NASCAR AAA Texas 500

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Kevin Harvick Punches Championship 4 Ticket with Texas-Sized Victory

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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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Truex Undergoes Trial by Fire but Doesn’t Get Badly Burned

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FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 02: Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, walks 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. Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images 

FORT WORTH, Tex. – After Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Martin Truex Jr. felt as though he had just been through a trial by fire.

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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.
Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

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.
Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

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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