Kyle Busch makes it five for five at Texas

Kyle Busch stepped up the first rung on his proverbial ladder of his Texas Motor Speedway trifecta this weekend. He will race Saturday in the Nationwide Series and again in the Sprint Cup Series on Sunday.

Story | 11/7/2009 | by  SpeedwayMedia.com

Notebook: Dale Earnhardt Jr. says new Nationwide car could influence Cup version

Dale Earnhardt Jr. thinks the development of the new Nationwide car may lead long-term to improvements to the Cup version.

Story | 11/7/2009 | by  SpeedwayMedia.com

Jeff Gordon breaks pole drought with Texas top spot

After qualifying in the top spot Friday at Texas Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon extended his record streak to 17 straight years of winning a pole.

Story | 11/7/2009 | by  SpeedwayMedia.com

Toyota NSCS Texas Post-Qualifying Notes & Quotes

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 5th - How was your qualifying lap? "It was a good lap for the M&M's Camry. I'm real proud of the way the guys have worked together - Dave (Rogers, crew chief) and the 11 (Denny Hamlin) team."

Story | 11/6/2009 | by  SpeedwayMedia.com

Dodge Motorsports Notes & Quotes - Texas 2 Post Qualifying

KASEY KAHNE (No. 9 Budweiser Dodge Charger) Qualified 2nd “It was a really good lap. We made some gains from practice in our Budweiser Dodge."

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Brad Keselowski Open Interview -- Texas

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 12 Penske Racing Dodge Charger) WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON GETTING IN THE 12 CAR THIS WEEKEND? “I think that it’s a great opportunity to finish out the season with the Penske Dodge."

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CHEVY NSCS AT TEXAS TWO: Jeff Burton Practice Quotes

JEFF BURTON, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR IMPALA SS: HOW ARE YOU FEELING AFTER HITTING THE WALL IN PRACTICE? "My head hurts. Just kind of a crappy way to start off. We were really fast in race trim, I was really happy with the car."

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Farm Bureau Insurance Toyota to Take Green Flag from the 21st Position at Texas Motor Speedway

David Gilliland, driver of the No. 02 Farm Bureau Insurance Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Joe Gibbs Racing, qualified 21st this afternoon for Sunday’s Dickies 500 from Texas Motor Speedway.

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Ford Texas Qualifying Quotes

MATT KENSETH – No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion (Qualified 30th) – “I’m happy with the pickup and the car drove better, so I’m happy about that. I just didn’t get the best lap."

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TUMS SIGNS MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING

TUMStoday announced a multi-year partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) to sponsor David Reutimann’s No. 00 Toyota Camry starting with the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTM season.

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Kurt Busch Open Interview -- Texas

KASEY KAHNE (No. 9 Budweiser Dodge Charger) HAVING WON FROM THE POLE HERE AT TEXAS, HOW IMPORTANT IS QUALIFYING HERE? “It’s important. Our Budweiser Dodge was actually decent (in practice), just a touch too loose."

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Where have all the Dodges gone?

It seems like just a few years ago when Dodge had a significant amount of representation in the Sprint Cup garage as far as numbers go. There was Chip Ganassi Racing, Evernharm Motorsports, Penske Racing, and Petty Enterprises to name a few.

Story | 11/6/2009 | by  Insiderracingnews.com