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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2020 file photo, Justin Haley celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Xfinity auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Xfinity Series prides itself as the “Names Are Made Here” division of NASCAR and it fits this year's playoff class well. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona
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Austin Hill crosses the start-finish line during the NASCAR Truck Series auto race Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond
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Justin Allgaier (7) and Ross Chastain (10) drive into Turn 1 during the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Bristol
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Drivers B.J. McLeod, left, and Ross Chastain wait to get into their cars before qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Brien Aho)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Dover
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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2020, file photo, Kyle Larson gets ready to climb into his car to practice for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. He was supposed to be the top free agent this year but was banished to sprint cars after his firing five months ago. Larson is awaiting the appropriate time to apply for reinstatement to NASCAR and if sponsors agree to forgive him, he should get a job. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona
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FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, file photo, driver Bubba Wallace waits for the start of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. The pandemic only accelerated the inevitable: The driver market bubble, pushed to its limit with multi-million dollar salaries for nearly two decades, is about to burst. A major reset has arrived and team owners have all the power. They can pick and choose between drivers who bring sponsorship dollars (Bubba Wallace) or drivers who have won races (Erik Jones). (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire
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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2020, file photo, Erik Jones celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Busch Clash auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. The pandemic only accelerated the inevitable: The driver market bubble, pushed to its limit with multi-million dollar salaries for nearly two decades, is about to burst. A major reset has arrived and team owners have all the power. They can pick and choose between drivers who bring sponsorship dollars (Bubba Wallace) or drivers who have won races (Erik Jones). (AP Photo/John Raoux, FIlre)
NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona
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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2020, file photo, Bubba Wallace (43) runs during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Darlington, S.C. The pandemic only accelerated the inevitable: The driver market bubble, pushed to its limit with multi-million dollar salaries for nearly two decades, is about to burst. A major reset has arrived and team owners have all the power. They can pick and choose between drivers who bring sponsorship dollars (Bubba Wallace) or drivers who have won races (Erik Jones). (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, FIle)
NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington
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Tyler Ankrum (26) and Sheldon Creed (2) drive into Turn Four during a NASCAR Truck Series auto race Thursday Sept. 17, 2020, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol
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Brandon Jones, left, and Ross Chastain (10) lead the field at the start of a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Richmond
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FILE - This June 7, 2020, file photo shows Ryan Blaney waiting in pit row before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. With a bit of disbelief over his fast fall in NASCAR's standings, Ryan Blaney is determined to avoid elimination from the playoffs. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta
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FILE - Drivers Cole Custer, left, and William Byron watch during qualifying prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway Sunday, May 24, 2020, in Concord, N.C. Custer, Byron, Matt DiBenedetto and Ryan Blaney are the four drivers below the cutline headed into the knockout race. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte
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Oakland Athletics outfielders Mark Canha (20) and Ramon Laureano, second from right, wear masks as they greet teammates after they defeated the Seattle Mariners in the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Seattle. Both games were played in air smoky from wildfires in Oregon, Washington, and California. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Athletics at Mariners 9/14/2020
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Ben Rhodes (99) and Grant Enfinger (98) compete for the lead at the start of the third stage during the NASCAR Truck Series auto race Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series at Richmond
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FILE - In this Friday, July 6, 2018 file photo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. goes through an interview during NASCAR auto racing pre-race activities at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCAR television analyst and former driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. was taken to a hospital after his plane crashed in east Tennessee. (AP Photo/Mark Long, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona
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