A spin on the backstretch turned into a multi-car wreck in the closing stages of the Sprint Cup Series race in the Lone Star State. Exiting turn 2 with 47 laps to go in the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Austin Dillon was tapped from behind by Jimmie Johnson and sent sliding into the wall. After touching it with the right-rear corner, the driver of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet overcorrected and turned back into the outside wall.
Despite having the strongest car in the race, Martin Truex Jr. was not able to take his car to victory lane in the Lone Star State. The driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota seemed poised to score his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, but two late race cautions and almost everyone behind him opting to pit led to him losing the lead with 32 laps to go and finishing sixth.
Kyle Busch continued his run of excellence in NASCAR with his win in the Lone Star State. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota took the lead with 32 laps to go and drove on to score the victory in the Duck Commander 500.
Kyle Busch continued his run of dominance in the NASCAR XFINITY Series with a dominant win in the Lone Star State. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota led 150 of the 200 laps on his way to taking the checkered flag in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300. It's his 80th career victory in the series and eighth at Texas Motor Speedway.
This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rolls into Fort Worth, Texas to run the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The 501 mile (801.6 km) race on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) quad-oval intermediate speedway will be the seventh race of the 2016 season.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series travel to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series is off. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.
This Saturday night, the boys and girl head west. The way I hear it, if you are going to play in Texas, you got to have a Biffle in the band. That may be true, and it may be a fact this weekend, but sadly such edicts do not include our Hot 20. Greg sits 16 points shy. Maybe the following week.
Any race fan who has been around the sport for the past 20-plus years knows who Smokey Yunick was. He was a genius on top of the pit box and under the hood. He was a brilliant inventor, a crass scoundrel, a blunt straight-shooting American who loved racing.
Martinsville has been on the NASCAR calendar since 1948, the year before John Wayne truly hit it big in Hollywood. Both showcased a great cast of supporting characters over the years, and both have been synonymous with action. Sunday was no different.
NASCAR Cup Series drivers explain why North Wilkesboro Speedway delivers one of the most authentic NASCAR experiences for lifelong fans and first-time visitors alike
