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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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Oct 21, 2016; Talladega, AL, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) drives during practice for the Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /

Contender No. 3: Kyle Busch

Stats at Texas:

  • Wins: 2
  • Top-5’s: 10
  • Top-10’s: 11
  • Laps Led: 739
  • Average Finish: 11.9

Kyle Busch is another great 1.5-mile track racer, and while he is above the cut line right now, he’ll be looking for a win so he can get back to Homestead and defend his championship.

Busch has won two races at Texas with the first coming in 2013 and the second coming earlier this season as he was able to seize the lead late and control the field for 34 laps before winning his second race of 2016. Six out of his last seven races at Texas have resulted in finishes of fourth or better.

Busch has had a solid Chase so far as he has four top-5’s and six top-10’s but, similar to last season, he hasn’t been the most talked about driver and has simply been earning great finishes to keep his Chase hopes alive.

His fifth-place finish at Martinsville has him in position to move on, but he became frustrated with his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates in the late stages of the race, which is something to watch for this weekend.

Regardless, expect Busch to come out and compete for the win on Sunday–something he usually always does at tracks like Texas.

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