In a year when Martin Truex Jr. has been the preeminent force on mile-and-a-half race tracks, Kevin Harvick cracked the code to beating Truex and punched his ticket to the Championship 4 on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson may not be in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs any longer, but he served notice Sunday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway that he can still contend at the front of the field.
A sneaky-fast Kevin Harvick pounced late to steal the opening stage of the AAA Texas 500 Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, grabbing the first green-checkered flag of the day in the hottest race ever at the Fort Worth facility.
Though Matt Kenseth refused to say he was calling it a career Saturday evening at Texas Motor Speedway, the 2003 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion plans to take some time away from the driver’s seat after the end of this season.
Ryan Blaney continued his impressive roll at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon, becoming the third driver to sweep the first two stages of a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race this season.
Ryan Blaney led a full-court press by Ford Performance during the opening stage of Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, leading the legendary Wood Brothers to victory in the race’s opening stage.
A chaotic Friday practice session for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams at Texas Motor Speedway saw three potential race winners encounter issues at the newly-repaved and reconfigured 1.5-mile oval.