Heim Starts 23rd, Takes Four Tires at the Final Stop, and Wins the DQS 250 at Michigan by 0.065
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Read the Recap →Week 14 · Hamlin wins Nashville and closes to 97 back — the smallest gap of the season. Preece DNF drops him from the last safe playoff spot to outside the bubble. Briscoe 3rd from 31st jumps to 14th. Cindric now holds 16th. Larson DNF with one lap left while running 3rd.
Read the Analysis →2.66 miles. 33-degree banking. 40 cars running inches apart at 200 mph. A beginner's guide and a diehard's reminder of why Talladega is unlike anything else in American motorsports.
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Hamlin Won. Preece DNF'd. The Gap Dropped to 97.
Week 14 · Hamlin wins Nashville and closes to 97 back — the smallest gap of the season. Preece DNF drops him from the last safe playoff spot to outside the bubble. Briscoe 3rd from 31st jumps to 14th. Cindric now holds 16th. Larson DNF with one lap left while running 3rd.
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