racing on the newly reconfigured and repaved 1.5-mile track -- and one unfortunate fan losing his ...2016
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• Hendrick Motorsports signs William Byron to multi-year contract
Hendrick Motorsports has signed NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points leader William Byron to a multi-year contract....2016
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• Chase Elliott wins Snowball Derby after Christopher Bell DQ'd
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• 2025 NASCAR odds: Kyle Larson favored to win Würth 400, William Byron closing in
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• NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Talladega)
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• Ryan Preece and Joey Logano disqualified from Talladega Cup race

Ryan Preece, who finished second, and Joey Logano, who finished fifth, have both been disqualified and stripped of their finishing positions at Talladega Superspeedway following post-race inspection for the NASCAR Cup Series.The No. 2 Team Penske Ford passed inspection, so Austin Cindric's win is now official. Kyle Larson has been promoted to second, William Byron third, Noah Gragson fourth ...Kee...2025
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• Win eludes Hendrick despite the team's strongest Talladega in 14 years
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. baffled by awful strategy of William Byron team at Darlington

Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t understand the strategy of William Byron and the No. 24 team during the Darlington race earlier this month. On Dale Jr. Download, Earnhardt broke down how Byron lost the race after leading for 243 laps....2025
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• Food City 500: William Byron post-race interview | NASCAR on FOX

Check out William Byron's post-race interview after winning the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway....2025
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• William Byron heads to Bristol looking to buck surprising trend

Eight races into the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, Hendrick Motorsports' William Byron has been the model of consistency....2025
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• William Byron leads 243 laps, finishes second at Darlington
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• Commercial breakdown: 2025 Goodyear 400
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