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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

Drying trucks continue to dry the track in an attempt to get it ready for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race after morning rain prevented the 9 a.m. rescheduled start at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
NASCAR's Cup playoff at misty Texas put on hold another day

By Stephen Hawkins Oct. 26, 2020 11:05 AM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Texas was pushed

Chase Elliott (9) leads Joey Logano (22) on the first lap of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Cup chase at Texas more about a win than points now

By Stephen Hawkins Oct. 24, 2020 02:57 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Chase Elliott insists he has worried less about the

William Byron makes a pit stop during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, July 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
Dillon leads 1-2 RCR finish in Cup race before fans at Texas

By Stephen Hawkins Jul. 19, 2020 07:39 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Austin Dillon stayed in front after a restart with two

Kyle Busch heads down the front stretch during a NASCAR Trucks race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
Kyle Busch wins NASCAR trucks race after earlier Xfinity DQ

By Stephen Hawkins Jul. 18, 2020 10:28 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Truck Series race at Texas

Brandon Jones (19), Joe Graf Jr. (08) and Ross Chastain (10) drive down the front stretch during a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
Busch disqualified after Xfinity win, Cindric 3rd win in row

By Stephen Hawkins Jul. 18, 2020 05:48 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Busch celebrated a 10th NASCAR Xfinity Series

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, Kevin Harvick (4) and Aric Almirola (10) battle for position during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas. The massive grandstands at Texas Motor Speedway stretch about 2/3 of a mile long, and were empty for the last race there. There could still be some feeling of emptiness Sunday, preferable for social distancing, even when the NASCAR Cup Series race becomes the first major sporting event in Texas in more than four months to allow spectators. It will be one of the largest gatherings of any kind in the state since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Larry Papke, File)
Harvick, Hamlin still predictable Cup favorites at hot Texas

By Stephen Hawkins Jul. 18, 2020 02:55 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin can easily be

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, Kevin Harvick (4) and Aric Almirola (10) battle for position during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas. The massive grandstands at Texas Motor Speedway stretch about 2/3 of a mile long, and were empty for the last race there. There could still be some feeling of emptiness Sunday, preferable for social distancing, even when the NASCAR Cup Series race becomes the first major sporting event in Texas in more than four months to allow spectators. It will be one of the largest gatherings of any kind in the state since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Larry Papke, File)
Lot of room for NASCAR fans at Texas due to virus and heat

By Stephen Hawkins Jul. 17, 2020 03:32 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The massive grandstands at Texas Motor Speedway are 2

Scott Dixon earns the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line to win an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
NASCAR Cup race will run at Texas with fans in the stands

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 19, 2020 06:11 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Texas Motor Speedway plans to open its massive

In this photo provided by Chris Owens/INDYCAR Series, Scott Dixon, left, jumps off his car toward team owner Chip Ganassi as the two celebrate Dixon's IndyCar auto race win at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Chris Owens/INDYCAR Series via AP)
IndyCar gets through well-screened, delayed opener in Texas

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 07, 2020 05:02 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Through all of the uncertainty and unknowns after more

Scott Dixon earns the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line to win an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dixon wins again at Texas in IndyCar's delayed season opener

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 06, 2020 02:39 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — IndyCar packed every bit of its delayed season-opening