STRONG AT TEXAS: Dale Earnhardt Jr. hasn’t finished outside of the top six in the last four races he has run at Texas Motor Speedway. While the driver of the No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet SS hasn’t been to Victory Lane since winning his first NASCAR Cup Series race in his first start at the Fort Worth, Texas, track on April 2, 2000, at age 25,
Ryan Reed will make his seventh NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. In his six previous starts at the 1.5-mile track, Reed has finished 20th or above and has four top-15 finishes.
After a two-month hiatus, the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will return to action this weekend at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville (Tenn.) for the Music City 200 presented by Azure Foundation. MDM Motorsports will field two entries in the event with drivers Vinnie Miller and Sheldon Creed.
Stenhouse has eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) with an average starting position of 18.8 and average finishing position of 21.6.
Trevor Bayne makes his 14th career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) start at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. In 13 previous starts at the 1.5-mile oval, Bayne has recorded a best finish of 15th in the spring 2016 event after leading 12 laps.
Wallace will make his fifth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday. In four previous starts, Wallace has recorded one top-10, a sixth-place finish in the spring 2015 event.
When NASCAR teams arrive at Texas this week they’ll see for the first time a Texas track with less banking in Turns One and Two. The banking in those turns has been decreased from 24 degrees to 20, while Turns Three and Four remain at 24 degrees. There also will be an extra 20 feet of racing surface in Turns One and Two, pushing the total to 80 feet.
NEW REPAVE – TURNS 1 AND 2: “Leaving pit road, it’s smoother than it was and way more narrow,” Buescher said. “It’s not that big of an issue, we only use the lane and a half to the banking. The banking change here is much lighter in Turns 1 & 2 and it’s much wider. Plenty of room to choose a line."
"The new pavement is going to be a game changer this weekend at Texas (Motor Speedway). I really don't know what to expect going in so we have to prepare and be ready for anything. This GMS Racing team has made gains every weekend. I am excited to see how Texas plays out for us.”
Pocono Raceway has added an additional 5,197 feet of Steel and Foam Energy Resistant (SAFER) barrier and is among the top three tracks in terms of length of the safety feature.
The intensity continues to build during NHRA’s 75th anniversary season at the 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals, which takes place July 24-26 at Pacific Raceways.
NASCAR Cup Series drivers share their expectations for the inaugural Window World 450, the first 450-lap Cup Series race in North Wilkesboro Speedway history
Max Stallone – driving for Wheels America Racing in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Michelin with support from PT Autosport – heads to another new racetrack this week: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
