NASCAR Cup Series

Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Busch Light Ford Fusion met with media members and fans Friday morning at the Restart BAR Zone at Texas Motor Speedway. Harvick spoke on numerous topics.

Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 60 Nutri Chomps Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, met with media members Friday morning at Texas Motor Speedway to discuss his sponsor for the weekend and his season to date.

Auburn University Head Football Coach Gus Malzahn, one of the most innovative offensive minds in football, has been named as the Grand Marshal for Talladega Superspeedway’s GEICO 500 Sunday, April 29, and will give the command to fire engines prior to the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race.

Roush Fenway Racing heads back to “Jerry World” this weekend as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) prepares to do battle at Texas Motor Speedway for the first time in 2018. A Roush Fenway Ford has been the “Lonestar” in victory lane 18 times across NASCAR’s three major touring series.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series head to Texas Motor Speedway after the Easter break. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off. Check out the tentative full schedule below, subject to change.

After an off-weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series returns to action this Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas. Since being repaved after the 2016 season, the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway has changed quite a bit. After the repave, the track's grip and overall speed increased, but the racing groove narrowed to just about a single line, making passing difficult for the competitors. With speeds just over 200mph and a narrow racing groove, the racing at Texas Motor Speedway can be both fast and challenging.

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RCR in the MENCS ... In 2,857 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 48 pole awards,108 wins, 487 top-five finishes and 1,053 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.8 and an average finishing position of 16.1. RCR has earned 15 total championships (six Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, '87, '90, '91, '93 and '94, six NASCAR Xfinity Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR's three national series.

Kasey Kahne and Leavine Family Racing (LFR) will race at LFR’s home track of Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) for the first time as a team this weekend for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500.

A week off with no races to forecast or summarize. Funny, I did not get the shakes or suffer any other negative reactions. That probably is not a good thing for NASCAR.