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NASCAR champ is on the list to run in Sunday's Snowball Derby


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The NASCAR season may be over, but Kyle Busch has one more race left in the tank this year.

ESPN.com reports that 2015 Monster Energy Cup Series champ Kyle Busch is the highest-profile driver entered in the 50th running of the Snowball Derby. The famed December short-track race in Pensacola, Florida pits NASCAR regulars against weekly racers from all over the country.

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In addition to Busch, 2016 Camping World Truck Series champ Johnny Sauter has entered, as have Corey LaJoie and K&N champ Harrison Burton. The Five Flags Speedway race features super late model stock cars in a 36-car field for 300 laps. The green flag drops Sunday at 3 p.m. The winner takes home $20,000.

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