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Surprising and Not Surprising: Texas Samsung Mobile 500

With the honors of hosting the first night race of the 2011 season, here is what was surprising and not surprising in the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Matt Kenseth goes from knocking on the door to kicking it down in Texas

When Matt Kenseth won the Daytona 500 in 2009 he cried in his post race interview.

Matt Kenseth — The Chase Maker

Matt Kenseth was thankful for another win. The Samsung Mobile 500 Sprint Cup race gave Kenseth another opportunity.

Flag-To-Flag: Will Power Dominates Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

In the past five road course races, Will Power has started on pole and finished either first or second.

One-On-One Interview With Camping World Truck Series Driver James Buescher

Racing is sometimes a mix of highs and lows and this season so far for James Buescher has been full of both ends of the spectrum.

Matt Kenseth Breaks 76-Winless Streak, Winning Samsung Mobile 500

Throughout the night, Matt Kenseth made it clear that he was there to win and at the end after all the strategy played it course, Kenseth was in the lead with 13 to go and went on to win.

Kenseth ends winless streak at Texas

Matt Kenseth led 169 of the 334 laps and won Saturday nights Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. This was Kenseth’s 19th career win and he also ended a 76-race winless drought.

Carl Edwards Captures Second Consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series Win at TMS.

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 60 Fastenal Ford captures second consecutive NNS race at TMS.

Regan captures the Samsung Mobile 500 pole

David Regan captured his first Sprint Cup Series pole on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway with a lap of 189.820 MPH (28.448 secs).

Edwards on O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 pole

Carl Edwards captured the pole for Friday night’s Nationwide Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with a lap of 178.938 MPH

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