Mayer Earns Sixth Top Five Finish in 2025 at Texas Custer Enjoys Best Finish of Season at 1.5-Mile at TMS
Xfinity Series
Sam Mayer restarted on the front row in both overtimes at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon, after a strategic call to run long in the final stage paid off. He was able to secure a fifth-place result, his sixth top-5 finish this season, while Sheldon Creed was collected in an incident on lap 104.
“It’s so frustrating, because we fought so hard today,” Mayer said. “This team worked really hard to get us in that spot at the end, and it’s really unfortunate how that final sequence played out.”
Rain throughout the day on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway forced the cancelation of practice and qualifying for the Xfinity Series. However, with both Haas Factory Team (HFT) Fords towards the top of the points standings entering the race, Sheldon Creed was able to start sixth with Mayer right behind him in seventh.
The lack of practice loomed large at the beginning of Saturday’s 200-lap race, as three cautions flew within the first 20 laps. Creed and Mayer held their track position throughout the first stage, though, gracefully riding the bottom of the track to finish fifth and sixth, respectively.
The No. 00 pit crew was able to gain Creed four spots on pit road at the stage end as the Road Ranger Ford restarted third to begin stage two. Mayer’s team opted for an air pressure adjustment due to tightness through the corners and exited pit road in sixth position.
The second stage ran entirely green, as passing became increasingly difficult with more rubber laid down on the track. Creed remained in third to earn 13 stage points on the afternoon, while Mayer gained a spot and finished the middle segment in fifth to earn 11 stage points at TMS.
Despite a strong showing up to that point, Creed was involved in an incident on lap 104 exiting turn two as he was spun across the track and made contact with the inside wall. The damage sustained from the hit forced the No. 00 out of the race, as he settled for a 36th-place finish.
“I felt like we were a good restart and getting the lead away from having a good shot at winning,” Creed said. “We’re headed in the right direction and I’m really proud of everyone at Haas Factory Team. We’ll take the next couple of weeks to reset, and then come back swinging.”
Mayer pitted under the caution and restarted 22nd, electing to run long in the final stage before their final pit stop. Their strategy paid off, as the Andy’s Ford Mustang cycled to the lead with 44 laps to go, moments before a caution was thrown for a spin on the frontstretch. With only eight cars on the lead lap, Mayer was able to put on fresher tires and restart sixth.
A chaotic end to the race saw three cautions over the final 12 laps, as Mayer once again jumped to the lead after a brilliant move through the middle of a three-wide battle at the front. He restarted on the front row in both overtimes and kept the No. 41 in position to win at the end, despite a fifth-place finish.
Cup Series
Cole Custer overcame adversity all afternoon long, battling with a loose race car in the early stages. However, the No. 41 team continually made changes throughout the course of the race, and had nice long run speed to secure their best finish, 19th, at a mile-and-a-half track this season.
He qualified 20th after a strong practice session on Saturday, but dropped as low as 28th over the short 20-lap run to begin the race. His pit crew was able to gain him five spots under yellow, but the car was not able to turn through the center of the corners as he took home 27th in the opening stage.
Crew chief Aaron Kramer continued calling for changes to push the No. 41 car forward, and they were able to find speed during the long runs. However, just as Custer began laying down some of his fastest laps of the race, an untimely caution towards the end of the second stage forced Custer to settle for 28th.
Despite a spin on pit road and contact from a crash on lap 247, the Red Baron Ford kept grinding forward as the team secured a 19th-place finish. It marked his second-best finish of the season, behind Talladega last Sunday (13th), as the team keeps making positive strides following the off weekend.
“We definitely fought hard all day long and ended up with a decent finish, so there’s something for us to take away this weekend,” Custer said. “There was really good speed in the car, but we just had a few unlucky breaks at the end. We’ll look ahead to next week and see what we can do at Kansas.”
Up Next The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway next weekend for the 12th race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, while the Xfinity Series takes the next two weekends off. Race coverage for the Cup series is set for 3 p.m. ET on FS1.
About Haas Factory Team The Haas Factory Team is a NASCAR Cup and Xfinity program owned by Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation. Beginning in 2025, the team will feature Cole Custer driving the No. 41 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the NASCAR Cup Series, while Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer take on the Xfinity Series in the No. 00 and No. 41 Ford Mustangs, respectively. Based in Kannapolis, North Carolina, the Haas Factory Team reflects a commitment to performance and engineering excellence, carrying forward Gene Haas’s commitment to motorsports.
NASCAR CUP SERIES TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE REPORT MAY 4, 2025
Chastain Tallies Season-Best Runner-Up Finish at Texas Motor Speedway Four Different Chevrolet Organizations Record Top-10 Finishes
TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL TOP-10 RESULTS: POS. DRIVER 2nd – Ross Chastain 4th – Kyle Larson 6th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 7th – Austin Dillon 10th – Daniel Suarez
Ross Chastain earned his season-best finish at Texas Motor Speedway, driving his No. 1 Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet to a runner-up finish in the Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY. Chastain led the Bowtie brigade to five top-10 finishes in the series’ 12th race of the 2025 season, with Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Valvoline Chevrolet team tallying a fourth-place finish; Hyak Motorsports’ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in sixth; Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon in seventh; and Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suarez rounding out the top-10.
Taking the green flag from the fourth starting position, Kyle Larson remained steady in the top-five through much of the opening stage – ultimately taking the first green-white checkered flag in the fourth position. Reporting loose conditions in Turns One and Two in the closing laps of Stage One, crew chief Cliff Daniels brought the No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet down pit road during the stage break for four tires, fuel and a round of adjustments. Gaining one position in the race off pit road, Larson took the inside line of the second row to take the green flag for Stage Two. Wasting no time, Larson quickly settled into the second position behind then-race leader Josh Berry, going on to inherit the lead when Berry spun to bring out the caution. The 32-year-old Elk Grove, California, native went on to stay atop the leaderboard to tally his series-leading sixth stage win of the season. After a four-tire stop during the final stage break, Larson lined up in the fourth position for the final 96 laps around the 1.5 Texas oval. Staying steady at the front of the field, a series of late-race cautions proved to be a challenge for Larson, but the former series champion rallied home with a fourth-place finish.
Following his first career pole in NASCAR’s top division, Carson Hocevar and the No. 77 Spire Motorsports team remained a steady fixture in the top-10 throughout the first two stages – tallying sixth-place points in each stage. A strong day went south when Hocevar was caught up in a multi-car accident with just 31 laps remaining. Going to work on their Chevrolet-powered machine, Hocevar only fell two laps down to salvage a 25th-place finish.
Chevrolet’s all-time NASCAR Cup Series statistics at Texas Motor Speedway:
Wins: 18 Poles: 17 Top-Fives: 82 Top-10s: 192
Chevrolet’s season statistics with 12 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:
UP NEXT: The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Kansas Speedway with the AdventHealth 400 on Sunday, May 11, at 3 P.M. ET. Live coverage can be found on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Post-Race Driver Quotes:
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Finished: 2nd
“Starting 31st, we wanted to go +30 positions today. It’s all on this crew – the engineering group at Trackhouse Racing and the group at Chevrolet. We made an adjustment during the race and it fixed the car. All the problems we had yesterday and the start of the race, they were gone. I was confident. I was not confident yesterday.. you heard me in the booth say it. With just one adjustment, it brought this Tootsies Chevy to life and that’s why you keep fighting.”
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Finished: 4th
“(Michael) McDowell just did a really good job of timing the restarts. He left pretty much when I did, and he had a push behind him. He got clear to the lead and I just lost control of the race there. It was a bummer to do that. If I could have kept the lead, we would have been hard to beat in clean air like that. Just a little frustrated with myself, but all-in-all, it was a good points day for us today. The No. 5 Valvoline Chevrolet team did a great job today. The car was good. We’ll just study it and try to do a better job next time.”
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Sidelined by damage sustained in an accident in the final stage.
Finished: 35th
Bowman on the accident that ultimately ended his day early in the finale stage:
“I just saw guys wrecking in front of me. I tried to get high. The No. 16 (AJ Allmendinger) came back across the track and we all piled in there. I hate that for this team. We had a really fast No. 48 Ally Chevrolet. I think we passed more cars than anyone’s ever passed at Texas (Motor Speedway). We just shouldn’t have been back there to begin with. Really bummed, but we’ll move onto the next one.”
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Finished: 26th
“I just really hate it for everyone on this No. 71 Delaware Life Chevrolet team. We were giving it everything we had there to try to keep track position. Joey (Logano) got a run there, and I tried to block it. I went as far as I think you could probably go. When (Ryan) Blaney slid in front of me, it just took the air off of it and I just lost the back of it. I still had the fight in me, but I probably should have conceded at that point.
Just proud of everyone at Spire Motorsports. I know that’s not the day that we wanted, but we had the opportunity to win the race. I’m really proud of everyone at the Hendrick Motorsports engine shop – you guys saw those restarts, the motors were ripping. Just hate that we didn’t get it done, but we knew we had to go for it.”
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Finished: 22nd
“A decent finish today for my SafetyCulture team. Just wasn’t comfortable with the car there at the start and struggled to find speed. Thanks to my 88 crew for never giving up and continuing to work to make my Chevrolet better and better. We will learn from this and continue to make improvements.”
“It was a good day for this No. 99 Kubota Chevrolet team. We had decent speed out there. I think that we potentially had a little bit more, but we were struggling a lot on restarts all day long, except for the start of the race for some reason. All-in-all, it was a decent day and it’s good to get back-to-back top-10 finishes.”
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Ford Performance Notes and Quotes NASCAR Cup Series Wurth 400 | Texas Motor Speedway Sunday, May 4, 2025
JOEY LOGANO GIVES FORD SECOND STRAIGHT CUP SERIES WIN
Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 AAA Insurance Ford Mustang Dark Horse, won the Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday (May 4).
The win is Logano’s 37th of his Cup Series career and 35th with Ford.
Those 35 Ford wins put him in a tie for third with Mark Martin on the all-time Ford win list.
Today’s win is Ford’s 744th all-time in NASCAR Cup Series competition.
It also marks Team Penske’s 103rd series win with Ford.
FORD FINISHING RESULTS
1st – Joey Logano 3rd – Ryan Blaney 11th – Todd Gilliland 17th – Zane Smith 18th – Chris Buescher 19th – Cole Custer 25th – Austin Cindric 28th – Brad Keselowski 29th – Ryan Preece 30th – Cody Ware 32nd – Josh Berry 34th – Noah Gragson 37th – Chad Finchum
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 AAA Insurance Ford Mustang Dark Horse — VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW
HOW GOOD DOES IT FEEL TO BE BACK HERE? “The sport changes so quickly. It is crazy how you can just ride these roller coasters. I am so proud of the team. Proud to finally get AAA Insurance into victory lane. They have been a partner of mine since I have been at Penske, so 13 or 14 years and we have yet to win with them so it was awesome to get that done here. The JL Kids Crew is here so we will have fun with them in victory lane. A lot of people here. My family is at home, but hey, Brittany and the kids, I love you guys. It is going to be a fun night.”
YOU STARTED DEEP IN THE FIELD. HOW DID YOU PREVAIL AND WIN THIS ONE? “Slowly. Methodically. A couple of times we had a really tough pit stall situation and the pit crew did a good job of managing that. We just grabbed a couple here and there. The car was fast, I knew that yesterday, I just did a poor job qualifying. We just were grinding it out, a couple here and a couple there and eventually we get the win. It is nice to get one, really nice.”
PAUL WOLFE, Crew Chief, No. 22 AAA Insurance Ford Mustang Dark Horse
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR DRIVER, ESPECIALLY THAT MOVE ON MCDOWELL AT THE END?
“It was a long day, and I knew we had a good car in practice yesterday, but I wasn’t sure if the track would widen out and give us the opportunity to show what we had. We chipped away at it all day long, and the track was pretty racy. I thought if you had a good car, you could slowly make your way to the front. I think Coleman said it best, those last couple restarts, these are the moments that Joey lives for, and he performs better than anyone else out here in those circumstances, and I knew we had a great shot at it.”
RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards Ford Mustang Dark Horse (Finished 3rd)
YOU BATTLED ALL DAY TODAY AND GOT TO THE FRONT, YOU HAD A REALLY GOOD CAR AT THE END BUT WHAT MORE DID YOU NEED? “I don’t know. The one time I didn’t pick the outside the 71 got the lead and then I couldn’t get it back. Just driver making dumb decisions and not doing his job. I appreciate the team. The 12 car was a fast car today. I just can’t do anything right currently. Hopefully it will work itself out.”
JOSH BERRY, No. 21 WURTH Ford Mustang Dark Horse (Accident on Lap 126)
“The car was really good. I could tell early on that our car was really strong, especially after the first pit stop when we made an adjustment it was really good and we got out front and felt really good about it. Just started to approach the lap traffic. You have no choice but to run the opposite lane. Your car is never going to turn if you follow them. I went around the 62 on the outside and felt pretty decent about it. Then caught the 51 and was working on the 51 and hit that bump and got loose. I don’t know what I would do too much different. Obviously in these cars, especially at a place like this you are going to be fast, it is going to be uncomfortable and you are going to be on edge. Unfortunately it bit us today.”
HOW TREACHEROUS WAS IT UP TOWARDS THE TOP? “It is just hard to get your car — to be really strong in 1 and 2 you are going to be on edge in 3 and 4. I feel like my car was really good and that is how I felt. I definitely have to look back at it and see what I could have done differently but in the end I think I am more afraid of being slow than spinning out like that.”
IS THE TEAM STILL TRYING TO WORK ON THE CAR? “Yeah they are. We had a little miscommunication with NASCAR about whether I could get out or not. I got out and then they sent me to the care center. Either way I was going to have to go to the care center so we just went ahead and got it over with.”
BEARD MOTORSPORTS Würth 400 Date: May 4, 2025 Event: Würth 400 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth Format: 267 laps, broken into three stages (80 laps/85 laps/102 laps) Note: Race extended four laps past its scheduled 267-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish.
Race Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 1 Winner: Austin Cindric of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 2 Winner: Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Beard Motorsports Finish:
● Jesse Love Jr. (Started 35th, Finished 31st / Accident, completed 217 of 267 laps)
Notes:
● Making just his second career start in the NASCAR Cup Series Love lined up 35th to start the Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. He exercised a little self-preservation during the opening stage, noting early that the No. 62 Chevrolet was handling on the tight side.
● A handful of adjustments were made on a pit stop that took place during the first caution. After making several laps Love reported that the adjustments had made the car way too free. Trying to hang onto the car Love lost a lap to the leaders. A caution at the end of the first stage allowed Love to earn his way back onto the lead lap through the “lucky dog” rule which places the first car one-lap down back on the lead lap.
● Love once again quietly logged laps to start the second stage. Caution waved on lap 126 for a single-car accident and Love used the break in action to report that the car’s handling had improved compared to the end of the first stage. Throughout the next several laps he was advised on racing lines and made adjustments based on feedback from the team.
● As the race continued Love continued to log laps, learning the track and the car. He was scored in 28th position when another driver drove underneath him to make a pass. The move caused the No. 62 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet to get loose and Love started sliding and made contact with the inside retaining wall. Unable to drive the car back to the garage he was towed to the work area where the team determined that the car would not be able to meet NASCAR requirements to return to the track.
Race Notes:
● Joey Logano won the Würth 400 to score his 37th career NASCAR Cup Series victory, his first of the season and his second at Texas. His margin of victory over second-place Ross Chastain was .346 of a second.
● There were 12 caution periods for a total of 73 laps.
● Only 23 of the 38 drivers in the race finished on the lead lap.
● William Byron remains the championship leader after Texas with a 13-point advantage over second-place Kyle Larson.
Jesse Love Jr., driver of the No. 62 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet:
“I definitely feel like I learned a lot today. The difference between the Cup car and the Xfinity car here is pretty big. The car was really tight in that first stage and I felt like I just couldn’t carry any speed down the straightaway. The team kept adjusting on the car and I felt like we were going in the right direction. The pass there that caused us to wreck for some reason just disrupted the balance so much. I hate how it ended for C4 Energy but am very thankful to the Beard family for the opportunity to drive their car this weekend.”
Next Up:
Beard Motorsports will be on hiatus for the next two months before making its return to the NASCAR Cup Series at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the July 27 Brickyard 400.
JONES LEADS TOYOTA AT TEXAS WITH A TOP-FIVE FINISH IN 300TH CAREER START LEGACY MOTOR CLUB puts two Camrys in the top-10 for the second time this season
FORT WORTH (May 4, 2025) – In his 300th career start, Erik Jones had an impressive day, earning stage points and leading Toyota with a fifth-place run at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon. It is Jones’ first top-five finish of the season.
Jones led an impressive day for LEGACY MOTOR CLUB as his teammate, John Hunter Nemechek, finished eighth. It is the second time this season the team has earned two top-10 finishes in the same race.
Toyota GAZOO Racing Post-Race Recap NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Texas Motor Speedway Race 11 of 36 – 400.5 miles, 267 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Joey Logano*
2nd, Ross Chastain*
3rd, Ryan Blaney*
4th, Kyle Larson*
5th, ERIK JONES
8th, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK
9th, CHRISTOPHER BELL
14th, RILEY HERBST
21st, TYLER REDDICK
23rd, TY GIBBS
27th, CHASE BRISCOE
32nd, BUBBA WALLACE
38th, DENNY HAMLIN
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
ERIK JONES, No. 43 AdventHealth Toyota Camry XSE, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB
Finishing Position: 5th
You kept gaining track position late in the race. What was this run like for you?
“It was a sloppy day in a lot of ways. We had two pit road penalties, but just happy to come back from it and get a top-five. It would have been pretty disappointing to have a car this good, kind of our first car this year that’s been pretty strong to throw it away. I thought we were headed that way, but it turned out well. Thankful for Advent Health, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, and Toyota to get a good run and hopefully we can get rolling. I would love this to be the start of our summer stretch and just keep it going”
Are you hoping today’s finish will start some momentum for your team?
“It’s been a long road, last year was tough and this year started out a little bit tough and we’ve had our ups and downs. I’m just happy to have a good car. Proud of the LEGACY MOTOR CLUB group and everyone on this 43 Toyota team for bringing a good car. I’m happy with the finish for sure.”
JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK, No. 42 Dollar Tree Toyota Camry XSE, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB
Finishing Position: 8th
Both LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Camrys in the top-eight. What does a race mean like this for the team?
“It means a lot. We unloaded with speed this week, which was nice, in practice. Had good long run speed – guys brought a fast Dollar Tree Toyota Camry XSE. It was an up-and-down day for us. Just kind of all over the place with what we had. Glad to come home eighth. The last couple of restarts were tough with the positions that we were in. I’ve got to get better from a driver’s standpoint racing up towards the front, but I haven’t had any chances at that, so progressing and learning.”
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 Progressive Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 38th
Did you think your issue was terminal before the flames started coming out of the car?
“It was blowing up for about a lap or so before it really detonated. I tried to keep it off to keep it from full detonating, that was they can diagnose exactly what happened to it. It’s tough to say exactly what it is, but they’ll go back and look at it and we’ll find out in a few weeks.”
Seems like the engine issues this year have been field wide, not just one manufacturer. Any ideas from the driver’s seat why that might be?
“I’m not really sure. I’ve had blown engines in two or three season in-a-row now where we didn’t have any issues several years prior to that. Just trying to develop I’m guessing and trying to get more. Certainly, we feel like we need to get a bit more power but this was unexpected for us.”
Did you have any warning?
“It just missed for three-quarters of a lap before, other than that, no. Nothing. We will take it back and take a look at it.”
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - MAY 4: Alex Palou, driver of the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, sprays champagne on the podium after winning the NTT IndyCar Series Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park on May 4, 2025, in Birmingham, Alabama. Photo: Chris Owens/Penske Entertainment
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alex Palou felt inevitable.
The driver of the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda led 81 of 90 laps on his way to his third NTT IndyCar Series victory of the 2025 season at Barber Motorsports Park.
“Amazing. Amazing weekend,” he said. “It was a perfect day today for me, for the 10 car, and for the Honda Honda 10 car. Yeah, I mean, everything worked really well for us since yesterday. Getting the pole was a huge milestone for us, to start up front, try to make profit of the good performance that we had this weekend. Then we were a bit worried about the strategy, right? We’ve always seen here that it could go either way, two stop or three stop, depending on yellows or normal tire mileage and fuel mileage. We tried to open the gap early on. When I saw that we had a really good car balance, yeah, I was just getting happier and happier towards the end of the race.”
It’s his 14th career victory in 85 career IndyCar starts.
Christian Lundgaard brought his car home runner-up and two-time defending race winner Scott McLaughlin rounded out the podium.
“Yeah, absolutely,” Lundgaard said. “I think the progression we made since the Sebring test earlier this year, it’s been moving forward and going in the right direction. The team has been doing an awesome job. The pace in the car is there, and it’s just about execution. We didn’t really execute in qualifying yesterday, so we were frustrated and wanted to make up for it. We did today.”
“I think we were just third place today,” McLaughlin said. “Didn’t quite have the pace from the get-go really. From lap two I tried to push Alex. He just had a lot of speed. Yeah, I just didn’t feel I had much grip. But the car was still okay. It was still pretty fast. Just wasn’t as quick as the front guys, front two. Hey, it’s good points. We got to just keep keeping on and being at the front as much as we can. That was a solid race for us from the pace we had. If you want to build a championship campaign, that’s how you have to do it.”
Rinus VeeKay overcame a slow final stop to finish fourth and Will Power rounded out the top-five.
Pato O’Ward, Colton Herta, Alexander Rossi, Nolan Siegel and Josef Newgarden rounded out the top-10.
Race summary
Palou led the field to green at 1:47 p.m. McLaughlin pressed the attack as early as Lap 2. By Lap 4, however, Palou pulled out to a 1.131 second lead. McLaughlin said he “just didn’t have enough pace.”
“I mean, at the end of the day I pushed him, then sort of settled into a rhythm,” he said. “Ideally I wanted to stay in that two-second bracket. Alex just had really good speed there, yeah.”
By Lap 8, the lead grew to 3.429 seconds.
Marcus Ericsson kicked off a cycle of green flag stops on Lap 10, and changed onto Firestone reds. Lundgaard pit from sixth on Lap 18 for Firestone reds. McLaughlin and Power pit from the top-six on Lap 19. McLaughlin took Firestone blacks, while Power took reds. Herta pit from second on Lap 22 for used Firestone reds. Palou pit from the lead on Lap 23. He took scuffed Firestone blacks. Marcus Armstrong pit from the lead on Lap 26 and Palou cycled back to the lead.
Even on used blacks, Palou pulled out to a 6.819 second lead over Herta by Lap 35.
Scott Dixon and others kicked off the second round of green flag stops on Lap 39. Power pit from fourth on Lap 42 for used Firestone reds. Herta pit from second on Lap 46. He took used Firestone reds, but stalled on pit road. Palou pit from the lead on Lap 47. He cycled back to the lead on Lap 50, when Armstrong pit.
The final round of green flag stops kicked off on Lap 65. Palou pit from the lead on Lap 66, deviating from his overcut strategy for most of the race.
“I guess it’s just to be safe if there’s any yellows or if there’s any issues,” he said. “We were I believe good on the guy behind with Lundgaard and McLaughlin. I assumed that it was easy to make it on fuel, so yeah that’s why we did it. Just I think to prevent anything happening and throwing out a win.”
McLaughlin pit from the lead on Lap 67. When Rossi pit from the lead on Lap 69, Palou cycled back to the lead.
What else happened
Lundgaard made a power pass on McLaughlin on the outside in Turn 16 and inside of Turn 17 on Lap 43.
“Yeah, I mean, ultimately you’re just trying to get by,” Lundgaard said. “It’s a pit sequence. It’s the one real opportunity you have, ’cause as soon as everybody settles in, you need to rely on people making a mistake and you can’t do that.
“It was about doing it when it counted. I was close enough to Scottie. I think we all know as soon as we get to the high speed on cold new tires, we’ll kind of bottom out. I pitted a couple of laps before, so I’d gone through that. When I caught Scott there, I knew game was on. I knew he was going to work for it, but always clean racing with Scott.”
The race lasted one hour, 46 minutes and 33 seconds, at an average speed of 116.562 mph. There were six lead changes among three different drivers and zero cautions for the third race in a row. The first time this occurred in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES since 1986.
LEEDS, Ala. (May 4, 2025) – Sunny skies greeted the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin field as they arrived at Barber Motorsports Park Sunday morning. It may have been a stark change in the weather from Saturday, but the podium looked rather familiar. Tyler Gonzalez (No. 57 BSI Racing) took the top step once again, followed by teammate Westin Workman (No. 13 BSI Racing).
Saturday’s runner-up, Nate Cicero (No. 19 Saito Motorsports Group) started Sunday’s race from pole, but could only hold off second-starting Gonzalez for four laps, just before the race’s first full-course caution. The restart was an opportunity for Cicero to retake the lead, which he did in Turn Eight, only for the second full-course caution to come out two laps later.
The roles were swapped on the second restart when Gonzalez got on the power quicker and had a little push from two-time Mazda MX-5 Cup Champion Jared Thomas (No. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering).
Gonzalez eventually had the benefit of teammate Helio Meza (No. 27 BSI Racing) moving into second behind him. Meza was under intense pressure from Jeremy Fletcher (No. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing) however, and had to make a play for the lead on the final lap in Turn Eight. The move cost him dearly, as he slid off the race track and fell back to 10th.
“I don’t know why, but we were really down on straight-line speed,” Gonzalez said. “The yellows helped a lot, because honestly, I do not think we had the pace. On that last lap, I have to thank Helio [Meza] for pushing me coming to the white flag, because if he didn’t, I would have been swallowed up by the pack. Then we went into Turn Five. He went on the outside of me. The whole pack was right there with us. I looked back and everybody’s down on the bottom. I’m the only one that set up for Turn Eight and I got a really good run.”
Taking over second, Fletcher had Gonzalez in his sights, but couldn’t shake third-place Cicero. The trio spent the final complex of turns side-by-side.
Coming into the final corner, Fletcher dove inside Cicero in the final corner, but went too far, hitting the back of Gonzalez’s car. Fletcher slid sideways over the curbing and then shot back onto the pavement and into the side of Cicero. Both went sailing off track as Gonzalez pressed on to the finish line.
“It was madness,” Gonzalez said of the final corners. “Out of Nine, I probably had like, a four or five car-length gap. Next thing I know, Fletcher’s on my outside going into 11 and 12. So, I mean, that was the race right there that corner. I knew I had to do something, and it was holding around the outside. I got a better run up the hill, and ultimately, that was it. It got pretty crazy there in those last two corners, I got hit rear, left, right. I don’t know by who or what, but I was just catching the car whenever I could, and never let go of it.”
Workman was in the right place at the right time, watching Cicero and Fletcher duel, connect and slide off track. The 2024 MX-5 Cup Rookie of the Year dodged to the inside behind Gonzalez and followed him to the flag.
“Yeah, it was pretty crazy,” Workman said. “There was really, really aggressive driving– the whole race. And I think that honestly, coming to the white flag, I knew I was in the perfect position, because I knew something hectic was going to happen. I kind of just held back and thankfully had a gap behind me so I didn’t have to defend too hard. But I just let the guys in front of me battle pretty hard. And then, coming to the last two corners, we were fighting 3,4, 5, wide, and then the seas just kind of parted ways there in the last corner and slotted me into the second position, so just super thankful. Definitely a lucky race for me.”
Noah Harmon (No. 77 AAG Racing) scored his first podium, finishing third, but it was very nearly a runner-up finish. The rookie came out of the final corner drag racing Workman to the line but came up short by 0.091-second. The podium was a relief for Harmon. The current Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout Champion had a poor qualifying and started the race from 15th on the grid.
“We started the race 15th and I was just trying to focus on moving through the field,” Harmon said. “I knew we had a really fast car in the dry, and I was just trying to make passes one by one, and got a little bit of help. And then last lap came out. Last lap just, just tried to pick them off one by one.
“(In the final corner) I was looking at Weston, and I saw them [Fletcher and Cicero] go in the corner and hit and I don’t know what happened to them after, I think they went off, but I just knew that when I came out of the corner I was in third, so I was happy.”
Fellow rookie Justin Adakonis (No. 23 McCumbee McAleer Racing) finished fourth, followed by Thomas.
Cicero recovered from the last lap melee to finish 14th.
The Penske Shocking Performance Award went to Bryce Cornet (No. 65 Spark Performance) who advanced a remarkable 17 positions in the race.
Of the six female drivers entered, Sally Mott (No. 15 JTR Motorsports Engineering) once again earned the Highest Finishing Female Driver Award.
Christian Hodneland (No. 32 BSI Racing) earned the Takumi Award by finishing 16th, the highest of all drivers over the age of 40.
Up next are Rounds Seven and Eight at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, June 6 – 8. Both races will be streamed live on the IMSA and RACER YouTube Channels, where you’ll also find all previous races archived.
About: The Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin is the signature spec series for Mazda Motorsports. The series has been operated by Andersen Promotions since 2017 and is currently sanctioned by IMSA. Mazda-powered grassroots champions can earn Mazda scholarships for this pro-level series. The Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup awards more than $1 million in prizes and scholarships.
Recent High-Speed Street Racing Crash Shows the Real-World Impact
On a Saturday night in Lansing, Michigan, a crowd gathered to watch cars tear through an intersection. What happened next wasn’t part of the thrill. A pair of high-performance vehicles, suspected of street racing, lost control near a gas station. One car plowed into a group of spectators. Thirteen people were injured—some critically.
Street racing has always existed in the shadows of sanctioned motorsports. But the danger it poses to the public, and the frequency of severe injuries and deaths, are exactly why it’s illegal in nearly every U.S. state. And unlike the controlled chaos of a drag strip, illegal racing brings real consequences—both for the people involved and the communities left to clean up the damage.
Public Roads Are Not Race Tracks
Street racing takes place on open roads—highways, intersections, parking lots—anywhere racers can gather without detection. Street racing locations aren’t built for speed. They’re filled with stop lights, uneven pavement, parked cars, and people who didn’t agree to be part of the race.
The risks multiply fast. Drivers frequently reach speeds of 100 mph or more with no protective barriers, no safety gear, and no medical personnel on standby. In legitimate racing events, every detail is controlled—from the surface of the drag strip to the reaction time of trained track workers. That level of precision doesn’t exist when drivers line up at a stop light and hit the gas on a public street.
Unlike sanctioned events where fans are kept at a safe distance, street racing sometimes draws bystanders within feet of the starting line. When something goes wrong—and it does—a split second can mean the difference between a near miss and a fatal injury.
Laws Targeting Illegal Street Racing
Most states treat street racing as a misdemeanor or felony, depending on whether someone was hurt. Penalties typically include license suspension, steep fines, and in serious cases, jail time.
In places like Southern California and parts of Texas, new laws have increased the consequences. Police departments now use tactics like undercover surveillance, vehicle impoundment, and even spectator ticketing to curb what they call “street takeovers.” In some areas, just being present at a race can lead to criminal charges.
Repeat offenses or crashes that result in injuries raise the stakes even further. Drivers may face charges for reckless driving, vehicular assault, or even manslaughter if someone dies. Those cases also open the door to civil lawsuits, especially if an injured person files a personal injury car accident lawsuit against one or more drivers.
The Legal Fallout From a Street Racing Crash
Beyond criminal charges, street racing can leave drivers facing lawsuits that take years to resolve. Injury cases connected to illegal racing usually involve high-speed impacts, serious trauma, and long recovery periods.
Even if a driver walks away from the crash, they may be held liable for injuries to passengers, bystanders, or people in other vehicles. Insurance coverage is typically denied because most policies exclude intentional or reckless behavior—leaving drivers personally responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages.
And if the person injured wasn’t part of the race—say, a pedestrian or someone driving to work—they may never fully recover physically or financially. Lawsuits tied to street racing can include claims for lost wages, future medical costs, and pain from permanent disability. In wrongful death cases, families may pursue compensation for funeral costs and emotional loss.
Why So Many Street Racers Are Young Drivers
Police and traffic safety analysts consistently report that most street racers are in their late teens to early 30s. The culture appeals to younger drivers for a few reasons: adrenaline, attention, and access to fast cars.
Social media has accelerated the spread of illegal racing. Videos showing vehicles racing through intersections or drifting in empty parking lots rack up millions of views. In some clips, modified cars with aftermarket exhausts and stripped-down interiors push the edge of control while crowds cheer from inches away.
Platforms like Instagram and TikTok make this activity look like a lifestyle. But the back end—the severe consequences, license suspensions, and legal battles—rarely gets shared.
Some racers point to the cost of entering a sanctioned event as a barrier. Race tracks require safety inspections, registration fees, and adherence to strict rules. Street racing, by contrast, has none of those filters—which makes it more accessible and far more dangerous.
Why Real Racing Fans Reject Street Racing
There’s a clear distinction between professional racing and its illegal cousin. Real racing fans appreciate discipline, engineering, and driver performance under pressure—not random chaos on public streets.
At a sanctioned track, you’ll find racing vehicles that meet technical specs, drivers who’ve logged hundreds of practice laps, and safety staff trained to respond in seconds. Events are timed, scored, and reviewed for compliance. Even drag racing, which looks raw and stripped down, is governed by rules that keep competitors and fans safe.
Street racing throws all that out the window. Cars aren’t inspected. Drivers aren’t vetted. And the damage is real. Legitimate racing communities have condemned illegal racing for years because it creates public backlash and gives their sport a bad name.
Organizations that promote grassroots racing—like autocross leagues or amateur drag strips—exist precisely to give drivers a legal, controlled space to push their limits. They welcome modified cars, high-speed runs, and the thrill of competition—without the risk to bystanders.
Why Laws Alone Aren’t Stopping It
Despite tougher penalties, street racing hasn’t disappeared. In cities like San Diego, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, police report ongoing activity—especially during weekends or holidays. Drivers use encrypted apps to coordinate meets and choose locations based on where police presence is low.
The problem is complex. Laws alone don’t solve it, because the drivers are usually motivated by attention or social currency more than money. For some, the idea of risking jail time is outweighed by the desire to go viral.
Still, the consequences are steep. One wrong move can mean losing control, injuring someone, or facing criminal prosecution. And once a crash happens, no amount of likes or followers can undo what’s been done.
What Parents, Drivers, and Lawmakers Can Learn From This
The Lansing crash isn’t unique. Across the U.S., hundreds of street racing accidents happen every year—and a large share of them involve young drivers, innocent bystanders, and modified cars with no business operating at high speeds on public roads.
Parents can talk to their kids about the reality—not the hype—of illegal racing. Lawmakers can continue to fund programs that expand access to legal tracks. And fans of racing can speak out to separate the sport they love from the reckless behavior that gets innocent people hurt.
As long as street racing stays tied to identity and adrenaline, it won’t go away completely. But the more people understand the difference between real racing and illegal activity, the more likely we are to keep that danger off the streets—and back where it belongs.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Sunday, May 4, 2025) – Rookie Dennis Hauger remained flawless in this young INDY NXT by Firestone season, winning the Grand Prix of Alabama on Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park.
Andretti Global driver Hauger, from Norway, led all 35 laps from the pole in a repeat performance of his season-opening win from the No. 1 qualifying position March 2 at St. Petersburg, Florida. So far, Hauger has led all 79 laps of competition this season and every session except for one practice at St. Petersburg – he was second – in the INDYCAR development series.
“That was a good weekend, for sure,” Hauger said. “It felt really good out there. I was trying to take care of the rear tires, especially in the beginning. After that, I was just trying to keep it consistent.
“The pace was really there. Andretti gave me a good car all weekend. I’m super happy for all of us.”
Hauger drove his No. 28 Rental Group car to a 11.0196-second victory over 17-year-old Evagoras Papasavvas, who made an impressive first career start in the No. 24 HMD Motorsports car. Lochie Hughes completed the podium filled with rookie drivers, placing third in the No. 26 McGinley Clinic/USF Pro Championship machine.
Veteran Myles Rowe finished fourth – tying his career best in the series – in the No. 99 Abel/Force Indy car, while veteran Josh Pierson finished a career-best fifth in the No. 14 HMD Motorsports machine.
Two caution periods were the only speed bumps for Formula 2 veteran Hauger on Sunday on the 17-turn, 2.3-mile natural terrain road course. He was never challenged and pulled away from the field on restarts on Lap 4 and Lap 13.
Veteran Caio Collet, who started second, kept Hauger honest in the early going. Collet stayed within about a second of the leader until he dropped down the order when his No. 76 HMD Motorsports car developed a throttle problem during the second caution period, triggered on Lap 11 when the No. 29 Grupo Indi car of Salvador de Alba and the No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing machine of Bryce Aron collided in Turn 5.
Papasavvas then inherited second place. He never threatened Hauger but held off Hughes, Rowe and Pierson over the closing laps to cap a strong series debut. The gap between second-place Papasavvas and fifth-place Pierson at the finish was just 1.8332 seconds.
The series has shifted into high gear with this event, as a doubleheader will take place this weekend on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Race 1 of the Indianapolis Grand Prix is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET Friday, May 9, with Race 2 at 1 p.m. ET Saturday, May 10. FS1, the FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network will provide live coverage of both 35-lap races.
Empower Field at Mile High delivered thrilling race action to fans of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship. Denver hosted the penultimate round of the season with next weekend’s finale taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Haiden Deegan Clinches First 250SX Championship in Dramatic Style
Denver, Colo., (May 3, 2025) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Chase Sexton earned his sixth win of the 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship with a command performance at the Denver Supercross that saw his lead stretch in excess of 10 seconds. The victory brings with it valuable points as Sexton now sits just nine points back in the title hunt with only one round remaining.
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb held on under intense pressure to take second place at Empower Field at Mile High and retain the points lead over Sexton. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Justin Cooper recovered brilliantly from a 12th place start to catch both Webb and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Malcolm Stewart in the closing laps. Cooper passed Stewart as the race clock reached zero. The three riders held in tight formation for the final two laps with Justin Cooper earning his third podium of the season. In the Western Divisional 250SX Class, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan grabbed the win and with it his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship by using an aggressive pass late in the race that created conflicting – and very vocal – reactions from the fans.
First place 450SX Class
“To be honest I was a little fired up. [Cooper Webb] crossed on me pretty hard on the start [in the first rhythm section], almost took me out. I was kinda seeing red after that. Yeah, I made an aggressive move, but I kind of have to. I knew I was faster tonight, so I wanted to get out front and break away, and that’s what I did. Another win, sixth one of the season. Yeah, just trying to go out there and show that I’m the best rider.” – Chase Sexton, when asked about his aggressive pass on Cooper Webb, and whether there was anything more to it than just trying to take the race lead.
Second place 450SX Class
“I don’t know, man. We’re fighting for position, I feel like that was just hard racing and I had position [and] I was trying to get Malcolm early. So, I apologize if he thought that, [I] definitely didn’t mean it, or didn’t really think I did. But I understand his frustration for sure. With that being said, it was a tough Main Event. [I’ve] been a little under the weather today, wasn’t feeling great, really struggled so to be able to get second tonight. I’m pumped. I was holding on by dear life there at the end. My teammate Justin was running great, Malcolm rode great, Justin was pushing hard, so I’ll take it…. Great overall day. Two and three for the team is awesome, and we’ll carry this little bit of a lead going into Salt Lake and do what we need to do… I’ve always really enjoyed Salt Lake, I’ve always done well there, so I’m fired up. I just need to get rested and recovered and come back swinging next Saturday.” – Cooper Webb (#2 in photo), when asked about Sexton’s comment on Webb crossing over on the first set of jumps.
Third place 450SX Class
“It was tough because it was a disappointing start for me. I actually put it in second gear on the gate when the board went sideways. And we’re starting in first gear all day, so it was just a habit [to click up to second]. [I] panicked, shifted down to first and I think it upset my start a little bit so I was buried. It was a really tough race. At altitude it’s a little bit tougher fitness-wise, so I feel like I came from outside the top ten, I was pretty far back there. And this track’s really tough to pass on, so I just put my head down, was clicking off consistent laps, didn’t make too many mistakes, and had a good flow. Yeah, I [could see] the podium pretty much the whole race. That’s kinda where my eyes were at and just kept focusing on that. [I] was able to get the pass around the outside with Malcolm around one minute to go. In the process we were sneaking up on Coop, and it turned into a three-way battle there. With all the lappers, my heartrate was really high already, so with all that going on it just escalated it that much more. So, I’m really proud of myself for getting this done.” – Justin Cooper, regarding the unique bike set up and starting technique due to the high altitude stadium.
In 250SX Class racing, Haiden Deegan entered the Denver Round with a 17 point lead over teammate Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cole Davies. Davies grabbed the holeshot and looked to have the pace to make it three wins in a row for the rookie. Just before the race’s midpoint Deegan took over second place from Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Michael Mosiman and began to steadily reel in Davies, who would have to finish in fourth or better to force the championship to the final round. In the final minutes, Deegan reached Davies and put in a few close pass attempts. With two laps remaining Deegan upped the aggression and made a pass that sent Davies over the berm. Davies remounted in fifth place, where he would finish. By the rulebook Deegan clinched the title due to a 25-point lead. Even if Davies wins the final round and Deegan earns zero points, the championship tiebreaker would be the rider with more second place finishes, which is Haiden Deegan. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Julien Beaumer earned the second-place spot in Denver after fighting his way forward from an eighth place start. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Garrett Marchbanks rounded out the podium, having a similar charge through the pack to recover nicely from his ninth-place start. The racers match up one final time, along with the Eastern Divisional 250SX Class, in the Dave Coombs Sr. 250SX Class East/West Showdown next Saturday night.
First place 250SX Class
“First of all I want to congratulate Cole, he’s been riding really good. Two laps to go, I wanted that win, baby. I was going to do anything for it. This [Championship] means a lot to me because people doubted me all the way. They [were] telling me I was all hype coming into Supercross and motocross. They’re just mad that I’m him and they’ve got to deal with it… We the champ now, and let’s go, baby!… [When asked specifically about the pass] Yeah, 100%, Cole was riding great, and I was just digging towards the end. At elevation, you get a little out of breath, so was just digging, and I was like, two laps to go, I [saw] Cole slide out, found an opening, and took the chance. Good job to Cole and a good race.” – Haiden Deegan
Second place 250SX Class
“I did a lot of work these last three weeks in that break [for the West Division] and just tried to get back to myself, the guy that I was in the first part of this season. I think I showed I’m back this weekend and I’m ready to fight for another one in Salt Lake… Also, congrats to Haiden. He deserves this championship.” – Julien Beaumer (#23 in photo)
Third place 250SX Class
“I had such a good start in the Heat, I was hoping to carry that on into the Main, but didn’t quite do that. But [I] made some good passes and I just tried to stay with Beaumer the whole time. [I] had a pretty good pace, was getting pretty close to him with about three laps to go and someone stopped on the triple right before the finish line. I jumped right on him and had a pretty close one, so I lost some time. I didn’t know I got third until the last lap, so that’s a cool little gift at the end. I’ve just been feeling really good all day… I’m just blessed to be back up here.” – Garrett Marchbanks, on earning his second podium finish of the season.
Fifth place 250SX Class
“I got a good start and was focusing on just trying to build a bit of a gap and ride from there, but I got caught up with some lappers. I should have capitalized on that better, and, you know, that’s on me tonight. I shouldn’t have put myself in that position, but I’ll be back. And I’m going to keep working on, and keep on keeping on… [When asked for his opinion on the pass that resulted in him crashing] I shouldn’t have put myself in that position, to be honest. I could’ve been better in that department. But I’ll be back. Just a big thanks to everyone around me… There’s been a lot of sacrifices to get me here, so big shout out to them, and I’ll be back at Salt Lake.” – Cole Davies (#100 in photo)
Among the VIPs taking in the Denver Supercross were Olympic gold medal winners Nick Baumgartner (Snowboard Cross) and Connor Fields (BMX). Baumgartner, who’s also seen some success in off-road truck racing, is an avid Supercross fan. He told of watching the Monster Energy AMA Supercross season during the Beijing Olympics when he won the gold medal, “The Olympics come with a lot of pressure, and in order to not think about that, what I decided to do was not watch the beginning rounds of the series, and I stopped following everyone on Instagram so they wouldn’t root for me [and add pressure]. While I was at the games I was watching that, getting inspiration and not worrying about the stress and the pressure that comes at the Olympics. Heck, it worked. We went out there and brought a gold medal home.” When asked about the similarities between snowboard cross and Supercross, he said, “Our sport was invented because of supercross, and a lot of [the elements] come from there, and it’s just it’s a lot of the same stuff that you see. The only thing is we don’t have a brake and we don’t have a throttle, so if we make a mistake, we’re pretty much done. We’ve got to be very calculated in how we do things, where we make our passes, and what we do; where these [Supercross] guys can make up for a lot with that throttle.”
No other form of racing compares to Monster Energy AMA Supercross, and fortunately for race fans everywhere, live viewing is available from nearly any point on the globe. Each event streams live and on-demand on Peacock. NBC will broadcast the Denver round with an encore presentation on Sunday, May 4th at 4:00 p.m. ET. Throughout the season select events were also shown on NBC, CNBC, USA Network, and NBC Sports digital platforms. CNBC presents an encore presentation of each round on the Monday following the race at 1:00 p.m. ET. A live Spanish-language presentation is available through Telemundo Deportes’ Facebook and YouTube channels. International coverage is available live via the SuperMotocross Video Pass (supermotocross.tv) in English, Spanish and French broadcasts. Races can also be heard live on NBC Sports Audio on SiriusXM Channel 85.
Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah will be the site for the final round of the 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship on Saturday, May 10th. The racing starts at 7:00 p.m. ET to crown winners in the 450SX class as well as in the Eastern Divisional 250SX Class. For ticket sales, information on FanFest, video highlights, live timing, race results, and to purchase tickets, please visit SupercrossLIVE.com.
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