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NASCAR: Five Drivers Most Likely To Win At Texas

By Cole Mentzel

Apr 9, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; A view of the field as they prepare to start after a two hour rain delay during the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 9, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; A view of the field as they prepare to start after a two hour rain delay during the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 25, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards during the New England 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports /

Contender No. 2: Carl Edwards

Stats at Texas:

  • Wins: 3
  • Top-5’s: 7
  • Top-10’s: 12
  • Laps Led: 655
  • Average Finish: 14.2

Carl Edwards became the first driver of the Round of 8 to fall into a hole in the Chase standings. After hitting the wall at Martinsville, he’s in a situation where he will need a win in the next two weekends to make it to the Championship 4.

Fortunately for Edwards, he’ll have a great shot at making it to Victory Lane at Texas this weekend. He’s won three races at the track and he has more wins at only Bristol as Texas serves as one of Edwards’ favorite venues to race at.

He won his first race there in 2005 and then swept the 2008 season, leading a combined total of 335 laps. That’s the last time he won at Texas, but has has had some great runs, like earlier in the season when he won the pole and led 124 laps before finishing seventh. Had he not had an issue he would’ve been a contender for the win.

With Edwards in the spot he is in, he will be desperate to stay out front and search for a win to get to the next round. He’s finished in the top-10 in the last four races at Texas and should be near the front all day long.

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