NASCAR DFS Trucks: SpeedyCash.com 250
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Speedycash.com 250
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Course: Texas Motor Speedway
Format: 1.5-mile quad-oval
Laps: 167
NASCAR Trucks Speedycash.com 250 Race Preview
The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series gets rolling again right away after last week’s trip to Martinsville where Christian Eckes swept the stages, led the most laps, and claimed the race win. That victory made him the first driver to score multiple wins this season, further solidifying his spot in the championship playoffs. This week the series heads back to Texas Motor Speedway for the 50th series race at the track. Carson Hocevar won last season’s visit, which made him one of the 27 different drivers to have won at the track through the 49 series races held to this point. Seven of those races have been won from pole, and no one has won this race starting outside of the top 10 since Christopher Bell drove to Victory Lane in 2017. Texas is a fast track where drivers that start up front also tend to finish there. The race is also one of just 10 remaining chances for drivers outside the playoff positions to win their way into the season ending championship battle.
Key Stats at Texas Motor Speedway
- Number of races: 49
- Winners from pole: 7
- Winners from top-five starters: 29
- Winners from top-10 starters: 41
- Winners from 21st or lower starters: 2
- Fastest race: 158.002 mph
Previous 10 Texas Winners
2023 – Carson Hocevar
2022 – Stewart Friesen
2021 – John Hunter Nemechek
2020 fall – Sheldon Creed
2020 spring – Kyle Busch
2019 fall – Greg Biffle
2019 spring – Kyle Busch
2018 fall – Justin Haley
2018 spring – Johnny Sauter
2017 fall – Johnny Sauter
Texas Motor Speedway is a fast and high-banked 1.5-mile quad-oval where speed and track position reign supreme. While the track is most similar to Charlotte, this circuit’s banking in turns 1 and 2 are different than in turns 3 and 4. This characteristic means drivers are generally forced to run different lines in each series of turns to get the fastest lap time, and teams must adjust their setups to accommodate for that. As mentioned, track position is very important at this high-speed circuit. Vehicles will prefer clean air and drivers in front can use that to their advantage, enabling them to stay ahead of trucks trying to make passes. If behind, teams can gain positive track position through pit strategies designed to give drivers less traffic to navigate under green. Late restarts and untimely cautions could also shake up the order as teams plan pit stops and approach stage breaks. Gambling on track position or fresh tires could be a difference maker. Typically, this race’s winner comes from the top starting positions, though. Most often, those winners start inside the top 10. Texas has only produced eight race winners from outside of the top 10 starting positions, and no one has won at the track starting lower than sixth since 2017.