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AUTOS: Edwards wins in Texas Carl Edwards ran away with yesterday's NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth for his series-best third win of the season, holding off Jimmie Johnson on a two-lap overtime sprint to the finish. Kyle Busch... [link]

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Earnhardt Jr. earns pole !!!

Earnhardt will start from the top spot for Sunday's Samsung 500 Sprint Cup race at Texas after touring the 1.5-mile track in 28.286 seconds (190.907 mph), a lap that second-place qualifier Carl Edwards described as "screaming fast." "That's a good lap, obviously," said Earnhardt, who claimed his first pole of the season and the eighth of his career. "They just build fast cars, man. It's a lot ...
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Busch Wins a Texas Snoozer

With qualifying rained out for the Nationwide’s trip to Texas for the O’Reilly 300, the field lined up on Saturday based on their position in the standings. Kyle Busch lined up 11th in the field, but that didn’t stop him from ....
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Fearless Forecast: Who Will Win at Texas?

Parity is one word that well describes Texas Motor Speedway. Only one NASCAR Cup driver was won more than once here- Jeff Burton. With speed being the rule of the day here- look for past winners Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, and Matt Kenseth to do well. My pick is a driver who hasn't won at the Great American Speedway since 2001.
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Star power? Vets say they want better drug testing

Sprint Cup drivers Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne say they never have undergone a drug test as NASCAR competitors.
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