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Richard Childress Racing 2012 NSCS AAA Texas 500 Post-Race Report

RCR Post Race Report AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway November 4, 2012 Race Highlights: Richard Childress Racing teammates finished ninth (Kevin Harvick), 19th (Jeff Burton) and 27th (Paul Menard). Harvick completed 112 Green Flag Passes, positioning him fourth amongst his fellow competitors, and 40 Quality Passes according to NASCAR's Loop Data Statistics. Burton gained seven positions during the final 10 percent (34 laps) of the AAA Texas 500, ranking him second in the Post-Race Loop Data category of Closers, while Harvick improved four positions to rank sixth and Menard gained two to rank 10th. Burton made 80 Green Flag Passes during the 335-lap race and Menard logged 36. Jimmie Johnson captured his fifth NASCAR Sprint ... FULL STORY »

Bayne Soldiers Through Handling Problems To Finish 22nd At Texas

2012 NSCS No. 21 Motorcraft Ford Fusion (driver Trevor Bayne) - Photo Credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR After a strong seventh-place qualifying effort, Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team struggled with an ill-handling car throughout much of Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 but still salvaged a 22nd-place, lead-lap finish. “We qualified really well, and I thought ... FULL STORY »

Stewart Makes Texas-Sized Rally in AAA Texas 500

Tony Stewart In Car Photo Credit: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images Office Depot/Mobil 1 Driver Finishes Fifth after Starting 21st Date: Nov. 4, 2012 Event: AAA Texas 500 (Round 34 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth (1.5-mile oval) Start/Finish: 21st/5th (Running, completed 335 of 335 laps in a green-white-checkered ... FULL STORY »

Patrick Scores Career-Best Finish

Danica Patrick NSCS - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images GoDaddy.com Driver Finishes 24th at Texas in Ninth Career Sprint Cup Series Start Date: Nov. 4, 2012 Event: AAA Texas 500 (Round 34 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth (1.5-mile oval) Start/Finish: 32nd/24th (Running, completed 355 of ... FULL STORY »

Kurt Busch Hangs Tough to Post 8th-Place Texas Finish

Kurt Busch in Car - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 4, 2012) – Kurt Busch scored his first top-10 as a Furniture Row Racing driver, finishing eighth in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch, who was competing in only his ... FULL STORY »

Changing Track Just Keeps Logano From Top-10 at Texas

Joey Logano - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images Box Score Info: RACE:   AAA 500 TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway DRIVER:  Joey Logano CAR:  No. 20 Home Depot / Red Beacon Toyota START: 6th FINISH:  11th LAPS:  335/335 (running) LAPS LED:  0 POINTS POSITION:  17th (+0) Post-Race Highlights: ·         Joey Logano qualified his No. 20 Home Depot / Red Beacon Toyota in the sixth position ... FULL STORY »

Jimmie Johnson Wins Second Straight Race and Extends Point Lead with Two Races to Go

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (November 3, 2012 - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images FORT WORTH  – (Nov. 4, 2012) – Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, displayed a remarkable will to win on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) as he scored his second NASCAR Sprint Cup series (NSCS) win in a row, and ... FULL STORY »



Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Jimmie Johnson Scores 700th Win for Chevrolet in NASCAR Sprint Cup Competition
Posted 11.05.12
FORT WORTH – November 4th, 2012 – Jimmie Johnson’s win of the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet scored the 700th all-time victory for Chevrolet in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. This unprecedented win secured an important milestone for Chevrolet as the most successful manufacturer in NASCAR ...FULL STORY »
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SRT Motorsports 2012 NSCS AAA Texas 500 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 11.05.12
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 2nd CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE LAST LAPS?  “Obviously there was a pretty good fight there and Jimmie (Johnson) had some good speed, so did Kyle (Busch).  Those two were really good.  I think our three cars were the three cars ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Racing 2012 NSCS AAA Texas 500 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 11.05.12
Kyle Busch (third) was the first Toyota Camry driver to the finish line in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Texas Motor Speedway. Toyota 'Chase for the Sprint Cup' driver Clint Bowyer (sixth) recorded a top-10 finish on the 1.5-mile speedway, while the other Camry Chase drivers -- Martin ...FULL STORY »
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Ford Racing 2012 NSCS AAA Texas 500 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 11.04.12
MATT KENSETH, No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion (Finished 4th) – YOU REALLY BATTLED BACK, HOW DID YOU DO IT? “It was Jimmy and those guys that made some really good decisions for adjustments and pit stops and we had some fairly decent restarts and got back in it. I didn’t think we would ...FULL STORY »
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (November 3, 2012 - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images
2012 NSCS AAA Texas 500 Race Results
Posted 11.04.12
From back-to-back poles and now back-to-back victories, Jimmie Johnson holds off Brad Keselowski (by 0.808 seconds) Sunday to win the 2012 NSCS AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Johnson, who was also on the pole and won last week at Martinsville, received his  5th series win of the 2012 season, ...FULL STORY »
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #33 OneMain Financial Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images
2012 NNS O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Race Results
Posted 11.03.12
Kevin Harvick dominates the NNS O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Saturday night, as he leads the most laps - 127 out of 200 - and holds off an impressive run by 18-year old Ryan Blaney (by 1.628 seconds) to win at Texas Motor Speedway. This was Harvick's second series win of the ...FULL STORY »
Brad Keselowski - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS AAA Texas 500 Final Practice Session Speeds
Posted 11.03.12
During the final NSCS AAA Texas 500 practice session, it was once again Brad Keselowski with a lap speed of 184.300 mph, showing the fastest way around Texas Motor Speedway. Clint Bowyer, with a lap speed of 184.193 mph, was the second fastest, and was followed by Matt Kenseth (184.187 mph) ...FULL STORY »
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SRT Motorsports’ KEYS FOR SUCCESS: AAA Texas 500
Posted 11.03.12
FORT WORTH (Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012) – Each race weekend, SRT Motorsports provides insight on the ‘Keys for Success’ for the upcoming race.  This week SRT Motorsports engineer Howard Comstock discusses the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Track:  Texas Motor Speedway (Race 34 of 36 in the NASCAR Sprint ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying on the pole position for the NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. - Photo Credit:Tom Pennington/Getty Images
2012 NNS O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Starting Lineup
Posted 11.03.12
Kyle Busch, with a qualifying lap speed of 183.051 mph, captured the 2012 NNS O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Coors Light Pole Award at Texas Motor Speedway. This was Busch's second series pole of the 2012 season, his twenty-fifth series career pole and his third series pole at Texas Motor Speedway. The current ...FULL STORY »


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