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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Matt Kenseth was made available to the media at Texas Motor Speedway: MATT KENSETH, No. 20 DeWALT FLEXVOLT Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Are you looking forward to this weekend’s events at Texas? “I’d say recent history we haven’t run great here, but Kyle (Busch) won in the Spring and we ran fourth or fifth and had something happen on a pit stop or something and ended up a little bit farther towards the back."

Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare/SEAL Legacy Foundation Ford Fusion, met with media members at Texas Motor Speedway Friday afternoon in advance of Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 KLEENEX CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed the school reading program and dog park he opened with Target mascot Bullseye, how hungry drivers out of the Chase are to get a victory, who he wants to win this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title and many other topics.

The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma launched "The Right Tools" video featuring Richard Childress Racing pit crew members from the No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino team to highlight the need to equip all emergency medical providers with the tools to save the lives of injured children.

“We’re down to the final weeks,” Preece said. “We want to end the year with some fine runs to showcase the best this team has to offer. It’s good to have the Turn Key folks along for the ride with us this week.”

Jeremy Clements is ready to go for Saturday’s O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. He will pilot the familiar black, red and white No. 51 JCR Chevy Camaro that will, for the third consecutive race at Texas Motor Speedway, feature the RepairableVehicles.com logo.

“I feel like I know the tricks at Texas,” Chastain said. “I’ve put in a ton of laps there over the past few years. I’m looking forward to flying the Flex Seal colors there again this weekend.”

“Texas is one of the fastest tracks we race on, and I like that,” Smithley said. “We’re going into the final weeks of the season, and we want to close out with some big runs. We get that started this week.”

After millions watch as a new champion is crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series trophy will make its way to Las Vegas for postseason celebrations as NASCAR hosts its annual Champion’s Week festivities. Fans across the nation will gather for a week of events honoring the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, the NASCAR Sunoco Rookie of the Year and numerous other season-ending award winners.

WINDOM, Minn. – One day after Big Game Motorsports released driver Danny Lasoski, the team has named Kerry Madsen as the driver of the No. 2 Muddy sprint car beginning next season.