Chase Elliott's recent win at Texas Motor Speedway brings him one victory away from tying the modern era record for consecutive wins at different tracks, currently held by Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson. Elliott's streak of 13 wins at different tracks is just one short of the record. The Cup Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway and Dover, where Elliott has already won during his streak, giving him a chance to tie the record at Kansas Speedway on May 5.
Chase Elliott ends a 42-race winless streak with a victory at Texas Motor Speedway, while Hendrick Motorsports continues its dominance with five wins in the first nine races. Brad Keselowski finishes second despite not having the best car, and Richard Childress Racing sees success with both Austin Dillon and Kyle Busch placing in the top 10. On the flip side, Alex Bowman and Michael McDowell suffer setbacks, and Ford remains winless in Cup, Xfinity, and Trucks races this season.
Chase Elliott ends a 42-race winless streak by winning the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, holding off the field on two overtime restarts. Brad Keselowski finishes second, followed by William Byron, Tyler Reddick, and Daniel Suarez. The race featured 16 cautions and several wrecks, with Elliott leading the final 17 laps and Kyle Larson experiencing a setback when his right rear wheel fell off.
Chase Elliott wins the Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway, with drivers expressing their thoughts on the race, including frustrations over lack of speed, executing with what they had, and making adjustments. Several drivers, including William Byron and Tyler Reddick, reflect on their performances and the challenges they faced during the race, while others, such as Chase Briscoe and Bubba Wallace, express their frustrations and mental exhaustion.
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway for the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 saw Kyle Larson on the pole, with Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports dominating the season so far. The race featured multiple lead changes, crashes, and restarts, with Ross Chastain winning Stage 2 and Kyle Larson winning Stage 1. The live updates and highlights provided a detailed account of the race, including green flag stops, spins, and the final leaderboard.
Sam Mayer wins the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in an incredible photo finish, edging out Ryan Sieg by a mere 0.002 seconds. Mayer's last-lap maneuver secured his first win of the 2024 season, while Sieg narrowly missed out on his first Xfinity Series victory after 342 starts.
Sam Mayer won the Andy's Frozen Custard 300 race at Texas Motor Speedway by a mere 0.002 seconds, marking the second-closest finish in NASCAR Xfinity Series history. Mayer's final push on the last lap secured his fifth career win and first of the season, while Ryan Sieg finished just inches short of his first career win in 322 starts.
Sam Mayer won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway by a mere .002 seconds, marking the second-closest finish in series history. Mayer made a last-lap pass to secure the victory ahead of Ryan Sieg, with Justin Allgaier finishing third after leading 117 of the race's 200 laps. This win was Mayer's fifth career victory and his first of the season, while Allgaier's top-10 finish matched Kyle Busch's record for the most in Xfinity Series history.
Kyle Larson secures the pole position for the upcoming NASCAR Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway with a record-breaking lap speed, while Ty Gibbs starts in second place. Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson faced setbacks in practice and will start further back in the field.
In the latest NASCAR Mailbag, it's unlikely that Kentucky Speedway will see a return to the Cup Series, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join Amazon Prime Video and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports as lead analyst in 2024, Front Row Motorsports has been elevated to Ford's "Tier 1 program," Texas Motor Speedway may face configuration changes, and it's too early to write off any driver's championship hopes after just two races. NASCAR is also considering races in Mexico and Canada for 2025, potentially leading to a shift in the Cup calendar, while the guy who cleans Denny Hamlin's car probably doesn't get paid enough for the job.
IndyCar has released its 2024 schedule, which includes the return of the Milwaukee Mile and the exclusion of Texas Motor Speedway. The 17-race calendar features a doubleheader at the one-mile Wisconsin oval to compensate for the absence of Texas. NBC will broadcast nine races, while six will be featured on USA Network and two will stream exclusively on Peacock. The season starts in March and includes races at St. Petersburg, Thermal Club, Long Beach, Barber, Indianapolis, Detroit, Road America, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Mid-Ohio, Iowa, Toronto, World Wide Technology Raceway, Portland, and Nashville. The Milwaukee Mile doubleheader will be the penultimate event of the season.
The Xfinity and Cup Series will both be in action on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, with Xfinity teams practicing, qualifying, and racing as part of the playoffs, while Cup Series teams practice and qualify for Sunday's Round of 12 opener. Several drivers will be making their debuts or returning to the lineup, and the weather forecast includes a slight chance of rain during the Cup Series qualifying.
The first event held in a new contract between Penske Entertainment and Speedway Motorsports Incorporated’s Texas Motor Speedway produced a double-digit percentage increase in attendance for the NTT IndyCar Series PPG 375 race, won by Josef Newgarden. TMS did not release a figure for crowd size, but the visible growth in the grandstands is a positive sign for the SMI circuit, which is working to recapture IndyCar’s glory days. TMS EVP and GM Mark Faber said that there is still much to be done to build on the momentum created last weekend, but they are moving in the right direction.
Josef Newgarden won the IndyCar race at Texas Motor Speedway for the second consecutive year in a thrilling wheel-to-wheel battle with Pato O’Ward. The two drivers frantically swapped the lead over and over during the final third of the race, and neither showed any inclination to lift off the gas in the fight for the win. The race had 26 lead changes and 482 passes for position, making it one of the best IndyCar races since 2015. The future of IndyCar at Texas Motor Speedway is uncertain, as the track's next step with IndyCar could depend on what happens this fall with NASCAR.
Josef Newgarden won the PPG 375 at Texas Motor Speedway, with Takuma Sato crashing out on lap 48 and damaging his primary car for the upcoming Indianapolis 500. Alexander Rossi suffered damage during a pit stop incident and Graham Rahal was involved in a crash with Devlin DeFrancesco. Johnny Rutherford was honored for his 85th birthday. Rinus VeeKay was the biggest mover in the field, and Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts has become an official supplier of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.
