NASCAR O'Reilly Series

The Mansfield, Texas-based company, which features a full line of custom-built truck accessories, is proud to welcome driver Garrett Smithley and his JD Motorsports with Gary Keller team to the Lone Star State for Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. Smithley’s No. 0 Chevrolet will carry ETC Custom Truck Accessories sponsorship in the race.

Corey will be making his second career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Texas Motor Speedway. This event will be LaJoie's 14th career XFINITY series start and the eighth this season in the No. 24 Toyota.

The old saying goes “Everything’s bigger in Texas.” If that holds true than NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) driver B.J. McLeod heads to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend looking for a big performance in Saturday afternoon’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge.

Dakoda will be making his sixth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Texas Motor Speedway to go along with three previous starts in the Camping World Truck Series. Armstrong has a best XFINITY Series finish of 10th at the Fort Worth, Texas track which occurred during the 2014 season. He finished 26th in the Spring race earlier this season.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Texas Motor Speedway ... In 94 starts at Texas Motor Speedway dating back to 1997, RCR has recorded one win (Jeff Burton, April 2007), eight top-five and 30 top-10 finishes with drivers Burton, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Green, Paul Menard and Ryan Newman.

“I’m really looking forward to getting back in the car in Texas. Kansas didn’t go how we wanted it to and we’ve had two weeks to get ready for this weekend. We know what we need to do in order to have a chance at making it to the last round of the Chase and I know my guys on this Leidos team will give it all they have to get it done.”

Going to Texas, I have a lot more confidence in this style of racing. A lot of things will carry over from Charlotte that I hope to capitalize on at Texas this weekend. I know everyone at B.J. McLeod Motorsports will have us a solid ride ready to roll for Saturday,” stated King.

November 1st officially kicks off American Diabetes Month and the American Diabetes Association’s 2016 campaign, This Is DiabetesTM. Observed each year, American Diabetes Month is an important element in the American Diabetes Association's efforts to focus the nation's attention on the disease and the tens of millions of people affected by it.

Bless NASCAR’s pea-pickin’ hearts. You have to admit that they keep on trying. With both the junior and truck circuits pretty much irrelevant these days due to the inclusion and the total domination of Cup drivers, NASCAR once again is trying to do the right thing.

Starting next season, premier series drivers with more than five years of full-time experience will be eligible to compete in a maximum of 10 races in the XFINITY Series and seven races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.