HOT
‘ Jimmie Johnson: won 3 of last 4 Texas races (won last 2 Chase races); 6 wins at Texas are 3 more than any other driver
‘ Kyle Busch: 2 wins, 6 finishes of 4th or better in last 7 Texas races (won earlier this year)
‘ Kevin Harvick: finished 2nd and 3rd in Texas Chase race in last 2 seasons
‘ Joey Logano: top-5 finishes in 5 of 7 Texas races since joining Team Penske
‘ Brad Keselowski: 6 top 10s in last 8 Texas races (none in first 8 career starts at track)
NOT
‘ Matt Kenseth: 19.7 Avg finish, 0 top 10s in last 3 Texas races (5.9 Avg finish, 13 top 10s in previous 15 Texas races)
‘ Denny Hamlin: no finish better than 7th, 15.8 Avg finish in his last 10 Texas races
‘ Kurt Busch: has not had top-5 finish at Texas in his last 12 races there (last was in April 2010)
(ESPN Stats & Info)
