O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 300 - TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #6 of 34 for the 2011 season
Last Race - California
Next Race - Talladega
Edwards wins at Texas:#60-Carl Edwards won the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. He dominated the race, leading 169 of the 200 laps for his first win of the season and the 30th of his Nationwide career. #22-Brad Keselowsi finished second followed by #33-Paul Menard, #20-Joey Logano, #2-Elliott Sadler, #31-Justin Allgaier, #32-Reed Sorenson, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #99-David Reutimann, and #11-Brian Scott. There were 3 cautions for 15 laps and 7 lead changes among 5 leaders. The estimated attendance was 77,200. Complete results are posted on the Texas race results page.(4-8-2011)
Texas Race Fast Facts:
Carl Edwards(i) won the 15th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, his 30th victory in 217 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2011. He led 169 of the race's 200 laps 10 laps shy of Kyle Busch's record.
This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 13 races at Texas Motor Speedway. He won last November's race.
Brad Keselowski(i) (second) posted his seventh top-10 finish in ten races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2011.
Paul Menard(i) (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in ten races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Blake Koch (25th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leads the point standings by 14 points over Jason Leffler.
This is the first victory in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for the Mustang. Each manufacturer had a finisher among the top four tonight.
(NASCAR Statistics)(3-26-2011)
Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Texas and their finish
Caution 1: #88-Almirola, 12th
Caution 2: #30-Leffler, 15th
Caution 3: #62-Annett, 18th
(NASCAR Statistics)(4-8-2011)
Edwards on pole at Texas: #60-Carl Edwards won the Coors Light Pole for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 178.938mph. #22-Brad Keselowski will start second. The rest of the top 10: #2-Elliott Sadler, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, #33-Paul Menard, #16-Trevor Bayne, #20-Joey Logano, #18-Kyle Busch, #38-Kasey Kahne, and #88-Aric Almirola. Did Not Qualify: #55-Rowe. The starting lineup is posted on the Texas starting lineup page.(4-8-2011)
Texas Qualifying Notes:
Carl Edwards(i) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 15th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 with a lap of 30.178 seconds, 178.938 mph.
This is his 24th pole in 217 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. He breaks tie for third with Sam Ard and Jeff Green.
This is his third pole and sixth top-10 start in 2011.
This is his second pole in 13 races at Texas Motor Speedway. His other pole came Nov. 1, 2008.
Brad Keselowski(i) (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2011 and his fourth in ten races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Elliott Sadler (third) posted his third top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his third in six races this season.
Blake Koch (20th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(4-8-2010)
Hornish fastest in happy hour: #12-Sam Hornish, Jr. was quickest during happy hour at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 180.246mph. He was followed by: #2-Elliott Sadler, #99-David Reutimann, #30-Jason Leffler, #66-Steve Wallace, #62-Michael Annett, #88-Aric Almirola, #40-Scott Wimmer, #05-David Starr, and #87-Joe Nemechek. Just 24 teams practiced during the session. Complete results are posted on the Texas practice results page.(4-8-2011)
Edwards fastest in first Friday practice: #60-Carl Edwards set the pace during Friday's first practice at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.834mph. He was followed by: #33-Paul Menard, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #22-Brad Keselowski, #20-Joey Logano, #18-Kyle Busch, #16-Trevor Bayne, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #88-Aric Almirola, and #38-Kasey Kahne. 39 drivers practiced during the session. Complete results are posted on the Texas practice results page.(4-8-2011)
Stenhouse fastest in second practice: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. was also quickest during the second practice session at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 178.814mph. He was followed by: #60-Carl Edwards, #33-Paul Menard, #22-Brad Keselowski, #18-Kyle Busch, #38-Kasey Kahne, #20-Joey Logano, #2-Elliott Sadler, #99-David Reutimann, and #12-Sam Hornish, Jr. 42 drivers participated in the practice. Complete results are posted on the Texas practice results page.(4-7-2011)
Stenhouse fastest in first practice: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.was fastest during opening practice at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.710mph. He was followed by: #60-Carl Edwards, #99-David Reutimann, #38-Kasey Kahne, #16-Trevor Bayne, #2-Elliott Sadler, #33-Paul Menard, #18-Kyle BUsch, #20-Joey Logano, and #12-Sam Hornish, Jr. 36 drivers practices during the session. Complete results are posted on the Texas practice results page.(4-7-2011)
Entry List:There are 45 cars on the preliminary entry list for Friday night's O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Some notes:
David Starr will return to the #05;
Josh Wise remains in the #7 for JR Motorsports;
Sam Hornish returns in the Penske #12;
Paul Menards makes his debut in the #33 for KHI;
Danny O'Quinn will drive the #39 for Go Green;
Dennis Setzer will be in the Jay Robinson Racing #49;
Tim Schendel returns to the Jimmy Means #52;
Mike Harmon is again entered in his #74;
David Reutimann will sub for Ryan Truex in the #99;
(4-4-2011)
UPDATE: Kelly Bires and the #25 team have withdrawn.(4-5-2011)
See the complete list on the Texas entry list page.
Nationwide Series in Prime Time from Texas: ESPN2 continues its coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series with a live telecast of the 300-mile race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Tex., in prime time on Friday night, April 8. NASCAR Countdown airs at 8 p.m. ET with the race's green flag at 8:46 p.m. Also from Texas, ESPN2 airs NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying on Friday at 5 p.m. Marty Reid will call the action with analysis by Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree. Tim Brewer will report from the ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage, while pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch and Vince Welch. NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN pit studio will be hosted by Allen Bestwick with analysis by Wallace and Brad Daugherty, a team owner in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series. The studio team will interact with the booth during the telecast of the race.(ESPN)(4-4-2011)
Tire:
Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Number of Tires:
Sprint Cup: Left-side -- 1,400, Right-side -- 1,400;
Nationwide: Left-side -- 775, Right-side -- 775
Set limits:
Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying, 11 sets for race;
Nationwide: 2 sets for Thursday practice, 6 sets for Friday
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4392; Right-side -- D-4410
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.1 in.; Right-side -- 88.4 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 47 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 23 psi; Left Rear -- 21 psi;
Right Front -- 49 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi
Estimated Pit Window: Every 48-52 laps, based on fuel mileage (Sprint Cup).
Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same Goodyear tire codes at Texas this weekend . . . teams in both of these series ran this left-side tire code (D-4392) at Texas last season, but with a different right-side . . . teams did run this exact combination of left- and right-side tires at Homestead last November . . . compared to what was run at Texas in 2010, this right-side tire code (D-4410) features a slight construction change to bring it into line with what is run at other mile-and-a-half tracks . .
. coming up, Nationwide teams will run this same exact tire set-up at Chicgoland in June and this left-side code at Nashville later this month . . . also, teams in both of these series will run this left-side at Darlington in May . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required run inner liners in all four tire positions at Texas . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be
12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
