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Big Names Competing in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300

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Photo - Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Nothing gets the fans more excited than seeing their favorite drivers and this Friday they will get the chance to see all the NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers and some of the top NASCAR Sprint Cup Series contenders competing at Texas Motor Speedway Friday night in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300.

NASCAR’s most popular driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be back in the JR Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet this weekend. Earnhardt has made two starts this season posting one top-ten and an average finish of 11.0. He has made seven starts at Texas, posting one win (first series career win; 1998), three top-fives, five top-tens and an average finish of 8.7. He finished fifth in this race last season.

2010 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, Brad Keselowski will drive the No. 22 Ford this weekend with crew chief Greg Erwin. Team Penske’s No. 22 Ford now leads the car owner standings by eight points over JR Motorsports’ No. 88 Chevrolet. This will be Keselowski’s third start of the season. Keselowski has made 14 series career starts at Texas posting one win (2013), eight top-fives, ten top-tens and an average finish of 11.4.

2013 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Dillon will be in the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Texas. The No. 33 is now fifth in the owner standings 37 points back from the lead. Dillon has made five series starts at Texas posting threetop-fives and an average finish of 5.2.

Sam Hornish Jr will drive the No. 98 Ford owned by Fred Biagi this weekend. Hornish has made eight series starts at Texas posting one top-five, three top-tens and an average finish of 16.0.

Denny Hamlin will be in the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in place of the injured Kyle Busch. Hamlin has 11 Xfinity Series starts at Texas with six top-fives and eight top-tens.

Watch the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Friday, April 10th at 8:30 pm ET. Fox Sports 1 begins their pre-race coverage at 8 pm ET.

Throwback Thursday: NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominee Isaac has ‘Big’ Win in Texas

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In a record-setting season, one race stood above all for NASCAR Hall of Fame (NHOF) nominee Bobby Isaac. Despite setting a still-standing NASCAR record with 19 pole awards and winning a career-high 17 races, Isaac most cherished his 1969 season-ending victory at Texas World Speedway.

The two-mile track in College Station, Texas, was built as a ‘sister track’ to Michigan International Speedway, which also hosted its first NASCAR premier series race in 1969.  Its inaugural race, the Texas 500, was dominated by NHOF nominee Buddy Baker who led 150 laps in a Cotton Owens owned Dodge.  Baker coughed up the potential victory, however, when he crashed under caution trying to read the pit board with 21 laps remaining. Isaac was in position to snatch the win, and led 19 of the final 21 laps to end the season in Victory Lane.  Continue reading →

2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Expands To Showcase Top Talent

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2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Expands To Showcase Top Talent 

Million-Dollar Payday Awaits Winner of Annual Classic at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Showcasing the sport’s top talent, NASCAR announced changes for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race that will elevate the excitement of this annual classic. Race coverage is set for 7 p.m. ET, Saturday, May 16 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (FOX Sports 1, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

The field will include race winners from the 2014 and 2015 seasons, as well as all former NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race winners and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions who are full-time competitors – all of whom will compete for the $1 million prize awarded to the winner. Prior to this change, former NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race winners and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions were eligible only if they accomplished the feat within the previous ten seasons. Continue reading →

Obaika Racing is Ultimate Entrepreneur’s Dream

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Obaika Racing is making history as the first African-owned NASCAR national series team. The team owner is Nigeria native, Victor Obaika, who is an attorney by profession, but also is an entrepreneur in logistics, business advisory consulting and advertising.

Obaika describes NASCAR as the ‘ultimate entrepreneur’s dream’ with a successful business and marketing platform that is known virtually across the world. His love for motorsports has fuelled his enthusiasm to own a NASCAR team.  Continue reading →