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1 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 27.628 195.454
2 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 27.633 195.419
3 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 27.650 195.298
4 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Give Kids A Smile Ford 27.735 194.700
5 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 27.744 194.637
6 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office/March of Dimes Toyota 27.746 194.623
7 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 27.763 194.503
8 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 27.815 194.140

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9 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 27.827 194.056
10 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil/Hertz Ford 27.872 193.743 Continue reading “2014 NASCAR CUP SERIES TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY STARTING LINEUP – TONY STEWART ON POLE”

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1 6 9 Chase Elliott # NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
2 36 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota
3 37 42 Kyle Larson(i) Cartwheel Chevrolet
4 1 5 Kevin Harvick(i) Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet
5 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) Ragu Chevrolet
6 2 20 Matt Kenseth(i) GameStop/Lego The Hobbit Toyota
7 3 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet
8 9 22 Ryan Blaney(i) Discount Tire Ford

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9 38 3 Ty Dillon # WESCO Chevrolet
10 5 11 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Toyota Continue reading “CHASE ELLIOTT WINS 1ST NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY”

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WRITTEN BY: Jonah Rens is 12 years old, and is a junior NASCAR reporter/writer for The Final Lap. His opinions are his own, and not necessarily those of The Final Lap. Follow him on Twitter @NascarRens

Over the next few Sprint Cup Series races (Texas Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway, and Kansas Speedway) these drivers need to improve over these three races. Continue reading “Drivers Needing To Improve Over The Next Few Races In 2014”

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Texas Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 7 of 36 (04-06-14)
Place holds over 190,000 RABID FOAMING AT THE MOUTH NASCAR FANS
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
2013 race winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
144.751 mph, (03:27:40), 04-13-13 Continue reading “TRACK STATS – TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY”

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Carl Edwards (No. 99 Fastenal Ford)
·         Three wins, six top fives, eight top 10s; one pole
·         Average finish of 15.6

Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s “Spring is Calling” Chevrolet)
·         Three wins, 10 top fives, 16 top 10s; one pole
·         Average finish of 8.7

Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Dollar General Toyota)
·         Two wins, 13 top fives, 16 top 10s
·         Average finish of 8.3 Continue reading “DRIVERS DOIN’ WELL AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY”