Denny Hamlin Overcomes Pit Road Penalties in Win at Texas Motor Speedway

FORT WORTH, TX – MARCH 31: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on March 31, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images *** Local Caption *** Denny Hamlin

As the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series takes a week break from short track racing, and heads to Texas Motor Speedway for the O’Reilley Auto Parts 500. So far this season, it has been a hot start for two racing teams. Team Penske and Joe Gibbs Racing have been the teams winning all the racing so far. Both teams have won three races a piece out of the six total races heading into yesterday’s 500-mile race in Texas.

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Today’s NASCAR Stars Piling Up Milestones that will Lead to Legendary Status

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – What a fortunate time to be a NASCAR fan.

In just the past five years, the sport has crowned its third seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and on Sunday celebrated only its second 200-race winner, Kyle Busch.

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NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway Preview

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Auto Club Speedway is the last track on the ‘West Coast Swing’ schedule for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 on Sunday, March 17th. Pre-race coverage begins at 2:30 pm ET on FOX, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The defending winner is Martin Truex Jr, driver of the 19 for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Distance: 400 miles (200 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 60),

Stage 2 (Ends on lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on lap 200)

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Brad Keselowski Tops Speed Chart in Happy Hour

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With drivers exploring a variety of lines through the corners at windswept Auto Club Speedway, Brad Keselowski jumped to the top of the speed chart on his 27th lap in Saturday’s final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice.

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NASCAR Legend Tony Stewart Feted during Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction

CONCORD, NC – MAY 19: Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet, talks to the media at a press conference announcing his new radio show on Sirius Radio, a day before the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 19, 2006, in Concord, North Carolina. Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tuesday evening, during the induction ceremony for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in Daytona Beach, NASCAR champion Tony Stewart charmed a room full of auto racing’s biggest names and most ardent supporters, demonstrating that his massive talent behind the wheel is matched by an equally endearing personality.

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