The initial excitement stemmed from results produced by an unmanned underwater drone scanning more than 5,200 square miles of the floor of the Pacific Ocean in search of the famous plane. Operated by Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, the plane hasn’t been seen since—but not for a lack of searching.

William Byron won his way into the NASCAR Cup Series championship round with a Sunday victory at Martinsville.

Byron ran the race of his life on Sunday, putting together the kind of perfect weekend no playoff driver had done before: He won the pole, swept both stages and won the race.