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Thinkin’ Out Loud at Daytona: A Bigger Story Overshadows NASCAR Playoff Cut

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#22: Joey Logano, Team Penske, Shell Pennzoil Ford Mustang, #9: Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, LLumar Chevrolet Camaro, #5: Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro

There was one much bigger story that overshadowed all others, and it had nothing to do with the playoffs.

Amid Potential Brickyard 400 Return, Drivers Want to Maintain IndyCar-NASCAR Doubleheader

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The Brickyard 400 is more prestigious than the oval, but its return would spell the end of the current NASCAR-IndyCar doubleheader.