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Brad Sweet (49) leads David Gravel (2) at Williams Grove. (Julia Johnson photo)

STAT ATTACK: Gravel Trails Sweet By 50 Points

2 — Robert Ballou won two non-winged sprint car features in as many nights at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway and Gas City I-69 Speedway.

2 — NASCAR Cup Series drivers are locked into the Championship 4: Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell. 

5 — Brandon Sheppard won his fifth Dirt Track World Championship dirt late model feature Sunday at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway.

7 — Dave Darland finished seventh last Friday in the Kokomo Klash non-winged sprint car race at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway. It was Darland’s final race of his nearly 40-year career. 

9 — Top-10 finishes for William Byron in the last 10 NASCAR Cup Series races. Byron is 30 points above the cutline heading to Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

9 — Tony Stewart’s tenure as owner of the All Star Circuit of Champions has come to an end after nine seasons as High Limit Sprint Car Series co-owners Brad Sweet and Kyle Larson take over the series.

10 — Joe Gibbs Racing has placed at least one driver in the Championship 4 since the latest NASCAR Cup Series playoff format was introduced in 2014. Christopher Bell extended the team’s streak with his win at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. 

13 — Points separating the top three in Top Fuel point standings with two races remaining in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. Leah Pruett holds the lead over Doug Kalitta and Steve Torrence. 

15 — Terry Gray wrapped up his 15th United Sprint Car Series title Saturday at Florida’s Southern Raceway.

17 — At 17 years old, Corey Day became the youngest Trophy Cup champion in the event’s history. The prior record was held by Buddy Kofoid, who was 19 when he won the points battle at Thunderbowl Raceway in 2021.

30 — In winning the last World of Outlaws race at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, David Gravel became the 30th different driver to win a WoO event at the legendary half-mile track.

30 — Pietro Fittipaldi was announced as the full-time driver of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s No. 30 Honda entry on Monday. It’ll be Fittipaldi’s first full-time season in the NTT IndyCar Series. 

36 — Matt Hagan leads the Funny Car standings by 36 points over Bob Tasca III.

43 — Number of points Chris Buescher is below the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff cutline with one race remaining in the Round of 8 at Virginia’s Martinsville Speedway.

50 — David Gravel trails Brad Sweet by 50 points entering the season-ending World of Outlaws World Finals Nov. 1-4 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

50 — Max Verstappen’s 50th Formula 1 victory Sunday at Circuit of The Americas was also his 15th win of the season.

56 — Taylor Ferns passed the most cars during the USAC Silver Crown season, advancing 56 positions. 

87 — David Gravel’s 87th World of Outlaws victory moved him into 10th-place on the series’ all-time winners list.

$29,000 — Corey Day’s victory in the 29th Trophy Cup at California’s Thunderbowl Raceway was worth $29,000.

$223,015 — Paid out during the 29th Trophy Cup last weekend at Thunderbowl Raceway.