TEXAS-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
Clint Bowyer (No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion)
· Three top fives, ten top 10s
· Average finish of 15.455, 10th-best
· Average Running Position of 15.316, 12th-best
· Driver Rating of 85.0, 13th-best
· 163 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 173.105, 12th-fastest
· 4007 Laps in the Top 15 (54.7), 12th-most
· 671 Quality Passes, 10th-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry
· Two wins, 11 top fives, 12 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 11.591, fifth-best
· Average Running Position of 10.734, fourth-best
· Driver Rating of 102.4, third-best
· 414 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 173.843, second-fastest
· 5391 Laps in the Top 15 (73.5), sixth-most
· 792 Quality Passes, seventh-most
Kurt Busch (No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion)
· One win, three top fives, 15 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 16.292, 12th-best
· Average Running Position of 14.411, 11th-best
· Driver Rating of 87.8, 10th-best
· 215 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 173.130, 11th-fastest
· 4757 Laps in the Top 15 (59.5), 11th-most
· 785 Quality Passes, eighth-most
Dale Earnhardt Jr (No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· One win, six top fives, 17 top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 13.870, ninth-best
· Average Running Position of 12.447, seventh-best
· Driver Rating of 93.2, fifth-best
· 307 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 173.617, fifth-fastest
· 5784 Laps in the Top 15 (75.1), fifth-most
· 979 Quality Passes, series-most
Chase Elliott (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· Two top fives, two top 10s
· Average finish of 4.500, series-best
· Average Running Position of 8.581, series-best
· Driver Rating of 100.8, fourth-best
· 17 Fastest Laps Run, 13th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 174.114, series-fastest
· 563 Laps in the Top 15 (89.8), second-most
· 93 Quality Passes, 12th-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· Two wins, five top fives, 11 top 10s
· Average finish of 12.000, sixth-best
· Average Running Position of 13.516, eighth-best
· Driver Rating of 90.4, eighth-best
· 188 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 173.322, eighth-fastest
· 4963 Laps in the Top 15 (67.7), seventh-most
· 918 Quality Passes, second-most
Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion)
· Six top fives, 16 top 10s
· Average finish of 11.500, fourth-best
· Average Running Position of 13.725, ninth-best
· Driver Rating of 90.0, ninth-best
· 196 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 172.567, 13th-fastest
· 5296 Laps in the Top 15 (66.2), ninth-most
· 900 Quality Passes, fourth-most
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· Six wins, 14 top fives, 20 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 8.458, third-best
· Average Running Position of 10.299, third-best
· Driver Rating of 107.1, series-best
· 650 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 173.835, fourth-fastest
· 6247 Laps in the Top 15 (78.1), fourth-most
· 901 Quality Passes, third-most
Erik Jones (No. 77 Furniture Row Racing Toyota Camry)
· One top 15
· Average finish of 12.0, seventh-best
· Average Running Position of 11.240, fifth-best
· Driver Rating of 92.4, seventh-best
· 1 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 173.267, 10th-fastest
· 312 Laps in the Top 15 (93.4), series-most
· 40 Quality Passes, 13th-most
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Drivers With 2017 Stage 1 and 2 Points
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Kasey Kahne (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· One win, five top fives, nine top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 18.042, 13th-best
· Average Running Position of 14.361, 10th-best
· Driver Rating of 86.0, 12th-best
· 276 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
· 5096 Laps in the Top 15 (63.7), 10th-most
· 862 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· Two wins, 13 top fives, 18 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 8.261, second-best
· Average Running Position of 9.131, second-best
· Driver Rating of 104.7, second-best
· 395 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 173.838, third-fastest
· 6246 Laps in the Top 15 (81.5), third-most
· 871 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford Fusion)
· Four top fives, six top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 16.235, 11th-best
· Average Running Position of 15.577, 13th-best
· Driver Rating of 86.7, 11th-best
· 295 Fastest Laps Run, third-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 173.312, ninth-fastest
· 3007 Laps in the Top 15 (53.2), 13th-most
· 443 Quality Passes, 11th-most
Martin Truex Jr (No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota Camry)
· Three top fives, 12 top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 13.826, eighth-best
· Average Running Position of 12.350, sixth-best
· Driver Rating of 93.0, sixth-best
· 216 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 173.542, sixth-fastest
· 5188 Laps in the Top 15 (67.7), eighth-most
· 735 Quality Passes, ninth-most
Rank
|
Driver
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Wins
|
Top Fives
|
Top 10s
|
DNFs
|
Average Finish
|
Driver Rating
|
|
1
|
Kyle Larson
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
18
|
83.7
|
|
2
|
Chase Elliott
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
4.5
|
100.8
|
|
3
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
23
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
12
|
3
|
13.8
|
93.0
|
|
4
|
Brad Keselowski
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
16.2
|
86.7
|
|
5
|
Joey Logano
|
17
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
16.6
|
84.1
|
|
6
|
Kyle Busch
|
22
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
12
|
0
|
11.6
|
102.4
|
|
7
|
Ryan Blaney
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
31.5
|
58.1
|
|
8
|
Clint Bowyer
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
2
|
15.5
|
85.0
|
|
9
|
Jamie McMurray
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
9
|
1
|
16.8
|
78.3
|
|
10
|
Kevin Harvick
|
28
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
16
|
1
|
12
|
90.0
|
|
11
|
Ryan Newman
|
27
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
18.4
|
75.1
|
|
12
|
Kasey Kahne
|
25
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
9
|
4
|
17.4
|
86.0
|
|
13
|
Erik Jones
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
92.4
|
|
14
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
27
|
1
|
6
|
14
|
20
|
1
|
8.4
|
107.1
|
|
15
|
Trevor Bayne
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
23.7
|
62.5
|
* – Based on last 24 races at Texas Motor Speedway (2005 – 2016).
2017 Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Track
|
Stage 1 Winner
|
Stage 2 Winner
|
Race Winner
|
Playoff Points Following Race #6
|
||
Daytona
|
Kyle Busch
|
Kevin Harvick
|
Kurt Busch
|
Drivers
|
Playoff Points
|
|
Atlanta
|
Kevin Harvick
|
Kevin Harvick
|
Brad Keselowski
|
Brad Keselowski
|
10
|
|
Las Vegas
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
9
|
|
Phoenix
|
Joey Logano
|
Chase Elliott
|
Ryan Newman
|
Kyle Larson
|
6
|
|
Auto Club
|
Kyle Larson
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Kyle Larson
|
Ryan Newman
|
5
|
|
Martinsville
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Chase Elliott
|
Brad Keselowski
|
Kurt Busch
|
5
|
|
Texas
|
Kevin Harvick
|
3
|
||||
Bristol
|
Chase Elliott
|
2
|
||||
Richmond
|
Joey Logano
|
1
|
||||
Talladega
|
Kyle Busch
|
1
|
||||
Texas Motor Speedway:
History
· Construction on Texas Motor Speedway began in 1995.
· The first NASCAR national series race at TMS was a NASCAR XFINITY Series event on April 5, 1997 – won by Mark Martin.
· The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was on April 6, 1997 – won by Jeff Burton.
· The track underwent a repave between the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
· In
2011, the spring Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was moved from
Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway. 2017
marks the first season it will be moved back to a Sunday afternoon race.
· Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs race on November 6, 2005 – won by Carl Edwards.
· The track underwent its second repave between the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The
renovation added a new layer of asphalt over the existing pavement, an
expansive French drainage system on the frontstretch and backstretch,
and reduced the banking in Turns 1 and 2 by four degrees (now 20
degrees).
Starts
· There
have been 32 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor
Speedway, one event from 1997 - 2004 and two races per year since 2005.
· 152 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas; 123 in more than one.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Texas Motor Speedway with 30.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch lead all active drivers with 28 Texas starts each.
· Chase Elliott
leads all active drivers with more than one start in the Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway in average starting position
with a 7.500. Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with more than five series starts at TMS with an 8.889.
· Chase Elliott (7.5) and Jimmie Johnson (8.9)
are the only active drivers that have made more than one start at Texas
with an average starting position inside the top 10.
· Six drivers have made their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career start at Texas Motor Speedway: Adam Petty (2000), Jay Sauter (2002), Brad Keselowski (2008), Trevor Bayne (2010), David Starr (2011) and Parker Kligerman (2013).
Poles
· Jeremy Mayfield
was the first Coors Light pole winner (1998) at Texas Motor Speedway
with a speed of 185.906 mph. The inaugural Coors Light pole at Texas
Motor Speedway in 1997 was cancelled due to weather conditions.
· 23 drivers have Coors Light poles at Texas, led by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Carl Edwards and Martin Truex Jr. with two each.
· Two drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Texas Motor Speedway: Bobby Labonte (2003 and 2004) and Ryan Newman (2005 sweep).
· Youngest Texas Coors Light pole winner: Brian Vickers (11/05/2006 – 23 years, 0 months, 12 days).
· Oldest Texas Coors Light pole winner: Bill Elliott (4/08/2002 – 46 years, 6 months, 0 days).
· David Ragan (4/09/2011) and Martin Truex Jr. (11/04/2007) posted their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light poles at Texas Motor Speedway.
Wins
· 18 different drivers have won at Texas Motor Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with six victories.
· Eight drivers have multiple wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (six), Carl Edwards (four), Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart each have two.
· Three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted consecutive wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (2014 playoff race and 2015 sweep), Carl Edwards (2008 sweep) and Denny Hamlin (2010 sweep).
· Roush Fenway Racing leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Texas Motor Speedway with nine; followed by Hendrick Motorsports with eight and Joe Gibbs Racing has six.
· Four different manufacturers have won a MENCS race at Texas, led by Ford and Chevrolet (12 each); followed by Toyota (five) and Dodge (three).
· One Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver has won at Texas Motor Speedway in two different manufacturers: Jeff Burton (1997 – Ford; 2007 – Chevrolet)
· Youngest Texas winner: Joey Logano (03/30/2003 – 23 years, 10 months, 14 days).
· Oldest Texas winner: Dale Jarrett (04/01/2001 – 44 years, 4 months, 6 days).
· Three of the 32 (9.3%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from the Coors Light pole: Kasey Kahne (2006), Jimmie Johnson (2012) and Kyle Busch (2013).
· Six
of the 32 (18.8%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor
Speedway have been won from the front row: three from the pole and
three from second-place.
· The
third-place starting position is the most proficient starting spot in
the field at Texas Motor Speedway, producing more wins than any other
starting position (six) – most recent: Jimmie Johnson (fall of 2014).
· 25
of the 32 (78.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor
Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Four
of the 32 (12.5%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor
Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Texas Motor Speedway is 31st, by Matt Kenseth in 2002.
· Jeff Burton (4/06/1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (4/02/2000) won their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career race at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Eight
of the nine active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers who have
won at Texas Motor Speedway participated in at least two or more races
before visiting Victory Lane. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won at Texas in his first appearance; Ryan Newman won in his second appearance at TMS.
· Only two of the nine active winning drivers have made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Texas Motor Speedway: Kyle Busch (15) and Kurt Busch (13).
· Kevin Harvick leads
the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at
28.
Additional Finishing Positions
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with five; followed by Matt Kenseth with four.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-five finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 14; followed by Matt Kenseth (13) and Kyle Busch with 11.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-10 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 20; followed by Matt Kenseth (18).
· Three
active drivers with more than one start at Texas have a Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series average finish inside the top 10: Chase Elliott (4.5), Jimmie Johnson (8.370) and Matt Kenseth (9.429).
· Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin has participated in the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway without posting a DNF (22 each).
Track / Event Specific Stats
· There
have been five MENCS finishes at Texas Motor Speedway that have gone to
NASCAR Overtime (Scheduled Laps/Actual Laps): 11/02/2014 (334/341);
04/07/2014 (334/340); 11/04/2012 (334/335); 04/06/2008 (334/339);
11/05/2006 (334/339).
· Since
the advent of electronic scoring, the closest margin of victory in the
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway is the
(4/4/2004) race won by Elliott Sadler with a MOV of 0.028 over second-place Kasey Kahne.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Texas Motor Speedway with 1,023 laps led in 27 starts.
· Qualifying
has been cancelled due to weather conditions twice in the NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway; the inaugural event in 1997 and the
spring race of 2007.
· The MENCS race at Texas has been rain-shortened only once, last fall (334/293).
· Weather
has postponed the MENCS Texas race to another day twice – the spring
2014 race (scheduled for 04/06/2014 but was run on 04/07/2014) and the
spring 2010 race (scheduled for 04/18/2010 but was run on 04/19/2010).
Female Competitor Stats
· Two female drivers have made MENCS starts at Texas Motor Speedway: Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick
Date
|
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
Driver Rating
|
11/6/2016
|
Danica Patrick
|
22
|
24
|
55.1
|
4/11/2016
|
Danica Patrick
|
26
|
21
|
57.7
|
11/8/2015
|
Danica Patrick
|
11
|
16
|
69.6
|
4/11/2015
|
Danica Patrick
|
21
|
16
|
74.9
|
11/2/2014
|
Danica Patrick
|
27
|
36
|
42.4
|
4/7/2014
|
Danica Patrick
|
24
|
27
|
53.2
|
11/3/2013
|
Danica Patrick
|
30
|
25
|
49.2
|
4/13/2013
|
Danica Patrick
|
42
|
28
|
42.9
|
11/4/2012
|
Danica Patrick
|
32
|
24
|
61.4
|
Averages
|
26.1
|
24.1
|
56.3
|
|
Date
|
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
|
4/8/2002
|
Shawna Robinson
|
16
|
36
|
|
NASCAR in Texas
· There have been 111 NASCAR national series races among three tracks in the state of Texas.
Track Name
|
City
|
Monster Energy
|
XFINITY
|
Camping World
|
Total Races
|
Texas Motor Speedway
|
Fort Worth
|
32
|
32
|
38
|
102
|
Meyer Speedway
|
Houston
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Texas World Speedway
|
College Station
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
Totals
|
41
|
32
|
38
|
111
|
· The
first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Texas was a
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Texas World Speedway in
College Station, Texas. The event was held on December 7, 1969 and it
was won by Bobby Isaac (Dodge).
Texas Drivers in NASCAR
· 84 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Texas.
· 11 drivers from Texas have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series.
Driver
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
Totals
|
Terry Labonte
|
22
|
11
|
1
|
34
|
Bobby Labonte
|
21
|
10
|
1
|
32
|
A.J. Foyt
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
Billy Wade
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Chris Buescher
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
Bobby Hillin Jr
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
James Buescher
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
Joe Aramendia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
David Starr
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
Colin Braun
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Totals
|
57
|
27
|
13
|
97
|
· Seven of the 11 Texas native NASCAR national series winners have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series; led by Terry Labonte with 22 wins.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Milestones
|
|||
Drivers
|
Has
|
Needs
|
Milestones
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
549
|
1
|
Attempt to make his 550th MENCS career start (34th all-time)
|
Matt DiBenedetto
|
74
|
1
|
Attempt to make his 75th MENCS career start tying Casey Atwood for 230th all-time.
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
80
|
3
|
Tie Cale Yarborough for sixth on MENCS all-time wins list
|
Kyle Busch
|
38
|
1
|
Tie Tim Flock for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Matt Kenseth
|
38
|
1
|
Tie Tim Flock for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Kevin Harvick
|
35
|
2
|
Tie Bobby Isaac for 21st on MENCS all-time wins list
|
Kurt Busch
|
29
|
3
|
Tie Dale Jarrett for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Denny Hamlin
|
29
|
3
|
Tie Dale Jarrett for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Brad Keselowski
|
23
|
2
|
Tie Joe Weatherly, Jim Paschal for 31st on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Ryan Newman
|
51
|
3
|
To tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time MENCS poles list
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
35
|
1
|
Tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 17th on all-time MENCS poles list
|
Kasey Kahne
|
27
|
1
|
Break the tie with Terry Labonte to become solely 25th on all-time MENCS poles list
|
Denny Hamlin
|
24
|
1
|
Break the tie with Alan Kulwicki to become solely 28th on all-time MENCS poles list
|
Kevin Harvick
|
48
|
1
|
Break the tie with Lee Petty and become solely 10th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
46
|
2
|
Tie Lee Petty and Kevin Harvick for 10th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
|
Matt Kenseth
|
29
|
1
|
Tie Ricky Rudd for 25th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
|
Kyle Busch
|
149
|
1
|
To become the 23rd driver to post 150th MENCS top-five finishes
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
148
|
2
|
To become the 23rd driver to post 150th MENCS top-five finishes
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
331
|
1
|
Tie Lee Petty for 12th on the MENCS all-time top-10 finishes list
|
Kyle Busch
|
12770
|
230
|
To become the 11th MENCS driver all-time to lead 13,000 or more laps
|
Kurt Busch
|
8,863
|
137
|
To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
|
Ryan Newman
|
4711
|
289
|
To become 40th MENCS driver all-time to lead 5,000 or more laps
|
Joey Logano
|
3,892
|
108
|
To become the 52nd MENCS driver all-time to lead 4,000 or more laps
|
Track Specific Milestones
|
|||
Drivers
|
Has
|
Needs
|
Milestones
|
Denny Hamlin
|
2
|
1
|
To break the tie with Busch and Kenseth to become solely third on all-time MENCS Texas wins list
|
Kyle Busch
|
2
|
1
|
To break the tie with Busch and Kenseth to become solely third on all-time MENCS Texas wins list
|
Matt Kenseth
|
2
|
1
|
To break the tie with Busch and Kenseth to become solely third on all-time MENCS Texas wins list
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
8
|
1
|
Tie Roush Fenway Racing for the series lead in wins at Texas
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
|
2
|
1
|
To break the seven driver tie for the series lead in poles at Texas
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
2
|
1
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To break the seven driver tie for the series lead in poles at Texas
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Ryan Newman
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To break the seven driver tie for the series lead in poles at Texas
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