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  "id": 13816135,
  "title": "Chase Briscoe beats Christopher Bell by 0.029s in NASCAR Cup Charlotte photo finish",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/chase-briscoe-beats-christopher-bell-by-0-029s-in-nascar-cup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T22:37:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chase-briscoe-beats-christopher-bell-223755087.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a thrilling NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chase Briscoe edged out teammate Christopher Bell by just 0.029 seconds in a tight photo finish. The 400-mile, 267-lap event saw the drivers battle it out on the track, with Briscoe managing to hold his lead despite facing struggles with tires and lapped traffic. Both Briscoe and Bell encountered contact in turn 4, but managed to maintain control of their race cars. Ryan Blaney secured third place, Josh Berry took fourth, and Denny Hamlin finished fifth. Despite Briscoe's worst finish of the Chase, his victory extended his championship lead to 49 points over Hamlin.",
  "summary": "The Joe Gibbs Racing teammates made contact exiting Turn 4 before drag-racing to the line in the closest NASCAR Cup finish of 2026",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "What channel is NASCAR on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch 2026 Charlotte playoff race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/what-channel-is-nascar-on-today-time-tv-schedule-live-stream-to-watch",
        "published": "2026-10-11T04:20:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Charlotte II",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/complete-nascar-cup-points-standings-after-2026-charlotte-ii",
        "published": "2026-10-11T23:34:28.000Z"
      }
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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."
}