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Mayer Sweeps at Thunder Valley

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Sam Mayer sweeps at Thunder Valley in the ARCA Menards Series East Bush Beans 200 on Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Sam Mayer, the driver of the No. 21 Starr Children’s Fund Chevrolet, celebrates winning the Bush’s Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway for the ARCA Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series East in Bristol, Tennessee on September 17, 2020. Photo by Jacob Kupferman/ARCA Menards

Mayer sweeps at Thunder Valley in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA East Bush Beans 200 on Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.

It’s hard to top winning three times at a race track in a single season, a feat Sam Mayer was able to finish off last Thursday night.

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Mayer Foils Playoff Drivers with a Bristol Victory

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Sam Mayer foils playoff drivers after winning the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday night.
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 17: Sam Mayer, driver of the No. 24 Armour Guard Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17, 2020, in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Mayer foils playoff drivers after winning the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday night.

A 17-year-old stole the thunder from the Playoff drivers at Thunder Valley.

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William Byron Needs One More Clutch Moment

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Byron is in need of another clutch moment after mediocre results in two of three NASCAR Cup Series playoff races in the Round of 16.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 12: William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway on September 12, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

William Byron needs one more clutch moment after mediocre results in two of three NASCAR Cup Series playoff races in the Round of 16.

The buzzer-beater basket; The go-ahead field goal as time expires; the walk-off home run; These are the clutch moments in sports that are the reason people watch and look forward to seeing. 

In the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, 22-year-old William Byron pulled off NASCAR’s version of that moment.  Byron entered the race in a tight battle with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson and Wood Brothers Racing’s Matt DiBenedetto for the final two playoff spots. In Byron’s Daytona clutch moment, he not only advances to the playoffs but he scores his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory.

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NASCAR: Two Procedure Changes Ahead of Playoff Races

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NASCAR: Two procedure changes for all three national series given before playoff races, starting at Michigan International Speedway this week.

Choose Rule Added to Majority of Races; Performance Metrics Set Starting Lineup, Busch Pole Award & Cometic Gaskets Pole Award

NASCAR: Two procedure changes for all three national series given before playoff races, starting at Michigan International Speedway this week.

NASCAR is incorporating the ‘choose rule’ into the restart procedure for all national series races except those held on road courses and superspeedways (Daytona and Talladega). The rule made its NASCAR national series debut during the NASCAR All-Star Race at Bristol Motor Speedway last month. As drivers approach a designated spot on the track, they must commit to the inside or outside lane for the restart. The rule will add strategy and is especially important on those tracks that have a distinctly dominant lane on restarts; the drivers will have their choice of track position or the preferred lane as the race returns to green flag conditions. 

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