DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kurt Busch didn’t beat around the bushes or offer any pre-planned politically correct answer to what he obviously knew would be the premier topic for his media availability Friday morning at ISM Raceway in Phoenix.
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.
FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 04: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Texas Motor Speedway hosted the AAA Texas 500 yesterday. This 500-mile race caused problems for several playoff drivers. Most of which were penalties occurring on pit road. The mile and half speedway also proved to be difficult to pass on as drivers had issues trying to move up through the field.