At-track photos: Texas

By Staff Report | Published: November 3, 2017 104

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Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart share a smile in Victory Lane after Harvick clinched a spot in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Championship 4 after winning the AAA Texas 500, his first at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth track.

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Kevin Harvick hoists the trophy for winning the AAA Texas 500.

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Kevin Harvick puts a winner's sticker on his No. 4 car for earning a victory in the Monster Energy Series Playoffs Round of 8.

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Kevin Harvick rejoices in Victory Lane with his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford crew following his Texas win.

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Kevin Harvick celebrates in front of the loyal Texas fans on the frontstretch.

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Kevin Harvick does a Texas-sized burnout after is big win in The Lone Star State.

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Kevin Harvick speeds under the checkered flag to win the AAA Texas 500.

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Kevin Harvick (4) passed Martin Truex Jr. (78) with less than 10 laps remaining in the race and cruised to victory.

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Kyle Larson hits the wall hard as flames engulf the rear end of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet.

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Kyle Larson (42) and Kevin Harvick (4) lead the field as they fly down the backstretch at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Martin Truex Jr. gets the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota serviced in the late stages of the AAA Texas 500.

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Denny Hamlin (11) leads Chase Elliott (24), Erik Jones (77) and Matt Kenseth (20) through the corner during the AAA Texas 500.

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Landon Cassill spins in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford.

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Martin Truex Jr. (78) leads fellow Toyota driver Kyle Busch (18) into Turn 1 during the AAA Texas 500.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports crew services his car during a round of pit stops.

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Kyle Larson took Stage 2 of the AAA Texas 500 in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet.

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Kasey Kahne and Daniel Suarez make contact and spin in Turn 2 during the second stage of the AAA Texas 500, as Dale Earnhardt Jr. narrowly avoids them.

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Another view of the incident between Kahne (5) and Suarez (19).

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Playoffs contender Kevin Harvick (4) took the Stage 1 victory Sunday at Texas.

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Kyle Busch makes an unscheduled pit stop for new tires and to repair right-front fender damage after an incident with Brad Keselowski on Lap 1.

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Kurt Busch (41) and Denny Hamlin (11) lead the field to the green flag as clear blue skies grace Texas Motor Speedway for Sunday's race.

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A cool view of front-row starters Kurt Busch (41) and Denny Hamlin (11) from the pace car prior to the start of the race.

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Coors Light Pole Winner Kurt Busch and wife, Ashley, pose for a photo on the grid.

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Chase Elliott (left) and his father, 1988 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Bill Elliott, chat on the grid prior to the race.

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Martin Truex Jr. signs autographs en route to the drivers' meeting for the AAA Texas 500.

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Danica Patrick makes a young girl's day with an autograph.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. signs autographs for a swarm of fans prior to the drivers' meeting.

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The car of Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 Winter in PyeongChang Chevrolet, rolls through pre-race inspection Sunday morning.

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Crew chief Chad Knaus and another member of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team of Jimmie Johnson talk in the garage area Sunday morning prior to the AAA Texas 500.

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An up-close look at Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s slick ride for his final race at Texas.

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A member from the Chip Ganassi Racing team of Kyle Larson tweaks on the No. 42 Chevrolet Sunday morning.

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Jimmie Johnson will look to advance to the Championship 4 in Miami with his eighth career win at Texas.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs teams were hard at work Sunday morning preparing their machines for 500 grueling miles at Texas.

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Chip Gaines sits in the pace car with Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

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'Fixer Upper' star Chip Gaines poses with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 pace car at Texas Motor Speedway on November 5, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 GameStop/Call of Duty WWII Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 GameStop/Call of Duty WWII Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 GameStop/Call of Duty WWII Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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The moon is seen during the NASCAR XFINITY Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 GameStop/Call of Duty WWII Toyota, leads Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, to the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 GameStop/Call of Duty WWII Toyota, leads Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, and Matt Tifft, driver of the No. 19 Surface Sunscreen/Fanatics Toyota, past the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 GameStop/Call of Duty WWII Toyota, poses with the pole award helmet in Victory Lane after qualifying for the pole position during Texas Lottery Salute to Veterans Qualifying Days for the NASCAR XFINITY Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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A detailed view of the No. 3 Winter in PyeongChang Chevrolet, driven by Austin Dillon, in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, drives through the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 47 Kroger ClickList Chevrolet, drives through the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Nationwide/Justice League Chevrolet, drives through the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 20 XFINITY Team USA Toyota, adjusts his gloves as he sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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A detail of decals on the No. 20 XFINITY Team USA Toyota, driven by Matt Kenseth, during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Fans look on during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 24 Hooters Chevrolet, signs autographs in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 5 Great Clips/Justice League Chevrolet, signs autographs in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Nationwide/Justice League Chevrolet, signs autographs during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Mobil Delvac 1 Ford, signs autographs during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 10 Aspen Dental $10M for Veterans Ford, walks through the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Clint Bowyer wheels the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14 Ford through the garage area for Saturday practice at Texas Motor Speedway.

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XFINITY's Olympic partnership is front and center on the hood of Matt Kenseth's No. 20 Toyota this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Playoffs contender Kevin Harvick signs an autograph for a fan before Saturday's first practice at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Rookie Daniel Suarez signs a hat for a fan in the garage area at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Ryan Blaney eases his way through the Texas Motor Speedway garage.

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Team owner Jack Roush makes his way through the garage on a sunny Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Kurt Busch set a record for the fastest qualifying lap ever on a 1.5-mile track, winning the pole for Sunday's AAA Texas 500.

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Kurt Busch takes a selfie with his No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing team after winning the pole.

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Justin Haley, driver of the No. 24 GMS Racing Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series JAG Metals 350 Driving Hurricane Harvey Relief at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Christopher Bell in the No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota leads a fleet of trucks down the frontstretch.

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Kaz Grala (33), Myatt Snider (51) and Matt Crafton (88) make it three wide down the frontstretch as Ben Rhodes follows closely behind.

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Even the moon is bigger in Texas.

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Christopher Bell gets his No. 4 Toyota serviced during a round of pit stops. Bell finished third in the race and left Texas with a one-point lead over Johnny Sauter in the playoffs standings.

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Justin Haley spins in Turn 2 after making contact with GMS Racing teammate Johnny Sauter.

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Another angle of the incident between teammates Justin Haley (24) and Johnny Sauter (21) that gave both drivers a scare.

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Johnny Sauter (21) holds off Austin Cindric (19) during the closing laps at Texas.

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Johnny Sauter flies under the checkered flag to win his third race of the season and lock himself into the Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Championship 4 at Miami.

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Johnny Sauter celebrates his victory with a nice burnout for the fans in attendance.

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The fireworks are big and bright in Texas, too.

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Johnny Sauter celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series JAG Metals 350 Driving Hurricane Harvey Relief.

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Johnny Sauter poses with the trophy after his big win that sealed his fate for a championship run at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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Make that three race win stickers for Johnny Sauter this year.

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Johnny Sauter was all smiles while addressing members of the media following his Texas victory celebration.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr and wife Amy Earnhardt pose with Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage in front of one of the gifts presented to the No. 88 driver.

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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500.

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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 24 Hooters Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. prepares for his final race at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Landon Cassill, driver of the No. 34 Love's Travel Stops/SpeedCo Ford, prepares for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500.

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The No. 88 Nationwide/Justice League Chevrolet, driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. (not pictured), gets inspected at Texas Motor Speedway.

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A detail of a Texas Strong decal on the No. 88 Nationwide/Justice League Chevrolet, driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Kevin Harvick, who currently is fourth in the playoff standings, practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500.

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Ty Dillon (right) and crew chief Bootie Barker (middle) chat during Monster Energy Series practice.

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Team owner Richard Petty smiles after announcing a new deal with Click n' Close for the 2018 season.

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Bubba Wallace and Richard Petty discuss what the new deal with Click n' Close means for the No. 43 team.

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Bubba Wallace stands next to his new No. 43 car with a Click n' Close scheme.

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William Byron, driver of the No. 9 Liberty University Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR XFINITY Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300.

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Wurth Ford, climbs into his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500.

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Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 1 Dale's Pale Ale Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Justin Allgaier, driver of the No. 7 Degree Deodorant Chevrolet, helps push his car through the garage during practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300.

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Justin Haley, driver of the No. 24 Zeality Chevrolet, poses with the 21 Means 21 Pole Award. He is the youngest pole winner ever.

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Cole Custer flies down the frontstretch during NASCAR XFINITY Series practice.

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Kevin Harvick's No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford rolls through pre-qualifying inspection.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. hangs out on pit road prior to Friday's Monster Energy Series qualifying session.

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The Stewart-Haas Racing crew of Kurt Busch rolls the No. 41 Ford onto the grid for Friday's qualifying session.

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Kyle Busch was calm, cool and collected before making his qualifying run in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

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Kyle Larson gets ready to climb into his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet for qualifying.

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Martin Truex Jr. looks on prior to qualifying for the AAA Texas 500.