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Chase Elliott claims Kyle Busch bounty, takes “spur of the moment” bow with Truck Series win

Chase Elliott finally had a feel-good moment in May.

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Winning a Gander RV Trucks race at Charlotte Motor Speedway made him feel good Tuesday night – not as great as a Cup race would make him feel, but good enough to take a bow.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

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That bow signaled his beating Kyle Busch in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, not just for a victory, but to capture the Kevin Harvick-created “bounty” for any Cup driver to beat Busch.

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Busch, who had won the last seven truck races he had entered dating back to 2018, has a signature bow when he wins and Elliott did his best impression of it with a laugh.

“It was a spur of a moment thing,” Elliott said. “I thought we have had so much fun with this with Kevin putting up the money and Kyle is a good sport about it, I hope.

“Just having fun, man. It’s not a dig at anybody. It was about beating him and we did it, so why not have some fun with it?”

Chase Elliott says doing the Kyle Busch victory bow was a spur-of-the-moment decision:

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Harvick pledged $50,000 to the bounty in February and Gander RV CEO Marcus Lemonis added $50,000 to the pot, which Harvick said Tuesday morning would go to a COVID-19 relief effort of the winner’s choice. Elliott had talked with Harvick in the last few days, with both feeling a charity should get the money rather than the driver.

Making it even more intriguing, Elliott and Busch came into the race having won their most recent truck starts: Busch in February at Las Vegas and Elliott at Martinsville — in April 2017.

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“Originally when Kevin put the money up, I was more in it for the challenge and to be able to come out and try to run with Kyle,” Elliott said.

“He is really good. Any time you have a chance to come race him, you’re doing nothing but make yourself better.”

.@ChaseElliott collects the $100k bounty for charity after ending Kyle Busch's NASCAR Truck Series winning streak in Charlotte.

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Driving for GMS Racing, Elliott took the lead with 24 laps remaining and held off Busch, whose night was filled with problems from broken rubbers in suspension pieces at the start to a pit strategy that had him coming in for his final set of tires later than the rest of the field, putting him 23rd with 27 laps remaining.

“Self-inflicted,” said Busch, whose truck team is the defending series owners champion. “Threw it away. We had six months to prepare and screwed it all up.”

Nothing irks Busch more than losing a race he thinks he should win. And to know he finished second in a truck he wasn’t happy with makes him know he could have finished one spot better.

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A frustrated Busch didn’t see Elliott’s bow. But he kind of chuckled a little bit when told about it.

“Imitation is the strongest form of flattery – or something, I don’t know what [the saying] is,” Busch said. “Huh. That’s cute.”

"That's cute."- Kyle Busch reacts to hearing that Chase Elliott did one of Kyle's signature victory bows after the race.

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Elliott probably wouldn’t use cute as his term for the night. It was rewarding, but he probably still feels the sting of two potential Cup wins in the previous six days slipping through his fingers in the final laps, including one last Wednesday at Darlington where Busch wrecked Elliott when Elliott was in second moments before the rains came. Then on Sunday, in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, Elliott was cruising to the win when the caution came out, he pitted and settled for second.

So at least he left the track feeling good.

“I knew it would be tough to come in and beat Kyle,” Elliott said. “He still does it more than most. … It doesn’t make up for Sunday by any means, but it was a fun night.” Source - Fox Sports

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Key takeaways from MLB's initial economic proposal to restart 2020 season

Team owners in Major League Baseball have reportedly made their long-anticipated initial proposal to the MLB Players Association about what the players could make during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Working from what details have come out from sources, we look at the key takeaways from what we're hearing about the proposal so far.

What would make a sliding scale be more appealing to players than a revenue split?

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For one, it protects them against a shutdown due to a second wave of the coronavirus, perhaps during the playoffs, when television revenues are highest. Plus, the lower-paid players wouldn't feel the further hit on their salary as much, thanks to the sliding scale. Already, one lesser-paid player said he thought he'd lose only about $100,000-$150,000 compared to the uncertainty of sharing revenues.

Why would MLB's highest-paid players be willing to agree to a deal that costs them more than others?

There's a good chance they won't, but if they did, it would be because a player who was going to make $20 million would still make about $6.5 million this season while the lower-paid players are also protected. But this offer has a real chance to divide players unless a better solution is presented. The top earners are in a sort of Catch-22. Many probably have enough money to cope without playing this season, but $6.5 million is still $6.5 million.

How much more likely does this proposal make the players to agree to a deal?

One player said it's already "much better" than any revenue-sharing split, but that doesn't make it likely they'll accept. Players already believe they agreed to a prorated salary structure, so selling them on taking even less won't be easy. Just easier than a revenue-sharing proposal. The good news is that the owners have shown some willingness to negotiate but, in fact, this is their first real proposal. Revenue sharing was a trial balloon which popped upon leaking to the media.

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Where do talks go next from here?

The union is likely to respond, perhaps with its own plan, which might include full prorated salaries but with deferments. Behind the scenes, many players and agents find this idea intriguing, knowing revenues will return in coming years, and full value of current contracts can be paid. Another option is to offer a straight cut across the board -- say 10% -- instead of a sliding scale. The hit wouldn't be horrendous for any one player, but would the owners accept? It won't save them as much as their current proposal.

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2020 NFL season projections: Chances to make Super Bowl, win division, land top draft spot, more

The Kansas City Chiefs are still on top.

Several long months after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl, Kansas City enters the 2020 NFL season as both the best team in the league and the Super Bowl favorite, according to ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI).

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FPI is our prediction model for the NFL. Preseason ratings are based on each team's Las Vegas win total; last season's performance on offense, defense and special teams; the number of returning starters; coaching staff changes; and starting and backup quarterbacks. FPI produces team rankings and season projections, which we're unveiling for the 2020 season for the first time here. Here are some of the bigger takeaways from our 20,000 FPI season simulations -- and jump to the bottom to see the full listing of FPI rankings for all 32 teams.

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