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Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first. Busch won his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series race at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked track Saturday, a dominating victory a day after winning his fifth truck race in a row this season. He will try to complete an unprecedented trifecta Sunday and become the first driver ever to win all three of NASCAR's national series on the same weekend. After taking the lead on the 11th of 200 laps, when he swung around polesitter Matt Kenseth in the first turn, Busch went on to win by 3.154 seconds over Casey Mears. Busch ... Read Full Story

Carl Edwards has found a way to try to mask the frustration of his winless NASCAR Sprint Cup season. "I've kind of tried to think of it differently," Edwards said. "It's not that we haven't had no wins this season, it's just that we've had nine wins over the last two. That sounds a lot better." That still doesn't erase that very noticeable zero in 2009. After winning a series-high nine races last season — "That was an amazing year," Edwards said, almost smiling at the memory — he was considered by many as the preseason favorite this year to unseat three-time defending champion ... Read Full Story

Dale Earnhardt Jr. loves to talk about his sponsorship ties to the military. He had a hard time finding the words Friday to discuss the massacre that left 13 people dead at Fort Hood. Texas Motor Speedway is just 170 miles north of the site of a shooting spree that also injured 30, including the suspected gunman. A U.S. Army logo with the message "God Bless Our Fort Hood Troops" was painted on the infield grass Friday. Moments of silence were planned before each event, including Sunday's Sprint Cup race. The first question of Ryan Newman's news conference wasn't about the Fort Hood massacre, ... Read Full Story

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Kyle Busch led 179 of 200 laps of the O'Reilly Challenge in Texas Saturday and cruised to his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series victory. Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, started sixth, but blew by pole-sitter Matt Kenseth to grab the lead after 10 laps into the race. It was his series-high eighth victory of the season and the 29th of his career. Busch said. Casey Mears took second in his first Nationwide start since November 2007. Jason Leffler finished third, while Kenseth and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five. Copyright 2009 by United Press International All ... Read Full Story

With a sixth place finish at Talladega and some of his closest competitors getting in trouble, Jimmie Johnson hopes to start his victory tour at Texas Motor Speedway with only three races left in the season. The Performance Racing Network closes out their 2009 NASCAR race coverage this weekend starting with coverage of the Nationwide Series O’Reilly Challenge at 12:15 (EST) on Saturday. Live coverage of the Sprint Cup Series’ Dickies 500 starts on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (EST). Not to be left out, the Motor Racing Network hosts their Inside Track pre-race show on Sunday at 1:15 p.m. (EST). Be sure to follow ... Read Full Story