AAA 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
NOVEMBER 6th, 2PM EST NBC TV
1.5 Miles, 24 Degrees of Banking
Seven races into the Chase and there are a lot of simmering tensions in the garage. Each race seems to bring more to the surface. There are just three races left for these drivers to settle this. Jimmie Johnson is locked into the final Championship race with his win at Martinsville. This track is another that may as well hang a sign that says “House of Roush”. In the 31 Cup races that have been run here, nine of them have been won by the Roush Fenway team of drivers; the first in the inaugural race in 1997 (Jeff Burton) and the last in April of 2012 (Greg Biffle). Hendrick Motorsports is challenging Roush, they have eight wins since 1997. But in the last ten years Roush has four wins and Hendrick has seven. Also in the last ten years we have seen Joe Gibbs Racing get five wins. Those are the three dominate teams. Team Penske has been winning just about everywhere this year so they can’t be skipped. Who will dominate? We’ll see on Sunday.
Tuesday look for our Top 10 drivers on Intermediate tracks in advance of the AAA 500 from Texas Motor Speedway.