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Kyle Busch has put his signature on Nationwide Series racing at Texas.Busch a Lone Star at Texas with three-race win string
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If Kyle Busch is to match his record-setting number of wins in 2008, he must win the final three races of 2009. Texas Motor Speedway is a good start.
Busch has won the past three races at Texas and his track record there simply is phenomenal.
1Starting position in the spring race this year, the first time a winner started from the pole.
5Times he has led the most laps including the past three races. He has led a combined 352 of 400 laps the past two races.
7Top-fives, most in track history. In nine career starts he has one finish worse than seventh.
31Starting position in the spring race of 2008, the farthest back of any winner.
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1Top-10s for Jason Keller, who has made more starts at Texas (15) than any other driver. He finished sixth in 1999 and has a 16.3 average finish. He's never led a lap there, despite starting from the pole in 2003.
2Place of finish in last fall's race for Carl Edwards, his best result at Texas and his only top-10 in the past four races. Overall, he has four top-fives and five top-10s in nine starts.
2Driver ranks at Texas for Matt Kenseth in top-fives (six) and top-10s (12).
4Wins for Kevin Harvick, most of any driver. Three have come in the fall race, consecutively from 2005-07.
6Finishes of 21st or worse in nine starts for Kasey Kahne. He has two top-10s, including a victory in the spring of 2005.
8Place of finish in the spring race for Jeff Burton, extending his perfect mark of top-10s at Texas to 13. That run includes three runner-up finishes and three finishes of 10th.
THE WOW FACTOR
128Points differential for Kyle Busch during his three-race winning streak. Busch has amassed 585 points during that span. David Ragan is second with 457 points.
THE SUPER LOOPER
2Consecutive perfect Driver Ratings for Kyle Busch at Texas, tied for most at any track (Fontana).
Driver Rating (since 2005, nine races)
| Pos. | Driver* | Starts | Rating | Pct. Laps / Top 15 | Avg. Run Pos. | Avg. Fin. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kyle Busch | 8 | 119.9 | 85.1 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
| 2. | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 115.6 | 84.3 | 8.6 | 12.1 |
| 3. | Jeff Burton | 6 | 113.6 | 98.2 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| 4. | Joey Logano | 2 | 109.6 | 100.0 | 5.1 | 8.0 |
| 5. | Matt Kenseth | 7 | 108.1 | 87.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 |
| 6. | Carl Edwards | 9 | 97.9 | 81.3 | 11.0 | 11.6 |
| 7. | Kasey Kahne | 6 | 91.2 | 51.0 | 14.9 | 20.5 |
| 8. | David Ragan | 6 | 87.3 | 69.6 | 13.5 | 13.0 |
| 9. | Scott Wimmer | 3 | 87.3 | 73.9 | 13.7 | 11.0 |
| 10. | Brian Vickers | 2 | 87.2 | 61.8 | 19.1 | 21.5 |
• Loop Data Statistics: Season-to-Date Box Score | * Entered in this race only
BLAST FROM THE PAST
6Laps led by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in his victory at Texas in 1998. It marked his first career series victory and the first of seven that season en route to his first of back-to-back championships.
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Standings
| Pos. | +/- | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | -- | Kyle Busch | 5,179 | -- |
| 2. | -- | Carl Edwards | 4,964 | -215 |
| 3. | -- | Brad Keselowski | 4,922 | -257 |
| 4. | -- | Jason Leffler | 4,184 | -995 |
| 5. | -- | Justin Allgaier | 3,743 | -1,436 |
| 6. | +1 | Mike Bliss | 3,684 | -1,495 |
| 7. | -1 | Steve Wallace | 3,626 | -1,553 |
| 8. | -- | Jason Keller | 3,574 | -1,605 |
| 9. | -- | Brendan Gaughan | 3,563 | -1,616 |
| 10. | +1 | Michael Annett | 3,298 | -1,881 |
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