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  "id": 17864510,
  "title": "NASCAR Cup Homestead finale to feature full field of 40 cars",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/nascar-cup-homestead-finale-to-feature-full-field-of-40-cars",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T21:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-cup-finale-to-feature-full-field-of-40-cars/10871123/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 2026 NASCAR Cup season finale will feature a full field of 40 cars on the grid, and it will be just the fifth race this year to hit the maximum grid size. Along with the 36 full-time, chartered entries, there will be four open entries as well. J.J. Yeley will make his 400th career NASCAR Cup start in the No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet, while Casey Mears finally hits career start 500 in ...…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Homestead NASCAR Viewer's Guide: Everything you need to know for the season finale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/homestead-nascar-viewers-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-for-the",
        "published": "2026-11-02T14:05:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Kyle Larson still feels NASCAR championship pressure despite comfortable lead for Homestead finale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/kyle-larson-still-feels-nascar-championship-pressure-despite",
        "published": "2026-11-02T18:20:23.000Z"
      }
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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."
}