Based on the strength of RFR’s numerous accomplishments at Texas Motor Speedway, team owner Jack Roush has been inducted into the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame. Roush will be honored with a ceremony at the track on Thursday night of the Texas race weekend.
After a career of driving opponents to the mat in professional wrestling rings with his signature "Sweet Chin Music" finishing move, WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will now grab the wheel of the "No Limits" Wild Asphalt Circus Chevrolet Camaro Official Pace Car and lead the 43-car field to the green flag for Saturday evening's NRA 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Two Camry drivers earned top-five finishes in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Virginia's Martinsville Speedway -- Clint Bowyer (second) and Kyle Busch (fifth). Mark Martin (10th) also earned a top-10 result subbing for injured Denny Hamlin. Camry drivers led 153 laps (of 500) with Matt Kenseth pacing the field for 96 laps, Busch out in front for 56 laps and Travis Kvapil leading one lap.
No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS driver Martin Truex Jr. sees Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway as a way to make up some ground in his bid to earn his Michael Waltrip Racing team its second consecutive appearance in the “Chase for the Sprint Cup.”
After a short hiatus from behind the wheel, Timmy Hill returns this week to his driving duties of FAS Lane Racing's No. 32 OXYwater™ Ford. Hill will make his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start of the season in the running of the NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night.
Stenhouse has six Nationwide career starts, earning two top-five and four top-10 finishes. In his last four starts at TMS, Stenhouse has not finished outside the top-10.
Martinsville Recap: Mark Martin finished 10th in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, subbing for injured driver Denny Hamlin in the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota. Martin started 35th on the tough, half-mile ‘paper clip’ and overcame early contact on the track and a pit road miscue to log the FedEx team’s second top-10 finish of the 2013 season in the event won by Jimmie Johnson.
RETURN TO 'THE ROCK': After a successful inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Rockingham Speedway in 2012, the series returns for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine for its sophomore race at the 1.017-mile speedway. John Wes Townley will pilot the No. 7 Zaxby's Toyota Tundra for the 200-lap event in what will be his third race at the track.
In 24 starts at Texas Motor Speedway, Bobby Labonte has two pole awards (2003 and 2004), three top-five, five top-10 finishes and has led 59 laps. His average start is 19.208 and his average finish is 24.208.
The ultra-fast 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway will be a welcome site for Kurt Busch, who is coming off the most miserable weekend of racing since joining the Denver-based Furniture Row team late in the 2012 season.
The NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 26, at 2:00 pm ET on TNT Sports, IMS Radio Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, and HBO Max.
It’s an All-Ford Racing final in the NASCAR In-Season Challenge as Todd Gilliland and Ryan Blaney will square off against each other for the $1 million prize.
