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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. was made available to media at Texas Motor Speedway:

HOW DO YOU SEE THE DRIVER CODE AS FAR AS HOW A NON-PLAYOFF DRIVER SHOULD BE RACING AROUND PLAYOFF DRIVERS AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR? “I mean there isn’t a written code or anything. I think it is just being courteous to people that are running for a championship. I know when I got knocked out last year in the Round of 12 that you cut those guys a little bit more of a break in certain stages of the race for sure."

On the heels of his seventh top-20 of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, a career high for the 28-year-old, Corey LaJoie ventures to the Lone Star State on the hunt to extend that streak with the Schluter Systems Ford.

Paul Menard and the Menards/Jack Links team head to Texas Motor Speedway hoping to capitalize on the speed the No. 21 Ford has shown in recent Texas races.

Roush Fenway takes two former winners at Texas Motor Speedway to the Lone Star State this weekend when the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) converges on the 1.5-mile oval for a Sunday afternoon 500-mile event. Newman, a 2003 Cup series winner at TMS, is coming off his 13th top-10 of 2019, while Stenhouse, a 2012 Xfinity series winner at TMS, searches for a strong run on Sunday.

Chevrolet will switch to the Camaro ZL1 1LE in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2020, replacing the Camaro ZL1, which made its series debut in 2018.

NASCAR and Mars, Incorporated announced a multi-year extension, continuing the iconic candy manufacturer’s long-standing partnership and designation as the “Official Chocolate of NASCAR®”. The renewed agreement ensures Mars’ various brands remain a race day staple for millions of fans and extends the relationship to more than 20 consecutive years of Official Partnership, highlighted by a fully integrated strategy that activates every corner of the sport.

Chase Elliott on the Texas repave: “It’s just a different racetrack. (Turns) 3 and 4 are obviously similar with the banking and everything, but 1 and 2 have been the struggle for everyone. Obviously for us, but I think everyone struggles on that end more than 3 and 4, so it's just a matter of minimizing our problems on the 1-2 side of the track relative to everybody else. I feel like that has been our weak point at the racetrack since they re-did it.”

Chevrolet drivers Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson are competing in the Round of 8 of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Heading into the eighth of 10 races – on the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway oval – a look at their success in 33 starts:

Kevin Harvick hasn’t celebrated in Victory Lane since a dominating victory in the regular season finale at Indianapolis on Sept. 8, but he’s been close. And the driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford heads into the final two races of this Playoff round a heavy favorite to hoist hardware at either this week’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET on NBSCN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) or next week at Phoenix’s ISM Raceway.