William Byron had never raced at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, or Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth until this year. The goal was for the 18-year-old rookie contender to run all the laps, log seat time and gain experience on the bigger, faster tracks and hopefully get solid finishes. Byron exceeded those expectations by winning both races in dramatic fashion at tracks where he was the underdog. This weekend, Byron heads to Iowa Speedway in Newton where he already has two starts and one win under his belt. If he could win at two tracks where he’s never been before, what are the expectations this weekend when he is familiar with the track? We will find out Saturday night in the Speediatrics 200.
KBM-031 Performance Profile:
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Date
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Site
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Driver
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Start
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Finish
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Laps
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Laps Led
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Status
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5/13/2016
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Dover
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Byron
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1 (rain)
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11
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200/200
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80
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running
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4/2/2016
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Martinsville
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Byron
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7
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3
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255/255
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0
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running
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10/3/2015
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Las Vegas
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Jones
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15
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9
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146/146
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0
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running
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9/19/2015
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Chicagoland
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Jones
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8
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6
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150/150
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19
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running
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7/9/2015
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Kentucky
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Bell
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16*
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17
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144/145
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0
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running
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Totals
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5 starts, 0 Wins
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10.0
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9.2
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99
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- Earned first career win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Kansas Speedway in just his fifth series start (5/6/16) and second win at Texas Motor Speedway (6/10/16)
- After seven races leads the NCWTS Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings by 19 points and is currently third in the NCWTS driver standings with two wins which locks in him the inaugural NCWTS Chase
- Started and finished second in the ARCA Racing Series at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in February (2/13/16)
Series
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Races
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Win
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Top 5
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Top 10
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Pole
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Laps
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Led
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AvSt
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AvFn
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NCWTS
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7
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2
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3
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4
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0
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1085
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145
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6.4
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10.1
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ARCA
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2
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0
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1
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2
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0
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160
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3
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2.5
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5.0
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Totals
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9
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2
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4
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6
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0
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1,245
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147
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4.4
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7.5
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- Made first career NASCAR Camping World Series start at Phoenix International Raceway in November
- Captured the 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Championship and Rookie of the Year honors after producing four wins, three poles, 740 laps led, five top-five and 11 top-10 finishes across 14 starts
- Made two ARCA Racing Series starts where he led a race-high 120 laps in his series debut at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis before settling for a runner-up finish when the race was decided by tire strategy. Also won the pole at Kentucky Speedway
Series
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Races
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Win
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Top 5
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Top 10
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Pole
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Laps
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Led
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AvSt
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AvFn
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NCWTS
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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6
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0
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5.0
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31.0
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K&N East
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14
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4
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5
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11
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3
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1729
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740
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3.8
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6.8
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CARS Super LM
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3
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1
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3
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3
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0
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400
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156
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5.3
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2.3
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ARCA
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2
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0
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1
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1
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1
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200
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120
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1.5
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17.0
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K&N West
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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68
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0
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2.0
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5.0
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Totals
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21
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5
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10
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16
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4
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2,403
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1,016
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3.5
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12.42
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- Named the N.C. NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Rookie of the Year with seven poles, 10 podium finishes and 15 top-five finishes in 30 starts
- Won six of six races at Winter Nationals in Auburndale, Fla., and crowned Pro Legend Champion
- Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Winter Heat Series Champion in the Legend Car Pro division
- Two wins and seven podium finishes in Charlotte’s Summer Shootout Series Legend Car Pro division
- Competed in the U.S. Legend Car Young Lion Division where he earned 33 wins, 59 top-five and 64 top-10 finishes in 69 starts to become the U.S. Legend Champion
- Won first-career feature at Concord (N.C.) Speedway
- Won pole and feature at Caraway (N.C.) Speedway – first time on a track over a quarter mile
- Won Legends All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway
- Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway Thursday Thunder Champion
- The No. 9 team has earned two wins, three top-five and four top-10 finishes in seven starts this season.
- Ten members of this year’s No. 9 Tundra team were a part of last year’s No. 4 Tundra team which collected three wins, five poles, 925 laps led, 11 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes across 23 starts last season and captured the 2015 NCWTS Driver’s and Owner’s Championship
- Has collected one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Driver’s Championship, four Owner’s Championships, 48 Truck Series victories and 24 poles across 295 starts since originating in 2010
- 48 career Truck Series victories as an organization ranks second all-time behind Roush Fenway (50)
- 14 victories as an organization during the 2014 season broke the Truck Series record of 12 set by Ultra Motorsports in 2001
- Eight different drivers have won a race for KBM, led by owner-driver Kyle Busch with 29. Erik Jones has collected seven victories, Darrell Wallace Jr., has five wins, William Byron and Denny Hamlin each produced two victories and Christopher Bell, Kasey Kahne and Brian Scott all collected one triumph
- Has collected victories at 20 of the 21 tracks on the 2016 schedule, excluding Atlanta Motor Speedway
- KBM drivers have collected two wins, two poles, 303 laps led, five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 8.6 across 15 starts at Iowa
- In last year’s Truck Series event at Iowa, Erik Jones and the No. 4 Tundra team captured the pole and led a race-high 131 laps en route to the victory. Jones also led a race-high 112 laps in his 2014 victory at Iowa.
Date
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Site
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Driver
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Start
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Finish
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Laps
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Laps Led
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Status
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Driver Pts./Pos.
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2/19
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Daytona
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Byron
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13
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13
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100/100
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0
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Running
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20/11th
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2/27
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Atlanta
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Byron
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15
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32
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59/130
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0
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Engine
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21/26th
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4/2
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Martinsville
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Byron
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7
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3
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255/255
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0
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Running
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51/12th
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5/6
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Kansas
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Byron
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2
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1
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170/170
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34
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Running
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87/7th
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5/13
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Dover
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Byron
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1 (rain)
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11
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200/200
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80
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Running
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111/6th
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5/20
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Charlotte
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Byron
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1 (rain)
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10
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134/134
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25
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Running
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135/5th
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6/10
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Texas
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Byron
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6
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1
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167/167
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6
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Running
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171/3rd
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