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Coming off a tough short track battle last week, Jason White had his sights set on conquering Texas Motor Speedway as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season winds down. However, a loose handling condition on his No. 23 GunBroker.com / Grime Boss Ford F-150 relegated White to a tough 19th place finish in the running of the WinStar World Casino 350k at the 1.5-mile Texas speed plant.

Feels Like the First Time: With only one previous start to his credit at Phoenix International Raceway, Parker Kligerman heads into this weekend's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition at the newly repaved one-mile oval with hopes to quickly latch onto a fast setup with his No. 7 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra.

Breaking in Pavement: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitors will head to Phoenix International Raceway this Friday to compete on the one-mile oval for the first time since the track has been repaved.

New Track, Old Tricks: Todd Bodine and the No. 11 Toyota Care Tundra team head to Phoenix International Raceway on Friday for the Lucas Oil 150 after coming off a momentum-building run at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend.

Harvick completed 112 Green Flag Passes, positioning him fourth amongst his fellow competitors, and 40 Quality Passes according to NASCAR's Loop Data Statistics.

Jimmie Johnson’s win of the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet scored the 700th all-time victory for Chevrolet in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition.

After a strong seventh-place qualifying effort, Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team struggled with an ill-handling car throughout much of Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 but still salvaged a 22nd-place, lead-lap finish.

Kurt Busch scored his first top-10 as a Furniture Row Racing driver, finishing eighth in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, displayed a remarkable will to win on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) as he scored his second NASCAR Sprint Cup series (NSCS) win in a row, and his fifth win of 2012. Johnson led seven times for a race-high 168 laps; and was able to pass and hold off his closest championship rival, Brad Keselowski, for the win in a furious battle in the final laps after a green/white/checkered finish.

Turner Motorsports welcomed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) driver Ryan Newman behind the wheel of the No.30 Great Clips Chevrolet Impala this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Making his third career start at the 1.5-mile oval and first start of the 2012 season for Turner Motorsports, Newman was poised to bring the team a solid finish.