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Matty’s Picks 2012 – Vol. 8 Texas Motor Speedway – Samsung Mobile 500 – April 14, 2012

We head to the Lone Star State for tonight's Samsung Mobile 500 for the first scheduled race under the lights during this 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Its wide, its fast, and there will be plenty of drama when the green flag flies later this evening.

Stenhouse strikes again, captures second win in Texas

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won for the second time in 2012 on Friday night in Texas but in doing so he had to overcome everything Friday the 13th could throw at him.

Truex Jr. on the Samsung Mobile 500 pole

Martin Truex Jr. captured the pole for Saturday nights Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway with a lap of 190.369 MPH (28.366 SECS).

NOTES FROM THE NASCAR NATION: CRUNCHING THE TEXAS SIZED NUMBERS

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be racing under the lights this Saturday night at the Texas Motor Speedway during the running of the Samsung Mobile 500.

IndyCar: Chevrolet Teams Change Engines For Long Beach, Incur Penalty

Following the tear down and inspection of an engine, the majority of the Chevrolet team changed their motors on April 12th. "We are still learning...

NASCAR Announces Hall of Fame Nominees For 2013 HOF Class

On April 11th, NASCAR announced the 25 nominees for the 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class. The 25 nominees will be broken down to five via the NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel and they will become the fourth group to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Sadler: ‘It’s good for everybody’ to have Nationwide drivers running well, winning

Elliott Sadler, the NNS point leader, says it’s great see a wide open field and that NNS drivers have worked hard to better understand their cars. Sadler has won twice thus far, at Phoenix and Bristol.

Ron Hornaday: Smooth Transition to Joe Dennette Motorsports, so far

This year marked a year of change for Ron Hornaday as he switched over to Joe Denette Motorsports (JDM) from Kevin Harvick Incorporated (KHI).

Time to Pass the Torch

It started with a question. Are there any numbers that should be retired in NASCAR? Sport teams regularly retire numbers. The New York Yankees have retired several numbers including Mantle and others

Fans Have Spoken – Excitement is the Key

It has been a solid year for discussion of NASCAR. The season started with the Daytona 500 being delayed by rain.

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2026 Niece Motorsports NCTS Race Preview: Echo Park Speedway

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OnlyBulls announced as entitlement sponsor for NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at St. Petersburg

Green Savoree Racing Promotions is proud to announce a dynamic new partnership with OnlyBulls, naming the digital wallet and mobile app as the entitlement sponsor for the upcoming NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series event.

Zane Smith Sits Fourth in Cup Series Standings Heading to Atlanta

Zane Smith, driver of the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang Dark Horse, is coming off a sixth-place finish in Sunday’s Daytona 500, a race that also saw him win the first stage.

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