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Stewart Friesen takes the checkered flag as he wins the NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, May 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
NASCAR Trucks Series at Texas
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Noah Gragson drives during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Texas
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FILE - Kyle Larson takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, June 13, 2021. Reigning series Cup champion Larson has won his last two All-Star starts, last year in his debut season with Hendrick Motorsports after taking the checkered flag at the 2019 race in Charlotte while still with Chip Ganassi Racing. (AP Photo/Larry Papke, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Texas
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Chase Elliott, left, and Noah Gragson, right, walk to their cars before a practice run for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas
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John Hunter Nemechek celebrates with the speedway pole award after qualifying for the NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
NASCAR Trucks Series at Kansas
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Martin Truex Jr. signs autographs before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas
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Josh Berry (8) celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Dover International Speedway, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Dover
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Denny Hamlin (11) attempts to pass Austin Dillon (3) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington
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Kyle Larson (5) races in the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)
NASCAR Cup Series at Dover
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Kyle Sieg (38) passes Stefan Parsons (99) during the NASCAR Xfinity auto race at the Darlington Raceway on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington
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FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, file photo, Chad Knaus, crew chief for William Byron, watches a practice session for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Chad Knaus will move off the pit stand and into a management role with Hendrick Motorsports, ending his crew chief career after seven championships. Hendrick on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, announced Knaus will move to vice president of competition.(AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona
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Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc throws a baseball before the start of a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Diamondbacks at Marlins 5/3/2022
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Formula 1 driver George Russell and girlfriend Carmen Montero Mundt, laugh at a skit during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series between the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers, Monday, May 2, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat 5/2/2022
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FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2012, file photo, Matt Kenseth celebrates after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Former NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth will once again come out of retirement to compete for Chip Ganassi Racing as the replacement for fired driver Kyle Larson. Larson lost his job two weeks ago for using a racial slur while competing in a virtual race. Ganassi developement driver Ross Chastain was assumed the leading contender to replace Larson but the team instead announced Monday, April 27, 2020, it will go with two-time Daytona 500 winner Kenseth for the remainder of the season. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
NASCAR-Daytona 500 2/26/2012
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Denny Hamlin, right, talks with Kevin Harvick prior to practice for Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Martinsville Speedway Friday April 8, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville
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