XFINITY Series

The NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to Fort Worth this week for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge - one of three stops left on the 2011 schedule - with just 15 points separating the top two championship contenders.

Steve Wallace will pilot Rusty Wallace Racing chassis RWR-070 in Saturday afternoon's O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. This is a brand new 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry that will be put through its first paces this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.

Carl Edwards on racing at Texas Motor Speedway: "I am really looking forward to returning to Texas Motor Speedway with Eddie Gossage and the guys. We won the earlier Nationwide race and we are closing in on the owners’ points lead. I love racing there and the fans are great. Our goal is to gain as many points as possible and get our Fastenal Ford Mustang in victory lane."

James Buescher won't have to travel far to race this weekend; the Plano, Texas-native currently resides in Katy, Texas, just outside Houston.

Scott Riggs is looking forward to all 200 laps of action at Texas Motor Speedway in the No. 03 McKinney Pipe and Steel Chevrolet of R3 Motorsports this Saturday afternoon.

Roush Fenway Racing moves into this weekend’s NASCAR showdown at Texas Motor Speedway not only holding the point lead in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series standings, but looking to close the deal on its 300th NASCAR win.

* TREVOR BAYNE will make his 27th start of the season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Texas Motor Speedway

Officials from Randy Hill Racing (RHR) announced today that NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) driver David Ragan will pilot the No. 08 Texas Tech University Ford Mustang in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway.

Brian Vickers will again jump behind the wheel of the No. 32 Dollar General Chevy for Turner Motorsports this weekend in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). V

Joey Logano went to a few Halloween parties in the past week. He dressed up as movie star/comedian Russell Brand at one of them. At another, he was Lloyd Christmas, also known as half of the pairing from the movie Dumb and Dumber (the other half was roommate Coleman Pressley). At Texas Motor Speedway, Logano will hope to dress up as a victorious cowboy.