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Logano powers to Cup pole in Atlanta

Joey Logano (pictured) led an armada of Fords into the top eight starting spot for Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway. Logano clocked in at 30.979 seconds (178.960 mph) in Friday’s qualifying session to secure his first Busch Light Pole Award of the season, his third at EchoPark and the 32nd of his […]

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Joey Logano (pictured) led an armada of Fords into the top eight starting spot for Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway.

Logano clocked in at 30.979 seconds (178.960 mph) in Friday’s qualifying session to secure his first Busch Light Pole Award of the season, his third at EchoPark and the 32nd of his career.

Logano matched the time posted earlier by Josh Berry of Wood Brothers Racing, but the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford got the nod for the pole on an owner points tiebreaker.

Ryan Blaney posted the third fastest lap at 178.937 mph, followed by Austin Cindric at 178.626 mph, as Team Penske drivers and the Penske affiliate Wood Brothers locked out the first two rows for Sunday’s race, the opening round of the 32-driver In-Season Challenge.

Logano faces ninth-place qualifier Alex Bowman in the first round.

“Being up front and controlling this race is the name of the game,” said Logano, who won last year’s second Atlanta race, which was held in September. “If you can get up there and solidify the top position, I feel like you can stay there. The thing is, there are a lot of ‘What ifs?’ that play out in this race, a lot of cautions that may be timed in a different way, where it can jumble up the field.

“It’s hard to say you’re going to be leading every lap… The good thing is that we controlled what we could today. I’m super proud of Team Penske, Roush Yates (Engines), Ford, obviously to keep our Mustangs up there. It really shows the ability to repeat from car to car, which is really hard to do.

“We tied with the 21 (Berry) and the other cars were within a couple hundredths of a second.”

Ryan Preece, Brad Keselowski, Cole Custer and Zane Smith completed the Ford sweep of the top eight starting spots.

Bowman drove the fastest Chevrolet to ninth on the grid, and Pocono Raceway winner Chase Briscoe was 10th in the quickest Toyota.

Denny Hamlin, top seed in the In-Season Challenge, qualified 33rd but expects his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to fare better in race trim. Nevertheless, Hamlin starts 19 spots behind Ty Dillon, the driver he has to beat to advance to the second round of the tournament.

Briscoe, the second seed, starts 17 positions ahead of close friend Noah Gragson, his first-round opponent.

Qualifying was interrupted by a 30-minute lightning hold, but no rain hit the track despite storms in the area.

Starting Lineup

 

Pos No. Driver Team Time Speed
1 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford 30.979 178.960
2 21 Josh Berry DEX Imaging Ford 30.979 178.960
3 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 30.983 178.937
4 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Quaker State Ford 31.037 178.626
5 60 Ryan Preece Solomon Plumbing Ford 31.130 178.092
6 6 Brad Keselowski Consumer Cellular Ford 31.153 177.960
7 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 31.155 177.949
8 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Lucky Dog Ford 31.160 177.920
9 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 31.203 177.675
10 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 31.210 177.635
11 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 31.237 177.482
12 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet 31.242 177.453
13 17 Chris Buescher Kroger/Cinnamon Toast Crunch Ford 31.247 177.425
14 10 Ty Dillon Mark III Employee Benefits Chevrolet 31.265 177.323
15 9 Chase Elliott NAPA/Children’s Chevrolet 31.284 177.215
16 54 Ty Gibbs Sonic/Grillo’s Pickles Toyota 31.298 177.136
17 34 Todd Gilliland Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters Ford 31.302 177.113
18 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 31.310 177.068
19 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 31.315 177.040
20 35 Riley Herbst # Tree Top Toyota 31.315 177.040
21 16 AJ Allmendinger LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 31.329 176.961
22 7 Justin Haley Gainbridge Chevrolet 31.329 176.961
23 45 Tyler Reddick Upper Deck Toyota 31.331 176.949
24 23 Bubba Wallace Leidos Toyota 31.353 176.825
25 1 Corey LaJoie(i) Schluter Systems Ford 31.356 176.808
26 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 31.358 176.797
27 4 Noah Gragson Zep Ford 31.376 176.696
28 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 31.405 176.532
29 8 Kyle Busch SENIX Chevrolet 31.407 176.521
30 77 Carson Hocevar Chili’s Ride the ‘Dente Chevrolet 31.409 176.510
31 99 Daniel Suarez Quaker State Chevrolet 31.446 176.302
32 71 Michael McDowell Delaware Life Chevrolet 31.462 176.213
33 11 Denny Hamlin King’s Hawaiian Toyota 31.463 176.207
34 1 Ross Chastain Wendy’s Fresh Way to Frosty Chevrolet 31.484 176.089
35 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # WeatherTech Chevrolet 31.485 176.084
36 87 Connor Zilisch(i) Red Bull Chevrolet 31.500 176.000
37 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hungry Jack Chevrolet 31.537 175.794
38 78 BJ McLeod(i) Pigeon Forge Racing Coaster Chevrolet 31.550 175.721
39 51 Cody Ware Jacob Construction Ford 31.564 175.643
40 66 David Starr(i) WNB Factory Ford 34.113 162.519



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Friday Morning Report from WeatherTech Raceway

Good morning from the scenic hills of Monterey, California, and the renowned WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for Round  13 of the NTT INDYCAR Series.  The Friends of Laguna Seca now runs the track with a mission to restore and modernize the iconic track for the next 55 years. The IndyCars will practice at 2:00 pm […]

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Good morning from the scenic hills of Monterey, California, and the renowned WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for Round  13 of the NTT INDYCAR Series.  The Friends of Laguna Seca now runs the track with a mission to restore and modernize the iconic track for the next 55 years.

The IndyCars will practice at 2:00 pm PT this afternoon.

The weather this morning was a bit damp as the fog hovered over the Monterey Bay area.  Temperatures are predicted to reach the mid-60s this afternoon, with sun and some clouds expected.

The Java House Grand Prix of Monterey will be 95 laps on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile permanent road course run this Sunday.  The famous corkscrew (pictured above) is located in Turn 8 and is a blind corner.

The INDY NXT by Firestone will have a double header this weekend here.  The developmental series of INDYCAR will race on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

Schedule for today in PT:

1:00 – 1:25 pm         INDY NXT by Firestone Practice 1

2:00 -3:20 pm          IndyCar Practice 1

Lucille Dust reporting live from Laguna Seca

 

 



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Peach State safety Nascar McCoy commits to Ole Miss: ‘It is the right fit for me’

Nascar McCoy visited Ole Miss on his birthday (March 22) and that visit made an impact on his recruitment. At the time, schools like Auburn, Georgia, Miami and Texas A&M were higher on his list, but when he saw practice, spent time with the coaches and got another feel for Oxford, the Rebels moved up […]

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Nascar McCoy visited Ole Miss on his birthday (March 22) and that visit made an impact on his recruitment. At the time, schools like Auburn, Georgia, Miami and Texas A&M were higher on his list, but when he saw practice, spent time with the coaches and got another feel for Oxford, the Rebels moved up his list.

The three-star safety out of Buford (Ga.) then took an official visit to Ole Miss in June and he has committed to the Rebels over the Bulldogs and the Hurricanes.

“Ole Miss really made a later move for me,” McCoy told Rivals. “They have always recruited me and they recruited me hard, so after the official visit, they moved up a lot for me. Oxford is a great place with great people and it is a small town like Buford. It reminds me of home. Oxford is a small town, it is a loving place and it just feels right for me.”

Wes Neighbors, Pete Golding and Lane Kiffin all played a role in this decision.

“Coach Neighbors is a great coach. He knows safeties, he knows SEC football and we have a great relationship. Coach Golding is the mastermind behind the Ole Miss defense. He coached under Nick Saban, he is very smart and I love the scheme. Coach Kiffin and I have a great relationship. We have talked about a lot of things, we play pickleball when I am down there and he is an exciting head coach to play for.”

McCoy is ready to compete in Oxford

Kiffin was the first to find out about McCoy’s decision. The No. 39 safety in the country told the Ole Miss head coach of his decision on the official visit. McCoy is excited about his future on the Grove.

“Ole Miss is a lot like Buford,” McCoy said. “They are very competitive with each other. They compete every day and make each other better. The players at Ole Miss compete with the 10 guys you go on the field with and I love that.

“I am a workhorse and I want to come in and help the team win. I am determined, I love to work and I can’t wait to get to work in their system. At Ole Miss, I can come in and be a guy for them. It is the right fit for me with their development, their system and how it will show my talent.”



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“It doesn’t sit well with me”: Why Kyle Larson wants to run the Indy 500 again

Kyle Larson enters the Brickyard 400 as the defending winner of the event. However, it is also his first time racing at the historic oval since competing in the Indianapolis 500 this past May. Larson was attempting to complete the rare ‘Double’ after a failed attempt in 2024. And while he did take part in […]

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Kyle Larson enters the Brickyard 400 as the defending winner of the event. However, it is also his first time racing at the historic oval since competing in the Indianapolis 500 this past May.

Larson was attempting to complete the rare ‘Double’ after a failed attempt in 2024. And while he did take part in both races this time, he came several hundred miles short of running all the laps due to wrecking out of both races.

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As he returns to IMS, Larson told NASCAR on TNT that the experience “hasn’t changed how I view this place. I always viewed it as being an amazing facility with an amazing history and all that.”

Reflecting further on the attempt, Larson admitted: “I obviously wish it would have gone better. I just made a lot of mistakes this May and crashed a few times, and just put myself in bad positions. I’ll always be grateful for the chance to get to do the Double. (I) wish it would have gone better, but still, a lot of fun and a lot of stress throughout those couple of weeks. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Will he ever run the Indy 500 again?

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Kyle Larson, Arrow McLaren

Kyle Larson, Arrow McLaren

As Larson has previously said, he has no desire to attempt the ‘Double’ again in the immediate future, citing logistical challenges. However, he still wants to run the Indy 500 again, but a third attempt at the iconic race will likely have to wait until the end of his NASCAR career.

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“It doesn’t sit well with me that I made two mistakes in both of the years I’ve done it and didn’t get the finishes I wanted,” said Larson. “But even if I don’t get to run the Indy 500 again, I’m grateful to have gotten to do it … We’ll see what the future holds.”

The impact on Larson’s NASCAR season

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Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Larson also hasn’t won a Cup race since attempting to run the Indy 500 and the Coke 600 during Memorial Day Weekend, but he doesn’t necessarily feel the two are connected.

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“We’ve been off since the Double attempt this year, but I just think that’s circumstantial,” explained Larson. He also believes that running the Indy 500 doesn’t take anything away from the Cup program, as he is constantly running other races all around the country.

“I don’t think it takes anything away. I race all the time, so I don’t spend a whole lot of time prepping for NASCAR races in general.”

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Taylor Swift Supports Travis Kelce in Happy Gilmore 2

Taylor Swift Supports Travis Kelce in Happy Gilmore 2 With Cheeky Nod to His Shirtless Honey Scene Taylor Swift‘s love for Travis Kelce is sweet like honey.  The “August” singer—who has been dating the Kansas City Chiefs tight end since late summer 2023—celebrated Travis’ cameo in Happy Gilmore 2 with a rare return to social […]

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Taylor Swift Supports Travis Kelce in Happy Gilmore 2 With Cheeky Nod to His Shirtless Honey Scene

Taylor Swift‘s love for Travis Kelce is sweet like honey. 

The “August” singer—who has been dating the Kansas City Chiefs tight end since late summer 2023—celebrated Travis’ cameo in Happy Gilmore 2 with a rare return to social media on July 25. 

Sharing a poster of the golf comedy, Taylor wrote on her Instagram Story, “Happy Gilmore 2 had me cackling and cheering the whole movie! An absolute must watch, 13/10, go watch it on @netflix as soon as humanly possible.”

She also added a honey emoji in reference to a funny scene in which Bad Bunny rubs the gooey treat on Travis’ shirtless body.

As for the NFL star’s acting skills? Writer and star Adam Sandler said he had an enchanting experience with Travis on set. 

“Travis just came from a football game,” the actor told E! News earlier this month. “I think he had a game on Sunday, and he was on our set on Monday and showed up with bruises on his back and he just was pulling up, gave us a couple days of greatness and then back to life.” 



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Leonardo Fornaroli Finds “Relief and Confidence” After F2 Triumph

After his long-awaited F2 win at Silverstone, Leonardo Fornaroli reveals to LWOS the renewed determination he carries into Belgium. F2 Momentum Builds for Leonardo Fornaroli After Silverstone Success Leonardo Fornaroli has finally entered the club of Formula 2 winners. The Italian’s path to the top step of the podium has been a long and testing […]

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After his long-awaited F2 win at Silverstone, Leonardo Fornaroli reveals to LWOS the renewed determination he carries into Belgium.

F2 Momentum Builds for Leonardo Fornaroli After Silverstone Success

Leonardo Fornaroli has finally entered the club of Formula 2 winners. The Italian’s path to the top step of the podium has been a long and testing one. Now, it has paid off.

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1492 days before Silverstone, Fornaroli was 16 years old, racing for Iron Lynx in Italian Formula 4.

He arrived at Misano, the second round of the championship, filled with confidence following a strong showing at Le Castellet, where he had scored points in all three opening races.

Fornaroli started Race 1 from pole position and led from lights to flag. That weekend, he secured three podium finishes across all races.

While the season did not unfold exactly as he had hoped, he demonstrated his speed and potential.

The Pressure of Winning

In motorsport, consistency remains a key factor. Every driver aims to strike the right balance between scoring points and winning every race, without overdoing it, which can have negative consequences.

Fornaroli has long understood the value of consistency. It has been instrumental in his rise through the junior ranks, even earning him a driver title. In Formula 3 last year, he exemplified this balance while driving for the title-winning team Trident.

The Italian team has played a pivotal role in Fornaroli’s development since his debut season in the European Formula Regional Championship. With Trident, he endured the frustration of struggling for top results, but also savoured the highs, standing on podiums and eventually securing a title in the final race at Monza.

Although he closed the 2024 season on a high, one thing was still missing: a race win. While consistency is an important factor in demonstrating a driver’s reliability, it is not everything in motorsport. Drivers do not go out on track to finish in the points or second. They race to reach the top step, to prove they have outperformed everyone else.

That hunger fuelled Fornaroli every time he put his helmet on and took to the track. But desire alone is not always enough; sometimes, achieving that next level requires a mental shift.

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Fornaroli’s F2 Journey: Close, but Not Quite

Over the years, Fornaroli has come close to victory multiple times since that breakthrough win in Misano. One of the most notable near-misses came earlier this season in Monte Carlo’s feature race, a track where overtaking is famously difficult.

After emerging unscathed from the opening chaos, he found himself comfortably in the lead. Victory seemed within reach. However, some might say fate had different plans for him.

The Italian was blindsided by a late safety car call, which helped Jak Crawford pit and exit in front of the group. The race was then red-flagged for damage to the barrier. As a result, Fornaroli finished in second place, feeling bitter about how things turned out for him.

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A New Chapter: Silverstone and Beyond

At Silverstone, after a difficult qualifying session, Fornaroli managed to clinch pole for the Sprint Race.

This time, he refused to let the opportunity evade him. When the lights went out, he briefly lost the lead to Kush Maini but quickly reclaimed it. From that point on, he controlled the race and crossed the line in first.

Now, as he heads to Spa, where margins are tight, Fornaroli is determined to hit the ground running and replicate the result from Silverstone.

Ahead of the Belgian round, LWOS spoke with Foranoli about what achieving that victory means for him and how he can translate the joy of the event into determination for this weekend:

“Yes, it was a little relief. Finally, I managed to win my first race in F2, and it was very nice. I was very happy about that race, and this win gives me a bit more confidence because now I know that I have the potential to win. Still, it was a sprint race, so it gives me more motivation to try to take something bigger.” – Leonardo Fornaroli to LWOS.

Last year, Spa served as the penultimate round of the Formula 3 season, where  Fornaroli took the championship lead. This weekend, he will aim to at least match that performance, if not surpass it.

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2025 NASCAR Indianapolis odds, Brickyard 400 picks, props: Expert who nailed 17 winners backs 100-1 longshot

Kyle Larson will look to go back-to-back at the Brickyard 400 when he takes part in the championship round of the NASCAR In-Season Challenge at the 2025 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Ty Dillon, meanwhile, will face off against Ty Gibbs for the head-to-head In-Season Challenge title. Larson will look to win […]

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Kyle Larson will look to go back-to-back at the Brickyard 400 when he takes part in the championship round of the NASCAR In-Season Challenge at the 2025 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Ty Dillon, meanwhile, will face off against Ty Gibbs for the head-to-head In-Season Challenge title. Larson will look to win his fourth race of the season, but first since May 11. Larson, the 2021 Cup Series champion, has 13 top-10 finishes this season, including a fourth-place finish at last week’s EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway.

Denny Hamlin is the +440 favorite in the 2025 Brickyard 400 odds via FanDuel Sportsbook, with Larson at +500. Other favorites include Ryan Blaney at +700 and William Byron and Chase Elliott at +1000 in the latest 2025 NASCAR at Indianapolis odds, from DraftKings Sportsbook. Sunday’s race is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. ET. Before making any 2025 Brickyard 400 picks or NASCAR predictions, you need to see what NASCAR insider Steven Taranto has to say, and get $150 in bonus bets instantly at Fanduel if your $5 bet wins. 

Taranto, who moonlights as a sim racer and has 20 career wins in iRacing, is the lead NASCAR writer for CBSSports.com. He has an annual NASCAR media credential and also publishes a popular weekly NASCAR predictions column, famously calling Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez’s breakthrough wins in 2022.

Taranto was red-hot for SportsLine in 2024 as he nailed 17 winners, including 16-1 longshot William Byron at the Daytona 500 and 14-1 longshot Chase Elliott at Texas. He correctly picked the Straight Talk Wireless 400 winner in Larson on March 23. Anyone following his NASCAR picks at their favorite sportsbooks could have seen huge returns.

Now, Taranto has analyzed the starting lineup and odds for Sunday’s 2025 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’s only sharing his best bets at SportsLine. You can also use them to take advantage of the latest FanDuel promo codeDraftKings promo code or BetMGM promo code.

2025 NASCAR Brickyard 400 expert picks

For the 2025 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Taranto is high on Indiana native Chase Briscoe at +1100. The 30-year-old has second-place finishes in each of the past two weeks. He was runner-up at the Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on July 13 and at the EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway this past Sunday. He has one win on the year, taking first at the Great American Getaway at Pocono Raceway on June 22.

He has 10 top-10 finishes this season. In 161 career races over five years at the Cup Series level, Briscoe has registered three wins with 39 top-10 finishes and six pole positions. His best season finish was ninth in 2022. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver was the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year. See which other drivers he’s backing at SportsLine.

Top NASCAR props for Brickyard 400

Head-to-head: Taranto sees Ty Dillon (+195) finishing ahead of Ty Gibbs (-280). Dillon, a 12-year NASCAR Cup Series veteran, is still seeking his first win on the circuit, although he has eight top-10 finishes in 249 races. He placed eighth at the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta. Dillon, 33, was the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year.

Gibbs, meanwhile, is the grandson of NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs and is seeking his first Cup Series win. He does have 27 top-10 finishes over his four-year Cup Series career in 103 races run. He has six top-10 finishes this season, including each of the past three weeks. Gibbs was second at the Grant Park 165 in Chicago three weeks ago. See all of Taranto’s picks at SportsLine. 

How to make 2025 Brickyard 400 predictions

Taranto has also identified four other drivers in his 2025 NASCAR Brickyard 400 best bets. He’s also high on a huge NASCAR longshot who’s going off at 100-1, potentially netting any backer a huge payday. You can only see who they are here.

So who wins the 2025 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis and which massive longshot could stun NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the 2025 NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway picks and best bets from a NASCAR insider who nailed a colossal 17 winners last year, and find out.

2025 NASCAR Brickyard 400 odds, lineup

See full 2025 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway picks at SportsLine

(odds subject to change)

Denny Hamlin +440
Kyle Larson +500
Ryan Blaney +700
Tyler Reddick +1000
Chase Elliott +1000
William Byron +1000
Christopher Bell +1200
Chase Briscoe +1200
Chris Buescher +1200
Ty Gibbs +1900
Brad Keselowski +2100
Joey Logano +2200
Carson Hocevar +2900
Bubba Wallace +3100
Alex Bowman +3200
Ross Chastain +3200
Kyle Busch +4000
Austin Cindric +5000
Josh Berry +5000
John Hunter Nemechek +7500
Ryan Preece +7500
Erik Jones +7500
Daniel Suarez +10000
AJ Allmendinger +18000
Michael McDowell +19000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +24000
Austin Dillon +24000
Jesse Love +28000
Cole Custer +28000
Noah Gragson +28000
Zane Smith +28000
Shane Van Gisbergen +34000
Justin Haley +36000
Todd Gilliland +38000
Ty Dillon +50000
Cody Ware +50000
Josh Bilicki +50000
Riley Herbst +50000
Katherine Legge +50000 





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