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FILE - Tony Stewart talks before an SRX Series auto race in Nashville, in this Saturday, July 17, 2021, file photo. Tony Stewart will return to the Fox broadcast booth for the elimination rounds Sunday of the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. The NASCAR Hall of Famer and first-year NHRA team owner will be in the booth for the second consecutive race and the NHRA's playoff opener, which goes head-to-head Sunday with the NFL. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Smoke 'so mad' at NASCAR even as Stewart-Haas drops 1 appeal

By Stephen Hawkins Oct. 12, 2022 05:00 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — With his team still appealing $200,000 in fines and

Chase Elliott's tire burns after he contacted the wall during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
Tumultuous, tiring start to NASCAR's round of 12 at Texas

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 26, 2022 03:05 AM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Chase Elliott was leading at Texas when a right rear tire

Chase Elliott's tire burns after he contacted the wall during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
Reddick wins NASCAR playoff race in long, tiring Texas day

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 25, 2022 07:37 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Tyler Reddick opened the round of 12 in NASCAR's playoff

Brad Keselowski (6) drives to take the pole position during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Keselowski on pole at Texas, his 1st as an owner-driver

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 24, 2022 03:40 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Brad Keselowski has his first pole as an owner-driver at

Christopher Bell (20) drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Bell close to home in Texas for start of NASCAR round of 12

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 24, 2022 01:59 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Christopher Bell has been one of the most consistent drivers

Ryan Blaney (12) hold up the first place check while celebrating in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Blaney wins $1M NASCAR All-Star race after caution, net

By Stephen Hawkins May. 23, 2022 03:57 AM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ryan Blaney is talking about framing the window net from his

The green flags drops, starting the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
Blaney wins All-Star race, $1M 2 laps after thinking he won

By Stephen Hawkins May. 22, 2022 06:51 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The checkered flag was already waving for Ryan Blaney when

Kyle Busch, front, and his crew show off their pole position rings after qualifications for the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, May 21, 2022.(AP Photo/Larry Papke)
Kyle Busch's pit crew All-Stars for qualifying in Texas

By Stephen Hawkins May. 21, 2022 10:07 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The NASCAR All-Stars during qualifying Saturday night were

Tyler Reddick (48) burns rubber after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
Reddick gives Big Machine Racing 1st NASCAR Xfinity victory

By Stephen Hawkins May. 21, 2022 04:58 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Cup regular Tyler Reddick led the final 31 laps of the

Kyle Larson, center, signs autographs a he heads to pit road before the start of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
Runner-up Keselowski in different spot for NASCAR All-Star

By Stephen Hawkins May. 20, 2022 06:43 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Brad Keselowski was the runner-up in the NASCAR All-Star

Kyle Larson (5) celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Randy Holt)
Larson 1st into NASCAR's championship 4 in a comeback season

By Stephen Hawkins Oct. 18, 2021 03:22 AM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The first driver in NASCAR's championship four is the

Kyle Larson (5) celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Randy Holt)
Larson wins at Texas for 1st spot in NASCAR's championship 4

By Stephen Hawkins Oct. 17, 2021 06:34 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson was willing to play it smart in the

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2021, file photo, Martin Truex Jr., celebrates winning the NASCAR Cup series auto race in Richmond, Va. Truex is in third place in the NASCAR playoff standings heading into Sunday's race at Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Truex in tight NASCAR chase for start of round of 8 in Texas

By Stephen Hawkins Oct. 16, 2021 10:38 AM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. remembers the hours of boredom last

Kyle Larson celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Larson wins 2nd NASCAR All-Star race, this one in Texas

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 13, 2021 06:34 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson was back in the NASCAR All-Star race, and

Drivers head down the front stretch during a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas 10th: Kyle Busch gets 99th career NASCAR Xfinity win

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 12, 2021 07:13 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Busch has often said he would stop racing in the

John Hunter Nemechek makes a pit stop during a NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
Texas trucks: NASCAR leader Nemechek wins 2nd race in row

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 12, 2021 03:51 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — John Hunter Nemechek has always had confidence in his

Chase Elliott drives down the front stretch during a NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
NASCAR All-Star race will be Texas-sized sendoff for Gossage

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 12, 2021 02:06 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An All-Star race in the Lone Star State, with at least

The car of driver Ed Jones is towed to the garage after a multiple-car wreck at the beginning of an IndyCar Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
O'Ward gets 1st IndyCar win at Texas after big 1st-lap crash

By Stephen Hawkins May. 02, 2021 08:02 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Pato O'Ward felt calm while he enjoyed the ride in the

Scott Dixon fires a pair of six-shooters after winning the IndyCar Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Dixon wins IndyCar at Texas again ahead of rookie McLaughlin

By Stephen Hawkins May. 01, 2021 09:25 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Scott Dixon finished first in a race of two New

Kyle Busch celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Kyle Busch wins rain-delayed NASCAR playoff race in Texas

By Stephen Hawkins Oct. 28, 2020 03:41 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Out of contention to defend his NASCAR Cup title, Kyle