Track facts for Texas Motor Speedway:
- Number of previous races: 17.
- First Sprint Cup race: April 6, 1997, won by Jeff Burton.
- Last Sprint Cup race: April 5, 2009, won by Jeff Gordon.
- Won from pole: 1, by Kasey Kahne in 2006.
- Won from top-5 starting position: 10 times in 17 races (59%).
- Won from top-10 starting position: 13 times (76%).
- Won from 21st or worse starting position: 2 times (12%).
- Worst starting spot for race winner: 31st, by Matt Kenseth in 2002.
- Most laps led: 278, by Tony Stewart in 2006.
- Fewest laps led by a race winner: 1, by Jeff Burton in 2007.
- Track records:
- Fastest race: 151.055 mph by Carl Edwards in 2005.
- Fastest qualifying speed: 196.235 mph by Brian Vickers in 2006.
- Most lead changes: 29 in 2000.
- Closest finish: Elliott Sadler's .028 second margin over Kasey Kahne in 2004.
- Most caution flags: 12 in 2000, 2006 and 2007.
- From 2001-2009 a typical Texas race had 21.4 lead changes, 8.3 cautions for 40.5 laps, and an average green-flag run of 31.6 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
- Victories by manufacturer: Ford (9), Chevrolet (6), Dodge (2).
- Most victories by owner: Jack Roush (7), Rick Hendrick (3), Robert Yates (2).
Driver Notes:
- The most Texas races without a:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Win: | Bobby Labonte (17 races) |
| Top 5: | Michael Waltrip (15) |
| Top 10: | Robby Gordon (12) |
| Pole: | Jeff Burton, Mark Martin (17) |
| Lap led: | Dave Blaney (14) |
| Lead-lap finish: | Robby Gordon (12) |
- Top career marks at Texas:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Races: | J. Burton, J. Gordon, B. Labonte, M. Martin (17) |
| Wins: | Carl Edwards (3) |
| Top 5s: | Jeff Gordon (7) |
| Top 10s: | J. Gordon, J. Johnson, M. Kenseth, M. Martin, T, Stewart (9) |
| Poles: | D. Earnhardt Jr., B. Labonte, R. Newman (2) |
| Laps: | Jeff Burton (5,472) |
| Laps led: | Matt Kenseth (497) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Mark Martin (12) |
- Best average finish among active drivers at Texas (3 or more starts):
- Jimmie Johnson (8.5)
- Matt Kenseth (9.7)
- Denny Hamlin (11.6)
- Tony Stewart (12.6)
- Carl Edwards (13.4)
- Clint Bowyer (13.6)
- Mark Martin (13.8)
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (13.9)
- Kevin Harvick (13.9)
- Worst average finish among active drivers at Texas (3 or more starts):
- Derrike Cope (35.2)
- Regan Smith (33.3)
- A.J. Allmendinger (33.0)
- Scott Wimmer (32.5)
- Robby Gordon (31.1)
- Reed Sorenson (29.6)
- John Andretti (29.1)
- Mike Bliss (29.0)
Chase drivers at Texas:
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | AvSt | AvFn | Rating |
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| Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3943 | 78 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 103.8 |
| Mark Martin | 17 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5357 | 172 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 86.8 |
| Jeff Gordon | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5022 | 446 | 9.9 | 15.2 | 92.2 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1598 | 10 | 14.4 | 20.4 | 80.2 |
| Tony Stewart | 15 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4935 | 469 | 20.2 | 12.6 | 105.4 |
| Kurt Busch | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4233 | 94 | 18.3 | 14.8 | 89.3 |
| Greg Biffle | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3330 | 375 | 15.7 | 22.1 | 95.7 |
| Ryan Newman | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3644 | 84 | 15.1 | 23.2 | 65.8 |
| Kasey Kahne | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3080 | 213 | 12.9 | 21.9 | 81.7 |
| Carl Edwards | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2935 | 476 | 18.2 | 13.4 | 102.4 |
| Denny Hamlin | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2671 | 86 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 95.2 |
| Brian Vickers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2977 | 19 | 21.7 | 22.2 | 65.8 |
Driver Rating is based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines "loop data" elements such as average running position, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, etc. There is a maximum of 150 points that a driver can earn for each race. Driver Rating is not available for races prior to 2005.
Trends:
| Driver | Overall Points | Rank | Points in last 6 races | Rank |
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| Jimmie Johnson | 6248 | 1 | 1053 | 1 |
| Mark Martin | 6064 | 2 | 834 | 3 |
| Jeff Gordon | 6056 | 3 | 928 | 2 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 6009 | 4 | 834 | 4 |
| Tony Stewart | 5969 | 5 | 813 | 5 |
| Kurt Busch | 5936 | 6 | 771 | 6 |
| Greg Biffle | 5908 | 7 | 770 | 7 |
| Ryan Newman | 5846 | 8 | 695 | 14 |
| Kasey Kahne | 5834 | 9 | 765 | 8 |
| Carl Edwards | 5811 | 10 | 694 | 15 |
| Denny Hamlin | 5800 | 11 | 605 | 21 |
| Brian Vickers | 5692 | 12 | 552 | 25 |
Drivers trending upward in the points are indicated in green; drivers trending down are indicated in red. Drivers who are generally holding their positions are not shaded, though it should be noted that being at or near the top of the points and merely maintaining that position (there's nowhere to go but down, after all) is evidence of quality performance.
Non-Chase drivers:
Drivers who failed to qualify for the Chase, but who have performed well in the past six races include Clint Bowyer (739 points, 9th overall), Matt Kenseth (727 points, 10th overall), Kyle Busch (718 points, 11th overall) and Casey Mears (708 points, 12th overall).
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