Texas Motor Speedway Attendance and Busch Series Outlook
A sports column discusses Texas Motor Speedway attendance claims versus reported fans, compares Busch Series drivers Busch and Kahne, notes Nashville Super Speedway’s concrete surface, and argues for fair treatment of field fillers while reflecting on drivers surpassing Earnhardt Jr Kenseth in wins.
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Texas
Banks
Kur
Busch
Kasey Kahne
Texas Motor Speedway
Nashville Superspeedway
Martinsville
Earnhardt Jr
Kenseth
Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway
Green flag for the Martinsville 500 begins just after noon on April 18. Elliott Sadler wins the Samsung Radio Shack 500 after Kasey Kahne dominates but finishes second by 0.038 seconds. Jeff Gordon is third with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rusty Wallace right behind. Kurt Busch moves to the points lead with a sixth place.
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Kurt Busch
Matt Kenseth
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Any Stewart
iett'Sadler
Immie Johnson
Kasey
Kahne
Kevin Harvick
Jeff.Gordon
Ryan Newman
David’Green
Martin Truex Jr
Eva
Martinsville
Va.) Speedway
Jeff Gordon
Tony Stewart
Pontiac
Elliott Sadler
Kasey Kahne
Evernham Motorsports
Sadler
Rusty Wallace
Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway race preview
The Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon Tennessee runs 225 laps on a 1.333 mile track. Last year’s winner was David Green while Randy LaJoie set the qualifying track record at 163.324 mph on April 12 2003. The most recent race winner was Matt Kenseth with pole sitter Kyle Busch finishing second and Robby Gordon, Johnny Benson and Jason Leffler close behind.
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Nashville
Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway Preview
The Martinsville Virginia race is a 250 lap event on a .526 mile track set for noon on April 17. Dennis Setzer won last year while Mike Bliss owns the qualifying speed record at 94.275 mph and Jimmy Hensley holds the race record at 74.294 mph. The most recent race winner was Bobby Hamilton at Atlanta in a Dodge, with Travis Kvapil leading Carl Edwards by a small margin in the standings after two races.
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Martinsville
Dennis Setzer
Mike Bliss
Chevrolet
Jimmy Hensley
Dodge
Bobby Hamilton
Atlanta
Travis Kvapil
Carl Edwards
Labonte eyes consistency amid up and down season
NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte cites an odd and even weekend pattern as he praises recent strong runs at Daytona Las Vegas and Darlington while lamenting shows at Rockingham Atlanta and Bristol He notes his team and Joe Gibbs Racing adjusted leadership as owner Gibbs shifts toward NFL coaching and stresses building wins over 36 races to chase the championship main goal continuing with 26 races to reach top 10 and the Chase.
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John Clark
Nascar
Bobby Labonte
Michael ‘Fatback’ McSwain
Daytona
Texas
Labonte
Joe Gibbs
Las Vegas
Darlington
Rockingham
Atlanta
Bristol
Texas Motor Speedway
Corpus Christi
Joe
Redskins
Mances
Monte Dutton
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