The Final Lap with Kerry Murphey

Tony Stewart took home his second win in a row, 4th in the chase and edges to within just 3 points of second place Carl Edwards. Kyle Busch dominated the coverage of the weekend after wrecking Ron Hornaday in Friday’s Truck race, and getting parked by NASCAR.

RACE RECAP | TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
10 AJ Allemdinger
9 Clint Bowyer
8 Martin Truex Jr.
7 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6 Jeff Gordon
5 Greg Biffle
4 Matt Kenseth
3 Kasey Kahne
2 Carl Edwards barely hangs onto the points lead

VICTORY LANE

1 Tony Stewart backs up his words from last week and led the most laps, dominates, and grabs his 4th win in the Chase

It comes down to two races, and just 3 points separate points leader Edwards and Stewart heading into a reconfigured, resurfaced Phoenix next week.

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STATEMENT FROM M&M’S / MARS INCORPORATED

The recent actions demonstrated by Kyle Busch are not consistent with the values of Mars, Incorporated and we’re very disappointed.

We do not condone this behavior and expect those who represent our company and brands to abide by the same values our company stands for.

We have expressed our strong concerns directly to Joe Gibbs Racing.

Update from the M&M’s Facebook Page

M&M’s U.S.A.
My boss asked me to share this: The recent actions by Kyle Busch are not consistent with the values of M&M’S and we’re very disappointed. Like you, we hold those who represent our brand to a higher standard and we have expressed our concerns directly to Joe Gibbs Racing.

By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(November 5, 2011)

FORT WORTH, Texas—Nearly nine months after winning the Daytona 500 in his first attempt, Trevor Bayne finally got his first victory in NASCAR’s second-tier series.

Bayne powered past Roush Fenway teammate Carl Edwards after a restart on Lap 194 of 200 and held off hard-charging Denny Hamlin for the victory in Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Bayne crossed the finish line .142 seconds ahead of Hamlin, who started from the rear of the field after Kyle Busch, scheduled to drive the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, was parked for the weekend for wrecking Ron Hornaday Jr. in Friday night’s truck series race.

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Mike Helton announces that Kyle Busch has been parked for the balance of the weekend at Texas Motor Speedway