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.
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.
The three-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, emerged uninjured following a harrowing rollover ride as part of a 15-car pileup in the closing laps of the 2026 YellaWood 500 at Talladega.
Identical brothers Cash and Roman Felber, 16, became the first twins to share a podium in USA Ligier Junior F4 before moving from Ohio to Britain in pursuit of the same Formula 1 dream
Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway is the penultimate race on the Cup Series schedule, and it’s where drivers and crews can see the finish-line tape stretched across the end of their season-long run.
Event planner Joe Blackman reveals the behind-the-scenes logistics, production challenges and fan experiences that bring a NASCAR race weekend to life.
