The Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway was the surest sign that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is getting closer to his first win of the season.Earnhardt suffered from a variety of misfortunes on Saturday night but still finished second to Kyle Busch. The result matched his best of the season,...

Trevor Bayne and his team gambled on pit strategy in the closing laps of the Duck Commander 500 and it nearly netted them a surprise finish.Bayne spent parts of the night inside the top 10 and was running eighth on lap 240 when he and crew chief Matt Puccia decided...

With an averaging starting position of 26 and a finishing spot about one higher, the frustration is starting to mount for Danica Patrick.After learning on the job the past three seasons, Patrick expected big things in 2016. But instead of moving up the grid, she has endured two DNFs and...

Carl Edwards didn't run a perfect lap in Friday's final round of knockout qualifying, but he had plenty of car to compensate."I made a little mistake, and I thought that was going to cost us," said Edwards, who earned the top starting spot for Saturday night's Duck Commander 500 at...

Texas Motor Speedway, following the recommendations and guidance of NASCAR officials, completed a two-day installation project Wednesday to add 250 feet of tire barriers in preparation for next week's Duck Commander 500 NASCAR double-header weekend.The tire bundles were added to five inner wall areas of the 1.5-mile oval per the...