Kyle Busch says there's sponsor interest in possible Indy 500 run Could Kyle Busch be joining his brother Kurt as drivers to race the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600? If you ask Kyle, it's not out of the realm of possibility. The 2015 Sprint Cup Champ had been dropping hints about possibly running both races sometime and said Friday at Bristol that he's had some sponsor interest about … [Read more...]

Happy Hour: Your Texas prayer reactions and more It's time for Happy Hour. As always, tweet us your thoughts or shoot us an email at [email protected] if you want to participate. Oh boy, the email inbox was packed this week. And there was a common theme: the prayer before Saturday night's race at Texas. If you somehow misssed it, here's a post with the transcript of the prayer and … [Read more...]

How Saturday's Xfinity heat races will work Saturday is a first for the Xfinity Series. No, we're not referencing when a non-Sprint Cup driver wins the race (like that's going to happen anyway), but rather the heat races that will take place before Saturday's main race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The heat races at Bristol are the first of four Xfinity race weekends that will feature the … [Read more...]

Power Rankings: Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson stay at the top Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected] and we'll try to have some fun. Before we get going, we feel obligated to embed the greatest … [Read more...]

TMS president defends prayer with 'political correctness' remark Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage used a couple of trite phrases to defend the prayer Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson delivered before Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race at Texas. While starting his prayer with "We got here via Bibles and guns" Robertson, who endorsed Ted Cruz earlier this year, prayed for "a … [Read more...]

Kyle Busch seizes lead on final restart to win at Texas There's no stopping Kyle Busch at the moment. The reigning Sprint Cup Series champion took the lead off the race's final restart and led the final 34 laps at Texas to win his second-straight Cup Series race and fourth-straight race in NASCAR's top three series. Busch won in both the Truck and Cup Series at Martinsville last weekend and … [Read more...]

Texas Motor Speedway shows off taxidermied 'Lil Dale' goat (Photos) You can always count on Texas Motor Speedway doing something noteworthy. The track, known for its promotions and race sponsorships that have included the NRA and Duck Commander and concessions like the beer and bacon milkshake, has acquired the body of "Lil Dale" and had it taxidermied. "Lil Dale," a goat, rose to fame when … [Read more...]

Quick takeaways from Texas Throughout 2016 we may have way too many quick thoughts for our post-race posts. So consider our new Takeaways feature to be the home of our random and sometimes intelligent musings. Sometimes the post may have a theme. Sometimes it may just be a mess of unrelated thoughts. Make sure you tweet us your thoughts after the race or email your post-race rants via the … [Read more...]

Texas pre-race prayer asks to put a 'Jesus man' in White House Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson asked for 'a Jesus man in the White House' during the pre-race prayer for the Sprint Cup Series' race at Texas on Saturday night. Robertson gave the prayer because the family company, Duck Commander, is the title sponsor of the race. Robertson started the prayer with a reference to the Bible and … [Read more...]

Social Hour: Reactions to the NCAA rule changes Miss something that happened on Dr. Saturday’s social media presence today? Well, we’ve got your roundup right here. Don’t let this happen again. Always be in the know by following Dr. Saturday on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. The NCAA's decisions regarding satellite camps and electronic communication generated a lot of reaction on Friday. … [Read more...]