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Kevin Harvick has won the last three fall races at Texas Motor Speedway and is the +260 favorite for Sunday’s Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 (3:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN). From an outright winner standpoint, that means bettors will likely have to decide whether it’s smarter to bet big on Harvick or try to beat him with a handful of other drivers.

I’ll leave that web for Nick Giffen to untangle. On the other hand, Texas’ smooth surface makes it easier for longer shots to steal better-than-expected finishes with tire strategy, making prop bets better values than at typical tracks.

With this in mind, here are two props for Sunday’s race at Texas that I’m grabbing right now.

NASCAR at Texas Odds, Betting Picks

Alex Bowman (+450) for a top-five finish

The No. 88 Chevrolet has stepped it up at intermediates since the start of NASCAR’s playoffs with Bowman’s average finish of 4.0 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway (both 1.5-mile tracks like Texas) the best in the series this postseason.

Bowman has also run the fourth-most fastest laps and has the fourth-best driver rating over those two races, showing he’s not only stealing top-five finishes, but is also consistently showing top-five speed.

At +450, I’m backing Bowman to accomplish that feat for a third straight race on a 1.5-mile circuit.

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Chris Buescher (+1000) for a top-10 finish

Buescher is certainly a long shot, but a 400-1 long shot is pretty insane. No, that doesn’t mean I’m betting on him to win at those odds, but it’s important to note that price because that’s also the number sportsbooks will use as a basis for prop prices, like top-10 finishes.

Considering the No. 17 Ford had the ninth-best driver rating at Texas earlier this year and posted top 10s at 1.5-mile tracks at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Las Vegas, Buescher’s 10-1 odds to manage that feat on Sunday is worth a wager.

Odds of 10-1 imply a 9.09% chance, and considering that Buescher has two top 10s in eight races at similar tracks for a 20% top-10 finish rate — while posting a top-10 driver rating in July at Texas — this number has a very attractive betting edge.

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Whether it’s via race victory or points in the final two races of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8, Kevin Harvick will likely find himself in the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway.

Harvick has a 41-point cushion on the cutline going into Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN/NBC Sports App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). But if you’re looking at the recent trend, there’s a decent chance he won’t need to rely on points.

The No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing driver has earned the victory in the past three fall races at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth oval. Harvick hasn’t finished worse than 10th since the 2014 spring race. Harvick finished fifth in July at Texas after unconventional strategy allowed Austin Dillon to sneak away with the race win.

RELATED: Harvick wins Busch Pole for Texas; see full lineup

So, what is it about the fall air in the Lone Star State that makes Harvick so stellar?

While Harvick took a light-hearted moment to give credit to track president Eddie Gossage for the track reconfiguration in 2017, which is when the fall-race streak began, he immediately pointed to the strength of his team.

“I think as you look at really everything that’s happened at Texas it’s just been A-plus, and when you have that confidence in a race track and the guys have confidence in the setup and the car and the things that they change from year to year, it’s hard to beat confidence,” Harvick said. “There’s always things that can happen, but I truly believe that we’ll go there and have a really fast car and be comfortable the week leading up to it that you made the right decisions because we’ve made a lot of really good decisions there in the past. It’s just been a great place for us.”

Going to a race track with a fast car has been Harvick’s M.O. throughout the 2020 season, so there’s no reason to believe that’s going to change on Sunday. There’s a reason for that, with Harvick noting team puts the same amount of preparation and effort into everything, regardless of whether it’s the first race of the season or the 33rd.

It’s a belief that Harvick and the crew, led by crew chief Rodney Childers, have adopted from experience in the postseason.

“You just have to let the results just be what they are and do the things that you do on a weekly basis in order to just race the same way,” Harvick said. “It’s not a switch that you can flip. We tried that in the beginning and mentally it’s just not the right thing to do because you’re not mentally prepared and mentally trained to think the way that you have to think in the playoffs if you don’t do that on a week-to-week basis.”

Harvick currently owns nine victories with three races remaining. On Sunday in Texas, he can make it 10 and eclipse double-digit triumphs in one season for the first time in his 20-year Cup Series career.

While Harvick answered a question about advice he would give to a new team owner in the sport, it also happened to explain why the accomplishments have been plentiful this season.

“I think the most important thing that you have are people,” Harvick said. “The only way to be great is to have great people. If you have average people, you’re gonna have an average team. If you have good people, you’re gonna have a good team.

“If you have great people, it leads to the opportunity to be great, so it’s all about putting the right people in the right places. Obviously, you have to run it to a budget, but I’d rather buy less tires than not have the right people because in the end it’s a scenario that you’re only as good as the people that are surrounding you and that is 100 percent true.”

It’s clear Harvick has great people and he could be well on his way to a second career championship because of it.

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Chase Briscoe’s dream season continued last Saturday at Kansas Speedway.

The driver of the No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford picked up his ninth NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the year and earned automatic advancement into the Championship 4 season finale at Phoenix Raceway.

On Tuesday, Stewart-Haas announced Briscoe would succeed the retiring Clint Bowyer in the No. 14 NASCAR Cup Series Ford next year.

MORE: SHR taps Briscoe for No. 14 ride

In stark contrast, Austin Cindric’s Kansas weekend couldn’t have been worse. The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford made an aggressive move between cars early in the race, tangled with the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet of Noah Gragson and finished 28th.

WATCH: Cindric, Gragson tangle at Kansas

Cindric dropped from second to fourth in the series standings, just two points clear of Justin Haley in fifth, the first spot below the Round of 8 playoff cutline. But Cindric enters Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 (4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN/NBC Sports App, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) as the most recent winner at Texas, and a season sweep would ensure a spot in the Championship 4.

Gragson fared even worse at Kansas. The wreck with Cindric dropped him to 36th (last) in the race and eighth in the standings, 33 points below the current cutoff. In practical terms, Gragson’s clearest path to the Championship 4 requires a victory at Texas or at Martinsville Speedway the next week.

Texas is problematic for Gragson. In his three starts at the track, he has a best finish of 13th, and his last two races there have ended with 30th-place results.

“Texas has not treated us well in the past,” Gragson said. “We were really strong here in the spring and just got bit by the bad-luck bug. We’re coming off a rough weekend in Kansas, but my team has their heads held high, and we know we can go in this weekend and win.

“We just have to put it all together and be there at the end, which I know we are capable of doing.”

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Brett Moffitt and GMS Racing teammate Tyler Ankrum enter Sunday’s SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas Motor Speedway with an air of certainty — but for vastly different reasons.

Moffitt doesn’t have to win the race or even run well in the second event in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series’ Round of 8 (12 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The driver of the No. 23 Chevrolet advanced to the Championship 4 round at Phoenix Raceway with his first victory of the season last Saturday at Kansas Speedway.

RELATED: Texas schedule | Lineup for Sunday’s playoff race

Ankrum, on the other hand, crashed out of the race after 38 laps and finished 34th, dropping to eighth in the standings, 56 points below the current playoff cutoff. He comes to Texas with a win-or-bust mentality. 

The remaining six playoff drivers are scrambling for position, and that includes the ThorSport Racing entries of Grant Enfinger, Matt Crafton and Ben Rhodes, who are fifth, sixth and seventh in the standings, respectively.

Enfinger trails fourth-place Zane Smith by seven points, with Crafton, a three-time champion, eight points further back. Rhodes is 33 points below the cutline, on the cusp of needing a victory at either Texas or Martinsville Speedway to advance.

Crafton is the only former Texas winner among the eight playoff drivers. Kyle Busch Motorsports has won the last three races at the track, two by Kyle Busch himself and one by Greg Biffle.

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Denny Hamlin is trending the wrong way at the wrong time.

The NASCAR Playoffs continue with its second Round of 8 race at Texas Motor Speedway, and the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota doesn’t have the best track record at the 1.5-mile venue in Fort Worth, Texas.

TEXAS: Weekend schedule | Paint schemes | Betting odds

Sure, Hamlin ties Kevin Harvick for the most wins at Texas among playoff contenders with three. But two of Hamlin’s victories came in 2010 – a solid decade ago. His third win was last year but during the spring event rather than the fall showdown.

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Hamlin’s Texas playoff race finishes

Since the current postseason format was installed in 2014, Texas has hosted six playoff races. Hamlin’s best finish in that span is a third-place run in 2017, which doubled as his only top five. Otherwise, he has three results of 28th or worse. (See chart to right.)

Earlier this season, Hamlin placed 20th in the spring event at Texas. He led 11 laps and came in third and 15th in the two stages.

That race marked one of 10 on 1.5-mile tracks this year. Among active drivers, Hamlin ranks sixth in average finish (10.5) with that oval length. He won at two different places – Kansas Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. Neither was a postseason event.

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Hamlin’s 2020 playoff finishes

Hamlin’s hot start to the playoffs, entering as the second seed with six wins, has started to simmer. In the seven races so far, Hamlin won just once – Talladega Superspeedway, where his average running position was worse than 20th. He has only one other top-five, top-10 finish. (See chart to left.)

Awaiting the middle race in the Round of 8, Hamlin currently sits third in the standings with a 20-point advantage on the cutline. He had a 32-point cushion before the opener at Kansas Speedway last weekend, but a 15th-place finish left him with a 12-point loss despite placing third in Stage 1 and even winning Stage 2. Fourth-place Brad Keselowski sits just – wait for it – 12 points below Hamlin now.

Through the first 24 races of the season, Hamlin had just eight finishes outside the top 10. He has now finished outside the top 10 in six of the last nine races.

Two races remain before the Championship 4 is set. One berth is already secured by Joey Logano, thanks to his Kansas win, leaving seven drivers vying for three spots. Texas presents the first opportunity when the race resumes Monday (10 a.m. ET on NBCSN/NBC Sports App, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Then, Martinsville Speedway will play host to the final elimination event Nov. 1.

In 29 starts, Hamlin has won five times at Martinsville – most recently in 2015, not the playoff race. Hamlin has made the Championship 4 twice in his career (2014 and 2019). He has fallen short in the Round of 8 just as many times (2016 and 2017).

In 15 full-time seasons, Hamlin is still searching for his first NASCAR Cup Series championship.

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Go Fas Racing announced its racing plans for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series on Thursday, indicating it would transition to part-time competition next season.

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Team owner Archie St. Hilaire, who added comments during a Thursday afternoon appearance on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, said the team planned on “running 5-6 races in 2021 at tracks we enjoy and make financial sense.” St. Hilaire also said he planned to shift his half of the team’s charter to a new owner, who would be “announced in the coming days.” He also indicated Joe Falk of the former Circle Sport Racing operation would continue to own the other half-share of the charter.

“It has been a lot of fun over the years but with the evolution of life, your priorities change,” St. Hilaire said in a team release. “With my son Mason (Go Fas’ general manager) moving on to start his own business in a different industry and myself getting ready to spend time with my daughter having my first grandchild, I feel its time to re-evaluate the next chapter of my life. It definitely has been great working with Ford and all of our great marketing partners over the last 10 years and we look forward to continuing with them on a smaller scale going forward.”

On Friday, the new owner St. Hilaire referenced turned out to be two, Matt Tifft and B.J. McLeod. The two drivers will operate the charter alongside Falk. Tifft ran the bulk of the 2019 season for Front Row Motorsports before stepping away for a medical situation. McLeod has been a driver/owner in the Xfinity Series ranks for several years and expanded into the Cup Series in 2020.

Go Fas Racing has fielded the No. 32 Ford for Corey LaJoie the last two seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series. LaJoie confirmed Aug. 21 he would not return to Go Fas in 2021. Thursday, St. Hilaire said an update about the team’s driver for next season would come later.

St. Hilaire has been involved in team ownership since a 2009 debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, three years before he moved to the NASCAR Cup Series. Go Fas Racing grew out of the merger of Go Green Racing and FAS Lane Racing before the 2014 season.

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Oct. 22, 2020) – Comcast announced Thursday the finalists for the 2020 Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award, an annual award created to recognize the philanthropic efforts of individuals within the NASCAR industry.

The 2020 finalists are:

• Bubba Wallace, NASCAR Cup Series driver at Richard Petty Motorsports, Live To Be Different Foundation

• Clay Campbell, Martinsville Speedway President, Campbell Family Foundation

• Matt Kaulig, Owner of Kaulig Racing, Kaulig Charitable Giving Programs

This year’s finalists took on increased leadership roles in their respective communities during an unpredictable 2020. Whether taking a stand for social justice, addressing the digital divide that affects low-income households or unselfishly lending a helping hand to neighbors in need, these NASCAR industry members continued their commitment to create positive change in 2020, while also enriching the quality of life for those around them.

“This year, more than ever, it’s important to shine a spotlight on how these remarkable individuals within the sport of NASCAR are using their platforms to make a positive impact on so many lives around them,” said Matt Lederer, Vice President of Brand Partnerships and Activation at Comcast. “Our 2020 finalists embody the spirit of one of Comcast’s core values, community impact, by working tirelessly to make a long term, lasting change in the community.”

Since 2015, when its Xfinity brand entered the sport as entitlement partner of the NASCAR Xfinity Series and now Premier Partner of the NASCAR Cup Series, Comcast has donated more than a half million dollars to 18 different NASCAR-affiliated organizations to honor their efforts and to help further the impact of their worthy causes. Fans can visit ComcastCommunityChampion.com to learn more about past and present finalists and their acts of selflessness.

“From the beginning of our partnership with NASCAR, we wanted to find a way to tell these amazing stories and in the sixth year of this prestigious program, we were overwhelmed with an array of inspirational individuals that make us proud to a leader in the sport,” Lederer added. “We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone for their incredible efforts, especially in a challenging season like 2020.”

The 2020 Comcast Community Champion of the Year will be selected by a panel comprised of Comcast and NASCAR executives, as well as Dover International Speedway President, Mike Tatoian, who received the award in 2019 for his work with USO Delaware.

Comcast will award $60,000 to the champion’s affiliated charity, and $30,000 to each of the two remaining finalists’ selected charities. The 2020 Comcast Community Champion will be announced in conjunction with NASCAR Championship Weekend next month in Phoenix.

“The NASCAR community is blessed to have an abundance of men and women that are not only dedicated to our industry but just as importantly dedicated to making a significant impact in the lives of others,” said Tatoian. “The amazing generosity and support that Comcast continues to commit to this award showcases the company’s commitment to make a difference in our communities. USO Delaware is a better organization today because of the recognition that we received as the 2019 Comcast Community Champion of the Year.”

Comcast has a long track record of community service, aiding in the advancement of local organizations, developing programs & partnerships, mobilizing resources to connect people and inspiring positive and substantive change. To learn more about these efforts, click here.

2020 Comcast Community Champion of the Year finalists

Bubba Wallace (Concord, N.C.) – The Live To Be Different Foundation, led by Bubba Wallace, was formed to lift up individuals seeking a means to fulfill their potential, no matter their race, gender, disabilities or socio-economic situation. Through a message of compassion, love and understanding, the Richard Petty Motorsports driver believes all barriers can be removed so that all dreams can be realized. Live To Be Different’s mission is to empower the next generation to strive and achieve anything they put their mind to, just as Wallace has done in his journey as an African-American race car driver and agent of change in his sport. In doing so, Live To Be Different supports disadvantaged individuals and those in need of a second chance with educational, social or other types of assistance needed to help make their dreams reality.

Clay Campbell (Martinsville, Va.) – As President of Martinsville Speedway since 1988, Clay Campbell leads the historic Virginia track that was founded by his grandfather H. Clay Earles. Born and raised in Martinsville, Campbell works to make Henry County a better place through educational opportunities, financial donations and his time. With the Campbell Family Foundation, he focuses on many areas, especially when it comes to local youth. This includes providing free physical, dental and eye exams to those in need as well as equipment and scholarships at local high schools and colleges. He was also instrumental in making the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school and supports the Grace Network through a Christmas Toy Drive that has impacted over 10,000 area children with gifts to unwrap on Christmas morning. He is also involved with the Grace Network and Henry County’s Food Bank, particularly in the summer months when the organization is at their most critical need. The track also hosts an annual free Independence Day Celebration with Campbell covering the cost for carnival rides for all children. In addition, Campbell serves as President of the Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce, President of the Martinsville YMCA Board of Directors, President of the Chamber Partnership for Economic Growth, Trustee at Ferrum College and is on the Board of Directors at the Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and the Blue Ridge Airport Authority Board.

Matt Kaulig (Hudson, Ohio) – Matt Kaulig’s philosophy on giving time, talent and treasure to Akron Children’s Hospital and the greater Cleveland community is truly what makes him embody the characteristics of a philanthropist. At Akron Children’s, he not only supports caring for and healing children, but is interested in finding solutions for childhood ailments, providing comfort and safety for children and families in need, as well as nurturing the hopes, dreams and potential of children. Matt, and his wife, Lisa, are focused on the healing power of giving, as they know how scary it is for parents to be told their newborn baby has a problem that needs special intensive care treatment to survive. In 2018, they founded Kaulig Charitable Giving Programs to focus on the well-being of children and families through direct giving and community involvement. This includes connecting with Cleveland Metropolitan School District, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland and Breakthrough schools to address the digital divide in Cleveland and provide necessary equipment such as Internet access, computers and tablets to low-income families as they navigate working from home and virtual school learning. Throughout the last decade, Kaulig has become an advocate and a motivator to children and families in need. It is his belief that “The best investment we can make is in a child.”

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Michael Jordan’s venture into NASCAR with Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin has a name and a number — 23XI Racing and the No. 23 — for the 2021 season.

Jordan and Hamlin announced the details Thursday for the car that Bubba Wallace will drive next year. Other details, including manufacturer affiliation, are to be announced.

RELATED: All the Silly Season news | Jordan, Hamlin form partnership for 2021

As perhaps expected, the car number borrows the jersey number that Jordan wore as a six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls. The team name — pronounced “twenty-three eleven” — combines Jordan’s number with the car number that Hamlin has had throughout his Cup Series career.

“Michael and I have a shared vision for this team,” Hamlin said in a team release, “so it’s exciting to see it reflected in the team name and on the race car with the iconic number 23 that Michael made famous.”

The organization will make its on-track debut at Daytona Speedweeks in February 2021.

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Five drivers from five different states – from New England to the Rocky Mountains — have one thing in common Thursday afternoon.

They are NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series National Champions.

David Greenslit of New Hampshire, claimed the Division II national title by just two points — one position on the race track. Utah’s Jon Quinton (Division III), Oklahoma’s Brady Walsh (Division IV) and Nebraska’s Chris Vannausdle (Division V) were also officially announced as national champions.

And 16-year-old Sam Butler of Indiana earned the UNOH Youth Achievement Award national title, as the top driver 16-and-under regardless of division. Butler also earned the Division I Josten’s Rookie of the Year Award on Tuesday, when Josh Berry was named the Division I national champion.

Division II | Division III | Division IV | Division V| UNOH Youth Achievement Award

All national standings are determined by the driver’s best 14 finishes from any sanctioned track in North America to determine the National Champion for Division II through V. Drivers receive two points for every NASCAR-licensed competitor they finish ahead of, up to 16 cars; and can receive two bonus points for winning from a starting position five through eight, and four points for winning from ninth or further back.

Due to the disruptions of the seasons at tracks across the United States and Canada, the final day to count points toward the championship was Sunday, Oct. 18.

The Division II title came down to the final weekend. And one position.

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Greenslit had already wrapped up the title at Claremont Motorsports Park in the track‘s R.E. Hinkley Street Stocks division, and won the Battle of the Belt Championship for the driver with the most points between four tracks in New Hampshire — Claremont, Monadnock, Lee USA, and Hudson Speedways.

He was second in points, six back of Jerod Weston, the O’Reilly Auto Parts B Modifieds champion at Adams County Speedway, a dirt track in Iowa. Willie Gammil, who races at at the dirt Salina Highbanks Speedway in Oklahoma, was 20 points behind Weston, and Adam Gray was 30 points back. Gray had already wrapped up the asphalt Late Model championship at Connecticut’s Stafford Motor Speedway – his third career title and first since 2014.

On Saturday, the 34-year-old Greenslit won the Street Stock Division race at Claremont’s Fall Challenge.

Making things more interesting, Weston made the 20-hour drive to Claremont, a third-mile apshalt oval, and Gray also landed a ride for the event. Gray finished sixth in the race, while Weston was 10th.

When the dust cleared, Greenslit finished with 402 points on the strength of 12 wins, 20 top fives and 23 top 10s in 23 races.

Gray wound up two points back in second, with six wins, 11 top fives and 13 top 10s in 15 starts, while Weston ended up third with six wins, 12 top fives and 13 top 10s in 13 starts.

RELATED: Slow Start Leads to the Best Career Season for David Greenslit

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Quinton earned his first career win at Idaho’s Magic Valley Speedway on July 3. The 35-year-old from Smithfield, Utah, went on to win five more times and take home the Denny’s Mini Stock championship at the quarter-mile semi-banked asphalt oval track in Twin Falls, Idaho.

He had 20 top fives in all 20 starts to win the national Division III title with 388 points, 18 better than Derek Debbis at Stafford.

Rodney Argo edged Bobby Ozman by virtue of a tiebreaker (more wins, 6-1) to take the third spot. Both Argo and Ozman race at California’s Irwindale Speedway.

RELATED: Magic Valley Speedway‘s Jon Quinton Shakes Off Struggles, Finds Himself Atop NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Division III Standings

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Brady Walsh rode an eight-race win streak to his second straight S&J Plumbing Pure Stocks championship at Salina, a .375-mile high-banked clay oval.

The 22-year-old from Choteau, Oklahoma, finished with eight wins and top fives in all 15 of his starts to earn the national title by 42 poins over Jordon Shive, who also races at Salina. It’s the third time in the last five years that the Division III champion has come from Salina, after Nathan Campbell won in 2016 and ’18.

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Chris Vannausdle won the Brandon Towing and Recovery Compacts championship at Adams County and the Sport Compact Division title at Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway. Between the two dirt tracks, the 48-year-old from Villisca, Nebraska, had nine wins, 19 top fives and 19 top 10s in 21 starts to finish with 432 points.

Stafford’s Zachary Robinson (382) and Meg Fuller (372) finished second and third, respectively.

Chris’ son, Bryan Vannausdle, finished fourth in Division V.

RELATED: Father and Son Vannausdles Hope to Continue Celebrating Career Years at Adams County and I-80 Speedways

Sam Butler #81 after winning the 44th Annual Paramount Auto Group Bobby Isaac Memorial for the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series at Hickory Motor Speedway in Newton, North Carolina on September 5, 2020. (Jacob Kupferman/NASCAR)

The youngest champion of the group, Butler has already a career-defining win on his resume.

In September, Butler out-ran Berry and a host of Late Model Stock Car stars to win the 44th Annual Bobby Isaac Memorial at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway.

Butler finished with three wins, 13 top fives and 17 top 10s at Hickory. He also made one start at South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach Speedway. He finished ninth in the Division I national rankings, the top rookie.

Butler collected 408 points to beat runner-up Daniel Silvestri and third-place Debbis. Silvestri had 382 points racing at Virginia’s Langley Speedway and Dominion Raceway, while Debbis had 370 points.

RELATED: Photo Gallery – 2020 Bobby Isaac Memorial

 

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It has been tough to tailgate at the track this year.

With attendance still limited at the race track due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and most NASCAR fans celebrating the rest of the season at home, Busch, the official beer of NASCAR and NASCAR Cup Series Premier Partner, is giving you the chance to bring the ultimate tailgate experience to your home.

You now have a chance to win a fully stocked, custom Pit Cart filled with all the things a fan would need for a successful championship weekend at home. The Pit Cart includes a LED 65-inch UHD Commercial TV with Essential Smart Function, JBL Pro SoundBar PSB-1, 126 Can Freestanding Beverage Refrigerator, LED accent lighting, NASCAR swag and more.

The Sweepstakes Period begins Wednesday (Oct. 21) at noon ET and ends Sunday (Oct. 25) at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.

There are two ways to enter:

— Twitter: During the Sweepstakes Period, tweet the hashtag #OfficialBeerSweepstakes.

— Twitter: During the Sweepstakes Period, look for Busch’s Sweepstakes Tweet inviting followers to enter for a chance to win a prize. Retweet and include the hashtag #OfficialBeerSweepstakes.

Note: The Sweepstakes, known formally as the “Busch Beer Ultimate Championship Tailgate,” is open only to legal residents of the United States and District of Columbia (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) who are 21 years of age or older at the time of entry.

You must be a registered user of Twitter and follow @BuschBeer on Twitter in order to enter the Sweepstakes via Twitter. Twitter registration is free and can be obtained by logging on to https://twitter.com and following the online instructions to open an account.

RELATED: Busch Beer wins NASCAR Marketing Achievement Award

One potential winner will be selected in a random drawing to be held on or about Oct. 26 from among all eligible entries received by Busch, whose decisions are final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period.

No purchase or payment of any kind necessary to enter for a chance to win.

Don’t miss NASCAR Championship Weekend, Nov. 6-8, where NASCAR will crown champions in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series in the season finale.