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Now a NASCAR Pit Crew Pulverizer, Former Gridiron Star Boone Stutz Returns To Home State

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Ten years ago, Boone Stutz was a gridiron warrior, suiting up in a helmet and pads to play in front of thousands of fans at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas for the Texas A&M Aggies football program.

He returns to Texas in a different uniform for Saturday’s Duck Commander 500 – a firesuit and a racing helmet. Stutz serves as the gas man for Danica Patrick’s No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet team and is also a strength and conditioning coach for Stewart-Haas Racing. Continue reading →

Jones speeds to first XFINITY Series victory at Texas

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Teenager Erik Jones turned his first NASCAR Xfinity Series pole  at Texas Motor Speedway into his first series victory Friday night, schooling NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr. en route to the checkered flag in the 19th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts 300.

Jones, 18, held off Keselowski on a restart on lap 175 of the scheduled 200 around Texas Motor Speedway’s high-banked, 1.5-mile quad-oval for a margin of victory of 1.624-seconds in the first night race of the season. Jones’ first series win came in his ninth start. In the process Jones became the second-youngest series winner at Texas at 18 years, 10 months, 11 days—a record set last year by Chase Elliott at 18 years, 4 months and 7 days when he scored his first series victory in this event. Continue reading →

NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Preview

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Next Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 300

The Place: Texas Motor Speedway

The Date: Friday, April 10

The Time: 8:30 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. (ET)

Radio: PRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

Distance: 300 miles (200 laps)

Texas Natives Buescher, Poole And Starr Are Ready To Put On A Show In The Lone Star State

Texas natives Chris Buescher (Prosper, Texas), Brennan Poole (The Woodlands, Texas) and David Starr (Houston, Texas) will give fans from the state of Texas lots to cheer for Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway Continue reading →

Jeff Gordon is NASCAR Xfinity Series Analyst on FOX Sports 1 at Texas

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Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon poses for a photo in front of the Dallas Museum of Art during "Jeff Gordon Day" at Klyde Warren Park on March 12, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. Photo - Sarah Glenn/Getty Image
Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon poses for a photo in front of the Dallas Museum of Art during “Jeff Gordon Day” at Klyde Warren Park on March 12, 2015 in Dallas, Texas.
Photo – Sarah Glenn/Getty Image

 

Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon will make his FOX Sports TV booth début this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300. Gordon is one of the most revered drivers in the garage today. Along with his four Sprint Cup titles he brings a lifetime of motorsports knowledge and insight that is almost unmatched. Below is a list of seven NASCAR Xfinity Series races on FOX and FOX Sports 1 for which Sprint Cup Series drivers will serve as guest analysts:  Continue reading →