April 9, 2016
- Kyle Busch wins at Texas: #18-Kyle Busch won the Duck Commander 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway for his 2nd win of the season, 2nd win at Texas and 36th career win. He led 34 of 334 laps. Busch also won the XFINITY Series race on Friday night. It is the 9th time he has swept both races at a track during the same weekend.
#88-Earnhardt, Jr. finished 2nd, followed by #22-Logano, #48-Johnson, #24-Elliott, #78-Truex, Jr., #19-Edwards, #5-Kahne, #41-Busch, and #4-Harvick.
Pole winner, Edwards led 124 laps but had to pit under green with a loose wheel, lost a lap, and couldn’t get back to the front before the end of the race.
Truex, Jr. led 141 laps, the most of any driver, but did not pit under the last caution and lost the lead to Busch with 32 laps to go.
There was a large wreck late in the race when Johnson got into the back of #3-Dillon, who was on old tires, and sent him into a spin. 13 cars received some damage in the incident.
The start of the race was delayed by nearly 2 hours after light rain hit the track.
There were 17 lead changes among 8 drivers and 7 cautions for 41 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 138.355mph.
See unofficial race results, awards, laps led, cautions and more [NOTE: money/winnings are no longer reported] at:
Unofficial Race Results page (pdf)
Lap Summary Report (pdf)
Penalty Report (pdf)
Pit Stop Times (pdf)
(4-9-2016) - Race Fast Facts – Texas:
Kyle Busch won the 20th Annual Duck Commander 500, his 36th victory in 397 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2016.
This is his second victory and 11th top-10 finish in 21 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (second) posted his 17th top-10 finish in 28 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2016.
Joey Logano (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 16 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Chase Elliott (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 6 points over Jimmie Johnson.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(4-9-2016) - 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Points (not CHASE) Standings:
[after Texas, race 7 of 36]
1) #18-Busch, [2 wins], 259
2) #48-Johnson [2 wins], 253, -6
3) #4-Harvick [1 win], 252, -7
4) #19-Edwards, 241, -18
5) #22-Logano, 234, -25
6) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 211, -48
7) #41-Busch, 208, -51
8) #11-Hamlin [1 win], 201, -58
9) #2-Keselowski [1 win], 201, -58
10) #3-Dillon, 198, -61
See the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings page (pdf) and
Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf) - 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup CHASE Standings:
[after Texas, race 7 of 36, 16 drivers for the Chase]
Set by most wins, then by points standing
1) #18-Busch [2 wins], 1st in driver points
2) #48-Johnson [2 wins], 2nd
3) #4-Harvick [1 win], 3rd
4) #11-Hamlin [1 win], 8th
5) #2-Keselowski [1 win], 9th
no wins, in by drivers points standings
6) #19-Edwards, 241 points
7) #22-Logano, 234
8) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 211
9) #41-Busch, 208
10) #3-Dillon, 198
11) #78-Truex, Jr., 187
12) #20-Kenseth, 171
13) #1-McMurray, 171
14) #24-Elliott, 168
15) #47-Allmendinger, 166
16) #5-Kahne, 161
(4-9-2016) - Go Bowling sponsoring Scott at Kansas: Richard Petty Motorsports announced that Go Bowling and Strike Ten Entertainment, the bowling industry’s marketing arm and sponsorship division, will partner with driver Brian Scott and the #44 Ford Team for the Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway in May. As part of the one-race primary partnership, the GoBowling.com logo will be on the hood of the #44 Ford Fusion at the May 7 night race in Kansas. Go Bowling has been a partner with Richard Petty Motorsports since 2013, and has been featured on the #43 Ford Fusion driven by Aric Almirola. The ties between racing and bowling date back to the 1990s when NASCAR bowling leagues were launched and were immediate hits at bowling centers across the country. Since then, the bowling industry – Go Bowling and Strike Ten Entertainment – has increased its involvement in racing from sponsoring races to engaging with drivers and teams. More than 67 million people take to the lanes each year and bowling centers serve as community hubs for social events, birthday parties, competitive leagues and charitable fundraisers.(Richard Petty Motorsports), see an image of the car on the #44 team paint schemes page.(4-9-2016)
- Kulwicki throwback scheme for Smith at Darlington: #7-Regan Smith and Tommy Baldwin Racing will run a special throwback scheme at Darlington Raceway that pays tribute to 1992 Sprint Cup Chamipon Alan Kulwicki. The car, sponsored by Nikko and Road Rippers resembles the #7 Hooters car driven by Kulwicki. See an image of the car on the #7 team paint schemes page.(4-9-2016)
- Texas Race Notes & Facts:
� There have been 30 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one NSCS event from 1997 – 2004 and two races per year since 2005.
� 148 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas; 118 in more than one.
� Roush Fenway Racing leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in wins at Texas Motor Speedway with nine; followed by Hendrick Motorsports with eight and Joe Gibbs Racing has four.
� Four different manufacturers have won a NSCS race at Texas, led by Ford and Chevrolet (12 each); followed by Toyota (three) and Dodge (three).
� Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas is the (4/4/2004) race won by Elliott Sadler with an MOV of .028 seconds over Kasey Kahne.
(NASCAR) - Military exercises and music highlight Salute the Troops Coca-Cola 600 pre-race show: For decades, Charlotte Motor Speedway has paid tribute to the U.S. Armed Forces each Memorial Day Weekend with a captivating pre-race show before the drop of the green flag for the Coca-Cola 600. On May 29, the 57th running of the ultimate test of man and machine, which will see drivers face in-car temperatures exceeding 120 degrees in the heat of May, will host one of the biggest military appreciation pre-race spectaculars in the track’s history.
Military Re-enactment Storms the Skies and the Frontstretch. The action-packed show will include:
” Ground exercises with troops from Fort Bragg featuring Humvees, Howitzers, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and more
” Rope teams from Fort Bragg descending from Black Hawk helicopters with an aerial reenactment of an invasion
” Vintage war birds with a flyover parade during pre-race ceremonies including a T-35 Buckaroo, P-149 Trainer, C-46 Commando, T-6 Texan and two P-51 Mustangs
” A 21-gun salute from the Fort Bragg Firing Squad
” 600 U.S. Army soldiers marching down the grandstands to the frontstretch, where they will display two American flags each as large as a football field
” A flyover with four F-15s from the 334th Fighter Squadron, Fighting Eagles Seymour Johnson AFB
” Sky-diving members of Team Fastrax descending to the infield with Old Glory flying behind
Thousands of Troops Honored during Pre-Race Ceremonies
” Fans will be able to salute the troops when 600 soldiers from Fort Bragg walk through the grandstands to the infield
” Through the Charlotte Motor Speedway Patriot Partners program, buses will bring thousands of troops. An unprecedented social media presence will allow fans to keep track of the troops’ adventures by following #PatriotPartners on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
” Fans and businesses can take part by sponsoring an entire bus, or by donating Coca-Cola 600 tickets for just $25 each through the Let The Troops Race program
” Medal of Honor recipients Major General Patrick Henry Brady and U.S. Army Officer Joe Marm Jr. will also be recognized on the pre-race stage
” Through the new Salute the Crews program, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team members who have served in the military will be recognized during the pre-race ceremonies and on the giant Speedway TV
A star-studded musical lineup will highlight the Coca-Cola 600 pre-race show, including:
” Two-time GRAMMY nominee and country music megastar Lee Brice will perform a 45-minute pre-race concert presented by Speed Perks
” Bugler from Fort Bragg to perform “Taps”
” Rendition of “Amazing Grace” by the Charlotte Fire Department Pipe Band
” Performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” by the 82nd Airborne Chorus
” Performances of “God Bless the USA” and the Armed Forces Medley
(CMS)(4-9-2016)
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