NASCAR O'Reilly Series

The stars are beginning to align for the Ford EcoBoost 300’s pre-race festivities, as Homestead-Miami Speedway has named NBC Universo’s “The Riveras” actor Jacqie Campos as the national anthem singer for the NASCAR XFINITY Series championship race on Saturday, November 18 at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Erik Jones captured the pole and won the first and second stages in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 race at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) on Saturday night. This was his third win of the season and the ninth of his NXS career.

Ryan Blaney started fourth and finished second in Saturday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang. On the initial start, Blaney struggled in the non-preferred outside lane, dropping several positions in the opening laps.

Camry driver Erik Jones captured the NASCAR XFINITY Series win at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Jones won both stages of the race, leading a race-high 142 of 200 laps on the way to his third-series win this season.

RYAN REED, No. 16 Lilly Diabetes/#DriveYourHealth Ford Mustang (Finished 23rd) “We got that flat tire early on that put us behind. I thought we could get the wave around right after it happend at that stage break but I guess they closed the pits right there. It was the worst case scenario for us. Tough deal. I felt we had an okay Mustang, one that could contend for a top-10 and keep us in this deal and go to Phoenix and give ourselves a shot but it wasn’t meant to be. I am proud of everyone on the Lilly Diabetes Mustang team for not giving up and we won’t give up. We are still in it. It is pretty much a must-win going to Phoenix next weekend. That is the mentality we will have.”

This will be Spencer’s first visit to Texas Motor Speedway and the new track configuration.  Boyd remarked on going to another new track, “I’ve heard Texas is kind of like Charlotte, but I’ve learned in my short career that each track has its own unique characteristics.  I’ll approach it with respect, listen to my crew chief, and learn it as quickly as possible.  This race is also my last scheduled race of the year so I’ll be soaking it all in.”  Boyd will drive full time next season for SS Green Light Racing in NASCAR Xfinity Series competition with the No. 76 Grunt Style Chevrolet Camaro.

NASCAR heads to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend with all three national series as the Playoffs continue. The Truck Series hits the track Friday for the JAG Metals 350 followed by the XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Saturday night. The Cup Series closes out the action Sunday at 2 p.m. on NBCSN with the AAA Texas 500.

Richard Childress Racing's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history at Texas Motor Speedway ... In 100 starts at Texas Motor Speedway dating back to 1997, RCR has recorded one win (Jeff Burton, April 2007), eight top-five and 31 top-10 finishes with drivers Burton, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Green, Paul Menard and Ryan Newman. 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 19.2, an average finishing position of 17.4 and have completed 32,331 of the 33,349 contested laps (96.9 percent) with 140 laps led at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth-based race track.

Ryan Reed will make his eighth NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend.  In his seven previous starts at the 1.5-mile track, Reed has finished 20th or above and has five top-15 finishes.

"Heading back to Texas, I think we have a better idea of what to expect with the repave. In April, we had a really fast Allegiant Camaro early on, and with what was a one-groove racing surface at the time, we were able to use pit strategy to gain track position.