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Ryan Blaney scored a dramatic victory Sunday at Talladega (Alabama), advancing into the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
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He edged Kevin Harvick by 0.012 seconds for his second win of the season, but Harvick was DQ’d during the post-race inspection.
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In total, four Fords finished in the top 10 behind Blaney: Austin Cindric (fifth), Ryan Preece (eighth) and Riley Herbst (ninth).
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Mustangs swept the race stages, with Blaney taking Stage 1 and Brad Keselowski winning Stage 2.
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Keselowski was involved in a late-race accident in the tri-oval and finished 32nd, earning 14 points.
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Ford dominated the event, leading 121 of 188 laps, including a race-best 48 by Joey Logano, after sweeping the top three spots in qualifying and eight of the top 11 positions.
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With Blaney already secured into the Round of 8, Buescher stands fifth in points (+19 ahead of the cut line) and Keselowski is eighth (+2).
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The NASCAR Cup Series concludes its Round of 12 Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
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Brett Moffitt won Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race with fellow Ford driver Ben Rhodes pushing him on the final lap to give Ford a 1-2 finish.
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Moffitt led five times for 22 laps to lead Ford drivers.
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Hailie Deegan registered her second top-10 effort of the season, finishing eighth.
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Ty Majeski had a potential top-10 day going, but was involved in a pair of multi-truck wrecks, including one in the final laps, finishing 21st.
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With one race remaining in the Round of 8, Rhodes is sixth (-5), Majeski seventh (-19) and Smith eighth (-36).
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The top four drivers after Homestead-Miami Oct. 21 will advance to the championship race in Phoenix.
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Ott Tänak took his 19th World Rally Championship win, and second of 2023, at Rally Chile.
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Tänak earned a win in three of the first six stages held on Friday, then pulled away Saturday afternoon and eventually won by 42.1 seconds.
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In all, Tänak scored seven stage wins and earned two power stage points.
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The series resumes with WRC Central European Rally Oct. 25-29.
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Loren Healy won the 4600 Every Man Challenge in Oklahoma and earned the Ultra4 West Coast Championship for Fun-Haver Off Road.
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Healy started second and used the joker lap with about one hour remaining to jump into the lead.
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Healy made the pass on fellow Bronco racer John Rants after Rants experienced mechanical issues (hydro-locking).
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Ultra4 returns to action Oct. 24-29 for the Legends of the Fall in Lake Havasu, Arizona.
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Bob Tasca III vaulted to the top of the Funny Car points standings (+6) after knocking off leader Robert Hight in the second round in St. Louis.
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Tasca and Blake Alexander both advanced to the semifinals of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event.
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Tasca also earned his sixth No. 1 qualifier of the season, the 14th of his career.
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Tim Wilkerson and Chad Green were unable to advance from the first elimination round, but both are still in contention for the Countdown to the Championship.
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The NHRA next heads to Texas for the NHRA Fall Nationals Oct. 12.
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Donny Schatz finished eighth in the nightcap of a Saturday doubleheader in the World of Outlaws series in Pennsylvania.
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He climbed 14 positions to finish 13th in the first race, earning the Hard Charger Award.
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Schatz now has 40 top-10 finishes this season and is now fifth in the standings.
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The World of Outlaws series returns to Port Royal Speedway in Pennsylvania beginning Friday.