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NASCAR championship contender docked points after incident at Texas

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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. William Byron suffered a bit of a setback in his quest for a NASCAR Cup championship.

Byron was docked 25 points and fined $50,000 for spinning out Denny Hamlin during Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. The penalty dropped Byron to 10th in the NASCAR playoffs standings as he looks to qualify for the Round of 8.

He is now on the bubble eight points behind the cut line. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM William Byron, #24, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Sept.

25, 2022.  (AP Photo/Larry Papke) Byron, driving the No. 24 car, spun Hamlin out with the caution flag already flying. He said he just ran out of room and did not really have a choice. "I didn’t mean to spin him out over there, but I’m obviously pissed off and just not going to get run like that.

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