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Thursday, October 20, 2022
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
2022 NASCAR Cup Notes at Texas
Holding off the field for 57 laps following the final restart and taking the checkered flag at Bristol Motor Speedway, RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher snapped the longest active winless streak in the series at 223 races and became the 19th different winner of the season. As a result, the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season is now tied with the 1956, 1958, 1961 and 2001 seasons for the series-most different winners in a single season at 19 each. If this year were to see another different winner in these final seven races, then the 2022 season would become the sole leader in the NASCAR Cup Series in the number of different winners in a single season at 20.
The Bristol victory was the first points-paying race win for RFK Racing since Brad Keselowski joined the organization as an owner, and the second win of Buescher’s Cup Series career (Pocono, 2016 and Bristol, 2022).
“We’ve had a great week celebrating and taking in everything associated with the Bristol win, but I’m just as excited to get back to my home state of Texas and see friends and family and give our Fastenal Mustang another good run this weekend. We put together a solid plan for the All-Star Race this spring and had good success, so our goal is to capitalize on that even more and keep the train rolling this weekend.”
Now the Prosper, Texas native, Buescher, heads to Texas Motor Speedway to make it two wins in a row. Buescher has made 12 series starts at Texas posting an average finish of 22.7. Buescher’s best finish at his home track is 15th back in 2018.
Oklahoman Christopher Bell emerges from the Playoffs’ Round of 16 as a contender
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell entered the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 16 as the 10th seed with the pedal to the floor, as he was the only driver in that round to post three top-five finishes and clinch his spot in the Round of 12 prior to the elimination-race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Plus, he finished the Round of 16 in the Playoff standings lead by not only finishing well, but by dominating his competitors in stage points. Bell accumulated 50 stage points in the first three Playoff races – 14 more stage points than the next highest driver, Kyle Busch with 36.
Now that the Playoff competitors have been reseeded for the Round of 12, Bell is ranked seventh in the standings, just 27 points back from Chase Elliott in the Playoff standings lead, and only four points above the Round of 8 cut line. This is Bell’s second career appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs (2021, 2022) and the Oklahoma native is looking to advance to the Round of 8 for the first time. He was eliminated in the Round of 12 in last season’s Playoffs, ultimately finishing 12th in the final championship standings.
But this weekend is looking fortuitous for Bell, as Texas Motor Speedway is a track at which he has exceled. In three series starts at the 1.5-mile facility, he has put up two top-five finishes and has an average finish of 9.0 (second-best among active drivers).
“Texas is one of my best tracks statistically and a place I enjoy racing at,” Bell said. “It’s a very important race and we need to capitalize on Texas before heading into Talladega.”
Playoff Bubble: All-Star winner Ryan Blaney returns to Texas
Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney has advanced to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12 after a slow start to his postseason run putting up just one top-10 finish in the Round of 16. Now the North Carolina native shows up to Texas Motor Speedway as the winner of the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race, which was held at this same 1.5-mile facility back in May, needing a boost to his championship chase.
Currently, Blaney sits in the eighth and final transfer spot on points in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs standings up just four points on Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe in ninth – the first spot outside the Round of 8 cutoff. This is Blaney’s sixth appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs (2017, ’18, ’19, ’20, ’21, ’22) and he is looking to advance to the Round of 8 for the fourth-time in his career (2017, ’19, ’21).
In addition to his NASCAR All-Star Race win at Texas Motor Speedway earlier this season, the 27-year-old has made 13 points-paying race starts at the 1.5-mile speedway posting three top fives and seven top 10s. He has a career-best Texas finish of runner-up in 2018 and has an average finish at the track of 16.3.
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Monday, October 18, 2021
NASCAR odds to win 2021 Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas
LAS VEGAS SUPERBOOK
ODDS TO WIN 2021 HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2021 - 3:15 PM ET
KYLE LARSON 5/2
DENNY HAMLIN 8/1
KYLE BUSCH 7/1
RYAN BLANEY 8/1
CHASE ELLIOTT 8/1
MARTIN TRUEX, JR 10/1
WILLIAM BYRON 10/1
BRAD KESELOWSKI 16/1
KEVIN HARVICK 20/1
JOEY LOGANO 25/1
TYLER REDDICK 25/1
ALEX BOWMAN 40/1
CHRISTOPHER BELL 40/1
KURT BUSCH 50/1
AUSTIN DILLON 80/1
MATT DIBENEDETTO 100/1
ROSS CHASTAIN 100/1
CHASE BRISCOE 100/1
DANIEL SUAREZ 100/1
ARIC ALMIROLA 300/1
CHRIS BUESCHER 300/1
RICKY STENHOUSE, JR 300/1
BUBBA WALLACE 300/1
COLE CUSTER 500/1
ERIK JONES 500/1
RYAN NEWMAN 500/1
MICHAEL McDOWELL 1000/1
RYAN PREECE 2000/1
COREY LAJOIE 5000/1
ANTHONY ALFREDO 10000/1
JUSTIN HALEY 10000/1
PARKER KLIGERMAN 10000/1
JOSH BILICKI 10000/1
BJ McLEOD 10000/1
JOEY GASE 10000/1
QUIN HOUFF 10000/1
DAVID STARR 10000/1
CODY WARE 10000/1
CHAD FINCHUM 10000/1
RYAN ELLIS 10000/1
KYLE LARSON 5/2
DENNY HAMLIN 8/1
KYLE BUSCH 7/1
RYAN BLANEY 8/1
CHASE ELLIOTT 8/1
MARTIN TRUEX, JR 10/1
WILLIAM BYRON 10/1
BRAD KESELOWSKI 16/1
KEVIN HARVICK 20/1
JOEY LOGANO 25/1
TYLER REDDICK 25/1
ALEX BOWMAN 40/1
CHRISTOPHER BELL 40/1
KURT BUSCH 50/1
AUSTIN DILLON 80/1
MATT DIBENEDETTO 100/1
ROSS CHASTAIN 100/1
CHASE BRISCOE 100/1
DANIEL SUAREZ 100/1
ARIC ALMIROLA 300/1
CHRIS BUESCHER 300/1
RICKY STENHOUSE, JR 300/1
BUBBA WALLACE 300/1
COLE CUSTER 500/1
ERIK JONES 500/1
RYAN NEWMAN 500/1
MICHAEL McDOWELL 1000/1
RYAN PREECE 2000/1
COREY LAJOIE 5000/1
ANTHONY ALFREDO 10000/1
JUSTIN HALEY 10000/1
PARKER KLIGERMAN 10000/1
JOSH BILICKI 10000/1
BJ McLEOD 10000/1
JOEY GASE 10000/1
QUIN HOUFF 10000/1
DAVID STARR 10000/1
CODY WARE 10000/1
CHAD FINCHUM 10000/1
RYAN ELLIS 10000/1
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Race 2 of the 2020 NASCAR Playoffs: Richmond under the lights
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| Kevin Harvick has two wins at Darlington this season. |
Kevin Harvick won again Sunday at Darlington Raceway (+335 payout at Circa Sports) to grab his season-leading eighth victory of the season while also winning the first race of the Playoffs. It gives him an automatic berth into the next round that begins with the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway three weeks from now.
Two more races to go for 15 other championship-eligible drivers looking to advance and their next quest is Saturday’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway in what will be the first race of 2020 at the ¾-mile layout that annually happens in April or early May. The April 19 date originally scheduled for this season was canceled for obvious reasons.
So this is it. The only race at Richmond. It’s the first time there haven’t been two annual dates there since 1958. I miss it. But I feel like I’ve already seen a preview of the races because of events at the Phoenix race on March 8 and New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Aug 2. They are both flat 1-mile tracks that run similar to Richmond. Traditionally, if a driver does well on one, they’ll do well on the other two. Joey Logano won at Phoenix and Brad Keselowski won at New Hampshire, two Penske Fords, which is something to briefly think about before betting.
This week’s race package is the one with 750 horsepower that has been in eight races this season, including the non-points All-Star Race at Bristol. Keselowski and Chase Elliott have each won twice with it and it wasn’t until the Dover doubleheader that the season’s dominators Harvick and Denny Hamlin won with it, the two drivers that have combined to win 14 of the 27 races overall in 2020.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Odds to win 2017 AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
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| Ryan Blaney led the most laps in the April Texas race. |
ODDS TO WIN 2017 AAA TEXAS 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 - 2:16 PM ET
Martin TRUEX JR 2/1
Kyle BUSCH 4/1
Kevin HARVICK 6/1
Kyle LARSON 6/1
Chase ELLIOTT 7/1
Brad KESELOWSKI 10/1
Denny HAMLIN 15/1
Jimmie JOHNSON 15/1
Matt KENSETH 20/1
Ryan BLANEY 18/1
Erik JONES 30/1
Clint BOWYER 40/1
Kurt BUSCH 60/1
Daniel SUAREZ 80/1
Jamie McMURRAY 100/1
Joey LOGANO 80/1
Dale EARNHARDT JR 100/1
Kasey KAHNE 200/1
Austin DILLON 300/1
Ricky STENHOUSE JR 300/1
Paul MENARD 300/1
Ryan NEWMAN 300/1
Trevor BAYNE 500/1
Ty DILLON 500/1
Chris BUESCHER 500/1
AJ ALLMENDINGER 1000/1
Aric ALMIROLA 1000/1
Danica PATRICK 1000/1
Michael McDOWELL 5000/1
FIELD (all others) 1000/1
Texas Motor Speedway Track Facts: 2017 AAA Texas 500
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| Martin Truex Jr. has won the past four races on 1.5-mile tracks. |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Fast Facts: Texas Motor Speedway
· The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs began in 2004. Texas Motor Speedway was added to the Playoffs in 2005; replacing Darlington Raceway. Texas has hosted the seventh Playoff race since being added to the postseason in 2005.
Texas
Playoff Race Winners
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· Five different drivers have won the Texas Playoff races, led by Jimmie Johnson with five victories (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015).
· Three times the winner of the Texas Motor Speedway Playoff race has gone on to win the title:
o In 2011, Tony Stewart won from the fifth starting position at Texas, and went on to win his second MENCS championship.
o In 2013, Jimmie Johnson won from the third starting position at Texas, and went on to win his sixth MENCS championship.
· The worst finish in a Playoff race at Texas by a driver that went on to win the title was 38th by Jimmie Johnson (2009).
· Three times a non-Playoff driver has won the Playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway:
o Tony Stewart (2006) was ranked 11th in the points at the time of the win.
o Jimmie Johnson (2014) was 11th in points at the time of the win. Johnson had made the Playoffs in 2014, but was eliminated in the Round of 12.
o Jimmie Johnson (2015) was 12th in points at the time of the win. Johnson had made the Playoffs in 2015, but was eliminated in the Round of 16.
· 11 drivers have won a pole for the 12 Playoff races at Texas, led by Jeff Gordon with two; followed by Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman with one each.
· Four manufacturers have won Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff races at Texas Motor Speedway – Chevrolet (seven wins), Ford (two), Toyota (two) and Dodge (one).
· Four manufacturers have won the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race Coors Light pole at Texas Motor Speedway – Chevrolet (six poles), Ford (four), Toyota and Dodge (one each).
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 Top 8 at Texas Motor Speedway
Rank
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Driver
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Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
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Average Finish
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Driver Rating*
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1
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Martin Truex Jr
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24
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2
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0
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3
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13
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3
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13.6
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94.1
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2
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Kyle Busch
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23
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1
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2
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11
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12
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0
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11.7
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101.5
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3
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Brad Keselowski
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18
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1
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0
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4
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7
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0
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15.7
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88.1
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4
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Kevin Harvick
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29
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1
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0
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7
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17
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1
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11.7
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91.4
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5
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Jimmie Johnson
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28
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1
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7
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15
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21
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1
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8.1
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107.3
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6
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Ryan Blaney
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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27.6
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70.8
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7
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Denny Hamlin
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23
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0
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2
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5
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11
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0
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12.6
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88.8
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8
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Chase Elliott
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3
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0
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0
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2
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3
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0
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6
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98.3
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* – Driver Rating based on last 25 races at Texas Motor Speedway (2005 – 2017).
2017 Playoff Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Track
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Stage 1 Winner
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Stage 2 Winner
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Race Winner
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Following Round of 12
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Round of 16
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Drivers
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Pts
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Chicago
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Kyle Busch
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Chase Elliott
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Martin Truex Jr.
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69
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New Hampshire
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Martin Truex Jr
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Kyle Busch
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Kyle Busch
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Kyle Busch
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42
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Dover
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Brad Keselowski
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Kyle Larson
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Kyle Busch
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Brad Keselowski
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26
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Round of 12
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Kevin Harvick
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17
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Charlotte
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Kevin Harvick
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Kevin Harvick
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Jimmie Johnson
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17
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Talladega
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Brad Keselowski
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Ryan Blaney
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Brad Keselowski
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Denny Hamlin
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14
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Kansas
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Kyle Busch
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Denny Hamlin
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Ryan Blaney
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9
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Round of 8
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Chase Elliott
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6
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Martinsville
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Brad Keselowski
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Brad Keselowski
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Kyle Busch
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Texas
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Phoenix
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Championship 4
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Homestead-Miami
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Texas Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 07 of 36 (04-09-17)
Track Size: 1.5-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 20 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 24 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 2,250 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,330 feet
Race Length: 334 laps / 501 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 85 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 164 laps
Top 10 Active Driver Ratings at Texas
Jimmie Johnson........................ 107.3
Matt Kenseth............................ 103.6
Kyle Busch............................... 101.5
Chase Elliott............................... 98.3
Martin Truex Jr........................... 94.1
Dale Earnhardt Jr....................... 93.6
Kevin Harvick............................. 91.4
Denny Hamlin............................. 88.8
Brad Keselowski......................... 88.1
Kurt Busch................................. 87.8
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2017 races (25 total) among active drivers at Texas Motor Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2016 pole winner:
Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
192.301 mph, 28.081 secs. 11-04-16
2016 race winner:
Carl Edwards, Toyota
134.541 mph, (03:16:00), 11-06-16
Track qualifying record:
Tony Stewart, Chevrolet
200.111 mph, 26.985 secs. 10-31-14
Set in Round 2 of 3
Track race record:
Greg Biffle, Ford
160.577 mph, (3:07:12), 11-14-12
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Texas Motor Speedway:
History
· Construction on Texas Motor Speedway began in 1995.
· The first NASCAR national series race at TMS was a NASCAR XFINITY Series event on April 5, 1997 – won by Mark Martin.
· The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was on April 6, 1997 – won by Jeff Burton.
· The track underwent a repave between the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
· In 2011, the spring Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway. 2017 marked the first season it was moved back to a Sunday afternoon race.
· Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race on November 6, 2005 – won by Carl Edwards.
· The track underwent its second repave between the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The renovation added a new layer of asphalt over the existing pavement, an expansive French drainage system on the frontstretch and backstretch, and reduced the banking in Turns 1 and 2 by four degrees (now 20 degrees).
· There have been 33 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one event from 1997 - 2004 and two races per year since 2005.
Starts
· 155 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas; 125 in more than one.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Texas Motor Speedway with 30.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch lead all active drivers with 29 Texas starts each.
· Steve Park (five starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Texas with an 8.000.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active MENCS drivers in average starting position at Texas Motor Speedway with an 9.429.
· Six drivers have made their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career start at Texas Motor Speedway: Adam Petty (2000), Jay Sauter (2002), Brad Keselowski (2008), Trevor Bayne (2010), David Starr (2011) and Parker Kligerman (2013).
Poles
· Jeremy Mayfield was the first Coors Light pole winner (1998) at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 185.906 mph. The inaugural Coors Light pole qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997 was cancelled due to weather conditions.
· 24 drivers have won Coors Light poles at Texas, led by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Carl Edwards and Martin Truex Jr. with two each.
· Two drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Texas Motor Speedway: Bobby Labonte (2003 and 2004) and Ryan Newman (2005 sweep).
· Youngest Texas Coors Light pole winner: Brian Vickers (11/05/2006 – 23 years, 0 months, 12 days).
· Oldest Texas Coors Light pole winner: Bill Elliott (4/08/2002 – 46 years, 6 months, 0 days).
· David Ragan (4/09/2011) and Martin Truex Jr. (11/04/2007) posted their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light poles at Texas Motor Speedway.
Wins
· 18 different MENCS drivers have won at Texas Motor Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with seven victories (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 sweep and 2017).
· Eight drivers have multiple wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (seven), Carl Edwards (four), Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart each have two.
· Three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted consecutive wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (2014 playoff race and 2015 sweep), Carl Edwards (2008 sweep) and Denny Hamlin (2010 sweep).
· Roush Fenway Racing and Hendrick Motorsports lead the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Texas Motor Speedway with nine each; followed by Joe Gibbs Racing with six.
· Youngest Texas winner: Joey Logano (03/30/2003 – 23 years, 10 months, 14 days).
· Oldest Texas winner: Dale Jarrett (04/01/2001 – 44 years, 4 months, 6 days).
· Three of the 33 (9.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from the Coors Light pole: Kasey Kahne (2006), Jimmie Johnson (2012) and Kyle Busch (2013).
· Six of the 33 (18.2%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from the front row: three from the pole and three from second starting position.
· The third-place starting position is the most proficient starting spot in the field at Texas Motor Speedway, producing more wins than any other starting position (six) – most recent: Jimmie Johnson (fall of 2014).
· 25 of the 33 (75.8%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Five of the 33 (15.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 – most recent was earlier this season.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Texas Motor Speedway is 31st, by Matt Kenseth in 2002.
· Jeff Burton (4/06/1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (4/02/2000) won their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career race at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Eight of the nine active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers who have won at Texas Motor Speedway participated in at least two or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won at Texas in his first appearance; Ryan Newman won in his second appearance at TMS.
· Only two of the nine active winning drivers made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Texas Motor Speedway: Kyle Busch (15) and Kurt Busch (13).
· Kevin Harvick leads the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 29.
· Four different manufacturers have won a MENCS race at Texas, led by Chevrolet (13 wins); followed by Ford (12) Toyota (five) and Dodge (three).
· One Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver has won at Texas Motor Speedway in two different manufacturers: Jeff Burton (1997 – Ford; 2007 – Chevrolet)
Additional Finishing Positions
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with five; followed by Matt Kenseth with four.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-five finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 15; followed by Matt Kenseth (13) and Kyle Busch with 11.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-10 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 21; followed by Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (18 each).
· Chase Elliott (three starts) leads the series in average finish at Texas with a 6.0.
· Three active drivers with more than one start at Texas have a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series average finish inside the top 10: Chase Elliott (6.0), Jimmie Johnson (8.1) and Matt Kenseth (9.6).
Track / Event Specific Stats
· Since the advent of electronic scoring, the closest margin of victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway is the (4/4/2004) race won by Elliott Sadler with a MOV of 0.028 over second-place Kasey Kahne.
· There have been five MENCS races at Texas Motor Speedway that have resulted with NASCAR Overtime:
Date
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Scheduled No. Of Laps
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Actual No. Of Laps
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NASCAR Overtime
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Winner
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Runner-Up
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11/2/2014
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334
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341
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7
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Jimmie Johnson
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Kevin Harvick
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4/7/2014
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334
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340
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6
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Joey Logano
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Jeff Gordon
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11/4/2012
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334
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335
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1
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Jimmie Johnson
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Brad Keselowski
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4/6/2008
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334
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339
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5
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Carl Edwards
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Jimmie Johnson
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11/5/2006
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334
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339
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5
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Tony Stewart
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Jimmie Johnson
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· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions twice in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway; the inaugural event in 1997 and the spring race of 2007.
· The MENCS race at Texas has been rain-shortened only once:
Date
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Scheduled No. Of Laps
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Actual No. Of Laps
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Fewer No. of Laps
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Winner
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Runner-Up
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11/6/2016
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334
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293
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-41
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Carl Edwards
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Joey Logano
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· Weather has postponed the MENCS Texas race to another day twice – the spring 2014 race (scheduled for 04/06/2014 but was run on 04/07/2014) and the spring 2010 race (scheduled for 04/18/2010 but was run on 04/19/2010).
· Jimmie Johnson leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Texas Motor Speedway with 1,041 laps led in 28 starts.
Female Competitor Stats
· Two female drivers have made MENCS starts at Texas Motor Speedway: Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick
Date
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Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Driver Rating
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4/11/2016
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Danica Patrick
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19
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24
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59.5
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11/6/2016
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Danica Patrick
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22
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24
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55.1
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4/11/2016
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Danica Patrick
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26
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21
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57.7
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11/8/2015
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Danica Patrick
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11
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16
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69.6
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4/11/2015
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Danica Patrick
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21
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16
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74.9
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11/2/2014
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Danica Patrick
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27
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36
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42.4
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4/7/2014
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Danica Patrick
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24
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27
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53.2
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11/3/2013
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Danica Patrick
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30
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25
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49.2
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4/13/2013
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Danica Patrick
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42
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28
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42.9
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11/4/2012
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Danica Patrick
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32
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24
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61.4
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Averages
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25.4
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24.1
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56.6
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Date
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Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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4/8/2002
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Shawna Robinson
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16
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36
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NASCAR in Texas
· There have been 114 NASCAR national series races among three tracks in the state of Texas.
Track Name
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City
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MENCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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Total Races
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Texas Motor Speedway
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Fort Worth
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33
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33
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39
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105
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Meyer Speedway
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Houston
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1
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0
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0
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1
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Texas World Speedway
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College Station
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8
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0
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0
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8
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Totals
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42
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33
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39
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114
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· The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Texas was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. The event was held on December 7, 1969 and it was won by Bobby Isaac (Dodge).
Texas Drivers in NASCAR
· 86 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Texas.
· 10 drivers from Texas have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series.
Driver
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MENCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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Combined
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Terry Labonte
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22
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11
|
1
|
34
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Bobby Labonte
|
21
|
10
|
1
|
32
|
A.J. Foyt
|
7
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0
|
0
|
7
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Billy Wade
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Chris Buescher
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
Bobby Hillin Jr
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
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Johnny Rutherford
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
James Buescher
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
David Starr
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
Colin Braun
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
· Seven of the 10 Texas native NASCAR national series winners have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series; led by Terry Labonte with 22 wins.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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STARTS
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Matt Kenseth
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647
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3
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To become the 22nd driver in series history to start 650 or more races
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Joey Logano
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324
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1
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To become the 80th driver in series history to start 325 or more races
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WINS
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Jimmie Johnson
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83
|
1
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Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84) for fourth on MENCS wins list
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Kyle Busch
|
43
|
1
|
Tie Bill Elliott (44) for 16th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Matt Kenseth
|
38
|
1
|
Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Kevin Harvick
|
36
|
1
|
Tie Bobby Isaac (37) for 21st on MENCS all-time wins list
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Denny Hamlin
|
31
|
1
|
Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Kurt Busch
|
29
|
1
|
Tie Denny Hamlin (30) for 25th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
26
|
2
|
Tie Rex White (28) for 28th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Brad Keselowski
|
24
|
1
|
Tie Joe Weatherly, Jim Paschal (25) for 31st on all-time MENCS wins list
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POLES
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Ryan Newman
|
51
|
3
|
Tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time MENCS poles list
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Jimmie Johnson
|
35
|
1
|
Tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 17th on all-time MENCS poles list
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Kasey Kahne
|
27
|
2
|
Tie Ricky Rudd (29) for 24th on the all-time MENCS poles list
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Kyle Busch
|
27
|
2
|
Tie Ricky Rudd (29) for 24th on the all-time MENCS poles list
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ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
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Jimmie Johnson
|
46
|
2
|
Tie Lee Petty for 11th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
149
|
1
|
To become the 24th driver to post 150 or more MENCS top-five finishes
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Matt Kenseth
|
324
|
1
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To become the 14th driver in series history to post 325 top 10s or more
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LAPS LED
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Jimmie Johnson
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18,663
|
337
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To become the ninth driver in series history to lead 19,000 or more laps
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Matt Kenseth
|
11,660
|
340
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To become the 15th MENCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 or more laps
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Kurt Busch
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8,877
|
126
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To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
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Denny Hamlin
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8,585
|
415
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To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
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