NASCAR returns to the evening for the season’s second night race since Daytona in the NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s an opportunity for Brad Keselowski to get his elusive first win of the season, and supplant Jimmie Johnson at the top of the leader board. Here is your full schedule for the races this weekend.
NASCAR at Texas Motor Speedway 2013 schedule: Can Brad Kesleowski take the lead?
This season has been dominated by Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr -- both of Hendrick Motorsports. Now Brad Keselowski looks to take over in the NRA 500.
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Martinsville was unkind to Dale Earnhardt Jr. who finished a disappointing 24th in the STP Gas Booster 500. In losing, he opened the door for Penske’s Brad Keselowski to break the grip on the first and second spots that Jimmie Johnson and Earnhardt Jr. for much of the season. While Keselowski hasn’t managed to get an elusive first win, he’s been arguable NASCAR’s most consistent driver in the 2013 season, boasting four top-five finishes. Now just four points out of the lead, can he close the gap?
Friday
5:40 pm ET: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying
7:30 pm ET: NASCAR Nationwide race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, ESPN2
Saturday
8:30 pm ET: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race: NRA 500, FOX
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