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Stewart Ready To Bat 400
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Nap Lajoie was the first to do it. Ty Cobb did it. Ted Williams did it. Now, Tony Stewart will do it. That’s right, he’ll hit 400, and he’ll do it this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. While Lajoie, Cobb and Williams hit .400 with their bats in a single baseball season, Stewart took 11-plus seasons to hit the 400 mark, and instead of a piece of white ash, the two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion has used a 3,400-pound stock car. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Tony Stewart To Make 400th Sprint Cup Start on Sunday
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tony Stewart will make his 400th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start on Sunday in the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. With 37 victories, Stewart is tied for 18th on the all-time series wins list with Bobby Isaac. A two-time series champion, Stewart has logged 145 top fives and 233 top 10s throughout his 399 starts. … Read entire article »
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Gilliland Ready for a Texas Rebound
Statesville, N.C. – After a disappointing race in Phoenix, David Gilliland and the No. 37 Taco Bell Ford team now turn their attention to the Samsung Mobile 500 at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway. The team will run the same car they raced at Atlanta where they were running inside the top-20 before a late-race accident left the team with a 26th-place finish. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Texas DJ to Legally Change His Name to TexasMotorSpeedway.com
FORT WORTH, Texas – This time Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage truly is going to have to put his money where his mouth is in regard to his $100,000 challenge to Terry Dorsey, host of the Dorsey Gang morning show on Dallas/Fort Worth country music radio station 96.3 KSCS. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Joe Gibbs To Become Newest Member Of Texas Motorsports Hall Of Fame
FORT WORTH, Texas – Joe Gibbs, once considered a rival to many in the state of Texas as the Super Bowl-winning head coach of the Washington Redskins, will now be hailed by the Lone Star State as he will be the latest motorsports icon inducted into the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame. … Read entire article »
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