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Veteran actor can currently be seen in revival of DC Universe's live-action superhero series Doom Patrol Will pace the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series field...

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Roush Fenway won both the first MENCS (Jeff Burton) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (Mark Martin) races at Texas in 1997. Burton began the afternoon from the fifth position and led 60 laps en route to the inaugural victory.

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team head to Texas Motor Speedway ready to put the new handling package to its first Texas test and continue their climb up the Monster Energy Cup Series points standings.

Some of the changes are interesting. Moving the season-ending event matters not, as Homestead has never become an iconic event in most minds anyway. Adding a third short track is good. Keeping the roval in Charlotte as part of the mix is fine. Adding some tradition with the Southern 500 becoming even more meaningful actually comes across as a fine idea.

On Tuesday, NASCAR announced the 2020 schedule for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. It's the biggest schedule realignment in over a decade. After sleeping on it overnight, I have some thoughts on the matter.

Fans can take their race day experience to the next level during Talladega Superspeedway’s 50thanniversary celebration with premium seating upgrade options such as the Paddock Club and Premium Boxes during the track’s much-anticipated weekend, April 27-28, featuring the GEICO 500 and MoneyLion 300.

“I think Texas is going to be the real test for the new aero package. The track still needs some more time for the second and third lane to really come in, but we're looking forward to getting our No. 34 Love's Ford Mustang up to speed and I'm excited to have WinStar World Casino and Resort on the car this week, as well.”

Richard Childress Racing at Texas Motor Speedway ... In 107 starts at Texas Motor Speedway dating back to 1997, RCR has recorded one win (Jeff Burton, April 2007), eight top-five and 32 top-10 finishes with drivers Burton, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Green, Paul Menard, Ryan Newman and Austin Dillon. Prior to Texas Motor Speedway's inaugural season in 1997, Richard Childress, a former driver in NASCAR's top division, earned a pair of top-10 finishes at the now defunct Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. RCR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams boast an average starting position of 19.3, an average finishing position of 17.6 and have completed 34,609 of the 35,693 contested laps (97 percent) with 148 laps led at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth-based race track.

Garrett Smithley returns to the seat of Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 with primary sponsorship from Trophy Tractor for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.