April 7, 2017
- Kevin Harvick leads Ford sweep of top five spots in Texas qualifying:Kevin Harvick needed a do-over in the second round of Friday’s knockout qualifying session at Texas Motor Speedway, but putting the extra lap on his tires proved well worth the effort. Harvick led not only the second round but also the first and third in winning the pole for Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.[More](4-7-2017)
- Harvick wins Texas pole: #4-Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light pole for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway with speed of 198.405mph for his 2nd pole of 2017, 1st at Texas and 19th of his career. Harvick has won 5 times from the 18 previous poles.
#21-Blaney will start 2nd followed by #14-Bowyer, #22-Logano, #2-Keselowski, #1-McMurray, #78-Truex, Jr., #20-Kenseth, #31-Newman, #41-Busch, #17-Stenhouse, Jr., and #6-Bayne.
#4-Harvick was also fastest in the first round at 195.901mph and in the second round with a speed of 197.751mph.
Driver(s) who will miss the race: none as 40 were entered for 40 spots.
See round-by-round qualifying results on the Texas qualifying results page (pdf)and the complete starting lineup on the Texas Starting Lineup page (pdf).(4-7-2017) - Second Round of Qualifying for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is over, after 10 scheduled minutes.
#4-Harvick 197.751
#14-Bowyer 197.231
#2-Keselowski 196.879
#22-Logano 196.657
#21-Blaney 196.657
the rest of the top 12: 78 20 41 31 17 1 6;
out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 3: 95 13 34 47 11 43 10 19 38 27 83 48
(4-7-2017) - First Round of Qualifying for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is over, after 20 scheduled minutes.
#4-Harvick 195.901
#14-Bowyer 195.496
#6-Bayne 195.433
#2-Keselowski 194.967
#1-McMurray 194.904
the rest of the top 24: 21 78 20 48 19 13 27 47 10 17 11 31 22 41 34 95 43 38 83;
out of the top 24 and not advancing to round 2: 3 32 7 72 23 15 33 42 24 18 88 5 77 37 51 55
Drivers who will miss the race: none, 40 entered
(4-7-2017) - Friday practice for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is over, after 145 scheduled minutes, the top-five and notes:
#21-Blaney 194.182
#95-McDowell 194.056
#37-Buescher 193.361
#77-Jones 193.154
#47-Allmendinger 192.836
slowest: #51-Hill 181.806 & #55-Cope 178.489
most laps run: #42-Larson, 50 & #18-Busch, 49
Top 10 consecutive lap average (of 4 drivers): #42-Larson 187.312
#77-Jones & #24-Elliott wrecked in separate incidents late in the session and both will go to backup cars.
#18-Busch made contact with the wall earlier, but the team will repair it.
#11-Hamlin spun a couple minutes into practice but did not hit anything.
See fastest speeds, laps run on the Practice 1 Speeds page (pdf)(4-7-2017) - Whitt secures multi-race sponsorship with RTIC Coolers: TriStar Motorsports announces California native, Cole Whitt has secured sponsorship with RTIC Coolers. Having a previously established relationship, Whitt continues to cultivate his partnership with RTIC Coolers who will serve as the primary sponsor of the #72 Monster Energy Cup entry for eight primary races; Texas, Bristol, both Talladega races, Daytona July and the three remaining venues are to be determined. RTIC Coolers, a leading direct to consumer retailer of premium rotomolded coolers, soft sided coolers & stainless steel drinkware, will also serve as an associate on the #72 for the entire season in addition to PSA commitments with Whitt.[More](4-7-2017)
- Cope, #55 team return to the track at Texas: After a week off from Martinsville Speedway, Derrike Cope is ready to get back into his #55, Toyota Camry for this weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. He may not have participated in the STP 500, but he didn’t actually have the weekend off. He was there as Premium Motorsports’ shock specialist, which is what he does in between races.[More](4-7-2017)
- Martinsville TV Ratings: FS1 earned a 2.11 overnight for Sunday’s NASCAR race in Martinsville, VA.(4-4-2017)
UPDATE: NASCAR Cup Series racing from Martinsville (Va.) earned a 2.3 final rating and 4.0 million viewers on Fox Sports 1 last Sunday, down 8% in ratings and 6% in viewership from last year (2.5, 4.2M) and down a tick and 2% respectively from 2015 (2.4, 4.1M). [More](4-7-2017) - Blaney, Stenhouse, Jr., Kennedy to appear on American Ninja Warrior: Three NASCAR drivers will take part in NBC’s wild and wildly popular obstacle course show “American Ninja Warrior” as part of Season 9, and one — Richard Childress Racing driver and Daytona Beach, Florida, native Ben Kennedy — will hit the course at the biggest stage in NASCAR, Daytona International Speedway.[More](4-7-2017)
- Darrell Wallace, Jr. paces final XFINITY practice: #6-Darrell Wallace, Jr. was quickest in final practice at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 188.692mph.
#33-Brandon Jones was second, followed by: #20-Erik Jones, #00-Cole Custer, #19-Matt Tifft, #22-Ryan Blaney, #41-Kevin Harvick, #12-Joey Logano, #23-Spencer Gallagher, and #2-Austin Dillon.
40 drivers practiced during the session.
See complete results on the Texas final practice speeds page (pdf).(4-7-2017) - Ty Dillon fastest in first XFINITY practice: #3-Ty Dillon was fastest during opening practice at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 186.793mph.
The rest of the top 10: #20-Erik Jones, #2-Austin Dillon, #22-Ryan Blaney, #18-Daniel Suarez, #00-Cole Custer, #42-Tyler Reddick, #12-Joey Logano, #19-Matt Tifft, and #41-Kevin Harvick.
All 42 drivers practiced during the session.
See complete results on the Texas practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(4-7-2017) - Dale’s Pale Ale named primary sponsor of JRM’s #1 Team: Dale’s Pale Ale, America’s first craft beer to be featured in a can, joins Elliott Sadler and the #1 team as primary sponsor for two NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2017, JR Motorsports announced today. Sadler will drive the #1 Dale’s Pale Ale Chevrolet Camaro in races at Pocono Raceway (June 10) and Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 4).[More](4-7-2017)
- Kansas Speedway, AAA Missouri renew partnership: Kansas Speedway officials announced today that AAA Missouri has signed a multi-year extension with the track to be the “Official Auto Club of Kansas Speedway.”[More](4-7-2017)
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