Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway… Richard Childress Racing has three wins among 124 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway. The Welcome, North Carolina-based race team first found Victory Lane at the track with Jeff Burton in April 2007. Burton led only the final lap to grab his 19th career Cup Series victory. Austin Dillon was victorious at Texas in 2020. Dillon led the final 10 laps and edged teammate Tyler Reddick by just .149 seconds to score the win – his first at Texas and the 109th all-time by RCR. In 2022, Reddick led the final 24 laps to grab his first Texas victory. RCR has earned 11 top-five and 38 top-10 finishes on the 1.5-mile quad-oval.

Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Texas Motor Speedway… RCR has 102 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Texas Motor Speedway, acquiring five wins (Kevin Harvick in 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2012). RCR has earned 26 top-five and 56 top-10 finishes along with five pole awards as an organization. Last season, both Austin Hill and Jesse Love scored top-10 finishes (ninth-place by Love, sixth by Hill). Hill has reeled off four consecutive top-10s for RCR at Texas, including a second-place finish in the fall race in 2022. In 2024, Love’s lap of 185.612 miles per hour paced the field, timing in over two-hundredths of a second over second place.

In the History Books… Hill made NASCAR Xfinity Series history with his victory at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2025, surpassing both Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Tony Stewart to become the all-time leader in superspeedway wins in the series. This triumph marked his ninth career win on drafting-style tracks, breaking a tie with the two legends. Hill’s performance at Talladega Superspeedway added to his impressive record, solidifying his status as a dominant force in superspeedway racing.​

A Patriotic Unveil… U.S. Military Veterans are invited to RCR’s campus on May 14 to attend Veterans with Coffee, a monthly event RCR hosts in conjunction with Veterans Bridge Home to provide support and resources for area Veterans. The May edition of the popular event will include a special patriotic car unveil. Media are invited to attend and cover the unveil, beginning at 9 a.m.

Catch the Action… The Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 at Texas Motor Speedway will be televised live on Saturday, May 3, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on The CW. The race will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Download The CW app free of charge to watch NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying.

The Texas 400 at Texas Motor Speedway will be televised live on Sunday, May 4, beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1. The race will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway will be broadcast on Amazon Prime. Ride shotgun all season long with live, in-car camera feeds and scanner audio with a paid subscription to Max as part of their NASCAR driver cam experience during the race.

Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet at Texas Motor Speedway… In 20 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway, Dillon has earned one win, one top-five, and three top-10 finishes. He also earned the pole award at the 1.5-mile track in 2016. Dillon has made 11 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at the track with a career-best finish of third in 2015 after starting from the pole position for the 300-mile race. Dillon, the 2011 NASCAR Truck Series Champion, has five Truck Series starts at Texas with a career-best finish of second in 2011 and one pole in 2010.

Winner, Winner … Dillon won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in 2020, the third of his five career victories in the series. The Texas win was part of a 1-2 finish for RCR, with former teammate Tyler Reddick coming in second. The victory not only marked Dillon’s first win of the 2020 season but also earned him an automatic berth in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. The win was especially significant for RCR, as it was their first 1-2 finish in the Cup Series since 2011.

Did You Know?… Dillon’s 2016 pole award at Texas Motor Speedway remains RCR’s lone NASCAR Cup Series pole in 124 Series starts at the Fort Worth-based track. In total, Dillon owns six poles in Cup Series competition, most recently sitting on the pole in 2019 at Chicagoland Speedway.

One Year Ago… In the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in April 2024, Dillon finished eighth after starting 15th. Despite handling challenges during the race, strategic pit calls and strong restarts contributed to his top-10 result. ​

Dillon Rides Top-10 Surge… The No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet team enters Texas Motor Speedway riding a wave of momentum following back-to-back top-10 finishes in the NASCAR Cup Series. A strong performance at the high-banked Bristol Motor Speedway, followed by an impressive run at the unpredictable Talladega Superspeedway, has boosted Dillon’s average finish and provided a much-needed lift in the points standings.

Let’s Ride… This weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, two worlds collide as several professional bull riders who ride for the Carolina Cowboys in the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Team Series will join Dillon at the track as guests of Richard Childress Racing. Dillon, who is the general manager of the Carolina Cowboys, spends much of his time outside of his No. 3 Chevrolet managing day-to-day operations for the Carolina Cowboys. Many of the riders live in Texas and are preparing for the Individual Season World Finals, the event marks an exciting lead-up to championship action.

Tickets to the 2025 Carolina Cowboys Home Stand Are Available Now … Driven by the same passion for performance that guides his race team, Richard Childress’ latest endeavor brings Professional Bull Riding to the Carolinas. The Carolina Cowboys represent the Carolinas in the PBR Team Series, an elite league featuring the world’s top bull riders competing in games throughout the country. The team is owned by Richard Childress and Jeff Broin with 2018 Daytona 500 Champion Dillon serving as General Manager. Don’t miss the Carolina Cowboys 2025 “Cowboy Days” Home Stand September 12-14 at First Horizen Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Tickets are on sale at PBR.com and Ticketmaster.

Dillon Joins Coca-Cola’s Mission 600 at Norfolk Naval Base… Dillon is scheduled to visit Norfolk Naval Base Wednesday on behalf of Coca-Cola as part of the Mission 600 initiative. Now in its eighth year, Mission 600 pairs NASCAR drivers with U.S. military units to help educate the NASCAR community about the U.S. Military and build meaningful connections with our service members. Dillon’s visit underscores his commitment to supporting and connecting with military personnel and helps build up anticipation to one of NASCAR’s most patriotic races, the Coca-Cola 600, which annually takes place over Memorial Day weekend.​

About Bass Pro Shops… Bass Pro Shops is North America’s premier outdoor and conservation company. Founded in 1972 when avid young angler Johnny Morris began selling tackle out of his father’s liquor store in Springfield, Missouri, today the company provides customers with unmatched offerings spanning premier destination retail, outdoor equipment manufacturing, world-class resort destinations, and more. In 2017 Bass Pro Shops united with Cabela’s to create a “best-of-the-best” experience with superior products, dynamic locations, and outstanding customer service. Bass Pro Shops also operates White River Marine Group, offering an unsurpassed collection of industry-leading boat brands, and Big Cedar Lodge, America’s Premier Wilderness Resort. Under the visionary conservation leadership of Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Shops is a national leader in protecting habitat and introducing families to the outdoors and has been named by Forbes as “one of America’s Best Employers.” Bass Pro Shops has a long relationship with NASCAR, dating back to 1998. For more information, visit basspro.com.

About Winchester Ammunition… Winchester is the leading small-caliber ammunition brand for hunting, recreational shooting, and law enforcement, and the largest supplier to the U.S. military. The legendary Winchester® brand, with its 159-year history, is founded on principles of integrity, hard work, and a strong commitment to its loyal customers. As a division of Olin Corporation, Winchester shares Olin’s purpose to deliver materials and solutions that enhance and protect lives. Learn more about Winchester and the responsible use of its products by visiting Winchester.com or connecting with us on Facebook at Facebook.com/WinchesterOfficial.

Winchester Safes, Based in Texas… With a long-standing commitment to protecting legacies, Winchester Safes is honored to stand alongside Winchester Ammunition in supporting timeless racing tradition and its fan base. Winchester Safes, the most trusted name in safe innovation and reliability, operates with a remarkable unit capacity of over 1 million safes per year and is strategically located in Texas to offer a significant cost advantage to any shipping point across the United States.

Winchester Safes Grand American™… Crafted for those who protect more than possessions, the new Grand American™ safe secures your legacy with unmatched security. Built to safeguard firearm collections, heirlooms, and history, the Grand American™ carries forward the Winchester tradition of protection.

Meet Dillon… Dillon, along with several professional bull riders who ride for the Carolina Cowboys in the PBR Teams Series, are scheduled to make a stop at the RCR Merchandise hauler in the Texas Motor Speedway fan midway on Sunday, May 4, at 10:45 a.m. Local Time to greet race fans and sign autographs. Stop by and get your new RCR and Carolina Cowboys gear.

Questions, Please… Media covering the Texas Motor Speedway race are encouraged to stop by the infield media center on Sunday at 10:20 a.m. Local Time to learn more about the Carolina Cowboys.

AUSTIN DILLON QUOTES:

What are your thoughts on Texas Motor Speedway?

“Texas Motor Speedway has so much grip now and has changed a lot from the old track to the new track. It has always been a strong track for me, so I am excited to race there this weekend with Bass Pro Shops and Winchester. There is a lot of variety on both ends of the track, which makes it exciting to race. On one end, you are going to have a high-speed and very banked corner, and on the other end, you will have a hard corner that you will have to get turned into and then get back on the gas.”

How would you gauge Richard Childress Racing’s Intermediate Program This Year?

“I’m excited to have Texas Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway back-to-back. I felt like we had a fast car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March and a good car at Homestead-Miami Speedway. We passed a lot of cars in those two races. Emphasis will be on qualifying for us. If we can qualify well at those two tracks, I think we can have a pretty good weekend. Texas Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway can be tracks where we can put ourselves in a better position in the point standings. You never know what can happen with the opportunity to win.”

How important are these next few weeks building off the positive momentum your team has gained over the past few weeks?

“It’s very important. Bristol Motor Speedway went well. We headed into the Easter break and carried more momentum into Talladega Superspeedway last week and were able to finish in the top-10. Our next goal is to break into the top-20 in points. If you’re in the top-20, you still have the opportunity to go out and be able to be in the second group for practice and qualifying, even if you have a rough weekend the week before. Qualifying late seems to be a big advantage because of how tight the field is. If you’re on that cut line, you know you’re going to have to pass cars, and passing has been tough. It’s very important to build yourself up in that front area of points.”

Kyle Busch and the No. 8 7-Eleven Chevrolet at Texas Motor Speedway… Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway will mark Kyle Busch’s 35th career Cup Series start at the track. Busch has four wins at the mile-and-a-half oval (the spring races in 2013, 2016 and 2018, as well as the fall race in 2020). Additionally at Texas, Busch has 14 top-five finishes, 19 top-10 finishes, 1,069 laps led, an average starting position of 14th, an average finish of 12.2, and has completed 94.9 percent (10,650 of 11,217) of the laps he’s contested there.

5 X 8 = 40… Arguably the most successful driver in NASCAR’s modern era, Busch approaches the Texas Motor Speedway race weekend entering a new decade as the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will celebrate his 40th birthday on Friday. Busch began his career driving the No. 5 Chevrolet. While his initial outing didn’t go as scripted (the then 18-year-old made contact with the Turn 4 wall at his home track of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, flat-siding his racecar and retired after completing just 11 laps), he has grown into a formidable force in the sport. Busch enters this weekend at Texas with 63 career wins in the Cup Series, the most among active drivers. In addition, he is a 34x polesitter, and boasts an impressive 252 top-five finishes, 386 top-10 finishes and 19,440 laps led in 724 career Cup Series starts. Today, Busch continues to build on his legacy in the No. 8 Chevrolet.

New Colors … Busch’s Chevrolet will sport new colors this weekend when 7-Eleven debuts as the primary partner of the No. 8.

Texas Fourstep… Busch is the winningest active driver at Texas Motor Speedway. He earned his first Cup Series victory at Texas in April 2013. He took the lead after a lightning-fast pit stop during the final caution put him out front, and he led the final 19 laps to win his first Cup Series race at the mile-and-a-half speedway. In April of 2016, Busch went on the outside of Turn 4 on the first lap after the final restart to take the lead, which he held for the final 32 laps enroute to the win, doing so by nearly four seconds over second-place finisher Dale Earnhardt Jr. In his third victory at Texas, the 44th of his Cup Series career, Busch led four times for a race-high 116 laps after finishing as runner-up in three of that season’s first six races. His most recent Texas win came in October of 2020, when Busch led five times for 90 of the 334 laps. The race started Sunday and was red flagged due to poor weather conditions after 52 laps were completed. 72 hours later, the green flag waved allowing Busch to claim his fourth Texas victory.

Success Not Limited to the Cup Series… In addition to his Cup Series successes at Texas, the veteran racer also has an astonishing 10 wins in 23 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and six more in the NASCAR Truck Series at The Great American Speedway.

Get to the Points… After his 27th-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway, Busch enters Texas 16th in the series standings.

KYLE BUSCH QUOTES:

Let’s talk about what it is about Texas Motor Speedway that you like?

“Texas Motor Speedway is a challenging racetrack, with turns one and two being as flat as they are and as wide as they are. There’s a lot of room and options for where you can go,. but there’s probably only about about six inches of that racetrack that feels really good. That’s the groove that you want to be in, and stay in, in order to get that grip. We’ve been pretty decent at Texas. Last year, we were fast. We had some good speed. Unfortunately, I wrecked in qualifying, which then forced us to go to a backup car, but we were able to come back up through the field and get a top-15 finish. I think if we would have been able to race in the primary, we would have been able to finish in the top 10. We would have had a shot. But, you never know how some of those races play at the end. I remember Denny Hamlin, I think, was really pushing hard, running hard, trying the outside. And he finally busted his butt there towards the end as well, too, and Chase Elliott was able to get the win. So, it’s really, really finicky. It’s very hard to push harder, to find speed, to make speed to catch the guy in front of you or pass the guy in front of you and not overstep that edge.”

Is it a track that’s really sensitive when it comes to the temperature?

“Obviously, it’s in Texas. It gets hot there. It’s probably a track that may have a little bit of different characteristics when you go back each time.”

As the sun and the heat builds up throughout the day, does that track change a lot?

“It does, yeah. That track really changes a lot. I think it changes a lot in the beginning of our races with the Xfinity rubber down from the day before. Then it progressively changes as the day gets hotter in our races or if it goes later and cools off a little bit. It gets faster, it gets more grip. So, you’re always limited on that feel and the grip and how fast you can you feel like you can go. I talk about how treacherous or tricky turns one and two can be as far as being as flat as they are, but the same can be said for three and four with knowing how hard to push. Can you run wide open down there? Do you lift out of the throttle, get back to the throttle early? Do you just part throttle it longer through the corner? There’s a few different ways to run it.”

Jesse Love and the No. 2 Samsara Chevrolet at Texas Motor Speedway… Jesse Love has made one career NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Texas Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet one year ago, Love earned the pole position, tallied stage points, and brought home a ninth-place effort.

Starting P1… In Love’s young Xfinity Series career of only 44 starts, the Menlo Park, California native has secured seven pole positions – five in 2024 and two in 2025. Love, who most recently claimed the first starting position last week at Talladega Superspeedway, captured his first non-drafting track pole at Texas Motor Speedway in April 2024.

Another Record for the Resume… After capturing the pole position at Talladega Superspeedway, Love became the first driver in Xfinity Series history to win four consecutive drafting track poles.

Sophomore Success… After a successful Sunoco Rookie of the Year campaign in 2024, Love has carried the momentum into his sophomore season. With a third of the current season complete, Love has one win in the season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway, two poles, three top-five, and seven top-10 finishes. Leading in six events for a total of 156 laps, the young gun has recorded an average starting position of 8.1 and an average finishing position of 12.3.

Holding Strong… Through 11 races, Love remains in the fourth position in the Xfinity Series driver championship point standings – only seven points behind third-place Sam Mayer. With his Stage 1 win at Talladega Superspeedway, Love increased his Playoff Point total to six.

Double Duty… Love will make his second career NASCAR Cup Series start on Sunday when the 20-year-old pilots the No. 62 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet for Beard Motorsports. The pair is also slated to compete in one additional Cup Series event in 2025, at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July.

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Samsara Safety… Samsara utilizes AI-powered technology with trillions of data points to help fleet drivers reduce accidents by up to 50%. The Richard Childress Racing hauler drivers utilize the Samsara platform on a weekly basis to be efficient and safe on the roads to and from the racetrack.

JESSE LOVE QUOTE:

With one career start at Texas Motor Speedway, describe your first impressions of the track.

“Texas is fun, fast, and high-speed. It’s a track that is hard to drive and requires you to be technical. It’s extremely hard to pass in Turns 3 and 4, because the track is so narrow at that end. Turns 1 and 2 are wide and flat. Turns 3 and 4 are narrow, bumpy, and banked. Both ends of the track are equally as important to having a good finish. I know our Samsara Chevrolet will have speed in it. Hopefully we are able to get a good qualifying lap in on Friday to set ourselves up for the best possible position during the race.”

Austin Hill and the No. 21 Bennett Transportation & Logistics Chevrolet at Texas Motor Speedway… Austin Hill has made six career NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway, posting two top-five and four top-10 efforts (best finish of second in fall 2022). In last year’s event at the 1.5-mile oval, Hill qualified in the 13th position, fought a tight handling condition, and finished in sixth-place. The Winston, Georgia native also has 10 NASCAR Truck Series races on his resume at the Fort Worth, Texas track, earning three top-five and four top-10 finishes (best result of second in 2020).

Top-10 Streaking in Fort Worth… In his last four Xfinity Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, Hill has secured four top-10 results and never finished worse than seventh-place.

Win No. 3 of 2025… After starting from the second position, leading 19 laps, and capturing the Stage 2 win, Hill captured his first career victory at Talladega Superspeedway last Saturday. This marked the No. 21 team’s third win of the 2025 Xfinity Series season – a series-leading accomplishment.

Record Breaker… With nine career Xfinity Series drafting track wins, Hill is now the all-time wins leader at that specific style of racing. The 31-year-old passed two NASCAR Hall of Famers – Dale Earnhardt and Tony Stewart – to secure the title.

All-Time Lap Leader Extended… During his win at Talladega Superspeedway, Hill extended his all-time Xfinity Series lead in number of laps led on drafting tracks to 753. Hill accomplished this career feat in 22 drafting track races, 11 starts less than second-place Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Did You Know? Hill has won five of the last six stages on drafting tracks, including the second stage at Talladega Superspeedway. The one stage that Hill didn’t claim was earned by his teammate Jesse Love.

Gaining Ground… With 11 races complete, Hill gained one position and currently holds second-place in the Xfinity Series driver championship point standings – 79 points behind leader Justin Allgaier. Hill has secured a series-leading 20 Playoff points.

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Meet Hill… On Saturday, May 3, fans will have two opportunities to meet Hill in the Fan Zone at Texas Motor Speedway. At 9:40 a.m. Local Time, Hill is scheduled to participate in a question-and-answer session at the Gate 3 Stage. Immediately following at 10a.m. Local Time, the veteran racer is scheduled to sign autographs at the RCR Merchandise Hauler. Stop by to meet Hill and purchase new No. 21 gear.

AUSTIN HILL QUOTE:

With Texas Motor Speedway having two different ends of the track, describe the racing action and what a driver needs out of the car to compete for the win.

“Texas Motor Speedway is a very unique racetrack. It’s a different mile and a half than most of the intermediate tracks we go to. Turns 1 and 2 are really flat and wide, which leads to a lot of space where errors can be made, especially when you are inside of another car. If someone gets tight on your door, it’s a very easy spot for you to loop it around and back into the fence. Then on the other end of the track in Turns 3 and 4, you give it all you have. If you can hold it wide open in Turns 3 and 4, you probably have a fast race car. You need a car that handles well in Turns 1 and 2 and then hang it out as much as you can in Turns 3 and 4. Personally I have always enjoyed racing at Texas, and I feel like it’s a place that our Bennett Transportation & Logistics team can be successful at. I would call Texas my second-best mile-and-a-half track behind Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Just haven’t been able to wear the cowboy hat yet.”

Buescher and RFK Support Charlotte Community with Meal Packing at Second Harvest Food Bank

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 2, 2025) – Addressing food insecurity in the Charlotte community, NASCAR driver Chris Buescher, RFK Racing and Fifth Third Bank employees spent Thursday morning at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte. There, they joined forces to pack over 1,100 meals part of Fifth Third’s annual “5/3 Day” activities, dedicated to community involvement and fighting hunger through volunteerism.

“It’s a really special event that’s always really popular within our entire organization. I’m proud to be part of it yet again, and hopefully we made a positive change on someone’s life today.” said Buescher, driver of the No.17 Ford Mustang.

The effort reflects a shared mission between the Bank, RFK Racing, and local organizations to make a tangible impact in the communities they serve. Through a longstanding partnership with Feeding America and its network of local food banks, Fifth Third has helped provide millions of meals to families in need across the country.

“We now have a longstanding tradition of volunteering alongside our friends from RFK Racing at local food banks and soup kitchens,” said Lee Fite, President, Fifth Third Bank Carolinas Region. “It means a lot that Chris Buescher and the team from RFK take the time to join us for a cause that matters so much to all of us.”

Since 1991, Fifth Third has recognized May 3rd—5/3 on the calendar—as Fifth Third Day, using the occasion as a rallying point to drive positive change. In 2012, the Bank formalized its efforts to fight hunger, and since then, employees have come together each year to give back in meaningful ways.

“They talk about how many dozens of communities this will help within our area that are in a time need, and it makes you realize the impact this truly has. We were just a small part of getting this organized, so thank you to Fifth Third and Second Harvest Food Bank” said Buescher.

Buescher will visit Raleigh next Thursday, May 8th, for another day of community-focused events, highlighted by a stop at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina to support hunger relief efforts.

This Sunday, Buescher will be in the No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Mustang at Texas Motor Speedway (May 4, 3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

About RFK Racing
RFK Racing, in its 38th season in 2025, features an ownership lineup pairing one of the sport’s most iconic names, Jack Roush, along with NASCAR Champion, Brad Keselowski, and Fenway Sports Group owner John Henry. Roush initially founded the team in 1988 and it has since become one of the most successful racing operations in the world, propelling him to be the first NASCAR owner to amass three hundred wins and capturing eight championships, including back-to-back NASCAR Cup titles in 2003 and 2004. Keselowski, a former owner in the NASCAR Truck Series, is the 2012 NASCAR Cup Series Champion. In 2007, Roush partnered with Henry, who also owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, English Premier League’s Liverpool F.C., and the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, to form Roush Fenway Racing. Off the track, RFK is a leader and proven winner in NASCAR marketing solutions, having produced multiple award-winning social media, digital content and experiential marketing campaigns. Visit rfkracing.com, and follow the team on all social platforms @rfkracing.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 1, 2025) – Hybrid racing is on display this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. But it’s not the cars that feature a blend of technologies, it’s the racetrack.

“Texas is kind of like a hybrid between Kansas, Vegas and Charlotte,” said NASCAR Cup Series driver Cody Ware, referring to three other 1.5-mile ovals the Cup Series visits. “And to take it a step further, it’s kind of similar to Darlington where you’re probably not going to have your balance happy in both ends of the racetrack because they’re so wildly different. You might get the car handling well in (turns) three and four, but you’re not going to like what it’s doing in (turns) one and two.”

Ahead of the 2017 season, Texas’ 1.5-mile oval and its pit lane underwent a complete repave, going with a granite-based asphalt compound in place of its original limestone-based asphalt. This work included a reprofiling of turns one and two, where the banking in those corners was decreased by four degrees, knocking it down to 20 degrees. The change made more racing surface available, with the track width expanding from 60 feet to 80 feet. Turns three and four, however, remained the same, maintaining its 24-degree banking and 60-foot width.

This hybrid layout with attributes of other facilities has made Texas unique. Ware’s notion that it also contains a hint of Darlington is apt, as that venerable South Carolina racetrack is egg-shaped, with the radius of turns three and four much tighter than that of turns one and two. When drivers are asked what is NASCAR’s toughest oval, Darlington is the near unanimous answer.

Texas is a close second.

“Track conditions are going to play a big part in whether you’re running the top or the bottom at Texas,” Ware said. “If you focus on just running one lane, you’re probably going to get a bad read for what you need throughout the race as rubber builds up. And then, over in (turns) one and two, depending on the speed of the race, you may or may not be shifting, so there’s a lot of variables that you really have to be aware of and implement in practice to get a good balance, a good read for all the different scenarios that can happen in the race.”

Sunday’s Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY will be the 13th NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas since its repave and reprofiling. However, it will be just the third Cup Series start at the track for Ware.

“The simulator at the Ford Performance Center has been an invaluable resource,” Ware said. “It provides as realistic a setting as you can get without physically being on the track, at speed. There’s a decent amount of correlation between the sim and what you see and feel when you first get in the car for practice on Saturday. That repetition is valuable.”

The simulator also allows drivers to creep up and then go past the edge of control, without mangling their racecar and taking the obligatory trip to the infield care center.

“You do have a reset button in the simulator. Your car doesn’t get damaged if you scrape the wall or have a big mistake. There’s more room for error, and you can experiment with running different lines and taking risks,” Ware said.

“At the same time, you can’t really replicate the sensation of the G-forces and what it feels like when the car gets sideways. You can feel a lot of that stuff happening, or getting ready to happen, in real life. But in the simulator, you only know that you’re breaking free and losing traction by the time you see it on the screen. By then, you’re past the point of no return.”

Ware knows the real-life feeling of being past the point of no return at Texas. In his last start there in 2022 – the first year of the current-generation Cup car – Ware endured a massive impact with the turn four wall.

“We were having steering-rack issues and I hit the wall really hard. It was a 110G hit, and it broke my foot, tore all the ligaments. I was on crutches at the next race,” Ware said.

“It just proves things happen quickly at Texas. You don’t have much time to react.”

Ware and his Cup Series counterparts get their taste of Texas on Saturday when practice begins at 10 a.m. CDT. Ware will only get 25 minutes behind the wheel of his No. 51 Arby’s Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing before qualifying begins at 11:10 a.m. One single, high-speed lap will determine his starting spot in Sunday’s 38-car field. Prime will provide live coverage of practice and qualifying while FS1 will broadcast the Würth 400 live beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday along with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

About Rick Ware Racing:

Rick Ware has been a motorsports mainstay for more than 40 years. It began at age 6 when the third-generation racer began his driving career and has since spanned four wheels and two wheels on both asphalt and dirt. Competing in the SCCA Trans Am Series and other road-racing divisions led Ware to NASCAR in the early 1980s, where he finished third in his NASCAR debut – the 1983 Warner W. Hodgdon 300 NASCAR Grand American race at Riverside (Calif.) International Raceway. More than a decade later, injuries would force Ware out of the driver’s seat and into full-time team ownership. In 1995, Rick Ware Racing was formed, and with his wife Lisa by his side, Ware has since built his eponymous organization into an entity that competes full-time in the elite NASCAR Cup Series while simultaneously campaigning successful teams in the Top Fuel class of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Progressive American Flat Track and FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX).

Texas Motor Speedway
Sunday, May 4, 2025
1.5-Mile Quad Oval
3:30 PM ET
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
TV: Fox
Event: NASCAR Cup Series (11 of 36)
RADIO: SiriusXM

5 KYLE LARSON
Age: 32 (July 31, 1992)
Hometown: Elk Grove, California
Last Week: 2nd (Talladega)
Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
Standings: 2nd

No. 5 Valvoline Chevrolet

• Kyle Larson registered his fourth top-five finish in the last five NASCAR Cup Series events at drafting tracks on Sunday, finishing second at Talladega Superspeedway.
• By virtue of winning stage one, Larson moved out of a tie with Martin Truex Jr. to become the all-time leader in Cup Series stage wins with 67.
• This week, the Cup Series will venture to Texas Motor Speedway where Larson has won at least one stage in each of the last four events. His five stage wins at Texas are tied for the most and since joining Hendrick Motorsports in 2021, he’s led 37% of the laps there (451 of 1,211). Larson has a victory at Texas (fall 2021), won the 2021 All-Star race at the 1.5-mile track and sat on the pole last year.
• Through 10 races this season, Larson ranks second in laps run in the top five (1,254) and top 10 (1,935). He leads the Cup Series (503) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (408) in laps led.
• So far, Larson has notched six top-five finishes and seven top 10s, both career highs through the first 10 events of a season.
• Larson will pull double duty at Texas this weekend, filling in for Connor Zilisch in the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race.

9 CHASE ELLIOTT
Age: 29 (Nov. 28, 1995)
Hometown: Dawsonville, Georgia
Last week: 5th (Talladega)
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Standings: 4th

No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts 100th Anniversary Chevrolet

• Chase Elliott heads to Texas Motor Speedway as the defending winner of the NASCAR Cup Series race. The 29-year-old driver emerged victorious after a double-overtime restart, earning his first Next Gen car win at a 1.5-mile track last spring. He led 39 laps.
• The 2020 Cup Series champion has spent the third-most laps in the top 10 (568) at Texas among active drivers.
• After 10 races, Elliott is fourth in the points standings, 72 markers behind leader and teammate, William Byron.
• Elliott is the only Cup Series driver this season to finish all 10 races in the top 20. His average finish of 10.9 ranks third.
• This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary for Elliott’s longtime primary partner, NAPA Auto Parts. To celebrate, the No. 9 Chevrolet will sport a special gold paint scheme with Elliott donning a commemorative firesuit and helmet.

24 WILLIAM BYRON
Age: 27 (Nov. 29, 1997)
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Last Week: 3rd (Talladega)
Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle
Standings: 1st

No. 24 RAPTOR Chevrolet

• William Byron picked up where he left off before the break in the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, scoring a third-place result at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, his fifth consecutive top 10 at the track and his third straight top-10 finish this season.
• So far in 2025, Byron leads the NASCAR Cup Series field in average starting position (10.3) and average finish (8.5). His average finish through the first 10 races is the best for a Hendrick Motorsports driver since Jimmie Johnson averaged a seventh-place run through the first 10 events of 2013.
• In addition, Byron has run 1,217 laps in the top five (third most), 2,095 laps in the top 10 (most) and led 364 laps in 2025 (second most).
• Since the start of 2023, Byron has 10 top-five finishes, 13 top 10s and an average finish of 6.25 at 1.5-mile tracks, all best in the series.
• In the Next Gen era, Byron has run 602 laps in the top 10 (second most) at Texas Motor Speedway. He has also earned 126 points, most of any driver.

48 ALEX BOWMAN
Age: 31 (April 25, 1993)
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Last Week: 7th (Talladega)
Crew Chief: Blake Harris
Standings: 9th

No. 48 Ally Chevrolet

• Alex Bowman drove the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet to a seventh-place finish in this past weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. It was Bowman’s sixth top-10 finish of 2025, equaling his career best through a season’s first 10 races. He moved up one spot in the points standings to ninth, 115 points behind leader and teammate, William Byron.
• Bowman won the pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the most recent race on a 1.5-mile track. Two of his career wins have come on such circuits (Chicagoland Speedway in 2019 and Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2022).
• The Tucson, Arizona, native has earned two top fives at Texas, both of which came in fifth-place runs (2019 and 2020).
• Sunday’s race at Texas will be a home race for crew chief Blake Harris, a native of Maypearl, Texas, about an hour from the track.
• For the Best Friends Animal Society programming, Ally and Bowman will partner with The Underground Dog located in Pecos, Texas, as their selected shelter for this weekend.
• Ally and HENDRICKCARS.COM are teaming up again to give fans the chance to win prizes with this year’s “Open Road Sweepstakes.” Fans can win VIP experiences at various races throughout the season and one lucky winner will hit the open road in a Chevy Silverado LT Trail Boss with an Airstream camper. Fans can stop by the Ally Fan Zone to enter the sweepstakes in-person and check out the camper. Fans can also enter at ally.com/sweepstakes/nascar.

Hendrick Motorsports

*Most all time
**Tied for most all time

• Hendrick Motorsports is the all-time leader in NASCAR Cup Series events at Texas Motor Speedway in wins (12), poles (eight), top fives (45), top 10s (80) and laps led (3,150).
• For the third time this season, all four Hendrick Motorsports entries finished in the top 10, led by Kyle Larson’s second-place run at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. The company’s 26 top 10s are the most for the organization through 10 races and are the second most ever.
• Hendrick Motorsports is the only organization with at least one top-five finisher in all 10 races this season. No other team has had a car finish in the top 10 in every race this year. Dating back to 2024, the team has had a car in the top five in 18 straight events, the third-longest such streak in Hendrick Motorsports history.
• Chase Elliott (2024), William Byron (2023) and Larson (2021) have combined to win three of the last four Cup Series races at Texas. In all, the team has combined to win six of the last 12 events on 1.5-mile tracks.
• A Hendrick Motorsports driver has won the pole in four of the last seven races and the four have combined to win five of the last six stages.

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet, on Texas Motor Speedway: “We’ve always had a good mile-and-a-half program I feel like and we’ve just always improved on it. Plus we’ve won Texas before. I think this weekend has potential to be another strong weekend for the No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM team.”

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet, the 100th anniversary of NAPA: “This weekend is 100 years of NAPA. They’ve been a huge piece of my career, a vital piece of the puzzle to, truthfully, my career even becoming a career. I really can’t say enough about them and what they’ve done for me and my family and everyone at Hendrick Motorsports as well. I think we’ve all kind of become a part of one another’s families over the years. And it’s been a really nice and natural fit. It’s a pretty cool thing, when you have that type of relationship with the partner and the people within the company, too. I can’t say enough about them. I appreciate them and they always treat me like they appreciate me.”

William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet, on Texas Motor Speedway: “I think this weekend should be a good one for us. We’ve always run pretty well at Texas, and I feel like we’re really showing the strength we have on the No. 24 team right now. We just want to keep executing to the best of our abilities every weekend.”

Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet, on Texas Motor Speedway: “Texas Motor Speedway is always a tough place. It’s fast and challenging, and it can really test you as a driver. But I’m feeling confident coming in here with my team. My Ally 48 crew has put in a ton of work preparing for this race – we’ve done our homework, and I know they’ve given me a fast Chevy to work with. We understand the challenges this track brings, and we’ve got a plan for it. I’m determined to go out there, execute that plan, and show what this team is capable of.”

JESSE LOVE
Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway
No. 62 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet Camaro

Event Overview

● Event: Würth 400 (Round 11 of 36)
● Time/Date: 3:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 4
● Location: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth
● Layout: 1.5 mile oval
● Laps/Miles: 267 laps/400.5 miles
● State Lengths: Stage 1: 80 laps / Stage 2: 85 laps / Final Stage: 102 laps
● TV/Radio: FOX / MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Notes of Interest

●Back to Back. Following Sunday’s Jack Links 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Beard Motorsports is set appear in a second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race when it hits the Texas Motor Speedway oval in Fort Worth for this Sunday’s Würth 400. It marks the first time Beard Motorsports is taking its racing program to the Lone Star State. Throughout the team’s nine-year history, it has been a fixture at NASCAR’s big tracks of Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and Talladega. On occasion, the team has participated in races outside of the superspeedway category. This will mark the first time Beard has competed at an intermediate style track since fielding the No. 62 Chevrolet for driver Austin Hill in the 2023 Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, where Hill finished 28th.

●A Fresh New Face for a Fresh New Track. The 1.5-mile Texas oval isn’t the only thing that will be new to Beard Motorsports this weekend as the team will have a new face behind the wheel of the No. 62 Chevrolet in driver Jesse Love. The native of Menlo Park, California, is in the midst of his second Xfinity series season as a fulltime driver of the No. 2 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing (RCR). He made his NASCAR Cup Series debut just three weeks prior to the Texas race when he strapped into RCR’s No. 33 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet for the April 13 Food City 500 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. He’s a two-time winner and seven-time pole qualifier during his young Xfinity Series career, the wins coming last April at Talladega and at this year’s season opener at Daytona. He’s also logged one Xfinity Series start on the 1.5-mile Texas oval.

●Beard Motorsports and C4. Riding along with Love and the No. 62 Beard Chevrolet at Texas will be C4 Energy, America’s fastest-growing energy drink brand. Nutrabolt, owner of C4®, is the No. 1-selling global pre-workout brand and one of the fastest-growing energy drink companies in the country. Making its C4 Ultimate Energy product lineup more delicious and even cooler, Nutrabolt recently introduced the Frost collection – a product extension available in three flavors that will also unveil a unique can technology that transitions from silver to blue when the can is cold and ready to drink.

●Different Tracks by the Numbers. The superspeedway program at Beard Motorsports has been well-documented and, in its nine seasons, superspeedways have been the team’s bread and butter. The first time the No. 62 Beard-owned Chevrolet made the starting field at a non-superspeedway race dates back to 2020, when the team participated in the Go Bowling 235 NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona road course. The team’s original driver, Brendan Gaughan, was behind the wheel of the No. 62 Chevrolet that season in what was his final year of racing in the Cup Series. A transmission issue resulted in the team finishing the race 39th.

● In Case You Didn’t Know. Entering a new race market is always a good time to highlight the Beard Motorsports story – a boutique race team, borne out of a passion for racing and sustained by love for the family patriarch. The late Mark Beard Sr., brought his dream to life when he fielded the No. 62 Chevrolet in the season-opening Daytona 500 in 2017. Upon his passing in 2021, his wife, daughter and son carried pursued the racing dream in remembrance of Beard. Owned by Linda Beard and managed by daughter Amie Beard-Deja and son Mark Beard Jr., the No. 62 NASCAR Cup Series team continues to participate in select events on an annual basis.

● A Powered Partnership. As it has been since 2017, the No. 62 Beard Motorsports team has been powered by an ECR-built engine and the team has leveraged the power of those engines to post solid finishes. During its previous eight seasons of racing, Beard Motorsports has participated in 30 Cup Series events, scoring two top-five finishes and seven top-10s.

● Next Up. Beard Motorsports will be on hiatus for the next two months before making its return to the NASCAR Cup Series at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the July 27 Brickyard 400.

Jesse Love, Driver of the No. 62 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet Camaro:

You made your Cup Series debut at Bristol. What was that like, and how does that prepare you for this weekend?

“Making my Cup Series debut at Bristol was a moment that I had been working toward my entire life. I learned a ton and was really grateful to have that opportunity. Going into Bristol, I was a little worried about being overwhelmed and what it would be like to get in the car with my emotions. I feel like I did a good job of managing that and was able to execute in the car. As excited as I was to get that first start, it’s also now out of the way so I feel like I’m even more ready for Texas now that I have that first start.”

Was there anything you learned that was surprising and that will help you?

“This wasn’t really a surprise, but something I looked forward to at Bristol was racing against the competition in the Cup Series. I knew the depth of the competition would be so much more than what we see in the Xfinity Series. I am racing against guys that I think are really good. They’re good at what they do and they don’t make a lot of mistakes. It was a big deal for me to get in the Cup car and get that experience of racing against that level of talent. I felt really comfortable in the car and really can’t wait to get back behind the wheel and do more.”

How are you preparing for this weekend’s race at Texas?

“I’m doing a lot of the same things I did to get ready for Bristol. I will be logging laps on the simulator and doing some iRacing – just spending some time getting familiar with the track. I feel pretty confident about the fitness part of it and will be ready for the longer distance, so I should be fine. Texas may not be as physically demanding because it’s not a short track, but the heat will be more demanding and that will make it a bigger challenge compared to Bristol. And Texas is a tough track. It’s really fast.”

What are your goals for this weekend at Texas?

“The goal will be to keep collecting experience and learning the Cup car. I am at a point where I focus more on the execution part, running all of the laps and feeling confident that if I do my very best job, then I can leave the racetrack with a good result that will satisfy me and the team. Racing in the Cup Series fulltime is the dream, so to get this opportunity with Beard Motorsports is great. But these opportunities won’t be here if I don’t perform. Both of the races I am racing for Beard at Texas and Indy will allow me to gain knowledge of how this car races at different tracks and hopefully set me up to pounce on future opportunities.”

No. 62 Beard Motorsports Team Roster

Primary Team Members

Driver: Jesse Love

Hometown: Menlo Park, California

Crew Chief: Darren Shaw

Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

Car Chief: Travis Owens

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Spotter: Rick Carelli

Hometown: Arvada, Colorado

President: Linda Beard

Hometown: Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Over-The-Wall Members

Front Tire Changer: Caison Dillon

Hometown: Welcome, North Carolina

Rear Tire Changer: Matthew Ketchie

Hometown: Mt. Ulla, North Carolina

Tire Carrier: Tanner Wells

Hometown: Goldsboro, North Carolina

Jack Man: Brandon Derby

Hometown: Pennsylvania

Fuel Man: Doug Warrick

Hometown: Hamilton, New Jersey

Road Crew Members

Mechanic: Jack Gagnon

Hometown: Quebec, Canada

Front End Mechanic: Mark Sanders

Hometown: Springfield, Ohio

Tire Technician: Mike Harrold

Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

Engine Tuner: Jason Watkins

Hometown: Ridgeway, Virginia

Interior Specialist: Nic Hill

Hometown: Fort Myers, Florida

Transporter Driver: Roger Lankford

Hometown: Lexington, North Carolina