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Texas Race Notes & Facts:

-There have been 31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one NSCS event from 1997 - 2004 and two races per year since 2005. -Roush Fenway Racing leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in wins at Texas Motor Speedway with nine; followed by Hendrick Motorsports...

Matt Borland getting back to NASCAR as crew chief UPDATE:

Matt Borland is getting back in the NASCAR game. Sources told Motorsport.com that Borland will join Richard Childress Racing. Borland, 45, worked as a crew chief for 10 seasons in NASCAR before he was promoted to Vice President of Competition for Stewart Haas Racing...

Matt Borland getting back to NASCAR as crew chief:

Matt Borland is getting back in the NASCAR game. Sources told Motorsport.com that Borland will join Richard Childress Racing. Borland, 45, worked as a crew chief for 10 seasons in NASCAR before he was promoted to Vice President of Competition for Stewart Haas Racing...

GearWrench to sponsor McMurray in 2017:

GearWrench, an innovative hand tool brand known for tools that deliver speed, strength, and access to industrial and automotive technicians, and Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced, at the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, they...

Update on title sponsorship search:

As NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup playoffs head toward the championship race next month in Homestead, the sanctioning body is in a race of its own - to find a replacement for series title sponsor Sprint. The Sports Business Journal reported Monday that NASCAR chief...

New start time for Phoenix Truck race:

Phoenix Raceway announced today that the Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series semi-final race on Friday, Nov. 11 will begin at 8 p.m. MT, with gates now set to open at 9:30 a.m. MT. NASCAR veteran Matt Crafton and 2015 Lucas Oil 150 winner Timothy Peters...

Drivers treated after Martinsville race:

Following the Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Sprint Cup drivers #95-Michael McDowell, #47-AJ Allmendinger and #46-Michael Annett were treated in the infield care center for various ailments. McDowell, driver of Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing'...

Variety of factors led to long caution at Martinsville:

The convergence of several unusual incidents during Sunday's Goody's 500 at Martinsville Speedway, produced a record 29-lap and nearly 20-minute delay - one NASCAR officials vowed not to let repeat in the future. At the end of an unusually long green-flag run and in...

Dale Jr. making plans for 2017:

#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. met with members of the media Sunday: Q: In your conversations with sponsors have you start committing to things for next year? Earnhardt, Jr. 'My intentions are to race and that is the plan that we have going forward so we are booking things...

Death Wish Coffee sponsoring Nemechek at Texas:

When NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver John Hunter Nemechek rolls into the Texas Motor Speedway, his #8 Chevrolet Silverado for NEMCO Motorsports will have a very different look, thanks to sponsorship from new partner, Death Wish Coffee Company, a privately-...

Pedestrians struck after Martinsville race UPDATE:

Multiple pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in a Martinsville Speedway parking lot after Sunday's race, a track official confirmed. A track spokesperson told NBC Sports that it didn't appear that there were any life-threatening injuries. The spokesperson stated that...

Pedestrians struck after Martinsville race:

Multiple pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in a Martinsville Speedway parking lot after Sunday's race, a track official confirmed. A track spokesperson told NBC Sports that it didn't appear that there were any life-threatening injuries. The spokesperson stated that...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36, Chase race 7 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*,[4 wins], 4044 (won Martinsville) 2) #11-Denny Hamlin,[3 wins], 4039, +6 ahead of 5th 3) #20-Matt Kenseth,[2 wins], 4039, +6 4) #18-Kyle Busch,[4 wins], 4037, +4 5) #22-Joey Logano,[2 wins...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2016 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick (C6), 1048, 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (EC), 1029, -19 3) #22-Joey Logano (C5), 1010, -38 4) #18-Kyle Busch (C4), 993, -55 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (C2), ...

Ragan uncertain of next year’s plans:

#23-David Ragan, who is in his 10th fulltime season in the Cup series, said he is uncertain what his NASCAR future holds after this season. 'I don't have any commitments and I've made no plans for next year,' he said. 'I want to be in the Cup series. I'd like to drive...

Martinsville Race Notes & Facts:

-There have been 135 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, one in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950. -Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 23 - Jeff Gordon (nine), Jimmie...

NBCSN and NASCAR Productions present ‘NASCAR Seasons: 2001’ Sunday:

Immediately following this Sunday's Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup coverage at Martinsville Speedway, NBCSN presents 'NASCAR Seasons: 2001,' a new, 60-minute documentary that chronicles a NASCAR season and a year that will never be forgotten. Unfolding through Dale...

Pit Stall Selections:

The selections of pit stalls for the Goody's Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway have been made. With the field downsized to 40 cars, three pit stalls (21,30,43) have been eliminated, are not in play and don't count towards driving through...

Snider to debut with AM at Phoenix UPDATE:

Myatt Snider, son of NBC Sports sportscaster Marty Snider will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in two weeks at Phoenix International Raceway for AM Racing. Snider will drive the #22 AM Racing Toyota Tundra typically driven by Austin Wayne Self in the...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36, Chase race 8 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*,[4 wins], 4074 (won Martinsville) 2) #19-Carl Edwards,[3 wins], 4049 (won Texas) 3) #22-Joey Logano,[2 wins], 4074, +1 ahead of 5th 4) #18-Kyle Busch,[4 wins], 4074, +1 5) #20-Matt Kenseth,[2 wins...