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  "id": 11846739,
  "title": "Brandon Jones disqualified by NASCAR after Las Vegas crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/brandon-jones-disqualified-by-nascar-after-las-vegas-crash",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T04:33:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brandon-jones-disqualified-las-vegas-043346929.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASCAR's Brandon Jones was disqualified from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway race after crashing during the second stage due to four or more loose lug nuts on his Toyota. Justin Allgaier, the reigning champion, also crashed but later rejoined the race. Allgaier's championship lead shrank as Jones dropped to 36th place, 41 points behind the leader. Jones expressed frustration with his team's execution, attributing the crash to a loose wheel.",
  "summary": "Jones crashed into the wall and collected championship contender Justin Allgaier, and it was due to having at least four loose lug nuts after a Stage 2 pit stop",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/nascar-oreilly-series-las-vegas-lineup-tv-schedule-for-saturdays-race",
        "published": "2026-10-03T19:47:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "NASCAR Cup Las Vegas Chase race starting lineup: Denny Hamlin earns pole in JGR 1-2-3-4",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/nascar-cup-las-vegas-chase-race-starting-lineup-denny-hamlin-earns",
        "published": "2026-10-03T22:32:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Denny Hamlin wins the pole for the NASCAR South Point 400 at Las Vegas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/denny-hamlin-wins-the-pole-for-the-nascar-south-point-400-at-las-vegas",
        "published": "2026-10-03T23:46:58.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}