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Sydney Sweeney got racing fans’ hearts racing on Sunday before the green flag was waved at the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway.

Sweeney came out on the stage holding a checkered flag and reminded William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson and Chase Briscoe what winning will mean for their legacies.

“Most days, this checkered flag means victory, but today, it means something more,” she said. “A dream realized, a life changed, a name that will never be forgotten. In my new film ‘Christy,’ I play a warrior. A fighter who refused to quit. ‘Christy’ is about grit, about determination – the same spirit that it takes to make it to the Championship Four.

“So, to our future champion, remember what this flag stands for. You’re not

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