You know how you can tell the reigning champ is locked in right now? Busch won both races this weekend at Martinsville, a track that he'd never landed in Victory Lane at in his entire career across any series.
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Johnson was a favorite heading into last weekend, and after sweeping Texas last season, that's the case for this weekend as well.
After seeing Kyle Busch break his Martinsville winless streak this weekend, perhaps Harvick will be inspired to break one of his own -- 26 Sprint Cup Series starts at Texas without a win.
Edwards' three wins at Texas are tied with Atlanta and Bristol for the most wins he has at any track.
Logano has a recent win at Texas (spring 2014), but overall he has just five top-10s in 15 races there.
Expect a motivated Keselowski this weekend after leading 312 of 334 laps from the pole in last fall's Texas race, only to lose the lead to Jimmie Johnson late and squash his Chase chances.
Hamlin shocked everyone at Martinsville -- a track he seemingly had mastered -- by exiting the race after driver error ruined his No. 11 Toyota. Perhaps he can regain some posture at Texas, where he once swept both races (2010).
Junior rebounded tremendously after a dustup with David Ragan just five laps in put him a lap down. That determined patience is the mark of a championship contender.
Dillon continued his strong runs to open the season at Martinsville, despite some tense moments with his teammate Paul Menard on the track.
The defending pole-winner at Texas, Busch should have a fast ride this weekend again and will likely spend time near the front of the pack -- or leading it.
For the first time this season, Truex improved his finishing position from the previous race, but 18th is nowhere near where this team wants to be.
Elliott vastly improved over his first Martinsville outing last year, but it could take some time for the young driver to master it. Expect him to have a good handle on the track this weekend at Texas, where his first XFINITY Series win came in 2014.
Kenseth has just one top-10 finish this season -- which is fewer than rookies Chase Elliott (three) and Ryan Blaney (two). Good chance he rebounds at Texas, though, where he has 17 in 26 starts.
Blaney has two starts at Texas under his belt -- but only has a total of 97 laps run at the Fort Worth facility after failing to finish both of them.
Stenhouse wasn't expecting to come away with a great finish at Martinsville and didn't, which is why he dropped three spots in the standings.
The person most surprised by Larson's solid run at Martinsville was himself. Perhaps it'll give a spark to a team that has struggled out of the gate.
Despite the mediocre finish (22nd), there was still a positive take away from the Martinsville weekend for the No. 5 team: It at least had a pulse, starting on the front row.
Almirola wound up dead-last after mechanical issues ruined his day. To make matters worse, he has just one career top-10 finish in 10 starts at Texas.
Martinsville was Newman's first top-10 finish of the year -- and just barely.
One of the most inspiring performances we've seen this year, 'Dinger's second-place run was a thing of beauty. It'll be interesting to see where he takes it from here.