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Starting dead last on an injured knee, David Malukas sliced through the field and led 59 laps en route to an improbable third-place finish in Monday’s postponed Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old Chicago native overcame a hospital visit, a grid penalty, and an ill-timed caution at Nashville Superspeedway to claim his fifth podium of the season.\u00a0
Malukas entered the …Keep reading<\/a><\/p>\n

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