By the Numbers: Texas

The Craftsman Truck Series is only in its 13th year, but there is already a record in the books that could stand the test of time and it took place in the Lone Star State.

Back in 2002, Brendan Gaughan won the first of four consecutive races at Texas Motor Speedway. As the Truck Series returns to the 1.5-mile track for the Sam's Town 400 on Friday (8:30 p.m. ET, SPEED), Gaughan doesn't think the record will fall anytime soon.

"With the competition the way it is now, it would be hard," Gaughan said. "If it does, more power to the team and driver who ties the record or beats it."

Right now, no one is even close. Cup star Kyle Busch had an opportunity to win his third consecutive race at Lowe's a couple weeks ago in the Quaker Steak and Lube 200, but he ended up finishing 11th.

There isn't a streak longer than one race in the Truck Series at this time.

To put it in perspective, the Cup Series record for consecutive wins at a one track is seven. Richard Petty won seven in a row at Martinsville back in 1970-73. Darrell Waltrip also won seven in a row at Bristol from 1981-84.

The Busch Series record for consecutive wins at a track is five set by Jack Ingram at South Boston in 1986 and matched by Dale Earnhardt, who won five Busch Series races in a row at Daytona from 1990-94.

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