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William Byron leads Aric Almirola at Martinsville Speedway. (HHP/Chris Owens photo)

STAT ATTACK: NASCAR’s Championship 4

0.032 — Justin Allgaier edged Sheldon Creed by .032 seconds to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The win locked Allgaier into the Xfinity Series Championship 4.

2 — NASCAR Cup Series drivers will appear in the Championship 4 for the first time in their careers: William Byron and Ryan Blaney.

2 — Ron Silk wrapped up his second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship.

3 — Ryan Blaney picked up his third win of the season at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, earning his place in the Championship 4. 

7x — RMS Racing has parted ways with Thomas Meseraull, driver of the No. 7x entry on the USAC national midget tour.

8 — Points by which Denny Hamlin failed to advance to the Championship 4 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

9 — Corey Day scored his ninth NARC 410 Sprint Car Series win of the season last Saturday at Kern County Raceway Park.

10 — After 10 years racing for Ronnie Delk, Mike Marlar joins Skyline Motorsports for the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte (N.C.). 

10 — Erica Enders collected her 10th Wally at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday during the NHRA Nevada Nationals. She now has 47 career wins. 

11 — Eleven-year-old Beckham Malone won the 602 late model feature during the World Short Track Championship at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

12 — NASCAR Cup Series seasons Aric Almirola has run in his career. He announced he was stepping away from full-time competition last Saturday. 

13 — Number of points separating MotoGP points leader Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin.

15 — Steve Torrence leads Doug Kalitta by 15 points in the battle for the NHRA Top Fuel title with one race remaining.

16 — Max Verstappen set a single-season Formula 1 record with his 16th victory of the season Sunday in Mexico City.

16 — Karl Kinser boasts the record for World of Outlaws championships as a car owner, leading the way with 16. Tony Stewart Racing is second with nine titles. 

17 — Freddie Rahmer has the most 410 winged sprint car victories (17) of any driver this season. Last year at this time, Anthony Macri led the nation with 23 wins. 

18 — Age of Kale Drake, who will compete in the Chili Bowl Nationals for Keith Kunz Motorsports in January. 

31 — At age 31, Kyle Larson is the oldest of the four drivers competing for the NASCAR Cup Series title next weekend at Phoenix Raceway.

50 — Point advantage Brad Sweet has over David Gravel in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series title fight, heading into the World Finals. 

65 — Robert Hight earned his 65th NHRA Funny Car victory Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

96 — Hunter Lawrence will campaign the No. 96 Honda HRC entry in the 450cc class during the upcoming SuperMotocross World Championship season.

$15,000 — Money Matt Hirschman banked for winning the NAPA Fall Final at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway.