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Kyle Busch Survives Difficult Texas Race with Good Points Cushion

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FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 02: Kyle Busch, the driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 2, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Almost from the outset of Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch’s race started to go south.

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It’s All or Nothing for Chase Elliott at Phoenix

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FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 02: Chase Elliott, the driver of the #9 Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 2, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Chase Elliott is a realist. He knows that, without a victory next Sunday at Phoenix, he almost surely won’t be eligible for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title in the Nov. 18 Championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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Kevin Harvick Advances to Playoff Finale with Authoritative Win at Texas

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FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 04: Kevin Harvick, the driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, celebrates by placing the Winner’s Sticker on his car after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. 
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FORT WORTH, Tex. – This time, there was no late-race glitch to interrupt Kevin Harvick’s domination of a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race.

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Cole Custer Locks Up Championship Berth with Last-Lap Pass at Texas

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FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 03: Cole Custer, the driver of the #00 Autodesk Ford, celebrates by placing the Winner’s Sticker on his car after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas.
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FORT WORTH, Tex. – In a race that produced a last-lap pass for the win, a record 13 cautions and an unmitigated disaster for favorite son Christopher Bell, Cole Custer moved past Tyler Reddick on the backstretch to win Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway.

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After Tough Run at Texas, Grant Enfinger Pins Hopes on Phoenix

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Just about everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title contender Grant Enfinger in Friday night’s JAG Metals 350 at Texas Motor Speedway.

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