FORT WORTH – A photographic look of the events and racing action on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos provided courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway, NASCAR and Getty Images.
Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Stanley Toyota, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying for the pole position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/NASCAR via Getty Images
Team owner Tony Stewart stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
Chase Elliott, driver of the #5 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Robert Laberge/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, leads the field past the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Robert Laberge/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying for the pole position for the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 on SportsDay Powered By The Dallas Morning News Qualifying Day at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Robert Laberge/NASCAR via Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #20 GameStop/Turtle Beach Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)
A detailed view of race cars waiting to qualify for the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 on SportsDay Powered By The Dallas Morning News Qualifying Day at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Darrell Wallace Jr., driver of the #6 Fastenal Ford, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Ty Dillon, driver of the #3 Bulwark Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Robert Laberge/NASCAR via Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)
Mike Haag has covered motorsports in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 39 years. In addition to covering motorsports for the San Antonio Express-News for nearly 28 years, Mike also has co-hosted TrackSmack with Dawn Murphy for 19 race seasons. In addition to being a writer, Mike taught high school English and Journalism for 30 years before retiring in May, 2020.
By Mike Haag