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Eight Laps to the Checkered Flag

Five numbered cars completed an eight-lap exhibition race at the county speedway. Officials published each car’s fastest single lap, its average time across all eight laps, and its final place. Because the cars began from staggered starting positions and encountered different traffic, neither timing statistic alone reveals the winner. Determine every car’s fastest lap, eight-lap average, and finishing place. When a clue says the next faster or next slower listed time, it means the adjacent time in that category.