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Checkered Countdown: Top-Five Texas Finishes

By Marco Venosta

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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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 /

As the end of the season closes in we go to Texas for the AAA 500. The pressure is building up on those eight remaining Chase drivers. Here are the five best finishes ever in the Lone Star State.

Last sunday Martinsville caught a few chasers off guard and put them in bad situations going into the Texas race. Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards all had finishes below their expectations at the Paperclip. They are now 16, 18 and 32 points below Kyle Busch who sits in the last transfer spot and they will be looking to bounce back at Texas. One guy who is sure he will be racing for a championship at Homestead is Jimmie Johnson who won at Martinsville.

His record is quite impressive at Texas too: he is the winningest driver there with six victories. Considering that the track was opened just in 1997 those are pretty amazing stats. He also has 18 top tens, the most of anybody. Johnson will obviously be part of our top-five.

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