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Time Warner returns to sponsor Kahne:

Time Warner Cable will adorn the hood of Kasey Kahne's #Chevy this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, and will be the primary sponsor on the car for three more Sprint Cup Series races this year: All-Star Race in Charlotte in May, Indianapolis in July 27 and New Hampshire...

Penske says team still interested in expansion into V8 Supercars, Ambrose?:

Roger Penske has reiterated his interest in a future V8 Supercars involvement, and says that sports cars could also be on his team's horizon. Penske has been linked to a possible V8 team since late last year, when both he and Team Penske president Tim Cindric made ...

Elliott wins Nationwide race at Texas:

#9-Chase Elliott won the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway for his 1st career win in just his 6th career start. He becomes the youngest race winner at Texas Motor Speedway and the second youngest in series history (to Joey Logano) at 18 years, 4 months...

Nationwide Texas Race Fast Facts:

Chase Elliott won the 18th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, his first victory in six NASCAR Nationwide Series races. Chase Elliott is the second-youngest winner in series history, at 18 years, 4 months and 8 days. Kyle Busch(i) (second) posted his 14th top-10 finish...

Nationwide Driver standings

following Texas: 1) #9-Chase Elliott#, 224 2) #7-Regan Smith, 222 -2 3) #3-Ty Dillon#, 214 -10 4) #11-Elliott Sadler, 208 -16 5) #6-Trevor Bayne, 206 -18 -2 6) #62-Brendan Gaughan, 193 -31 7) #11-Brian Scott, 192 -32 8) #31-Dylan Kwasniewski#, 179 -45 9) #99-James ...

Nationwide Owner Standings

following Texas are posted (pdf)....

Team have problems with inspection:

Four drivers, including Thursday's practice leader #3-Ty Dillon, continually failed pre-qualifying inspection and did not get on track for the first 25-minute group session. #54-Kyle Busch, #42-Kyle Larson and #60-Chris Buescher also did not log a qualifying lap in...

Kevin Harvick on Nationwide pole at Texas:

#5-Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 184.963mph. #2-Matt Kenseth will start second followed by: #7-Regan Smith, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #11-Elliott Sadler, #9-Chase Elliott, #62-Brendan Gaughan...

Texas Nationwide Qualifying Notes:

Kevin Harvick(i) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 18th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 with a lap of 29.195 seconds, 184.963 mph. This is his 25th pole in 305 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. This is his first pole and fourth top-10 start in 2014. This is his first...

Guinness Book of World Records to certify ‘Bigg Hoss TV’ as worlds largest LED video board:

One may assume that Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage's claim of having the world's largest, high-definition LED video board may be hyperbole, but the Guinness Book of World Records is going to set the record straight. During Sunday's pre-race festivities...

Chassis selections for this weeks race:

see the list of many teams [that report or post them] and what chassis were selected by the team to run at Texas Motor Speedway on the Texas Race Info page - Chassis selection area....

SMS Audio to Sponsor Kligerman’s #30 at Texas:

Swan Racing announced that the #30 Toyota will feature an SMS Audio and Klarbrunn Vita Ice paint scheme for this weekend's Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. SMS Audio, which signed an exclusive two-year deal with Swan Racing as a team associate sponsor...

Haas’s US team to be given green light into F1 by next year:

Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that a new team run by an American businessman is on track to join Formula One next year. It will become the sport's 12th team and the first from America since the 1980s. Formula One has not had an American driver since 2007. The team...

Six different winners in first six races:

#41-Kurt Busch set a Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup era record the moment he hit the finish line to close last Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway - six different winners in the first six races. And incredibly, #20-Matt Kenseth and #48-Jimmie Johnson - the top ...

‘Aggie Brilliance’ paint scheme for Gordon at Texas:

To celebrate a new partnership between Axalta Engineering and Texas A&M College of Engineering, Jeff Gordon's #24 Chevy will feature a special 'Aggie Brilliance' paint scheme during this weekend's event at Texas Motor Speedway (HMS), see images of the scheme on...

Johnson to appear on The Queen Latifah Show:

While #48-Jimmie Johnson was in Los Angeles two weeks ago he stopped by 'The Queen Latifah Show' for a guest appearance. The show is scheduled to air Friday, April 4. Check local listings for air times.(HMS)...

Texas Goodyear Tire Notes:

Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same Goodyear tire codes at Texas this weekend . . . this is the first time teams will run this right-side tire code . . . this right-side tire employs Goodyear's multi-zone tread technology, which...

ESPE Dental Give Kids A Smile featured on the #16 at Texas:

Greg Biffle is ready to return to victory lane. The last time he took home the checkered flag, it was in the #16 3M ESPE Dental Give Kids A Smile Ford Fusion. And when he brings that car to Texas in April, he will have his sights set on taking home the trophy - and...

RPM to Display Decals for Autism Awareness in Support of Gray Owens:

Richard Petty Motorsports Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series teams will adorn a decal for Autism Awareness for the month of April to support Gray, son of #43 Crew Chief Trent Owens. With April being Autism Awareness month and April 2 Global Autism Awareness Day, the ...

Sad News – Sandy Grossman:

FOX Sports President & COO Eric Shanks on the passing of legendary sports television director Sandy Grossman: 'Sandy was part of the original heart and soul of FOX Sports. He was a brilliant director and a thoughtful colleague. He mentored many of us here and throughout...