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Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway Preview and Fantasy Picks

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Check out my Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway Preview and Fantasy Picks.  Watch the Duck Commander 500, April 11th at 7:30 pm ET on FOX.

Contenders

Jimmie Johnson – The winner of the fall race in 2014, Jimmie Johnson is someone interesting to watch Saturday night as he and Chad Knaus had issues with each other at Martinsville. I still believe this team is strong and will have my eye on the No. 48 throughout the race. Continue reading →

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 →

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.
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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 →