NASCAR - Nationwide - O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Preview
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| DATE: Saturday, November 5th |
| SITE: Texas Motor Speedway (1997) -- Fort Worth, Texas |
| TRACK: 1.5-mile oval - 2,250 feet (Frontstretch); 1,330 feet (Backstretch) |
| CAPACITY: 191,122 (122,377 - Grandstand Seating) |
| ANNUAL: 7th |
| TELEVISION: ESPN 2 |
| ANNOUNCERS: Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree |
| RADIO: Performance Racing Network (PRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio |
| START TIME: 12:55 p.m. (et) |
| DEFENDING CHAMPION: Carl Edwards |
| RUNNER-UP: Kyle Busch |
| POLE WINNER: James Buescher (Finished 37th) |
| LAPS: 200 |
| MILES: 300 |
| QUALIFYING RECORD: Jeff Green, 2002 (193.493 m.p.h.) |
| RACE RECORD: Kyle Busch, 2008 (151.707 m.p.h.) |
| TOTAL PURSE: $1,285,622 (2010 figures) |
| PAYOUTS: 1st Place - $141,920; 2nd Place - $56,275; 3rd Place - $37,450 |
| 2010 Finish |
| Finish | Driver | Start | Finish | Driver | Start |
| 1 | Carl Edwards | 3 | 6 | Jason Leffler | 17 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | 23 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 16 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 2 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 10 | 9 | Paul Menard | 12 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr | 6 | 10 | Steve Wallace | 9 |
| 2010 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Facts and Figures |
| AVERAGE SPEED: 142.270 m.p.h. |
| TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 9 minutes, 41 seconds |
| MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.702 second |
| CAUTION FLAGS: 5 for 24 laps |
| LEAD CHANGES: 10 among 7 drivers |
| POLE WINNER: James Buescher (189.281 m.p.h.) |
| Past O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Winners (Starting Position) Car -- Speed |
| 2010 -- Carl Edwards (3rd) -- Ford -- 142.270 m.p.h. |
| 2009 -- Kyle Busch (6th) -- Toyota -- 126.790 m.p.h. |
| 2008 -- Kyle Busch (4th) -- Toyota -- 140.900 m.p.h. |
| 2007 -- Kevin Harvick (4th) -- Chevrolet -- 144.212 m.p.h. |
| 2006 -- Kevin Harvick (4th) -- Chevrolet -- 145.710 m.p.h. |
| 2005 -- Kevin Harvick (3rd) -- Chevrolet -- 138.019 m.p.h. |
| Past O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Pole Winners (Finish) |
| 2010 -- James Buescher -- 37th |
| 2009 -- Matt Kenseth -- 4th |
| 2008 -- Carl Edwards -- 2nd |
| 2007 -- David Reutimann -- 18th |
| 2006 -- Mark Martin -- 4th |
| 2005 -- Ryan Newman -- 16th |
| Last Race Results |
| RACE: Dollar General 300 (October 14th) |
| SITE: Charlotte Motor Speedway -- Charlotte, North Carolina |
| MILES: 300 |
| LAPS: 200 |
| WINNER: Carl Edwards |
| RUNNER-UP: Kyle Busch |
| THIRD: Trevor Bayne |
| FOURTH: Elliott Sadler |
| FIFTH: Brian Scott |
| POLE WINNER: Paul Menard (Finished 9th) |
| TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 14 minutes, 8 seconds |
| AVERAGE SPEED: 134.195 m.p.h. |
| MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.223 second |
| CAUTION FLAGS: 7 for 31 laps |
| LEAD CHANGES: 11 among 7 drivers |
| LAP LEADERS: P. Menard 1-26; R. Stenhouse Jr. 27-44; B. Keselowski 45-70; T. |
| Hill 71; B. Keselowski 72-129; K. Busch 130-135; B. Keselowski |
| 136-170; K. Busch 171-172; R. Stenhouse Jr. 173-176; E. Sadler |
| 177; K. Busch 178-195; C. Edwards 196-200 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Entry List |
| Car | Driver, Hometown | Car/Name |
| 01 | Mike Wallace (St. Louis, MO) | Chevrolet/I Hate Steven Singer |
| 2 | Elliott Sadler (Emporia, VA) | Chevrolet/One Main Financial |
| 03 | Scott Riggs (Bahama, NC) | Chevrolet/McKinney Pipe and Steel |
| 04 | Tim Andrews (Concord, NC) | Ford/Fenton Motorsports |
| 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr (Olive Brnch,MS) | Ford/Blackwell/Sam's Club |
| 7 | Danica Patrick (Roscoe, IL) | Chevrolet/GoDaddy.com |
| 08 | David Ragan (Unadilla, GA) | Ford/Texas Tech University |
| 09 | Kenny Wallace (St. Louis, MO) | Toyota/G-Oil |
| 11 | Brian Scott (Boise, ID) | Toyota/Shore Lodge |
| 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. (Defiance, OH) | Dodge/Avis |
| 14 | Eric McClure (Chilhowie, VA) | Chevrolet/Hefty Black Out/Reynolds |
| 15 | Timmy Hill (Port Tobacco, MD) | Ford/poynt.com |
| 16 | Trevor Bayne (Knoxville, TN) | Ford/Roush Fenway Racing |
| 18 | Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV) | Toyota/Z-Line Designs |
| 19 | Mike Bliss (Milwaukie, OR) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 20 | Joey Logano (Middletown, CT) | Toyota/Game Stop |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski (Rochester Hls, MI) | Dodge/Discount Tire |
| 23 | Robert Richardson Jr (McKinney, TX) | Chevrolet/Takis-Tia Rosa-Barcel |
| 27 | J.J. Yeley (Phoenix, AZ) | Ford/Certainteed |
| 28 | Derrike Cope (Spanaway, WA) | Dodge/Maxelence |
| 30 | James Buescher (Plano, TX) | Chevrolet/ABF |
| 31 | Justin Allgaier (Riverton, IL) | Chevrolet/Brandt |
| 32 | Brian Vickers (Thomasville, NC) | Chevrolet/Dollar General |
| 33 | Clint Bowyer (Emporia, KS) | Chevrolet/Rheem Cooling and Heating |
| 38 | Jason Leffler (Long Beach, CA) | Chevrolet/Great Clips |
| 39 | Joey Gase (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Ford/Fenton Motorsports |
| 40 | Josh Wise (Riverside, CA) | Chevrolet/Curtis Key Plumbing |
| 41 | Johnny Chapman (Stony Point, NC) | Chevrolet/Rick Ware Racing |
| 42 | Erik Darnell (Beach Park, FL) | Chevrolet/Curtis Key Plumbing |
| 44 | Jeff Green (Owensboro, KY) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 46 | Chase Miller (Denver, NC) | Chevrolet/Curtis Key Plumbing |
| 47 | Scott Speed (Manteca, CA) | Chevrolet/Curtis Key Plumbing |
| 48 | Dennis Setzer (Newton, NC) | Chevrolet/Acredale Vending |
| 49 | Mark Green (Owensboro, KY) | Chevrolet/Acredale Vending |
| 50 | T.J. Bell (Reno, VA) | Chevrolet/Liberty Tire Recyclers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements (Spartanburg, SC) | Chevrolet/Clements Racing Engines |
| 52 | Jamie Dick (Albuquerque, NM) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 60 * | Carl Edwards (Columbia, MO) | Ford/Fastenal |
| 62 | Michael Annett (Des Moines, IA) | Toyota/Pilot Travel Centers/Flying J |
| 66 | Steve Wallace (Charlotte, NC) | Toyota/5-Hour Energy |
| 70 | David Stremme (South Bend, IN) | Chevrolet/Foretravel |
| 71 | Matthew Carter (Denver, NC) | Chevrolet/Rick Ware Racing |
| 75 | Carl Long (Roxboro, NC) | Ford/Rick Ware Racing |
| 81 | Blake Koch (West Palm Beach, FL) | Dodge/K Love |
| 82 | Reed Sorenson (Peachtree City, GA) | Dodge/MacDonald Motorsports |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek (Lakeland, FL) | Toyota/TBA |
| 88 | Aric Almirola (Tampa, FL) | Chevrolet/Grand Touring Vodka |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd (Conover, NC) | Chevrolet/Victory in Jesus Racing |
| Leading Contenders (Finish last six years) |
| Driver | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | | | |
| Carl Edwards | 3rd | 7th | 11th | 2nd | 9th | Won | | | |
| Kyle Busch | 5th | 32nd | 2nd | Won | Won | 2nd | | | |
| Brad Keselowski | --- | 29th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | | | |
| Joey Logano | --- | --- | --- | 4th | 24th | 4th | | | |
| Jason Leffler | 8th | 43rd | 12th | 17th | 3rd | 6th | | | |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 11th | | | |
| Trevor Bayne | --- | --- | --- | --- | 13th | 12th | | | |
| Justin Allgaier | --- | --- | --- | 21st | 25th | 13th | | | |
| Clint Bowyer | 7th | 17th | 4th | 6th | --- | 30th | | | |
| Brian Vickers | --- | --- | --- | 37th | 7th | --- | | | |
| Elliott Sadler | 9th | --- | 24th | --- | --- | --- | | | |
| Sam Hornish Jr. | --- | --- | 31st | --- | --- | --- | | | |
| Mover of the Week |
| Derrike Cope - Started in the 41st position and finished 24th |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Kyle Busch |
| Darkhorse - Reed Sorenson |
| Last Week's Pick to Win (Elliott Sadler) - Finished 4th |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (Josh Wise) - Finished 14th |
| NOTES: |
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Three races and 15 points, that's all that separates Ricky Stenhouse Jr
and the Nationwide Series title. Easier said then done, as Elliott Sadler
chases down Stenhouse heading into Texas.
Stenhouse has stepped up his efforts heading down the stretch, as he has posted
six consecutive top-10 finishes, but his lead has shrunk to just 15 points over
Sadler. In that same span, Sadler has five top-10s, but has placed third and
fourth respectively the last two races to close the gap.
Last season, Brad Keselowski captured his first Nationwide Series championship
with a third-place finish, while Carl Edwards denied Kyle Busch a record sixth
straight win at Texas Motor Speedway by taking the 2010 running of the O'Reilly
Auto Parts Challenge. Keselowski gave team owner Roger Penske his first NASCAR
national touring series championship. He also became the first Dodge driver in
the series to win the title. Keselowski is in his first year driving a full-
time Sprint Cup and Nationwide schedule for Penske.
After the final restart, Edwards pulled away from second-place Busch and then
crossed the finish line 0.07 seconds ahead of Busch for his third victory of
the 2010 season and the 28th of his career. Busch felt Edwards jumped the
restart for the green-white-checkered finish too early. With his win in
Charlotte three weeks ago, Edwards now totals 37 career wins, tying him for
third on the all-time list with Kevin Harvick. Although not eligible for the
title, both Edwards and Busch own eight wins this year.
In 2009, Busch once again dominated in the Lone Star state, as he accomplished
the Texas two-step defeating Casey Mears by 3.154 seconds. Busch led six times
for 179 of the 200 laps to win this race for the second straight year. With the
win, Busch won for the fourth time and posted his ninth top-10 in ten races at
TMS.
Although he did not start on the pole in 2008, Busch dominated the race,
leading five times for 174 laps, as he defeated Edwards by less than half a
second. Edwards started on the pole, but led only two laps. The win was the
21st of his 51 career Nationwide Series titles.
Back in 2007, Kevin Harvick made it three straight at TMS, as he led the final
35 laps to defeat Busch by 3.486 seconds and win the fall race for the third
consecutive season.
In 2005, Harvick captured the inaugural O'Reilly Challenge for his 17th career
Nationwide Series title. The win, his fourth of that campaign, was a nail
biter, as he crossed the finish line just over two seconds ahead of Greg
Biffle. Harvick reclaimed the lead on lap 168 and held on for the win. Pole
sitter Ryan Newman finished a disappointing 16th, as he led four times for a
total of 122 laps.
The Nationwide Series will run their second-to-last race of the season on
November 12 at Phoenix International Raceway. Carl Edwards is the defending
winner of the Wypall 200.
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