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FORT WORTH, Tex. – Denny Hamlin did almost everything right on Sunday afternoon.
Despite his best efforts, however, the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota left Texas Motor Speedway in a good-sized hole. Continue reading “Denny Hamlin had a good day at Texas – just not good enough”
In an instant, Brad Keselowski was a lap down.
Moments after the start of Sunday’s AAA Texas 500, before the lead drivers had completed the first two corners, Kyle Busch’s Toyota washed up the track into Keselowski’s Ford and cut a tire on the Team Penske machine. Continue reading “Brad Keselowski Recovers Nicely To Stay Above Playoff Cut Line”
Jimmie Johnson has seven Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships. He has seven victories at Texas Motor Speedway.
None of that mattered in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500, when Johnson’s race – and likely his hopes for a record eighth title – went south in a hurry. Continue reading “Jimmie Johnson Endured A Crushing Day At Texas”
Nov. 5, 2017
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
FORT WORTH, Tex. – Martin Truex Jr. isn’t invincible after all.
Kevin Harvick put a serious dent in Truex’s sense of invulnerability on Sunday afternoon, passing Truex with nine laps left in the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and pulling away to win by 1.580 seconds. Continue reading “Kevin Harvick wins at Texas with late-race pass, advances to Championship 4”
By: Toby Christie, Editor – Follow on twitter @Toby_Christie
FORT WORTH, Texas — Brad Keselowski came into Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway with the 10th-place starting position, and hopes were high for another good finish to keep him in contention for a berth for the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in a couple of weeks.
However, when the green flag was shown, about 10 seconds into the race it became obvious that this wouldn’t be a normal stress-free day for Keselowski and his No. 2 team. In the middle of turns 1 and 2 on the opening lap, Keselowski made contact with Kyle Busch, which nicked the valve stem out of Keselowski’s tire. Keselowski took his deflated tire to pit road, but luckily he didn’t let his spirits bottom out as well.
Continue reading “Brad Keselowski Rebounds For Fifth Place in Texas”
The Final Lap Weekly 