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Roush Fenway won both the first MENCS (Jeff Burton) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (Mark Martin) races at Texas in 1997. Burton began the afternoon from the fifth position and led 60 laps en route to the inaugural victory.
Paul Menard and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team head to Texas Motor Speedway ready to put the new handling package to its first Texas test and continue their climb up the Monster Energy Cup Series points standings.
Chad Finley Racing (CFR) announced today that NASCAR veteran driver Garrett Smithley will drive the team’s No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado in Friday night’s Vankor 350k at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS).
“We’re heading to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend – one of my favorites! This is my best track on the circuit, and I ran really well in the trucks there. The last time I ran there in a truck, I actually won, so I’m really excited. Our mile-and-a-half program has been really sporty. We’re taking our Vegas car to Texas, which was really fast, so I am really excited to get on track in Texas. I love it out there, so let’s see where we bring it home.”
Fans can take their race day experience to the next level during Talladega Superspeedway’s 50thanniversary celebration with premium seating upgrade options such as the Paddock Club and Premium Boxes during the track’s much-anticipated weekend, April 27-28, featuring the GEICO 500 and MoneyLion 300.
The fifth race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race will take place this weekend on the mile-and-a-half track of Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. DGR-Crosley will have two entries in the Vankor 350: the No. 17 May's Hawaii Toyota Tundra for Tyler Ankrum and the No. 54 Ceco Building Systems Tundra for NASCAR Next alumni Anthony Alfredo.
“I think Texas is going to be the real test for the new aero package. The track still needs some more time for the second and third lane to really come in, but we're looking forward to getting our No. 34 Love's Ford Mustang up to speed and I'm excited to have WinStar World Casino and Resort on the car this week, as well.”
Richard Childress Racing at Texas Motor Speedway ... In 107 starts at Texas Motor Speedway dating back to 1997, RCR has recorded one win (Jeff Burton, April 2007), eight top-five and 32 top-10 finishes with drivers Burton, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Green, Paul Menard, Ryan Newman and Austin Dillon. Prior to Texas Motor Speedway's inaugural season in 1997, Richard Childress, a former driver in NASCAR's top division, earned a pair of top-10 finishes at the now defunct Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. RCR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams boast an average starting position of 19.3, an average finishing position of 17.6 and have completed 34,609 of the 35,693 contested laps (97 percent) with 148 laps led at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth-based race track.
“After a good start to the season, I can’t wait to get to Texas Motor Speedway and get back on the track. We’ve done a good job so far this season with our preparation and performance, and we have already qualified for the playoffs, so we’re going to keep pushing to make ourselves better as the season goes on. We were able to gamble a little bit at Fontana, without worrying about the consequences, and that’s a great feeling to have this early in the season.” – Michael Annett
Nearly 12 Hours of On-Track Competition Featured Three Endurance Races, Support Sprints and Qualifying for All Eight Run Groups Ahead of Saturday's Classic 24-Hour Race
Reigning Top Fuel world champ Doug Kalitta powered to the provisional No. 1 position on Friday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, staying in the championship hunt to open this weekend’s In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
The penultimate round of the 2026 Flo Night In America Championship with the Super Dirt Late Models was held Friday night with night 1 at Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia.
