By Roy J. Akers- www.skyviewsports.net
NASCAR moves to Texas Motor Speedway for race 11 of 36 and Austin Cindric punched his ticket to the playoffs. He drove a Ford to their second win of the season before Toyota’s 5 and Chevy 3.
Chevy: Chase Elliott will drive golden No. 9 car in Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway
It’s NAPA Auto Parts’ 100th anniversary, and the company’s prized driver on the NASCAR circuit, Chase Elliott, will be putting that on full display this Sunday.
In this weekend’s Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway (Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1 and the FOX Sports app), Elliott will be driving a golden No. 9 car to commemorate NAPA’s 100-year mark. Elliott is one of three drivers who will be driving a golden NAPA vehicle, as Daniel Hemric will be doing so in the Truck Series and sprint car racer Brad Sweet will be doing so at the Texas dirt track
| Fighting for a Five-Peat One year ago, Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott snapped a 42-race winless streak by making his long awaited return to victory lane at Texas Motor Speedway. The Georgia native delivered Chevrolet its fourth-straight Cup Series triumph to keep the Bowtie brand undefeated in the Next Gen era at the 1.5-mile oval, while also setting the record for the longest active win streak by a manufacturer at the track in the division. Dating back to the July 2020 event, Chevrolet has hoisted the trophy in five of the six races – each earned by a different driver. Among those victors included a pair of Richard Childress Racing-prepared Chevrolet’s with Austin Dillon (July 2020) and Tyler Reddick (Sept. 2022), as well as Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson (Oct. 2021), William Byron (Sept. 2023) and Elliott (April 2024). Among the series’ seven active past Texas winners, four come from the Chevrolet camp, also including Kyle Busch with a series-best four career Texas triumphs. |
Toyota Gazoo Racing- NASCAR National Series – NCS/NXS
Wallace continuing strong run … With an eighth-place finish at Talladega last weekend, Bubba Wallace has three top-10 finishes in the last five Cup Series races, currently sitting seventh in the series points standings. The driver of the No. 23 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing comes to Texas Motor Speedway, where he’s found recent success with back-to-back top-10 finishes and a pole position in 2023.
Jones makes 300th Cup Series start … Sunday afternoon’s race at Texas Motor Speedway will be the 300th in the Cup Series career for Erik Jones of LEGACY MOTOR CLUB. The driver of the No. 43 Toyota Camry XSE in his ninth full-time Cup Series season, and has three race victories, 38 top-fives and 90 top-10s to his credit. This will also be Jones’ 14th career start at Texas, where he’s found success in the past with seven top-10 finishes in his previous 13 starts.
Herbst back in No. 19 GR Supra … For the second time this season, Riley Herbst is piloting the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyota GR Supra in the Xfinity Series – adding double duty to his plate with his full-time efforts in the Cup Series with 23XI Racing this weekend in Texas. Herbst ran for JGR in the Xfinity Series race earlier this season at Circuit of the Americas (COTA). Herbst has made eight previous Xfinity Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway, with a career-best finish of fifth in 2022.
Ford Performance
 NINE ALL-TIME FORD CUP WINNERSFord has 15 NASCAR Cup Series victories at Texas Motor Speedway with nine drivers having at least one. Kevin Harvick ran off a streak of three straight playoff victories at the 1.5-mile track from 2017-19 and is tied with Carl Edwards, who had three career Ford wins including a season sweep in 2008. Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth have two apiece while Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett and Elliott Sadler have one each. |
 ROUSH SUCCESSJack Roush has had his share of victories at Texas Motor Speedway from the very beginning as Mark Martin (NXS) and Jeff Burton (Cup) swept the opening weekend in 1997. Overall, Roush has won nine times in both the Cup and Xfinity Series while Greg Biffle registered a NASCAR Craftsman TrucK Series win in 2000. Those nine Cup wins are tied for third on the all-time Roush list with Dover Motor Speedway. Only Michigan International Speedway (14) and Bristol Motor Speedway (12) have been more successful. |
