The driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet led only six laps on his way to scoring his 75th career victory, fifth win of the season and sixth at Texas Motor Speedway.
On Sunday, the six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion completed a sweep of this year’s Texas Motor Speedway races, powering past hapless Brad Keselowski with three laps left to win the AAA Texas 500 for the fourth straight year.
Brad Keselowski will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday. The driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford won the pole with a time of 27.421 and a speed of 196.929 mph.
Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski captured the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole Friday for the AAA Texas 500 during Service King Qualifying Days at Texas Motor Speedway.
This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Fort Worth, Texas for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. It will be the 34th race of the season, eighth of the Chase and second of the Eliminator Round.
Jeff Gordon has punched his ticket for the Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a win at the "Virginia paperclip", Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.
Joey Logano was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.161 and a speed of 98.826 mph. Jeff Gordon was second with a time of 19.251 and a speed of 98.364 mph.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, led 40 of 200 laps and rallied from starting at the rear of the field and being involved in a Lap 82 multi-car wreck to tie the late Kyle Busch for ninth place on the all-time Cup wins list at 63.
In a historic drive for the ages, Myles Rowe climbed from 24th and last in the starting field Sunday to win the INDY NXT by Firestone race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
