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Could A Clinch Be In the Cards For Keselowski?

In order to capture his first NASCAR Nationwide Series title – and also the first NASCAR national series championship for the legendary Roger Penske – Brad Keselowski has to leave Texas with a 390-point lead over the second-place driver, who happens to be his archrival, Carl Edwards.

If Keselowski finishes 21st or better, 22nd and lead at least one lap, or 24th and leads the most laps, he would clinch no matter what Edwards does. He comes to Texas leading Edwards, the 2007 series champion, by 485 points.

Keselowski’s average finish at Texas in eight career series races is 14.0. He ranks 20th in Driver Rating at the track at 84.1, but has top-five finishes in his last three races. Reigning series champion Kyle Busch leads all drivers with a 125.9 Driver Rating there. Edwards has a 97.4 Driver Rating at TMS, 10th-best among all drivers at Texas. His average finish is 13.0, one spot better than Keselowski.

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A Three For All: With Three Races Remaining, A Three-Man Hunt For The Championship

This 2010 championship is tight. Very tight. In fact, it’s the closest in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup era.

The points margin between the top-three drivers is the closest with three races remaining since the inception of the Chase in 2004. Four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson leads Denny Hamlin by 14 points and Kevin Harvick by 38. The 14-point spread between first and second is the second closest since 2004.

AUDIO: The Final Lap Podcast – Texas Pre-Race Show

The “Big Three” All Strong At Texas

There’s no reason to think the championship picture will become any clearer after Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. All three frontrunners – Johnson, Hamlin and Harvick – have had success at the 1.5-mile track. Johnson won there in 2007, and finished second in the spring race. Hamlin won in the spring and was the runner-up in this race last season. Harvick is coming off two consecutive top-10 finishes at Texas.

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SHOW #134 – We recap the eventful Talladega race, a driver tribute to Jim Hunter, no love for Jimmie, preview Texas, and more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop

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CREDITS:
Hosts: Kerry Murphey & Paul Northrop
Production: Kerry Murphey
Music: Radium Sound
Voice Over: Thomas Moog