O'Reilly 300 Notes Tricky winds Drivers had to deal with 40-mph wind gusts during the two practice sessions Thursday afternoon before qualifying. It made it difficult on the handling and pre-qualifying setup. Tony Stewart said he had never dealt with winds like that before in a stock car. The gusts...
Paul Menard turned the fastest lap speed (184.143 mph) during the second Nationwide Series practice session Thursday afternoon. David Reutimann, Matt Kenseth, David Ragan and David Green were the next top speeds in line behind Menard. Rookie Joey Logano was 6th fastest. Also, Ragan continued his top...
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Car Driver Team Name Owner Crew Chief 1 *0 J C Stout 1-800-527-1801 Chevrolet Johnny Davis Patrick Magee 2 *01 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Cash-4-Gold Chevrolet Lori Morgan Randy Hood 3 1 Mike Bliss Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort James Finch Marc Reno 4 *02 Andy Ponstein Corriestottracing.com Chevrolet...
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The last time JTG Daugherty Racing’s Michael McDowell visited Texas Motor Speedway the 24-year-old driver was plucked from his mangled car as he was involved in a spectacular crash during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying for the Samsung 500 last April. Driving in the No. 00 for Michael Waltrip...
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In 12 years of NASCAR racing at Texas Motor Speedway, no driver has ever won two events in the same weekend. History could be made in the upcoming Samsung 500 weekend as a dozen drivers are scheduled to compete in both the O’Reilly 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race and Samsung 500 NASCAR Sprint...
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