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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 Top 16 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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Kevin Harvick
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26
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0
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0
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6
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14
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1
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12.3
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88.8
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2
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Jimmie Johnson
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25
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1
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6
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13
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19
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1
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8.4
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108.0
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3
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Kyle Busch
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20
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1
|
1
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9
|
10
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0
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12.4
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101.9
| |
4
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Carl Edwards
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22
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1
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3
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7
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11
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4
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14.5
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96.4
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5
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Joey Logano
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15
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0
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1
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5
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5
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1
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18.5
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78.9
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6
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Brad Keselowski
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15
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1
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0
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4
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6
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0
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16.3
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86.9
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7
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Austin Dillon
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6
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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21.3
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67.1
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8
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Kurt Busch
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26
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1
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1
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3
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14
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2
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15.5
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88.7
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9
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Denny Hamlin
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20
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0
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2
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5
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10
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0
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12.2
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90.6
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10
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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27
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2
|
1
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5
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16
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3
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13.9
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92.2
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11
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Martin Truex Jr
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21
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2
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0
|
2
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10
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3
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14.7
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89.7
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12
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AJ Allmendinger
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14
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0
|
0
|
0
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2
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2
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20.8
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68.6
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13
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Jamie McMurray
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24
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0
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0
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4
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9
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1
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16.9
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78.3
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14
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Matt Kenseth
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26
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1
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2
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13
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17
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1
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9.5
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104.7
| |
15
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Chase Elliott
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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0.0
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0.0
| |
16
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Ryan Blaney
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2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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2
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42.5
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38.7
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* – Based on last 22 races at Texas Motor Speedway (2005 – 2015).
Texas Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 07 of 36 (04-09-16)
Track Size: 1.5-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 24 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
Top 10 Active Driver Ratings at Texas
Jimmie Johnson........................ 108.0
Matt Kenseth............................. 104.7
Kyle Busch............................... 101.9
Greg Biffle.................................. 98.1
Carl Edwards.............................. 96.4
Dale Earnhardt Jr........................ 92.2
Denny Hamlin............................. 90.6
Martin Truex Jr............................ 89.7
Clint Bowyer............................... 89.1
Kevin Harvick.............................. 88.8
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races (22 total) among active drivers at Texas Motor Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2015 pole winner:
Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
193.847 mph, 27.857 secs. 04-09-15
2015 race winner:
Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
140.500 mph, (03:33:57), 04-11-15
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 Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997 – won by Mark Martin.
· The first NASCAR Sprint 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 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on November 6, 2005 – won by Carl Edwards.
Starts
· There have been 30 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one NSCS event from 1997 - 2004 and two races per year since 2005.
· 148 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas; 118 in more than one.
· Jeff Gordon is the only driver to have made all 30 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with 27 Texas starts.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Texas Motor Speedway with an 8.400. Johnson is the only active driver with an average starting position at Texas inside the top 10.
· Six drivers have made their first NASCAR Sprint 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, in 1998 at Texas with a speed of 185.906 mph. The inaugural Coors Light pole at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997 was cancelled due to weather conditions.
· 22 drivers have Coors Light poles at Texas, led by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte 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 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light poles at Texas Motor Speedway.
Wins
· 18 different drivers have won at Texas Motor Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with six victories; including five of the last seven races.
· Seven drivers have multiple wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (six), Carl Edwards (three),Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart each have two.
· Roush Fenway Racing leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in wins at Texas Motor Speedway with nine; followed by Hendrick Motorsports with eight and Joe Gibbs Racing has four.
· Four different manufacturers have won a NSCS race at Texas, led by Ford and Chevrolet (12 each); followed by Toyota (three) and Dodge (three).
· One NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver has won at Texas Motor Speedway in two different manufacturers: Jeff Burton (1997 – Ford; 2007 – Chevrolet)
· 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 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers have posted consecutive wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (2014 Chase race and 2015 sweep), Carl Edwards (2008 sweep) and Denny Hamlin (2010 sweep).
· Three of the 30 (10%) NASCAR Sprint 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 30 (20%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from the front row: three from the pole and three from second-place.
· 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).
· 24 of the 30 (80%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position. Below is a breakdown of the number of wins by starting position in the top 10.
· Four of the 30 (13.3%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
· 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 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career race at Texas Motor Speedway.
· 11 of the 12 active NASCAR Sprint 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;Carl Edwards and Ryan Newman won in their second appearance at TMS.
· Only two of the 12 winning drivers have 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 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 26.
Additional Finishing Positions
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with five; followed by Matt Kenseth with four and Jeff Gordon with three.
· Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson lead the series in top-five finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 13 each; followed by Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch with nine each.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-10 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 19; followed by Matt Kenseth (17) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (16).
· Two active drivers have a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series average finish inside the top 10 at Texas: Jimmie Johnson (8.440) and Matt Kenseth (9.462).
· Casey Mears has participated in the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway without posting a DNF (23).
Track / Event Specific Stats
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas is the (4/4/2004) race won by Elliott Sadler with an MOV of .028 seconds over Kasey Kahne.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in laps led at Texas with 1,017 laps led in 24 starts.
· 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 actual race has never been rain shortened, but was postponed to Monday in 2014 due to weather.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers in laps led at Texas Motor Speedway with 1,023 laps.
Female Competitor Stats
· Two female drivers have made NSCS 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
|
11/8/2015
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Danica Patrick
|
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
|
21
|
16
|
74.9
|
11/2/2014
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Danica Patrick
|
27
|
36
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42.4
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4/7/2014
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Danica Patrick
|
24
|
27
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53.2
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11/3/2013
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Danica Patrick
|
30
|
25
|
49.2
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4/13/2013
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Danica Patrick
|
42
|
28
|
42.9
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11/4/2012
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Danica Patrick
|
32
|
24
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61.4
|
Averages
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26.7
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24.6
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56.2
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Date
|
Driver
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Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
| |
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 39 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races among three tracks in the state of Texas.
Track Name
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City
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NSCS
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Texas Motor Speedway
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Fort Worth
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30
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Texas World Speedway
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College Station
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8
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Meyer Speedway
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Houston
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1
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· 81 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. Six of the 10 Texas native NASCAR winners have won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Driver
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NSCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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Terry Labonte
|
22
|
11
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1
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Bobby Labonte
|
21
|
10
|
1
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A.J. Foyt
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
Billy Wade
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Bobby Hillin Jr
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Chris Buescher
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
James Buescher
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
David Starr
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Colin Braun
|
0
|
0
|
1
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NASCAR Pre-Race Loop Data Leaders At Texas Motor Speedway
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Driver Rating
|
Jimmie Johnson
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108.0
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Average Running Position
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Matt Kenseth
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9.363
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Closers
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Jimmie Johnson
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2.4 avg. spots gained
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Fastest Driver Early In The Run
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Kyle Busch
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177.633 mph
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Fastest Driver Late In The Run
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Kyle Larson
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171.884 mph
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Fastest Laps Run
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Jimmie Johnson
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8.6% (637 laps)
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Fastest On Restarts
|
Joey Logano
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180.190 mph
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Green Flag Passes
|
Jamie McMurray
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1,841
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Quality Passes
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
922
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Green Flag Speed
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Jimmie Johnson
|
173.820 mph
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Laps Led
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Jimmie Johnson
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13.9% (1,023 laps)
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Laps In The Top 15
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Jimmie Johnson
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76.8% (5,660 laps)
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*Loop Data was established in 2005
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Average Finishing Positions at Texas Motor Speedway
Last four races (2014-2015).
Driver
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Average Finishing Position
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Kyle Busch
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3.667
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Brad Keselowski
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6.250
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Jimmie Johnson
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7.000
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Carl Edwards
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9.500
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Jamie McMurray
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9.500
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Brian Vickers
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10.000
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Jeff Gordon
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11.750
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Kevin Harvick
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12.250
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Martin Truex Jr
|
13.500
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Greg Biffle
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13.750
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NASCAR Sprint 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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Matt Kenseth
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36
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1
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Tie Bobby Isaac and Tim Flock for 18th on all-time wins list
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Kyle Busch
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35
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1
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Tie Matt Kenseth for 20th on the all-time wins list
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Kevin Harvick
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32
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1
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Tie Fireball Roberts for 22nd on all-time wins list
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Denny Hamlin
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Kurt Busch
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Jimmie Johnson
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34
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1
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Tie Ned Jarrett for 19th on all-time poles list
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Denny Hamlin
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23
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1
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Tie Alan Kulwicki for 28th on all-time poles list
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Kevin Harvick
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45
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1
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Tie Jimmie Johnson for 10th on all-time 2nd-place finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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318
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1
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Tie Cale Yarborough for 13th on all-time top-10 finishes list
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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249
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1
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Tie Lee Petty for 23rd on all-time top-10 finishes list
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Ryan Newman
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215
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1
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Tie Sterling Marlin for 29th on all-time top-10 finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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17,880
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120
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To become ninth NSCS driver all-time to lead 18,000 laps
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Kyle Busch
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11,464
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536
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To become 14th NSCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 laps
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Track Specific 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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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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2
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1
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Break seven driver tie and become the sole series leader in poles at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Ryan Newman
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2
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1
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Break seven driver tie and become the sole series leader in poles at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Martin Truex Jr.
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2
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1
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Break seven driver tie and become the sole series leader in poles at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Greg Biffle
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2
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1
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Tie Carl Edwards for the second most wins at Texas Motor Speedway
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Denny Hamlin
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2
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1
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Tie Carl Edwards for the second most wins at Texas Motor Speedway
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Matt Kenseth
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2
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1
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Tie Carl Edwards for the second most wins at Texas Motor Speedway
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Hendrick Motorsports
|
8
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1
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Tie Roush Fenway Racing for the series most wins at Texas Motor Speedway
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