Monthly Archives: November 2019

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Denny Hamlin Goes from Favorite to Long Shot in One Wild Ride

NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Wire Service Track News
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 03: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, is introduced prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 03, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images

The weekend was going well for Denny Hamlin—up until the 80th lap of Sunday’s AAA Texas 500.

Hamlin came to Texas Motor Speedway second in the Playoff standings and qualified third for the second race of the Round of 8 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

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Kevin Harvick Punches Championship 4 Ticket with Texas-Sized Victory

NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Wire Service Track News
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 03: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Beer/Ducks Unlimited Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 03, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, Tex. – For Kevin Harvick, Texas is the new Phoenix.

Overcoming a pit road penalty for a tire placed in his pit box too early, Harvick took control of the AAA Texas 500 as the sun set on Texas Motor Speedway and won his third straight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at the 1.5-mile track in Cowtown.

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Christopher Bell Makes a Statement with Dominant Win in Texas

NASCAR NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR Xfinity Series Track News
Christopher Bell, the driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway November 02, 2019, in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

FORT WORTH, Tex. – Christopher Bell shrugged off a short-lived brake problem in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and cruised to a 5.635-second victory in Saturday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway.

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