Greg Biffle scored an emphatic victory at Texas Motor Speedway last spring adding to Roush Fenway Racing’s domination at the 1.5-mile facility. RFR has won nine of 24 series races run in Fort Worth – five by current drivers Biffle and Carl Edwards. The Lone Star State’s spring race is an early barometer of success with each of its winners qualifying for the post season in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ era.
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Points Leader Johnson Won Most Recent Visit To Texas Motor Speedway
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Five-time champion Jimmie Johnson regained the NASCAR Sprint Cup points lead on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, where he led his 14,000th series lap. Johnson, the season’s first two-time winner, drove his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to victory the last time he visited Texas Motor Speedway in November. Saturday night’s race will mark Johnson’s 500th NASCAR national series start.
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Dover White Chevrolet)
Texas Stats
· Two wins, nine top fives, 14 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 9.3
The Final Lap Weekly #249 NASCAR Podcast – Darrell Wallace Jr. / Texas Motor Speedway Preview
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SHOW #249 – Guest: Darrell Wallace Jr. (@bubbawallace) – We recap the excitement from Martinsville, an actual Lady In Black, Jimmie’s announcement, dismal fantasy NASCAR, plus we preview Texas Motor Speedway, home racetrack to our own Toby Christie, also hosted by Kerry Murphey.
(48:00 mins)
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Hosts: Kerry Murphey & Toby Christie
Executive Producer: Kerry Murphey
Music: Russell Nash Radium Sound
Voice Over: Thomas Moog
Texas Motor Speedway Makes Many Fan Friendly Changes
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FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 21, 2013) – Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage announced today a dozen impactful changes to further enhance the motorsports fan experience in 2013, ranging from a new, wide-ranging children’s ticket pricing program and restructured individual adult ticket pricing to unique race-related perks for season ticketholders. Continue reading “Texas Motor Speedway Makes Many Fan Friendly Changes”
Race Recap: Jimmie Johnson Outlasts Brad Keselowski For Texas Win
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Jimmie Johnson outlasts Brad Keselowski for Texas win
Nov. 4, 2012
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
FORT WORTH, Tex. — Pulling away from Brad Keselowski in a green-white-checkered-flag finish at Texas Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson won Sunday night’s AAA Texas 500 and tightened his grip on a possible sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.
Continue reading “Race Recap: Jimmie Johnson Outlasts Brad Keselowski For Texas Win”
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