At-track photos: 2026 Texas Motor Speedway weekend
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Chase Elliott holds up two fingers to denote his two Cup Series wins through 11 races in 2026.
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Chase Elliott climbs out of his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in Victory Lane at Texas.
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Burn it down, Chase!
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Checkered flag waves, and for the second time in three years, Chase Elliott wins at Texas!
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Chase Elliott fires back to the lead on a restart with four laps to go.
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Daniel Suárez turns a lap during Sunday's Cup Series race at Texas, banking a sixth-place finish.
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Denny Hamlin ended up finishing second to Chase Elliott for the second time this season.
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Ryan Blaney recovered from poor pit-stall selection to bank a top-10 finish at Texas.
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William Byron went for an early spin, but came back through the field to finish inside the top 10.
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Bubba Wallace crashed in practice and went to a backup car, but had a clean race Sunday to finish ninth.
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Alex Bowman put his Texas woes to the wayside with a third-place finish, his second top five in a row.
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It's another top-five effort for Chris Buescher, who put together a strong showing at his home track after a runner-up last weekend at Talladega.
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Corey Heim (No. 67) leads the Cup Series field for a Stage 2 restart at Texas.
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Denny Hamlin stops in his pit stall for service during Sunday's Texas Cup Series race.
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Erik Jones (No. 43) leads a group of cars during side-by-side racing at Texas.
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Connor Zilisch (No. 88) and Ryan Preece (No. 60) battle for a position during Sunday's Cup Series race at Texas.
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Cup Series drivers complete a lap during Sunday's 400-miler at Texas.
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Ryan Preece pits his No. 60 RFK Racing Ford during Sunday's Cup Series race at Texas.
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Polesitter Carson Hocevar turns a lap during Sunday's Cup Series race at Texas.
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The NASCAR Cup Series field fires down the frontstretch at Texas during a restart.
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Tyler Reddick (No. 45), Kyle Larson (No. 5) and Corey Heim (No. 67) battle for position Sunday at Texas.
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Erik Jones won Stage 1 of Sunday's Texas Cup Series race.
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Early trouble! Christopher Bell is out after getting tagged by Todd Gilliland, who spun, forcing him into the frontstretch wall.
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Here we go! The green flag flies and the 11th race of the 2026 Cup Series season is underway!
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Spire Motorsports teammates Daniel Suárez (L) and polesitter Carson Hocevar (R) pace the field prior to the green flag at Texas.
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Carson Hocevar straps into his No. 77 Chevrolet for Sunday's Cup Series race in the Lone Star State.
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Daniel Suárez waves to fans ahead of Sunday's Texas Cup Series race.
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Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing walks through driver introductions Sunday at Texas.
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Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin waves to fans before Sunday's Cup Series race at Texas.
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Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing walks the driver introductions stage Sunday at Texas.
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Trackhouse Racing driver Connor Zilisch smiles and waves to fans Sunday afternoon at Texas.
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What are they smiling at??? Connor Zilisch (L), Riley Herbst (C) and Bubba Wallace (R) share a laugh during the Drivers Meeting on Sunday.
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The NBA Rookie of the Year is here! Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg walks the Cup Series garage Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Joey Logano's No. 22 Team Penske Ford is pushed to the grid Sunday at Texas.
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Austin Cindric's No. 2 Team Penske Fords heads through the Cup Series garage and to the grid Sunday at Texas.
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Is Denny Hamlin's second 2026 win in store? His No. 11 Toyota is pushed through the Cup Series garage on Sunday.
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Chris Buescher's RFK Racing No. 17 Ford rests in the Cup Series garage Sunday morning ahead of his home race.
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Will Sunday be the day Kyle Larson's winless drought ends? His No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet sits in the Cup Series garage Sunday morning.
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Tyler Reddick's No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota sits in the Cup Series garage Sunday morning before final adjustments.
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JR Motorsports driver Kyle Larson celebrates in Victory Lane with his No. 88 team after winning the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Kyle Larson (left) shakes Justin Allgaier's (right) hand in Victory Lane after the two JR Motorsports drivers battled for the win in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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JR Motorsports' Kyle Larson celebrates after winning the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Kyle Larson celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Kyle Larson (No. 88) takes the checkered flag and holds off JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier (No. 7) to win the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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JR Motorsports driver Kyle Larson drives in his No. 88 Chevrolet during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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JR Motorsports' Kyle Larson leads in his No. 88 Chevrolet during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch drives in his No. 1 Chevrolet during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Brent Crews (No. 19), Justin Allgaier (No. 7), Sam Mayer (No. 41) and Kyle Larson (No. 88) battle down the backstretch during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Justin Allgaier (No. 7) and Brent Crews (No. 19) battle during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Jesse Love (No. 2), Harrison Burton (No. 24) and Jeremy Clements (No. 51) drive through Turn 4 during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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JR Motorsports' Justin Allgaier drives in his No. 7 Chevrolet during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Brennan Poole pits his No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Rajah Caruth drives in his No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Justin Allgaier (No. 7), Connor Zilisch (No. 1), Kyle Larson (No. 88) and Brandon Jones (No. 20) battle down the frontstretch during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Multiple drivers pit during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Patrick Staropoli (No. 48) and Taylor Gray (No. 54) go side-by-side during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Richard Childress Racing's Austin Hill drives in his No. 21 Chevrolet during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Young's Motorsports driver Brad Perez suffers heavy damage to his No. 42 Chevrolet during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Brad Perez (No. 42) and Austin Green (No. 87) wreck on the frontstretch during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier enters his No. 7 Chevrolet before the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Haas Factory Team driver Sam Mayer holds a cup of Andy's Frozen Custard before the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Alpha Prime Racing's Brennan Poole looks on before the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Joe Gibbs Racing's Brent Crews looks on before the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Jordan Anderson Racing's Blaine Perkins waves to fans before the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brandon Jones looks on before the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar celebrates after winning the pole for Sunday afternoon's NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Spire Motorsports driver Daniel Suárez is all smiles after putting his No. 7 Chevrolet second fastest in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Carson Hocevar turns a lap in his No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet during NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Trackhouse Racing's Connor Zilisch drives his No. 88 Chevrolet during NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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23XI Racing's Bubba Wallace turns a lap in his No. 23 Toyota during NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Team Penske driver Joey Logano drives in his No. 22 Ford during NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Legacy Motor Club driver Erik Jones drives in his No. 43 Toyota during NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott turns a lap in his No. 9 Chevrolet during NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Ahead of his third race of the season, 23XI Racing driver Corey Heim drives in his No. 67 Toyota during NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Spire Motorsports' Carson Hocevar enters his No. 77 Chevrolet for NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain helps push his No. 1 Chevrolet down pit road during NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Front Row Motorsports driver Noah Gragson stands on pit road in his cowboy hat during NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney looks on during NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin prepares for NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Haas Factory Team's Cole Custer (left) and Garage 66's Chad Finchum (right) talk during NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Cliff Daniels watches NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson walks down pit road ahead of NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Jordan Anderson Racing driver Rajah Caruth participates in an appearance at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.
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Jordan Anderson Racing's Rajah Caruth signs autographs for fans during an event at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.
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JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith participates in a Q&A event at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.
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Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Carson Hocevar celebrates with the big SpeedyCash.com 250 check in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Carson Hocevar is all smiles after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar does his new signature burnout to celebrate his victory in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Spire Motorsports' Carson Hocevar celebrates after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Justin Haley's No. 16 Kaulig Racing Ram catches air and suffers heavy damage after driving through the grass to avoid a wreck during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Kaulig Racing driver Justin Haley suffers heavy damage to his No. 16 Ram in a big wreck during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Kaulig Racing driver Parker Kligerman mixes it up with his fellow competitors for position in his No. 25 Ram during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Tricon Garage's Kaden Honeycutt pits his No. 11 Toyota during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Gio Ruggiero (No. 17) leads the field down the frontstretch during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Ben Rhodes (No. 99) leads Carson Hocevar (No. 77) during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Carson Hocevar (No. 77) and Tyler Ankrum (No. 18) battle for the lead during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers soar down the frontstretch at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday.
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ThorSport Racing teammates Ben Rhodes (No. 99) and Jake Garcia (No. 98) battle early during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Corey LaJoie drives in his No. 10 Kaulig Racing Ram during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Toni Breidinger (No. 27) and Mini Tyrrell (No. 14) battle for position during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Tricon Garage's Gio Ruggiero leans against his No. 17 Toyota before the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar greets the crowd during driver introductions before the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Kaulig Racing's Parker Kligerman waves to fans before the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. He's the team's free agent driver this week.
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McAnally-Hilgemann Racing's Daniel Hemric waves to fans before the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Front Row Motorsports driver Chandler Smith looks on during driver introductions before the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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CR7 Motorsports driver Grant Enfinger waves to fans before the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier celebrates after winning the pole for Saturday afternoon's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Hendrick Motorsports driver Corey Day (left) and crew chief Adam Wall (right) talk during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Haas Factory Team's Sheldon Creed turns a lap in his No. 00 Chevrolet during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Brent Crews drives in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Rajah Caruth drives in his No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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RSS Racing's Ryan Sieg turns a lap in his No. 39 Chevrolet during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Joe Gibbs Racing driver William Sawalich drives in his No. 18 Toyota during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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JR Motorsports teammates Kyle Larson (left), Connor Zilisch (middle) and Justin Allgaier (right) have a conversation during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier looks on during NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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ThorSport Racing driver Ben Rhodes celebrates after winning the pole for Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Kyle Busch drives down pit road in his No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Front Row Motorsports driver Chandler Smith turns a lap in his No. 38 Ford during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Kaulig Racing's Brenden Queen drives in his No. 12 Ram during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Ty Majeski speeds along the front straightaway in the No. 88 Ford during practice laps at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Toni Breidinger prepares to make a qualifying lap during Friday's on-track action for the Craftsman Truck Series at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Spire Motorsports teammates Carson Hocevar (left) and Kyle Busch (right) look on during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Kaulig Racing driver Justin Haley looks on before NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Corey LaJoie makes his way through the Craftsman Truck Series garage before practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Daniel Hemric (right) chats with teammate Christian Eckes (left) before Craftsman Truck Series practice time at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Parker Kligerman looks on before practice at Texas Motor Speedway. Kligerman is set to drive the No. 25 Ram in his first Truck Series start of the season.
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Tyler Ankrum takes in the Texas Motor Speedway scene before practice for Friday night's SpeedyCash.com 250.
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Goodyear tires sit ready for the NASCAR Cup Series' arrival for a tripleheader weekend of racing at Texas Motor Speedway.